With a career that now spans almost twenty years and a brand with roots entrenched in her skill as a vocalist, Beyonce is undoubtedly one of the world’s most celebrated entertainers.
So it only makes sense, that after using her star power to endorse female equality and raise a generation of musicians she now calls her contemporaries, she be celebrated for her impact on the world alongside ‘Cold Shoulder’ belle Adele.
It’s been all of five minutes since Glee’s Naya Rivera and rapper Big Seanstepped out as a couple, and the pair already have a new single together. Christened ‘Sorry’, the track was premiered on LA’s Power 106 moments ago.
Typically, we’d be all sorts of cynical, however we have it on reliable word that their relationship is very much real.
As the age-old adage goes, mixing business and pleasure rarely ends well. Can Rivera and Sean re-write the rules on this, her first single? The answer awaits after the jump…
“I’m A Grown Woman…and I can do what ever I want!”
Famed for her luscious long locs, Beyonce took to Instagram today to showcase a bold new look.
Seemingly on a shoot of sorts (…), King B debuted a new shorter, cropped hair do, one a world away from the golden tresses she’s whipped across many a stage.
On a break of sorts since wrapping up the first US leg of her ‘Mrs Carter Show World Tour’, few details are known about the rationale (if any) for the new ‘do. What is certain, though, is that more pics await after the jump…
It’s hard to believe now, but two years have passed since Marvel served ‘X-Men: First Class‘ to the world via ‘Layer Cake’ genius Mathew Vaughn.
Now, before ‘X-Men: The Wolverine‘ is set to drop July 26th, Halle Berry-who played Storm in the original flick- has confirmed that she is to reprise her role as the white haired wonder for forthcoming effort, ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past‘.
Set for launch on 18th July 2014, the Bryan Singer directed flick will also star the majority of the brand’s original cast, which includes ‘Les Miserables’ Hugh Jackman and HBO‘s golden girl Anna Paquin, who now enjoys household name status following the launch of the networks’ bloody series, ‘True Blood’.
Adele may be on a musical hiatus as she adapts to life as a mother, but that hasn’t stopped the performance requests from flowing in.
For, after much ado about whether the Londoner would take to the stage at the Golden Globes or the Oscars this year, it has been confirmed that the 24 year old will perform at the latter on February 24th.
With global sales of over 24 million units, Adele‘s ’21’ is undoubtedly- by both stats and perception- the biggest album of the 21st century.
Now, two years after its February 2011 arrival, the ‘Cold Shoulder’ singer has hinted at the arrival of its follow up and tour she hopes to launch in aid of it.
It doesn’t launch until the 16th, but if reports by a number of outlets are anything to go by, Nicki Minaj is ‘American Idol‘s reigning champ- despite being on the judging panel with Pop icon Mariah Carey.
Indeed, in what comes as a unanimous vote in her favor, the ‘Your Love‘ Rapper has welcomed claims that of all the judges on this year’s panel she is the one to beat. Claims, backed by the show’s producer, Nigel Lythgoe.
After a number of its snaps surfaced online earlier than scheduled, GQ Magazine wasted no time in pushing the release of their tell all Beyonce spread forward, as to meet demand by her fans…and critics alike.
Today, that spread became available to the above, and marks the star’s most telling interviews to date. Telling, in ways which see her speak openly on her fifth studio album, her greatest fears…and making love to her husband Jay Z. Believe us when we say that this is one piece you do not want to miss out on.
The year 2006 saw Nelly Furtado leave one-hit-wonder territory and enter superstardom. Inde
ed, with a string of hits each hotter than the previous, the ‘I’m Like A Bird’ singer established herself as a chart force scoring #1s after #1s. The unapologetic ‘Promiscuous’ serves as this week From The Vault pick.
Helmed by then “it producer” Timbaland, the tune saw Nelly and Timbo (featured here as a rapper/singer) trading flirtatious lines on a seductive beat. The songbird exudes confidence and sensuality with her laid-back delivery, while Mr. Mosley is surprisingly pleasing with the “singing thing”.
A global home run, ‘Promiscuous’ reached the top spot of the charts in the US and Nelly’s homeland of Canada, and was a Top
3 single in the UK and Australia. It peaked inside the Top 20 in most of the other countries it was released in.
The Little X directed music video, which famously features cameos by Justin Timberlake and then-newbie Keri Hilson, sees Furtado interacting playfully and features an army dancers grooving at a club. By no means original, yet a visually delicious take
on a well-treaded concept. (Sidenote: just imagine what a Janet, Ciara or old-Britney would have done with that ending breakdown!)
Fans of the Canadian diva no doubt look back at the ‘Loose’ days as a golden era, for Nelly’s latest ventures can’t seem to match past achievements. And that’s putting it lightly.
With her latest effort, ‘The Spirit Indestructible’, selling 5,700 copies first week in the US while debuting at #79, the days of Top Shot Debut albums and consecutive #1 singles seem to be long gone.
And while we firmly believe it’s a case of being “gone for too long” and serving up wack material upon your return, we want to hear what YOU think:
This week’s From The Vault pick comes courtesy of defunct R&B duo, Zhané and their timeless smash ‘Hey Mr. DJ’.
R&B at its finest, ‘DJ’ was the first single from their 1993 debut, the aptly titled ‘Pronounced Jah-Nay’ (in case you were wondering). It was a Billboard Hot 100 smash, charting at #6 and managed to crack the Top 40 of various other countries like the U.K and Australia where it peaked at #26 and #9 respectively.
The funky cut was accompanied by a fitting “bloc-party” video, which – like much of the 90’s Urban output – evoked a real “feel good” aura. An aura referenced by some today’s artists, ala Beyonce on ‘Party’, yet one generally overlooked in an era which sees most trying to embrace the “dark” and “edgy”.
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Zhané scored themselves a few hits after ‘DJ’, such as ‘Groove Thang’ and ‘Sending My Love’, but ultimately called it quits as golden-decade of the 90’s drew to a close.
Though the journey ended rather abruptly for the talented pair, solace can be sourced in that they cooked up a hit which remains ever-fresh.
This week’s Billboard Top 200 Albums and Hot 100 Singles charts will feature quite a few surprises and new additions amongst the usual suspects. For starters, repeated vocal offender Rihanna rebounds to the Top 10 with ‘Talk That Talk’ jumping from 14-9 (25,000; up 9%).
Adele, the golden-voiced ambassador from the land of tea and crumpets maintains her firm position at No. 1 for the 23rd non-consecutive week on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, selling 247,000 copies of ’21’ (down 17%). Lastly the late ‘Queen of Pop’, Whitney Houston, holds the distinction of having three entries simultaneously on the same chart: ‘Whitney: The Greatest Hits’ (#2), ‘The Bodyguard’ (#5), and ‘Whitney Houston’ (#10); a career first for the diva.
See the top 10 Billboard 200 Albums and Hot 100 Singles before their official publication tomorrow after the jump and sound-off below.
