Pushed Back?

It looks like Kelly Rowland is going to give Diddy-Dirty Money and Ciara a run for their money when it comes to having the record for the most album push backs of all time. The ‘Commander’ singer’s new album has been delayed again, this time until November 2nd. Rowland had only recently announced that the LP would hit stores on October 26th but has now changed the date (probably because Taylor Swift had chosen that day for her new album’s release as well). {Source}

At this rate Rowland might as well reschedule the album to March 2011, that way she won’t have to worry about pushing it back any further. With all of the material released in the US already circling the drain and the buzz for the project quickly fading, it seems highly unlikely that this LP will have the major impact that she needs to establish herself as a formidable act stateside. Hey, at least she’s still getting royalty cheques from her work with Destiny’s Child. Merry Christmas.

The entire Bad Boy team including Diddy-Dirty Money, Rick Ross, Janelle Monae and a model named Cassie has taken over the cover of the latest issue of VIBE magazine. Diddy took the time to explain the August/September edition and the fact that his long-awaited (and almost forgotten) album, ‘Last Train To Paris’, has been pushed back again to October. The LP was previously scheduled to hit stores on September 20th. Check out what he had to say below (via Punchbowl Blog):

Despite earlier reports that Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct’ LP had been pushed back to September, news has now surfaced that the record will not arrive in stores until October 5th. This marks the 3rd time that the release date of the album, which is being primarily handled by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, has been rescheduled with the 1st being a change from August 24th to August 17th. {Source}

What in the name of Prince, Janet and Mariah Carey is going on with Ciara’s team? The previous changes to the album’s release date were understandable but now it seems that they do not have a proper handle on this project. With the substantial airplay that ‘Ride’ is receiving and the buzz surrounding ‘Gimme That’ there is no apparent reason why this record should not hit stores in September.

All of these changes do not bode well to boost the confidence of consumers regarding the quality of the album, especially since Ciara’s last project, ‘Fantasy Ride’, remained stagnant on the shelves. Get it together people!

T.I. revealed some interesting news to Rap-TV recently. The King of the South stated that his new album, ‘King Uncaged’, has been pushed back yet again and will no longer be released on September 28th. This marks the 2nd time that the record’s drop date has been rescheduled as it was originally slated for an August 17th release. Peep what Tip had to say about ‘King Uncaged’ below:




Ne-Yo has decided to delay his new album, ‘Libra Scale’. Initially scheduled for a September 21st release and then delayed to October 5th, the record will now hit stores on October 19th (the day after his 31st birthday). The LP includes the songs ‘Beautiful Monster’, ‘Champagne Life’ and his new single ‘One Life’.

Beyonce attends Rihtards Release Party

..because Jay begged her due to the inevitable FLOPPING of Rated R... & HIM losing money.


I'd be drunk too IF I proclaimed to be so hard & the "hottest bitch in heels" & this happened...



Then this...

Happy National Flop Day!!!

"The five uptempo tracks that would have been Kingdom of Dance" are uneven, exemplified by the hobbling flop that is "Love Sex Magic", an easily unforgettable Justin Timberlake collaboration, and "Work", an over-stuffed dancefloor mess that does not benefit from Missy Elliot's hoarse hectoring. "

Music Review: Ciara's Fantasy Ride needs more gas

By MESFIN FEKADU, Associated Press Writer – Tue May 5, 11:39 am ET
Ciara, "Fantasy Ride" (Jive Label Group)
Ciara's latest album has all the right elements: good producers, catchy hooks and beats that bump with dance, pop and R&B flavors. But for some reason, "Fantasy Ride" isn't as fun as the title suggests.
The 13-track set is mediocre at best, though it boasts production work by Polow Da Don, Danja, Dr. Luke and The-Dream, and has guest appearances from Chris Brown and Ludacris.
It's not that the songs on the CD sound bad — tracks like "Ciara to the Stage" and "Tell Me What Your Name Is" show the singer at the top of her game. But the majority of the disc sounds just like what we've heard from the 23-year-old sensation before — and that's not fulfilling.
The energy-charged "Work" featuring Missy Elliott sounds just like the 2005 hit "Lose Control," Elliott's song on which Ciara appeared. Most of the other tunes — "Like a Surgeon," "Pucker Up" and "Never Ever," for example — are enjoyable but show she hasn't grown much as a singer since her last release.
Ciara shines, however, on the Janet Jackson-esque "Love, Sex, Magic" with Justin Timberlake and on "Keep Dancin' On Me."
With her 2004 debut CD "Goodies" and 2006's "The Evolution," Ciara had lots of hits but few songs that stood the test of time; "Fantasy Ride" is no different.
CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: "Ciara to the Stage," the CD's opening track, is so seductive you'll be calling and screaming Ciara to the stage. In your fantasy of course.

'Fantasy Ride' by Ciara

Ciara

It never was much of a compliment, but Ciara used to be called the Princess of Crunk. This was back when she was a teenage R&B star, working with Lil Jon and cranking out hits like "Goodies." After an '06 sophomore outing that toyed with electro jams, Ciara spent ages in record-label purgatory before releasing the new, years-in-the-leaking "Fantasy Ride."

Ciara has a reedy, agile voice, capable of conveying the only three emotions (sexy, sassy, sad) an R&B singer needs. But she's too anonymous a personality to make herself heard over the disc's steady stream of hammy guest stars (Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Chris Brown) and overbearing producers (Danja, Dr. Luke), all of whom bring the most lukewarm vocals, sound effects and beats that early 2008 had to offer.

"Fantasy Ride" is a perfectly respectable, if not enthralling, collection of standard club bangers and slow jams that feel like an assortment of tracks Rihanna and Beyoncé didn't want. There are a few notable exceptions: Justin Timberlake does his usual futuristic smolder-y thing on "Love Sex Magic," which sounds like the best version of all the songs that sound just like it; and "Never Ever" does a nice job of sampling/interpolating Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me by Now."

But the best that can be said about The-Dream's gooey "Like a Surgeon" ("My love's like anesthesia/I'll rock you fast asleep") is that it's probably not terrible on purpose. And the mid-tempo crunk-pop track "High Price" ("I should be in Iraq, shawty, 'cause I am the bomb/I got a million-dollar house on my earlobe") may set a record for most inappropriate utterances in a single verse.

"I may not be bourgeois, but I'm a divaaa"

FAIL!!!!!

NOW THIS IS DIVA STATUS

CHRISETTE MICHELE RELEASED HER SOPHOMORE ALBUM TODAY MAY 5 & IT IS NUMBER 1 ON iTUNES & NUMBER ONE MOST DOWNLOADED MP3 ON AMAZON. LOL GET IT B1TCH!