![]() Sounds exciting, huh? Further, the Oscar-winning Dreamgirl has said that she’s staying away from hip-hop on the album. WINEHOUSE CONNECTION TO A ‘DREAMGIRL’… Winehouse’s debut was helmed by sometime hip-hop producer Salaam Remi, who also worked on Back to Black, including current single ”Tears Dry On Their Own.” Right now, Billboard reports Remi is busy ”fine-tuning” songs he created for Jennifer Hudson‘s debut. Army’s First Trans Officer Indicted for Spying for Russia We are moving forward.” But if you don’t care for the Klaxons’ new forward direction? Well, you can always look back to Winehouse: Her debut Frank is expected to finally see a stateside release in November…. When asked how it felt to beat Winehouse, one group member was quoted by the press: ”Her record is a retro record, ours is the most forward-thinking record of the year. Adding insult to injury, the Klaxons weren’t exactly humble in accepting victory. No doubt her poor showmanship through frequently canceled concerts and general unreliability contributed to the loss. This year, her album Back to Black lost out to the debut from nu-rave kingpins The Klaxons, even though she was heavily favored to win. ![]() Winehouse lost out to Franz Ferdinand in 2004 with her debut Frank. A panel of judges decides each year’s winner past recipients have included Artic Monkeys, PJ Harvey and M People. Does anyone really expect someone who sings about the wonders of alcohol and the killjoy of rehab to be restrained and responsible? In any case, Winehouse lost this year’s Mercury Prize, one of the most respected music awards in the UK. Which is, of course, reflected in her music. ‘Interview with the Vampire’ review: Queer BloodsuckersĬHEERS TO MORE WINEHOUSE… Amy Winehouse has been in the news the past few months, though less for her noteworthy music than for her indulgent approach to life. Despite a few leaked tracks and rampant rumors, there’s no official word on a release date for the album or a first single, though she is said to be wrapping up production…. Clearly Madonna is in search of major American hits, the likes of which she hasn’t really seen for a decade now. ![]() In fact, Tim ”Timbaland” Mosley was quoted in the British press as saying the album is ”kinda like ‘Holiday’ with an R&B groove.” Beyond the Timbs (Timbaland and Justin Timberlake), Madonna has spent time in the studio with Pharrell Williams, Akon, Swizz Beatz and pretty much every other leading hip-hop producer. ![]() Though Confessions on a Dance Floor‘s producer extraordinaire Stuart Price is supposedly still on tap, all indications are that the new set will be more hip-hop leaning than dance/electronica. She may have consented to allowing the freak folks to play with her, but she’s strictly working with pop heavyweights. The new freak-folk label Manimal Vinyl will release the collection November 27.Īs for new Madonna, don’t worry. Other folks who will get a little freaky with Madonna classics include Ariel Pink, The Chapin Sisters, as well as acts named VietNam, the Bubonic Plague and Giant Drag. No, Through The Wilderness features a bunch of artists and bands you’ve likely never heard of, recording in a genre you’ve never heard of either, dubbed ”freak-folk.” One of this eccentric genre’s most famous, wonky purveyors is Devendra Banhardt, and he’s on tap to cover ”Material Girl” in conjunction with the band Mountain Party. We’re not talking Justin Timberlake covering ”Justify My Love.” Or Pink doing ”Like A Virgin.” There’s no Rihanna being a ”Material Girl,” or Britney Spears sassing to ”Human Nature.” Can’t you just hear the Brit tearing into that one? Specifically, a Madonna tribute album to benefit Madonna’s own Raising Malawi charity, which works with HIV/AIDS orphans in the African country. MATERIAL GIRL, NEW AND OLD… But before we hear new Kylie, how about some Madonna? Reincarnated Madonna, that is. Also on the way is a documentary, White Diamonds, which chronicles Minogue’s return to performing after her surgery in 2005…. First single ”2 Hearts” will start beating a few weeks prior to the album’s November release everywhere but here. Though with song titles such as ”In My Arms,” ”Sensitized,” ”Wow,” ”Like a Drug” and especially ”Nu-di-ty,” chances are, as she would put it, she’ll skip a beat and move with your body. (The North American release has not yet been determined.) The album is titled X, a nod to the fact that it’s the Australian superstar’s tenth album more than it is a sign that she’s feeling as sexually charged as before. ![]() Billboard reports Minogue’s first album since her battle with breast cancer will see release November 26 internationally - meaning everywhere but here. But many an American gay boy will consider that a happy Valentine, just as her last set, Body Language, was in 2004. RED-BLOODED VALENTINE?… Chances are it’ll be February before we get more love from Kylie Minogue. ![]()
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