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28th Mar

Cherish Update

Capitol recording artists Cherish have pushed back the release of their sophomore effort ‘The Truth’ to May 13th. The set was originally set to drop on April 29th. To coincide with the release of the record, a second single has been lined up in the form of ‘Amnesia’ (a video for which is set to be shot in the coming weeks). Whilst I’m liking the slow/mid-tempo cut, I feel the girls excel on their more upbeat/club-destined tracks i.e. ‘Do It’, ‘Shoe Fanatic’ and ‘Keep It Fresh’. Kinda has me thinking whether this has any real chance of making an impact on the charts – a much needed occurrence for the group after the so-so performance of their last single ‘Killa’.

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25th Mar

Kelly Rowland Heads Back To The Studio

Following the success of Kelly Rowland’s recent releases here in Europe, it is being reported that the ‘Like This’ singer is set to start recording her third solo album next week. No further details are available at time of writing. {Source}

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25th Mar

Pics: Mariah At ‘The Hills’ Premiere

Diva Mariah Carey was snapped leaving Gotham Hall in New York yesterday night in New York City. The singer was there to perform at the season 3 premiere and after party of popular MTV show ‘The Hills’. At 37, Mariah really is giving the young ones a run for their money…she’s looking on-point.

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23rd Mar

New Song: Donnie – ‘Take You There’

As Making The Band 4 wraps up yet another season, many are probably wondering about the status of Donnie’s project. After all, both of the groups – Danity Kane and Day26 – have released their albums this month. Word has it, Donnie’s album will drop in August and will be lead by this new track titled ‘Take You There’.

The song, which features Diddy, has a distinct funk feel to it. I’m really liking the production, the arrangements etc. A solid track, for sure. However, there is a problem; I don’t ‘believe’ Donnie. Something about all of the material I’ve heard thus far sounds kinda forced/contrived. Whilst his Making The Band co-stars seem to have a stamp on their respective sounds, I get a ‘sing whatever is given to me’ vibe from Donnie. Perhaps, its due to the way he’s been portrayed on the show so far, I don’t know. Whatever the case, at this point, I’m thinking Diddy should have given one of the other group rejects a solo deal instead of Donnie. Time will tell if he proves the naysayers wrong…

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23rd Mar

Corrine Bailey Rae’s Husband Found Dead

In what comes as unfortunate news, the husband of UK singer Corrine Bailey has been found dead in Leeds, England. See the report, via The Telegraph below:

The body of Jason Rae was discovered in a Leeds flat on Saturday.

The 32-year-old musician was a saxophonist with the Haggis Horns.

The band describe themselves on their Myspace page as “an eight-piece live funk extravaganza” who combine funk, soul, hip-hop and afrobeat with jazz virtuosity.

The group had performed with Corinne Bailey Rae, as well as other artists including Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Nightmares On Wax.

They released their debut album, Hot Damn!, last September.

A post mortem examination carried out last night proved inconclusive.

Police said they were currently awaiting the results of toxicology reports.

Officers investigating his death have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs.

He has been released on bail pending further inquiries, West Yorkshire Police have said.

Condolences to Corrine and her husband’s family.

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20th Mar

New Song: Danity Kane – ‘Make Me Sick’

‘Make Me Sick’ features as a bonus track on the Danity Kane’s latest album ‘Welcome To The Dollhouse’ – which saw its release Stateside this week. The uptempo R&B/Pop cut is very reminiscent to the sound on the album and is solid enough to have made the final tracklist. Anyone else hear similarities between this and Rihanna’s ‘Breakin’ Dishes’? In other Danity Kane news, ‘Welcome To The Dollhouse’ is predicted to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 – shifting somewhere in the region of 250,000-275,000 copies first week.

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14th Mar

Lil’ Mama – ‘VYP: Voice of The Young People’ Cover

The pic above is the official album cover for Lil’ Mama’s debut effort ‘VYP: Voice of the Young People’, which is due in stores on April 29th. I’m kinda liking this; it’s very much in-line with the style the 18 year old has been rocking since coming out.

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12th Mar

New Song: Brandy – ‘Dig This’

Now that the legal drama surrounding Brandy has subsided, the R&B songstress is focusing, once again, on her career. This new track ‘Dig This’ features on the soundtrack for Tyler Perry’s upcoming movie ‘Meet The Browns’. Despite being produced by The Underdogs (Tyrese, the entire ‘Dreamgirls’ score etc), the piano-driven ballad sounds like a vintage Bryan Michael-Cox cut (‘We Belong Together’, ‘Be Without You’ etc). In any case, the song great; Brandy trademark vocals, the lyrics, the instrumentation, everything!

This has me anticipating Brandy’s long-overdue new record; the 29 year old is reportedly signed with Epic Records and will be dropping an album later this year.

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29th Feb

Preview Day26’s Album

You can now preview the self-titled debut from Day26, stars of Making The Band 4. This 6-track sampler serves to give give a taste of what the group’s LP (due March 25th) will be offering. Featured on the preview:

01. Diddy’s Intro
02. I’m The Reason
03. Got Me Going
04. In My Bed
05. Come In
06. Are We In This Together

Listening through this has kinda reignited my belief in the guys’ chances of success. The previously unheard ‘I’m The Reason’ as well as ‘In My Bed’ and ‘Are We In This Together’ are very solid cuts. The void left by the likes of 112 and Jagged Edge may just be filled by Day26.

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16th Feb

New Song: Kanye West – ‘Hey Mama (Grammy Mix)’

As many of you know, rapper Kanye West gave a heartfelt tribute performance of ‘Hey Mama’ at last Sunday’s Grammy Awards, in remembrance of his late mother Dr. Donda West. The song originally featured on Kanye’s ‘Late Registration’ LP. A new version of the track was recorded in the studio -the version performed at the Grammy’s – and surfaced recently. Listening back to this kinda makes me feel for Kanye all the more. I definitely have a lot of respect for the way he’s soldiered on since the unfortunate event.

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7th Feb

New Song: Mario – ‘Me & My Girl’

Despite having released his third album ‘Go!’ this past December, Mario is already prepping the follow-up, with a ‘Sometime in 2008’ released date pencilled in. This new track ‘Me & My Girl’ is said to be the first taste of what the 21 year old singer will be serving up on his new project. Though I’ve heard better from Mario (See: ‘Music For Love’…my song), this is solid R&B – which is what he does best.