Archive for October 17th, 2011

T-PAIN – REVOLVER (ALBUM COVER)

T-Pain reveals the man behind the mask on the cover of his fourth album rEVOLVEr. The Auto-Tune master shows his evolution with five different versions of himself. The long-delayed project, due December 6, features the singles “5 O’Clock” with Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen and the Chris Brown-assisted “Best Love Song.”


NEW MUSIC: ESTELLE – AOM: THE PREQUEL (MIXTAPE)

Estelle warms up for her upcoming album All of Me with her Don Cannon-hosted mixtape AOM: The Prequel. The British songstress sings and raps on the 12 tracks, which include a mix of original material, “E-mixes” of Lloyd’s “Cupid” and Young Jeezy’s “Circulate,” and her two hip-hop remixes to “Break My Heart.”

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LLOYD RESPONDS TO IRV GOTTI’S STATEMENTS

Lloyd appeared on Sway In The Morning show on Shade 45 this morning and responded to Irv Gotti’s recent allegations. Listen to Young Goldie’s mature answer to his former The Inc. boss.

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MARIAH CAREY SINGS TO BABIES IN 20/20 SPECIAL (SNEAK PEEK)

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon sit down for their first interview together since the birth of their babies. Barbara Walters visited the couple at their New York home to discuss marriage and becoming parents. The pop diva is asked whether she trusts her husband. And for the first time, they introduce their twins, Monroe and Moroccan. Mariah sings her hit “We Belong Together” to one of them while giving a tour of their home. The interview airs Friday at 10 p.m. EST on ABC’s “20/20.”


BRUNO MARS & R&B GROUP THANK TWITTER FOLLOWERS

To celebrate his milestone of reaching four million followers on Twitter, Bruno Mars penned a song especially for his fans. The fedora-clad crooner was joined by his newly formed R&B group Liquid Lavender in a comedic video posted online. The fellas harmonize and blow kisses into the camera, singing laughable lyrics like, “Can’t nobody tell me shit now.” But don’t expect an album from the guys, who were just playing around.

“We did it yall! Now here to express our gratitude is the new RnB Sensation LIQUID LAVENDER!” wrote Bruno, who will perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast on November 6.


RAHEEM DEVAUGHN ARRESTED WITH DR. CORNEL WEST DURING OCCUPY DC

The Neo-Soul rockstar Raheem Devaughn and Dr. Cornel West were arrested yesterday for participating in an OccupyDC protest on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Shortly after attending the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial yesterday, Dr. Cornel West was arrested along with singer Raheem Devaughn and over a dozen OccupyDC protesters on the steps of the Supreme Court around 6pm, a rep for Raheem tells TheYBF.com.

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NEW MUSIC: BRIDGET KELLY – SEEK AND DESTROY

Bridget Kelly tells a potential lover that he better come correct in her new track “Seek and Destroy” written by The Dream and produced by Shea Taylor. Check it out… What do you think?

Bridget’s new EP, “Every Girl” will be available for free download on 10/19 via BridgetKelly.com


NEW MUSIC: COLDPLAY FEAT. RIHANNA – PRINCESS OF CHINA

Rihanna collaborated with Coldplay on the new track, ‘Princess of China’. Coldplay is a British rock band that leaked the track on iTunes Stores to kick off a week of free releases from their fifth album, ‘Mylo Xyloto’. The breakup song is reportedly the band’s lead singer, Chris Martin’s favorite track from the album. Take a listen!