As the age old adage goes: “you better get it while it’s hot”. A certain Christina Aguilera seems versed up in this, as she recently shot the video for new single ‘Moves Like Jagger’.
The Maroon 5 duet has been a surprise hit; owing much of its success, no doubt, to NBC’s The Voice – which Aguilera and the group’s leader Adam Levine judge and have performed on.
‘Hold It Against Me’ and ‘Telephone’ director Jonas Akerlund takes the helm of the clip – which the ‘Dirrty’ singer tweeted from the set of earlier today.
To celebrate Alicia Keys‘ decade long stint as a recording artist, That Grape Juice are giving 3 lucky readers the chance to win signed copies of her anniversary edition of ‘Songs In A Minor’.
Info on the album and details of how you can enter after the jump…
New Orleans-born, Beverly Hills resident Frank Ocean is the bubbling under artist-of-the-moment, who seems to be on a meteoric rise to the big leagues. The 23-year-old affiliate of controversial rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA) or Odd Future for short, has most recently penned a track for Beyonce (‘I Miss You’), and logged in studio time with hip-hop legend Nas and producer Pharrell Williams. The Def Jam artist is even hinting towards collaborations with Jay-Z and Kanye West.
‘Acura Integurl’
Ocean is also an accomplished songwriter. By the name of Christopher “Lonny” Breaux, he boasts credits in releases from Brandy (‘Human’), Justin Bieber (‘My World’), and John Legend (‘Revolver’). This talent led him to a deal with Island Def Jam over a year ago. There, Ocean completed his album nostalgia, ULTRA. The album shines on the basis of Frank’s knack for story telling, which is almost poetic at times, laid over tracks from left-leaning pop acts and certified rockers like Coldplay, Mr. Hudson, MGMT, and The Eagles, all presented with Brandy-esque vocal arrangments, and backing vocals.
‘Swim Good’
Yet, the album along with Frank went ignored by the company for what he alleges to be a full year. On Feb 16, the singer took matters into his own hands, releasing the LP as a free download via his tumblr as sort of a middle finger to the company. The results were nothing short of epic. nostalgia, ULTRA has received overwelmingly positive reviews from critics and some of the industries biggiest names (see above). Ocean, along with the Drake-approved The Weeknd, have been called the “new wave of R&B”. Even Chris Brown’s mini-beef sparking comment, was nothing more than a misconstrued compliment on Ocean’s artistry.
‘Novacane’
Now Def Jam is trying to make things right. Frank Ocean’s debut will be officially released as a shortened EP, nostalgia, LITE, on July 26. You can check out the full, free version here.
Following the commercial disappointment that was 2010’s ‘Libra Scale‘, Ne-Yo is hoping to change the approach to his next release due this fall. The singer recently sat down with VIBE magazine to discuss exactly what those changes would be.
After a bout with laryngitis caused the canceling of a string of North American tour dates, Adele has announced the rescheduled shows, that will take place in August and October.
When your talent lacks and your tickets sales do too, there remains few other options than a re-release. At least that must be the thinking of Rihanna and her team. For, the model is confirmed to be working on a re-release of her ‘Loud’ LP.
Sales of earplugs have must risen in Baltimore yesterday morning. For last night the purveyor of the nasal neigh, Rihanna was in town to kick off her ‘Loud Tour‘.
Armed with her trademark hair, so-so vocals and 6 years worth of material, the 23 year old treated fans to a performance they would never forget – for better or for worse.
Check out the model in action, performing ‘Man Down’, below…
With cancelled dates and an all-round lack of buzz, Rihanna‘s ‘Loud Tour’ has reportedly had promotoers worried for months. However, instead of shaming the naysayers by putting on an epic show, Fenty opted to shame herself by trying to give a lap-dance on the trek’s opening night in Baltimore yesterday.
Trying to take a leaf out of Janet Jackson‘s book, the 23 year old pulled a female fan on stage, embarrassing herself by giving the stiffest lap-dance you ever saw.
Check out Ms. Fenty get her mechanical whine on after the jump…
Feeling the heat from the backlash over her ‘Man Down’ video, Rihanna phoned in to BET’s 106 & Park moments ago to further defend herself. According to the model, the visual for the Anthony Mandler directed clip is empowering for women the world over.
Check out more of what she had to say after the jump…
Yesterday, the Parents Television Council released a statement slamming the visual for the latest Rihanna single ‘Man Down‘. Now, the Nivea model has hit back at the claims the video endorsed the use of weapons and vigilantism.
Yesterday, it was confirmed that her latest LP ‘Born This Way’ has sold 2 million records across the globe. Now Lady GaGa has responded to the controversy surrounding Amazon‘s decision to sell the record for 0.99 cents which accounts for 40% of the album’s combined US sales so far.
