Disappointment has defined much of the year for Rihanna, following the delay of her eighth studio album and the under-performances of its accompanying singles.
Aiming to re-ignite interest, the Roc Nation model is gearing up to release the video for the project’s only well-received cut – ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ – this Thursday.
In a smart buzz building move, the Bajan sensation stopped by the BET Awards tonight to tease with a trailer (which was immediately rolled out on VEVO).
LA‘s ‘Nokia Theatre‘ plays host to the 2015 BET Awards’, boasting live showings from the likes of Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Janelle Monae, Tamar Braxton, Kendrick Lamar, and an all-star tribute to Janet Jackson courtesy of Ciara, Tinashe, and Jason Derulo.
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The stars shine for Urban music’s biggest calendar night – the 2015 BET Awards!
Hosted by ‘Black-Ish’ stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, the show airs live tonight from Los Angeles. See and sound off on the fashion hits and misses of the industry’s biggest stars as they arrive to the scene.
Another year, another explosive BET Awards . Tonight, the biggest names in Urban music will be in the house to give the world yet another amazing show.
Though we presented you our Top 15 BET Awards moments yesterday, we wanted to keep this one for this week’s From The Vault – Missy Elliott, Ciara and Fatman Scoop‘s showing at the event in 2005 is our pick.
‘Control’ was the first single from ‘The Cookbook’, Elliott’s sixth LP. It was produced by the artist and reunited her with her ‘1, 2 Step’ collaborator Ciara. Hype-man Fatman Scoop was added to the mix to bring that unique party-anthem vibe that he has mastered through the years.
It was a hit for the trio, peaking at #3 on the Hot 100 in the US and #7 in both the UK and Australia.
The performance was everything you could expect from a Missy and a CiCi : impressive choreography, creative stage production and swag aplenty.
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It’s performances like this which keep us rooting for Missy and Ciara, even when the charts don’t necessarily agree. Say what folk will, but most of the artists on top at the moment cannot demolish a stage the way these women can.
As for the BET Awards more broadly, we’re elated that the show is getting more and more recognition through the years and we say it’s much deserved as it has always delivered quality production and allows an often under-appreciated community to shine like the brightest stars in the sky. We’re ready!
In light of the multitude of trending of tragic events happening Stateside and worldwide, former football star turned Urban Inspirational recording artist Trinity Dawson has released a relevant anthem for today’s society in the form of his second single ‘Not That Easy.’
The Houston based native impacts Gospel radio the tune, an encouraging and uplifting song that talks about being steadfast and unbreakable during tough situations, that was birthed from a collaboration with Grammy Award winning songwriter Aaron Sledge (Mario, Michelle Williams, James Fortune, Mary Mary).
Leona Lewis is on a quest to redefine with new album ‘I Am.’
The set, due globally on September 11th, marks the songbird’s first since taking flight from Simon Cowell’s SyCo and settling in a new label nest over at Island/Def Jam.
Having warmed up the masses with taster cut ‘Fire Under My Feet,’ the skilled vocalist seems keen to showcase what else she’ll be serving up.
In a freshly unwrapped video, the London bred singer previewed new songs including ‘Thunder,”Ladders,’ and ‘Power.’
With just two days to go before Ciara‘s new single ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love’ officially impacts US radio, the hype machine for its roll-out is beginning to rev up.
Acclaimed director Dave Meyers lensed the video for the Dr. Luke number last week and is this week sharing an insight to what he, Ci, and choreographer Galen Hooks have cooked up.
Taking to Instagram, he posted the shot above and added the caption:
@ciara@galenhooks wait till they get a load of what we did. Thank u for an incredible shoot.
To say we’re excited would be a pronounced understatement. Ci almost always delivers visually, while Dave’s receipts (Britney, Pink, Rihanna, Janet Jackson) speak for themselves.
Listen to ‘Dance,’ which is lifted from the ‘Jackie’ album, below…
Unfortunately, Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea have seen their infectious bop ‘Pretty Girls’ fail to ignite the Billboard Hot 100 after peaking at #29.
Now, after watching many of her own songs surpasses sales of 2 million units in the same market, Iggy has shared her thoughts on why ‘Girls’ failed to fly.
