Nivea is back ya’ll. After parting ways with Jive Records, she decided to make it on her own and go independent (a la Tamia and Shanice). The new album is titled Animalistic (she always comes up with weird titles) and was released in Japan last week. The Us version of the album will have more tracks plus collaborations with T-Pain and Pitbull as well as productions from her husband The Dream and Bryan Michael Cox. First single (in Japan) "Watch It" is pretty bad in my opinion, the song is not original and not so catchy and the video looks cheaper than a Windows Movie Maker project he he.
Anyways, the us single will be Hood Girl according to Niveafan, and the remix will include Missy and Lil’ Kim, so we can expect a hotter video for that song. Tracks that will make it to the States edition include Black Girl, Watch It and Animalistic. I don’t know what to expect from the album, Watch It is wack but so far she did impress me with her music.
Complicated was an amazing album, too bad it didn’t get the regocnition and sales it deserved. But when a label refuses to promote an artist, nothing can be done. Parking Lot and Complicated (the strongest song on the album) were supposed to be 2^nd and 3^rd  official singles, but end up being just radio singles. The album had a lot of hot tracks and collaborations with Lil’ Jon, Jermaine Dupri, The Dream, Rasheeda, R.Kelly among others.

Can someone please send me Animalistic?! I'd be soooo happy!

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What’s up with Heather Headley? Is she alive or what? A gold certified album, 2 singles, only 1 video. Now it seems that a third single is coming…according to Monicamania and other sources “Am I Worth It” it’s the third and final single of the album while Wikipedia notes that the Lil’ Jon produced “Back When It Was” is the third and final. One thing we’re almost sure is…that there will be only 3 singles. I just hope she at least shoots a video for the song, I don’t know why she didn’t do it for Me Time cus the song was a Top 40 hit without a video. Silly decisions, but I guess it’s the label fault. Maybe the third and final single means she’s already in the studio and planning to release a new album in 2007…but who knows?

SEBASTIAN

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Sebastian Mego is a true singer who considers Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder his strongest influences. At only 17 years old, Sebastian was recently signed to Sony Urban Music/Columbia and is currently working on his debut album with some of the hottest writers and producers in the industry including Robbie Nevil, Eric Hudson, Midi Mafia and Troy Johnson, to name just a few.
His good looks and talent, not only as a real singer, but as a great dancer and live performer, have garnered Sebastian the opportunity to perform with Stevie Wonder at his House Full of Toys concert and on his latest album A Time To Love, sing the National Anthem at a Lakers game and Davis Cup, appear on Star Search and sing and act in several national TV commercials. Sebastian also lent his voice to TV One where his music was featured on the promotional spots for the Martin Luther King miniseries King, which helped launch the network.
During Sebastians development, his roster of coaches and trainers has been impressive. He has had vocal coaching from Lee Summers, Robert Edwards, Nick Cooper and Seth Riggs, a legend in the industry. Seth often comments that Sebastian is able to do things vocally at age 16 that most great singers couldnt do until they were twice his age. He is currently studying voice with Rachel Riggs.
It is Sebastians goal, and the goal of Sony Urban Music/Columbia, to introduce the world to its next rising star. With great looks and an amazing voice, Sebastian is not only destined for stardom, but is already carving his niche as an artist whose voice will withstand the test of time.

Do you remember ISSYS, a 4 member girl R&B group who had some success with their single Day + Night Featuring Jadakiss and released their album The Way We Do It back in 2002. Well, they appareantly splited and were dropped (they were in Arista) but one of the girls (Quierra, pink trousers in the middle) went solo. She's not signed to any label yet, but she's analyzing which one suits her the best (according to her). Well, I  was supposed to post the link to her  "My Space", but I just found out that her account was closed! Damn! Anyways, as a gift, you can download their debut album "The Way We Do It"

01) Intro
02) That's The Way We Do It
03) Day + Night FEATURING JADAKISS WATCH VIDEO
04) Holla At Me
05) Oh No She Didn't
06) Na Na Na
07) Stood Up
08) Hater
09) Single For The Rest Of My Life WATCH VIDEO
10) Uh Uh, Uh Uh
11) Not Letting Him Go
12) Beautiful U
13) Message 2 U
14) The Way We Do (Part 2)
15) Unlady Like
16) Thank U Lord (Outro)
17) Day + Night

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Amazing amazing amazing! I knew it was going to be hot, and I decided to check it last week even though here in Argentina it was released a couple of months ago. All the tracks are amazing and have it's own style. She's a mix between pop, jazz, sometimes soft rock, hip-hop and R&B. I remember once I saw her performing and she was so good to the point that it sounded better live than in the studio he he. Her second album (self-titled) was amazing, I saw it last week for just 2 dollars but I don't know why I didn't buy it, maybe since I played it so much that I got tired of it and don't mind to have the original copy. Anyways, I know I'll end up getting it cus she deserves my money he he.

This is the cover for Eamon's second album which was already released in Europe and includes the amazing song (How Could You) Bring Him Home. He improved a lot, I only knew Fuck It and last week I saw his album for just 2 dollars (I think I'm very lucky lately) and bought it. The album is weak, his voice is not so strong and the production (mostly handled by Milk Dee is average). But I'm definetly giving him a chance with the second album.

And speaking of 2 dollars album, I bought along with Eamon's TLC's 3D. Fantastic album by the way. Maybe TLC would never do a bad album, a lot of upbeat jams plus top producers involved (Darkchild, Raphael Saadiq, The Neptunes, Dallas Austin & more). Best tracks? Can't tell yet cus I only listened to it once. Yes I know that if I like R&B I should've checked that shit before.. but I got into R&B in 2003 and still can't say that Crazysexycool was my journey with no back to the land of R&B he he.

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Dan

Damn, I came out late, this thing was supposed to be posted last week cus now "Obvious" has been confirmed as the 3rd single, anyways, and as always I'm keeping the original post.

Letoya's 3rd single will be either "This Song" or "Obvious", it seems she wants to show the world that she can sing a ballad...I think it's time for her to release an upbeat song. First it was "Torn" (I still can't get into that song), and I thought: OK! She wants to be taken seriously...Then "She Don't" followed. I wanted "Gangsta Grillz" to be the second single cus it's one of her best songs. But I love "She Don't" so I told myself I'd forgive her, he he. This time I really wanted her to release an upbeat song "Gangsta Grillz" or "Tear Da Club Up" as the 3rd single. Okay, "This Song" is a nice song, and one of my favorites in her album (which by the way it's very good). I've been rockin' to that album lately cus it's getting released here in Argentina next month...so I want to make sure my money is worth it. "Obvious" is just okay, kinda boring. The point is, that I can't understand why she's chosing the ballad route again..."Torn" and "She Don't"  didn't put the charts on fire (Torn did get to #1 but only in R&B charts, it was a top 30 hit in the Hot 100), so why not trying with a more up-tempo jam?
She is extremely lucky that Capitol is promoting her the right way, cus she sold like 165.000 albums and debuted at #1 in the first week. To date, the cd shifted more than 450.000 copies.

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What happened to Blu Cantrell?? I recently saw a pic of hers in Toya's World and remembered how much I used to listen to her second album "Bittersweet". Rumor has it that she signed with Image Entretainment (Home label to Tamia). It's time for her to come back, some time ago a track from her named "The Cha Cha" leaked and the video was included in Yahoo Launch, but she said that the song was just a left-over from previous sessions. I'm glad cus I hated it! There's no word on who she is working with or if her 3rd album will be released next year. I hope so cus it's been almost 3 years and a half since she released her last album. I saw last week her album in a Hip-Hop shop here, but it was kinda expensive for my pocket (around 26 dollars). I think it was not the standard edition cus other albums like Nivea's or Truth Hurts' are at 22. She's one of the best voices in R&B according to me (alongside Amel and Tamia). There was not even 1 bad song on that album, and the Shep Crawford produced "Sleep In The Middle" blew my mind off! Other great tracks include the opening "I Love You", "Happily Ever After" and "Let Her Go".

Another chick coming back is Sunshine Anderson. She was previously signed to the (now defunct) label Soulife (yes, the same Anthony Hamilton was in) and now she's back with World Music (Matthew Knowles' label) with production from Dr. Dre, Raphael Saadiq and Beyoncé among others. Her new single is "Something I Wanna Give You" and the video is out!
I bought her debut album "Your Woman" this year (for just 7,5 dollars, extremely cheap for an imported album) and I liked it. The production was mostly handled by Mike City and Anthony Hamilton was featured in a track. She performed pretty well, the album was certified gold (debuting in the top 5) and spawned the 2 singles, the amazing "Heard It All Before" and "Launch Or Dinner". Other tracks I like from "Your Woman" include "Letting Down My Guard" and "Better Off"
Does anybody know if Macy Gray is still managing her career? Anyways, I took my time and uploaded her debut album for you to download it!

01) A Little Sunshine (Intro)
02) Better Off
03) He Said, She Said
04) Heard It All Before
05) Vulnerability (Skit)
06) Letting Down My Guard
07) Where Have U Been
08) Saved The Day
09) Launch Or Dinner
10) Last Night FEATURING ANTHONY HAMILTON
11) Your Woman (Interlude)
12) Your Woman
13) Airport (Skit)
14) Being Away
15) Crazy Love
16) You Do You
17) Spoken Word (Skit)
18) A Little Sunshine

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Enjoy

Dan