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Katy Perry and Rihanna Waiting for Greatness
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Pop,
Katy Perry's collaboration with Rihanna is taking so long because "you have to wait for greatness."
The "Part of Me" singer has planned to record a song with her friend for a long time, but it is taking time because they are searching for the right track.
"We collaborate on a lot of things, just not songs yet - we have a great friendship. Its' one of those things where it's gotten so much build up that if we don't' deliver, like, the best song... We're both busy, but we planted a seed two years ago, we're just looking for that special one. How disappointed would you be if that song came out and it wasn't that good? So sometimes you have to wait for greatness," she said.
Katy explained she would like the track to be iconic and empowering, rather than sexy, like Shakira and Beyonce's 2007 single "Beautiful Liar."
"I was telling her, you know the Eurythmics song featuring Aretha Franklin, 'Sisters are Doing it for Themselves'? That's like the kind of song which I'd like to do, rather than 'Beautiful Liar' - although that is still a great song. I loved that but I definitely want to do something which is iconic."
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Kesha’s New Musical Genre
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop,
Kesha has created a new musical genre.
The "Tik Tok" hitmaker has been working on songs for her second album and hailed her new material the "dawn" of "c**k pop."
Referring to collaborators Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco, she Tweeted, "wailing on an EPIC track with @thedoctorluke & @itsbennyblanco THIS is the dawn of a new genre of music: #### POP!!! (sic)"
Kesha also promised her fans they will be able to "party" to the "weird" sounds of her new album: "Another sick session making crazy weird S**T for yall u party to (sic)."
Despite proclaiming fans will want to party to her new music, Kesha has previously said she planned to show her "vulnerable" side on her next album.
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Bob Dylan Recording New Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Folk, Rock,
Bob Dylan is recording a new album. The 70-year-old singer is working on his 35th studio album in Los Angeles, and it will reportedly have a Latin American influence.
Los Lobos musician David Hidalgo - who has been producing Bob's latest record, and worked on his last two albums,Together Through Life and Christmas in the Heart - said, "It was a great experience. And different. Each one has been different, all completely different approaches. It's an amazing thing, how he keeps creativity. I don't see how he does it."
David also detailed how he had introduced some Latin American instruments to the recording, such as the Tres guitar, a stringed instrument popular in Cuba and Puerto Rico: "He'd say, 'Wow, what's that? He liked the sound. So we'd get it in there."
Christmas in the Heart was released in 2009, and since then Bob has been involved in the The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams project, where artists recorded songs based on ideas and lyrics in notebooks left behind in a leather briefcase by the country artist after his death aged 29 in 1953. Bob recorded a track "The Love That Faded" for the album, which was released in October last year.
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The Killers Learning to be in a Band Again
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Pop, Rock,
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The Killers have "taken time to figure out" how to be in a band again.
The "Somebody Told Me" rockers are working on their fourth album after taking a break through much of 2010 and 2011 and bassist Mark Stoermer admits it's taken a little while to get back into the groove: "We started doing it in pieces last May, but it's taken time to figure out what it means to be in a band again, cos we took so much time off. It might be out before summer, but there's no guarantees."
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Increase Morale With New Tracks
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Upcoming Releases, Rock,
Red Hot Chili Peppers increased "morale" by writing new songs while their tour is delayed.
The "Under the Bridge" group had to postpone their US dates from January to the end of this month after frontman Anthony Kiedis injured his foot, and drummer Chad Smith said they took advantage of the time off to start on new tracks.
"We just rehearsed and came up with some ideas and new song ideas. It's good for morale, it's good for the future. The future is bright. Normally in Chili Peppers world we never really had this much of a kind of break in a tour. Before, if we had a month off, we would never get together and write song ideas. But everyone just wanted to play. It was great," Smith said.
Chad - who is in the group with Anthony, bassist Flea and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer - also confirmed former axeman John Frusciante, a member of the band for their most popular albums, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Californication, and By the Way, will not attend when they are inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in April:
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Jay-Z Has ‘Simple’ Concept For New Album
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Jay-Z has a "simple" concept and a title for his new album.
The "On to the Next One" rapper is already working on his 12th record, and according to studio engineer Young Guru, has a focused idea of what he wants to say.
"I'm marveled at how smart this guy is. When he told me the concept, I was like 'Why didn't I think of that?' It was just so simple. I can't tell you the title, it's so good it's like, 'Oh my god why didn't I think of that? What made you think of that and why haven't we done that before?' It's just staring us in the face all these years, we could've been put that out as an album concept."
Guru also said Jay and Kanye West teaming for a second collaborative Watch the Throne album, is a "serious consideration," but they are not likely to start on it until next year.
"It has been talked about but hasn't been executed yet. Definitely could happen."
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Lionel Richie Wants to Duet With Adele
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Pop, R&B / Soul,
Lionel Richie wants to work with Adele and Sir Paul McCartney.
The "Hello" hitmaker is releasing an album of his hits re-recorded with country artists - including Shania Twain and Willie Nelson - but says there are still some artists on his list he would love to work with.
"If I had my choice right now - Adele, I would go into the studio, say, tomorrow four o'clock. Then you have Coldplay - any day of the week. McCartney, forget about it! That guy, still, has got it all. He was a Beatle, one of the guys, right? But just give me some time and we'll find all these people."
Lionel, 62, also said he picked the title of his country album, Tuskegee, after the town in Alabama where he grew up, which was also home to his earliest musical inspirations:
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Katy Perry Has Enough Ideas For Two Albums
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Pop,
Katy Perry and has enough ideas to record two new albums.
The "Firework" hitmaker - currently dealing with the heartbreak of the end of her 14 month marriage to Russell Brand in December - is feeling "very inspired" as she plans to go back into the studio.
"I have an idea for the next two records; it just depends. I'm very inspired at the moment, and so I'm gonna follow my heart as I always have and hopefully people will like it."
Katy, 27, added after the phenomenal success of her Teenage Dream album - which spawned five US number one singles - she is not trying to match its commercial success but make the music she feels is most comfortable: "I'm just gonna do what feels right for me artistically. I don't want to give too much away. I also don't want to play the game of trying to continually top myself because eventually it may not always go as I planned. I may not get to be able to have another number one."
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Limp Bizkit Teams Up With Lil Wayne
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap, Rock,
Limp Bizkit will collaborate with Lil Wayne on their next single.
The "Faith" hitmakers have joined forces with the rapper for "Ready To Go," which will drop next week and marks the group's first release since they signed a record deal with Cash Money Records.
"It'll be a great way to let the world know that [Limp Bizkit] is a part of us. It's rock but it's hip-hop-rock. I think we got that hip-hop-rock swagger," said label founder Brian "Birdman" Williams.
The music executive also hinted the group - who were dropped by Interscope Records in 2001 following poor sales of their sixth album Gold Cobra - are planning to record a new LP: "They're just gonna go in and get it done. We're looking to put an album out this year. [Frontman] Fred [Durst]'s all the way in - he understand what we're about, hard work and dedication. To me, they're one of the hardest workers in the business."
Although Cash Money is a hip-hop label, Birdman believes Limp Bizkit is the "perfect match":
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Metallica Exploring Release Strategies
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Rock,
Metallica are thinking of "wacky" ways to release new music.
The "Enter Sandman" hitmakers' record deal with Warner expired following the release of 2008's Death Magnetic, but they have been recording new songs and are currently exploring different ways of getting the tracks to their fans.
"We're free and clear of our record contract. The world's our oyster. We can basically do whatever we want. And we're going so start figuring that out. We're writing music and we're going to be recording very soon. At some point we're going to want to share that with people that are interested in listening to it. So we gotta figure out ways we want to do that, from giving it away in cereal boxes to getting people to do handstands for it. We could come up with something wacky," drummer Lars Ulrich told Spin.
However, Lars insisted the band won't utilize unusual strategies just to be "cool," as they want to make sure their worldwide audience can still get their music:
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