Monday, November 2, 2009 |
Shortly after media outlets started to service photos from Chris Brown’s upcoming video, “Crawl,” the popstar, Chris Brown also decided to create some more buzz by showcasing his album cover via his Twitter.
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.
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Monday, November 2, 2009 |
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.
( Photos: PictureGroup )
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
Ya’ll remember Kiely Williams from 3LW and Cheetah Girls fame right? Well she is currently working on her debut solo album and recently released a video teaser for her song, “Make Me A Drink” (view it below).
According to sources, the 23 year-old has been quietly studying acting in LA and working on her debut solo album since the Cheetah Girls officially disbanded in December 2008. She has completed 5 of the 10 songs she plans to have on the album and the project will be released through Nine Lives Entertainment in 2010, the management and production company with whom she’s been signed since her career began with 3LW in 2000. Word is, she also has two upcoming acting project on the way..
“MAKE ME A DRINK” VIDEO TEASER
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
Rihanna’s official “Rated R” album cover has hit the net and features her posing with her hand over her eye, alone with a signature ‘R’ in the background. Check out the info:
The Rated R cover was shot by famed photographer Ellen von Unwerth, who says that “Rihanna was looking to create something a bit new for the look of the album.” Von Unwerth goes on to say that Rihanna is “so beautiful, sweet and tough at the same time — and a pleasure to shoot,” adding that she’s “fantastic to work with — very giving, very creative, very involved in every aspect of the shoot, and ready to push the boundaries.” (PopEater)
Rihanna’s new single, “Russian Roulette,” debuted last week and the video is expected to be released on November 6th. We also heard that “The Wait Is Ova” will be her 2nd official single..
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
Fans already got a big surprise when legendary music video director Hype Williams confirmed that he was directing the video for the highly anticipated Beyonce and Lady Gaga collaboration with the “Video Phone” remix, but now it seems as though the two pop divas will collaborate again.
This time, Beyonce will join Gaga on a new track for the rerelease of her album, The Fame Monster, entitled “Telephone,” which is produced by none other than Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins.
It’s been rumored that the “Video Phone” clip will drop on the 11th of November, while The Fame Monster and Beyonce’s I Am… Yours tour DVD both hit stores on November 23rd, which is a huge retail release for music. Other albums that drop on that day are the hotly anticipated Rated R from Rihanna, as well as Timbaland’s Shock Value 2, just to name a couple.
CHRIS BROWN ALBUM INFO
Chris Brown finally gives his third studio album, Graffiti a release date.
The singer will drop his album December 15th, which is also the schedule release of Alicia Keys’ fouth studio album, Elements of Freedom, as well as Mary J. Blige’s latest effort, Stronger.
Chris Brown, who dropped his video today for the album’s lead single, “I Can Transform Ya,” is about to go on a fan appreciate tour.
The lead single also has peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as #16 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart. He is also gearing up to film a second video for his second single, “Crawl.”
Last week, Brown was interviewed by Angie Martinez and announced that this would be his last time commenting formally about the incident between he and Rihanna earlier this year. All other promotion will be geared towards the new project.
Monday, October 26, 2009 |
Seems as though Alicia Keys will also suffer from a push back this time around, with her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom.
The album was supposed to drop December 1st on World AIDS Day, but it seems as though the album will drop two weeks later, on December 15th.
Alicia claims, via her Twitter page that the album is being pushed back because she is loving “having the freedom to create beautiful music.” Good for you, Alicia!
Keys is currently promoting her first single from the album, “Doesn’t Mean Anything,” which has hit #61 on the Billboard charts. With the video just releasing, she has already made plans to release a second single, titled “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart,” which is slated to impact radio in the coming weeks.
TIMBALAND REVEALS SHOCK VALUE 2 COVER
Timbaland, who recently dropped his new single “Morning After Dark,” featuring his new artist, SoShy as well as Nelly Furtado, reveals the album cover for his upcoming release, Shock Value 2.
The album, which is set to feature collaborations from Justin Timberlake, Miley Cirus, Jay-Z, Keri Hilson and an array of others, will hit stores on the huge music retail date of November 23rd, with a video for the first single slated for release in the coming weeks.
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Friday, October 23, 2009 |
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.
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