January 14, 200817 yr Bah. -_- It needs to be soon! :( Monday, 14-Jan-2008, 12:38PM EST | Posted by Lynn New Single's Radio Impact Pushed Back A Week All Access, the biggest radio industry information source, has updated its Future Releases lists to now show Mariah's new, still-untitled single as impacting Top 40/Mainstream and Top 40/Rhythmic-Crossover radio stations on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 (previously listed as January 22nd). Although All Access gets its data directly from the record labels, please consider this a tentative date until an official announcement is made.<_< What's the biz to do when the top-selling album of 2007 was a Christmas project, and the second-best was a soundtrack to a teen-themed Disney movie? Superstars underperformed, and not enough up-and-comers took their commercial fortunes to the proverbial next level. Still, there's a wealth of highly anticipated albums heading into stores in 2008 and Billboard has the lowdown of which ones you should check out, from the Mars Volta to Mariah Carey to Nas. Mariah Carey TBA (Island, Spring/Second Quarter) After one of the biggest comebacks in recent R&B history with 2005's multiplatinum "The Emancipation of Mimi," the stakes are quite high for Carey's next album. Jermaine Dupri, who was behind the "Mimi" success, is returning to helm the new album. "Ms. Mariah is on fire," Island Def Jam chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid says. "I don't want to hype the record, but she writes all her own songs. Of her producers, the most interesting to me is DJ Toomp, but she's also working with Stargate, Scott Storch, Danja and will.i.am." Not so happy about Will.I.Am, a bit sick of him now. The rest sound VERY promising though! :wub:
January 16, 200817 yr As confirmed by L.A. Reid. Mariah Carey - That Chick Their old diva (in terms of contract, not age, of course) is Mariah, who is riding high after the 7xPlatinum-selling Emancipation Of Mimi. We got to hear 10 tracks from the follow-up, That Chick, which I have to say sounded more polished and commercial than Janet's effort. One track in particular is set to make big bucks, and that's Bye Bye - a torch song for people "who lost they grandmothers". I guarantee that Simon Cowell will be sick of hearing badly-realised auditions of it by the end of the year. Lyrics were never Carey's strong point, mind you, so her paean to loss is summed up with not-very-insightful Hallmark platitudes like "I'd give the world to see your face" and "Life goes on". Profound, eh? Still, at least it's better than when she desperately attempts to prove how bang up to date she is. In Touch My Body, she purrs to her lover: "If there's a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on youtube (youtube)". Not exactly the sexiest boudoir come-on you've ever heard, is it? But there are plenty of good tunes to counter the awesomely bad lyrics. Migrate, about a night out with Mariah while she wears jeans ("yeah, they fit", she informs us) is sure to be a candidate for heavy MTV rotation, although I hope to god they excise T-Pain's hopelessly strained vocals. Lovin' You Long Time, meanwhile, is a strutting uptempo number very much in the style of It's Like That. So, what have we learnt from this listening "event"? Well, I wasn't overwhelmed by the music - despite (or perhaps because of) the fact it was played so ear-splittingly loud that it felt like I was being punched repeatedly in the ears by a cyberman. Both artists have turned in a tuneful, competent set of R&B songs, but I'm not sure that any of them have the charisma or vitality to compete with the Rihannas and Beyonces of this world. Both albums: 6/10 (scores may go up or down after further listens at levels tolerable to the human ear). http://www.discopop.co.uk/blog/uploaded_images/mariah_thatchick-741736.jpg
January 17, 200817 yr OH MY LORD. OH MY LORD. OH.MY.LORD. The album title is strange, not sure what to make of it but it sounds alright. None of this "Illusions" $h!t. :heehee: Ohhhh Bye Bye sounds like the ballad we've been hearing so much about. CANNOT WAIT. I am beyond excited now. :w00t: It's also noteworthy that L.A Reid announced that there would be SIX singles from That Chick and also said it will be released in April. :w00t:
January 17, 200817 yr Oh my!!!! :o Finally news :wub: Album title is a bit meh, but i can live with it. Sounds amazing :D
January 17, 200817 yr Ahhh I was just about to go to bed but now i'm too excited. :rofl: I'm very sad. :( I know this picture was on MariahDaily but I haven't seen it before. Hopefully it's going to be one of the promo shots for the album, certainly not the cover I hope... it's not a bad picture of anything, but I think I would prefer her a little more clothes. :P This is the best news i've had all year. :heehee: IS IT THE COVER? :o I need to stop now. :rofl:
January 17, 200817 yr LMFAO. Its all to much for me to handle :drama: Comeback of the year much? :wub:
January 17, 200817 yr Comeback of the year much? :wub: It bloody better be! :o This ballad is exciting me already, the reviewer seemed quite harsh and even he said it's set to make "big bucks" so it must be amazing. :o
January 17, 200817 yr I think that cover is fanmade (I hope so anyway, lol). I don't think it's her comeback, but she does have a lot to live up to. Everyone said she wouldn't do with it 'TEOM', and she came back hard & stomped all over the industry. It'll be interesting to see what 'That Chick' is like.
January 17, 200817 yr The "We Belong Together" of this album hopefully :wub: She is working with so many amazing people, it would surprise me if this wasnt excellent. April is like sooo close really :heehee:
January 17, 200817 yr Well APPARENTLY the new single is impacting radio on the 29th of January Ryan! :D Yeah I wouldn't call it a comeback as such because she was hugely successful last time round but she does have to prove that she can keep releasing hit albums and Mimi wasn't just a one-off. I think i'm most excited to hear the Danja tracks. :o
January 17, 200817 yr Well APPARENTLY the new single is impacting radio on the 29th of January Ryan! :D Yeah I wouldn't call it a comeback as such because she was hugely successful last time round but she does have to prove that she can keep releasing hit albums and Mimi wasn't just a one-off. I think i'm most excited to hear the Danja tracks. :o Whoa!! :o Bring on the radio rips of that :lol: Yep deffo. He worked wonders on Blackout. Gonna be interesting to what he does on Mariah's.
January 17, 200817 yr Definitely, i'm tempted to stay in all day on the 29th to make sure I get it ASAP. :heehee: He did indeed, Blackout is an excellent album most in part to his great production! :wub:
January 17, 200817 yr Trust me, i will NOT leave my PC on the 29th :lol: I read on Wiki (Yeah i know, $h!te source) that the video for the next single will be filmed in the next two weeks :heehee: Sooo hope thats true.
January 17, 200817 yr Trust me, i will NOT leave my PC on the 29th :lol: I read on Wiki (Yeah i know, $h!te source) that the video for the next single will be filmed in the next two weeks :heehee: Sooo hope thats true. Well the way I was thinking is that it all fits really. The single needs about 6 weeks to really pick up and it'll take a while before it gets over here and stuff. So that will be the middle of March, which makes for a perfect early April release. :kink: Def Jam/ Island CEO Antonio 'LA' Reid jetted into London yesterday afternoon to present new releases from Ms Janet Jackson and Ms Mariah Carey. Two of the world's most iconic have been busy squirreling in the studio and return with Jackson's Discipline and Carey's That Chick. Reid identified both artists as having a whole lot of 'swagger' - before dropping a little dig to EMI. "That's a music company. Well, it used to be," he grinned before showcasing a bit more bitchiness. Or truth, depending on your POV! "We realised that it would take some work with Janet after her last two EMI album weren't successful. Just like the last Mariah EMI album..." Once that was done, it was on with the music. Reserving full opinion until we've had the chance to sit down properly with both records, we can however say that we think MC won out. Luckily, Mariah kept it a whole lot cleaner (but not squeaky, that would be dry!) The first few tracks were big, but MC really hit hard with absolute banger Migrate featuring T-Pain. Oh my daze!!! "We sippin' Grigio slow," murmurs Mariah over some serious dirty south bounce. Not too sure about her dropping a bit of patois on the Damian Marley assisted Cruise Control ('Me say no man... tink I'm jokin'), but we'll forgive her such strangeness considering the tune packs heat. Vocally and sonically, this is yet another outstanding release from the world's biggest selling superstar. Watch out for a full review once the records are in for review... Janet is out February 25 and Mariah drops April 1st. Source: RWD | Casey Release date! :w00t: Oh my. April Fools day. :heehee:
January 17, 200817 yr That Chick? :unsure: I don't like it... sounds like the name of a Cassie album or something :( Can't wait for it though OBV. :w00t:
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