a) Alicia Augello-Cook
* New Orleans, Louisiana: New Orleans Arena – May 22nd 2008 – Winner
a) Alicia Augello-Cook
Great performance; from the energy, to the crowd interaction to the weave slinging lol. Kelly has really been on her A-Game consistently with these recent batch of performances. ‘Ms. Kelly: Deluxe’ hits stores in Europe on May 12th.
What do you think of the performance?
“This record is going to be very different from my previous record ‘Back To Basics.’ I’m working with a lot of different people so it’s a little hard for me to really go for a specific theme this time around, but I can assure you that it’s going to be a very very interesting record. Am I nervous? Of course but I’m also very excited. I never like to play it safe so it’s always a little risky to release a record that doesn’t sound like everything else out there. I mean, I love Timbaland’s music for example but I would never work with people like that because everyone else is doing it already” {Source}
It’s great to see Christina not jumping on the Timbaland bandwagon. Granted he’s undeniably one today’s top hit makers, his ‘sound’ is becoming increasingly dated IMO. I’m kinda hoping Christina keeps pushing boundaries, yet also sticks with a tried and tested direction; as that ‘Back To Basics’ record, though not the pits, was certainly several steps back from the solidness that was ‘Stripped’.
It was good to see her give a little clarity to the situation. Here’s hoping she’s found the right label that will handle her project correctly, as the list of producers featured on the record are pretty impressive (Bryan Michael Cox, Darkchild, Missy Elliott etc).
Any thoughts?
Amidst the media speculation surrounding Mariah Carey’s supposed marriage to actor/comedian Nick Cannon, the video for the singer’s new single ‘Bye Bye’ – which stars Cannon – premiered today. Having watched the clip, I’m now almost certain that the ‘wedding’ is a publicity stunt. I mean why was Nick in the video? His role served no purpose to the song’s lyrical content. The initially boring clip picked up when it began to take some kind of relevant form. I’m not particularly a fan of the song, however I can see Mariah scoring another big hit with this.
What do you think of the video?
She sounded good for the most part, but something about her is still distinctly underwhelming to me. When is the new Pussycat Dolls album out?
What do you think of her rendition?
Diva Mariah graces the June cover of VIBE magazine. The issue, which hits newsstands today, sees the songstress model a variety of swimwear showcasing her new slim-line physique.She looks real good; they went a lot easier on the Photoshop job than her recent promo pics have done, IMO making her look even better.
What do you think of the cover?