Jordin Sparks has been known to have label issues but not with Genesis Entertainment. Genesis Entertainment have put out a Promotional single until the real deal gets here.
We have asked Jordin why she is not releasing a Double Tap in 2014... And her answer was quite interesting
Jordin:"I wanted to have not be blocked by holiday songs that are still charting.Currently a lot of artist are releasing singles so I want to secure my spot in another month. Pre orders for Double Tap have been up since the DWTS performance and its dominating on the itunes charts so far. My label set me up to have a Q1-Q4 2015 releasing so I'm sticking to the plan. Ill also be beyond surprised if the Promotional Single charts"
Sparks have a little buzz single until Double Tap gets here. We are glad to premiere it on our website as well. It's a different sound of Jordin but she is fed up with these Male anthems. The song also features a very popular Hip-Hop hit-maker, DJ Mustard.
NATALIA ON GMA, PERFORMS “COVEN DE COUTURE” FOR FIRST TIME.
Hot on the heels of the release of her new single “Coven De Couture” from her upcoming sophomore album, Miss Natalia Kills decided to premiere her new song in New York and promote it all around the city starting with none other than Good Morning America.
With us today we have a special guest. She’s an incredibly new artiste but in the short length of her career she has created a name for herself and set herself apart from the other acts in the game. Releasing a debut single that peaked at #11 and sold over 400,000 copies and a debut album that peaked at #5 and sold over 400,000 copies as well before going on the BIGGEST tour in CAL History, selling each and every arena she booked and played a set that left fans BEGGING her to finish her tour or at the least release a DVD. Please welcome to GMA for the first time, Natalia Kills.
Wow! That was a mouthful.
It’s how we do it here at GMA. Miss Natalia how are you?
I am INCREDIBLE. I am super excited, incredibly grateful and beyond everything, ecstatic. My new single is coming out today, I have an album that’s close to finished and I have soooo much in the pipeline, a girl couldn’t ask for anything more.
Speaking on your new music, your single “Coven De Couture” dropped less than an hour ago and has instantly found its way atop the US Itunes Chart with critics calling the song “a perfect masterpiece”. How does this all make you feel?
Words cannot describe it. Literally. There are no words existent right now that can explain how I feel. But I think the overwhelming feeling I have is of gratitude. Gratitude to God, gratitude to VDK, gratitude to my team, and most importantly, gratitude to the people that have believed in my vision, that have gone out and bought this music…my fans. They are forever my best friends and best people in the world to me and they’re the ones that allow me to do what I do every day. I’m happy I can share this new music with them.
You’ve been really hush hush about your new album –
Have I?
Yes, yes you’ve been. You’ve not even told us the title.
I don’t think so. I feel I have actually said more than enough about the new record. For the title, it would come together with the album cover art. Don’t worry, all in due time.
What about the tour?
Jesus, everybody asks. YES! There will be a tour, yes it will be big…that’s really all I need to say now. We are still in the early stages so I can’t really say anything definitively. Right now, I’m working really hard on the record itself because what would I perform on tour if I have no solid songs worth performing.
True. Very very true words. We’re running out of time but before you go, we hear rumors of a collaborative album between you and Marina. What can you say in regards to this?
Marina is a very good friend of mine, of my best friends in this industry to be honest and to say that we are doing an album, I mean, I guess where that can stem from but lemme say this…if we are doing an album, you will be the first to know when the time is ripe. That’s all I can say in regards to that.
Well, we know that you have to go and get ready to take the stage. Nice chatting with you Natalia
Same here.
NATALIA TAKES THE STAGE
Performing her new single “Coven De Couture” for the first time on television, please welcome Natalia Kills!
Heavy beat starts as Natalia begins to tap her feet. She then walks up seductively to the microphone as the instrumentals mellow down to sing the first verse. She sings the first verse holding the microphone very close to her chest and reminiscent of a 90s singer on a mic. She swoons the first verse and as the tempo increases she begins to tap her feet and move her body more in time to the music. As the clapping begins on the chorus, she then raises her hands and begins clapping while instructing the audience to do same. She does the same thing she does for the second verse, bridge, and chorus again and as it gets to the third verse, Natalia pulls out the microphone and spits the lyrics as she walks progressively into the crowd in time with the growing tempo of the music and at its peak, she howls and disappears into the crowd before re-emerging in a plain white big T-Shirt with the words “Smoking Gun” printed. She then returns to the stage, sings the chorus twice while clapping with the audience and the whole thing turns into some kind of ritual rite with Natalia as the cult leader. Performance ends with Natalia’s hands in the air forming a K sign.
Yesterday evening, it was brought to our attention that Christina Aguilera is the new face of the long-running household brand of hair care products - Pantene which is owned by Procter & Gamble. This comes as a surprise to many since Aguilera doesn't usually dabble in that industry and prefers to take a step back. However, it seems as though she is a closeted Pantene diehard fan as shown by her enthusiasm in the commercial itself. There's not a lot of buzz surrounding the extent this partnership will have although Pantene released a statement, confirming Christina's involvement with the company, a few days ago: "We are extremely honoured to have such a coveted icon as Christina Aguilera to be the representative of our brand, Pantene. She'll be very much involved in the process of making sure we listen to the people out there who care about their hair. We've enjoyed what Christina's brought to the table, thus far, and will continue to pursue a business relationship with Aguilera if she's willing to do so accordingly. Here at Pantene, we aim to broaden our reach far beyond we had ever expected. We hope Christina supports us in this movement to bring awareness. Thank you."
In the Pantene commercial, the camera pans out to show Aguilera posing rather provocatively as she lays in a bucket of water and suds used for hygienic purposes back in the day. She's completely nude and has a daring expression on her bare face. Even though the commercial is playful, there's a bit of a solemn atmosphere which creates a really great melancholic vibes. Her hair is wrapped up in messy, tightly-packed curls that are obviously there to give off a wholesome effect. While doing this, Aguilera still has on black pumps which we personally found to be quite hilarious and fitting to the brand! The room Christina's in is reminiscent of her Back To Basics era and even takes some inspiration from her first feature film Burlesque with Cher back in 2010. It's incredibly vintage but manages to pull off a modern take on it. She then appears to "drown" herself (with the camera zooming in) until she reaches back up to the surface and gasps for air as the camera zooms out to show that she's a mermaid in an endless sea of ocean. Her eyes light up, a shear contrast from the drowsy look Christina had at the start of the commercial, and begins to swim with schools of fishes. The camera cuts to the last frame of Aguilera posing on a rock, flapping her tail, as the famous Pantene logo pops up - executed by a generic voiceover lady.
The history of Pantene goes way back to 1947 when the product line was first introduced by Hoffman-La Roche of Switzerland in Europe. Its name - Pantene - originated from the active ingredient panthenol of which most shampoos contain. Then then American multinational consumer goods company - P&G, otherwise known as Procter & Gamble - decided to obtain the rights to Pantene and was ultimately purchased by them in order to ensure they didn't miss out on the "beauty market" industry. Ever since then, Pantene has become one of the most recognised brands out there. Their conditioning shampoo product Pantene Pro-V aka Pantene Pro-Vitamin became a widespread success, heightening the brand's overall popularity and pioneered this new era of hair care products. There has been a lot of controversy, especially from feminists, over the decades. Having said that, Pantene is now incredibly respected by other naysayers.
There's no word as to whether this business arrangement between Pantene and Christina Aguilera is something that's going to be long term. However, a clear relationship has been formed and this could help both parties in ways we could never think of before. It's been alleged that Pantene has already ensured that Aguilera's commercial will be shown across the States and even in some selected areas internationally, such as the UK. No one knows how much Christina is currently being paid for this project although many predict it far surpasses that of her 15m contract with NBC's The Voice. Aguilera has been a coach on The Voice for a total of 5 seasons and is expected to return in the springtime for the singing competition's 8th cycle, in total. This could momentarily clash with Aguilera's other projects by creating scheduling conflicts. We should also expect there to be a few delays regarding a possible world tour, Aguilera has toured since 2006.
Throughout the commercial itself, Waves is used as a single. If you don't know what a Waves is then you should definitely check out Christina's Mark Ronson-produced track - Waves - which is the lead single off of her 8th upcoming studio album. It's currently heard in Pantene's commercial with Aguilera herself so we assume that Waves is the official jingle for the entire brand. The song seems to suit what they have in mind with the mermaid concept and the goal of bringing awareness through "making waves". In actual fact, there has been a lot of hype surrounding this idea of "making waves". Part of this would be from the hashtag that Christina has frequently used to promote her lead single: "#makeawave". The slogan (if you will) has been working its way on the internet and it can be regularly seen trending on the popular social media website Twitter where Aguilera has over 13m followers on there so that really puts things into perspective in terms of how much of a following Christina Aguilera actually has. This era has seen Christina connecting with her fans (whom she likes to refer to as Fighters, derived from her song Fighter back in 2002) moreso than ever.
The Fishbowl Foundation Inc. and Pantene also seem to be working alongside each other through Christina's authorisation. She is the main spokesperson for both organisations so the mutual understanding between them definitely appears to be a natural coalition forming already. There's no word yet as to whether this could lead onto bigger and better things, nevertheless, it does seem like a likely opportunity for a project to start coming to fruition.
We wish everyone the best of success!
Xtina's lead single, Waves, is now available for PURCHASE.
“COVEN DE COUTURE” POSTER GOES UP IN TIMES SQUARE + NATALIA GETS ADDED TO JINGLE BALL LINEUP
With the release of her new single “Coven De Couture” this morning, Natalia Kills and her team show no signs of backing down anytime soon. After appearing on GMA this morning, the poster of the single went up on Times Square and will be there for an extended period of time. On lookers were more than excited to see it and as soon as it came on for the first time, New York cheered loud and wild. Alongside the showcasing of the poster in Times Square, it was also announced that Natalia Kills would be joining the Jingle Ball lineup from here on out. It’s a really good day for Kills fans.
NATALIA KILLS STOPS BY JIMMY FALLON TO TALK NEW SINGLE + STORY BEHIND TITLE. PERFORMS “COVEN DE COUTURE”
Jimmy: Our next guest is by far one of the biggest new artistes in CAL history. Ever since joining CAL last year, her single “War, Lies, Love, Money” peaked at #11 and sold over 400,000 copies, her debut album “Ko-Motion” peaked at #5 and also sold over 400,000 copies and she is more than ready to move on to greater things with the release of her new album. Please welcome, Miss Natalia Kills.
**Natalia struts out slowly and then runs up to hug Jimmy behind the desk before sitting down. She is wearing a crimson gown with blazing red bottom heels**
Natalia: Hi Jimmy, it’s always a pleasure to be back here
Jimmy: Same here Nat! So wow, you’ve been everywhere this year. How has your life changed since last year?
Natalia: Jimmy I wouldn’t lie, it has been CRAZY. I mean it was just what last year that I was opening up for Taylor Swift and here I am now releasing my new single from my new album today. It’s just amazing.
Jimmy: Speaking of your new song, it’s amazing. I mean, it’s really great. Like what a different sound!
Natalia: Thank you Jimmy, I’m happy you feel that way, it’s what I was going for.
Jimmy: And you’ll be performing it later in the show right?
Natalia: Yes Jimmy, yes I will!
Jimmy: WOW! Look at you Natalia!
**Natalia laughs**
Jimmy: What inspired this song, like what is the story behind it because you say that funny enough, it’s actually kinda personal.
Natalia: **laughs** Ya, it’s surprisingly personal. Actually, it’s really personal…it’s what they call me and my girlfriends, Coven De Couture. It sort of came about when me and my girlfriends stepped into a party one day and we were looking super sheek! So, we were just all there strutting down the red carpet and we felt really really glamorous. We really felt like those girls in the party and it was awesome. Now, this party was the premiere party for American Horror Story: Coven.
Jimmy: OHHHHHH!!!!
Natalia: Ya! So the next day we saw this review on this blog and they called us the Coven De Couture of the runway…since then, we have just called that clique Coven De Couture and this is an invitation to everybody to come join us.
Jimmy: WOW! So, you are more or less teaching these girls how to be sheek in this song.
Natalia: I mean Jimmy, I can try to teach them but at the end of the day, you either have it or you don’t!
Jimmy: True True. So, is this how the new record sounds?
Natalia: Uhmmm pretty much. Ya, pretty much. It’s a lot of personal yet fun yet serious yet mysterious yet colorful yet amazing record. It’s just a perfect body of work and I couldn’t be prouder of it.
Jimmy: And you know that EVERYBODY is waiting for the tour details.
Natalia: **rolls eyes** You go on ONE TOUR!! **laughs**. But ya Jimmy you can expect at tour and furthermore, you can expect an even BIGGER show! We are actually in the early days of planning and creating the show but it’s already looking incredible. I’m just so excited to officially kick off this era.
Jimmy: Always nice talking to you Natalia, you have to go and prepare for your performance so I’ll leave you now.
THE PERFORMANCE
Jimmy: Ladies and gentlemen, here to perform her brand new single “Coven De Couture” from her upcoming album, please welcome NATALIA KILLS!
Spotlight shines slowly on Natalia. She’s changed to a black diamond encrusted gown and the light makes it glitter. She then slowly walks up to the microphone and sings the hook acoustic and seductively.
“It’s a game boy
You don’t understand
It’s what we do
What girls like me dooooooo”
With the extended do, she steps away from the mic and the lights kick in in time with the bass and instrumentals of the song. Natalia snatches the mic from its stand and begins singing the verse of the song while slowly walking down the now revealed steps. As she gets to the chorus, and sings
“Time to dance with the devil”
4 female dancers appear, 2 from the right and 2 from the left. Natalia and the 4 dancers begin doing a seductive yet witchy kind of dance. The second verse kicks in and she’s walking around the stage again singing the song. She then returns to her original point for the second singing of the chorus. As the third verse kicks in, all the lights shut off and a single spotlight hits Natalia as she sings the third verse mellow and seductively. As the third verse is, the tempo rises with every light and with every speed the lights flicker in time and at the end when Natalia screams, the lights go out for 2 seconds and then BAHM! Natalia is rocking a sheer dress. The diamond encrusted dress but now halved. Natalia goes back to do the dance for the chorus for a last time and then ends the song with a burst of confetti!
Jimmy comes out.
Jimmy: AMAZING AMAZING! Natalia’s new single is available now on ITunes. Thank you Natalia Kills for being here and thank you all for coming out and for watching. Have a blessed evening, Good Night!
While on a promotional run for her single Metamorph, Azealia Banks stopped by Jimmy Kimmel to talk to the most popular late night television host about the single she dropped by surprise. Along with this, Azealia spoke with Kimmel about multiple things that have been on the public's mind. Such as, what's next for Azealia? What happened to DreamCream Recordings EXACTLY? Will banks Records expand past a two artist label? All these questions were answered in the interview. The interview was no ordinary interview, either. It was a special edition interview. The entire episode of Kimmel's show was dedicated to Azealia. With a performance and a 45 minute long interview, everyone got to know a little more about Azealia, turning almost everyone that watched into an Azealia fan. The special event was promoted by ABC as a "once in a lifetime moment" to hear the world's favorite artist talk 100% real with late night's funniest host. Azealia tweeted out to her millions of Twitter followers beforehand about the event telling them "Make sure to watch me on Jimmy Kimmel! You'll find out EVERYTHING you've been wanting to know." The tweet got 20 thousand retweets and helped promote the special event even further.
Before performing the huge hit "Metamorph" for millions, Azealia Banks sat down for the interview everyone was awaiting for. "Ladies and gentlemen, Azealia Banks!" Kimmel said as Azealia walked out in a black Tom Ford pencil skirt and blue blouse. Azealia had bright ocean green hair as seen in the above picture. The crowd turned and applauded Azealia as she walked in, waving to the fans cheering for her. After sitting down and waiting for the crowd to quiet down, Kimmel asked Azealia how she was to which she responded "I'm doing great! It's great to be here, Jimmy." Later on, Jimmy asked Azealia one question that got the internet abuzz, what happened to DreamCream Recordings? Azealia responded in a slightly uncomfortable manner by saying "Well, the label had a falling out, of course. That's obvious but what everyone wants to know is how, right? Well what happened is that they never let me put out the music I wanted to when I wanted to. Same with my now labelmate FKA twigs. twigs wanted to release her album in June and DreamCream's labelhead said 'nope', that's when we both realized we had to get out. I had to cut the Reborn era short to try and get a lawyer to get me out of that label. Junglepussy really felt like the label should revolve around her and that's not how things should work. We should all be equals and we should all have equal opportunity to put out good music and promote it. I didn't like being placed in a box of just trap music. I wanted to do more. That's why I left. Because of a dictatorial label head. I'm happy with where I am now though."
Kimmel and the audience were in shock by what Azealia said. TMZ even reported that there may be a lawsuit? Who knows but Kimmel followed that question up with another one "What's the future of banks Records? Will we have anymore artists on the label besides you and twigs?" Azealia responded to this by saying "Yes, actually. We're still getting the money together but we have one LEGEND that will be joining our label by the end of the month. Get ready for her. She's a true superstar." This got the world thinking and rumors began circulating thanks to gossip magazines like Star that this might be the legendary Janet Jackson they were speaking of. Kimmel asked one more question before the performance. The question was, what is next for Azealia? Azealia responded to this by saying "Well after Metamorph, I want to release a promo single and two more full singles for the run of The Dying Stars. After that, I might tour. All I know is that I want to take a long break after this era. I've worked my ass off and I can't wait to find out what is in store for me next. Making Metamorph was so fun yet exhausting. I'm so happy about the success though. The charts that will come have me anxious! Crossing my fingers for the best. But after The Dying Stars era is done, I want to take a break. After that I really want to get into 70s glam rock. It'll be so different from anything I've ever done and I'm all about switching it up and taking chances."
With a commercial break after the last portion of the interview, Azealia was ready to perform her hit single "Metamorph". The crowd went wild for Azealia as she stood on the stage adorned in a specially made Gaultier gown, supposedly the last one he'll make before retirement. The gown was a sheer white chiffon made dress with diamonds embedded throughout. E! called the gown a work of art and a true fashion statement from Azealia. Along with the gown, Azealia had her hair down and curled. It was the same shade of green as mentioned above. On the stage with Azealia was nothing but two backup dancers who wore matching white outfits. Azealia stood on stage at the white bejeweled microphone singing Metamorph as the two backup dancers moved about her in an interpretive dance fashion. After the first chorus, Azealia ripped off the bottom part of the dress, revealing white tights which she then danced throughout the rest of the song in. The crowd went wild with applause and everyone, including Jimmy sang along to the hit track by Azealia. After the performance, Azealia went to hug Jimmy and they revealed together that everyone in the audience would go home with a physical signed copy of Metamorph. Everyone went berserk.
Azealia's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! was definitely a success. People everywhere were tweeting about the event. The ratings went through the roof for Azealia's special episode, drawing nearly 8.6 million viewers, a record high for this season. Azealia tweeted out of happiness about the event saying "wow! such a success guys. love you!" Since the appearance on Kimmel, Metamorph's sales have gone up 30%. Both the performance and the interview were uploaded in full to Kimmel's YouTube channel.
KATY PERRY DROPS THE LYRIC VIDEO OF "HOT POT" ON VEVO
Global superstar Katy Perry keeps the promotion game strong. Her lead single of her new album is already out, being available on Spotify&the other streaming services, on iTunes, Amazon, Target, Walmart and was serviced on the radio stations. Let's add to this that Z100 has been spinned it several times, a cause of Katy's choice to premiere the song there. Now it was VEVO time to enter Katy's and Innovation Records' game.
Today, Katy Perry uploaded the lyric video of "Hot Pot" on her official VEVO channel. The views of the lyric video will give an extra boost to the song's streaming points which will count to Billboard's overall charting. Katy tweeted the link of her lyric video of her new song on twitter:
"@katyperry: HOT POT - Lyric Video [...]. It's my favorite lyric video I've ever made!!"
But let's take a look at the lyric video itself. Katy premiered the lyric video that features lots of action, scenes with character from powerpuff girl. The lyrics video is very interesting, it also has 3D parts in it, like Katy singing with snake on her head, and you can watch the snake coming closer to you, and it looks really scary & neat in 3D. There is a lot of dripping pink paint, lots of letters coming from lips, shouting mouths, and lots of dancing, In one part there is a huge wall and Katy brings letters on it, she spells H-O-T P-O-T. In overall, it's a very artistic and interesting lyric video.
The GP and the critics reaction was positive towards the lyric video. Katy's fans on twitter trended #WatchHOTPOTLyricVideo, showing their support and love towards the lyric video. Billboard stated that "this hot pot lyric video is not an ordinary lyric video, that's why it's interesting". Rolling Stones claimed that "the lyric video of Hot Pot mixes Katy's teenage dream era with Katy's new dance pop era. And it mixes it well."
"Hot Pot" owns the central Spotify Banner and all the banners on iTunes Pop&Dance. The song was performed on X Factor US and Echo Music Awards. It was also premiered on z100. The song is already available.
Hosts: You looj great out there Austin, how are you? It's your first time having you on here, and you're releasing an album to the world very soon!
lts good to be here thanks! l love the show and l watch all day everyday when l have a break. And yes l'll be releasing an album very soon. l can't wait for everyone to hear because l've wrote so much for the album and l worked so hard on my because l want it to be special.
Hosts: Ok now, let's talk about the other artists in the industry. You've worked with Nicki Minaj on her album. We see the track is called "1234" and we are more than happy and excited to hear the sound of the song. Are there any artists you want to collab with.
l was more than happy to work with her. l love her. l don't just say that because we have a collab together but her work ethic is unheard of. l really look up to her and l wish her the best and all the success that comes her way. And l also want to collab wjth her agajn.
As far as the song goes its really fun and upbeat. And l would want to work with as many artjsts as l can. Justin Bieber l want to worj with the most though.
Hosts: When did you meet Nicki Minaj?
You want to know what! We've never met. l got an email from her asking for an collab. And well... its Nicki Minaj so l couldnt say no. Then l got my ass in the booth and cooked up something special. You guys'll love what he have up our sleeve and l can't wait.
Hosts: Are there other artists you would like to work with for your next album or another project?
See... the thing is l don't like asking people for stuff. l feel like l get in their way. And plus l want to get my stuff together before l ask someone for anything. l want feel comfortable with my work before l call someone up and ask for a collab. l want to be able to carry a song on my own.
Hosts: How do you think the songs on the album reflect this overall theme?
The songs on the album so far reflect my personality and where lm at in my lfe so far. My fans are the ones who inspired me to make that transition to my sound and in my ljfe. l feel that l can be the greatest to ever do this. And with a new sound l can show my versatility and new skills.
Hosts: It was nice having you on the show, thank you for coming Austin! Austin's new single "Wait For This Love" is now available on iTunes and while her album has not been announced, we are sure it will be out next year worldwide!
Hosts: You looj great out there Austin, how are you? It's your first time having you on here, and you're releasing an album to the world very soon!
lts good to be here thanks! l love the show and l watch all day everyday when l have a break. And yes l'll be releasing an album very soon. l can't wait for everyone to hear because l've wrote so much for the album and l worked so hard on my because l want it to be special.
Hosts: Ok now, let's talk about the other artists in the industry. You've worked with Nicki Minaj on her album. We see the track is called "1234" and we are more than happy and excited to hear the sound of the song. Are there any artists you want to collab with.
l was more than happy to work with her. l love her. l don't just say that because we have a collab together but her work ethic is unheard of. l really look up to her and l wish her the best and all the success that comes her way. And l also want to collab wjth her agajn.
As far as the song goes its really fun and upbeat. And l would want to work with as many artjsts as l can. Justin Bieber l want to worj with the most though.
Hosts: When did you meet Nicki Minaj?
You want to know what! We've never met. l got an email from her asking for an collab. And well... its Nicki Minaj so l couldnt say no. Then l got my ass in the booth and cooked up something special. You guys'll love what he have up our sleeve and l can't wait.
Hosts: Are there other artists you would like to work with for your next album or another project?
See... the thing is l don't like asking people for stuff. l feel like l get in their way. And plus l want to get my stuff together before l ask someone for anything. l want feel comfortable with my work before l call someone up and ask for a collab. l want to be able to carry a song on my own.
Hosts: How do you think the songs on the album reflect this overall theme?
The songs on the album so far reflect my personality and where lm at in my lfe so far. My fans are the ones who inspired me to make that transition to my sound and in my ljfe. l feel that l can be the greatest to ever do this. And with a new sound l can show my versatility and new skills.
Hosts: It was nice having you on the show, thank you for coming Austin! Austin's new single "Wait For This Love" is now available on iTunes and while her album has not been announced, we are sure it will be out next year worldwide!