Though major label backing would have seen it fare far better, it seems Ashanti‘s independent release ‘Braveheart’ is having no trouble impacting the charts this week.
Set to move around 20,000 units in its US opening week, the R&B effort now finds a friend in the United Kingdom, where it can now boast of owning a Top 40 spot thanks to sales that have seen it out perform Robin Thicke‘s ‘Blurred Lines‘ this week.
Details below…
The tongue-in-cheek motif continues for Lily Allen and her ‘Sheezus’ campaign.
Set to descend into stores on May 5th, the album saw its accompanying cover(s) and tracklist unveiled today.
Beyond its Kanye West inspired title, the LP has drummed up ample buzz thanks to the Urban lean of singles ‘Hard Out Here’ and ‘Air Balloon’.
So what are you waiting for? Find out what Lily plans to serve up on album number three below…
After a plethora of push-backs, Iggy Azalea is finally gearing up to unleash her debut album ‘The New Classic’.
The ambitiously titled set is due on April 15th, and comes packaged with a number of notable features.
Indeed, among the names joining the fiery femcee on the project are mentor T.I and Rita Ora.
Flip the hood to see what else the Aussie-bred/US-based talent has been baking in the studio…
This week’s From The Vault journey’s back to the early 00’s with Jagged Edge. The R&B maestros’ dance-floor jam ‘Where The Party At’ serves as our latest pick.
A classic by most counts, ‘Party’ was released in May 2001, automatically becoming the Summer-smash of that same year. It was produced by the era’s formidable hitmaker Jermaine Dupri and featured rapper-singer Nelly.
The first single from J.E.’s third LP ‘Jagged Little Thrill’, the cut was a #3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 smash on the Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B. It peaked at #25 in the UK and reached the seventeenth position on the Canadian charts.
Dave Meyers took the directorial helm of ‘Party’s sun-soaked visual, which offered a literal yet enjoyable take on the song’s lyrics. Indeed, the liquor flowed – even in the pool – and scantily-clad women are omnipresent. As was the norm at the time, the guys paired their pipes with choreography and bust out a few moves of their own amidst the clip’s racy antics.
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With male R&B experiencing a resurgence of sorts in recent years, we feel the scene is still missing an act that would bring the R&B-boy-band agenda back to being front and centre. Put simply, a modern take on the Jagged Edges and 112s of the world. Or a refreshed re-incarnation of the Boyz II Mens and Jodecis. For, the current era seems thirsty in 2014 for a continuation of what Jagged Edge brought to the table during the late 90’s and 00s’.
With Day 26 on the comeback trail, we believe they could execute such task amazingly (with the right backing). Still, we’d like for YOU to tell us about a boy band – up and coming or established – who you feel could fit the bill.
Hitmaker Pharrell Williams has ample cause to be ‘Happy’ this week.
For not only has his second solo album ‘G I R L’ charged straight to the top of the Official UK Album Chart, it’s done so with blockbuster sales.
Details after the cut…
Well, hello J.Lo!
Premium diva Jennifer Lopez continues her media takeover on the cover of Instyle Magazine‘s April 2014 issue.
The 43-year-old is working the campaign trail hard in support of new single ‘I Luh Ya Papi’ and her upcoming new LP.
Should she keep stunning like this and, of course, serve up hot new material, album number 10 may just smash in the way Team J.Lo are pining for.
For now, fans can catch La Lopez every week on FOX’s American Idol.
Soul-filled songbird Marsha Ambrosius is hard at work on sophomore album ‘Friends & Lovers’. Yet, while she puts the finishing touches to the project, the former Floetry singer warms fans up with a free EP christened ‘Fvck & Love’.
The racy set, which features track titles such as ‘Come’, ‘Take It’ and ’69’, includes production from the likes of Da Internz and Eric Hudson.
So what are you waiting for? Get all the way familiar with new Marsha after the jump…
Man of the moment Pharrell Williams may be topping charts across the globe, yet solo success isn’t seeing the Neptunes frontman rest on his laurels.
The 40-year-old continues to blaze the promo trail, most recently posing it up for the UK’s Guardian newspaper in support of new album ‘G I R L’ – which looks set to make a major splash on the Official UK Album Chart today.
Proving that age ain’t nothing but a number, peep Pharrell serve youth aplenty after the jump…
Keyshia Cole certainly knows how to keep busy.
The R&B belter is currently baking new material in the studio, which we hear she is gearing up to serve later this year.
It appears the mother of one is eager to mix and marry her musical efforts with her foray into fashion, if her new promotional video is anything to go by.
Taking to Instagram this weekend, Cole teased fans with a sneak peek at the latest range of her ‘Keyshia Cole By Steve Madden‘ shoe collection, which struts into Macy’s and Dillards this Summer. Beyond the still shots (more of which you can check out below), the ‘Trust & Believe’ songbird plugged the line with a brief clip that featured new music (from her upcoming new album?.
Peep all after the jump…
With sales and a mainstream appeal that’s made her the envy of many a R&B diva, Tamar Braxton undoubtedly finds herself in the ‘good books’ of any familiar with her genre, and its staple acts.
However, by way of a comment published on her official Twitter account, she may have scored a new found enemy in Britney Spears’ fan base this week, after she weighed in on a message published by the ‘Chart News’ twitter account on the icon’s latest album ‘Britney Jean.’
Details below…
Season 3 of ‘Scandal’ exploded back on the small screen recently, and the show’s stars are making sure everyone knows.
Columbus Short, Bellamy Young, and Jeff Perry (who play Harrison, Mellie, and Cyrus respectively), made the rounds on the talk show circuit this – stopping by ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’ and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’.
Peep our the Gladitors in action below…
Currently hard at work on fresh music and TV projects, Kelly Rowland took a brief break to share a new look.
Taking to Facebook today, the ‘Dirty Laundry’ diva revealed a braided hairstyle, adding the caption: “changing it up”.
Liking the look. But more amped to hear new material. With X Factor out-of-the-way and few other female R&B projects on the horizon, what time is better than the present to strike out with a new album campaign. A promo-heavy one at that.
Anyway, peep a dynamite performance of ‘Like This’ after the jump. Why? Because we feel like it!
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