Archive for April 2nd, 2011

MICHAEL JACKSON “MICHAEL” – THE MAKING OF THE ALBUM (FULL VERSION)

MICHAEL: The Making of the Album is a 24-minute documentary on the creation and completion of Michael Jackson’s posthumous album MICHAEL. It is an insightful piece on not just the album, but Michael himself, and includes in-depth interviews from many of his collaborators, including Akon, 50 Cent, Lenny Kravitz, Neff-U, Eddie Cascio, and Teddy Riley.

Watch it now!


MICHELLE WILLIAMS SAYS SHE WAS SURPRISED BEYONCE LEFT HER FATHER

When news broke that Beyonce’ Knowles had decided to cut ties with Music World Entertainment and her daddy/manager Mathew Knowles it was quite a surprise. Although Beyonce’ is the last member of “Destinys Child” to leave behind Daddy Knowles, Kelly Rowland was the first in 2009 and Michelle Williams soon followed, it was still a move many thought she would never do. When HipHollywood caught up with Williams she told us she was very surprised to hear that Bey decided to part ways professionally with her father. And although Mathew no longer manages any of the girls’ solo careers, his is still “Destiny’s Child” manager, which begs the question, is a reunion in the works? Check out Michelle’s reaction to Beyonce’ dropping daddy and “DC” reunion rumors


RYAN LESLIE PERFORMS “BEAUTIFUL LIE” IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Talented Mr. Leslie took to The Park in our nation’s capital for a recent performance. Beats&Ballads were in the house to capture some footage of him performing his brand new record “Beautiful Lie”. Here is what they had to say,

After debuting his single “Beautiful Lie” in Paris in January 2011, Ryan Leslie (@ryanleslie) came to his birthplace to debut some of his newest material off of his upcoming album, ‘Les is More’, scheduled to be released July 4, 2011. Here is footage of Ryan Leslie debuting “Beautiful Lie” in D.C.


Q. PARKER TALKS ABOUT HIS SOLO CAREER, NEW ALBUM & MORE

1/4 of 112, Q. Parker, has officially branched out on his own, pursuing a solo career. The singer/songwriter spoke with Singersroom about his new venture, what he has planned for his solo album, learning from Diddy and more. Check it out.