B13 Peer Review

Oliver recruited  Bobby McClure  for his band, which were titled The  Oliver Sain  Soul Revue featuring Fontella and Bobby McClure. During this period, Fontella met and later married the jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie. She then left the Oliver Sain band and signed to the Chess Records imprint. Fontella continued to duet with  Bobby McClure  at the label, releasing in 1965, ‘Don't Mess Up a Good Thing’, which was followed bu ‘You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone)’. Following a peroid of touring, Fontella began working with several artists, including the drummer Maurice White, the bassist Louis Satterfield and the saxophonist Gene Barge. the 'new' look fontella bass - 1965 / art ensemble of chicago feat. fontella bass - 1971 In late 1965, the group released ‘Rescue Me’ in 1965, reaching number 4 on the pop charts, selling over one million copies. Fontella followed up the massive hit single with 'Recovery', which reached number ...

B-13 PEER REVIEW  WHERE YOU HEAR IT FIRST Getty Images Although  LMFAO  started 2012 on a high notes, as "Sexy and I Know It" remained atop the Hot 100 chart at the beginning of the year, the duo of Redfoo and Sky Blu announced last September that they would be taking a break from their party-rocking antics. Fortunately, fans can feast upon Redfoo's new solo offering, the single "Bring Out the Bottles," which will hit iTunes on Friday (Dec. 28). The 37-year-old Redfoo (real name: Stefan Gordy) is still popping bottles in the club and declaring that the "girlies is looking fly," albeit with the help of a little Auto-Tune instead of his partner in crime, Sky Blu. The electro-pop beat and celebration of Redfoo's "big-ass 'fro" are guaranteed to delight any LMFAO diehard.  While Sky Blu revealed that he is working on Latin music after performing at the Latin Grammy Awards last month, Redfoo has stayed with other endeavor...

VEVO / YouTube While watching  Taylor Swift ‘s ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ video, we couldn’t help but think she was inspired by  Rihanna ‘s concept and visuals for 2010′s ‘We Found Love.’ In these separate video clips, both of the chart-topping songstresses engage in extremely intense romances that bring depression, anger and loneliness along with love. Since the videos for ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ and ‘We Found Love’ bear so many similarities, we wanted to know which clip you prefer. Both Taylor and Rihanna’s videos kick off with monologues, except Ri delivers hers in a faux Irish accent. In their respective soliloquies, the women talk about falling in and out of love, and the extreme feelings you can have for someone even when you know you’re not right for another. Then the videos cut to the past, during happier times with their super hot video boyfriends: Tay’s, a tatted-up rocker type, and Ri’s, a pretty boy that looks an awful lot like Chris Brown. Both ...

Take a deep breath, Directioners. It’s time to rip off the band-aid: Harry Styles of  One Direction  has quasi-confirmed his relationship with  Taylor Swift . When 1D were on the red carpet prior to their performance of ‘Kiss You’ at the ‘ X Factor ‘ season finale, one ballsy reporter asked Styles flat out what’s up with T-Swizzle. “You’ve been spending time with Taylor?” a reporter asks the “Ha” half of Haylor. “How’s that going?” As his bandmates looked on awkwardly, sipping their product-placement Pepsi, Styles replied, “It’s good.” When the reporter pressed, “Is it a relationship?” Styles was a bit more coy. “Maybe,” he smiled. While it may seem pointless to deny the dating rumors at this point — there’s photographic evidence, and Styles’ pal  Olly Murs   confirmed  them — it may be that Styles doesn’t want to open Pandora’s box in terms of relationship talk. Because once you hear it from the horse’s (or Hazza’s!) mouth, the questions will on...

The beautiful and talented, Brandy, returns today with a dope new joint for our listening pleasures called “How High”. The track finds Brandy showing off her skills and talents over top of highly a contagious beat that fits well with the context of the track. “How High” sees Brandy crooning about her being lovestruck and her willingness to do anything to keep her lover happy. The track is a rather dope number that didn’t make it on Brandy’s last album, but in my humble opinion, should have. This joint is too smooth to be slept on, check out the track after the jump. Brandy  releases a new song " How High " that didn't make the final cut on her latest album Two Eleven . It's not too late to grab  Two Eleven  though. The album is available on  iTunes .

It's always nice to get new visuals from   Mya . The singer's fans voted on their favorite song from her latest album  K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple)   and " Mr. Incredible " won out.   Video directed by  Derek Brown

Samir Hussein, Getty Images Just when the world was beginning to accept and move on from the death of pop legend  Whitney Houston , new details about her passing are emerging — and they aren’t pretty. New reports suggest that the ‘I Will Always Love You’ singer was actually murdered. Radar Online  reports that private investigator Paul Huebl believes Houston was killed by drug dealers to whom she owed an approximately $1.5 million debt. Huebl dug up video surveillance showing the alleged thugs that drug lords sent to slay the troubled star. “I have evidence that points to Whitney being a victim of a high powered drug dealers who sent thugs to collect a huge debt she owed for drugs,” Huebl said. Hubel apparently took a gander not just the coroner’s reports, but also drug informants for details on this latest conspiracy. Apparently a bunch of unknown men kept showing up at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel where Houston died, and they attempted to hang out with the singer...

Janet Jackson  is getting married again, this time to an  incredibly  rich man. Her betrothed is a billionaire. The singer, who secretly married Rene Elizondo, Jr. in 1991 and never revealed the status of the relationship until later, is planning to wed her billionaire boyfriend Wissam Al Mana in the spring. Wissam Al Mana Us Weekly  reports that Al Mana, 37, gifted Jackson, 46, with a “huge, expensive ring” earlier this year. So it’s not like this was an extravagant Christmas present. Apparently, Janet — Miss Jackson if you’re nasty — likes to keep her engagements and weddings secret. Jackson, who has been dating her man, a luxury brand mogul, for two years, has not been spotted wearing the bling in public for a very good reason. The source said, “She’s afraid it will get lost, so she keeps it locked up!” That must be some rock. The ceremony is slated for spring in Qatar, and Al Mana plans to spend millions in order to make it the wedding of Ja...

B-13 PEER REVIEW  WHERE YOU HEAR IT FIRST Pics After The Jump 50 Cent  dropped a teaser of his upcoming music video " Major Distribution " last week. Here's some pics from the set featuring  Tha Dogg Pound  and  Snoop Dogg . Official music video coming soon! Directed by  @EifRivera  produced by  @SoulProfessa @50Cent   @kelvincraver   @YoungJeezy   @SnoopDogg   @kurupt_gotti   @DAZDILLINGER @Willybill1 Shouts to  HHNM

(AllHipHop News)  Rock & Roll legend Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones will join will.I am on the rapper’s new single titled “T.H.E (The Hardest Ever),” which also features Jennifer Lopez. The new track is the debut single from The Black Eyed Peas founder’s new album  willpower , which is slated to be released next year on Interscope Records. Later this month, will.I.am is also planning to drop a video, which was shot in Los Angeles and London. will.I.am and Jennifer Lopez will premiere the track live this Sunday (November 20) during the American Music Wwards, which will air on ABC at 8:00 PM. “T.H.E (The Hardest Ever),” will the available digitally on iTunes directly after the American Music Awards. Hip-Hop star Nas will join Mary J. Blige during a performance in Los Angeles at Club Nokia as part of the livestreaming music series “American Express on Stage” tonight (November 17). Tens of millions of people watch the live, interactive concert music series, which is pr...

Interview with author Sophia Stewart Why did Laurence Fishburne of “The Matrix,” say on air on a WBLS morning show a few years back, that he wanted to meet Sophia Stewart, whom some refer to as the “Mother of The Matrix?” What is it about Stewart and her claims to authorship of the visionary blockbuster that makes her so compelling? The story, like “The Matrix” itself, continues to challenge reality—blending fiction with truth like a silver spoon on a trip down the rabbit hole of legal battles—the stuff movies are made of. “Well, he got his wish,” says Stewart of Fishburne, “in 2006, when we both did the red carpet at the Palms Casino for CineVegas Magazine. He was flirting with me and I enjoyed it,” she admitted, listing just a few of her celebrity fan base. “Wesley Snipes took me out to dinner. Diddy met me, Jesse Jackson invited me to his private birthday party in Beverly Hills, and Hammer showed me great honor by telling everyone he knew who I was and why it was...