A cool mesh of dance, R&B and a Contemporary take on The Supreme‘s signature sound, Solange‘s 2008 LP ‘Sol-Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams’ marked one of the decade’s more exciting releases.
However, despite being well received on a critical tip, the album struggled to live up to commercial expectations, despite spawning the #1 single ‘I Decided‘.
So, with reports of its follow up brewing in the Pop-verse, many of the starlet’s fans are hoping this year will see her unveil details on the anticipated release.
On the eve of the release Brandy‘s ‘Put It Down’ video, new shots of the singer rocking the house at MDA Show of Strength special have surfaced.
Set to air on CBS on September 2nd, the showcase aims to educate viewers on the effects of muscular disease and efforts to combat it. Other acts tapped to perform include Carrie Underwood, Alanis Morissette, and the All American Rejects. Needless to say, Ms. Norwood will be flying the flag for ‘Urban’ on the show.
As reported yesterday, Rihanna‘s latest LP ‘Talk That Talk’ staged a remarkable rebound to #1 on the Official UK Album Chart – 38 weeks after first topping the tally.
However, in the absence of promotion or activity surrounding any of the set’s singles, many scratched their heads as to how the album achieved the feat.
With a bit of investigative work, we’ve uncovered the answer. Read on for the Lipton…
As previously reported, as the grandest of sports spectacles Olympic Games (2012) drew to a close, it was only fitting that its Closing Ceremony brought out the grandest girlband of all – the Spice Girls.
That’s right – Ginger, Scary, Sporty, Baby and Posh rocked the house with rousing renditions of two of their greatest hits. What better way to spice up your night than a trip down ‘Girl Power’ memory lane?
With London hosting the Olympic Games 2012, it was only fitting that its grand Closing Ceremony brought with it the grandest girlband of all – the Spice Girls.
Ginger, Scary, Sporty, Baby and Posh rocked the house with a rousing medley of their hits. What are you waiting for? Spice up your…night..after the jump…
“These old b*tches better change their dentures/When I get in the game they gon’ be playin’ the benches”.
Initially billed as a matter of default, it’s clear Nicki Minaj‘s reign over Female Rap is showing no signs of faltering, held in place by her ever in tune fan base and their support of her material- on and off the charts.
Case in point? The UK chart run of her latest single ‘Pound The Alarm’ which is well on its way to reaching #1 after rising on its Top Ten tally once again.
Rihanna‘s ‘Talk That Talk’ may not have charted that chart in most countries, yet Barbados’ Next Top Model is enjoying finer fortunes with the LP in the UK.
For, in a further testament to Roc Nation‘s faith in their newest star Rita Ora, it has been confirmed that the US release of her ‘ORA’ album will be backed by a slot on MTV Unplugged.
Details on the 22 year old’s coveted coup after the jump…
The likes of TLC and Destiny’s Child ensured that the late 90’s/early noughties was the definitive era of “male-bashing”. Indeed, the chart-topping success of ‘No Scrubs’, ‘Bills Bills Bills’, and the like, made it abundantly clear who “ran” the music world at that time.
However, that same window saw R&B singer Nivea score a hit with revised twist on the “relationship” narrative. Flipping the script, she scored herself a winner with this week’s From The Vault pick – anti-homewrecker anthem ‘Don’t Mess With My Man’.
‘Don’t Mess’ saw the pint-sized powerhouse duet with the vocal dynamos of Jagged Edge; it was released in 2002 as the third single from the songbird’s self-titled debut. The track, which managed to hit the US Top 10 but was a minor hit in other territories, ironically remains the singer’s most well-known song on a global scale. Thanks, no doubt, to the 00’s boom of Web 2.0 (see: Youtube and the like).
The sizzling cut – which was helmed by the ever-present Bryan Michael Cox – was accompanied by a glossy video featuring the crew fooling around at a garage and dancing at a parking lot. Although a sassier (or out of the box) concept exploring the lyrics would have been edgier, the clip does a solid job presenting us an artist capable of hitting the notes and busting the all-importan moves.
In recent years, it seems people have been talking more about Ms. Hamilton’s personal life than her music. Unsurprising given her marriage, divorce and army of children with hitmaker The Dream, as well as her child with Lil’Wayne. A fact which is ever-unfortunate considering how solid cuts such as this and her sophomore set ‘Complicated’ were. Consequently, the songstress ends up in the “underrated” league alongside the likes of Ameriie and Kelis.
Still we’d like to know:
Who do you think are the most underrated R&B artists?
August 14th will see Lady GaGa take her critically acclaimed ‘Born This Way Ball‘ to Bulgaria’s Armeets Arena.
So, ahead of the show, peep these pics of the ‘Kill The B*tch‘ darling touching down in the country, arriving in style with a furry friend to be greeted with hoards of adoring ‘Monsters‘.
As previously reported, Pop ‘Commander’Kelly Rowland and Haitian hitmaker Jason Derulo are going Down Under to play ‘dance master’ on Australia‘s new ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ – inspired show ‘Everybody Dance Now’.
Each being renown for offering some of the industry’s most high octane dance moves, the two join forces to captain teams that will compete for prizes of $10,000 nightly and place in the finals to compete for the grand prize of a whopping $250,000!
While we’ve already shown you many-a-promo for the effort, with the show seeing its debut Sunday (August 12) night, find out what the dance masters themselves have to say about the upcoming dance battle royales!
Check above for Rowland and below for Derulo:
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