MUSIC NEWS: DIDDY FORMALLY INTRODUCES DIRTY MONEY / MARY J. BLIGE ALBUM NEWS / SUMMER ALBUM DELAYS
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Diddy formally introduces his group, Dirty Money, consisting for Dawn Richard, formerly of Danity Kane fame, and newcomer Kalenna, with whom we’ve kicked it with in the pass.
The group will be featured throughout his new album, Last Train to Paris, which Diddy has been talking about for quite some time.
MARY J. BLIGE ALBUM NEWS
After releasing her buzz single with Drake, Mary J. Blige reveals more information about her 9th studio album, a follow-up to 2007’s Growing Pains.
The new album, set to hit shelves November 24th, via Geffen Records, will be appropriately titled Stronger.
She recorded the majority of this album while on tour with Robin Thicke, who also recently released new music. The album is set to have productions from Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Tricky Stewart & The Dream, as we all as long-time friend and contributor, Bryan-Michael Cox.
In addition to releasing her new album, Mary is gearing up for a BET reality series that will air around the same time as Stronger’s release.
SUMMER ALBUM DELAYS
Fans may have to wait on a little while longer on albums from their favorites, like Mariah Carey, Lil’ Wayne, Amerie and even Diddy.
Carey’s 12th studio album, Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel was originally slated for release August 25th via Def Jam, but will now be made available on September 15th, according to the Universal Music Group business-to-business website. Also, the long-awaiting rock album, Rebirth, from fan favorite, Lil’ Wayne has suffered several delays. While it was originally to release on June 23rd, a new date hasn’t been scheduled yet.
Also suffering the push-back blues, is Diddy with Last Train to Paris. His comment to MTV News was:
“It’s Jay-Z time and Drake time — enjoy those guys. But the ‘Train’ is coming, baby,” he warns. “Get your ticket, you don’t want to be left out.”
Amerie also was originally slated for August 11th release, but her fourth studio set, In Love & War, will now drop September 8th. This may be because her lead single, “Why R U,” is under-performing, only reaching #62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week.








47 Comments
1.
Jenizzle
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz who cares?!
2.
Mason
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Dirty Money looks hot those chick b brining it in the white
3.
Tina
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
With whom he kicked it with in the PAST, not pass…
And she sho’ is ugly….
4.
Chelly
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
I can’t wait for MJB’s new album and new reality series, should be interesting!
5.
MR MR
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
SO looking forward to the MJB album….go get ‘em Mary
6.
Jayson
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
What in the world???? They’re supposed to be another group but why do they look like diddy’s video hoe’s? I love Dawn.. This isn’t a good look though..
7.
myra
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
DIRTY…..indeed she is this kalenna girl !
8.
FallBackHaters
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
I’m done with all the making the band stuff. Can’t deny that Diddy’s album title does sound intresting.
All these pushbacks are so blah.To be honest, I’ll only be checking for Mariah, unless the others (Amerie, Diddy etc) get with it and up their game.
BTW, are there going to be any posts on the whole Nas/ Kelis- child support situation and about Reggie Bush and Kim K calling it a day
9.
MISS MISS
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
YOU MEAN IT’S DRAKE TIME. JAY Z’S NEW SONG WITH RIHANNA AND KANYE IS A TOTAL LET DOWN. DRAKE’S ALBUM BETTER MEASURE UP TO HIS PAST MIXTAPES!
10.
DollyD
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Finally news about talent such as MJB. Can’t wait for the album and reality series to drop.
11.
dopest_chick
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Big ups to Mary
but the only albums I can not wait for is Ready and Blueprint 3 baby!
12.
Suga Mama
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
I love concreteloop I really do… But damn yall have been sleeping and slacking, whats up with all the late news you guys are the last ones to update your sight….
13.
Shawn
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Dawn looks hot. I’m telling you’ll better watch out for Dawn, she is the truth.
Last Train to Paris
Get on board or sit the fuc* down and watch TV.
14.
MY2SENSE
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
NO, NO, NO NOT MARY…….REALITY TV…….NO THIS IS FOR AMATEURS WHO ARE TRYING TO GET NOTICED. WTF IS GOING ON???/ GUESS KENDU WANT HER TO REMAIN RELEVANT W/ THE YOUNGINS. THIS IS NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR MJB. I HATE REALITY TV. BAN THEM ALL I SAY.
AS FAR AS ALBUMS PUSH BACKS, CDS ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW. I DONT EVEN LISTEN TO THE RADIO ANYMORE THE SAME SONGS IN ROTATION AS IF THERE ARE NO OTHER ARTISTS ITS RIDICULOUS. I HEAR DRAKE @ LEAST 10X’S IN 1 HOUR. WTF!
15.
DARKAQUA
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
DIDDY BEHIND….I’M NOT INTERESTED IN “THE LAST GREYHOUND TO WACKNESS” AND I’M NOT INTERESTED IN “DIRTY LAUNDRY”…WHATEVA TO ALL OF THAT MESS. NOBODY ON BAD BOY GETS SHINE EXCEPT HIM!!! CASSIE HAD TO CUT HER HAIR AND SHOW HER TITTIES FOR ATTENTION
WHY DO PEOPLE STILL SIGN TO BAD BOY????
16.
tjack25
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
#12.. I was going to say the same thing
I am a CL stan (lol), I usually get all the news here 1st… BUT yeah the posts have been late
17.
TAYE
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
MARY J FUCK YOU ! I STILL PISSED ABOUT HOW YOU DID KEYSHIA AT THE BET HONORS. FUCK MARY THAT DIVA BITCH!
18.
soso
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Dirty Money? whatever they will fail plus i want my money clean and pure
19.
PYTMissyouMichael
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
I hope Danw is getting paid for her writing. If Puff don’t sing/rap/talk on the album I’ll listen.
The MJB could be good but we know BET has a way of only getting reality HAM’s (love you KC) so they’re gonna make MJB’s a HAM.
Lots of push backs lol thats cuz Maxwell dropped the dime on em.
I like Why R u…guess I am the only 1.
20.
PYTMissyouMichael
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
*Dawn
21.
JstBReal
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
I’m gonna be looking for MJB new reality series and hopefully she can come with some real jams. Guess even the best artists get album pushbacks nowadays huh?
22.
sabrina
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Diddy is stupid for this one, the whole concept of Dawn being in a group again is stupid and especially the name. When will they see that they’re just a fish in Diddy’s pond.
23.
Kyla
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Lol, I thought that Kalenna girl was Estelle for a minute - her mouth is ugly.
24.
Kyla
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
And what did Mary do to Keyshia at the BET Honors?
25.
R U SERIOUS??? NEW DC SOCIALITE BUT MADE MY OWN MONEY
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
If these artist would really stop trying to just push trash out just to make a buck there wouldn’t be such a hold. To wait for it then its sorta good is making me buy music less. And I can afford to support, THANK YOU GOD for my BLESSINGS. Most of America cannot waste money on your albums or over prices concerts the way we used to so I suggest you work on it before putting it out there or suffer the consequences.
Mariah’s song right now is trash, PERIOD. I am an old Mariah fan not a new one. Sing stop whispering, WTF, you owe it to people with a musical ear to blow and sing about something other then someone wanting you, insert Jill Scott please. Maybe you need to get her to write something for you, NO JOKE.
Diddy better not autotune that whole album. You scared Diddy at least you admit it unlike the GAME and his FAKE beef with Jay-Z. Jay is one of the few rappers I support and yeah I am anticipating that album. DRAKE, hmm, I think its all hype, Degrassi, sorry. Maybe people in the industry know something I do not, but since you want people like me to support, listen up, the mysogny b.s. is too much and so played, get a new gimic.
Next, sorry Amerie you are from around the way but your vocals need to be stronger and you need to find someone to write for you. The second album was fire, I am not sure if you have enough to repeat it but I am hoping so.
I hope Mary next album will be better then the last. I am a long time fan and I was very disappointed. Yeah I said it. I own every Mary album. I do not need you be sad but I need you to tare it up like only MJB can. If that Spring commerical is any indication as to what is to come, its the same mess from the last album. I may sit this one out.
As for Dawn’s new group not really feeling the twin ish. I like individual styled females Puffy. Why doesn’t he hire a strong female to help him with these groups obviously then men are not getting it. And I hope this chick can sing as well as Dawn if not better.
26.
kool
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
kool to see a nice Chocolate Group. Diddy Repping the darker gurls. Good Look !!
27.
R U SERIOUS??? NEW DC SOCIALITE BUT MADE MY OWN MONEY
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
I hope Dawn has her own attorney, so what is Dirty Money the group or them with Sean I do not get it. When is there album coming out. Dawn needs to pull a Xscape thing and sell her songs to other artist outside of Bad Boy. I hope she at least took a note from Puffy so that anything she touches she gets paid for, hell that fool says two lines in a song and he gets paid on it, do the same. For some reason I think she didn’t push for that. So DMC is now Bad Boy’s new gimic, sorry will not last.
28.
Army
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
SUGA MAMA I FEEL YOU !! CL is late these days…
Kalenna isn’t cute… i don’t see where Puff is going…
MJB FOR EVER !!
29.
vee
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
smh at diddy. is her serious? he needs to stop. no one cares about you anymore!! stay behind the scenes or something
30.
TR3NDSETTER101
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
is it me or does Diddy just seem to ramble on and on about NOTHING when he talks?? like really OMG…i was watching the video for that Dirty Money mess and I was trying to get into it and i was trying me HARDEST to like it but Puffy just talking on and on about nothing and repeating himself at that made me so uninterested about what is to come with this super new “power group”, i was zoned out 1 minute into the video and thats when i was like i aint gonna be able to watch the whole thing because Diddy singing me a lullaby and is putting me straight to sleep…and not only that but Dawn and the other girl dont even seem like they want to be there…did anybody else catch that or was it just me?? They looked like they felt like telling Diddy to shut the fuck up and just hurry up with the “introduction”. But anywho the rest of the music news doesnt come to any surprise for me……Mariah is only pushing back because she wants to be at the top of the charts for awhile and she know Whitney is coming out the week after and everyone is anticipating her so she pushing it up to be safe and save herself the disappointed album sales….but thats just my opinion anyways…..Amerie i saw her album being pushed back because Why R U isnt the best single, although i LOVE it and the 90’s sound it has, not everybody can appreciate fine music like that anymore and they just want the watered down mess we got on the radio now, but its okay Amerie just come harder with this next single baby…….Lil Wayne are u EVER going to release your album?? I mean like ever?? We’ve been waiting for the longest now and judging by how Prom Queen did i doubt the album is going to do any better….stick with whatcha know and in reality you DONT know not one thing about rock music now come on now homie……Diddy aint tryna let nobody have they shine and he know it! He just saving himself the embarassment because he know exactly what will happen if he released around the same time as Jay and Drake…a F L O P!!! But im not really anticipating Drakes album anymore so i probably would have chose his album over Drakes……and lastly I cant wait for Mary’s new album…and like a previous comment said i HOPE she comes harder with it this time around because Growing Pains was good BUT it wasnt great and to me Mary is great so i expect nothing but greatness from her when she releases them cd’s so ya better come with it this time Mary!!!!
31.
CIRESLADY ONE
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
CLEAN MONEY!
32.
D0mo
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
LMAO Diddy really thinks someone is anticipating an album from him?? TIME TO HANG IT UP CAUSE AS A RAPPER YOU SUCK!
33.
hood_shit
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Brian, when you speak of Kalenna and say, “who we’ve kicked it with before,” does that mean CL has covered her before? She has music on her own?
34.
oh lawd
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
ommmmggggggggggggg another album from mary, i mean why is she realsing another album i dont get it people coomplain about certain people releasing to much music,, yet we have people like mariah and mary j that release albums every few months!!!!!!! these peopl need to go away lord jesus………………….plus mary album was a flop! and it will be another flop grarenteed, ugh jesus! n she cant sing!!!
35.
Candace Fox
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Yeah I wanna know what Mary did to Key at the BET Honors as well???????????? C’mon on #17 don’t leave us hanging
36.
Renae
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Diddy, who wants an album from Diddy? And I don’t even see why he bother with the bands, he end up destroying them after he put them together.
LiL Wayne need to grow up before he put out anything. Learn how to be a man.
Amerie, maybe she should try acting, she is a pretty girl.
Nothing bad to say about Miss Mary.
37.
S. DOT
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Diddy is such a business man. The album title alone and all this buzz has got this R&B fan looking forward to a hip hop album!?
38.
DERRION
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
TU ALL YALL WHO WANNA KNO MARY J BLIGE SUPPOSELY DIDNT WAN KEYSH TU PERFORM FOR HER AT THE BET HONORS BECAUSE THEY TRY AN COMPARE THEM SO MUCH!
39.
loveandpeace
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
dirty money! yea im sure, dawn will do anything to stay on puffys payroll, that girl is sad and wack!
40.
viola1
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
Dawn is what’s up, not really sure about the group “Dirty Money” but i will say that im am kinda interested in what they will do, not really interested in hearing music from Diddy, he’s not the greatest rapper, he gets a hot line in here and there like every 5 years or so but i guess we’ll see, as far as MJB, love her and i really enjoyed the last album but these artist puts out way too many cd’s, now days they don’t even work that cd to its full potential, take some songs on the cd and remix, they put out a cd, release 3 maybe 4 songs and move on the the next, hell let me enjoy for a while before you come up with something new, Mariah latest song is garbarge, don’t care about this Eminem suppose to be stalker, the song is just bad, Amerie new song is horrible, her vocals are weak, she sounds like she doens’t even believe what she is singing so why should i, Lil Wayne and Drake not fans at all, must say though, i am excited about Jay Z, he seems to come with something new everytime and by new i mean good.
41.
AWJ12687
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
What the hell did Def Jam think “Why R U” was gonna be a hit lmao. That is an album track not a single and it sounds like the same ol stuff Amerie has been doin forever. She really needs to switch up her sound it’s a bit underwhelming now. I mean I love Amerie but she didn’t come for anybody with that track.
42.
mo b
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 /
I CANT StanD DIDDY AND HIS SHOWS!!! He is wack. Dawn is wack for standing by him. I refuse to support him when he acts as if he is GOD to people’s career. He shudda named his group KARMA. Cuz its gunna come back to bite him in his ass!
43.
mo b
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 /
I CANT StanD DIDDY AND HIS SHOWS!!! He is wack. Dawn is wack for standing by him. I refuse to support him when he acts as if he is GOD to people’s career. He shudda named his group KARMA. Cuz its gunna come back to bite him in his ass!
Sorry… forgot to say great post - can’t wait to read your next one!
44.
Darrell H-Town
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 /
@oh Lawd Mary last album didnt flop It hit # 1 over 629,000 first week sales do ur history b4 u run ur mouth now Mariah is a diffrent story and Mary last cd is double platium.
45.
SARCASMIC
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 /
QUESTION:
WHAT ALBUM HAS DIDDY EVER DROPPED THAT MADE EVERYONE GO WILD WITH JOY? AND HAVE US ACTUALLY CREAMING OUR PANTS TO HEAR HE’S DOING ANOTHER???
HE SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO GO AWAY. HE DOES ALL THESE SHOWS FOR HIS OWN PUBLICITY ONLY. HE DOESN’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE TALENT HE SEARCHES FOR..HENCE THE REASON THEY NEVER EVEN MAKE IT THAT BIG. AND THIS NEW GROUP?? UGH PLZ DAWN SHOULD JUST BE A SOLO ARTIST AND THAT’S IT WTF
46.
♥♥PEACHEZZZ♥♥
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 /
DIDDY TALKS WAY TOO MUCH.
47.
backingbarack
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 /
@43 u are so right. i actually liked dawn initially bc she could dance and sing out of all of the danity kane she was the freshest but now i think she is so wack for sticking with diddy.
he is only going to screw her over in the long run. i dont know why she doesnt see it. her and cassie will end up in the streets when diddy is thru with them.