MUSIC NEWS: AMERIIE DISCUSSES “CYMATIKA, VOL. 1″ + POSSIBLE RICH HARRISON REUNION

Newly married songstress Ameriie had a sit down exclusively with Billboard.com to talk a little bit about her fifth studio album, Cymatika, Vol. 1, and even a reunion with producer Rich Harrison.

Q: What are the core genres of the album?
A: Trance and electronic. ’80′s new wave, but not in the sense of the sound, particularly, but more so the song structures themselves. I really wanted to try different things. Even with vocal approach, some of the songs my sister listened to and she didn’t even know it was me. I wanted to experiment with androgyny.

Q: In Love & War was about the gray area between being in love and not. Now that you’re a married woman, is that something you touch upon on Cymatika, Vol. 1?
A: This particular album is different as far as the subject matter. I kind of went in a place I didn’t go before. Relationships are very important to talk about but I also want to go a little deeper in to what it is that makes us human and what we have in common.

Q: Which producers are you working with?
A: Different people, but two I’ve worked really closely are Andre Harris, of Dre & Vidal but has branched off to do his own thing. He did probably a majority of the album. Continue

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‘ROUND THE WAY: MATHEW KNOWLES RESPONDS TO THEFT ALLEGATIONS

Since allegations arose of father and former manager Mathew Knowles stealing from his daughter, pop sensation Beyoncé, he finally spoke with the Associated Press for an interview where he speaks candidly about the accusations.

He reveals a lot in the interview about his feelings on the situation with her new album, which has been #1 for the past two weeks, as well as the fact that he has not spoken to his daughter since she has separated from him professionally.

Check out some snippets from the interview:

We absolutely have not taken any money from Beyoncé, and all dollars will be accounted for,” he told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday afternoon. “In no way have we stole money. Again, this about the people who have made these claims — they have to come into the light.”

“The relationship with Beyoncé is extremely amicable. I want to make that clear. Where there’s concern is the people that she’s doing business with,” he said. “I’m challenging all of these folks on integrity, professional integrity.”

She changed almost every aspect of her business,” he stated. “The team ironically appeared to be a cross-pollination of Beyoncé’s team, Roc Nation’s team, and Live Nation’s team, who ironically have the most to gain.”

The only way we will be able to understand this is through a court of law. That’s the only way either one of us will be clear if someone in our camps did something that was not correct.”

They put out the record in a vacuum,” he said, adding that her success came despite setbacks. “It makes you believe that there are some artists that don’t need radio. There are some records that don’t need a record label, and Beyoncé is one of those artists,” he said. [ SOURCE ]

Representatives for Beyoncé and Roc Nation did not respond to requests for comment. Columbia Records and LiveNation had no comment.

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TWITTER LOOP: MONICA WANTS LIL’ KIM BACK ON FINAL VERSION OF NEW SINGLE

Late last week, newly married R&B singer and Atlanta native, Monica released her brand new single, “Anything (To Find You)” from her forthcoming sixth studio album, New Life.

The track, that originally featured rappers Rick Ross and Lil’ Kim, made it’s debut at #71 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week, but Lil’ Kim’s named was not found anywhere on the credits. Monica quickly took to her Twitter (@MonicaBrown) to let fans know what was going on with the new single…

Surprised that Lil’ Kim hasn’t taken to her Twitter to vent about the situation, aside from just retweeting Monica’s rant. Glad it didn’t get ugly…

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MUSIC NEWS: EMILY KING RELEASES ‘THE SEVEN EP’ + NEW SONG “DOWN”


♫ Emily King – Down

Singer/songwriter Emily King is back with new music! Some of you may remember her debut album, East Side Story which was released back in 2007.

The album received some critical acclaim (including a Grammy nomination) and her songs “U & I” and “Walk In My Shoes” also garnered her a cult following internationally. She has since parted ways with J Records and is now doing her own thing independently. Check out one of her newest songs “Down” above and make sure to support the new “Seven EP’ (it’s only 7 bucks!)

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