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Rayan, stop. He didn't break the rule. As if only one artist can perform on these type of things.
Yvess, you're doing everything right, don't worry.
VDK, yes, she's available.
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I wasn't against him doing it (look at my post below) I'm just making sure to do such a thing from now on or people will just use the Carlepto thing yet again n
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It's fine sis, I just did that post so some people wouldn't come at me saying I copied anything
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What sort of debacle. If Demi's not available.
Is Cheryl available? Or Selena Gomez??
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f; wOO I guess the good looking genes do run throughout the Saade family
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Demo Records Announces NYE Concert Special
2014 has been a big year for Demo Records, previously known as Garden Sounds. With Marina & The Diamonds as a start up artist, they released her third studio album "Myth". It produced the top 20 singles "Where The Diamonds Grow" and "Happy Meal" which both received nominations at the VMAs. Soon after the release of "Myth", Garden Sounds signed Fifth Harmony and Becky G. The label released Becky G's debut album "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie: The Soundtrack" and soon after Becky G. was dropped from the label. Fifth Harmony released their debut single on the label, "Walk This Way", which received great recognition from the music community. After a hiatus during the fall season, Garden Sounds returned to the industry with a new name and new artists. Demo Records added Lana Del Rey, Lorde, and Nicki Minaj to their family, and immediately after this Nicki Minaj released her lead single "Twin Peaks", which borrows its name from the cult classic show, from her fourth studio album "Trinidad". Demo Records has decided to end its pilot year with a blow out celebration on New Years Eve. All artists from the label will be performing at the celebration, with the first confirmed song being Minaj's "Twin Peaks". The event will be broadcasted by Bravo, and co-hosted by Andy Cohen & label signee Marina Diamandis. Be sure to tune in and bring in the new year with your favorite and upcoming artists!
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What sort of debacle. If Demi's not available.
Is Cheryl available? Or Selena Gomez??
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Cheryl is, Selena is taken.
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Gimme Cher Lloydsus.
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Okaysus.
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Neptune Recordz, kaysus Ignusus.
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Mariah Carey on The Today Show
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After announcing her latest single on her official Instagram account yesterday, Mariah Carey went on The Today Show to talk about her latest single and, 'Whisper'.
Today, we have Mariah Carey on the show!!
Thanks (Laughs). It's a pleasure.
Let's begin shall we ? You just announced your latest single titled, 'Whisper', yesterday on your Instagram account. Could you tell us a little bit about it ?
Yes. 'Whisper' is a 60s-Motown influenced song. It is about a song that wanted whisper into my lover's ears what he wants to hear. I was really inspired by Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder's Motown sound and style. It is more inspired by Marvin Gaye's sound actually.
What made you head towards this direction?
I am not really sure to be honest. Recently, I have listened to a lot of Motown music. I wanted to head to a more throwback sound, like #Beautiful. I felt #Beautiful was a great direction for me musically. Working with Miguel was a great experience to be honest. Both of us had the same objective when we entered the studio I guess. I heard about Miguel and loved his work. He had a certain nostalgia in his work. For this project, I feel that I should do a more mature record like Me I Am Mariah ... The Elusive Chanteuse, now that I reached to a certain point of my life.
So you mean your upcoming record will sound like 'Whisper'?
Not entirely. I have drawn a lot of inspirations from other musical eras. But still, I want the throwback theme to be the main focal point of my upcoming record. But overall, it will be a very mature record for me musically and personally.
Do you have a name for your upcoming record?
Not yet actually (Laughs). I have a few album titles to choose from so far, and I can't choose.
So many artists are releasing new materials this week ? Do you feel threaten by them ?
No, not at all. I think I have reached to a point where don't really care about the charts anymore. I remember being forced to produce number one hits after number one hits. Yes, it is rewarding and is an added bonus, but it can be tiring. My old label keeps giving me the pressure to produce hits. So for this record, I'm kind of letting go. Just like my Me I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse album.
Who are you currently into right now ?
I am currently into a few artists actually. I find Azealia's newest single, Metamorph quite intriguing. Working with her on The Stygian Chevalier was a great experience. It's fun to watch artists that I've worked with before grow musically. Another artist I am also into is Cara. Her latest song, La Belle, is quite interesting. I think her transition from modeling to pop star is actually quite smooth.
Alright. After the break, Mariah Carey will be performing her latest single, 'Whisper' for the very first time on live television !!
After the interview, Mariah was introduced on stage to perform her latest single, 'Whisper', for the very first time on live television. The stage was decorated beautifully and it has white curtains on the middle and side of the stage. The live band were hidden behind the curtains but their silhouettes could be seen due to the stage lights. The stage lights shone partially on the curtains, therefore it made their silhouettes look even more clearer. Mariah began her first verse by singing it in a more falsetto-like, breathy voice which gave out a sultry atmosphere to the stage. "Look, the night is young/Let's have some fun/Before the sun/Rises up", Mariah sings as she sways her body side by side, seductively. "Raise your hands up, lovely audience", says Mariah as she puts her hands up.
As she transitions into the chorus, Mariah Carey takes her microphone from the mic stand and walks to the side of the stage, towards the backing vocalists. After reaching at the backing vocalists' side, Mariah improvises her vocals with them. "Lemme whisper in your ear/The things you wanna hear", Mariah sang the sultry chorus in her lower vocal register as she does her famous hand tics. She then walks away from there and walks towards the pianist. Her pianist, long-time collaborator and friend, James 'Big Jim' Wright, was playing the piano chords of 'Whisper' while Mariah do some add-libs. The vocal combination was perfect for the song as the backing vocalists sing the hook.
As Mariah transitions into the second verse and chorus, Mariah walks to the front of the stage, where she reaches out her hand to the audience. The audience were obviously excited because they let out a deafening cheer. "Are you having fun ?", Mariah asked as she shakes one of the audience's hand and smiles. Blue stage lights shine from both sides of the stage as Mariah turns and faces her back to the audience. The posed sexily as she sang the wonderful sultry chorus.
As she transitions to the bridge and final chorus, a huge king size bed was seen on stage as Mariah went up on it. She tears off her outer clothing and reveals a black bikini, which is quite similar to the single cover of the song. Some of the audience were shocked and revealed their distaste by attempting to boo at her. But overall, majority of the audience was ok with the performance and cheered at her. Mariah then takes the blanket that is provided on the bed , and covers her body as she moves around the bed sensually. Beautiful white cranes fall down from the sky as Mariah sings the final chorus. The white curtains also dropped down to reveal the live band as Mariah finishes the final chorus.
Overall, the performance received mixed to positive reviews from the general public. "This is blasphemous !! My whole family was watching The Today show when this happened. Mariah is an old hag already, can she just stop trying to be sexy?", says a raging parent when interviewed by one of the news outlets. "I think Mariah had liberated herself with this performance. It is a great performance overall and I personally love it", says one of the critics. The performance led to people trending the hashtag #MariahWhisperScandal which gave more exposure to the song. The song reached the top spot of the iTunes charts thanks to the supposed scandal.
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Mariah Carey on The Today Show
Who are you currently into right now ?
I am currently into a few artists actually. I find Azealia's newest single, Metamorph quite intriguing. Working with her on The Stygian Chevalier was a great experience. It's fun to watch artists that I've worked with before grow musically. Another artist I am also into is Cara. Her latest song, La Belle, is quite interesting. I think her transition from modeling to pop star is actually quite smooth.
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Lemme give Mariah a shout-out
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f; wOO I guess the good looking genes do run throughout the Saade family
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Thirsty, then again why am I surprised, just read my sig
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Sign Cheryl to VDK Recordings
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Thirsty, then again why am I surprised, just read my sig
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Well, I'm not the only one who was thinkin it so
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Thirsty, then again why am I surprised, just read my sig
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sis how can you NOT be thirsty about THAT
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CHERLY SIGNED TO VDK RECORDS
Tonight, VDK Records released a statement saying that Cheryl has been signed to their label. Plans are already in the works for a more than incredible era!
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Azealia Promotes "Metamorph" On Hot 97 and Announces Album 'The Dying Stars'
To promote her new single, Metamorph, Azealia Banks appeared on Hot 97 this week to give all the details on this hot new house hit. Banks spoke with Ebro about how she came up with this new song. Along with this, Azealia spoke of how her album came to fruition and when the upcoming release will be. With Metamorph already being atop the Hot 97 playlist, the song was only helped by the interview, leading to thousands upon thousands of requests from fans of Ms. Banks. Rosenberg was quoted saying "Most requests we've gotten for a single song in a long time" when talking about the massive success of the single. When asked how she wrote the song and the writing process in general, Azealia was quoted saying "Creating Metamorph was hard but once I had the song fully put together, I knew I had something on my hands. I knew from then that this song was something special. It was art. It is art. I am so glad to share it with my fans because I've been working night and day to produce something so special for me. I would go into the studio at 6AM and leave at 12AM trying to perfect this album."
Apart from speaking of Metamorph, Azealia talked with Ebro about the upcoming album. When asked about the overall theme of the album and why she chose that, Azealia said "the overall theme of the album is Astronomy and Geology. It's about the world you're on and the world beyond. It's something I've never done before. A concept album. I really hope this is something that my fans will enjoy as well as the critics. I have been putting a lot of sweat and tears into this piece and I really think and hope I came up with something people will enjoy. It's different from what I typically do but it's something I have worked hard on. I really care about it and I will stand by it till the end. Whether success or flop, I will be standing by my album. It is my child and I will not let anyone take that away from me." Azealia began to get teary eyed at this statement as she was talking about the album. When asked about the album title Azealia replied "See after making such an album it was hard to come up with a title. However, I finally came up with one. The Dying Stars. It fit the theme. Astrology and your dying soul's growth and moving on."
The room applauded the idea and concept of Azealia's album, claiming it to be genius. However, they wanted to know more about the piece. "You are known for not releasing single after single after single. You've released a total of 5 singles in your career, all of which became top 5 hits. Do you plan to release more than 2 singles this time around?" Azealia laughed at Rosenberg's statement and question. To which she replied "Well the thing is, it's all situational. I would love to release more singles per era but really, I would prefer longevity. I don't want to end one era with 10 top 3 hits that each only sold 200k copies. That's really sad and is that something I want on my name? While I have only released a few singles, all the singles I have released have gone platinum besides two, which was a collab I was not responsible for, and the other was a promotional single that still peaked top 3. All my choices as an artist are situational. It's not me doing what I want, it's how I want to be portrayed in the future." Rosenberg then hit Azealia with another question, asking about the single that will come after Metamorph. "See I have a single in mind. Metamorph is a way to test the waters. Make sure everything is good and clear. After this single, then I'll decide which to release. I have two in mind. One is Comet 81P and the other is Crystalline Displays. Both are very different but both are very good."
Ebro then hit Azealia up with questions about other artists in the industry. Azealia had quite a few words to say about some while others, she skipped and would rather remain quiet. Known for not being able to shut her mouth, this was a segment everyone and their mama was waiting on. When asked about Taylor Swift, Azealia replied "I think she's a talented individual. She's got that greatest hits album out. Did she release a single with that? I don't know. She should keep doing her because whatever she's doing she's good at it." Azealia then spoke of Mariah Carey saying "The original diva. A goddess. I got the chance to write with and collab with her on her previous album. That was truly a moment. One of my favorite times as an artist. I love some Mimi I can't wait to see what she does and pulls out this era. I'll be watching with my iTunes card in hand!" Always wanting to know more, Azealia was then asked if there would be any collaborations on the upcoming album. "I have one collaboration with Childish Gambino. Nothing else. Other collaborations came into discussion but not came to fruition. I do, however, have multiple collaborations on other albums. One of which, I think, will please true hip hop fans around the world. Be sure to sleep with one eye open!"
To finish off the interview, Azealia sang off the 50 minute long interview. Singing acapella the new hit, Metamorph. The room broke into applause as Azealia finished the song with no beat, just her voice. After the lengthy interview, the song's sales rocketed even higher on iTunes, moving it to a 50% gain over the lower iTunes positions. The interview has been uploaded onto YouTube where it has since gained a million views. Azealia is expected to do extremely well this era, making this her biggest era yet, according to officials. "This is Azealia's world and we are just living in it" is what Rosenberg said during a part of the interview. Be sure to buy a copy of Metamorph on iTunes or go out and purchase a physical copy at whatever local music store you have in your area.
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F, I think we got an obvious leader so far that could end up pretty high on the charts.
Girls, I think you should pull it together.
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Azealia Promotes "Metamorph" On Hot 97 and Announces Album 'The Dying Stars'
"I have one collaboration with Childish Gambino. Nothing else. Other collaborations came into discussion but not came to fruition. I do, however, have multiple collaborations on other albums. One of which, I think, will please true hip hop fans around the world. Be sure to sleep with one eye open!"
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F, I think we got an obvious leader so far that could end up pretty high on the charts.
Girls, I think you should pull it together.
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Azealia is COMING
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