R&B star Chris Brown performed his current single ‘Wall to Wall’ on the Today Show Summer Concert Series yesterday (August 31st). Though I still think the song is terrible, the performance was pretty good. Chris has definitely upped his live performing skills and has come a long way from the frantic dancing and poor live vocals of some of his past performances. Here he delivered with the singing and nailed the choreography too.

What do you think of the performance?

It’s been kind of slow news day today, but this caught my attention. There’s no doubt that Soulja Boy’s ‘Crank That’ song/dance has become pretty big, but it was still funny watching TLC’s Chilli doing the ‘Soulja Boy’…she was getting it! The singer did her thing during a recent stop at Atlanta’s V103 radio station.

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Rihanna graces the cover of the September issue of Peach magazine. She is looking on-point! I keep saying it, but this girl should hit the modelling scene if the music thing doesn’t work out because she sure knows how to take a picture.

What do you think of the cover?

Like many other artists this year, Trey Songz has seen the release of his new album ‘Trey Day’ pushed back on numerous occasions. Now re-scheduled for an October 2nd release, the CD will be preceded by this new single ‘Can’t Help But Wait’ – which was penned by Johnta Austin. I’m liking the song and the video; I found both to be pretty engaging. It’s kinda hard to believe that Trey has yet to fully blow up, seeing as he’s very talented. Here’s hoping this album garners him the recognition he deserves.

What do you think of the song/video?

R&B singer Fantasia’s home was featured on an episode of MTV Cribs earlier this week. As you’ll see, the house is amazing. I’ve kinda tired of the show, but it’s always good to see genuine talent reap the rewards of their success. Check out the vids below {Thanks Selena!}:

Part 1


Part 2

Part 3

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Despite the poor performance of the singles released from his ‘Curtis’ album so far, 50 Cent remains confident of his chances of coming out on top in his chart battle with Kanye West. Speaking with San Diego’s 93.3 radio station yesterday (August 30th), he said:

“Its not possible for Kanye to beat me, I don’t know why I said that. Its like the teddy bear vs. the gorilla. Def Jam [West’s label] is going to buy about 200,000 of Kanye’s records. Kanye sucks, I’m going to be honest, he sounds like a robot, he has a robot record.”

Their albums need to hurry up and drop already; it’s gonna be a interesting to see 50 justify his losing (which seems inevitable now). We all know he won’t stay true to his word and retire if Kanye tops him (one can only dream), but he’ll be more of a joke than he already is.

What do you think of 50’s comments?

Following the success of her debut single ‘Lip Gloss’, Lil’ Mama is back with 2nd single ‘G-Slide / Tour Bus’. The video for the track premiered on Yahoo’s Launch and BET Access Granted last night. Though not immediately as catchy as her debut, ‘G-Slide’ is pretty good – it’s a grower. As for the video, Lil’ Mama serves up more of the same great choreography and fun vibes that made the ‘Lip Gloss’ vid so good. I’m really liking the way doing things ‘different’, instead of following the norm – she reminds me of a little Missy Elliott’. This 17 year old is definitely one to watch out for.

What do you think of the video?
A, somewhat, bitter Irv Gotti spoke out on Ashanti in an interview with Wendy Williams yesterday (August 30th). The INC president admitted to having an affair with the ‘Only U’ singer…while he was still married. He went on to make sly comments about Ashanti’s now-shelved new single ‘Switch’. Gotti’s outburst seems to stem from his belief that the singer was ‘disloyal’ during the label’s much publicised legal woes a few years back.
What an idiot. The affair is hardly shocking – we all know how they were all getting down back then (See: Superhead’s book). He claims to be all about his business, yet he doesn’t seem too smart. Disloyal or not, Ashanti is still signed to the INC (though her album will drop via Universal/Motown) and is their best bet at chart success; I mean I don’t see Ja’s project doing anything. Anyway, you can listen to the interview below:

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Rihanna recently shot the video for ‘Hate That I Love You’ (ft. Ne-Yo), the fourth single from her ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ album in Santa Monica, California. I can understand why the label rushed through releasing her past CD’s, but the rate she’s dropping singles and videos now is a joke; and it’s kinda showing too – ‘Shut Up & Drive’, the album’s 2nd single, has stalled on the charts. Anyway, be on the lookout for the Anthony Mandler directed video in the coming weeks.

What do you think of the pics?
According to Hits Daily Double, the video for Kelly Rowland’s long-awaited (and much needed) new single ‘Ghetto’ (ft. Snoop Dogg) will debut on September 10th on BET’s 106 & Park. Be sure to check it out. {Source}
It’s about time! Aside from the fact that its been 5 months since ‘Like This’ came out, ‘Ghetto’ is doing real good on Urban radio so dropping the video soon is a must.

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The video for Chris Brown’s new single ‘Kiss Kiss’ debuted today on BET’s 106 & Park. I’m guessing the fact that I’m not a fan of the song is hindering me from liking the otherwise decent video. Still, Chris delivers with the choreography (as usual) and it definitely trumps the mess that was the ‘Wall to Wall’ video.

What do you think of the video?

I know you don’t usually see Britney Spears around these sides and neither do I have a particular interest in her music, yet it’s evident her ‘comeback’ is an event in itself. Two new tracks from her forthcoming album have surfaced today; first single ‘Gimme More’ and ‘Cold As Fire’ (written by T-Pain).
Nate ‘Danjahandz’ Hills (‘Promiscuous’, ‘SexyBack’ etc) produced ‘Gimme More’, which is slated to be Britney’s comeback single. I’m liking the track’s urban/electro feel – it sits comfortably next to a lot of Rihanna’s most recent material. Though the song is nothing groundbreaking, it should do enough to earn her another hit.
Having listened to the second track, ‘Cold as Fire’, it’s evident which direction she’s opted to take – a Pop/R&B/Electro fusion. The track, which was written by T-Pain (damn…he’s on everything!), is ‘ok’ – it seems like a grower.

What do you think: Hits or Misses?

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