More Rihanna! Russian Roulette Video Released

Rihanna has released her video to the first official single off her upcoming album "Rated R", "Russian Roulette. The video was a very dark theme, and includes multiple ways Rihanna could die such as being hit by a car, being shot while submerged in water, and of course playing a game of Russian roulette. Directed by her favorite video director Anthony Mandler, who has directed most of her other videos, it is a sure fire hit! Five Stars!

Congrats Rihanna!


Russian Roulette

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Timbaland Releasing Third Studio Album

We know were really late on this but...

Timbaland is releasing his third studio album "Shock Value 2" on December 7th, 2009. The first single that has been released is called "Morning After Dark" and features new artist SoShy and Nelly Furtado. Other artist's on the album include Justin Timberlake, JoJo, Katy Perry, Drake, Miley Cyrus, The Fray, One Republic, Keri Hilson, and Chris Brown among others. Looks like to be another sure fire it!

However, Timbaland has been gone for quite a while now, so will this be a comeback or a flop? Hey it's Timbaland, we predict it will do great! If it don't then people are crazy...

The album was going to be released on November 23rd, but it was pushed back because of obvious reasons.

Rated R's First Review

Billboard has released an "album preview" of Rihanna's upcoming album "Rated R".

"Rated R" takes off with "Wait Your Turn" and the Jeezy-assisted "Hard," both which feature Rihanna singing tough girl lyrics like, "I'm such a fucking lady" in her Island twang and "the hottest bitch in heels right here" over an epic piano pattern, respectively.

"Stupid In Love" follows. The heartfelt ballad finds Rihanna belting, "I still love you, but I just can't do this / I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid... you don't know what you lost, and you won't realize it till I'm gone / that I'm the one," atop a pulsating beat.

Next up is the bass-heavy, electric-guitar-laden "Rock Star," which features former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. Rihanna revels in her bad girl rebellion, crooning, "Got my middle finger up / I don't really give a fuck."

The album's first single, the gritty track "Russian Roulette," follows. "Firebomb" ends with a siren blaring while "Rudeboy" finds her singing about having a sexual rendezvous with her love interest over kick drums.

The will.i.am duet, "Photographs," is one of the album's stand-out tracks, as Rihanna laments over a lost relationship. "I don't want to be stuck in the past but you're all that I had / why couldn't you be the one," she questions over static drums.

Rihanna taps into her bad girl antics on "G4L" (the acronym is short for "Gangster For Life") once again, as she flirtatiously warns, "any motherf--kers want to disrespect / we don't play that shit," over double speed drums. Meanwhile, "Te Amo" caters to Rihanna's international fanbase with its flamenco guitars and handclaps.

The album ends with the bonus track, "The Last Song," but not before the outstanding closer "Cold Case Love," with its escalating production infused with a simple piano pattern, thumping bassline, violin strings and ultimately, electric guitar licks.

Sounds like an album full of hits!

Oh and Russian Roulette is now in the Top Ten! Looks like it made a re-bound. If Russian can crack the top ten, then Hard will definitely crack the top five.

Taylor Can't Do No Wrong

Taylor Swift Brooke records last night when she became the first female artist in history to win all four awards she was nominated for including country artist of the year!

Three hit albums, ton's of awards, fame, Hollywood boyfriends, sold out tours, and she's not even old enough to drink yet!

Adam Lambert Not Off To Good Start...

Adam Lambert's first single for his upcoming album "For Your Entertainment" is not doing to well. The song of the same name has not even cracked the top 40 of Itunes, or radio airplay.

Maybe people just can accept a gay rocker? Either way the song is produced by Dr. Luke and is pretty fresh.

Let's hope it picks up before 09 is over. If that does not work, then get working on that second video!

She's So Hard

Here is the cover art for Rihanna's second single off her upcoming album "Rated R"...

This song is pretty good. Let's hope it does well for her sake!

John Mayer Act's Immature...

1. "There's no discounting for bad taste." - Me, just now.about 21 hours ago from web
2. "If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you".about 21 hours ago from web

Seriously? We ALL no Britney mimes/lip syncs or whatever you want to call it. However some people forget to point out that she sings WITH the background vocals on times she is not dancing. Who Cares? It's Britney Spears! You come for the show, not the voice. We think Brit should just cancel the rest of her Ausi tour and never return. They wanted her sooo bad after all these years and when they get her, they tear her to piece's. Like Britney really needs that to keep her confidence up.

John Mayer.... Go on a date with Aniston and shut Ur mouth! NO ONE CARES!

Ausi Fans... Get over yourselves! Go see a Veronica's Concert or something... (Not Saying Their Bad, We Love Them)

Lil Wayne To Have Three Release's In December...

Lil Wayne will be releasing three albums on December 15th. First we will have The Carter IV, which will be the sequel to the huge hit The Carter III. On that same day we will finally see the release of his debut rock album "Rebirth", which will be bundled with is label album "We Are Cash Money". Rebirth was originally going to be released in April, but due to the moderate success of the first single "Prom Queen" and no success of "Hot Revolver" the album was continuously pushed back. Now all three projects are going to see their release on the same day!

Were Excited About The New Carter. As for Rebirth, well that buzz died back in March.

Looks Like We'll be seeing some major promo in the coming weeks from Weezy... along with every other artist on the planet it seems.

Are You Excited?

Usher has an album coming out to...

We hate to say it, but we did not even know about this until recently. We knew he was releasing a new album soon, but not this soon! Jive is releasing "Raymond Vs. Raymond", the artist's sixth studio album on December 8th. This album is going to be risky...

These are the reasons why:

1.) No Official First Single Yet ("Papers" is just a promo)
2.) Word of mouth has not been the best
3.) Chris Brown also has an album coming out that same day from the same label
4.) The album has been pushed back continuously, as it was supposed to be released in 1st Quarter 2009

Alright, so maybe it won't be THAT bad. They still have a month, but it is going to pose a challenge. However Usher has pulled through greatly before, so we will have to see what happens this time.

Are You Exited For The Album?

Chris Brown's Album Moved Up

For some reason, Jive has decided to move up Chris Brown's album "Graffiti" release date to December 8th instead of the original December 18th release date. Now this can give it more time for the holiday shoppers to buy the album, therefore increasing sales. However at this point, there really is nothing that can help the album anymore. What's going to happen is going to happen. It does not matter how many interviews he gives, or how good his single does. It all depends on people's perception of him. Unfortunately that perception might be as a person and not as an artist. His first single has still not cracked the Top Ten, and his promo fan tour can't even sell out the smallest venue's. The album will by no means be a flop, but it will not be a great success either.

All we can say is good luck Chris! It's anyone's game on how your album will do. Will people push aside what happened last February and appreciate the music, or will that event haunt this album? I guess we will have to wait and see.

Carrie Underwood To Have Second Number One

Carrie Underwood is predicted to have her second number one on the Billboard 200 next week with her new album "Play On". The lead single "Cowboy Casanova" has peaked just outside the top ten at number 11 on the Hot 100. Carrie Underwood is one of the few country artist's that has been breaking into mainstream at such a high level. Although I must say, it is unfortunate that the album she had the most hit singles in was the album that did not top the Billboard 200. "Some Hearts" was the album responsible for giving the world "Before He Cheats", which was one of the greatest country-mainstream crossovers of all time.

Early Congratulations Carrie!

MMM Whatcha Say...

Finally! The song that has been holding on and just could not break through to the top spot is now the number one single in America! "Whatcha Say" is Jason DeRulo's first single, and he is the FOURTH artist of 2009 to make his debut single number one. The song samples the 2005 euro pop song "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. It is produced by J.R. Rotem, who you can say has made a comeback after not producing anything noteworthy for a while now. This is the first country where the single has gone number one.

Michael Jackson Tops Billboard 200

In what surprised no one, Micheal Jackson has made it to the top of the Billboard 200 with over 350,000 copies sold this week of yet another greatest hits album "This Is It". This marks the sixth time he has topped the chart in his career, and sadly probably the last. The album contains his greatest hits as well as a new track that the album is named after and a spoken poem among other things.

Hey the movie may have fallen short but the album sure didn't.

CONGRATULATIONS MICHEAL! WE WILL
MISS THE KING OF POP!

More Rihanna Music

About a week ago, Rihanna released what was presumably her second single The Wait is Ova. However, it was later revealed that the single was only a promo and it was really titled "Wait Your Turn". It's a good thing to because reception to the song was less than Luke-warm. It was a decent album filler, but it had no business on being a single, much less the second and first up tempo taste off her upcoming album "Rated R". However yesterday, her official second single was released titled "Hard" that features Young Jeezy. The song is honestly the the better of the three tracks released so far. It even talks about how Rihanna is so notable and successful. It is also a perfect radio friendly track for both mainstream and hip-hop markets. We have no doubt that the song will crack the top ten and even maybe the top five.

However, the question is will it do it in time? The album is being released in only a few weeks and it still has no hit single to promote it. We almost hate to say it but maybe Def Jam should push the album release date back two weeks. It could only help staying away from all the competition and give time for "Hard" to become successful. Then again with all the promo Rihanna is doing and finally opening up about the "incident", maybe that's all the album needs. After all it is Rihanna.

You can listen to her second single "Hard" at PerezHilton.com

You Can Watch Her New Video To "Wait Your Turn" At Rihannanow.com

Rihanna's Second Single Leaks

Rihanna's second single off her upcoming album "Rated R" has "leaked" to the Internet world! The song is titled "Wait Your Turn" and features the "Wait is Ova" line from her website. As with her previous single, the song starts out strong, but by the end begins to fizzle out. Although by all means the track is not horrible, it is far from her best. Perhaps we just had really high expectations because of the massive success of "Good Girl Gone Bad", or maybe it is just what she is feeling now. The song is good, but it is just not a good single song.

We have been hearing all about how the album is amazing, and we still believe it. We just think she should have chosen stronger material for the second single.

What do you think?

Taylor Swift Continues To Excell

It was announced today that Taylor Swift's debut album is now the longest running album on the Billboard 200 this past CENTURY! Her second studio album "Fearless" has had even better success, and we have no doubt that she will eventually top herself! In addition to the good Taylor Swift news, the talented teen has had four songs in the top ten of Itunes last week for the re-release titled "Fearless Platinum Edition".

And she's not even 21 yet!