Wednesday, June 17, 2009

HMM! Jennifer Hudson releasing 'Giving Myself' as third single!



It has just been confirmed that "Giving Myself" will serve as the official third single from Jennifer Hudsons self-titled debut album. The Robin Thicke produced and penned ballad has recently been sent to Urban AC radio formats, but there's currently no news on a music video.

The news comes as a surprise since the Timbaland produced "Pocketbook" was previously announced as the third single, with reports even emerging that a video had been shot.

"Giving Myself" follows the successful "If This Isn't Love", which peaked at #5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart and #63 on the Hot 100, as well as performing extremely well on BET's 106 & Park and topping the urban adult airplay charts. Anyways check out Giving Myself below.



Damn, do you know how bad I was looking forward to "Pocketbook" being the next single? That's my jam! "Don't make me hit you with my pocketbook!" I guess being pregnant though she probably can't really film a video to the up-tempo, so they thought they'd drop another ballad and then if it picks up they might try film a really simple clip. It's a beautiful song so I'm not mad and I hope it does well. I love J-Hud!

NEW MUSIC! Tweet - It's You!



It's been a long time but finally we have a new joint from R&B singer Tweet. Titled "It's You", which popped up earlier today on the "Life On Mars" mixtape. Tweet is currently working on her third studio album "Love, Tweet" which is set to feature production from Timbaland, Danja, and Novel, though the album has been in the works for years now and there's currently no release date.

Tweet - It's You

Hmm, not bad. I'm loving the beat but it sound strikingly similar to another song but I can't put my finger on it. I'm not a mega Tweet fan but I do like her, I own her first two albums and I think she has her own style and vibe going on. Her soft & soulful vocals always stand out for me so I'm definitely looking out for that new album, though I'm sceptical as to whether it'll ever get released or not.

NEW MUSIC! LeToya - I Don't Need You!



LeToya Luckett is preparing to release her new album "Lady Love" soon and now a new track from the project has leaked. Check out "I Don't Need You" below.



OMLetoya this is amazing. I love the way they keep the beat simple so that LeToya's vocals and lyrics do the talking. The song really tells a story and it builds so in the final chorus she really starts belting out. The song just has a lot of feeling and depth to it, and it's also really empowering which is good. LeToya's style actually reminds me of Keyshia Cole because you can really feel whatever she's singing and there's just a lot of realness to it. Every single track from "Lady Love" has been amazing and I really think we could be looking at one of the best R&B albums of the year.

MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE! Beyonce Feat Kanye West - Ego Remix




A little while ago we got the very disappointing video to Beyonce's new single "Ego", and now we have the remix with Mr Ego himself Kanye West. The song is currently doing ok in the charts, sitting at #77 on the Hot 100 and #16 on the R&B/Hip-Hop singles so check it out below.



Three words - "Yawn, boring, NEXT!" I didn't think it was possible for this video to be even worse than it was last time, but somehow they managed and proved that Kanye is just as unnecessary in the music video as he is in the song. The video would've been good if Bey hadn't already done it in Single Ladies and a bit in Diva, but we've been there done that so move on. Oh and I have to mention that her curly hair looks like a filthy 10-year-old mop that you've left in the bucket too long and it's become matted and stuck together. I also don't like hearing Kanye rap about his big "ego" either, coz I just can't imagine him having a big one. I'm sorry but he looks like Joe average to me, he just doesn't look like somebody who's packin'. Anyways I can't wait for the "Sweet Dreams" clip though because I just know Bey will look stunning and hopefully she'll shut the music video game down again with it.