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8th Jun
Mariah Carey Update
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Mariah Carey took a break from recording her new album to make an appearance at the Fresh Air Fund’s Salute to American Heroes last night in New York City. She looks great; it’s the best I’ve seen her look in a long while. The downtime she’s had since her tour wrapped, in October last year, has done her some good.
In other Mariah news, Timbaland collaborator Nate ‘Danja’ Hills – who co-produced Nelly Furtado’s smash ‘Promiscuous’ – has stated that he is currently recording tracks with the ‘We Belong Together’ singer. Danja joins a host of hit-makers lined up to produce for the project including Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beats and Scott Storch.
I’m anxious to hear Mariah’s new material; after the success of ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ it’ll be interesting to see whether she can deliver once again.

Can Mariah top ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ album?
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7th Jun
Meeting Kelly Rowland
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I managed to meet R&B star Kelly Rowland today in London. This took place at the taping of Loose Women which she was performing on (airs tomorrow). I didn’t attend the show, but caught up with Kelly afterwards.

I’ve seen ‘Ms Kelly’ in concert etc before, but she is STUNNING in person – a real beauty. She was so gracious and down-to earth. Smiling and being very friendly with everyone. Her minder allowed the waiting crowd full access to Kelly, so along with an autograph, hug and many pictures, I was able to speak with Kelly in some detail.

Many were acting star-struck, which to some extent I was too, but I said to myself ‘you don’t see Kelly everyday…you better ask her something!’ I proceeded to wish her luck with the project and asked her what the 2nd single will be – to which I got a ‘hmmm’ as a response. I informed her that alot of people are feeling ‘Work’ (someone else screamed out ‘Still In Love With My Ex’) and then lol…*crickets* she (and her entourage) stared at me right in my face for like 5 seconds straight. I had to ask her ‘why is everyone looking at me? lol’ She was shocked and said that she didn’t know people knew of ‘Work’ etc like that. She was really flattered, so much so that when she was about to leave she called me out personally – by name – and thanked me for the info and said ‘it’s really useful’. I’m guessing their still mulling over which single to pick and it was good for her to get an idea of what people are liking.

All in all, a great day…

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7th Jun
Lil’ Kim Resigns With Bad Boy?
According to AllHipHop.com, rapper Lil’ Kim has (re)signed with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records. The pint-sized star made her first appearance as a renewed Bad Boy artist during Diddy’s set at Hot 97’s Summer Jam event on June 3rd. This may come as a surprise to some, as the relationship between Kim and Diddy was rumored to be far from great.
I’m not entirely sure if it’s true, but it could be a good thing for Kim. Despite the obvious complications promoting her last LP ‘The Naked Truth’ (due to her prison sentence), Kim’s then-label Atlantic messed up the project with wack video’s and poor promo. Needless to say, the album tanked. Maybe Diddy will do her right with this new deal. Then again, when does Diddy do anyone right? 112, Danity Kane, Cheri Dennis….the list goes on.

Do you think Lil’ Kim is right to sign with Bad Boy?

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7th Jun
Eve ‘Here I Am’ Cover
Our friends over at Rap-Up.com have posted what is supposedly the official cover for Eve’s upcoming album ‘Here I Am’. Can’t say I’m liking it too much; she’s stepped up her look overall, but that wig is just not cutting it. ‘Here I Am’, which features her current single ‘Tambourine’, will hit stores on August 7th.

What do you think of the cover?
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Music
6th Jun
Ne-Yo GIANT Magazine Shoot
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I’m not entirely sure what ‘look’ Ne-Yo was going for in this GIANT magazine shoot, but it definitely doesn’t work. On first glance, I thought it was a joke, yet the pics are legit. This shoot- especially that first pic (lol)- don’t do anything to ease the ‘rumors’ about him. What was he thinking?
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6th Jun
Rihanna Chart Update
It appears that even after the massive success of ‘Umbrella’ and a huge promotional campaign, Rihanna’s latest LP ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ won’t be debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200.
According to Hits Daily Double’s analysis of first day sales, Rihanna will vie for the #2 or #3 position with T-Pain – whose ‘Epiphany’ album was also released yesterday. Both artists are expected to sell in the region of 160-170k in their opening week. Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is tipped to take the top spot with his latest effort.
I’m kinda surprised by this. Def Jam haven’t been behind an artist this much since Mariah’s comeback and to think that after all that she won’t debut in the top spot. Then again, the opening numbers will be Rihanna’s highest yet. Surely that’s an achievement?

What do you think?
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6th Jun
New Song: Kanye West – ‘Stronger’
This new Kanye West track is taken from his upcoming album ‘Graduation’ (due August 21st). It’s refreshing to see Kanye switch up his approach; the Hip-Hop/Electro fusion samples House group Daft Punk’s ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’. Though, ‘Stronger’ doesn’t ‘wow’ me, it’s still a solid track – much better than the album’s first/buzz single ‘Can’t Tell me Nothing’.

Hit or Miss?

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6th Jun
Teedra Moses Update
R&B songstress Teedra Moses is readying her sophomore album ‘The Young Lioness’ for an August release. The long-awaited LP sees the critically-acclaimed Moses return to the music scene after what appeared to be a three year hiatus. Speaking to VIBE late last month, Moses said she spent her time out of the limelight writing for other artists including Mary J. Blige and Macy Gray. ‘I’m not the kind of person who’s just gonna put together an album in two months or two weeks. I like to present myself over a period of time’ she added. Though no definite lead single has been chosen, Moses is rooting for a track called ‘Love’s Gonna Be’ – which samples Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrel’s ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’.
I’m really anticipating Teedra’s new CD. Her first, ‘Complex Simplicity’, was superb – with great tracks such as ‘Backstroke’, ‘You Better Tell Her’ and ‘Be Your Girl’. Hopefully, this time around, she’ll get the recognition she deserves.

Will you be checking for Teedra?
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5th Jun
R. Kelly & Usher On Set of ‘Same Girl’ Video
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The above pics are taken from the set of R. Kelly and Usher’s collabo ‘Same Girl’. The track, which is quickly climbing the charts, is the 2nd single from R. Kelly’s latest LP ‘Double Up’ (out now). ‘Same Girl’ is one of the better tracks from the album and is a smart single choice. Expect the Little X directed video to premier in the coming weeks.
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5th Jun
Preview ‘Ms Kelly’ Album
You can now preview every track from Kelly Rowland’s upcoming album ‘Ms Kelly’ (due July 3rd). After listening to the lengthy clips, I feel Kelly has a genuine shot at solo success. Highlights from the CD at this point include ‘Love’, ‘The Show (ft. Tank)’, ‘Ghetto’ and current single ‘Like This’.

What do you think of the tracks?

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5th Jun
New Videos: John Legend & UGK/Outkast
New music videos by R&B singer John Legend and UGK & Outkast debuted yesterday. Check them out:

John Legend – Stereo

‘Stereo’ was one of the only tracks I was feeling from John Legend’s lackluster 2nd LP ‘Once Again’ and it’s great to see that the video turned out decent. It has a distinctly alternative/unique vibe to it and serves as one of his better videos. I’m not sure if it’ll do anything to rekindle peoples interest in the album, which kinda came and went.

UGK – Int’l Players Anthem (ft. Outkast)

It’s been a while since Outkast have been in the limelight, so their appearance on this UGK track is welcomed. I’m really liking the song and video; the vid follows the concept of track closely and the resulting video is hilarious. Definitely one the better videos released this year. Stars including T-Pain, Chamillionaire and Big Gipp make cameo appearances.

What do you think of the videos?

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5th Jun
Exclusive: Kelly Rowland First TV Performance of ‘Like This’

Kelly Rowland is back in Europe for another promotional blitz to support her upcoming ‘Ms Kelly’ album. The singer stopped by morning show GMTV today to make her first televised performance of current single ‘Like This’. The performance was good; the choreography was decent and the vocals were on-point. It’s great to see her finally performing the song on TV now. ‘Ms Kelly’ drops July 3rd.

What did you think of Kelly’s performance?
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