Yours Truly drops September 3rd, and Ariana Grande has taken to her Instagram to tease fans with a new song snippet (above).
Vado Feat. French Montana, Pusha T & Chinx Drugz – Till My Wrist Hurt (Copy)
This posse cut will be featured on Vado’s upcoming Slime Flu 4, due August 6th.
JoJo Sues Da Family & Blackground Records; Says Her Contract Was Up Two Years Ago
From NY Daily News:
The tween sensation is suing the record label that made her famous, saying they have no hold on her now that her seven years of service are up.
Joanna Noelle Blagden Levesque says in a lawsuit against Da Family Records and Blackground Records that under New York State law, minors cannot sign contracts that last more than seven years.
JoJo, now 22, and her parents signed a contract with company subsidiaries in 2004 when she was 12 and has sold 5 million records. Therefore, she argues, her contract was up in March 2011.
Universal Music, which distributes JoJo’s recordings, did not return calls seeking comment.
Just Blaze – Wig Splitters
An hour and a half worth of getting the party started, courtesy of the genre-bending Just Blaze.
Jordin Sparks – Skipping a Beat
American Idol alum (and the future Mrs. Derulo) Jordin Sparks is back in the game with a new single, and it sounds like a hit. Check it out below.
Raven-Symoné (Probably) Comes Out Of The Closet
I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you
— Raven-Symonè (@MissRavenSymone) August 2, 2013
Side-note: I’m getting OLD. From People:
On Friday, the actress, 27, sent out a Tweet putting to rest long-held rumors about her sexual orientation.
“I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you,” the That’s So Raven star wrote, presumably referring to the Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn The Defense of Marriage Act.
This marks the first time the actress has insinuated her sexual orientation publicly, although she defended her right to remain private in May of last year.
“I’m living my PERSONAL life the way I’m happiest. I’m not one, in my 25-year career to disclose who I’m dating. And I shall not start now,” she wrote among rumors she was living with AzMarie Livingston, an openly gay former America’s Next Top Model contestant.
“My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I’m dating to know. I’m not one for a public display of my life.”
Rich Kidd – We On Some Rich Kidd Shit Vol. 7: The People’s Champ (Mixtape)
Rich Kidd drops his seventh compilation, immediately letting me know that I have a lot of previous project to download and check out. Plenty of features on this one; you can check out the tracklist (along with the stream and download link) below.
Billboard Will Count Lady Gaga’s Upcoming Phone App Sales (But Not JAY Z’s?)
If you recall, JAY Z’s million-sold app sales for Magna Carta… Holy Grail weren’t accepted by Billboard (they even wrote a letter about why that was). What makes this mind-boggling is that Lady Gaga will apparently be employing a similar technique for her upcoming album ARTPOP…..and she will get a pass. The reasoning? According to Bill Werde (the same one who wrote the aforementioned letter), it’s all about selling the album over a free download:
The problem I have with it is, JAY Z didn’t give away the album; Samsung purchased the copies in advance. So I don’t really understand or believe that these guys are too fair on the matter.
Juicy J – August 27th Flow
A get-you-hype track courtesy of Juicy J. Stay Trippy drops August 27th (hence the name).
@Lil_Silva Feat. @RosieLoweMusic – No Doubt (Video)
‘No Doubt’ is taken from the Distance EP, released 5th August.
UPDATE: Robin Thicke Performs ‘Blurred Lines’ On ‘Fallon’
Above, Robin Thicke brings ‘Blurred Lines’ to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Also included is the hilarious ‘classroom version’ of their performance:
Jimmy, Robin Thicke & The Roots play “Blurred Lines” on classroom instruments in the Late Night “Music Room.”
SNIPPET: Marie Dahlstrom & Kenneth Barber – One Day
Some new Marie Dahlstrom in the form of a snippet, featuring the vocals of Kenneth Barber.
Raheem DeVaughn – A Road to ‘A Place Called Love Land’ (Mixtape)
A Place Called Love Land drops September 3rd, and Radio Rah thought to give his fans a dose of music to hold them over until then. In this mix we get the singles that we’ve already heard plus some teaser tracks from the upcoming album…..all-in-all a worthwhile listen if you’re a fan. Stream, tracklisting and download link below.
SNIPPET: Naya Rivera Feat. Big Sean – Sorry
I lightbulb literally came on in the room I was sitting in when I first saw this. Big Sean and Naya Rivera’s relationship (from her standpoint) now makes so much sense…..all we need now is for Big Sean to show up on somebody’s TV show (Glee, perhaps) to make the cypher complete.
Anyways, we should be hearing the full song soon.
Ricky Hil – Anime
A new loose track from Ricky Hil…..suddenly I want to do some hard drugs for some reason.
The Kid Daytona – DJ Enuff Freestyle (One Night Is All I Need)
During one of his last days in Paris Daytona hit the studio to drop a exclusive impromptu freestyle for the homie Enuff and the rest of the Thats Enuff fam.
Kat Dahlia Arrested For DUI, Resisting Arrest
Not the best way to start your career, but hey……from TMZ:
According to the report, Dahlia was pulled over for speeding at roughly 3AM — and when the officer approached her 2013 Nissan, a strong odor of alcohol emanated from the vehicle.
The officer claims Dahlia’s speech was heavily slurred as well, so the officer asked her to exit her vehicle — at which point, Dahlia allegedly began to grow belligerent.
The report says the officer asked Dahlia to complete a field sobriety test, and she refused, cussing at the officer instead. The report doesn’t specify what cusses she used, but safe bet … she shouldn’t have used any.
Dahlia was then placed under arrest, but allegedly resisted by refusing to put her hands behind her back. The officer had to force Dahlia’s hands in order to cuff her.
Dahlia was subsequently transported to a nearby police station and booked for misdemeanor DUI and resisting arrest — but hey, at least her song’s catchy.
Diddy & Ciara Visit Kris Jenner’s Show
Sean “Diddy” Combs serves as co-host; music sensation Ciara along with Olympian Summer Sanders along with a “Spoiled Fashionz” kid show and a body painting demonstration.
FKA Twigs – Water Me (Video)
The artist formerly known as Twigs (I’m assuming that’s what that means) has released a creepy (at least to me) visual for ‘Water Me’, which is taken from the forthcoming EP2, released 9th September
HAIM (@HAIMtheband) – The Wire
A demo of this song was apparently out for a year now, but thanks to Zane Lowe (who christened this one of his ‘Hottest Records’ on BBC), we now get to hear the final version of the song.
@TZYWorld Feat. Alex Thompson (@athompson1030) – Recognise Me (Video)
TZY’s Arrival is said to be here sometime in November.
Doobie Brothaz (Jackie Chain & ST 2 Lettaz) – John Legend
3 years after the Doobie Brothaz collaboration began, ST and Jackie Chain appear to finally be dropping an album. “John Legend”, produced by the Block Beattaz is the first single.
Source: DGB