Some of you may remember the Artist Spotlight we did on upcoming singer/songwriter/musician Mateo a couple months ago. Well here is the official video for his song, “Get To Know Me” off of his recently released live EP “Get To Know Me: Live at Swing House.”
His performance was done in one take along with an 8 piece backing band and shot by director Josh Caldwell. The video also gives you a real perspective of life on tour for an artist on the rise. It features documentary style footage of Mateo on the 40-city national college tour that he’s on right now.
Jamie Foxx feat. Gucci Mane - Speak French (full) - listen
No official word yet on where this track is from, but check out new music from Jamie Foxx and Gucci Mane! “Speak French” was produced by Bangladesh and is rumored to be the first single from an presently untitled new album, which is said to drop at the top of 2010. It seems like Jamie just released his latest album, Intuition, not too long ago, even though it dropped in ‘08.
Robin Thicke feat. Nicki Minaj - Shakin’ It For Daddy (radio rip) - listen
Check out the new track that Robin Thicke brought to the Ricky Smiley show, featuring Nicki Minaj. I must admit, I was a little surprised by the new direction that Robin is taking, but I completely understand throwing Nicki Minaj into the mix on this new track. His fourth studio album, Sex Therapy, will drop later this year. He is currently promoting his first single of the same title, and a video clip for the song will be out within the next couple of weeks.
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.”
Gucci Mane releases the video for his first single, “Spotlight,” featuring Usher.
The single comes from Gucci’s upcoming album, The State vs. Radric Davis, which hits stores December 8th. Usher, who is also gearing up to release his album, Raymond vs. Raymond, will drop on the the same day.
Singer Leona Lewis arrives for the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards held at the O2 Arena on Thursday, November 5th in Berlin, Germany. She is currently promoting her upcoming sophomore album, “Echo” (in stores next week).
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.
Trey Songz joins Mariah Carey on the remix for her track, “Inseparable,” from her latest studio album, Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel, in stores now.
The new track comes from Mariah’s upcoming Memoirs features album, which will contain collaborations from R. Kelly, T-Pain, Big Boi, Gucci Mane and more. It’s been revealed by Tricky Stewart that 90% of the album will contain guest spots.
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 
