Archive for January, 2007
Beyonce and Shakira Together in New Song
R&B singer Beyonce has collaborated with Shakira on a new song for the Spanish-language re-release of her B’Day album.
Apparently Beyonce, who will start her world tour later this year and Shakira teamed only for one track called Beautiful Liar which will appear on the album, while three other Spanish-language tracks will also be included on […]
Joss Stone to Release ‘Introducing Joss Stone’
British soul singer and songwriter Joss Stone will release her third album, Introducing Joss Stone, on March 20th on Virgin Records.
The album is the one that Stone describes as “truly me. That’s why I’m calling it Introducing Joss Stone,” she says. “These are my words, and this is who I am as an artist.”
The material […]
Akon Outsells The Competition
Hip-hop superstar Akon’s smash sophomore album, Konvicted, continues to outsell top level competition (Jay Z, Game, Fergie, John Legend) making it the biggest release of 2007 thus far. The album is certified platinum by the RIAA in just 5 short weeks after its release.
Konvicted, the critically praised album which debuted at #2 on the Billboard […]
Kanye West to Launch New Album
Following The College Dropout (2004) and Late Registration (2005) the producer-turned-to-rapper-turned- to-hitmaker Kanye West is set to release his third album Graduation later this year.
The new material will cross the rap boundaries due to the cross-genre collaborations, such as the first single, Homecoming, featuring Coldplay’s vocalist Chris Martin, the same who recently collaborated with Jay-Z […]
Lily Allen Leads Brit Awards 2007 Nominations
The nominations for this year’s Brit Awards were announced.
Lily Allen leads the field for the Brit Awards 2007, shortlisted for four prizes including best British female solo artist and best British album.
The ceremony will be held at Earls Court in London on 14 February and it will be hosted by Russel Brand from BBC Radio […]
Al Pacino to Star as Salvador Dali
Variety.com informs that Al Pacino is to star as Salvador Dali in a new film about the surrealist painter.
The film will be called Dali & I: The Surreal Story, directed by Andrew Niccol, the same who directed Simone, in wich Pacino plays a film producer who creates a digital actress.
The script will be based on […]
Jerry Heller to Form New Record Label
Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller is set to return to the music industry with the formation of his new record label, Streetlife/Klock Work Records informs allhiphop.com.
The former NWA manager signed an agreement Tuesday (Jan. 16) with veteran producer Johnny “J” and Pablito Vasquez, who will act as a liason between the label’s artistic and business […]
Crank Debuts at Number One on DVD Charts
Crank, the non-stop, action-packed theatrical film released by Lionsgate, reigned supreme among this week’s new DVD releases, opening at #1 on both the DVD sales and rental charts. Earning almost $30 million in domestic box office, the thriller, starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart, sold 2 million units in its first week, with 1.4 millions […]
Jolie and Pitt Moved to New Orleans
Hollywood’s favorite nomadic couple is finally settling down, far away from Tinseltown. Angelina Jolie told Us Weekly that she and Brad Pitt have moved their three children, Maddox, 5, Zahara, 2, and 7-month-old Shiloh, to New Orleans, in a three-property compound in L.A.’s ritzy Los Feliz section.
“We love it there”, Jolie told Us at the […]
Alice Coltrane Dies at 69
The New York Times informs that Alice Coltrane, widow of the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and the pianist in his later bands died on Friday in Los Angeles from a respiratory failure, at the age of 69.
Alice Coltrane was also the manager of Coltrane’s estate, as well as of his music-publishing company, Jowcol Music, and […]
Not A Bad Day For Daniel Powter
“Bad Day”, the debut single from Grammy-nominated pop singer Daniel Powter, has become the first-ever digital single to be certified double platinum by the RIAA, having sold more than two million downloads in the U.S.
The piano-driven pop track was the biggest-selling digital single in 2006, spending five consecutive weeks at Number One on Billboard’s Hot […]
Mariah Carey’s Steam Room Bedroom
Mariah Carey, 37, has revealed in a recent interview that har bedroom is almost a steam room, because she is protecting her five octaves voice.
The singer refused to allow MTV Cribs acces her room, but she told V magazine that: “Literally I’ll have twenty humidifiers around the bed. Basically it’s like sleeping in a steam […]
