Minnie Riperton’s “Inside My Love” off her 1975 album Adventures In Paradise. A classic, intimate song, which is still a favorite amongst cover tunes. It peaked at No. 26 on the R&B charts and No. 37 on the Pop, due to it’s “lyrical content.”
Archive for July 19th, 2012
New Music: Kendre – Somebody That I Used To Know (Cover)
Newcomer Kendre releases a unique cover of Gotye’s mega-hit “Somebody That I Used To Know.” The multi-talented artist, who is currently featured on 106 & Park favorite Quincy’s “Stay Awhile” is prepping the release of his debut mixtape “Guess Again” for August 30.
Whether you are familiar with him yet or not, you need to take a listen to this rendition now.
New Music: Ester Dean – Invincible (Solo Version)
Fresh off her performance with Machine Gun Kelly on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Ester Dean releases a solo version of “Invincible,” which she co-wrote for the Cleveland rapper’s Bad Boy debut Lace Up. The singer-songwriter, who is working on her Interscope Records debut, flips the empowering anthem into a heart-wrenching story of love lost. Take a listen below… What do you think??
Raheem DeVaughn Interviews Tank & Tyrese about TGT, New Book & More
This took place during the Essence Music Festival, but Raheem just released it online. If you didn’t know the R&B Hippie has a radio show, and while down in New Orleans for the festival, he caught up with fellow R&B singers Tank & Tyrese. The crooners spoke further about their joint group TGT, with Ginuwine, and plans and progress for their first official album.
Tyrese also announced he is working on a new book with Rev Run titled ‘Manology‘ which he summed up as “bold, raw, uncomfortable truth,” further describing it as “nothing politically correct…we can’t save lives from lying to people and trying to say stuff safely.”
The singer/actor/author also shared some feelings toward R&B at the moment, “[albums] are over-saturated with appearances…and then you got 30 different producers working on one album, the spirit and the inconsistency of the album is ALL over the place.” In regards to the TGT project, “We are working with 2 producers on the whole album, including [Tank] and we’re just gonna mold and shape the spirit of R&B and remind [people] why they fell in love with R&B in the first place.”
[HHNM]
Trey Songz: “I’m One Of The Most Authentic & Consistent Artists In R&B.”
In the most recent clip from Trey Songz interview with Amaru Don TV during his past London promo trip, the R&B star speaks about how involved he is with her own “brand” and “business.” Although he is always watching and researching how the music industry is working, and claims to know every number and stat of his personal companies, those pieces of information still have no bearing on how he creates his product and it never will.
[YHTN]
Brian McKnight Says ‘People Are Stupid,’ Will Never Perform “P***y” Song
And the press and negative attention continues for R&B singer Brian McKnight, following the release of his much-talked about “adult” song “If Ur Ready 2 Learn” aka “Let Me Show You How Your P**sy Works.”
In a recent statement the 43-year old announced he would never perform the song, and while he believes it is musically incredible, it should remain in the bedroom. “If I learned anything from this experiment, it’s that people aren’t very smart and they take themselves very seriously,” McKnight said.
Mariah Carey To Be Named Icon at Annual BMI Urban Awards
Mariah Carey will be adding a new honor to her collection. The Pop diva has been back in the studio recording for her anticipated twelfth studio album, due out later this year. Prior to the release Carey will be honored as a BMI Icon at the BMI Urban Awards on September 7 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. The star-studded event draws the entire entertainment community together to celebrate the songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed urban songs of the previous year.
Brandy Performs “Put It Down” In Washington DC, Tells How She Met Her Boyfriend
Brandy has been on a short radio tour lately and on Wednesday she paid a visit to the nation’s capital to perform during a free concert presented by 93.9 WKYS at Howard Theatre. The R&B diva put it down for the live audience with an energetic performance of her new single “Put It Down,” which was her first time performing the song live.
Brandy recently shot a video for the Sean Garrett-produced song featuring Chris Brown and director Hype Williams. Her forthcoming sixth album Two Eleven has been moved from a late August release to October 2. In an interview following her set Brandy revealed how she first hooked up with her boyfriend Ryan Press. Check it out below…
