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on 08/12/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: Releases, T_Pain
Fresh on the heels of revealing his upcoming album and label, T-Pain has secured a deal with mobile content company Zed as his exclusive mobile distributor.
T-Pain, who will release his third album and follow up to 2007's “Epiphany” this fall signed the deal with Zed this week to distribute all ringtones from his label – Nappy Boy Digital. Zed, formerly 9 Squared has a similar deal with Ko ...Read
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on 08/02/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: Releases, T_Pain
T-Pain has pulled off an impressive roster of guest artists for his third album due later this year. According to recent reports Chris Brown, Ludacris and Kanye West are all on board for the project which ties in with the BET Award winner’s ‘Ringmaster’ moniker.
Titled “Thr33 Ringz,” the album, which follows 2007's “Epiphany,” is already off to a good start with the first single “Can’t Bel ...Read
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on 06/04/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: R&B News, T_Pain
BET Award nominee T-Pain steps to the forefront of the digital music world this week with the launch of his full service, independent record label, Nappy Boy Digital.
Expected to provide a direct artist to consumer connection without the constraints of a traditional label machine, Nappy Boy Digital will distribute music via major digital download sites also serving as an outlet for T-Pain ...Read
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R&B star T-Pain is setting up to release his third album, “Thr33 Ringz,” Sept. 30 via Konvict Muzik/Zomba. The first single, "Snap You Fingers" featuring Lil' Wayne, is expected to hit radio next month.
A video for "Snap Yo Fingers" is in the works and T-Pain is currently hard at work producing the new album with Akon, reports Billboard.
This week's Billboard Hot 100 chart boas ...Read
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R&B singer T-Pain has landed five nominations at this year BET Awards, a sum that places the Tallahasse star in front of the pack. appears three times in the best collaboration category.
While T-Pain has his own hits, including the chart-topping "Buy U a Drank," the singer and his synthesized vocals are often found on other people's songs. He received nominations for best collaboration ...Read
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R&B singer T-Pain was arrested on Friday (Nov. 2) in Florida for Outstanding warrants.
T-Pain, real name Faheem Najm, reportedly turned himself in to authorities at Leon County Jail, where he was charged with driving on a suspended license, according to TMZ.
TMZ reports that police saw T-Pain driving in Tallahassee in June and, after running his record, discovered that he had a ...Read
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R&B singer T-Pain is gearing up for a strong 2008, producing songs for other acts, as well as producing the acts on his Nappy Boy roster.
Of his Nappy Boy artists, he tells billboard that he is particularly excited about a group called Girlfriend, which he expects will have a single out early next year, via Nappy Boy/Atlantic.
Nappy Boy, which will launch as a digital label in ...Read
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Tallahassee Pain and Atlanta native Yung Joc reportedly got into a scuffle while celebrating Joc’s birthday at U.K. club Crystal Club on Thursday. The pair, who was in London to perform at the MOBO awards, was not harm and they left the venue with all their belongings, contrary to reports.
"It was my birthday, so we was poppin' bottles," Yung Joc tells MTV. "We was bottle-poppin' major. Pa ...Read
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R&B singer T-Pain and Rihanna fought it out this week for the number one spot on the Billboard top 200, but Pain came out on top.
With more than 171,000 sold, T-Pain's “Epiphany” took the title, selling just 8,500 more copies than second-place contender Rihanna's “Good Girl Gone Bad,” which sold 162,500 during its first week of commercial release. For Tallahassee Pain, it marks his first ...Read
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Konvict/Jive Records recording artist T-Pain, who is on top of the Billboard music and ringtone charts with his breakout smash single "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')," releases his sophomore album Epiphany today June 5th.
"Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" recently beat out artists such as Maroon 5, Avril L ...Read
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