Seems as though super producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins has sat down again with MTV.com to spill the beans about Janet Jackon’s upcoming eleventh studio album.
We knew that Janet was gearing up to release a #1’s album, led by the single, “Make Me,” this year on November 17th, but it seems as though he has some news about what’s to come next year with her next record, which is presently untitled.
“Janet is like my sister now,” Jerkins told MTV News on October 21th, at his Los Angeles recording studio.
“We definitely have this incredible chemistry, this bond — I think we musically connect, crazily. I knew it — it’s funny ’cause I predicted this. Five years ago, people used to ask me who I wanted to work with, and I was like, ‘Janet Jackson.’ And I was so passionate about that because I’ve always been a fan of her music and what her and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have done in the past. And I felt like, knowing she wants to try new things, that I feel I can get it and I can deliver it for her,” he said. [SOURCE]
Rodney assures us that this next project will be an “emotionally driven album,” considering that Janet just lost her brother, as well as ended a seven year relationship with her long-term boyfriend, producer Jermaine Durpi. He also says you can expect some up-tempo dance tracks on the new album, it won’t have the futuristic sound we heard on her last project, 2008’s Discipline.
No official release date on when Janet’s eleventh studio album will drop, but expect it sometime at the top of next year.
KELLY ROWLAND ALBUM NEWS
Since having the #1 song in the world with David Guetta from his latest album, One Love, Kelly Rowland has been in and out of the studio and producer Rico Love took some time to sit down with Rap-Up.com.
“I’m actually going to be doing the majority of her record,” reveals the songwriter “I did three records for her album so far and she’s touring right now.”
Kelly, who hosted Bravo’s The Fashion Show, recently parted ways with Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment, is said to be working out a new deal with EMI, but no official announcement has been made.
Rowland, who is presently on tour, will not have much time for rest during the holiday season. Rico also revealed that the two will be finishing up the album, a follow-up to 2007’s Ms. Kelly, during the Christmas holiday.
Ester Dean - Yeah Right (full) - listen
Since the release of the “Drop It Low” video, featuring Chris Brown, since getting their first look at Ester Dean, people have been eager to hear more material from her. We’ve heard her perspective as a writer, but folks wanted to hear more of Ester Dean as an artist. “Yeah Right” is supposedly a track that leaked from Ester’s album, which we have heard very little information about it. It’s produced by a team known as the Knightwritaz. Although not as catchy as “Drop It Low,” I see the potential in Dean’s material.
Ne-Yo - Love You (full) - listen
Seems as though more music from Ne-Yo has leaked, and this time, it’s “Love You,” produced by Chuck Harmony. Not sure if this is really material that Ne-Yo is cooking up for himself, because it could very likely be a demo for someone else. Some people may argue that Ne-Yo’s songs all sound alike, but this track really just obviously exposes Ne-Yo’s versatility. How you can go from this, to writing tracks like the new Rihanna single, “Russian Roulette” is truly incredible.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Chris Brown released his new single from his upcoming third studio album, Graffiti, featuring Lil’ Wayne and Swizz Beatz. Via his Twitter page, Chris also announced that ballad would follow-up.
“Crawl” is supposedly the dual first single from the new album. Interesting enough that a brooding forgiveness song leaks from Chris Brown after the leaking of Rihanna’s first single, “Russian Roulette.”
In any event, Chris shot a video with Swizz and Wayne this week for “I Can Transform Ya,” so if Chris is actually releasing two singles at once, we can expect one for “Crawl” to follow soon after.
Basking in the limelight, despite the news of a co-headlined tour with Kanye West being canceled, Lady Gaga is gearing up to go on tour as well as promote her new single, “Bad Romance” from the re-release of her debut album, The Fame: Fame Monster edition.
Here is the official version of the RedOne-produced track off of the Fame Monster album which will be in stores on November 24th.
After a couple of years after the original Shock Value, Timbaland finally releases the first single from the follow-up to his 2007 album, with “Morning After Dark.”
The single from the new album, Shock Value 2, features Timbaland’s new female artist, SoShy, and was premiered on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS FM radio show, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest. It will officially be released via iTunes on October 27th.
Shock Value 2, which features collaborations from Brandy, Drake, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, to name a few, will hit stores November 23rd, meaning that Timbaland will compete with the rerelease of Lady Gaga’s album, as well as Rihanna’s hotly anticipated fourth studio album.
More and more Brandy tracks are finding their way to the internet, the newest of the material to leak is “I Don’t Really Care.”
Word is that “I Really Don’t Care” came from the sessions that Brandy was working on for her last studio album, Human and was produced by the European duo Stargate.
Brandy is currently working on her sixth studio album, as well as a rumored collaboration with her younger brother, Ray J.
Mario releases his new video for his second single, “Thinkin’ About You.” The track comes from his latest album, D.N.A., which just hit stores Tuesday.
The clip was directed by Chris Robinson and once again feature Richgirl’s Audra. It’s pretty interesting, considering that it picks up right where the “Break Up” video leaves off.
Seems as though super producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins has sat down again with MTV.com to spill the beans about Janet Jackon’s upcoming eleventh studio album.
Since having the #1 song in the world with David Guetta from his latest album, One Love, Kelly Rowland has been in and out of the studio and producer Rico Love took some time to sit down with Rap-Up.com.
