Usher – Stay Down (full) – listen
Usher material has been leaking left and right since his “buzz single,” “Papers” released a little while back. His sixth studio album, Raymond vs. Raymond, was originally slated to drop at the end of the year, but has moved back to March 1st, 2010, which may be for the best, considering all the leaks from Bangladesh and RedOne from these sessions. “Stay Down” was tagged as being produced by Nate “Danjahandz” Hill, but it’s also rumored that this track may be from his Here I Stand sessions.
Tiffany Evans – What’s Your Name (full) – listen
Tiffany was originally supposed to release her sophomore album, originally titled Ponytail Krush sometime this year, but a single never was presented to the masses. But it seems as though Tiffany has retooled the album, now titling it Ms. Tiffany, with a release sometime in 2010. Check out “What’s Your Name,” produced by Hit Boy for Surf Club, and written by newcomer, Siiren. I actually really like this song, it sounds like a great album opener.
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Media Mogul Jay-Z attends the opening night party for "Fela!" on Broadway at Gotham Hall on Monday (November 23) in New York City.
Jay-Z actually teamed up with Will & Jada Pinkett Smith (who didn’t show up to the opening night) by joining the producing team of the play. The Broadway musical is based on the life and music of African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (who we have done a Black History Spotlight on in the past).
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The 2009 American Music Awards was held on Sunday night (November 22nd) at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and boasted numerous performances from the top stars of today; including: Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and more.
Peep the photos below, check out the winners list here and and if you missed it, go over to THAT GRAPE JUICE for full video of all performances…
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Rihanna – Cold Case Love (full) – listen
Another track from Rihanna’s fourth studio album leaks in the form of “Cold Case Love.” The new track, featured on her forthcoming effort, Rated R, was produced by a production team that works closely with Justin Timberlake, with who Rihanna worked with in the past, called The Y’s. Rated R hits stores November 23rd.
Mariah Carey – 100 Percent (full) – listen
Check out this new track from Mariah Carey from the Precious original motion picture soundtrack. In standard Mariah fair and fashion, the song is produced by none other than Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. Not only does Mariah have a feature on the soundtrack for Precious, she also has a support role in the movie, which is in theaters now.
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