Eric Bellinger continues the promo for his buzz-worthy mixtape ‘Born II Sing Vol. III‘ with a hometown interview on ‘The Rose Delivery’ with Abby De La Rosa. The hitmaking singer/songwriter invited Abby to his new studio to talk about his transition from a songwriter to an artist, the new mixtape, having Usher host the project, the story behind songs “Body Language” and “Say No,” and more.
Peep the interview above.
Bobby V impressed many with his recently released song “Back To Love.” The feel-good record, which was recorded with a live band, and inspired by Bobby’s foray into music with live instrumentation, is the first release from his next project, ‘Peach Moon.’
The upcoming EP is a step in a new direction for the R&B hitmaker, who has been learning the piano, and whats to create music with real honest feeling again.
Watch as Bobby discusses the single “Back To Love” and the inspiration and insight behind the upcoming EP in the personal video below:
The-Dream is the latest artist to perform an exclusive set for AOL Sessions. The platinum hitmaker, dressed in his Chicago Bulls attire, brought the heat, performing past hits such as “Rockin’ That Thang,” “I Luv Your Girl,” “Fancy” and a special debut performance of his new song, “Too Early,” which features Gary Clark Jr.. The later cut, is one of the standout joints off his forthcoming album IV Play, which is in stores next week May 28.
Dream also sat down for an interview, where he discussed the process of making this LP, standing up for R&B with his song “Slow It Down” which he explained was to address the battle of the genre always fighting to stand out amongst Hip-Hop and Pop Dance. The issue of color lines and race within popular music now, the nature of releasing music in today’s industry, and more.
Check out the session and interview below:
It’s never a dull moment around Tank and Chris Brown. The R&B heartthrobs recently filmed the music video for his buzzing club banger “Shots Fired” in Los Angeles, and during the shoot sat down for a hilarious interview with HotNewHipHop host Jen DeLeon. But, Jen never saw it coming that Breezy would take over the interview, and get down to it, asking Tank all the important questions. Or that he would get a lil frisky and up close and personal with her.
Once the “date” was over, Chris and Tank answered questions related to “shots” or “fire.” What item they would grab from their house if it was burning down, what they would spend their last $5.00 on and more. Peep the comedic clip below:
Eric Bellinger has built his brand as one of the top go-to songwriters in R&B today, finding much success with superstars like Usher, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and more. The L.A. native has already amassed a catalog of placements with his friend Usher Raymond, and we can expect even more as he continues his work on the multi-Grammy Award winners next album.
While promoting his work and new mixtape ‘Born II Sing Vol. III,’ Eric spoke to Billboard.com, and shared some new details on Usher’s upcoming LP.
Check out some excerpts from the chat below:
Amongst his many ventures and positions, Pharrell Williams also has an online interview series titled ‘Artist TLK’ (standing for Talk), in which he himself interviews other prolific artists.
For his latest episode, the Neptunes hitmaker sits down with none other than Usher Raymond. During their intimate chat, the two friends exchange an honest convo about Usher’s beginnings in the church, meeting L.A. Reid and Diddy, the audition and first song he sang for L.A. (Boyz II Men’s “End Of The Road”), the importance of keeping R&B ballads alive, mentoring Justin Bieber, if he regrets doing something as an artist, his secret of success and much more.
Then Pharrell introduces his protégée, Leah LaBelle, and they discuss the intuition that artists and producers must have to make great music. When you have some free time, check out the must-have interview below:
K. Michelle released her hot new single “V.S.O.P.” on Monday, and you know that means its radio round time. Being a resident of NYC now, the R&B songstress did double duty, stopping by both Hot 97 for their morning show, and Power 105.1 for ‘The Breakfast Club.’
K is becoming a regular on both stations, especially Power, and of course she gave some entertaining interviews. Along with the new music, K spoke about relationships that she may or may not be in, and revealed details on her own upcoming Vh1 reality show, which is coming soon. At the Power visit, K announced that R. Kelly, Monica and Yo Gotti are expected to be on her debut album Rebellious Soul, which is currently slated to hit stores on July 30.
Check out both clips below:
Bridget Kelly was the hostess with the mostess on Monday’s episode of ’106 & Park.’ The Roc Nation songstress, who is also a BET Music Matters artist, helped co-host the full show with Bow Wow. Guests included American Idol winner Candice Glover, and Pop star Jason Derulo. They also premiered the new video for Tyga and Chris Brown’s new single “For The Road.”
In related news, Bridget stopped by Power 105.1 for an interview on ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Monday as well.
Catch the full fun-filled episode below:
