With the success of her latest single "Take a Bow", Rihanna is set for the re-release of her third studio album, titled "Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded". "Disturbia" is the next single taken from the re-release and is a synth-driven club banger that is sure to match up to her previous successes. Check out the track below and be sure to pick your copy of the re-release, out June 17th!
"Universal Mind Control" is a new song from Illinois rapper Common, set to appear on his eighth studio album "Invincible Summer," due out later this summer. The song is produced by and features The Neptunes' Pharrell and is a new sound for the rapper. Check out the track below and look out for "Invincible Summer" later this summer.
Meet Brandon Hines, a talented R&B singer from Detroit Michigan who was recently featured on MTV's TRL as one of the hottest unsigned acts of 2008. Having already released his debut album "Love Music: Falling In...Falling Out" 2 years back, Hines is currently working on the follow up to his 2006 debut. Here is a new song titled "Cuttin U Off" which is featured on the singers MySpace. The song is a nice mid-tempo cut with a hot backing beat. Check out the track below and head over to Brandon Hines' MySpace to hear more of his music.
Rick Ross may have just released his second studio album "Trilla" back in March, but the Miami rapper is already working on the follow up album titled "Deeper Than Rap" due out later this year. The first single from the album is titled "Get Down" and is produced by and features The Neptunes' Pharrell. Check out the track below, thanks are appreciated.
Zomba recording artist Ciara is busy in the studios working on the follow up to her 2006 sophomore effort "The Evolution". For her third studio album, Ciara has teamed up with Danja, The Clutch, Polow da Don and more on a three disc album titled "Fantasy Ride" which is due out in September. "Click" is a new song that is said to be produced by Salaam Remi and Rico Love, and while it isn't confirmed yet if it will be on the album, the song is a hot up-tempo banger with great beats! Check out the track below, thanks are appreciated.
"Energy" is a new song from R&B singer Keri Hilson's debut album "In a Perfect World" due out September 23rd. The song is written and produced by The Runaways and is set to be the first single from the album. Check out the track below and buy the new single on iTunes.
"Bossy" is the lead single off Lindsay Lohan's upcoming third studio album with Motown Records. The song is written by Ne-Yo and produced by StarGate and features a techno-pop sound with R&B/Hip-Hop influences. Check out the track below and buy the new single on iTunes.
"Nothing Matters" is a new song from rapper Dallas Blocker. The track is produced by Timbaland and said to be included on his upcoming debut album, out later this year. The song is a nice mid-tempo R&B jam with a catchy chorus. Check out the track below and head over to Dallas' MySpace to hear more of his music:
Check out this new behind-the-scenes footage of St. Louis rapper Nelly, talking about his new album "Brass Knuckles"
"When I Grow Up" is the first single from the Pussycat Dolls second studio album "To Those Who Wait" out later this summer. The song is produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and is a hot club banger that is sure to be a success! Checkout out the Promo CD below which includes the CDQ rip of the single, along with the instrumental version.
Today is the premier of the new video for Maroon 5's new single "If I Never See Your Face Again." The video is directed by Anthony Mandler and features Rihanna. The video turned out great and Adam and Rihanna have great chemistry together! Check out the video below:
V Factory is a new American pop/hip-hop band consisting of 5 members: Asher Book, Wesley Quinn, Nick Teti, Nathaniel Flatt, and Jared Murillo. They are currently on the Bandemonium tour with upcoming acts: NLT, Menudo, and GLOWB. The band recently released an EP "These Are the Days" on iTunes in promotion for their upcoming debut album, due out later this year. The EP includes three songs from the album, including: "Round & Round," "These Are the Days," as well as the band's new single "She Bad" featuring Bay Area rapper E-40. The new single is an up-tempo banger produced by Soundz. Check out the track below and buy the band's new EP on iTunes now!
The group N.E.R.D are set to release their third studio album "Seeing Sounds" on June 10th. With the release of their first single "Everyone Nose," the group maintain their unique style and sound with this release. "Spaz" is a newly leaked track off "Seeing Sounds" and is a crazy, up-beat song with spaztic beats. From the sounds of their new material, N.E.R.D's new album will be a banger! Check out the track below and look out for "Seeing Sounds" on June 10th.
Jive Records recording artist Chris Brown is set to re-release his second studio album, titled "Exclusive: The Forever Edition" on June 3rd. Along with the lead single "Forever," the re-release will include four additional new tracks. Here is a new song from the re-release titled "Superhuman," featuring R&B singer Keri Hilson. The song is a nice, mid-tempo jam with great vocals from Brown and Hilson. Check out the track below and be sure to pick up your copy of "Exclusive: The Forever Edition" on June 3rd!
Meet Kerli, Island Def Jam's newest recording artist from Estonia. Working with producer/songwriter David Maurice (Garbage, JC Chasez), Kerli is set to release her debut album "Love Is Dead" this summer, on June 10th. An EP was released on iTunes last year and contains 3 songs, including her new single "Walking On Air" from the debut album. Check out the new single below and head over to Kerli's MySpace to hear more music.
The video for NLT's new single "Karma" premiered today on AOL Videos. The single was produced by Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic and co-written by Evan "Kidd" Bogart and Marques Houston. The new single is featured on the band's upcoming debut album "Not Like Them," due for release on June 26th, Check out the video below and remember to buy the new single on iTunes.
Seems like everyone is re-releasing albums this year. After the mega success of their second studio album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," rock band Maroon 5 will be re-releasing their album with new material, along with their new single "If I Never See Your Face Again." For the re-release, the single was re-recorded with new verses sung by Barbados-singer Rihanna. The new single will also appear on Rihanna's re-release of her third studio album "Good Girl Gone Bad." Check out the track below and buy the new single on iTunes.
Bad Boy recording artist Donnie Klang is set to release his debut album, tentatively titled "Come into My World," later this summer. Here is a newly leaked track from the album titled "Rolling Stone" produced by Se7en. The track is a mid-tempo R&B jam with hot beats and great vocals form Donnie. Check out the track below, thanks are appreciated.
Here is the official first single from Busta Rhymes' upcoming album "I'm Blessed" out June 17th. The single is titled "We Made It" and features American rock band Linkin Park. The track is produced by Cool & Dre and sounds a lot different from anything Busta Rhymes has done before. Check out the track below, along with the video:
Here is the hot new video for Lady GaGa's new single titled "Just Dance," featuring Colby O'Donis and Akon. The track was produced by Akon and Redone and is an up-tempo banger with crazy beats and a catchy chorus. Check out the video below:
Last month I posted about Akon's newest protégé R. City, an R&B/reggae duo from the island of St. Thomas. The duo are hard at work on the release of their debut album "Wake The Neighbors" off Akon's Konlive label. While the album isn't due out till later this year, here we have a few samples from the brothers' new mixtape titled "The Black Beatles" which continues to bring the heat with the duo's Caribbean spiced Hip-Hop flavor. Check out the samples below and head over to R. City's MySpace to hear more from the Reggae duo!
