R&B heartthrob D’Angelo has been MIA from the music scene for years now but he’s finally making a come-back. The singer is gearing up to drop his upcoming album and even plans to start touring in October. Billboard’s Kevin Liles explains why the project has been taking so long. “Here’s the thing: with D’Angelo it was a process. He didn’t perform for 10 years and he’s been working on an album for the past 12 years. I actually got him to go out and do 30 shows [in 2011-2012], and then we did some ‘Brothers in Arms’ shows. I said, ‘We have to get motivated around what people want to hear from you, and what does it mean to come back to that space?’ He very bluntly put it, ‘Kev, the studio and the stage: that’s my lifeblood. Now that I’ve touched it again, now that I see it again, I wanna be sure that the baby I’m about to have — the album — that I take it to the point where it’s all it can be.’” Be on the look out for D’Angelo’s new album coming to a store near you!
Billboard’s Top 10 Album Sales, Week Ending 6/15/14 … Jack White Scores Second Number 1 Album
50 Cent’s already out of the Billboard top 10 after just one week on the charts. This week is pretty dry actually as far as sales go, with the only big change is rocker Jack White debuting with Lazaretto at 138k. Check out the full top 10 below, and be sure to check back next week to see how J. Lo, Lana del Rey and more fare!
(Photos) J.Lo Looks Smokin’ Hot In New Billboard Magazine!
Jenny from the block continues to prove that she’s still got in at 44-years-old! The R&B/Pop songstress covered this months Billboard Mag with a sexy red one-piece and matching red heels. J. Lo says that “you don’t have to, as a young woman, have an expiration date.” Check out the sexy photos from the spread in the gallery above.
Billboard’s Top 10 Album Sales, Week Ending 6/8/14 … Congrats To 50 Cent On A Top 5 Debut!
50 Cent’s independently released Animal Ambition fared decently on the charts this week, debuting at number 4 with 47,000 copies sold. It’s his first release since being on Interscope and thus having no major machine behind him to push the project, so coming close to 50k isn’t too bad! Congrats, Fif! Get the full top 10 below.
OHH! What?! Did Iggy Azalea Just Call Out Lorde For Being “Inappropriate”?!
Controversy, Controversy, Controversy seems to be always attached to Lorde’s name in the media. This time Lorde is receiving some criticism from IT rap girl Iggy Azalea. Lorde recently covered a couple of Nirvana songs back in April at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and according to Iggy it was not “appropriate”. Find out more after the Jump!
(PHOTO) NBA: San Antonio Mocks Miami’s Big Three With Billboard
I’m surprised this is one of the first billboards we’re seeing that mocks either the Heat or Spurs. Well with less than 48 hours before the start of the NBA Finals, a billboard mocking Miami’s Big 3 went viral on Twitter. Check it out…
