Archive for April 20th, 2011

BEYONCE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in NEWS |

The Beyoncé revolution begins now. The global superstar makes a statement on the cover of “Run the World (Girls),” the first single from her highly-anticipated fourth album. After lots of speculation, an official press release went out this afternoon. The song will premiere on radio tomorrow at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S. and will be available for download on iTunes worldwide starting Thursday morning.

“Run the World (Girls),” which samples Major Lazer’s “Pon de Floor,” was produced by Switch with additional production by Beyoncé and Shea Taylor. The song was written by Terius “The-Dream” Nash and Beyoncé.

Watch a short teaser for the single below.

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THISISRNB PRESENTS: KEVIN COSSOM – KC TAKES OVER NYC (DAY 1)

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in BEHIND THE SCENES, NEWS, THISISRNB EXCLUSIVES, THISISRNB TV |

Singer/Songwriter Kevin “KC” Cossom recently spent 3 days in NYC on a promo tour for the release of his brand new mixtape “By Any Means”. Starting with a mixtape signing party in Brooklyn at Vinnie’s Styles, and then an interview on 98.7 Kiss FM with the legendary Lenny Green. Followed by online media interviews, photo shoots, a live show for BET Music Matters, and a listening session for his next release “Hook vs. Bridge 1.5″. We accompanied KC throughout the 3 days and are proud to present to you the Official promo tour series: Kevin Cossom – KC Takes Over NYC.

Here is Day 1, stay tuned for Day 2 and Day 3 Coming Soon!

Follow Kevin at Twitter.com/kevincossom and KevinCossom.com

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CHRIS BROWN KICKS OFF “F.A.M.E.” TOUR IN AUSTRALIA

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in PERFORMANCES |

R&B Superstar Chris Brown kicked off his “F.A.M.E” tour last evening at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Australia, giving his fans everything that he has to offer. Check out the footage of Brown performing ‘Say It With Me’, ‘I Can Transform Ya’ and ‘Wall To Wall’.

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BTS: K. MICHELLE “HOW MANY TIMES” VIDEO SHOOT

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in BEHIND THE SCENES |

K. Michelle’s manager Delante Murphy takes us behind-the-scenes of her video shoot today in L.A. for “How Many Times”. Director Benny Boom talks idea for the visual and what we can expect to see. Video quality isn’t great, but looking forward to this. Check it out, and stay tuned!

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MUSIQ SOULCHILD ON WALMART SOUNDCHECK

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in PERFORMANCES |

Musiq Soulchild gave a dope performance including new songs from his latest album Musiqinthemajiq for Walmart Soundcheck. Check out the full performance at http://soundcheck.walmart.com/musiq-soulchild. Enjoy!

MusiqInTheMajiq In Stores March 3.

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JASON DERULO ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE, ALBUM & MAKING OF VOL. 1

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in BEHIND THE SCENES, NEWS |

Jason Derulo has officially announced the title of his first single & forthcoming sophomore album! “Don’t Wanna Go Home” (single) & Future History (album) are coming soon! Watch Jason’s “The Making Of Future History” Episode 1 now, in which he talks about his writing and recording process for the upcoming album – FUTURE HISTORY! And be sure to sign up for http://jasonderulo.com to hear a sneak peak of the first single “Don’t Wanna Go Home” on May 2nd!

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VIDEO: RAHEEM DEVAUGHN – BREATHE

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in VIDEOS |

Neo-Soul man Raheem DeVaughn releases another new visual. This time for his record “Breathe,” originally off his debut album The Love Experience, but also off his latest mixtape “Heemy Taught Me,” which is a collection of his classic material, many of his new fans might not know. So to do it right he has been shooting videos for the catalog cuts. In this visual the R&B Hippie acts as the masseuse, giving a sensual massage to his lovely co-star, while “Breathe” acts as the soundtrack to the tender moment. Check it out!

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MUSIQ SOULCHILD – MUSIQ VS. SOULCHILD & BEING A VOCALIST

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by ThisIsRnB in INTERVIEWS |

In part 4 of this exclusive interview with Musiq Soulchild, the singer shares how he came up with his stage name and talks about his early days of recording. After the jump Musiq spoke about being a vocalist, and how he used to get feedback from random people.

MusiqInTheMagiq will be available May 3rd.

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