Cassie’s editorials have been everywhere lately, and she’s begun opening up about her often delayed sophomore project, which she hopes to release at the top of 2012.
Formerly titled ElectroLove, Cassie says she plans on releasing the new album, which is currently untitled and will be led by the single, “King of Hearts” at the top of next year.
Rocker Lenny Kravitz rocks his sex appeal on the cover of The Block magazine. In the lifestlye publication’s 25th issue, the 47 year-old multi-instrumentalist talks passionately about the state of studio albums today, how he came up with the name Black and White America for is latest album and what a typical day is like for him:
On how he came up with his album’s title:
Actually I thought of the name while I was watching this documentary about Obama. These people were saying they were going to stop him from being president, saying we got plans, he’s going to be killed, we want to take America back to the way it was 100 years ago. Of course we know racism exists, but when we hear people that are so hateful and ignorant, it’s like really? I want to transcend black and white.
His thoughts on music albums made today:
I’m not happy nobody makes albums anymore. The album [Black and White America] is a piece of art. A painting, a sculpture, a book, a photograph. I grew up in a time when albums were monumental. Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Stones, whatever it might be. They were serious things and they were beautiful. It was a statement, the entire album. Now we have the ability to pick apart the songs. As far as keeping the preservation of the album, it’s the worst thing. It’s like going to buy art and saying, I’ll just take the left corner of the painting in the bottom. I want the foot. Well, the intention was the entire painting. It’s the same thing with the album. Continue
Ah the pros of being a money making mogul. With his hand in a part ownership of the NBA’s New York Nets and after announcing the opening of the new basketball arena (Barclays Center), businessman Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter announced on Monday morning that the second New York state professional basketball team will have a name change, beginning one year from now:
We have decided that the official name for the NY Nets would be the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets will have new colors, but we’re not ready to announce that yet.
It’s great. I have a reason to come to Brooklyn often which is fantastic for me because this (city) is my foundation. I’m going to open the building (Barclays Center) with a concert, well a couple of concerts actually. One or two or eight. Continue
Rihanna puffs on a cigarette as she shoots a scene for her upcoming music video. The 23 year-old singer just wrapped up a Rock in Rio concert performance in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
No word on whether these scenes will be used as the visuals for her newest single, “We Found Love”. If you haven’t heard it yet, check out our previous post.
he’s going to be killed, we want to take America back to the way it was 100 years ago. Of course we know racism exists, but when we hear people that are so hateful and ignorant, it’s like really? I want to transcend black and white.
