Who Will Rule The School In '07? Big Albums Due From Em, 50, Britney, FOB, Weezy
The music business is a lot like high school: One minute you're in the cool kids' club, but one wrong move can land you at the losers' table in the lunchroom. With that in mind, we looked at the most anticipated albums on the syllabus — from acts such as Eminem, 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Panic! at the Disco, Linkin Park and T.I. — to see which cliques will be ruling the school next year, and which ones are in for an atomic wedgie.
Bad Kids
Who: Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte, Lil Wayn Who: Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte, Lil Wayne, Nicole Scherzinger (of the Pussycat Dolls) — and Britney Spears
What We Know: Who has been badder lately than Britney? The now-single pop star could cement her place in history if her fifth, yet-untitled album debuts at #1, although she'll have to deliver the goods musically if she hopes to overshadow her recent spate of bad press. The album may contain songs she's recorded with Sean Garrett, J.R. Rotem, Swizz Beatz and rapper T-Pain; among the new tracks that have appeared on her Web site are "Rebellion" and "Just Yesterday (Little Me)" (see "Britney's New Music Is 'The Next Level,' Producer Says"). Tattooed metalcore rockers Avenged Sevenfold are slated to follow up their 2005 City of Evil breakthrough with an album they've promised will change up their sound, and although Good Charlotte are sticking with their hip-hop/punk hybrid on Good Morning Revival (March 20), the album is said to feature some dance beats and a collabo with Fabolous (see "Good Charlotte Don Their Dance Shoes For Feel-Good Revival"). Heavily tatted rapper Lil Wayne is prepping the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2005 album with Tha Carter III, and Dolls leader Scherzinger is working on her springtime solo debut, which will reportedly feature assists from such songwriters/producers as Akon, Timbaland, Will.I.Am, Sean Garrett and Polow Da Don.
Prospects: Britney's album will determine whether she wins the homecoming-queen crown. Sevenfold and Charlotte are still trying to master being both tough kids and teachers' pets — a status Lil Wayne has aced.
Source: MTV
