After her new single leaked shortly after this year’s MTV VMA’s, Alicia Keys announces a release date and title for her new album.
On December 1st, Keys will release her fourth studio album, titled The Element of Freedom.
The album is being lead by the single “Doesn’t Mean Anything,” and has already been released on iTunes, but plans have already been made to release a second single, rumored to be title “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart.”
It has been said that Alicia is releasing her album on December 1st because of World AIDS Day. As you may or may not know, Keys has work countless hours and spent many dollars on charity work for the fight against HIV/AIDS.
No more information about collaborators and special features on the album, but be sure to keep it locked to CL for more updates.
DIDDY LEAVES LABEL
It seems that Diddy’s contract with Warner Music Group/Atlantic Records is now over and he’s making plans to move over to a different label for his upcoming release.
His hotly anticipated, much-talked about release, Last Train to Paris will now be released via Interscope Records.
Implying a new Bad Boy-styled imprint may be in the offing, Combs said in a statement:
“Now that the term of the Warner deal has ended, I have elected to accept an opportunity to move my recording career and future label venture to another company.”
This is interesting, considering the much-rumored departure does not affect WMG’s joint venture with his Bad Boy Entertainment imprint and its acts, which include Cassie, Day26 and Cheri Dennis, among others. They will continue to move through Atlantic.
OMARION SIGNS WITH EMI
After being in limbo of a couple of different situations over the past couple of years, Omarion announced to MTV that he has inked a new deal with EMI Records.
Just a month after signing with Lil’ Wayne’s label, Young Money Entertainment, after a brief stint on Timbaland’s Mosley Music Group label, he signed a new deal with EMI to create his own imprint StarWorld Entertainment, where he will release his third studio album, Ollusion, due November 24.
“I have a lot of respect and admiration for the genius of Lil’ Wayne and the entire Young Money family,” Omarion said in a statement.
“I asked to be released from the label to pursue other opportunities that were recently presented to me. Because of our relationship, Lil’ Wayne had no issue with us ending our business relationship and released me from the label.” [SOURCE]
In other news, Omarion’s new single, the Gucci Mane-assisted single, “I Get It In,” will impact radio October 5th and a video is said to be shot soon. When asked about the new album, Omarion had this to say:
“My style has evolved so much on this album,” he continued.
“I was able to express truly who I am from a creative and artistic standpoint, which allowed me to share a personal side of myself with my fans through my music. This is my masterpiece, and I can’t wait for the world to hear my new album.”
I’m hoping this new label situation works out for him.
Alicia’s new single is boring 2u me & ive never been
a fan fan of her but i wish her all the best especially
because she does A LOT of charity work.
on diddy – i love the bold direvtion hes taking and
i hope he does well . . . i actually cnt wait to hear
more frm him . . .
omarion omarion omarion . . . i respect his efforts
but he might wanna start thinking of a plan B . . .
Although I am a fan of the old Alicia — the-didn’t-steal-another-woman’s-man-and-contradict-a-song-on-my-sophomore album-Alicia — I think the first single on this new album sucks big time! How many times is she gonna Fu@#ing sing about Love. She’s needs to switch is up.. she needs a new image. Yes, we know you can fuc#$ing play the piano, but yea, that’s old. We’re over it! done and done! Alicia just plain bores me now!
Also..one more comment. “Ollusion”? Omarion needs to sit the F$%k down.
Alicia keys…good luck with your album this time…I won’t be getting it. Sorry but there are some things I think you need to sort out as a woman before you even focus on your album. Your giving me a fake vibe right about now.
Diddy…will be the same Diddy…same sh*t different label.
Omarion…no comment will have to hear what the material’s about.
Hold up! Alicia’s new single is rumoured to be “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart”..
Alicia? You tryna be funny? Is she trying to mock the woman after she took her man?
Diddy made sure he separated himself from his label. I wonder why?
Omarion, hmm, I lost track of you a lonnnggg time ago.
SMH @ these comments about alicia keys…some of you act like you were involved and know everything that happened
BOOO to Akeys BOOO to Diddy double BOOO for Omarion BOOOOOO
LOL @ BABATUNDE Talkin About Alicia Keys…lol
Good Luck To All Of Them
We luv Alicia
I agree JUKE, these comments about Alicia are buggin me out. I love how everyone was waiting to have something negative to say about my girl A.Keys. There’s always three sides to a story and so far it seems like everyone is only going off what they’ve heard from one. If you don’t like the record or even her for that matter just quit listening and stop hating.
BTW… She’s appealing because she can sing and play the hell out of a piano. It beats the hell out of strippers that call themselves singers any day. Y’all bugged out. smh.
Oh yeah almost forgot…..I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE ALBUM!!!!!!!!
Diddy- Blah..let’s see what this Dirty Money album sounds like. I do kinda like “Angels”.
Omarion- Is getting a little too old to be misspelling words so it sorta applies to his name. That’s mad wack. It also seems like the comment he made about leaving YME are a little suspect. lol I wish him well though.
@Juke and Lauweezy
Since you want to point out why we’re upset….
I am a fan of alicia keys but lets be honest…I can’t stand by any hoe that knowingly slept, continued to have a two year relationship with a married (dog) man and continues to still encourage a relationship till this day. Alicia Keys is a homewrecker and until she makes the right decisions in her life, i will not stand by her music or lyrics.
WHY does Ms Keys have so many fans that believe she has a holy presence??
Straight up, this broad must be having a LAUGH releasing a song by that name at the same time her current beaus wife is going though a broken heart.
Damn….thats cold ‘licia!
& why is Omarion trying to steal Chris Browns look????
He is definitely ‘feeling some peen in his honeybuns’. my Gaydar is ON!
& why is Omarion trying to steal Chris Browns look????
He is definitely ‘feeling some peen in his honeybuns’. my Gaydar is ON!
Oh boy! Diddy is on a label 4 nothing and hes not a ‘bad boy’ just a backstabber. Alicia the songs are wack and she’s just screamin now not even holding notes tryna make more $ off of us! Same thing 4 Omarion, just go get a degree or something. (added by Mobile using Mippin)
is “try sleeping with a broken heart” a sort of remix/remake/inspiration from the John Mayer classic “Dreaming with a broken heart”?
Alicia had better switch it up cos people are getting bored of her same, insperational bla bla songs. Itunes is proving it cos that song is FLOPPING on itunes.
Omarion, don’t care for u musically.
diddy and omarion ddont give a F and never will
alicia keys now im sorry but what she does with who she does it is absolutely not your business who the F are u to judge anyone else affair when u dont know sh!t??? before pointin out things with ur hands be sure yours are clean and youre perfect if not please shut it up! although that title will not ease things
she is there to entertain and now let me speak on that alicia keys is too damn comfortable she needs real competition to slap her in the face I want a new pretty girl behind a piano or doin the type of sic she does she has ZERO vocal growth since her debut she always talks about the same things and she screams a lot in her songs and performances. This single and No one have the same beats and vibe, I mean, she needs to surprise a bit, its so constant, nothin new, no originality at all, I dont know why everyone gets insulted for lackin of originality when ms keys serves us the same sh!t everytime, listennin to her albums it looks like all the songs could fit only one album tired of that sh!t though
but ima have her album anyway to listen
I’m not going to speak on A.Keys personal life because I don’t know the woman and have no clue what is going on in her personal life. I try not to judge people based on rumors and speculation. We are all human and we are all imperfect. Her new single is alright but I will need to here a few more songs before I would purchase her album. I’m not really into Diddy or Omarion, but good luck to them.
I love Alicia Keys. She is one of the most talented ACTUAL singers out there. She DOES NOT get the credit that she desires not to mention all the charity work that she personally goes out & does; homegirl just doesn’t write a check & smile. Alicia puts herself whenever she needs to be and actually wants to help. Everyone is so caught up now with the whole she is a home wrecker thing. In my opinion they are riding that train till the wheels fall off because there is nothing else that they can say. No one is perfect & besides it takes two. Have you seen Swiss ex? homegirl bleeds “I was creeping anyway” lol. Come one if he wanted to stay with her then he would have. Instead of blaming Alicia blame Swiss people!
Alicia Keys looks great in that picture.
Alicia Keys looks great in that picture.
Alicia is a l*sbian. The Swizz fiasco was contrived to keep her name in you guys’ mouths and it obviously worked. Don’t be gullible, guys.
#6 Um, Mashonda would not be trying to trash Alicia Keys events like she did a couple of weeks ago if Alicia was not a homewrecker. And Alicia is becoming too vanilla for me, but Im sure her album will do well.
If I was on Badboy I would take this time to find a way out! Cheri Dennis is probably working somewhere in Macy’s. Badboy is career killing machine, SMH.
I’ve liked Alicia Keys for a minute and I give her props for her contributions to charities and her talent. What she does in her personal life is her business in my opinion because only God can judge us.
I think Diddy needs to just give up his rap career and focus on his groups since the last hit he has was all about the benjamins.
Omarion..well good luck man lol. Maybe all these label switches are a sign you try another route since nobody really checking for this kat anymore.
alicia keys it turning out to be a real wh0rebag
swizz is STILL LIVING with his wife.
omarion always looks hella gay
Diddy karmas a bitch! Love me so Alicia Keys!
Alicia Keys is HOMEWRECKER. I dont respect het at all.
Alicia Keys is HOMEWRECKER. I dont respect her at all.
Despite all the negative things said about her, NOBODY can deny her talent. Her album is going to sell regardless because people like me are craving REAL music..great vocals, deep lyrics. I can’t get bored of her. Alicia hasn’t given her side of the story regarding the whole Mashonda/Swizz thing situation so who are you to judge?
You take everything Mashonda says and gubble it up; a woman whose career has died and knows that she cannot compete with Alicia career wise and now Swizz has feelings for her too. There’s definitely jealousy there & that’s understandable. Mashonda claims that she’s being classy about the whole thing. How is airing your dirty laundry to everyone on twitter classy? She claims that it’s because she hasn’t gotten any response from Alicia but she knows that deep down her intention is to tarnish her career just like she feels Alicia destroyed her marriage. It’s funny, because I used to love Mashonda’s “Back of Tha Club.” I’m not saying that A Keys is perfect, because she’s human. But why not call her “Humanitarian” before you call her “Homewrecker” If you only knew how much charity work she has done and the impact it has made.
LOL @ the LOOP
Why didn’t you post my comment?
It’s not like people don’t know about Diddy .
Whats up with Omarion, and his switching up labels? Can’t this dude just find a label, and stick with it? I guess none of that even matters, since nobody gives a flying rats ass anymore.
I don’t know whats going on with Alicia, but I won’t judge. But it if this true, then she really needs to work on herself.
Diddy…yeah…old news.
use to love love love Alicia!!!! use to be a huge fan, now i can’t stand seeing even a picture of her. i have no respect for a woman that messes with a married man, regardless of the circumstances surrounding it. DISGUSTED WITH YOU ALICIA, practice what you sing about in your songs.
Even if AK didn’t know about Mashonda, Swiss still lied and that should’ve been a clue that he isn’t the best man to be with. Relationships need honesty. I can understand that he didn’t want to be with his wife anymore, but TELL HER before you move on. Don’t let her look stupid when the world sees your new relationship before she knows anything about it.
Whether AK knew he was married or not, I’ll never look at her the same again. No matter how you look at it, she doesn’t come out smelling like roses. 1) She may have known he hadn’t officially finished with his wife, and didn’t care. 2) She may not have known at first, but when she found out she didn’t care. 3) She knew the divorce hadn’t been finalised yet, but went ahead with making their relationship public.
OH EM GEE! STOP with this A.Keys and Swizz thing. @ 24 Are u living with them? Are u in the home with them to know this? A lot of you guys are going off because of hearsay…and when I say hearsay I mean MASHONDA beacuase she is the ONLY one talking..and I mean the only one..like damn. You ppl act like you were personally there and knows what happend. Your making assumptions, calling her out her name when you have NO idea what went down. And probably never will because WE weren’t there nor are we involved. Three sides to every story..and so far we have only heard one. So how about we leave this between the three of them. It’s not our business at all, so stop acting like it. Mashonda should not be involving the whole world into this by writing a letter about this situation, especially twitter of all places. Grow up people…grow the f*** up! **** A. Keys you better shut it down with this album! Can’t wait girl!
Alicia, you are a hypocrite and just as you said in your song Karma-”what comes around goes around, what comes up must come down.”
Mashonda, you needn’t worry mama, Alicia has iT coming to her worse then she can even imagine- you don’t break up a Union that was validated before God.
As for her album, never no way will I put my money in the pocket of a homewrecker, it would be a form of condoning such vile and classless behavior. Alicia Keys has no absolutely no class and it’s written all over her face.
@ 29 – AHH! LAWD A MERCY THANK YOU! I MEAN IM JUST SAYN…!
Glad that Alicia is putting out new music she’s one of the few REAL ARTISTS out there. As for everyone talking about her personal life no one knows what’s going on or not with her and Swizz secondly many of you are the same one’s congratulating every unmarried female celeb who gets knocked up. Just appreciate the talent Alicia has and keep it moving. Maybe now we won’t have to hear Diddy trying to rap sing or whatever he wants to call it.
…Well Alicia im excited!!! WOO! Lol. I miss her music and I can’t wait for this album. I know it will be firrrre! She is is one of the most sucessful international superstars in the world. It’s safe to say she has secured her place as one of the few females running the game. Nobody can deny that or her talent. Anyways im actually looking forward to Omarions new material i have a feeling it will actaully be hot. He is a talented dude. I will give him a chance first unlike others before saying he will flop.
Alicia is a dike, that Mashonda story was made up for publicity to surround her new album.
Lol @ ” hotly anticipated, much-talked about release”. Who’s actually anticipating any of the crap that Diddy is releasing? That is laughable.
Poor Omarion, they keep throwing him from label to label like a rag doll. He doesn’t know who he is as an “artist”.
I’m just at a lost for words….if it is true man I don’t know how I can support her…omarion good luck..tired of the same ole
Can’t wait to hear omarion’s new single..great entertainer!..love alicia keys albums…and good luck with diddy….let’s pray for our soldiers in war!
Church-of-christ.org
Alicia’s music continues to be good and that’s what I care about. The Swizz Beats/Mashonda drama is soooo not important to me. God will judge, he doesn’t need our help. We’re all human, don’t act you’ve never done something people might not approve of.
@my opinion
how are you going to call AK a hoe when she is still with swizz, doesnt even pop her p**** in any videos or get down like that, and she doesnt flaunt their relationship
and the divorce is not finalized b/c mashonda wont let it happen even though its been 1+ years that they have been separated
cant wait to hear the second single and see the music video for the first
@DOB
i agree with that
Now that daddy… i mean Diddy’s ass is gone from Atlantic who’s gonna be keeping Cassie in contract? They’ll be rid of her by Monday.
alicia played herself for a married man. she should have had enough sense to know how this was going to play out. do she listen to her own music.
It’s sad that Alicia is soo great that people cling on any type of negativity possible! How you go from being gay to being a homewrecker! Alicia, fuck the haters boo! When ya album come out, I’m buying 10 of em and I’m donating to Keep-A-Child alive…All my REAL Alicia fans, who knows good music…we have to support real artists…this won’t hurt her career. This is just some negative promotion…but ALL promotion is GOOD promotion! So keep it coming dumbasses…A Keys #1 FAN! I’m OUT!
20 bucks says when the album drops Swiss is history…any takers? Lol : )
I would like to see Alicia do something different and her single does not sound different to me.
..oh yeah, I am joking about the 20 dollar bet. This recession is a doozy…sheesh!
I love ALicia…I think she is a talented artist and Im not giving in to the homewrecker talk….but her new single is so horrible. OH GOD, it is like an atonal winny mess. I need to hear some more singles before getting her album.
That’s another thing, why do American artists always have to shout from the roof how generous they are and how much they give to charity.
That is not a good look. They always want people to say “look at her/him, they are such a nice person”. Because come on, I’ve been to America numerous times and what they do doesn’t actually inspire the rest of you to do it.
Here, we give and shut up. Charity is not about yourself, it’s about the people you’re helping.
American artists always screaming off at the mouth about the “giving back” they did. Smh.
After reading Mashonda’s open letter to Alicia this whole scandal seems contrived. Why is Swiss and Licia using twitter when they could send their love notes via text? And Mashonda is waaaaay too cool about it. I mean let’s keep it real ladies, if another woman goes off the with the man you are in love with AND your still married to don’t you think you would loose your cool? Even for just one minute??
This is a classic case of “we don’t believe you, you need more people.”
unfortunately being a celebrity and making your money off the public comes with the hazard of being judged by the public. it’s also undortunate because, just like with many other celebs, we don’t really know what happened and we all have to make our own decisions about who we support. I feel kind of bad for all three people involved because something obviously happened, people are hurt etc…but her music has been good over the years…
…….. i dont think alicia stole switz i think mashonda gave him to her
……… look at all the whinning mashonda is doing …. sit down
……… its over …. move on and count your cash ….. alicia
………. did the right thing by not responding… thats between
………. switz and mashonda ……. 2yrs has past …. let the nicca go
……….. omarion has a prollum,,,,lol
Thats a very smart move omarion start ya own label F@CK all these wack ass major labels out here that dont kno how to take care an artist,only you can do for you bruh
It’s Hollywood! People are so naive. Who gives a flying ass about who’s screwing who? Not all celebrities are humanitarian. They do have an image to uphold. They don’t all represent what they say or do. They have talents, that YOU help make them rich off of. Alicia Keys is human. Get off that I didn’t see this or believe it
Brain, you’re not slick either, making A. Keys a topic knowing people would rant about it. I like this blog because y’all let people do the dirty work, lol.