VIDEO PROMO: BEYONCE’S ‘I AM..YOURS’ THANKSGIVING NIGHT SPECIAL FOR ABC

Sunday, November 1, 2009 |

Check out the promo video for Beyonce’s ABC special “I AM…YOURS” airing on Thanksgiving Day. The CD/DVD will be available in stores on November 23rd..

‘ROUND THE WAY: RIHANNA TO BREAK HER SILENCE ON 20/20 & GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Saturday, October 31, 2009 |

According to ABC, “now, for the very first time, Rihanna tells her side of the story”. This is going to happen on Good Morning America on Thursday (November 5th) and 20/20 on Friday (November 6th). This should be interesting, check out the promo above.

MUSIC VIDEO: JAY-Z ft. ALICIA KEYS - “EMPIRE STATE OF MIND”

Friday, October 30, 2009 |

Check out the music video for Jay-Z and Alicia Key’s new song, “Empire State of Mind” off of Jay’s latest album, “The Blueprint 3″. The duo just performed the song for Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night in NYC. Peep it in full above.

MUSIC VIDEO: NE-YO - “NEVER KNEW I NEEDED”

Friday, October 30, 2009 |

Check out the new video for Ne-Yo’s “Never Knew I Needed”, the pop theme song from Disney’s upcoming animated feature, ‘The Princess and the Frog’. The video was directed by Melina.

VIDEO: TEEN ENTREPRENEUR’S ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE

Thursday, October 29, 2009 |

Concrete Loop loves hearing about young, talented individuals doing their thing and paving the way for others, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share this video of 17-year-old Kalief Rollins, president of Phree Kountry Clothing, and recent grand prize winner of the National Youth Entrepreneurship Competition for his custom T-shirts with inspirational designs and positive messages.

The young entrepreneur took home $10,000 to help further his business goals and also earned an all-expense paid trip to the White to meet President Obama. If you want to contact Kalief, hit him up via email, phreekountry@yahoo.com.

MUSIC NEWS: KIELY WILLIAMS PREPARES DEBUT ALBUM/VIDEO

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..

MUSIC VIDEO: CHRIS BROWN - “I CAN TRANSFORM YA”

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |

Chris Brown debuted his video for his lead single, “I Can Transform Ya” this morning via MTV.com and MTV Jams. The video was directed by Joseph Kahn and features heavy choreography.

The single comes from Brown’s third studio album, Graffiti, which hits stores December 15th. The special effects-heavy clip also features cameos from Lil’ Wayne, as well as Swizz Beatz, who produced the track.