Ty-DMusic.com: Musicscene 51

Joe's off to 'Better Days' ahead

Joe's 3rd album for Jive appropriately titled 'Better Days' sees the young man venture into a more contemporary mode of RNB this time around and will definitely see the fan's cheer at the record shops.

The lead off single 'Let's stay home tonight' has already enjoyed a tremendous amount of airplay across the globe and rightfully so the song (a bit of a change in tempo for Joe) has a more English RNB feel to it rather than the typical stuff you see on the US charts.

On the other hand, the album is filled with some really nice tracks some of which has the gospel oriented touch to them but stand outs include the moving 'Ghetto Girl' featuring Shaggy, 'What if a woman', the gospel tinted 'Love's Prayer' and the title track. The album is in stores now so go get a copy

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Eric Benet gets 'Better and Better'

Eric Benet returns with his 3rd solo album for Warner bros called 'Better and Better' which will be in stores next March. Benet, who recently married my dream girl Halle Berry is rumured to have a more hands on role in the developing of the album serving as songwriter, producer and executive producer as well.

Earlier last year Eric scored a hit with 'Love don't love me' taken from 'The Brothers' soundtrack that starred Morris Chestnut, D L Hughley, Shemar Moore and Bill Bellemy. The song is likely to be added to the forthcoming album but not much else has been released about the project all seems to be on the hush hush (no details on his website). Keep you posted on this one

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Ruff Endz returns with 'Someone to Love you'

Baltimore natives David Chance and Dante Jordan who are the duo known as Ruff Endz return with their sophomore release "Someone to love you" (Epic). The new set sees the lads on top form with the title track making the rounds across the shores.

Again not much details are given about the album but the street date for the album is for spring next year so as always keep you posted

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Jaguar Wright debut set for Jan. 29th

Jaguar’s debut album is an highly anticipated release with songs that speak out from her family’s trials to capricious love affairs, Jaguar sees herself as a modern day Etta James. Most of all Jaguar wants her album to affect people positively. “ I hope it will change somebody’s life or at least soothe or comfort somebody-which is why I wrote an album full of real songs about real situations, the whole album is about my life situations that I have lived and seen,” she said

The pick of the crop is hard to choose really but there's a duet with Bilal on the eroticly mellow groove “I Can’t Wait”, also with the help of Black Thought, “Ain’t Nobody Playin’.” puts a jealous ex-friend in her place but it is on the empowering song, “Self Love, Self Preservation,” that the message from lessons lived and learned truly comes through in the delivery of the powerful lyrics: “Love yourself, believe in yourself, be true to yourself, be you for yourself. Do you;” which she sings like they are the most important words she will ever belt out. All of the songs on the album, aptly titled Denials, Delusions, and Decisions, speak to some issue or situation that has helped make Jaguar both the artist and woman that she is.

The album is set to hit stores Jan 29th here in the states no date on the European shores yet (most likely will be the same time also) but a set worthy for your ear don't be surprised if it's not one of the years best .