The Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list was released recently. Topping the list at #1 was Angelina Jolie, dethroning long-time title holder Oprah Winfrey. Musicians Madonna and Beyoncé came in at #3 and #4 with Bruce Springsteen coming in at #6. The list is ranked based on the value of media exposure and earnings earned by that particular celebrity. Beyoncé also earned the cover as you can see to the left (no pun intended). You can view her article HERE.
Mr. Carter, We mean Jay-Z has been given a release date for his upcoming eleventh LP entitled Blueprint 3. It’s release date is set to hit stores on September 11, 2009. This is good news as Jay-Z recently parted ways with Def Jam and it was unsure which direction he would be headed to. For now the album will be released under Warner Music Group as he further deals with bringing his Roc Nation project to Sony Music. The release date will also make it eight years to the day that the first Blueprint was released and more importanly eight years to the day of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Via: MTV News
BILLBOARD reported on Monday that Sade is recording the follow-up to her 2000 album Lovers Rock. No release date has been set for the album but there are hopes for a late 2009 release date. Her and her band’s (under the same name) label, Sony Music, had this to say:
“She is in the studio and the album will come when it is ready,” a source at Sony told Billboard. “You don’t wait for years for one and then rush it.”
The album seems to be promising and we feel great about because they’re taking time. Our opinion is old-fashioned in that sense, you cannot rush greatness.
“DIIIIVAAAAAAAAAAAAA! BOOOOBBBBBBAYYYYYYYYYY! KISSSSSS MYYYYYYYYYY ASSSSSSSSS!” Now that all informalities are out of our system we are pleased to state that Whitney Houston’s new album has been given a worldwide release date of September 1, 2009.
This is Houston’s first album in six years and is highly anticipated. So far it is know that she has worked with R. Kelly, Diane Warren, David Foster, Swizz Beatz, and Akon, for this project. Also check out her promo image above from is the first from a new batch of promo images to come from the ‘NEW ERA’ of Whitney Houston.
Another Billboard report gave the news that for the first time Pharrell is in the studio recording with Rihanna for her upcoming fourth LP. Here’ what he had to say:
“I’m going in with Rihanna,” The Neptunes frontman told Billboard in a recent interview. “This is the first time the two have collaborated together.”
At first it seemed that Rihanna’s upcoming fourth would be a blatant copy of Good Girl Gone Bad to recycle the success of it. Now that Def Jam has put together this mega-list of A-List producers for her it will be undeniable that the album will have hit after hit.
Pharrell has also been working in the studio with Shakira, Sara Bareilles, Usher and Incubus helping them to complete their individual releases. N.E.R.D. is also getting the finishing touches for their fourth album.
It has just been reported via MTV News that Lil Wayne’s Rebirth has a final release date after all the push backs.
After being pushed back a few times, production is finally finished on Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album, and it’s ready to hit the stores.
“Expect great music. That’s all I ever want them to expect from me,” Wayne told us after the MTV Movie Awards.
“I wanted to grow and show my growth as well,” he added. “It’s a difference from when you go in a room and come out and you’re better and everyone says, ‘How did you do that?’ So with this album, I wanted everyone to see my growing pains.”
Here again this is great news because it seemed as though this album would eventually get the shelving treatment.
In Billboard chart news, Eminem scores his second week at #1 with his Relapse album with Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown spending a second week at #2. Lady GaGa’s The Fame is sticking in there creeping up to #5 from #8 from last week.
In some less than happy news Electrik Red’s debut, How to Be a Lady: Vol. 1, came in at #100. This is just bad because Def Jam barely gave them any promotion and a lot of record stores do not even have the album stocked. Now we know those who are not properly acquainted with the group will write them and there album off as trash but our original opinion was similar and now look at the love we show them. If you watch a few of their ‘self-made’ promo vids and listen to their whole album from beginning to end you will realize that their debut is one HOT piece of material. Hopefully this is a sign that they start low and climb to the top instead of being flops.
In other good news Keri Hilson has scored her first #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with her single “Knock You Down” featuring Kanye and Ne-Yo and #4 on the Hot 100. Congrats to her as well as Jeremih sitting right behind her at #2 with “Birthday Sex” and #4 on the Hot 100.
Amerie has completed her latest album In Love & War with a release date of sometime in August. the album features productions from The Buchanans , Teddy Riley, Sean Garrett & Eric Hudson, Jim Johnson & Rico Love, Brian Cox, amongst others.
The video for lead single “Why R U” has already been shot and was directed by Ray-Kay. It will premiere on BET on June 8.
Tagged:
amerie,
beyonce,
billboard,
blueprint 3,
electrik red,
eminem,
forbes celebrity 100 2009,
jay-z,
jeremih,
keri hilson,
lil wayne,
pharrell,
rebirth,
release date,
rihanna,
sade,
september 2009,
whitney houston
