Editorial STUFF
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NATHAN: SINGING FOR MISS BLACK BRITAIN
Singer Nathan is special guest at this year's Miss Black Britain contest to be held at Manchester United FC on Saturday July 14.
T-PAIN RULING THE WAVES STATESIDE
25/4: Konvict/Jive Records recording artist T-Pain is currently dominating the music airplay and ringtone charts with his break out single 'Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)' from his upcoming sophomore release 'Epiphany'.
JAMELIA DROPPED?
Unconfirmed reports say that the UK star has been dropped by her label Parlophone bringing to a close a 7 year relationship with the label.
CIARA: NO MORE GETTING CRUNK
Now making her self proclaimed evolution, R&B starlet Ciara talks music, phone calls with Michael Jackson and her love for the dictionary.
NEW JACK SWINGâ€Â¦ TAKE 2?
The recently released compilation 'Going Uptown: A New Jack Swing Era Mix' sparked a wave of nostalgia here at the B&S office and left us wondering whether a comeback is on the horizon?
L.A.M.B.
No, we̢۪re not talking about the baa-baa variety. L.A.M.B. stands for Love.Angel.Music.Baby and as well as being Gwen Stefani̢۪s debut solo album title, it̢۪s also the name of her clothing line.
N-DUBZ
Introducing the young British trio with a slick mix of R&B and hip hop, and a unique, catchy-as-hell, almost cinematic flavour. We caught five minutes with Tulisa, N-Dubz’ gorgeous vocalistâ€Â¦
KELLY ROWLAND Feat. EVE: LIKE THIS
Kelly was forever doomed to play Paul McCartney to Beyonce̢۪s John Lennon. It doesn̢۪t really help that her solo releases have been pretty few and far between.
JOE: IF I WAS YOUR MAN
Able to paint a picture with words better than any other R&B artist, Joe is back and it sounds like he means business this time around.
CANDACE JONES: THIS IS WHY WE HOT
Technically, this is what might be referred to as a no-brainer. It draws its inspiration from MIMS̢۪ increasingly anthemic 'This Is Why We Hot', and simply recreates the bass line and steps up the vocal.
CIARA: EVOLUTION
After proving to be one of today̢۪s most popular female R&B performers, Ciara is back with the sophomore follow-up to her multi-platinum debut album 'Goodies'.
DEVANTE: THE FOUNDATION
Ralph Tresvant returned to the game on a small indie label to show today̢۪s R&B newbies how to make an album that can only be described as a modern day classic, and now it̢۪s the turn of the multi-talented and much-appreciated Devant
MARQUES HOUSTON: Veteran
Marques Houston has yet to make a significant impression over here and it’s doubtful this new collection will improve matters – especially as it gets off to a pretty poor, cocky start.
