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STR8 GLOSSY: TREY SONGZ COVERS BILLBOARD

LexAve — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:46:23 +0000

STR8 GLOSSY: TREY SONGZ COVERS BILLBOARD

With Trey Songz’ release of new album Passion, Pain and Pleasure out September 14th via Songbook/Atlantic Records, Trey is proving to all he’s going nowhere! Check out his cover story on Billboard magazine where Trey talks about his come up, sex songs, his image, new album Passion, Pain and Pleasure, & more…

On Sex Songs:

“The public likes generic more than they like to admit, so that’s what I gave them — I gave them sexual singles and they ate it up,” Songz says about the string of blatantly sexed-up hits from “Ready.” “I gave them two whole albums before this one — on one I talked about a mother’s love for her son and a father not being there, and on the other I made a song about safe sex. They were well accepted but not as much as the records on ‘Ready.’ The singles were purposely very sexual to capture people’s attention.”

On “I Invented Sex” not being a single:

“We wrote the song and sent it over to [Songz] because I thought the song was a hit and a good fit,” songwriter Carlos “Los DaMystro” McKinney says. “He demoed it, but because of politics and bullshit, [the song wasn't going to be released]. It actually leaked, and after they saw the reception it got, that’s when they decided to add it.”

“Certain people at the label didn’t believe in the record,” Songz explains. “It was said the chorus was complicated and wouldn’t do well in research at radio. We were asked to change the chorus so that the line ‘I invented sex’ came earlier. I wanted it to be a single and the label wasn’t onboard with that until after the record began to move on its own.”

On releasing “Passion, Pain and Pleasure”:

“I couldn’t release it before because I still have records in rotation on radio from ‘Ready’ that won’t go nowhere anytime soon,” Songz says. “But I didn’t ever want to wait two years in between any album. I don’t want to do this at a slow pace. You only have a window, one moment, and someone else can take my moment. I’m not about to allow that.”

STR8 GLOSSY: EMINEM COVERS BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

skool — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:47:57 +0000

STR8 GLOSSY: EMINEM COVERS BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

Eminem covers the latest issue of Bllboard magazine looking quite awkward as always and very constipated. I wonder why he’s holding his right hand over his heart? Hmmm. How patriotic, Mr. Mathers? I guess he has nothing to smile about any more, it’s no longer those Slim Shady days. He’s be on some other sh!t in recovery mode and getting himself together. His new LP Recovery is now in stores and according to the numbers, and it is projected to sell more than 650,000 copies in its first way. Oh no, that’s wonderful for Em but it’s going to be bad for ya boy Drizzy’s album sales. What are your thoughts? Should Drizzy be worried?

Be sure to read Eminem’s Billboard cover story HERE

NEW VIDEO: JASON DERULO REMIXES KANYE WEST’S “HEARTLESS”

LexAve — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:20:16 +0000

NEW VIDEO: JASON DERULO REMIXES KANYE WEST’S “HEARTLESS”

Check out Jason DeRulo doing his own rendition of Kanye’s “Heartless” on Billboard.com’s Mashup Mondays. Jason’s bittersweet vocals are backed by acoustic guitar and keys to the song but does his version upstage Kanye’s auto-tune original joint?

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!

ALICIA KEYS x BILLBOARD TREAT FANS TO FREE CONCERT!

J'More — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:31:57 +0000

ALICIA KEYS x BILLBOARD TREAT FANS TO FREE CONCERT!

Grammy-Award winning singer Alicia Keys has teamed up with Billboard to treat fans to a live online concert from Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theatre on Thursday, January 7th at 9 pm. Not only is it a free concert, but the best part about it is you can watch it right in the comfort of your own home or wherever! The concert will be shown through BillboardLive–which is using new technology that allows fans to watch free concerts broadcast in HD via iPhone or iPod Touch. If you don’t own either devices, don’t worry ’cause you’ll still be able to see Miss Keys by simply hopping onto BillboardLive. Word is Alicia is also bringing some special guests with her as well. Hmm…could Jay-Z be one of them?! Guess we’ll just have to wait and see!