Leona Lewis ready to start work on third studio album…
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Brookland Entertainment president Eric Nicks has confirmed via his Twitter that producer/songwriter August Rigo is about to hit the studio with Leona Lewis to start work on her third studio album. The sessions are likely to take place once Leona’s 6-week UK Arena tour comes to an end this summer.
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I know you must be thinking who the hell is this kid? Me too. I’m not familiar with his work either but after doing a bit of background digging, his speciality is mainly Pop, R&B and Soul. His production company churned out tunes for the likes of Nappy Roots, Young Steff and Jhevon Paris. Again, who the hell are these people? Do they actually have an international pop star on their roster?
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Hmmm. Looks like Leona is a first. As the saying goes, first time for everything right? Surprisingly, Leona is already thinking about moving onto her third project despite only releasing two singles from the project. Is she finally putting the plug on her luke-warm selling album ‘Echo’ for good or will she squeeze out one more single? Only time will tell.
Listen: Kelly Rowland covers ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ (feat Michael Buble)…
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Kelly Rowland shows off her pretty vocals on the Bee Gee’s classic ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ and it features Big Band/Jazz singer Michael Buble! The song was recorded during the recording sessions of her upcoming new album which will be released on Universal Motown later this year. Rating: 3/5
Snapped: Marvin from JLS breaks hearts as he goes public with Rochelle Wiseman…
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Rochelle had just split up from her footballer boyfriend Darren Randolph and bagged herself someone even more hotter. I know those JLS girl fans will be weeping into their sodas right about now and gorgeous Rochelle may have bagged herself some haters in the process. I’m really happy for Marv as he’s been chasing her down for weeks. They are BOTH hot and look absolutely terrific together. Do you agree they are one of the hottest couples in Pop right now?
Jennifer Lopez performs two new songs on ‘SNL’…
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Jennifer Lopez performs ‘Starting Over’ live on SNL
Jennifer Lopez delivered her first televised live performance since this week’s announcement that she was dropped from Sony/Epic Records. She introduced her audience to two new songs from her seventh studio album ‘Love?’, both of which were ballads (boo!). The project is still being released on another label but J.Lo has yet to announce the full details. The songs she performed were ‘Starting Over’ (produced by Danja) and ‘Pieces’. It wouldn’t be a full guest feature without a skit so check the footage below as J.Lo parodies her rumoured label mate Rihanna during the ‘We Are the World’ remake recording sessions.
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Grieving mother: “Rihanna used my child for publicity”…
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Not to say she needed to go there because she didn’t go Gold or Platinum in her first week. As a matter of fact, without the drama, her album sales would have sold the same amount as it did today. However, Rihanna may have employed certain tactics to sell her music but using a young leukemia patient to do so? There are a million ways Rihanna could have recieved mass publicity for her album and we doubt this would be one of them. Read on for my take on this.
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Britney Spears; No June release date for new album…
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Speculation was rife that Britney Spears would release a new album this June but her fans will be disappointed to learn it’s not true! Her label rep released an exclusive statement to JustJared today: “There is no scheduled release date for a Britney album at all. There has been zero discussion about it”.
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This news was also confirmed yesterday via her team who were quick to deem the speculation and reports as ‘bullsh*t’. Whilst there is truth that Britney has been in the recording studio working on a new project, it is being vehemently denied we’ll see a musical comeback from the 28-year-old this early summer.
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The pop starlet is said to have enlisted popular French DJ David Guetta, as well as Danja, Darkchild, and her longterm producer Max Martin.
Snapped: Alicia’s opening night at her ‘Freedom’ tour in Canada…
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Beyonce fails to make the top 10 in Billboards highest paid artist list…
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Sabrina Washington performs ‘OMG’ on BBC Switch…
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Sabrina Washington is no stranger to the stage as she had a successfully carved-knit career with former UK girl band Misteeq. However, performing solo on her own for the very first time is a challenging feat that I’m sure she’ll have no problems passing on a larger scale (as shown by former bandmate Alesha Dixon). The 31-year-old went acoustically organic for her first televised performance of new single ‘OMG (Oh My Gosh)’ on BBC’s Switch recently. Check it.
Alicia Keys; Behind the scenes of ‘Freedom’ tour…
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Word has it that Alicia and Beyonce‘s music video for ‘Put it in a Love Song’ will premiere on March 8th but I wouldn’t bet my bottom dollar on it. I just take these dates with a pinch of salt and when we get it we get it. Whilst we patiently await it though, here is some behind the scenes footage which gives us an insight look at AK’s tour preparations. She takes us through rehearsals, stage set-up and basically, all the technical arrangements involved to ensure the tour goes off successfully without a hitch. The tour kicked off last night in Canada, and she is taking it worldwide to both European shores AND North America. The stint is in conjunction to support her latest new album ‘The Element of Freedom’ which is in stores now!
Listen: Toni Braxton’s ‘If I Have To Wait’…
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Toni Braxton – ‘If I Have To Wait’ [Listen]
Toni Braxton’s ‘If I Have To Wait’ leaked in snippet form previously and now the full track has finally surfaced. The Harvey Mason-produced track sees Ms Braxton take on a Western approach as she huskily croons her way through the country-tinged ballad. The song itself is a musical concoction of R&B and country, and makes for very easy listening. The song is lifted from the R&B veteran’s sixth studio album ‘Pulse’, set to drop on May 4th. Rating: 3.5/5
Rihanna’s full interview on ‘Alan Carr: Chatty Man’…
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Snapped: R&B singers attend 41st annual NAACP Image Awards…
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R&B and pop songstresses Keri Hilson, Mya and Kristinia Debarge all showed up on the red carpet for last night’s 41st annual NAACP Image Awards (Feb 26th). The ceremony took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Are we feeling Keri’s new hair? The singer was possibly one of the best dressed when she donned this strapless black gown, decorated with a ruffled rose split and gorgeous make-up to boot. Mya and Kristina opted for a more simple look and still managed to maintain their elegance.
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It was a good night for many of today’s R&B stars. Maxwell won for ‘Outstanding Male Artist’. Keri won for ‘Outstanding New artist’. Mary J. Blige won for ‘Outstanding Female Artist’ and ‘Outstanding New Album’ (‘Stronger With Each Tear’). And lastly, Whitney Houston won a trophy for her Music Video ‘I Look to You’. More singers after the jump. Photos: Getty Images.
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Brutha: part two of video shoot for ‘One Day On This Earth’…
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Brutha have released a second batch of footage which sees the brothers on the set of their new music video ‘One Day On This Earth’. The R. Kelly helmed joint is the lead single to be lifted from their sophomore album ‘Vacancy’, set to drop later this year.
Rihanna performs ‘Rude Boy’ on GMTV…
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Rihanna continued to spread more of that sexy swag in London by visiting morning breakfast show GMTV earlier today. She performed latest single ‘Rude Boy’ and entertained an interview in which she discusses her success, latest album and upcoming tour. The world is her oyster and we’re so loving it!
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Leona Lewis performs ‘I Got You’ on the ‘Alan Titmarsh’ show…
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Earlier today on the Alan Titmarsh show, darling crooner Leona Lewis delivered a polished performance of latest single ‘I Got You’. Whilst there, she continued with her promo by doing an interview. Auctioning herself off for Haiti, cracking the lucrative US market and going on her very first arena tour were some of the subjects that came to fruitition.
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Beyonce gets ‘fresh’ in new interview regarding Jay-Z…
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Beyonce cops an attitude with Extra’s AJ Calloway when he asks her if husband Jay-Z wants to be a father (see mark 1:14). In the new interview, the 28-year-old superstar gets snappy when the host indirectly tries to imply she was delaying Jay-Z’s dream of fatherhood. *crickets* That aside, the quickie interview also sees the singer discuss the 6-month break she appointed herself and working on new music. Usually, I would say her attitude was stank but for once, I was pissed off for her. How many times are these interviewers going to run this same question into the ground? She’s just not ready to have kids damn it!!!!
Rihanna’s ‘Rude’ stint on ‘Alan Carr’…
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Rihanna put on a grindfest performance of her new single ‘Rude Boy’ on yesterday’s episode of ‘Alan Carr: Chatty Man’. During the interview segment of the show, the sexy 22-year-old attempted to show the host how to do some of those Island moves – the Butterfly, the dutty wine and more. Little Miss Sunshine is up there with Beyonce when it comes to dancing technique so she should move so much more. As for the other part, hilarious stuff! The full interview will be posted later today.
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Listen: Bobby Valentino’s new single ‘Stilettos & T-Shirt’ (featuring Nicki Minaj)…
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Bobby Valentino featuring Nicki Minaj – ‘Stilettos & T-Shirt’ [Listen]
Bobby Valentino will be releasing his fourth studio album ‘Fly on the Wall’ this coming summer. The R&B crooner debuts his first single from the set which is titled ‘Stilettos & T-Shirt’ and features popular rapper Nicki Minaj. The track itself has been out from last year but this is the finalised version. With trashy Ms Ninaj featuring on yet another sexified male-delivered R&B joint (more recently, Usher and Robin Thicke), no cookies will be given for managing to guess what the song is all about. Hee-ho. Rating: 2.5/5
Monica visits ’106 & Park’…
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The beautiful Monica visited the ’106 & Park’ studios this week to premiere her new music video ‘Everything to Me’. The 29-year-old R&B veteran says the video was inspired by Beyonce‘s box office smash ‘Obsessed’ ala ‘Fatal Attraction’. In the video, Monica is seen rocking an Alexander McQueen blouse and gown and says she was paying tribute to the late designer. Her forthcoming sixth studio album ‘Still Standing’ will officially drop on March 23rd.
