I’m just overzealous right now and completely spazin’ out over this album, man I wish I could post the whole album, but I can’t :-( But these few tracks should make you want to go out and buy the album more! Best Maroon 5 album ever, trust me. So BUY, BUY, BUY, BUY (There you can also peep the making of them album, It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, and hear a few more sneak previews.) and support Maroon 5 May 22nd by going out and coping their new LP down at your local record store. These guys are possibly one of my most favorite bands ever, the album is all around wonderful, Adam and the boys did that shit. Below I posted a couple of joints I felt you needed to hear, I had to; all of which are my absolute favorites.

Maroon 5 » “Little of Your Time” » LISTEN » MIRROR » (Full)
Maroon 5 » “Can’t Stop” » LISTEN » MIRROR » (Full)
Maroon 5 » “Goodnight, Goodnight” » LISTEN » MIRROR » (Full)
Maroon 5 » “Not Falling Apart” » LISTEN » MIRROR » (Full)

Surrounded by music since she was a small child, twenty-four year old singer, songwriter and composer Chrisette Michele has been blessed with an old soul and this Long Island bred songwriter and vocalist has a deep appreciation for the harmonic foundations that includes gospel and jazz. “I did my first solo when I was four years old,” Chrisette remembers.

Currently putting the finishing touches on her soulful debut album, an artistic exploration that fuses Chrisette’s diverse musical interest into a wonderland, the young artist couldn’t be more pleased. “I realize that I’m new to the music world, but I’ve been preparing for this moment for long time.”

Even before signing on the dotted line of her Def Jam contract last year, the multitalented soul sister had toured with more established artists like Kem and India Arie. “India saw me singing at the Village Underground in New York City. She came backstage that first night and graciously offered me a gig as her opening act.”
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Our 2nd celebrity shout-out comes from my all-time favorite rapper, TI! Thanks so much to Amanda and Atlantic Records for getting this all set up! Be on the lookout for an exclusive interview AND possibly a giveaway or two relating to T.I. in the coming weeks before the album drops July 3rd! Click “Play” on the Odeo player below to listen to the exclusive shout-out straight from T.I. himself!

Akon’s Brick & Lace (Konvict/Geffen Records) release the new single “Love is Wicked” from their forthcoming Summer album Love Is Wicked! Part urban singers and part urbane songstresses, sibling duo Brick & Lace are genre-busters who staunchly defy the 30-second pitch. The amalgamated sound that makes up their Kon Live/180/Geffen debut, Love Is Wicked, is unique, though also at once very familiar. Born to a Jamaican father and an American mother and raised predominantly in Kingston, Jamaica –on an opulent musical diet of reggae, R&B, hip hop, pop and country– 26-year-old Nyanda and 24-year-old Nailah Thorbourne couldn’t help but be trans-eclectic. “We are a hybrid,” affirms Nailah in her effortlessly sexy West-Indian lilt. “It’s not fabricated at all; it’s who we are.” Indeed, who they are is evident in their moniker: “Our mother came up with the name ‘Lace’ and we immediately liked it,” explains the incisively passionate Nyanda. “But we still felt that there was an edge missing, so I came up with ‘Brick.’ It has stuck with us ever since and has evolved with us.”

AUDIO: BRICK & LACE – “LOVE IS WICKED”
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Here is a snap shot of Hilary Duff on the set of her new video for “Stranger,” it was confirmed that this will be the third single from her latest album, Dignity. Below you can also listen to the radio edit version of “Stranger,” the strings are pretty hot, I also like the nice little Indian thing at the beginning which I guess relates to what she is wearing in the picture. Looks like the video will be interesting– can’t wait! We’ll keep you posted.

Hilary Duff » “Stranger” » LISTEN » MIRROR » (Radio Edit)

 

Oh lawd, another celebrity with too much free time on their hands. Yes folks, Mr. Robert Kelly himself has his own youtube-powered “reality series” entitled, of course, R Kelly TV. You can subscribe to that bad boy here. C’mon … you know you want to! And remember that new album I was telling y’all about that hits stores later on this month?? Well you already know it’s called “Double Up” but you can finally check out the official tracklisting after the cut! CONTINUE READING