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Justin Timberlake to Release New Track Today?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Pop, R&B / Soul,
Justin Timberlake is set to release his musical comeback today.
The "Cry Me A River" hitmaker is rumored to be releasing a new track, which some sources claim will feature his long time collaborator, Timbaland, as well as rapper Jay-Z and his wife, Beyonce.
Preparing fans for an announcement, Justin - who took a break from music in 2006 to focus on his acting career - tweeted, "Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 9:01 am PST... (sic)" Timbaland further fuelled the rumors, tweeting, "haha im laughin right now. i told y'all the storm is coming this year (sic)."
Justin, 31, was spotted leaving a recording studio with Jay-Z and Beyonce in December, but it was thought he was recording a part for Beyonce's next album. Producer Jim Beanz tiold how he was planning to join Justin and Timbaland for writing sessions last year.
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Kurt Cobain Biopic Will “Embody” the Late Musician
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Brett Morgan's film about Kurt Cobain will be an "embodiment of his character."
The director has been making a feature based on the late Nirvana frontman's life with his widow, Courtney Love, for the past five years and hopes it will capture all the different parts of the singer's personality. "It'll be an embodiment of his character. If you think about Kurt, he's a contradiction. He could be sincere and sentimental, and also ironic and sarcastic. He was sweet and sour. He was incredibly funny too. The film has to reflect his spirit. The thing about him people might not know too is that he was an incredible visual artist and left behind a treasure chest of comic books, paintings, Super8 films, all sorts," he told NME Magazine.
Brett also aims to be "ambitious" with his film style and is taking inspiration from Pink Floyd's 1982 film The Wall, which saw the band's album of the same name play over a cartoon depicting the songs and showing the construction and eventual demolition of a huge dividing wall.
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Vampire Weekend Promise a “Darker” Third Album
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Vampire Weekend's new album will be "darker and a bit spookier."
The indie rockers are busy working on the follow-up to 2010's Contra, and have opted for a more old-fashioned sound with eerie lyrics and haunting undertones.
"Lyrically it's a bit darker, a bit spookier at times. It definitely feels more nocturnal than anything we've done before. Musically there's a lot of organic tones. There's some old sounds that have been around forever, like the sounds that bands in America started with. [It goes] back to the roots of music being recorded or being played in a room by a band, " explained Rostam Batmanglij.
The "Horchata" hitmakers ignored pressure to rush release their album last year and are taking their time to craft their new opus, which they believe needs to maintain the same level of "excellence" fans have come to expect.
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M.I.A. Album Is ‘Too Positive’
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M.I.A.'s new album was delayed for being "too positive."
The "Bad Girls" singer claims she had completed her fourth record, Matangi, months ago, but her record company weren't happy and told her to "darken it up a bit."
"I thought I'd finished it. I finished it and then I handed the record in, like a couple of months ago. [They said] 'We just built you up as the public enemy number one and now you're coming out with all this positive stuff,'" she said.
The singer - born Mathangi Arulpragasam in Sri Lanka - said the album will be released over New Year in her homeland. "It's due in April, which is the Tamil New Year - April 15th - and I'm still working on it," she added.
When asked if she will adhere to her record company's demands and make the album darker, she said, "I'm taking my time to decide what they mean."
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Bon Jovi Announces New Album
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Bon Jovi have announced their new album, What About Now.
The legendary "Livin' On a Prayer" group are set to return with their twelfth album in March, preceded by a new single, "Because We Can," which is available on iTunes from today. The album will also feature the track "Not Running Anymore," which is used in the soundtrack of new movie Stand Up Guys and has been nominated for Best Original Song at this year's Golden Globe Awards.
The band are also on tour from February in support of the album, starting in the US before coming to Europe later in the summer.
Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, 50, recently said the key to the band's longevity has been their work ethic: "The secret of our success is hard work, good luck and being true, and we never disappoint live, so that people will come back. They know they'll get their money's worth. We won't play for 40 minutes then throw a tantrum. We're lucky we've got people at our shows from all generations, we've got kids to teenagers to people in their 60s! That's what I always hoped to do, like the Rolling Stones."
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Beyonce and Lady Gaga Team Up Again?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Gossip, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul,
Beyonce and Lady Gaga have hinted at a new collaboration.
The pair - who appeared together on 2009 hit "Telephone" and extended version "Video Phone" - have fueled rumors they have returned to the studio by posting pictures of them wearing similar earrings. In November, Gaga posted a photograph on Instagram of a pair of earrings engraved with the word "Ratchet," while in December, Beyonce posted two photos of similar pieces of jewelry. On December 29, Beyonce posted a photo of the bamboo earrings alongside a pair of purple printed flat shoes, and followed it up the next day with another image of herself wearing the earrings.
It is thought they refer to a track called "Ratchet," which is also set to include rapper Azealia Banks, and may be released later this month as the lead single from Gaga's new album, ARTPOP.
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Dave Grohl to Unveil New Supergroup
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Dave Grohl will debut a new supergroup later this month. The band will be called the Sound City Players and are scheduled to make their debut performance at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Dave will be at the festival to premiere his new film, a documentary about the Sound City recording studios in California.
As a clue to who may appear with Dave, he recently released a preview of the soundtrack to the film - titled "Sound City" - which sees him collaborate with a number of stars on tracks including Trent Reznor, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, members of Rage Against the Machine and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and other members of his band Foo Fighters.
The soundtrack also features the track "Cut Me Some Slack," which features ex-Beatles singer Paul McCartney and was premiered by Paul with ex-Nirvana members Dave, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear at the 12.12.12 benefit concert in New York last month.
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Britney Spears Starts New Album
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Britney Spears has begun work on hew eighth studio album.
The "Gimme More" hitmaker is teaming up with writer Elijah Blake - who has previously worked with stars including Rihanna and Usher - for the follow up to 2011's Femme Fatale and the songwriter thinks fans will be "surprised" by the tracks.
"I think her fans will be surprised by it. I would say it's definitely the 'unexpected' Britney in so many ways, in that she's playing with new textures and stomping on new grounds and genres," Elijah said. "I've definitely had the pleasure of starting on something I think is going to be big with her," he also wrote on Twitter.
No further information about the record has been released, but Britney, 31, was previously spotted in a recording studio with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Blackout producer Danja has also previously confirmed he would work with her again.
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Michael Buble to Duet with Reese Witherspoon
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Michael Buble is set to duet with Reese Witherspoon. The "Haven't Met You Yet" singer confirmed he will collaborate with the actress - who won an Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in musical film Walk the Line - for his new studio album.
Michael, 37, revealed he is a fan of the Legally Blonde star and put out feelers to Reese, 36, about recording together for his next record. Asked about the duet, he told ITV1's Daybreak, "By all accounts it would be true. I just really am a big fan, and so myself and my camp, we wanted to do this with her, and we were thrilled that she was excited about it too."
Reese has previously admitted she found the experience of working on Walk the Line - in which she starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix - horrifying, calling it the toughest movie she had ever made: "I had to do four months of rehearsals. I had to learn to play autoharp. I had to take singing lessons. I had to record an album, which was the most challenging, horrifying experience of my life. Me singing in front of people while they're listening to me is just horrifying."
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Bruno Mars Nervous About Next Single
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Bruno Mars is "nervous" about his next single. The star has had great success with his last single, "Locked Out Of Heaven," but is unsure as to how his next, "When I Was Your Man," will be received.
"Soon you guys will hear a song I wrote called When I Was Your Man. I've never been this nervous. Can't explain it," he wrote on Twitter.
Another new track on his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, was inspired by Bruno's visit to a French strip club, after they played another of his hits, and he didn't find it appropriate. Speaking about the track, "Money Make Her Smile," Bruno recalled, "That's the wild card. We actually wrote that to be a strip-club anthem. After a concert in Paris, we went to a strip club; the promoter got on the mic and said, 'We have a special guest, Bruno Mars!' - and then they played 'Just the Way You Are.' That's the worst song to hear in that environment, so I resolved to write a good one."
Unorthodox Jukebox will be released on December 11.
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