Michael Jackson's
latest set for release this summer
Michael
Jackson the King of Pop returns to
the spotlight of the music world after a 5 year hiatus with his latest
set that's yet to be titled. The street date is tentatively set for
Sept 18th. The set was originally set to drop this past March
but was push back due to sister Janet's latest release coming out
this month.
The album has some of the finest producers in the industry working
to bring Michael's stature into the forefront of the music world including
R. Kelly,
Rodney Jerkins
and
Teddy Riley. Insiders say that this
could be some of Michael's finest work yet and may send turn the music
world on it's ear once again. Stay tuned.....
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Teena
Marie's 'Black Rain' delayed yet again
'Lady
T' aka
Teena Marie latest release 'Black
Rain' has been pushed back yet again
due to legal difficulties of releasing the set on her own label. The
latest news according to her website is that the album will be sold
exclusively on the website which is www.teenamarie.com for the next
few months while things get sorted out with the official release.
Rumor
has it that the delay may have been caused by her wanting to add some
more songs to the album including a duet with
D'Angelo as well as a couple of hip
hop influenced tracks. One can only hope that the official date is
forthcoming and soon.
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Soul
Beach Musicfest Miami's hottest ticket in town.
I've
been to a few concerts in my time some good and some bad but the
Soul Beach Musicfest
is that one concert that is promised to be the concert of the summer
and should not be missed. Offering something for the young and old,
Soul Beach Musicfest
comes to my current residence of Miami,
FL May 30th through June 3rd at the Orange Bowl
Stadium.
The
line up is not only impressive but is the who's who of the NeoSoul
Era movement, just have a look who is scheduled to appear:
Maze featuring
Frankie Beverly,
Ron Isley
and the Isley Bros,
Erykah Badu,
Angie Stone,
India Arie,
Eric Benet (who
recently married my girl Halle Berry), Musiq
and the sweetheart of the new era
soul Ms. Jill Scott.
More acts are pending so be sure to check the website (click the image).
You
can get your tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com
or at all Florida
Ticketmaster ticket centers, including Peaches
Music & Video,
Spec's Music
and Ricky's Records
or CHARGE-BY-PHONE (305) 358-5885 in Dade (954)
523-3309 in Broward and (561) 966-3309 in Palm
Beach county so unless you don't have a pulse, don't miss it promises
to be the concert of the year (to date anyway).
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Rap
legend Rakim signs with Dr Dre's Aftermath label
He
brought us the classic hit 'Paid in
Full' alongside other classics including
'Follow the Leader',
'Move the Crowd'
'Don't sweat the technique'
and 'Eric B for President'
among others as part of Eric B and Rakim.
Now the legendary Rakim
has decided to leave MCA and sign with
Dr Dre's
Aftermath
label. The move comes in light of Rakim's last 2 albums for MCA which
literally came and went without anyone taking notice.
The new collaboration
with Dre on production duties is due to drop this summer and I'm sure
it will be one of the summer's hottest release so look out for it