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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Solange Knowles - Sandcastle Disco (snippet) - listen
Is it just me or am I really digging everything that I’ve heard from this new Solange project so far. SoL-Angel & the Hadley Street Dreams is coming out August 26th and Geffen Records is extremely excited about the project. The single, “I Decided,” has hit Amazon.com and will be released on iTunes soon. “Sandcastle Disco” is a really fun track, super soulful and very danceable. I’m really loving what she’s doing. I’m proud of Solange. It really seems as though she’s stepping out on her own.

Nelly feat. Akon - Body On Me (full) - listen
Check out this new song from Nelly, featuring Akon from his upcoming release, Brass Knuckles, due out June 24th. A lot for albums are being released that day. In any event, I’m not really feeling this song as much as I was liking “Party People.” Nelly has been waiting to to put out this album for a minute now, and a video was just released for “Party People,” with Fergie. I’m hoping that this song isn’t on the album, I’m just not digging it as much as the other material I’ve heard from Brass Knuckles.

Michelle Williams - Hello Heartbreak (snippet) - listen
New music is constantly leaking from Michelle Williams from her third studio album, but first contemporary released, Unexpected. All the songs that I’ve heard, I’ve really loved, and I think this should be quite interesting because fans have really given Michelle a lot of positive feedback about the new album. I haven’t heard anything about a release date, nor have I heard the new single, “We Break the Dawn” on radio or anything, but I’m really excited. I wonder how she’ll sell in comparison the Kelly, who is already back in the studio, working on her third solo effort.

Ryan Leslie - Rescue You (long snippet) - listen
Here goes another song from the talented Ryan Leslie. “Rescue You” is supposedly a track from his debut album. A couple of years ago, Leslie released an album online, free for all his fans. But this time around, he’s releasing a new album in stores and via iTunes. The single, “Diamond Girl” has been really well recieved, and although I think that Ryan is a talented guy, I just don’t really know if I see him as an artist. I absolutely love him as a producer, though.