After the debacle that was Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj‘s stint on American Idol, it appears producers are looking to defrost the ice on the panel and re-embrace the warmer tone of previous seasons.
Set to return to FOX in January, a new teaser for season 13 has been unwrapped, featuring judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and new Idol freshman Harry Connick Jr.
Check it out below…
With sales of her smash hit single ‘Beautiful’ make their way to the 2 million mark, Mariah Carey pens a fresh letter on its supporting album ‘The Art of Letting Go‘ today, explaining the honest and organic path she took craft it and its single of the same name.
Why the icon felt goosebumps during the recording process?
Mimi’s words below…
‘Fine China’ crooner Chris Brown brought the MGM Grand Garden Arena to its feet with his high octane set on the opening night of the iHeartRadio Music Festival.
Sharing top billing with the likes of fellow Urban acts Robin Thicke, J. Cole, Drake, and many more, the singer took the crowd to task with performances of hits ‘Beautiful People’, ‘Strip’, ‘Look At Me Now’, and many more.
Before hitting the stage the Grammy winner was quizzed on the release date of his one-time July slated album ‘X’, work on Jennifer Lopez‘s 10th album, and so much more. See Chris’s weekend in a nutshell below:
Beyonce’s Super Bowl extravangza this year was always going to be the hardest of shows to top; and though we’re not sure anyone on today’s charts could, Bruno Mars has officially been confirmed as the artist tasked with the job.
Full story below…
After racking up many a hit with Jennifer Lopez, ‘Culo’ hit maker Pitbull set his sights on the Latina bombshell that is Ms. Veronica Vega!
Set to take the world by storm with her infectious brand of Latin inspired Pop, the beauty teases fans with the release of the pair’s brand new video ‘Wicked’ today- launching a sneak peak now available to peep right here on TGJ?!
Why the likes of Akon, Ne-Yo and Pit have fallen for her?
Find out below!
While free ‘streams’ meant all of nothing this time last year, the inclusion of these streams when awarding US chart positions has seen the stock of many newcomers soar substantially.
One of these newcomers, being Hip Hop freshman Elijah Blake- housed by Roc Nation and enlisted to pen and produce material for Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Kylie Minogue, Usher, Ciara and Rihanna.
It’s the latter two that have seen him join producer Mike Will Made It dominate the UK’s Urban tally!
Chart check below…
This week’s From The Vault pick was released in 2001 and is quite literally what “Urban-Pop dreams” are made of. We present you Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On?’ by ensemble cast Artists Against AIDS Worldwide.
The project, which consisted of numerous remixes of the Pop-Culture landmark (each time featuring different vocalists), was helmed in a bid to raise funds for AIDS programs in Africa and other poverty-stricken territories. Though recorded prior the 9/11 tragedy, the track was released in October 2001 and saw 50% of its profit also going to the United Way’s 9/11 fund (with the half going to the AIDS relief effort).
Featuring an All-Star line-up of 2001’s finest acts, two radio versions made the rounds. Both produced by Bono and Jermaine Dupri, they saw acts such as Destiny’s Child, Britney Spears, Usher, *N’SYNC, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Nelly, Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Kim, Nas, Wyclef Jean, TLC, Nelly Furtado, Backstreet Boys, Diddy, Gwen Stefani, Mary J.Blige, Eve and Monica to name but a few, trade verses and lines. Marvin’s daughter, Nona Gaye, is also featured aptly singing the “father, father” line.
Without any promotion, the song managed to peak at #27 in the US and an impressive #6 on the UK charts.
The videos, cooked up courtesy of Jake Scott, depict the artists as they remove “labelled” blindfolds from their eyes, symbolizing how society is blinded by prejudice and how we need to open our eyes… which ties in perfectly with the original message of the masterpiece of a track that is ‘What’s Going On?‘
It’s happenings like this one that make “Pop” (in the broader sense) one of the most exciting genres in mainstream music. In addition to being a tremendous initiative to raise awareness about AIDS and give back to the American Red Cross, it had the huge selling point of featuring all the top artists of that time on a single track – in similar fashion as Bob Geldof‘s Band Aid and Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie‘s USA For Africa – providing the genre’s enthusiasts with a glimpse of what their favorites acts would sound like together, also serving up some odd pairings that, somehow, “work”.
Great track for a great cause!
With this gem being recorded over a decade ago and the industry constantly changing, we’d like to know…
Bonus: Peep the video for JD’s R&B remix after the jump…
US album sales have hit an all time low this week, despite the aid of albums spawned by Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Pop Princess Rihanna.
An unsettling story below…
As super-producers go, they don’t come more successful than Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins.
The hitmaker embodies the word in the most literal sense, having cooked up chart smashes for the likes of Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Lady GaGa, and Whitney Houston.
Now, the Grammy winner is venturing into reality TV with his singer wife Joy Enriquez. Christened ‘House Of Joy’, the show (which airs on Jennifer Lopez‘s new Spanglish channel, NUVOtv) chronicles the couple’s day-to-day life, as well as Enririque’s musical ambition.
Of course, in the spirit of asking the questions you want us to, we quizzed Jerkins on the latest projects he’s working on – which he revealed to be Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Justin Bieber, and more.
Hit ‘PLAY’ to check out our EXCLUSIVE interview with the Rodney and Joy AND be sure to check out ‘House of Joy’ Thursdays at 10/9C only on NUVOtv!
And the accolades continue to pour in.
Justin Timberlake‘s blockbuster success with ‘The 20/20 Experience’ has been rewarded with a whopping six nominations at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards it was announced moments ago.
The Pop maestro’s comeback effort, which hit stores in March (and sees a sequel unleashed this September), has nabbed the singer the most number of nominations at the 30th anniversary of the iconic show, which airs live from New York’s Barclays Center on August 25th. It’s an honor the 32-year-old shares with Hip-Pop stars Macklemore & Ryan Lewis whose success with hits such as ‘Thrift Shop’ and ‘Same Love’ have propelled them from little known hopefuls to global chart-toppers.
What categories are each up for? Who else has been nominated? Fret not, the answers await after the jump!
Cheryl Cole is back!
Well…not yet. Earlier today, in teasing fans with the possibility of a fourth studio album, the entertainer took her personal Instagram page to share an image of herself in the studio- recording new material.
More below…
With her new movie ‘Black Nativity’ set to drop on November 27th, Mary J.Blige has announced the release of an accompanying Christmas album….set to feature original material from the ‘Mr.Wrong’ vocalist.
Festive facts below…
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