Summer may be on the horizon, but Jay-Z scorches like only he can with new song ‘Open Letter’.
Produced by hitmakers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, the no-holds-barred cut sees the Hip-Hop mogul hit out his critics, address the “controversy” surrounding his and Beyonce‘s trip to Cuba, his Roc Nation empire’s new mega-deal with Universal Music, and more.
Take a listen below…
Rihanna, Elijah Blake, Rita Ora.…Timbaland.
While a number of his former rivals struggle to find commercial relevancy in today’s world, Jay Z continues to extend his lead as one of the industry’s most powerful players this week, following confirmation that he has signed world renown producer Timbaland to his Roc Nation music group.
Details below…
Fresh from blazing the Billboard charts with his his comeback effort ‘Suit & Tie’, Justin Timberlake is giving fans a window-peak into the making of its parent album - ‘The 20/20 Experience’.
Taking to his official website, the former NSync singer shared new shots of him and hitmkaer Timbaland in the recording studio as they continue piecing together one of Pop’s most anticipated releases.
Peep more pics after the jump…
Get very excited!
Today welcomes the release of the sizzling new Timbaland jam, ‘Party Anthem‘, featuring Young Money royal Lil Wayne, ‘She’s A B*tch’ genius Missy Elliott and T.Pain.
Though details on its ‘purpose’ are sketchy, it’s safe to say that if the songs on Missy‘s new LP sound anything like this, she’s onto a winner.
Good times below…
Get familiar with ‘Surrender‘, the scorching piece by Timbaland‘s Lyrica Anderson.
Lifted from her new mix tape ‘King Me’, the infectious number comes courtesy of Anderson and rising maestro Jovii Hendrix, and may strike a positive chord with many Rihanna fans upon listening.
Find out why below…
When you’re catalogue is as celebrated as Missy Elliott‘s, people have no choice but to anticipate the release of new material.
So, as to ensure she makes the most of her two new singles, the ‘Triple Threat’ joined long time friend Timbaland for an interview with our friends over at ‘The Breakfast Club’.
Addressing her new album and what she’d been up to during her hiatus, the interview also saw both she and Timbaland share their thoughts on Rap Royal Drake, and his contributions to Aaliyah’s forthcoming album.
Enjoy below…
Hard to believe 11 years have passed since the music world was shaken with news of R&B starlet Aaliyah‘s untimely passing. Indeed, the then-22 year old – whose career had already seen itself lined with accomplishments – seemed poise to take her career into the stratosphere.
But, that fateful August 25th day saw an unfortunate, other result.
In her wake, the singer has left many adoring fans and an everlasting impression on R&B. And, with news of unreleased tracks from the songstress soon set to make their way to music shelves, it’s safe to say that we have yet to hear the last of the ‘One In A Million’ maestra.
And while the Twitterverse was set alight this morning with faithful fans mourning and celebrating her life, now the stars have joined the salute to this awesome songstress. See who after the jump:
Messy. Indeed, few other words can accurately relay the drama that has engulfed Aaliyah‘s first posthumous album.
From the outset, debate has raged on about the proposed set – reaching feverish degrees upon the release of Drake‘s collaboration with the late singer, ‘Enough Said’.
Today, however, sees the story take an ultra dramatic turn; for Aaliyah’s musical moulders Missy Elliot and Timbaland have confirmed that they will have no involvement in the project.
It’s an announcent which auto-invalidates claims by the label releasing the album – Blackground, which is owned by the fallen star’s uncle Barry Hankerson.
Full story after the jump…
Get into behind the scenes footage taken from Timbaland‘s new video ‘Hands In The Air‘, featuring Ne-Yo.
Part of the ‘Step Up : Revolution’ soundtrack, the cut’s visual was shot in a club which saw the producer’s son Demetrius shoot a number of scenes alongside the duo.
Watch below…
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