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MUSIC NEWS: JANET GETS DISCIPLINE / MONICA BACK TO BALLADS / MARIO ALREADY CONCEPTUALIZING NEW ALBUM

Monday, December 17, 2007

NEW JANET DISCIPLINE PROMO
New Janet Jackson promo pic. (Click for larger image)

So, as we all know, Janet Jackson’s new single, “Feedback,” produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins leaked in the middle of last week, much to fans delight. It seems as though people were pretty much pleased with the product Janet delivered. And I’m sure fans and haters alike are eager to see what Janet’s come up with for a video, which is supposed to be dropping sometime in January. There are even rumors circulating of a comeback New Years Eve performance.

The project, executive produced by L.A. Reid and released via Def Jam finally has been titled Discipline. Discipline will be Janet’s 10th studio release. Oddly enough, I think that it’s fitting for the new Janet album. In addition to Rodney, it seems as though Janet’s tapped Jermaine Dupri, Stargate, Ne-Yo and The Dream & Tricky Stewart on the new album. I’m really interested to see what she came up with to release in February of next year.

“Feedback” is set to impact radio January 7th, but not much to my surprise, I’ve already heard it on the radio. I hope that this is huge for Janet.

MONICA BACK TO BALLADS

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After a disappointing spout with her last studio album, The Makings of Me, Monica has decided to go back to her roots on her forthcoming yet-to-be-titled project. The numbers for The Makings of Me did not do well at all and many Monica fans were disappointed in some of the material.

“I am going back to where I started,” said Monica. “Expect new material from me in Spring/Summer 2008! I have finalized a new deal with J. Records and I’m currently doing work in the studio with the likes of Missy and Bryan-Michael Cox. There is also talk of me hooking up with Ne-Yo and some other songwriters on my upcoming CD.”

I’m hoping that this is true and not some bogus quote that someone just type up for Monica, because she really needs to put out something quality, otherwise, she’s going to begin to lose some fans, because I think a lot of people weren’t too pleased with what Monica had to offer on The Makings of Me.

MARIO ALREADY CONCEPTUALIZING NEW ALBUM

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Although Mario just released his third studio album, Go! last Tuesday, Mario has already begun conceptualizing his fourth album and plans to have it out no later than the time school gets in, after next summer, not even a year after the release of Go!

Mario told Billboard.com that he’s in the midst of a creative spurt that yielded 70 songs he considered for Go! before settling on the dozen tracks that made the album, including the singles, “How Do I Breathe” and his rumored next single, “Music For Love.”

“You can imagine how many different concepts and things I had,” the 21-year-old explains. “But there’s really even more than that, ’cause I’m gonna start recording, like, at the end of January.”

Mario reveals that unlike Go!, he wants to work with fewer collaborators. He says he wants to use a maximum of only four producers and songwriters, which I guess will make for a more cohesive project. He also wants to go on a large production tour in 2008, after the release of the “Music For Love” video, due out in January.

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76.

CLEARMINDED

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

I have to say I took a closer listen to Mario over the weekend and I am so pleasantly surprised with his voice and that single “Breathe.” Very nice music and vocal delivery. Very nice. He needs to really get on his grind because he has real talent. I’d like to hear more from him.

Monica has a phenomenal voice but needs a complete overhaul. She has been squandering her talent with oversung ghetto songs and it ain’t cute. I’ll believe her new direction when I hear it.

Janet’s new song is mediocre. It may have hit trillion blogs, but I heard it exactly ONE time on the radio this weekend. :-/

77.

CLEARMINDED

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

@#51 — “Crying Out for Me” by Mario is absolutely beautiful. The vocals are stellar. It’s nice to hear a young dude doing some quality R&B for a change. It’s been a minute. I never thought I would be bigging up Mario, but I was really impressed, and I am very picky with my male R&B artists. I wish him good luck and lots of success.

78.

MLOVE

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

I absolutey cannot believe that you guys didn’t love Monica’s Makings of Me album!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE the album!

79.

sean2006

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

YES YOU MADE HAVE HEARD JANET NEW SONG ON THE RADIO ONCE BUT ITS NOT FULLY RELEASED BUT YOU SHOULD CHECK HOW HER SINGLE IS DOING ON THE POP CHARTS AT MEDIABASE.COM CUZ ITS NUMBER ONE AND ITS PASS 6MILLION IMPRESSIONS AND IS IN HEAVY ROTATION SO JUST CUZ U HEARD IT ONCE DOESNT MEAN IT AINT DOING GREAT CUZ IT IS. LOOK FOR YOURSELF. OH AND CHECK THE REVIEWS AND THIS SONG IS BEING PLAYED HEAVY IN THE CLUBS AND NO NOT GAY CLUBS DAT IM TALKIN ABOUT.

JANET IS BACK AND SHE ADDRESSES THE HATERS IN THE SONGS MOSTLY FEMALE HATERS. AND ITS FUNNY CUZ SOME OF THE HATERS DONT RELIZE IT.LOL. DATS WHY JANET IS GONNA GIVE YOU HATERS SOME “DISICIPLINE”.LOL.

I WILL BE GETTIN MONICA NEW ALBUM SHE CAN SING HER ASS OFF.

MARIO NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE HIS TIME HE IS A GREAT SINGER.

80.

Tequila

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

Damn!! I just don’t know why people are sleeping on “Makings of Me” I mean hell my husband even started jamming the CD I played it so much in the car and in my home. I think that she did not get enough good promotion and marketing of the album. I have and will like all Monica albums I own every last one she is a true vocal artist and she is real. I was alittle shocked that Hell No didn’t get played as a single because the song is hot. And Why her? is surely as hit as well , Sideline Ho was dope but I liked so many other songs that i felt should have been played on the radio . Everything is really slow and a nice song the one’s who thought that this album was bad should really give it a chance and listen to the words and the songs it’s jamming. Hell I will always be a fan. GO GIRL CAN”T WAIT TILL THE CD HITS AND CONGRATS TO YOU AND ROCK ON THE NEW BABY

81.

CRYSSY

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

I am sooooo damn impressed with Mario’s album! I knew he could sing, but he really is killin these pop-lockin catz. LOL! His material and voice has matured greatly! #4 Music 4 love is fanfreakingtastic!

82.

get_me_bodied

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

I LOVE JANET, BUT MOVING ALONG I ACTUALLY THINK MONICA IS GOOD AT UP TEMPO BEATS, AS WELL AS BALLADS. KNOCK KNOCK IS 1 OF MY FAVORITES AND RAW, HELL NO, AND THE SONG WITH MISSY OFF HER NEW JOINT ARE MY SONNGGSS!, YALL NEED 2 GET DAT, LOL

83.

luvs2speakhermind

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

That pic is very beautiful of Janet but everyone is acting like she really looks like that in real life. They did a good job at retouching and airbrushing.

I just heard her new song and it is better than all that dumb sh*t she’s been putting out, but true fact is, the only people who are feeling this song are the older crowd. The main audience who buys music now-a-days, teens to young adults said that this song was wack! I think the beat is something to dance to but it’s too old trying to be young.

Monica should just give up music as well and be a stay at home mother. Her music is too boring. Whoever said that she’s no Beyonce or Keyshia Cole, of course she aint no Beyonce but why bring Keyshia Cole in this when she’s getting more successful as an R&B arrtist? Just last year everyone was making fun of her cracked voice, even me. Keyshia Cole is a true artist who was on a lower level than Monica but stepped her sh*t up.

84.

sean2006

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

JANET HAS ALOTTA YOUNGER FANS DEN YOU THINK TRUST ME.LOL.

85.

Rashad

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

I’m looking forward to Janet and Mario’s new music.
But from what I’ve heard about Monica, I’m REALLY looking forward to hers. The 90s Mo was on point. I can’t wait for her to get back to her no. 1 singles.

86.

Rashad

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

Makings of Me was a great album though. I LOOOOVE A Dozen Roses and Gotta Move On!

87.

Rashad

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

I agree with you Moving_On Up!

88.

BoOmInG SyStEm!!!!!

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

that pic of janet, does not look like BEYONCE are yal serious! Beyonce takes a nice pic and so does janet. The two look nothing alike!!!! LOL.

Keep it coming Janet!!!!
Mario cd is fire!!!!!

89.

knockkey

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

MONICA 4 LIFE

90.

8baller

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

Unless its on the Billboard Hot 100 I could care less “SEAN2006″. I still dont like the song anymore than when I heard it the first time.

Nice try though………..

91.

Northside Drive

Monday, December 17, 2007 /

I have loved every one of Monica’s albums. In every album, she has grown more as an artist, and it shows. In fact, “The Makings of Me” was named one of the top critically acclaimed albums of last year by the Grammy Foundation. It was just released to late for Grammy consideration. Monica has always been the truth! Oh, and I agree, she should have released “Hell No” and “Why Her” as singles.

92.

Missdiva

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 /

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS..MONICA COMING BACK………..
THAT GURL CAN SINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

93.

Diamonddiamond

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 /

Quit hatin on Monica!

94.

Aries

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 /

DimplesDelight..I agree with you about the song sideline hoe..I didnt like it all. I didnt like the meaning of it. I would never condone anyone being in a relationship thinking : u can sleep with my man and its all good cuz its me who he is coming home to”

95.

ChokLitFactory

Thursday, December 20, 2007 /

Open Letter to Monica:

Dear Monica,
I’ma big fan! Remember these classics:
“Angel of Mine” Monica
“For you I will” Monica
“Street Symphony” Monica
“Before you walk out of my life” Monica
“Knock Knock” Monica
“A Dozen Roses” Monica

Keep ‘em coming girl!
Love,
ChokLitFactory

96.

Monica's # 1 Bitch

Sunday, December 30, 2007 /

First off let me say F@#$ yall who got something to say about monica if u don’t like the music then turn to Beyonce’ or Keyshia. But don’t critisize her for being on her grown women. I have been liking her since i was in the 3rd grade and she had just dropped her single ” Just one of them day’s,and before you walk out my life” and that was the shit then she outsold Brandy on her own song ” Boy is mine” so now what. Since yall wanna go there let me take u back….. before there was even a Beyonce, Keyshia, Ciara, Destiny Childs ect or whoever who was the only females holding the game down [ not including Mary she is in a diffrent category] year after year???? Yeah Monica, and Brandy, and Aaliyah,and TLC was the only ones holding it down. Then all these non singing hoes who daddy was there producer moma was the clothes designer came to light. I bet you if Left Eye, and Aaliyah was still alive wouldent none of these new faces be out except for the ones i just mentioned except for Brandy because Full Moon And Afrodesiac was sad. For yall who didn’t like Side Line Ho if you really listen to the words she had just found out her man was cheating because thats when her and her sons father had just broke up and she was letting the other girl know that she knew her man was going back to her while they was going threw their problems but at the end of the day who was he coming back home to? Her! But “My Everything” was the shit thats for anybody who has found that special nigga or that special women. The Makings Of Me was phenominal!!!! Keep doing what u do Monica baby and fuck the haters they just mad that they aint got a record deal,Platnium records, grammys awards, or a lot of money or diamonds in they teeth like she do so COME ON IN HATERS!!!!! Monica’s # 1 fan for life. So if yall say something else about Monica im coming to find yall and you will be SO GONE………

97.

B

Saturday, January 5, 2008 /

MARIO’Z NU CD IZ GOOD AZ FUK!! TRU R&B 4 REAL’Z!! NOT 1 SONG ON HERE CD IZ BAD

98.

Scotty

Friday, March 7, 2008 /

I actually liked Monica’s last album. It could’ve been better. I liked “After The Storm” better. Makings of Me had the wrong singles to begin with. It shoulda been “A Dozen Roses”, “Why Her”, “Hell No” and “Raw”. But I love Monica’s ballads, so this is will be a great album.

99.

catty

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 /

I love mom, it can be played straight and not skip any songs, do you Mo.

100.

dee

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 /

Loved Mario’s record, Monica’s record was the ish, she is not telling anybody to accept cheating, its just her initial reaction when she found out and the conversation she had with the girl and that song is not about Rodney, she said she broke that off when she found out.

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