New CLIPSE video FREEDOM

http://vimeo.com/8814433



Directed By: Illusive Media / Re-Up Gang Films
Direction Concept: Shomi Patwary, Gene Thornton, Terrence Thornton



TIL THE CASKET DROPS IN STORES NOW!!!

Kelis responds to PETA

Kelis vs PETA!

Kelis wasn't too happy about a personal letter she received directly from animal rights organization PETA. Never one to bite her tongue, she decided to respond...

"Good morning all!

Ok, so you’re gonna love this. The other day I got a personalized letter from PETA! Lol so after some thought I've decided to write one back. Goes a little something like this:

There is no humane way to kill anything, let me start there. It’s unfortunate but it’s part of life. With that being said, I would eat pterodactyl if you found some and you told me it was meaty and delicious. And after doing a very minimal amount of research....... I found out that the founder Ingrid Newkirk is completely batty. I had a feeling but she far exceeded my expectations. I mean certifiably insane! Lol this chicks will is nuts, google it – it’s a riot! Beyond the fact that I think she's a diabetic, which means she needs insulin, which is taken from lab pigs (I know this because my sister happens to be in veterinary school), which would be completely hypocritical. It’s like don't abuse animals unless it can help me..."

Read the rest of Kelis' rebuttal here: http://bit.ly/KelisLettertoPETA

Listen to Kelis - "Acapella" (Produced by David Guetta) on her official website
www.IAmKelis.com

Kelis
Album coming 2010 on will.i.am/Interscope
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JAHEIM KICKS OFF 2010 AT #1

JAHEIM KICKS OFF 2010 AT #1;



“AIN’T LEAVIN WITHOUT YOU” BECOMES JAHEIM’S NINTH TOP 10 SINGLE;



ATLANTIC RECORDS SET TO RELEASE “ANOTHER ROUND” FEBRUARY 9





New York, NY (January 14, 2010) – Atlantic recording artist Jaheim, one of R&B’s most beloved and enduring voices, has kicked off 2010 by scoring yet another #1 single. “Ain’t Leavin Without You,” the first single off of Jaheim’s forthcoming album, “ANOTHER ROUND” (due out February 9), is #1 in both airplay and audience this week making it Jaheim’s ninth Top 10 song.



On “ANOTHER ROUND”, Jaheim maintains the lush vocals, relatable singles and uplifting lyrics that have become his trademark since his 2001 debut, but also continues to grow into the more refined, polished version that he introduced fans to on his 2007 Atlantic Records debut, “The Makings of a Man”. In a time when artists are known more for whom they’re romantically linked to or whether or not they use Auto-Tune, Jaheim is just what the industry needs – a familiar but fresh breath of air.



The video for “Ain’t Leavin Without You” will be shot with Jadakiss in New York on January 20. A tour is being planned for February and March.







"AIN'T LEAVIN WITHOUT YOU" (REMIX f/JADAKISS) AUDIO STREAM PLAYER:

http://flash.atlrec.com/jaheim/aintleavinwithoutyou_player/









ANOTHER ROUND TRACKLISTING:

1. Ain’t Leavin Without You

2. Finding My Way Back

3. Whoa

4. Till It Happens To You

5. Bed Is Listening

6. Impossible

7. Another Round

8. Her

9. II Pink Lines

10. Otha Half

11. Closer

12. In My Hands

13. Ain’t Leavin Without You Remix featuring Jadakiss

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jaheim Hoagland



ABOUT JAHEIM

Jaheim combines old-school soul with new-school swagger. Like so many great R&B superstars before him, Jaheim has turned the trials and tribulations of inner city life into sweet, soul music. He has 2 platinum-plus and 2 gold albums under his belt, along with numerous award nominations and key wins, including a BET Award for “Best Male R&B Artist.” Along the way, Jaheim has made countless TV appearances, including performances on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien; BET’s 106 & Park; It’s Showtime At The Apollo; and Soul Train. When he’s not making music, Jaheim gives back to his native Northern New Jersey community with affordable housing initiatives and youth mentoring via The Urban Dreams Foundation which he started in 2005.



HISTORY

The New Jersey native instantly burst to the forefront of modern R&B with 2001’s acclaimed “GHETTO LOVE.” Fueled by the breakthrough singles, “Could It Be” and “Just In Case,” the album reached the Billboard 200’s top 10 on its way to earning RIAA platinum for sales exceeding 1 million. In addition, Jaheim was honored with a number of award nominations, including the Soul Train Music Award for “Best R&B/Soul Single” (for “Just In Case”); and the BET Awards for “Best Male R&B Artist.”



In April 2002, Jaheim unveiled his second album, “STILL GHETTO,” fulfilling his debut’s promise and repeating its commercial and critical success. The collection, which featured a pair of hits in “Fabulous” and “Put That Woman First,” hit Billboard’s top 10 and was quickly certified RIAA platinum. This time, Jaheim could not be denied and was duly honored with the 2003 BET Award for “Best Male R&B Artist.” What’s more, the singer received an American Music Awards nomination for “Favorite Male Artist – Hip-Hop/R&B.”



2004 saw Jaheim hitting the top 5 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” with his featured role on Nelly’s hit, “My Place.” The single was a worldwide smash, topping the charts in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. A nomination at the 2nd Annual Vibe Awards followed, acknowledging “My Place” as one of the year’s “Coolest Collaborations.”



In 2006, Jaheim returned with the third chapter of his “Ghetto” trilogy, “GHETTO CLASSICS.” The album – which featured the singles, “Everytime I Think About Her” and “Chosen One” – was an out-of-the-box sensation, debuting at #1 on both the Billboard 200 and the “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” charts.



In 2007, Jaheim topped the charts again with “Never,” the first single off his Atlantic Records debut album, “THE MAKINGS OF A MAN.” The Makings of a Man,” has sold over 500,000 units since its release December 18, 2007. “Never” amassed almost 30 million in radio audience and went on to sell close to 75K ringtones.

Michelle Williams formerly of Destiny's Child Returns to Broadway

NEW YORK, NY – This winter, Grammy® Award-winning recording artist Michelle Williams

returns to Broadway as Roxie Hart in the Tony Award-winning hit musical CHICAGO for a

seven-week limited engagement, Monday, February 8, 2010 through Sunday, March 28, 2010 at

the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.).

Williams first took on Roxie Hart last year, playing the role to critical and popular acclaim in

London’s West End production of CHICAGO at the Cambridge Theatre. Her limited engagement

proved so successful that it was extended an additional three weeks by popular demand.

Singer-songwriter-performer Michelle Williams rose to international renown after joining

Destiny's Child, the top-selling female group of all time, in 2000. As a member of Destiny's Child,

Michelle received three Grammy Awards and performed on several #1 hit singles by the group.

Following the success of Destiny’s Child, Williams became the first member of the group to release a solo record. Her 2002 solo debut album – the gospel-infused Heart To Yours – entered

the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart at #1, peaked at #3 on the Top Contemporary Christian

Albums chart and became the year's top-selling Gospel album.



Her second solo album, Do You Know, achieved similar success to her debut, peaking at #2 on the

Top Gospel Albums chart and #3 on the Top Christian Albums chart following its release in 2004.

Released in October 2008, Unexpected, her third solo album, introduced a bold new dance/pop

sound for Williams, showcased by the #1 Billboard Hot Dance tracks “We Break the Dawn” and

“The Greatest.”

Michelle made her television acting debut in February 2006 on the UPN comedy series, “Half &

Half.”

Williams made her Broadway stage debut in 2003, replacing R&B icon Toni Braxton in the title

role of Disney’s Aida. In April 2007, she joined the national touring company of the hit musical

The Color Purple, performing extended runs in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix with members of the original Broadway cast.

For more information on Michelle Williams, visit

www.michellewilliamsonline.com







Now celebrating 13 glorious years of girls, glitz and glamour on the Great White Way, the recordbreaking

smash hit musical CHICAGO is set to become the sixth longest-running production in

Broadway history on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 … and it shows no sign of ever slowing down!

CHICAGO features a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by

Fred Ebb, and is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the

Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a

housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her lover after he threatens to walk out on her.

Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma

Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage

of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.

Directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Ann Reinking, CHICAGO features set

design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken

Billington and sound design by Scott Lehrer.

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, CHICAGO has become a worldwide phenomenon

with productions in 24 countries and 11 languages since 1996.

The record-breaking London production of CHICAGO continues to hold the record as the

longest-running American musical in West End history. CHICAGO is also on tour throughout

the U.S. and Canada, as well as international tours in Australia and the United Kingdom.



CHICAGO now plays on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre.

3 Ways To Get a Husband DVD Information

Visit the website to learn more about these release here: View more info about this release from JE 'CARYOUS JOHNSON

New Music From Jaheim

The Voice of R&B

HAS RETURNED WITH

His New Single

"Ain't Leavin Without You" which rang in 2010 at the #3 spot!

From the NEW Album – ANOTHER ROUND - in stores FEBRUARY 9 2010!

* VIDEO FOR REMIX FEAT. JADAKISS TO BE SHOT IN JAN 2010 *



AUDIO STREAM PLAYER:

http://flash.atlrec.com/jaheim/audio_player/



SINGLE CREDITS:

"Ain't Leavin Without You"
Produced by: Kaygee for Divine Mill Productions
Written by: Keir Gist, Eritza Laues, Marcella Brailsford, Balewa Muhammad, James Stanley Carter, Julian Brookhouse, Miguel Drummond, Skinner Glenn, Nick Thorp, Pierrot Volpeliere

Published by: Divine Mill Music/Warner Chappell (ASCAP), Abide by the Laues/EMI Music Publishing (SESAC), Jahque Joint/Universal Music Publishing (SESAC), Precisely Done Music (BMI), James Carr Music (BMI) / Polygram International Publishing, Inc. o/b/o Curio Sounds Ltd. / Chelsea Music Publishing
Vocal Arranged by: Eritza Laues

Vocal Production: Eritza Laus, Balewa Muhammad

Background Vocals: Balewa Muhammad, Eritza Laus

Live bass guitar James Genus

Lead Guitar by Joel Kipnis

Recorded by Adam Miele at Pulse Music, New York

Assistant engineer: Chris Davies

Mixed by "You Can Ask" Giz at Chung King Studios, New York NY
Assistant Mix Engineer: Anthony Palazzole



“Ain’t Leavin Without You” contains elements of the recording and composition “Help Is On The Way” written by James Stanley Carter; published by James Carr Music (BMI) and performed by The Whatnauts under license from Harlem International Records, Inc. and the composition “Name And Number” written by Julian Brookhouse, Miguel Drummond, Skinner Glenn, Nick Thorp, Pierrot Volpeliere; published by Chelsea Music Publishing and Polygram International Publishing, Inc. o/b/o Curio Sounds Ltd.



ANOTHER ROUND TRACKLISTING:

1. Ain’t Leavin Without You

2. Finding My Way Back

3. Whoa

4. Till It Happens To You

5. Bed Is Listening

6. Impossible

7. Another Round

8. Her

9. II Pink Lines

10. Otha Half

11. Closer

12. In My Hands

13. Ain’t Leavin Without You Remix featuring Jadakiss



Executive Producer: Jaheim Hoagland





WEBSITES:

www.jaheimmusic.com | http://www.myspace.com/jaheim

Ryan Leslie on the cover of Bleu Magazine

(New York, NY - January 6, 2010) - In celebration of the new year and a new decade, Bleu Magazine "transitions" for a broader audience and proudly announces that award winning Singer/Songwriter/Producer Ryan Leslie graces the Winter 2010 cover of BLEU Magazine. "We have watched Ryan Leslie over the past couple of years "transition" into this mature, successful, and fashion forward confident man, so it was not only a perfect fit as his sophomore album is titled "Transition", but it was a must for Ryan to cover the new issue of Bleu, says De'Von Christopher, Publisher of Bleu Magazine."


2010 promises to debut a more polished, chic, confident, and informed BLEU Magazine. The new Bleu man will be involved in political, financial, educational, environmentally friendly, techno, and community service-based projects. BLEU Magazine will offer the very best in arts, design, literature, music and theater. The BLEU Man is the new black. Always and forever!


This winter issue features an exclusive sit-down interview with American Idol winner Fantasia as she dispels the rumors surrounding The Color Purple musical and shares insight on her new VH1 reality show "Fantasia - For Real" and details on her upcoming album. Bleu's Entertainment Editor, Ray Cunningham sits down with Grammy nominated songstress Melanie Fiona to discuss her debut album "The Bridge.”


In this issue you will also find an exclusive interview with the biggest female recording artist of all times Mariah Carey as she shows how "Precious" she is by discussing her role in the breakout film of the decade as well as marriage to Nick Cannon and her upcoming new remix album. You will also find, green grooming tips featuring Weleda products, post-holiday workout tips, winter fashion spread, and much more.


BLEU Magazine is a dynamic team of people in a variety of industries: music, fashion, beauty, grooming, television, and publishing. Of course, there are the few assorted misfits who spend rent money on designer clothes and never wait behind velvet ropes. BLEU is a place where we share our creativity platform and express ourselves. For the Bleu Reader, it is a destination to meet, connect and learn about all types of people, who are unquestionably fabulous!


About BLEU Magazine

Bleu Magazine is a celebration of the urban man and his experiences, as expressed through fashion, entertainment, culture, and music. We are a conduit for self expression and change for our readers who are trying to define and love who they are and what they aspire to be. Bleu entertains, inspires and most importantly affirms the lives of its readers while encouraging them to be authentic members of their society and the world.

New Music from Sade

Epic Records
'Soldier of Love' - February 9th!
Official Website: http://sade.com


OFFICIAL BIO
'Soldier of Love' is only the sixth studio album the band Sade released during their 25 year career, and the first since 'Lover's Rock' in 2000. For Sade herself, as the lynchpin of the group's songwriting effort, it's a simple matter of integrity and authenticity. “I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand.”

The call went out in 2008 for the group to re-convene at Peter Gabriel's Real World studio, near Sade's home in the countryside of south west England. It was the first time the four principals had met up since the Lover's Rock Tour wrapped in 2001. Bassist Paul Denman de-camped from Los Angeles, where he had been managing his teenage son's punk band, Orange. Guitarist and sax player Stuart Matthewman interrupted his film soundtrack work in New York, and keyboardist Andrew Hale gave up his A&R consultancy.

In a series of fortnightly sessions at Real World, Sade sketched out the material for a new album which, they all felt, was probably their most ambitious to date. In particular, the sonic layering and martial beats of the title track, "Soldier Of Love", sounded quite different from anything they had previously recorded. According to Andrew Hale: “The big question for all of us at the beginning was, did we still want to do this and could we still get along as friends?” The answer soon came back as a passionate affirmative.

The album was completed in the summer of 2009, mainly at Real World. The feel of the music this time had moved away from the old country soul styling of 'Lover's Rock' and assumed a more eclectic identity. At times the band sounded like the original Sade, with Matthewman back blowing soft sax on "In Another Time" and the vocal on "Long Hard Road" hymning. But with songs such as the joyously quirky reggae chant "Babyfather", and the dramatically arranged album opener "The Moon and the Sky", Sade were exploring new territory. “I never want to repeat myself,” Sade herself says. “And that becomes a more interesting challenge for us the longer we carry on together.”

Helen Folasade Adu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. Her father was Nigerian, a university teacher of economics; her mother Anne was an English nurse. The couple met in London while he was studying at the LSE and moved to Nigeria shortly after getting married. When their daughter was born, nobody locally was prepared to call her by her English name, and a shortened version of Folasade stuck. Then, when she was four, her parents separated, and her mother brought Sade and her elder brother Banji back to England, where they initially lived with their grandparents just outside Colchester, Essex.

She listened to American soul music, particularly the wave led in the 1970's by artists such as Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, and Bill Withers. As a teenager, she saw the Jackson 5 at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, where she worked behind the bar at weekends. "I was more fascinated by the audience than by anything that was going on on the stage. They'd attracted kids, mothers with children, old people, white, black. I was really moved. That's the audience I've always aimed for."

Music was not her first choice as a career. She studied fashion at St. Martin's School Of Art and only began singing after two old school friends with a fledgling group approached her to help them out with the vocals.

Somewhat to her surprise, she found that while the singing made her nervous, she enjoyed writing songs. Two years later she had overcome her stage fright and was regularly singing back up with a North London Latin funk band called Pride. "I used to get on stage with Pride, like, shaking. I was terrified. But I was determined to try my best, and I decided that if I was going to sing, I would sing the way I speak, because it's important to be yourself."

Sade served a long apprenticeship on the road with Pride. For three years, from 1981, she and the other seven members of the band toured the UK, often with her driving. Pride's shows featured a segment in which Sade fronted a quartet that played quieter, jazzier numbers. One of these, a song called "Smooth Operator", which Sade had co-written herself, attracted the attention of record company talent scouts. Soon, everybody wanted to sign her, but not the rest of Pride. Obstinately loyal to her friends in the group, Sade refused to depart. 18 months later she relented and signed to Epic Records - on condition that she took with her the three band mates who still comprise the entity known as Sade: saxophonist Stuart Matthewman, keyboard player Andrew Hale, and bassist Paul Denman.

Sade's first single, "Your Love Is King", became a top 10 British hit in February 1984, and with that her life, and that of the band, changed forever. The unstressed, understated elegance of the music in conjunction with her look - unspecifically exotic and effortlessly sophisticated – launched Sade as the female face of the style decade. Magazines queued to put her on the cover. "It wasn't marketing," she says, wearily. "It was just me. And I wasn't trying to promote an image."

At the time of her first album, 'Diamond Life', her actual life was anything but diamond-like. Sade was living in a converted fire station in Finsbury Park with her then boyfriend, the style journalist Robert Elms. There was no heating, which meant that she had to get dressed in bed. The loo, which used to ice over in winter, was on the fire escape. The bath was in the kitchen. "We were freezing, basically."For the remainder of the 1980's, as the first three albums sold by the million around the world, Sade toured more or less constantly. For her this remains a point of principle. “If you just do TV or video then you become a tool of the record industry. All you're doing is selling a product. It’s when I get on stage with the band and we play that I know that people love the music. I can feel it. Sometimes I yearn to be on the road. The feeling overwhelms me."

Intrusive media interest in her private life has inspired a continuing reluctance on her part to participate in the promotional game. Having been travestied in print on many occasions, Sade rarely gives interviews. “It's terrible this Fleet Street mentality that if something seems simple and easy, there must be something funny going on."

For most of the past 20 years, Sade has prioritised her personal life over her professional career, releasing only three studio albums of new material during that period. Her marriage to the Spanish film director Carlos Scola Pliego in 1989; the birth of her daughter in 1996 and her early 21st century move from North London to rural Gloucestershire, where she now lives with a new partner, have consumed much of her time and attention. And quite rightly so. “You can only grow as an artist as long as you allow yourself the time to grow as a person,” Sade says. “We're all parents, our lives have all moved on. I couldn't have made 'Soldier of Love' any time before now, and though it's been a long wait for the fans – and I am sorry about that - I'm incredibly proud of it.”

Universal Studios Hollywood is hosting "Fan Days" for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Universal of Texas Longhorn fans on January 6!

In celebration of the 2010 Rose Bowl Game, Universal Studios Hollywood is hosting a dedicated “University of Alabama Fan Day” and a “University of Texas Fan Day”!


Crimson Tide and Longhorn fans will be able to enjoy special events on January 6. Comedian Jon Lovitz, whose namesake nightspot the “Jon Lovitz Comedy Club” is located on Universal CityWalk, will also make an appearance to cheer on both teams. Fans can also take their picture with the new Conan O’Brien wax statue created by the world-famous artists of Madame Tussauds Hollywood!

CLIPSE RING IN 2010 AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION

CLIPSE RING IN 2010 AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION