Pop

JANET JACKSON’S TOUR OF JAPAN CANCELLED

January 26, 2009

  Via BBC News Janet Jackson’s tour of Japan has been postponed, with promoters blaming the global financial crisis. Japanese concert promoter Kyodo Yokohama said the singer cancelled five concerts due to take place in February. The 42-year-old Grammy Award winner had planned to perform in several major cities, including Nagoya and Osaka. Jackson, on her first world tour in nearly seven years, cancelled seven performances in the US in 2008 because of a bout of vertigo. The gigs in Japan will […]

UK MUSIC NEWS: X-FACTOR’S JLS SIGN RECORD DEAL

January 22, 2009

Well it was only going to be a matter time….. I pray that they brought in a lawyer to pick through the contract with a fine toothed comb before signing. Via BBC News X Factor runners-up JLS have signed a recording contract with Epic, it has been announced. The foursome came close to being the first group to win the show, but were beaten by Alexandra Burke. “JLS are the best boy band to emerge from a TV talent show,” Nick Raphael of Epic Records […]

JERMAINE DUPRI DISAPPOINTED IN L.A REID

January 13, 2009

Jermaine Dupri talks about his current ‘non-existant’ relationship with Universal Music Group President L.A Reid. Dupri was recently fired as President of Island Records Urban Music division.   Via Essence ESSENCE.COM: Was it an amicable parting? DUPRI: I haven’t spoken to L.A. [Reid] in three months. I don’t know if it’s amicable [considering] that they claim they put me out. I feel like it’s not amicable. Don’t lie, be real about the situation. It goes back to their having the attitude of let’s try and […]

UK MUSIC NEWS: SINGER TAIO CRUZ/ROKSTARR MUSIC RESPONDS TO MAD NEWS

November 30, 2008

Several weeks ago I dedicated an entire post to UK R&B/Pop singer Taio Cruz (click here to read). In my post I asked Taio why he has never cast a black actress/model to play his love interest in any of his music videos and I’ve finally got my answer…. Via Taio’s label Rokstarr Music What kind of Racist blog are you running here? We as Black people search for equality and pray for an intergrated society where all of us, black, white, asian, or other are all looked […]

VIDEO: BRITNEY SPEARS – ‘WOMANIZER’

October 11, 2008

I wouldn’t normally feature a video/track by Britney Spears on here, but seeing as she is now “officially” back, I thought I would post her much hyped come back single ‘Womanizer’. Was it worth the wait I hear you ask…. NO! ‘Womanizer’ is awful! Utter Pop crap!  As for the video…. smh……. well watch for yourselves….. I always admired the way she presented herself in video’s and on stage. Hair, make-up, clothing, choreography- everything was in place.  But now everything about her just seems slap dash […]