Kehlani is swimming toward the release of her long-awaited album, ‘Blue Water Road.’
Due April 29, the set serves as the singer-songwriter’s third studio LP.
Preceded by singles such as ‘Altar’ and ‘up at night,’ fans have been buzzing about the project – which is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t.’
Now, Kehlani has whipped up even more excitement with the release of the album’s official tracklist.
It reveals that the likes of Justin Bieber, BLXST, Syd, Jessie Reyez, Thundercat, and more join her on the record.
T.I. is taking the tanking of his latest comedy show in his stride.
As reported, the rapper – who is embarking on a stand-up journey – received a less than favorable response from an unforgiving audience during his performance in Brooklyn, New York show last night (April 9).
Indeed, he was essentially booed off stage.
Now, the MC is sharing his take on what went down.
From The Vault is back this week with one of our favorite R&B starlets.
Today’s pick comes courtesy of the talented Mya with her 2003 effort ‘Fallen.’
Issued as the second single from the performer’s third album ‘Moodring’, the song sampled Hip-Hop classic ‘Runnin’’ by The Pharcyde, which itself was built around a sample of Bossa Nova jam ‘Saudade Vem Correndo’ by Luiz Bonfà.
Following the home run that was ‘Lady Marmelade’, ‘Moodring’ in many ways was designed to take Mya to the next level. The album’s first single – the Missy Elliott-produced ‘My Love Is Like Wo’ – was a Top 20 hit but for some incomprehensible reason ‘Fallen’ failed to make an impact on the Billboard Hot 100/ Indeed, it peaked right outside of the Top 50 at #51.
The video for the tune finds the songstress in besotted mode, following a guy she’s crushing over around New York City. From the newsstand in the morning to his bathtub in the evening. Directed by Darren Grant, aspects of the clip would be borrowed in Rihanna’s ‘What’s My Name?’ visual years later – a video that followed the then-red-haired beauty from sunrise to sunset around the Big Apple.
Sadly, ‘Fallen’ remains Mya’s last single to chart on the Hot 100.
Until this day, we’re perplexed at what prevented the entertainer from being one of the biggest names in music (commercially speaking). From the talent to the songs and the look, she had it all in earnest. Some say politics others ponder the product. For us, it will forever remain a mystery.
Thankfully, she has been able to experience success in different ways since then. Indeed, she embarked on an independent journey and released several successful albums for the Japanese market. She even snagged a GRAMMY nomination for her critically-acclaimed seventh LP ‘Smoove Jones’. As is increasingly becoming the case in the contemporary climate, success is relative and Mya has emerged as a textbook example of how.
She – alongside the Tinashes and Dawn Richards of the world – stands as a true testament that in the music industry there are many ways to win if you are ready to explore them.
Little Mix kicked off their ‘Confetti Tour’ in seismic style last night (April 9).
Blazing Belfast’s SSE Arena, the chart-topping Pop trio brought a hit-filled set comprised of classics such as ‘Touch,’ ‘Shout Out To My Ex’ and their most recent #1 smash ‘Sweet Melody.’
Rescheduled due to the effects of the global health crisis, the largely sold-out trek serves as the group’s last for a while as they embark on their previously announced hiatus.
And while solo venturesare amounting fast, the ladies are still going all out with the super-slick arena spectacle – their first since the departure of member Jesy Nelson.
Watch Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirwall, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock in action after the jump…
This week it was revealed that, after eight seasons on the air, ‘The Real’ has been canceled.
The confirmation of the Fox talk show’s end arrived on the heels of rampant speculation, which saw the news of its axing preempted to the point that some of the cast were forced to address the matter – seemingly before a firm decision had even been made.
With the fate of the series finalized, anchor Loni Love has opened up about the cancelation and shared insights into some of what was transpiring behind the scenes.
Hot on the promo trail in support of her April 8-released third studio album, ‘Familia,’ the GRAMMY-nominated songstress showcased live renditions of her latest two singles – the Ed Sheeran-assisted ‘Bam Bam’ and Willow Smith-enlisted ‘Psychofreak’ – for the ‘SNL’ audience aboard the show’s Jake Gyllenhaal-hosted episode Saturday (April 9).
Though handling the colorful showing of ‘Bam’ by her lonesome, Cabello stunned viewers when she was joined by Willow for the rocking first televised performance of ‘Psychofreak.’
Hop inside to see the action if you missed it when it aired live:
