Monthly Archives: February 2011

MUSIC NEWS: R. KELLY PERFORMS ‘NUMBER ONE HIT’ ON LOPEZ TONIGHT / THE DREAM REVEALS ALBUM NEWS / JANELLE MONAE & BRUNO MARS ANNOUNCE JOINT TOUR

R&B singer/songwriter R. Kelly stopped by the Lopez Tonight show and sang his Valentine’s Day appropriate single, “Number One Hit” from his phenomenal studio album, Love Letter. Love this song. Go cop the album if you haven’t heard it yet.

THE DREAM REVEALS ALBUM NEWS

Just a couple of days ago, The Dream announced that he is working on a fourth studio album, but now he’s revealed some more information about what’s going down.

Originally, he said that he was going to title the album Love Affair (all his previous albums had ‘love’ in the title), but he has swapped to the title The Love, IV.

“This album is gonna have more features, which is unique for me, ’cause I usually don’t carry a lot of features,” he told MTV News. “I’m calling it out now. I’m cashing in my chips. I’m gonna try to get everybody, Wayne, Kanye, Jay, Drake, Mary, anybody that I’ve worked with or loaned a hand to, I’m trying to get on my album.”

Usually, The Dream works exclusively with producers Los Da Mystro and Tricky Stewart, but this time he plans to get in the studio with producers Dr. Dre, Polow Da Don, Carlos McKinney and Kanye West. Originally, he announced that the album would be out by August, however he’s set his eyes on June 7th for release.

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MUSIC VIDEOS: FAITH EVANS – “RIGHT HERE” / J. COLE – “IN THE MORNING” (FT. DRAKE)

In dedication to Valentine’s Day, singer Faith Evans also released a new music video for her single, “Right Here” from her latest studio album, Something About Faith. The video was directed by Nicole Erlich, Erik White and Ryan Pallotta. Check it above.

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‘ROUND THE WAY: EL DEBARGE ENTERS REHAB / AL SHARPTON TURNS DOWN DWTS CAST / THE ROCK RETURNS TO WWE + VIDEO

After making a pretty successful comeback, hit singer El Debarge has voluntarily checked himself into rehab. The 49 year-old musician recently came to terms with his twenty-five year drug abuse problems and had been working on cleaning himself up for the sake of his health, career and family. El Debarge also known as Eldra Patrick DeBarge decided to put his career on hold to work on his internal battle with substance abuse. As a result, he has withdrawn from his upcoming comeback tour with singers Ledisi and Kem and will be replaced by R&B singer Musiq Soulchild:

I hate to disappoint my fans but it is necessary for me to take the time to work on me so that I may continue to share my music and my story with everyone. I thank everyone in advance for their prayers and well wishes and hope that you will respect my privacy during this time.

Rev. Al Sharpton Rejects Dancing With The Stars

Civil rights activist and radio talk show host Al Sharpton has declined an offer to join the all-star cast of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. The 56 year-old minister was an interest of the hit television series back in 2010, but Sharpton refused their offer. When asked about his second pass on joining the dance cast, the activist made it clear that he would be untouchable:

I just turned them down again. I mean, I enjoyed doing Saturday Night Live a few years ago. I did my little James Brown thing, but you have to have your priorities. I’m working very hard on civil rights work and educational stuff. There’s a difference in taking one night during Saturday Night Live and taking weeks during Dancing With the Stars. So I thought about it and I took a pass…Now I’ve got moves now! I’d blow ‘em out! There would be no chance, but I just don’t have the time. [Source]

Check out this video of Mr. Sharpton doing a little move back in 2007 during a James Brown Tribute at the Apollo Theater. LOL
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EVENTS: THE 2011 BRIT AWARDS RED CARPET ARRIVALS + PERFORMANCES (VIDEO)

The 2011 BRIT Awards were held this evening at the 02 Arena in London, England. Among those to walk the red carpet were Rihanna, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cee-Lo Green, and Taio Cruz. A few American artists were up for nomination this year. Among the twelve winners, Rihanna received the International Female Solo Artist award and Cee-Lo Green won for International Male Solo Artist. The two winners as well as singer Adele performed at the annual British pop award show. Peep their performances below.

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