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Drake feat. Lil Wayne “Miss Me”
Aug 23rd
Yes that’s right, Drake finally dropped another video from his amazing album “Thank Me Later“, although not one that we would of all exptected, “Miss Me” featuring Lil Wayne which debuted at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 was directed by Anthony Mandler. – But hey we are not complaining! The video is pretty following the story of a dark even with Drake and Lil Wayne rapping in some field in the middle of some hill-billy state – yes, another low budget video (sigh). Maybe this has got to do with this whole “welcome back” concert for Lil Wayne? most likely I cannot find any other reason why Motown would decide to put this okay-ish track out after a great lead of singles!
This was a good video. However, I wonder why this track was chosen as the new single instead of ”Up All Night“, “Shut It Down” or the much awaited “Fancy“. Certainly Drake wanted to release a single featuring his mentor but the Minaj collaboration is a much stronger song never the less with growing hype for T.I that would of mixed well too – and the The-Dream track is a genuine great record!. Besides, with the hype surrounding Drake, Minaj and T.I. (not so for The-Dream) at the moment, it would have proven to be a guaranteed smash. O well. Life goes on. Read the rest of this entry »
Eminem’s “Recovery” certified double platinum
Aug 22nd
Eminem has a lot to be thankful for this summer. The Detroit rapper reclaimed his spot atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with his seventh studio effort “Recovery“. The disc, initially released in June, also achieves its eighth consecutive week of selling at least 100,000 units, bringing its grand total to a whopping 2.1 million copies. As a result of the surge in sales, Slim Shady’s latest albumearns double platinum status. – Odd seeing as before the release of the LP people where doubtful of the LP and many critics had dismissed the project all together!
To date, “Recovery” is the second best-selling album of 2010 behind Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now (2.5 million). Besides his album accolades, Em’s Rihanna-assisted single “Love the Way You Lie” also moves into the No. 1 position on the Digital Songs chart. At this point last year, no albums had sold more than two million units, according to Billboard. Six have reached the million mark this year, including Usher’s “Raymond v. Raymond“, which went platinum this week after selling an additional 15,000 copies. – In other news Eminem is currently planning a world tour and yes! another album is currently in development!
Ne-Yo’s album gets pushed back…yet again!
Aug 22nd
Ne-Yo will have to wait to tell his story. The R&B crooner’s storybook-themed album “Libra Scale” has been pushed back a couple weeks.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s fourth studio effort will now arrive at retailers on October 19, a day after his 31st birthday, The MoMo Show has learned. It was previously scheduled to drop two weeks earlier on October 5th 2010.
The sci-fi-influenced album was inspired by Ne-Yo’s passion for acting. “The songs on the album are all songs inspired by this story I wrote,” he told us, “Libra Scale is a question of morality. Weighed out on a libra scale, if you had to choose between money, power, fame, or love, which one would you put the most value on? Which one would prevail in your life?”
The father-to-be is riding on the current success of his dance single “Beautiful Monster,” which hit No. 1 in the U.K. His follow-up single, the inspirational “One Life,” surfaced last week. Ne-Yo is set to follow-up the chart-topping success of “Beautiful Monster“, with “One Life” later on next month
Though a competent enough effort, the song sounds like it’d be at home on Ne-Yo’s earlier albums. At this point, releasing a single with a little more ‘kick’ wouldn’t go amiss. Still, the Stargate produced cut is radio friendly enough (which seems to be the aim of the game with most of Shaffer’s releases), hence should be a hit. – Well…it better be! Read the rest of this entry »
Beyonce “I’ve ditched Sasha…and now i’m just fierce!”
Aug 18th
Beyonce has been hard at work in the studio crafting her next record recently. However, the diva took some time to talk about her life including a new revelation that might shock some of her fans – the era of Sasha Fierce may be over for good. Either that or she has just realised that she’s made enough money.
“I don’t need Sasha so much any more because these days I know who I am. It takes time to figure out who you are and I am still discovering different things about myself – as I am exposed to different experiences I think, “Oh, I like this, I didn’t know I liked this.” That’s the journey of life that is so exciting. More and more I know who I am, I know what I like, I know what I want and that makes me feel so free. I don’t need to hide any more.”
The real question is whether Beyonce will be retiring the musical persona of Sasha Fierce as well. There have been several indications that she will be taking a fresh approach with her upcoming album and if that is truly the case then it may be time to put her usual beat-driven and lyrically shallow style to rest in favour of more personal expression.”
Although she may have won several awards on the basis of popularity for ”Single Ladies“, I sense that Beyonce has been churning out such tunes as a way for her to compensate for her lack of artistic depth. Beyonce definitely has the talent to create iconic material. All she has to do is stop shaking her backside for a minute and try to find meaning in her music instead of paying people to do it for her. Read the rest of this entry »
Trey Songz may see the begging of the end of his career!
Aug 10th
Trey Songz has said he is putting pressure on himself to make sure his new album is even better than his previous three.
The “I Invented Sex” singer said he wanted to continue building on his momentum with new album “Passion, Pain and Pleasure“, which is released next month,
“No matter how much you love the songs, I need something new,” he said, adding that R Kelly and Usher were his idols. ”This is a competition,” he said. “No matter how much I look up to Usher and R Kelly, it’s something we all want to be the best at. But I can’t control what they do. I have to outdo me.” And Trey seems to have a fan in fellow R&B musician Keri Hilson. The star said she wasn’t worried about Trey being a “one-CD hit wonder” because of his strong vocal ability paired with his physical appeal to his increasing female fan base.
“He won women’s hearts,” Keri said. “His music has always been great. But people are more aware of him now because of his sex appeal. That will help him move forward.”
Either way in addition to this pressure, Trey Songz‘ reality TV show may also be axed from air, After a somewhat promising start back in June, the show’s ratings have dropped to dismal depths – with this week’s episode bringing in an embarrassing 0.461 million viewers (this despite it being aired nationally – US). Read the rest of this entry »
Eminem ft. Rihanna “Love The Way You Lie”
Aug 6th
You know, I’m not usually a huge fan of Eminem (for personal reasons) nor am I a fan of Rihanna (for obvious reasons) – but without a bout this track really showcased the substance of both of these artists. Although an unsafe partnering of these two, I must of been hard to imagine how people where going to react to “Love The Way You Lie“. Never the less the track is now working it’s way onto every chart across the globe and stacking up the youtube visits. “Love The Way You Lie” is a rap ballad, written originally for Ashanti to take the lead female vocals.
Rihanna was approached because Eminem convinced the producer of the track that (for some odd reason) that RiRi’s voice would fit. An insider close to the UK producer “Alex da Kid” told us he said “They reached out to us directly and they just said, ‘We have this song and we just think Rihanna would be perfect to sing it.’ And, of course, I was like, ‘OK, if I love it, I’ll definitely do it, because I love Eminem.’ And I love the song. It’s really beautiful, and it really stands out. It’s a really unique record. I’m really excited about it.” . I have to admit that “Love The Way You Lie” must of been hard on Rihanna, when you listen to those lyrics it in a way reflects her past year…maybe something to think about? The track does warn many people of the cycle of abuse, is that why Eminem invited Rihanna on the track? Read the rest of this entry »
Trey Songz explains the “sexual direction” of his music
Aug 6th
Trey Songz took part in a detailed discussion with The MoMo Show. During the interview the singer revealed why most of his newer material is based on sex rather than the artistic depth of his 1st 2 albums. Songz’s new album,”Passion, Pain & Pleasure“, hits stores on September 14th. Check out what he had to say below:
“The public likes generic more than they like to admit, so that’s what I gave them — I gave them sexual singles and they ate it up,” Songz says about the string of blatantly sexed-up hits from “Ready“. “I gave them two whole albums before this one — on one I talked about a mother’s love for her son and a father not being there, and on the other I made a song about safe sex. They were well accepted but not as much as the records on “Ready“. The singles were purposely very sexual to capture people’s attention.”. Trey Songz didn’t find it compromising to peddle sex to become a bigger star. In fact, he feels “Ready” wasn’t any more sexual than his previous albums.
“People say this album was highly sexual, but the first two albums were just as sexual,” he says. “If you listen to the ‘Ready’ album, there’s ”Love Lost”, ”Black Roses”, ”Yo Side of the Bed” – all songs that had nothing to do with sex, but were overlooked because they weren’t the first few singles.”
“I knew “I Invented Sex” was career-defining. After that leaked, the rough mix started playing on radio,” Songz says. “I prepared for “Say Aah“ to be a big record — I knew it would be huge. So when it came to shooting the video for “I Invented Sex” I split the budget for “Say Aah“. I think those steps were imperative to the success of this album.”
So in other words Songz decided to do anything it took to get a hit? While it is understandable that he wanted to take his music in a different direction and enjoy higher levels of success with “Ready“, he has to yet to explain why he has chosen to do the same with “Passion, Pain & Pleasure“. It seems that Songz either enjoys objectifying the bodies of women in his songs or he is afraid to return to the meager position in the industry that he once occupied as an artist of actual integrity. Read the rest of this entry »
Bow Wow and Angela Simmons back on?
Jul 18th
Is Angela Simmons rekindling her romance with ex-boyfriend Bow Wow? The “Run’s House” star and Cash Money rapper were seated together in the front row at the Trina Turk 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami on Thursday (July 15). Rev Run’s daughter had been dating fellow reality TV star Robert Kardashian, but there are rumors that the two have gone their separate ways.
I mean, is this a desperate Public attention scandal or is it (dare I say) love? One source stated that “And just weeks after she ditched Robert Kardashian! Don’t you think they look adorable together”, Bow Wow, who said recently is struggling to land covers of magazines may have found the answer to his poor PR? – Well I wouldn’t be surprised if her now announces a new album! – Come on now, anything is possible.
I’m sure Angela Simmons is having a briefing right now from not only her management but her mother also, on how to handle this one! The last thing that she would want is a break-up with Bow Wow that could damage her brand and overall reputation, coming out of a relationship so quickly with Robert Kardashian, Hollywood are starting to talk about how innocent and modest is Miss Simmons?
Either way, she seems a lot happier with Bow Wow These photos sure would support that. Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia Keys parts with manager?
Jul 17th
After over a decade, Alicia Keys has ended her business relationship with longtime manager Jeff Robinson. Keys and Robinson released a joint statement on Friday (July 16) announcing their split. “Jeff Robinson, CEO of MBK Entertainment Inc., and 12-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys have decided to change the structure of their business relationship,” read the statement. “Robinson and Keys will continue to collaborate and produce future albums together through MBK/J Records while Alicia will now oversee all aspects of her own personal career.”
The decision was “mutually agreed upon and amicable.” Moving forward, Keys’ own company AK Worldwide will oversee ventures including touring and licensing to film, television, and new business development. “This decision will allow Alicia more control over all aspects of her career from singing and songwriting, to leading many business ventures and social causes,” continued the statement.
Robinson had been Keys trusted friend and manager since she was 14 years old. He is credited as executive producer on her last four studio albums. “I have known Alicia since she was 14. She has matured as an artist, going from a ‘wide-eyed and curious-about-the-world girl’ to a ‘wide-eyed and curious-about-the-universe woman,” Robinson told us magazine in 2007. “She continues to absorb knowledge like a sponge and I feel like a proud father watching his daughter grow into a take-charge woman.” Robinson’s company MBK Entertainment Inc. will focus on developing other acts including LeToya Luckett, Jermaine Paul, and Elle Varner. Read the rest of this entry »
Solange talks new album, new label and Beyonce
Jul 7th
“Single Ladies” sister Solange Knowles (aka Beyonce’s sister) finally lifted the lid on the recording process for her 3rd studio album (set for an October release), describing its sound as “80s R&B meets new wave dance-rock”. With little tension between the siblings could this be the spark that sets it all off?
Needless to say, Solange Knowles has failed to garnish any sort of award or praise for her music, after she is being constantly compare to on of the greatest entertainers of our time, Beyonce. Despite her constant effort to be less associated with her sister, it seems that the press have nothing else but that to ask of Solange Knowles.
She is bound to get it, after all Solange Knowles is one of the very few social networking active of the celebrities that are online. Solange Knowles, after leaving Columbia Records hard started to record her new album, she had to say about the Beyonce fans who think she’s trying draw attention to herself through her sister “I could really care less what a B fan, who fits a certain profile and only shops at a certain place and only goes to the spots that blogs tell her to go to, thinks. Those people have never driven me. I wouldn’t take back any of the things I did because I gained the people who I needed to have on my side. The people who don’t understand that don’t have the integrity that I want anyway. I felt really good that my songs were at the Best Of The Year lists. I get my love. It may not be what everyone else’s perception is, but I definitely get respect and I feel really good about that.”
(Hmm) – I mean, why all of a sudden has Solange Knowles decided to come into the public eye? Has she got her eyes set on a place for the Destiny Child reunion? I mean it all could happen very easily. As much as Solange Knowles‘ talent goes it managed to ship a few units, but her confidence for the new album definitely shows; she told us “Well, this new album is my baby. I would love for us to do a part two for this interview because there were so many elements and things that happened during the recording process. I’m talking physically, emotionally, and mentally…There was definitely a little bit of a breakdown involved. I literally gave up my sanity for a while to do this record. To the point to where I started doing it in Santa Barbara and I had to relocate to L.A. because I was losing it. We literally were waking up in the morning and just making music all day and all night. We left the house maybe three times! It just started to wear on me in so many different ways. I started having these crazy panic attacks.”
Of course, because everyone knows that “crazy panic attacks” are the end of your life as it is…who is Solange Knowles really trying to fool? I suppose she’s just going to have to admit it to herself one-day whether it be in LA or Santa Barbara. I smelly another lame R&B album…yawn! Read the rest of this entry »
