NE-YO WORKING WITH MARILYN MANSON » So R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo is supposedly working with Marilyn Manson. And he’s not just writing a song for the goth rocker. They’re supposed to actually be doing a duet. Strange, right?
“I’ve wanted to work with him for ages and his people reached out to me when they heard,” Ne-Yo [...]

Janet Jackson has left Island Def Jam Recording label, as confrimed by producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins from his recent vlog on Rap-Up.
There had been speculation that the youngest Jackson was having issues with the label, but we now have confirmation that she has been released from her contract. Janet signed to Island Def Jam in [...]

KANYE WEST TO RELEASE 4TH ALBUM THIS WINTER » Popular online shopping portal Amazon has Kanye West’s new album up for presale! “808’s & Heartbreak” (Def Jam) has been tagged with a December 16th 2008 release and a price of $12.99. The label has neither confirmed nor denied this information, so we’ll just have to [...]

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Music World Entertainment and Columbia Records will be releasing Beyonce’s third studio album on Tuesday, November 18th of this year.
Two lead singles from the international popstar’s yet-titled album — “If I Were A Boy” and “Single Ladies” (both which are co-written and co-produced by Beyonce) — are “scheduled” to impact all radio outlets [...]

Kanye West just closed his Glow In The Dark Tour at the Madison Square Garden yesterday and in this closing he announced that he’s currently in the studio producing beats for Jay-Z’s upcoming album The Blueprint: 3. Jay-Z perform a track from his album, “Jockin’ Jay-Z”, which may even be the first single off the [...]

USHER CONSINDERING RE-HIRING HIS MOM AS HIS MANAGER » Word on the sidewalk is that R&B singer Usher is having a hard time coping with the fact that his new album, Here I Stand, didn’t do as well as he had expected it to. So now he’s considering hiring his mom back as his manager. [...]

Acording to Contact Music singer Amerie has switched record labels and is now official a Def Jam Artist.
Singer Amerie is set to undergo a career overhaul - after signing a deal with the record label which turned Rihanna into an international superstar.
The 1 Thing hitmaker has parted ways with Columbia Records and inked a deal [...]

Lil Wayne has plenty to celebrate Apparently, his entire album being leaked a week before his album dropped didn’t stop die hard Weezy fans from hitting up stores like Best Buy, CircuitCity, and Target on Tuesday for the release of his new album The Carter III. According to Billboard Magazine Weezy sold 423,000 copies in [...]

Ciara is working on her third album, Fantasy Ride (Jive/Zomba), and it’s said to be the most intuitive yet. The packaged album will come with three separate discs for their feel to the album.The first disc will be titled “Groove City” which will have sensually seductive songs like “Promise”. [...]

In a recent interview with DJBooth.net, One Chance states that they’ll be going on tour with Janet Jackson. Now I don’t know how true this is but I wanna know when their debut album, Private, is gonna hit stores. Janet is supposedly going on tour in September. There are no official tour dates yet. But [...]

Apparently, Omarion was dropped from Columbia Records according to AOL Black Voices. In February 2005, Omarion released his first solo album, “O”, then in October 2006, he released his sophomore album “21″. Both albums went Gold only. Then in December 2007, Omarion and Bow Wow, released their collaborative album, “Face Off”, which only sold 347,137 [...]

Jay-Z will appear on the remix to Mariah Carey’s second single, “Bye Bye”, from her new album E=MC2. Jermaine Dupri actually confirmed both of these facts, quote unquote:
“The remix for the Mariah record is crazy.” “Young Hov and Mariah crank it up, and myself — a.k.a. Barry Bonds — cleans up.”

Usher’s Here I Stand album cover has hit the internet. Personally, I like the cover, but I’d like to know what ya’ll think. So speak your own opinion by clicking below and commenting! There are possible recordings with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, and Ludacris. “Here I Stand” is still scheduled for a May 27th release.

JERMAINE DUPRI, DEF JAM AND TAG BODY SPRAY TEAM UP FOR NEW LABEL » Rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri and Island Def Jam are working on a new hip-hop label called “Tag Records.” The two are said to be working on a joint venture with TAG Body Spray. Jermaine will take the executive position as president and [...]

HERE I STAND DUE IN MAY INSTEAD OF JUNE » In an industry where setbacks are about as natural as Naomi Campbell losing her mind, it’s rare that you find that an album has been pushed up a few weeks. Originally slated for a June 2008 release, Usher’s Here I Stand album has been pushed [...]

FABOLOUS TO RELEASE CONCEPT ALBUM BASED ON FILM » Rapper Fabolous is working hard on his next LP, which he plans to release this August, MTV News is reporting. He plans on basing the album on an upcoming film, similar to what Jay-Z did with American Gangster.
“I usually go around and just get with producers [...]

POLOW DA DON TAKES THE BLAME FOR RECENT MATERIAL LEAKED FROM USHER’S FORTHCOMING ALBUM » “It’s no secret,” the ‘Hotlanta’ producer told MTV, “I’m the culprit.” ‘Don admits to virtually leaking Usher’s new material from his forthcoming-comeback album saying, “I told [Usher], when I saw him, that I had to put my relationship [with Usher] [...]

GET YOUR 3-D GLASSES READY! » Hip-hop Emcee Missy Elliott and music video director Dave Meyers are doubling up once again to bring us yet another creative, artistic video with stellar 3-D effects and high-energy dance moves. But this time it will be for Elliott’s new single “Ching-A-Ling,” which recently made it’s peak position at [...]

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EPIC RECORDS/LEGACY RECORDINGS UNVEIL THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME Well it has indeed been a long time coming but the wait is now worth it, The World’s Top-selling Pop Artist Ever Mr. Michael Jackson will be returning [...]