Forget crisis PR. Chris Brown is back on top thanks to a viral video. “Forever” shot to the No. 5 spot on iTunes over the weekend due to this video of a couple dancing to his song as they walked down the aisle at their wedding. The clip logged over 7 million views in a week.
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The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul will release her 9th studio album Stronger on November 24. The first single, “The One,” features Drake and can be seen in a new AT&T ad airing now.
“The album represents who and what I am right now,” MJB said on set of the commercial. “I’m a stronger human being after all the growing pains. It’s about life, love, change, strength—mostly really knowing who you are and being confident in that.”
The follow-up single will be the title track, “Stronger,” which can also be found on the soundtrack to More Than a Game. The documentary about NBA star LeBron James’ high school days in Akron, Ohio, opens October 2 in select theaters, while the soundtrack arrives September 22.
A rough version of “Stronger” with Chris Brown’s ad-libs on it leaked over a month ago, listen to it here.
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Here is a new, unreleased track from Robin Thicke. It is titled, “Dirty It Up”, produced by Scott Storch. It sounds very old, and it is not the style you have come to expect from Robin. It could have even been a reference track. Check it out.
(Prod. by Scott Storch)
Here is a new record from Cassie. It is titled, “Stamina”, produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins. It is another quite awful attempt at I don’t even know what. Whatever they are trying to do with her just isn’t working. But, check it out, what do you think?
(Prod. by Darkchild)
We just recently posted the brand new remix to Chrisette Michele’s record, “Fragile”, off her Epiphany LP. According to Rap-Up Chrisette Michele will pull double duty this weekend, directing and starring in her new video.
The soul lady will go behind the lens to shoot the clip for “Fragile,” the third single off her sophomore album Epiphany. Chrisette will direct a viral video for the song on Sunday featuring her pal Wale.
“I’m so into new media and different ways of promoting music and one of my favorite things to do is be online with promotion,” she tells Rap-Up.com. “We’re producing a video exclusively for the Internet.”
Chrisette is trading in her lavish lifestyle for simpler things in the clip. “We’re gonna keep it street. I’m not gonna be in stilettos this time. I’ll probably be in the latest pair of Nike kicks. It’s more of a chill vibe on this video.”
This is not her first time in the director’s seat. She previously directed the video for “Love Is You” from her debut album I Am.
Listen to the “Fragile (Remix)” featuring Wale here.
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