Music website Soundfiends has revealed that the first single to be taken off the new Britney Spears album will make its worldwide premiere on Monday, January 3rd 2011. The 29-year-old has teamed up with Dr Luke, Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant and William Orbit for what will now be her seventh studio album. The project is said to have some dubstep influences to it, and will see a worldwide release next March.
Those who believe that Willow Smith is not being allowed the chance to have a normal childhood may be right. The 10 year old revealed to NME magazine that sometimes she does indeed feel frustrated by the pressure of fame and is forced to sacrifice her social life while recording music. Read what Willow had to say below:
While Willow, who is just ten years old, describes her fledgling career as “awesome” she added the responsibility of being a singer sometimes means she has to make sacrifices in her social life.
“The hardest part is wanting to hang out with your friends when you have to work,” she says. “My friends will come over and you’re recording and you’re like, ‘Pleeease let me go with my friends. I don’t wanna stay here!’ but people are relying on you.” {Source}
Rapper T.I. wrote a special message to his fans on his website thanking them for their letters and expressions of encouragement.
At the end of the letter, T.I. listed most of the fans who have written to him so far.
Coincidentally, T.I.’s 7th studio album, No Mercy, dropped today. No Mercy is also available on iTunes!
So here it is…NO MERCY, the most honest and intimate installment of my life story as promised. Hope y’all enjoy it and it lives up to the very high standards I’ve set for myself or anyone who’s to be considered one of the best. I must admit it takes a lot to go through as much as I have and still keep the love in your heart and in your art. But at the end of the day, if that’s what it takes to produce the music that keeps the world of hip-hop evolving on it’s axis….Then even the lowest of the lows of my life was all worth it. Thanks again for your prayers, your time and attention. And remember….It does’nt matter how long it’ll be before the next time you see me. What matters is that I’ll be a better man before that time comes. The longer I sit, the smarter I get.
I’d like to give a vey special thank you to all the fans who’ve been writing me and lifting my spirits everyday. I read all of them. Although I would never be able to write you all back…I’d like to list as many of you individualy as I can and thank the others collectively. It’s a relief to know that there still are people who see a man with a life and not just another headline in the news. Most of you sound very concerned and optimistic at the same time about my situation. Let me assure you all that I am deffenitely keeping my head up. I don’t consider myself done by far. Also many of you are convinced as I am that God has a plan for me that he’s preparing me for.
Speaking recently to the LA Times, the 44 year old icon opened up about her plans for her new album.
Via the LA Times:
Next up, time permitting, is a new album to work on during 2011. “I’ll just have to fit it in while on tour,” she says, stressing that her new project will not be looking backward or forward. Instead, she plans to stay in the moment.
“No rush, no deadlines, just create, see what I’m feeling, see where the music goes,” she says. “I want to see where I am in my life at that moment.”
It will be interesting to see what Miss Jackson cooks up, she definitely still has it, and can still have a major impact on the game.
Jennifer Hudson showed off her new figure last night here in at the Kennedy center here in DC, as she walked the red carpet of the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. She performed during the show as part of The Oprah Winfrey Tribute which included a selection from the Broadway Musical “The Color Purple”.
Her new movie, ‘Winnie,’ where she portrays Nelson Mandela’s wife, hit theaters next year.
Hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte shared her thoughts on the Lil’ Kim vs. Nicki Minaj beef backstage at “VH1 Divas.” The politically correct femcee thinks there’s room for everyone, but says it’s not Kim who should be worried by Nicki.
“Those who really need to be worried by Nicki’s record is Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado,” she tells VH-1 “Nicki is coming out to win. She’s not thinking of the block. She’s not just thinking of the city. So she’s able to handle so many areas of what it takes right now to be an international star.”
Lyte definitely has a point. Judging by ‘Pink Friday,’ Nicki Minaj is doing just that, making mainstream music that will garner her international awareness. I must say I’m not a fan of the album, but I have come to like Nicki. It’s like I’m always wanting to see what she is going to do next, that’s what makes an artist an artist. Always striving and wanting to be the best. Honestly, the real money is in mainstream, ‘cross-over’ music, it’s sad to say but the real consumers of Hip-Hop and R&B are white. Some people like to call the ‘cross-over’ appeal a ‘sell-out.’ I feel that as long as your making good music that comes from a genuine place and you have the potential to reach different people, cultures, and continents….I see that as a rewarding blessing.
Rick Ross is calling out his “Aston Martin Music” collaborator Chrisette Michele after the famed songstress criticized him for walking out of the 2010 Soul Train Awards.
As previously reported , Chrisette denounced Ross after he lost the “Best Hip-Hop Song” category to Eminem and was scene storming out of the awards angrily shortly after.
In an excerpt of her blog, she writes,
“Who stands off at an award show because they don’t win? An award is winning at being as “stuck in a category” as possible.”
Now Rozay is speaking his mind on the situation and tells The Source that he left because of a performance issue he was “uncomfortable with”, not because he lost to Eminem.
“Basically, I had an opportunity to perform “Aston Martin Music,” which Def Jam put together. The day before the awards I went there for rehearsal…it was a lot of things going on onstage and for the first time, me being at an award show I had no input. It was a little uncomfortable. I just came from the BET Hip-Hop Awards [where I invited] MC Hammer down to the pyro stage. As a result, we were voted the number one performance at the awards. I wouldn’t risk that for a three-minute opportunity I’m not comfortable with.”
Ross also emphasized that his walk-out had nothing to do with his fellow rapper or Chrisette Michele, and hints at a possible problem with other guests that were set to be invited onstage for the performance.
“I’ve been going to award shows for a long time and I’ve never had a problem with who won. I’m happy I’m recognized. We were in the trailer, going over these particular [performance] issues [with the shows producer]. Out of respect, we came back out there to give them a reaction to the nomination. They gave the award to Eminem. I applauded. Big Record. That wasn’t the issue. Like I said, the things we requested weren’t met. It had nothing to do with Chrisette Michele. It may have had to do with me not knowing the other 50 people that were onstage at [rehearsal] and we doing my record.”
The Source’s ‘Man of the Year’ also adds that he wasn’t too pleased with Chrisette’s blog and says that it could cause him to look at her differently adding that he might think her hat or recent hair cut are “ugly.”
“I haven’t spoken to Chrisette Michele or her team. but I didn’t speak to her to [invite her to] the show either. It was something maybe the label set up. [But] her choice of words were ugly. Denouncing Hip-Hop, that ain’t cool. Using ugly words could give off the wrong impression. That could make your hat look ugly to me now. That could make your haircut look ugly to me now. Hopefully if we win a Grammy, she’ll come out and accept it with your boy. Give me a kiss on the cheek.”
Swizz Beatz and Eve have reunited in the studio for a hot new track. Maybe this time Eve’s album may see the light of day on a store shelf.
Check out Eve & Swizz Beatz – Hot Steppa #1 here:
Christina Milian visited ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ today. The singer used the opportunity to clarify several rumours circulating concerning her recent divorce to The Dream.
Milian also announced the release of her new single which will be released in March 2011.
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