Friday, November 6th 2009

LLoyd Readies New EP & New Album

R&B singer Lloyd has announced that he will be releasing an EP entitled ‘The Young Goldie EP’ in December. The project, which includes productions and appearances from J. Holiday, Nicki Minaj, Juelz Santana, Richboy, Drake, is preceded by the title track ‘Like Me’ (featuring Bun B) which was produced by Jim Jonsin. The singer’s new album, which hits stores in 2010, comprises contributions from Jim Jonsin, Cool & Dre, Rico Love, and Rodney Jerkins.

It’s encouraging to see that Lloyd is continuing to pursue his career given everything that he has had to endure with the disaster that is now The Inc. (which some refer to as the new Bad Boy Records) and Irv Gotti. I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of his earlier releases, especially ‘Girls Around The World‘, ‘You’ and the monster club hit, ‘Get It Shawty’. If only ‘Like Me’ was of similar quality. The song is generic and boring; hardly even worth the energy required to type this sentence. Nonetheless, I’m still expecting to hear bigger, and hopefully better, things from Lloyd because he has a lot of potential. Listen to ‘Like Me’ below:

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Posted By: Trent

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Thursday, June 11th 2009

Report: Usher & Tameka To Divorce

Speculation has been mounting for several months over the relationship status of Usher and wife Tameka Foster. Well it appears the rumours have been validated, with the R&B superstar reportedly filing for divorce from his stylist wife today:

R&B star USHER and his wife are reportedly planning to divorce after almost two years of marriage.

The Yeah! hitmaker and stylist Tameka Foster have been living apart for the past year, according to U.S. publication In Touch.

Divorce papers were filed in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday morning (11Jun09).
The shocking news comes just four months after Foster suffered cardiac arrest during cosmetic surgery in Brazil.

At the time, Usher, who flew to be by her side, insisted he had no idea his wife was there for the procedure.

A source close to the couple says, “Usher’s primary concern is for his children. He is a great father and just wants to do what is right for them.”

The couple have two kids together, Usher Raymond V, 18 months, and Naviyd, six months. {Source}

Damn. While it’s never a good thing to see a once-happy couple divorce, this must surely be leaving Usher feeling kinda embarrassed, After all the defensive rants and raves. Here’s hoping they both act responsibly in the midst of this all for the sake of their kids.

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Posted By: Sam

Jennifer Hudson’s ONLY Live Performance of ‘And I Am Telling You’

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson wowed her industry contemporaries at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy party a few weeks back with an exclusive performance of ‘And I Am Telling You’. I hear that she is not allowed to perform the song live for contractual reasons.