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Jun 2nd 2003

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Patti Labelle signs with Def Jam Classics
J-Lo: the real reason I left P.Diddy
Janet Jackson's new album due early 2004
Wynton Marsalis signs with Blue Notes

 

Patti Labelle signs with Def Jam Classics

 

Another home - Patti LabelleAccording to the radio news entertainment program Radioscope, it is said that legendary soul diva Patti Labelle is leaving her curent label MCA for Def Jam Classic. Ms. Labelle who has been a staple in the soul music arena for more than 40 years has been with the label for almost 20 of those but now looks for another label that will give her more creative control over her music - enter Def Jam Classics.

Patti has scored a number of hits with MCA including the very popular 80's hit 'New Attitude' (from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack), If You Asked Me To and 'Somebody loves you' to name a few, and will be working with old friends the award winning producing team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on her yet to be titled project. The set is slated for release in the winter.

Source: radioscope..

 

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J-Lo: the real reason I left P. Diddy



See you later PD - J-LoIt seems that Jennifer Lopez is finally in the best place she's ever been, much do to her relationship with actor Ben Affleck. After her first marriage [to Ojani Noa] failed Lopez claims she wasn't trying to be exclusive with anybody, but rapper/producer Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs came at her hard. Lopez reveals to Vibe magazine that the high-powered duo had a very tumultuous relationship, mostly due to Lopez' discontent with P. Diddy's rumored infidelity.

Said Mrs. Lopez on ex-boyfriend Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs rumored infidelity: "I can't remember right now, but I won't say it didn't happen. We were young and in love, and I think it's funny to talk about now. I never caught him, but I just knew. He'd say he was going to a club for a couple of hours and then never come back that night. I had to think, do I want to be home with kids in 10 years wondering where somebody is at three in the morning?"

"What people don't realize is I'm gonna stay who I am no matter what neighborhood I live in. I'm still David and Lupe's daughter, still grew up in Castle Hill in the Bronx. People may be like, 'Why she always gotta say it, always reminding us.' But you know what? Saying it aloud grounds me."

Source: Vibe magazine


 

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Janet Jackson new album due early 2004

 

Back next year - Janet Jackson If you're wondering when Janet Jackson will hit the music scene again, look toward sometime in 2004. One of her longtime producers, Jimmy Jam, says that's probably the most logical time date for Miss Jackson to drop her latest LP.

"The record is really in its infancy, which means that we've done probably six or seven songs," Jam said of the album last week. "There is no distinct musical style yet. It's all over the place, from songs that I would call classic Janet songs, meaning that they could've been on any of her [earlier] albums. Some of the songs have a definite sort of ambient quality to them. We've been listening to a lot of everything from Zero 7 to Télépopmusik, [so] there's a little bit of that. There's some house stuff, which there always is [on her albums]. There is going to be some more guitar-flavored things.

"It's kind of the way [her] albums always start," he added. "There's not a clear direction yet. We see what sticks. We're doing a bunch of songs and seeing what we like. We've already thrown some [songs] out. It's sort of still the discovery process. We're not going to [put the album out] till next year most likely anyway. We've been working in New York the past couple of weeks, we're going to work in L.A., in Miami, we're probably going to work in Minneapolis. So I think the music will take on different elements as we take on different environments and work with different people."

Jam said that since they do not expect to put the album out until next year, they can work at a leisurely pace and really focus on penning good lyrics.

"The approach we're taking is that we're trying to write really good songs and worry about the production later," Jam said, "because production is one of those things you want to be up-to-date [on], cutting edge. The way we produce a record now isn't necessarily how we'll produce a record six months from now. That's how fast things change. But the song, if [the lyrics are] great, is gonna be timeless and work."

So just what is Janet going to be singing about when we hear the project? Whatever comes to mind.

"Her albums are always what she's thinking at the moment," Jam said. "Her thoughts may change six months from now. Her biggest thing is to be honest with her fans. Whatever stuff she wants to talk about, it's coming from her heart. I anticipate that we'll be working on the record for the next three to four months. Then we'll have a direction and finish it off. The record will be done by the end of the year and [will] probably come out next year. If we felt we had something strong enough as a single, I would guess we could have a single out before the end of the year and the album at the beginning of next year."

Jam said it's too early to discuss Janet's collaborations with people other than him and partner Terry Lewis. Producer 7 Aurelius has said that his handiwork may pop up on the album as well.

"Expect the unexpected, man," said 7. "Really, she's totally an amazing artist, and I love the fresh, envelope-pushing vibe she brings to the table. She's just really on some cutting edge, hard-hitting dance music, and I think you are going to be really surprised. You should be excited. It's going to be crazy."

- Source: MTV News



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Wynton Marsalis signs with Blue Notes

 

Leaving too - Wynton MarsalisFuture hall of fame jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has taken the same path as Patti Labelle has odne and inked a deal with Blue Note Records, with sessions for his label bow expected to begin this summer. Marsalis was signed to his previous label, Columbia, over two decades ago by current Blue Note president Bruce Lundvall, who at the time was Columbia's general manager.

"I believe that Wynton is on the cusp of an innovative new creative period musically," Lundvall said in a statement. "Blue Note will share a pivotal contributing role in the next phase of his already astounding career."

Marsalis' last jazz studio recording, 'Marciac Suite', was released in 1999. He has recorded both classical and jazz for Columbia, won nine Grammy Awards, and is the only jazz musician to be honored with a Pulitzer Prize in Music, for his 1997 epic 'Blood on the Fields'.

Marsalis continues in his role as artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. As previously reported, he will participate in the Blowin' the Blues Away concert June 2 at New York's Apollo Theater, alongside B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, and Ray Charles.

Source: soulnotes.cc

 

 

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