Archive for April 26th, 2012

Behind The Scenes: Melody Thornton’s “Bulletproof” Video

Melody Thornton takes you behind-the-scenes as she personally edits a short montage of her journey with Bobby Newberry as they prepare to shoot the music video for their “Bulletproof” remake. The remake of La Roux’s song appears on Melody’s mixtape “P.O.Y.B.L.

Check it out above and stay tuned…


Sneak Peek: Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” Video

Rihanna serves up a sneak peek of her new video for “Where Have You Been.” She filmed the clip herself off her laptop screen and uploaded it to Viddy, calling it a “Rachetness Blink.” If you look closely, you can see the reflection of her iPhone. Enjoy the 15-second teaser while we wait for the official premiere.

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Tank Goes In On Brian McKnight’s “Adult Mixtape” Preview Video

Daamn, this was hilarious. I don’t really condone dissing McKnight, but he pissed a lot of us off with that “Adult Mixtape” preview clip, and Tank agreed it was just wrong in so many ways, whether he was trying to make a point and start a conversation or not. The R&B crooner sat down with Tony Sculfield and the WGCI Morning show and talked about his new music, the playing field in R&B, and then he WENT IN on Brian McKnight with the Morning Riot.

Watch the clip below…

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New Music: Brandy feat. Chris Brown – Put It Down

The snippet wasn’t out long as Brandy has now unveiled her official comeback single “Put It Down,” featuring a rapping Chris Brown. The Bangladesh and Sean Garrett creation might shock some unexpecting Brandy fans for its youth appeal and sex driven theme. I know it shocked us…but in Brandy’s case, we hope sex does sell this time.

The single will be released to iTunes on May 8, while her album Two Eleven, which boasts collaborations with Timbaland, Danja, Hit-Boy, Noah “40” Shebib, Rico Love, Ester Dean, Frank Ocean, and more is coming soon…

Hear Brandy’s new single in full below…

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ThisisRnB TV: Claude Kelly Talks About Working With Whitney Houston & Michael Jackson

During our in-depth interview with Claude Kelly we had to take a moment to discuss his work with two of music’s all-time legends, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Claude spoke briefly about his biggest personal accomplishment, which was penning one of MJ’s last songs,

He was my favorite artist of all time period, so number one for him to cut my song was crazy…I feel like I’m apart of a legacy that many people both before me and after me will never get to say they were apart of, so that’s a blessing.”

But, it was his time and personal relationship with the recently deceased Whitney Houston, that really influenced him. “She was very very supportive of my career, before anything was going on, before she had to be…For someone of that magnitude to be that down to earth to me, really blew me away, and taught me a lot about how I wanted to be and how I wanted to be perceived.”

The hit songwriter continued on to address the void in music Whitney’s passing has left, “She was a whole brand of excellent, and we’re not training them like that now…They’re not rolling them out to be icons now…

Check out the clip above and stay tuned for more…


Mateo Performs Cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Jeans”

Singer/Songwriter Mateo returns with a new addition to his ‘Stripped’ Series. The “Say It’s So” hitmaker delivers a must-see cover of Lana Del Rey’s hit song “Blue Jeans.” Take a look now!


Preview: Robin Thicke “As Written” Special

Singer/Songwriter Robin Thicke talks family, music and more in the premiere of ‘As Written: Robin Thicke.’

Go behind the scenes as he breaks down his latest album Love After War, talks about his relationship with wife Paula Patton, and his Hollywood upbringing.

‘As Written: Robin Thicke’ airs April 29 at 11PM ET on Centric TV


The Weeknd Kicks off US Tour In Brooklyn (Video)

Fresh off his US debut performance at Coachella, The Weeknd kicked off his U.S. tour at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. Here is a recap of his performance.

Check out the video footage below…

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