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Britney Gets The Neptunes On Next Album

Posted by Aaron on Jul 29, 2008 • (No comment)

Britney Spears is heading for a major comeback and will be the on top of her game next year – claims the man who is writing songs for her new album.

Taio Cruz, the British producer, songwriter and chart star, thinks that the pop wreck’s last album, Blackout, failedbritney-spears-rolling-stone.jpg because she was forced into recording it during a turbulent time in her life.

But her next album will put her back in the spotlight. Speaking to Glasgow Sunday Mail, Cruz said: “I have been writing and producing tracks for the new Britney record but as always with her, I’m not allowed to talk about the sound.

“Her career is riding on this record so I need to sit down and talk to her to make sure she is ready.

“The songs will be good – she has Kanye, Pharrell, Timbaland and me doing tracks for her.

“It is more a matter of whether she is mentally and physically ready for this. On the last album, Blackout, she was tired and people were forcing her to put another album out.

“If she is ready it will be huge – she just came with Blackout too early.”

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Nas & Kelis To Record Album Together?

Posted by Mika on Jul 28, 2008 • (No comment)

nas-and-kelis.jpgNas and Kelis have been together for quite some time. During this time, the couple has gone into a studio to record their fair share of tracks. Those songs were served up to mixed reviews but they have shared some commercial success with Kelis’ “Blindfold Me.” Now, the duo is planning something else. This time, the two may be collaborating on an entire album together.”Me and my wife was thinking about doing this record together,” he recently told MTV. This follows last week’s report that he had aspirations of doing two albums soon, one entire produced by Dr. Dre and another one entirely produced by DJ Premier.
*hiphopdx.com

 
 

The Clipse & Nahright.com Invite You To Remix The Re-Up

Posted by Mika on Jul 28, 2008 • (No comment)

Step 1. Join This Group
Step 2. Download The Acapellas Here
Step 3. Go Nuts. Remix The Re-Up.
Step 4. Upload Your Remix To This Page
Step 5. Win Fits From The Clipse New Clothing Line Play Cloths.
*imeem.com/reupgang

 
 

All-American Rejects – Dance Inside (Neptunes Remix) (07′)

Posted by Mika on Jul 28, 2008 • (No comment)

all-american-rejects.jpgAll-American Rejects have announced plans to release their second DVD, this time documenting their recent 2006 tour. The disc will include a full live performance as well a behind-the-scenes documentary. It is due out July 10, 2007. To coincide with the release, the Rejects have teamed with Pepsi for an extensive promotional initiative. pharrell-williams.jpgThe band designed 500 million Pepsi cans that will hit U.S. stores July 1, while Pharrell Williams has remixed the Rejects track “Dance Inside” as part of the ad campaign. It never made the cut.

All-American Rejects – Dance Inside (Album Version) (05′)

*absolutepunk.net

 
 

The Nightmare With N¤E¤R¤D

Posted by Mika on Jul 28, 2008 • (No comment)

downtown-13.jpgThe one thing that the likes of P Diddy, Kanye, Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams had in common in their early days, was their drive to be bigger than their block, their barbershop and their local charts. They also know how to be hood when in the hood– but accessible when in the boardroom. Feeling good about the positive influence of hip-hop culture, MTV Base recently caught up with the triple threat that is N¤E¤R¤D to rejoice. Now I’m about to speak the truth so if you’re an irate record label rep or an overcontrolling artist manager look away now… I really like most things that Pharrell and co. stand for. But one thing I’m not down with is the angst that media go through when the N¤E¤R¤D trio (Pharrell, Chad and Shay) come to town.

dsc041241.jpgPharrell knows this. I once discussed it with him in Paris and he seemed genuinely surprised. I thought things would change but nothing has. Maybe he’s still unaware so here I am, shining some light on it again. When Pharrell sweeps into town on a solo trip, he is a pleasure to work with. However, if he is promoting anything N¤E¤R¤D -related, it’s hell for all press. Prior to the interview, we will get the usual record label emails instructing us to stay away from questions about Pharrell’s solo projects and only ask about N¤E¤R¤D music and direct questions equally to all three band members. But when we do this, they are all sullen, aloof and cold, and they made our presenter Reg Yates’ interview quite tough. Whilst they might all be tired and hate press, we are there to help them sell their music, so to make our lives unpleasant isn’t the best idea.

nerd2_jpg-thumb.jpgTo all wear dark sunglasses and be unenthusiastic during an interview is just bad manners and I know Pharrell isn’t usually bad mannered from working with him. N¤E¤R¤D need to accept that Pharrell is positioned as the lead singer and so will naturally attract Bono-style attention. Furthermore, when all questions are directed at the whole, band but only Pharrell (mostly) answers, it’s a bigger joke! This is why artists and their teams need to get their positions quite clear. We are here to help you but you need to help us. Alternatively, do as Prince does: if you hate press or are tired, don’t do any. It’s easier all round. But alas, we got a few good quotes we can use and here are some of those gems of wisdom for you N¤E¤R¤D fans. A few tracks on the new album, Seeing Sounds have a Drum’n’Bass edge to them. But Pharrell insists he wasn’t influenced by the genre. “Yeah, it’s dope music, but when I was a kid, I was annoyed by it,” he revealed. “I was from America– hadn’t been to London yet. But I had friends who were totally into it.

nerd-12.jpgI didn’t get any of that s*it but Chad did. He used to make music for the underground clubs– some really grimy, drum electro, electronic s*it.” “I was like, ‘that s*it is weird’, they looked weird, and we were already weird as they come, coz we were like super Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul fans at the time. But what I remembered of it became dope to me, years and years and years later. But I was 20 years late!” He continued: “But then your whole scene is incredible. Coldplay is killing it and I love Amy Winehouse. People can say whatever they want about her; talk about how she looks, about some of her issues. But musically, no-one wants to go on with her and battle it out, coz her album is flawless.” We then spoke about the new NERD track Spaz that has fans really excited. Pharrell said: “It’s an energetic song. The live shows are all about energy. It’s like taking a Redbull shot to you’re a** cheek. You know when you get a shot, like a flu shot.” On that note– with a feeling of ‘got some good quotes, but what a rigmarole– we escaped as fast as possible.
*voice-online.co.uk

 
 

N¤E¤R¤D – Everyone Nose (Seven Nations Army Anthem)

Posted by Mika on Jul 28, 2008 • (1 comment)

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