After freeing himself from The Inc., Lloyd is still keeping it moving. After the release of his last studio album, 2008’s Lessons In Love, we learned that is set to release an independent EP project this December.
When asked about the project, here’s what Lloyd had to say:
“Some of the music is a lot more personal than in the past. It’s about my life. I wanted to tell my own story instead of letting others define who I am.”
The EP, currently titled Like Me: The Young Goldie EP will contain his latest single, “Pusha,” featuring Lil’ Wayne, as well as 6 additional tracks, with collaborations from J. Holiday and Nicki Minaj, Bun B., Juelz Santana, Rich Boy, Drake and more.
Alicia Keys gives fans a peak of her new album cover, after an alleged fan-made mock-up was posted all over the blogosphere earlier this week. Her fourth studio album, titled Elements of Freedom, will hit stores just in time for Christmas on December 15th.
She recently shot a video for her second single, “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart,” and it has also been confirmed that the album will have an “Empire State of Mind,” part 2, featuring Jay-Z.
JAME FOXX ALBUM NEWS
Just after we posted the new single, “♫ Speak French,” from Jamie Foxx, new information surfaces about his presently untitled, upcoming fourth studio album.
He’s got a roster of some of this year’s hottest songwriters and producers to helm the bulk of his album, including the dynamic duo of The Dream and Tricky Stewart, who produced his first single, “Just Like Me” and the widely popular last single, “Digital Girl,” from 2008’s Intuition.
“He’s one of our favorite artists to work with. When I think of Jamie, I’m always gonna think to pound the urban community,” Tricky tells Rap-Up.com.
“He has a really solid fan base in the urban community and I feel like his pop appeal comes through his personality, so we’ll make sure that we keep the music really urban.”
Rico Love, who also makes contributions to the album, says that Jamie did most of his recording while on tour this summer. There is no set release date for Jamie’s forthcoming album, however, it is said to drop at the top of next year.
JAY-Z ANNOUNCES 2010 TOUR DATES
Jay-Z has announced the second leg of his North American tour in support of his latest album, The Blueprint 3, which is in stores now.
The trek will begin on February 22, 2010, in Houston, Texas, making stops in Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston before ending on March 26 in Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jay-Z will be joined by former Def Jam labelmate, Young Jeezy, who is scheduled to open all dates.
Tickets go on sale on November 13th on LiveNation.com, while Citi card members have access to presale tickets beginning November 10th and will also have access to VIP Ticket Packages that include VIP Lounge seats, personal concierge, a private pre-show VIP party and more.
Additional dates and on-sale information for the second leg and will be announced in coming days for planned stops in East Rutherford, Uniondale, Atlantic City and Detroit.
Fans around the world waited Thursday (November 5th) for the video premiere of Beyonce’s latest single, “Video Phone,” co-starring Lady Gaga. The vidoe was to air after this year’s European Music Awards on MTV channels across the globe at 5:30 EST time, but no video was to be found.
After scoring three awards this year at MTV’s EMA’s, Sony Columbia released a statement, saying that the video will air at a later date this November.
Beyonce will RErelease her album, I Am… Sasha Fierce in a deluxe edition, which will feature five #1 hits and two bonus tracks which include, “Video Phone (Extended Remix),” featuring Lady Gaga on November 23rd. Also to drop that Monday, are Beyonce’s I Am… Yours, An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas, a concert performance DVD and Live CD that captures a never-before-seen performance from the starlet.
On that day, Gaga will also release The Fame Monster, which contains 8 new tracks, as well as the Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins-produced collaboration with Beyonce, “Telephone.”
Pop diva Janet Jackson is releasing her forthcoming Number Ones compilation on November 17th and the following day, Janet will air an hour-long primetime special on ABC, November 18th.
It seems as though Janet’s team on her new label (her new studio album, due out next year, will be released via A&M/Interscope Records), which will be announced officially sometime this month is trying to make all the right moves for the next phase in Janet’s career. With a great performance at this year’s VMA’s, a new video for “Make Me Move,” the new single from the greatest hits compilation, to this upcoming new special, Janet is definitely on the right track.
We can expect a new album from Jackson next year, which Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins revealed will be an uptempo/dance record.
CHRIS BROWN MOVES UP GRAFFITI
After the success of his latest video and leaking of his album cover, it seems that Chris Brown and Jive Records are quite confident in the release of his third studio album, Graffiti, which was set for release December 15th.
In a day and age where most of the time, this is unheard of, Brown has decided that he will push his album up a week earlier. The new album from Chris will now hit stores December 8th.
Chris is presently promoting the single, “I Can Transform Ya,” but recently shot a video for his second single, “Crawl,” which will feature model/singer, Cassie.
Since the release of her fourth studio album, Rated R is drawing closer, news, music, photos and more have been all over the place for Rihanna. Check out the latest new track, “Hard,” featuring ATL native, Young Jeezy.
Rihanna is also set to debut her Anthony Mandler-directed video for “Wait Your Turn (the Wait Is Ova)” on rihannanow.com Tuesday (November 3rd), while the lead single “Russian Roulette” finally impacts iTunes on the same day. That video is set to debut Friday, November 13th, on 20/20, where Rihanna finally breaks her silence.
Rated R is set to hit stores November 23rd, with collaborations from Will.I.Am and Slash, with productions from Chuck Harmony, Tricky Stewart and more. Check the official tracklisting below.
The new album, Graffiti, is Brown’s third studio effort and will contain collaborations with Swizz Beatz, Lil’ Wayne, Polow Da Don, with rumored features from the The Neptunes and Ester Dean. It’s also said that Chris had a hand in co-writing every track on the album.
Graffiti hits stores December 15th. The Joseph Khan-directed video for “Crawl,” filmed in Los Angeles, will drop soon.
Check out these images from Chris Brown’s upcoming music video “Crawl” featuring a special appearance by singer/model Cassie. Directed by Joseph Kahn, the upcoming video was shot in Los Angeles.
This is the second single from Chris’ third album, Graffiti, hitting stores on December 15th.
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Jay-Z has announced the second leg of his North American tour in support of his latest album, The Blueprint 3, which is in stores now.
Beyonce will RErelease her album, I Am… Sasha Fierce in a deluxe edition, which will feature five #1 hits and two bonus tracks which include, “Video Phone (Extended Remix),” featuring Lady Gaga on November 23rd. Also to drop that Monday, are Beyonce’s I Am… Yours, An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas, a concert performance DVD and Live CD that captures a never-before-seen performance from the starlet.
Pop diva Janet Jackson is releasing her forthcoming Number Ones compilation on November 17th and the following day, Janet will air an hour-long primetime special on ABC, November 18th.
After the success of his latest video and 
