Archive for July 27th, 2012

Tamia Performs “Beautiful Surprise” on ‘Good Day NY’

Tamia woke up bright and early with New Yorkers on Friday morning as the R&B songstress brought her soothing vocals to the stage of Fox’s ‘Good Day NY,’ with a performance of her new single “Beautiful Surprise.”

The multi-Grammy nominated singer will release her fifth studio album Beautiful Surprise on August 28, which is executive produced by Claude Kelly. Check out the performance above.


Mary J. Blige Reminisces Over ‘What’s the 411?’ Album for 20th Anniversary

Mary J. Blige will celebrate a major milestone in her career tomorrow Saturday, July 28, as the date marks the 20-year anniversary of her debut album What’s the 411, the 12-track opus, which changed music and is still in rotation today.

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul sang of the ills and thrills of romance. She touched on the melancholy and the sweet, her powerful lyrics resonated with fans young and old. Earning a No. 1 position on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart in 1992, and scoring album sales of more than three times platinum.

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Sneak Peek: Lloyd “Turn On The Lights (Remix)” Video

Lloyd returned to our speakers earlier this week with his sexified remix to rapper Future’s song “Turn On The Lights,” but it is more than just a quick promo freebie, as the R&B crooner already shot a music video as well. As the song says, Lloyd gets very close with a lover, and as Rico Love says, ‘Turns the Lights On.’

Check out the exclusive photos below, and stay tuned for the full video coming soon…

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Dwele Talks Upcoming Album, The Return of Love & More

For the latest episode of “Outside the Booth”, DJBoothTV’s own Jacques Morels catches up with Dwele to talk about his upcoming “Greater Than One” album, the return of real love music, keeping it Detroit and more.

Greater Than One is set to drop August 28, via eOne Music.


New Music: DJ Smallz – Southern Smoke R&B Radio Vol. 12 (Hosted by Shanell)

Mr. Southern Smoke is back! For your R&B mixtape needs, DJ Smallz has just released the latest installment of his ‘Southern Smoke R&B Radio’ series, volume 12, hosted by Young Money’s Shanell. The new tape includes tracks from Trey Songz, Lloyd, Dawn Richard, Frank Ocean and many more.

Stream and download after the jump,

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Chris Brown Reveals Next Single – “Don’t Judge Me”

Chris Brown‘s record label RCA have revealed the next single off his latest album Fortune. The fifth official single off the set will be “Don’t Judge Me,” produced by The Messengers, and co-written by Nasri.

The cut received some extra attention prior to the albums release, when it was rumored to be the reason for a potential beef between rapper Meek Mill and Breezy, as Meek was originally slated to be featured on the song, however seemed to be removed when the final tracklisting was announced.

If you haven’t heard the song yet, listen here. What do you think of the new single choice??


Mariah Carey Will Be The Toughest Judge on American Idol, According to Nick Cannon

The last season of “American Idol” saw some of the best vocal talent in years, but there is about to be a new judge in town, and don’t expect her to be sweet and considerate to anyone. According to her husband Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey will be the “toughest judge” that’s ever been on the panel.

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Behind The Video: August Alsina feat. Lloyd “Sucka”

Check out this behind-the-scenes on-set footage of August Alsina and Lloyd as they shoot the music video for their new single “Sucka,” produced by Sound M.O.B.