In an interview with MTV in 2009, Knowles revealed that she was determining the type of sound for the follow up to Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams. Knowles also parted ways with the Interscope-Geffen-A&M record label group. She will now release her third studio album independently. Early in 2010, Knowles traveled to Australia to work with Australian rock band, Midnight Juggernauts on her third studio album Knowles plans to release the album in summer as revealed on her official twitter account in 2009 She also revealed on her twitter account that she rented a house in Santa Barbara, California to get into a certain state of mind while writing and making musicOn 7 May 2010, Knowles made a guest appearance on the popular children show, Yo Gabba Gabba! for a "Mothers Day Special" where she performed an original song called, "Momma Loves Baby". In an interview with Vibe on 7 July 2010, Knowles said she suffered "a little bit of a breakdown" while recording her new album: "I literally gave up my sanity for a while to do this record. We literally were waking up in the morning and just making music all day and all night. It just started to wear on me in so many different ways. I started having these crazy panic attacks." Knowles explained how she made sacrifices "mentally, emotionally and financially", and continued, "It’s more than an album to me. It’s a transitional time in my life." Regarding the musical direction of the album, she said the inspiration came from New Wave music and stated, "This is a dance record, but the lyrics can get pretty dark at times.
Solange Talks About New Album @ 3:30
1. Pop album, dark lyrics? Sister of Rihanna's rival?
2. Releasing the same year as her x49u63916943619461 more popular sister, let alone Britney? I preduct less than 25k first week, less than 100k overall.
1. Pop album, dark lyrics? Sister of Rihanna's rival?
2. Releasing the same year as her x49u63916943619461 more popular sister, let alone Britney? I preduct less than 25k first week, less than 100k overall.
