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on 11/19/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, T-Pain
T-Pain's "Thr33 Ringz" were trumped by an American Idol and a country sensation on this week's Billboard 200.
According to Billboard, T-Pain's "Thr33 Ringz," featuring "Freeze" with Chris Brown, debuted at no. 4 with 167,000 copies sold. The 'ringmaster's' set was trumped by a strong no.2 debut from David Archuleta (of American Idol fame) who sold 183,000 copies of his self titled deb ...Read
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on 11/19/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Beyonce
Beyonce was full of love Tuesday -- apparently a love strong enough to extend to Rihanna.
"She's fantastic and she's done an incredible job. I love all her records," Beyonce told Power 105.1 after thanking Kanye West for his previously reported comment about her stepping her game up due to the "Take A Bow" singer.
They won't be sparring like 'The Real Housewives Atlanta,' but Mariah Carey and LL Cool J will compete for time as they host the first ever one hour Grammy Nomination special next month.
Slated for Dec. 3, the 2008 Grammy Nomination ceremony and concert will rock the Nokia Theatre, LA Live, with performances from Celine Dion, B.B. King, The Foo Fighters and John Mayer.
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on 11/19/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Labelle
Riding high on their electrifying return, "Back To Now," Labelle is set to hit the road in what will become the group's first national tour since 1977.
Slated to kick off Dec. 19 at New York City' s Apollo Theater, Labelle is expected to run through at least eight dates before wrapping up in Atlanta, GA Feb. 14.
Making stops in Oakland, Detroit and Washington D.C. Labelle, who acco ...Read
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on 11/19/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Beyonce
Cadillac Records, the highly anticipated film starring Beyonce, Mos Def and Adrien Brody, is offering you a chance to win a pair of tickets to the New York and Los Angeles premieres.
Set for Nov. 24 and Dec. 4, tickets for the premieres and subsequent after parties, to be attended by the stars including Beyonce and Mos Def, have been placed on Liveauctioneers.com.
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on 11/18/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Brandy
After being almost silent about her 'marriage' and subsequent 'divorce' for six years Brandy and her ex- Robert Smith have come forward to set the record straight about what really happened behind the scenes of the MTV series "Special Delivery" while also addressing recent dating rumors.
'...all the hoopla, the quote-unquote ‘marriage,’ whatever you want to
call it...at the end of the da ...Read
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on 11/18/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Brutha
R&B group and BET stars Brutha are ready to prove that they've got what it takes to be the next big R&B male group ala B2K, New Edition, Jackson 5, and possibly Jodeci.
Brutha took on Jodeci's "Love U 4 Life" in their latest acapella video to give you a taste of their sound before their highly anticipated premiere (watch below).
Set to debut on BET tonight, Brothers to Brut ...Read
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on 11/17/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Mya
R&B songbird Mya has unleashed the video for her latest single "Paradise."
Slated to appear on "Sugar & Spice," an album to be released exclusively in Japan, "Paradise" marks Mya's first major video single since "Ridin (2007)."
Singing "you might just fall in love, welcome to paradise," Mya slides through a number of scenes in the video, from bright tropical colors to class ...Read
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