Tiffany Evans - Spotlight (full) - listen
Check out this new track from Tiffany Evans, produced by none other than Brian Kennedy. “Spotlight” is interesting for Tiffany, it finds her exploring the realm of the Euro-pop sound. I like this effort from her because it shows that her voice can’t be pigeon-holed into one genre. Many think that all Tiffany can do is belt with those church-trained pipes, but this shows that her voice has a versatile pop side. No word on the release date of her new album, Ponytail Krush, but it’s good to hear some new material.
Mario feat. Brandy - Boom In It (full) - listen
Mario is working on his new album and a few songs have leaked. Of my favorites is this new track, “Boom In It,” with one of my favorite female vocalists, Brandy. It’s really interesting to hear Brandy on all of these duets, because I love seeing how well her tone matches with so many different sounds. I’m a little worried about Mario’s album, because I really thought that he wasn’t working with a whole lot of producers this time around. And it seems with all the material that’s leaked, there really hasn’t been a consistent sound that he’s going with.
Model Amber Rose was spotted Thursday night leaving The Villa in LA with a new vivid blue hair color. Rose wore blue leggings to match and posed for cameras as she was seen exiting.
Amber was last seen partying and enjoying time with boyfriend Kanye West at the 2009 BET Award Show. She also is featured in a fashion spread and interview for emoda magazine. How do you like Amber’s new hair color?
Whitney Houston’s first single, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” hit the internet yesterday. The new track comes from her long-awaited seventh studio album, I Look At You. It was first announced in March 2007 by Clive Davis who revealed that the singer would be heading into the studio to record her first studio album in 4 years. It will be released September 1, 2009 by long-term record label Arista in assocation with J. Records.
The new single, produced by David Foster and penned by Diane Warren, tries to capture a timeless sound that Whitney should be going for. On the album, Whitney is slated to also work with hitmakers Akon, Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Alicia Keys and R. Kelly.
Check out this footage of Michael Jackson last week, rehearsing for his ‘This is It’ shows which were to be held in London. It’s sad to watch.
In related news, Michael Jackson’s memorial service will take place Tuesday morning (JULY 7TH) in the Staples Center, the 20,000-seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles. Click here for more details.
Rihanna was spotted taking a tattooing lesson at East Side Ink in the East Village of New York City on Wednesday night. The singer is known to stop by this shop while she is NYC and got many of her tats from there.
Check out the new video from Drake entitled “Best I Ever Had”. The clip was directed by Kanye West and surprisingly, I’m not impressed. Very lackluster. Come on Drake & Kanye, y’all know this isn’t up to par!
In related news, Drake’s debut album, “Thank Me Later” will be in stores later this year. In a recent interview with MTV, Drake confirmed rumors that he signed to Lil Wayne’s Yung Money record label. Click here to view the video of him talking about it.
Singers Ne-Yo and Keri Hilson performed during the 2009 Taste of Chicago Festival on Wednesday afternoon. The festival ends this weekend. Peep the photos.
