GUCCI MANE FT. USHER! “SPOTLIGHT!”

// November 6th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Hott Music Videos

[singing high notes like usher] “the spotlight ain’t nothin’ without you … girl!“

HOTT MUSIC VIDEO!

“Spotlight”

JOSS STONE! GOES FOR BROKE!

// November 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott News

as the headline speaks for itself… LOL!

When her label EMI had worries about the commercial appeal of her new album, the singer says she nearly had to hock her home in order to get the thing out the door.

HOTT NEWS!

Singer JOSS STONE was so sure that her new record Color Me Free would be a hit, she was willing to do anything to get it out the door. When parent company EMI began to hedge its bets, worried about the commerical appeal of the material on the record, Stone went so far as to offer up her own home as a way making sure the record saw the light of day.

Says Stone, “It got to the point where I said, ‘Take my house and release the record’. The thing is, I just made an album and I wanted people to like it. I did not think anything of it. Why did it have to be a big deal? Why does it have to focus on being a number one song? F— that, I can’t be bothered.”

EMI eventually agreed to release Color Me Free, but refused to release any of their budget to promote the release. Despite the setbacks, Joss remains positive about her chances of the LP doing well.

She added: “EMI were running a business. It’s not about you having a lovely time in the studio… so it’s got a low budget? That’s fine by me. I just wanted to have artistic freedom. I’m tired of all the silliness. We will cross our fingers and see what we can muster. We’ll maybe see what we can do ourselves.”

LAWANDA MICHELLE! “CLASSIFIEDS!”

// October 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Joints

[singing] “i put an ad in the classifieds“

NORAH JONES’ “CHASING PIRATES!” VIDEO TO DEBUT VH1 TOP 20!

// October 28th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott News

wow-sers! … well deserved!

HOTT NEWS!

Virtual hoo-rahs and applauses, all around! LOL!

VH1 presented the world premiere of the music video for NORAH JONES “Chasing Pirates” yesterday, and will air on VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown at 9AM ET on Saturday, October 31. “Chasing Pirates” is the lead single from Jones’ highly anticipated upcoming album The Fall, which will be released by EMI’s Blue Note Records on November 17.

The video, which was shot in Jones’ hometown of New York City, was directed by Rich Lee, who has worked on the visual effects for all three of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Lee has also directed music videos by everyone from Fergie (“Clumsy”) to Michael Buble (“Haven’t Met You Yet”). Jones has also announced a first run of TV appearances around the release of The Fall. The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter will be appearing on CBS Late Show With David Letterman (November 11), Comedy Central The Colbert Report (November 18), and ABC Good Morning America (November 16) and The View (November 23).

“Chasing Pirates,” which was featured on Rolling Stone’s “Hot List,” immediately announces a new direction for Jones. Entertainment Weekly wrote that “’Chasing Pirates’ is a bluesy surprise and welcome change of pace,” adding that “Jones’ voice remains as lovely as ever.”

VH1.com Video Link:

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1589364&vid=449191

Norah Jones Upcoming TV appearances:

November 11 – CBS Late Show With David Letterman

November 16 – ABC Good Morning America

November 18 – Comedy Central The Colbert Report

November 23 – ABC The View

Stream The Fall album single “Chasing Pirates”:

http://links.emi.com/nj_chasingpirates_win

Pre-order the album:

http://www.norahjones.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NORAHJONES&Product_Code=NJCD4

Connect With Norah:

http://www.norahjones.com

http://www.facebook.com/norahjones

http://www.myspace.com/norahjones

WALE! “ATTENTION DEFICIT [TV SPOT!]

// October 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Trailers

builds up your anticipation

HOTT TRAILER!

“Attention Deficit” [15 Second TV Spot]

THE FLYP’T REMIX! IPHONE APP!

// October 21st, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Hott2Def!

the HOTT!!!-est iphone music app since t-pain‘s autotune!

HOTT2DEF!

The day has finally come where all music consumers (with rhythm and without) can truly customize their music and share it with the world.

Imagine being able to use your iPhone to remix any song on the way you like it. If hear a joint with HOTT! lyrics but a not so-HOTT! track. Press a couple of buttons. Your ears will be ringing in a different tune.

FLYPT offers a new means of experiencing your music on a unique and revolutionary platform. Through the platform that FLYPT establishes music is once again encouraged to be purchased, and empowers the consumer through having the ability to truly own their music. FLYPT enters a booming I Phone application industry that has been described as the next step towards the new wave of business. With all major music companies on board for the project, October 26th is the date to watch when a true and easy way to customize your favorite songs is accomplished.

This platform is also the perfect gadget for any aspiring recording artist or producer.

WHAT’s HOTT!?! ABOUT THE FLYPT APP!

It’s unique smoothness blended with cutting edge technology!

FLYP’T allows you to customize your favorite jams by adding amazing effects as well as move lyrical parts and phrases around in a song. Users will be able to trigger these phrases over the instrumental of the song and be able to save them in real time while also allowing you to play its regular version, all for only $1.99 for the app and $.99 per song through in-app purchasing. (Available October 26th)

FLYPT offers not only a unique and addicting game like application to customize your music, but also facilitates a community through its website (www.FLYPT.net)

In today’s society people want to be able to truly customize their lifestyle, and music is a way that many people Identify who they are and where they fit in.

FLYPT offers consumers the ability to take an existing song that they enjoy, or might not enjoy, and customize its layout and structure.

The FLYP’T application lets users record their moving of lyrical parts and phrases around in a song, as well as editing how those phrases trigger.

Once you have customized or “FLYP’T” your musical creation FLYPT then allows you the ability to share this music on www.FLYPT.net. The network allows user to post updates and interact with each other as well as give kudos to their favorite FLYPT music versions. The music will be streamed on their webpage when uploaded and top flypers will be incentives through promotions. Users also have the ability to search for FLYPT versions of their favorite artist’s songs, according to kudos and genre.

FLYP’T offers a means for artist to sell their music in a way that is new and exciting. Consumers will feel part of the creation process and artist will receive direct feedback that other means of music distribution channels don’t allow, while also establishing a place for fans to interact.

“FLYP’T was created to give users the ability to change the way a song is structured in a easy and fun way” says FLYP’T CEO Gregory Lowe. The application works by giving the user 12 pre selected pads that upon touching them trigger a phrase from the song selected. For example Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” the phrase “They be Jockin my style” will be triggered upon the touch. All phrases also have a FX ability, phrases will have the ability to be screwed(slowed down), rolled(sped up and repeated), muffled( to create a club effect) and spun back(reverse effect on the phrase). Users will be able to trigger these phrases over the instrumental of the song and be able to save them in real time while also allowing you to play its regular version, all for only $1.99 for the app and $.99 per song through in-app purchasing.

FLYP’T has now made music fun again with this application. Offering songs from all catalogs FLYP’T becomes a platform and not just a “one off’ artist app. October 26th is the date to mark your calendars.

BACK STREET BOYS! REUNITE! FOR 7TH ALBUM!

// October 15th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Hott News

damn …! is the recession that bad!?!

The guys are hoping their latest, grown-up album takes off and puts them back in the spotlight.

HOTT NEWS!

They’re back once again!

Back in the day, the BACKSTREET BOYS blazed the boy band trail. Nick Carter and his 4 bandmates faced crowds of screaming teen girls (kind of like the swarms of ladies who follow Robert Pattinson’s every move today) and sold over 100 million albums. But, the musicians eventually got brushed aside and fell out of the spotlight. A couple rehab trips, babies, and break-ups later, Howie Dorough claims the band’s 7th album This is Us is going to put them back on the map. And, if not, they’re touring the map, anyway.

The group of 4 will go on the road at the end of the month (Kevin Richardson left the group a few years ago to start a family) and they’ve all apparently grown up a lot since hits like “I’ll Never Break Your Heart” from the late ’90s. It’s probably about time, but we’ll always have a soft spot for those 6th grade dance memories they made for us.

Dorough said in a Reuters interview, “We have grown into the adults we are now — the fathers, the friends, the entertainers that we are now and the career minded people that we are.”

Despite claiming they’re not the same girl-crazed music makers they once were, they’re still fine with being called “boys.” “Backstreet Men” does sound a little off, for sure. Dorough said: “Boys to us has never been an age thing. If the Beastie Boys and the Beach Boys and Pet Shop Boys can stay boys, so can we.”

The album debuted last week at #10 on the charts.

WHITNEY HOUSTON! SAYS! “THIS IS MY FIRST!”

// October 12th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott News

as we already know .. it’s not a crack pipe!

“… I am so excited“, she said.

HOTT NEWS!

Ten years … too long!

WHITNEY HOUSTON will start touring in Europe this spring and if we’re lucky, maybe the singing sensation will bring her tour to the US. This will be the first time Whitney has toured in the UK in over 10 years.

“This is my first full tour since the ‘My Love Is Your Love’ tour in 1999 and I am so excited to be performing for my fans around the world after all this time,” Whitney said. “I am putting together a great show and cannot wait to perform the songs from my new album I Look to You along with some of your favorites.”

The 46-year-old star will also make a TV appearance on talent show The X Factor this Sunday, her first UK TV appearance in 12 years. Whitney, who has sold over 140 million albums worldwide, is making her long-awaited musical comeback after overcoming drug addiction.

FLAWLESS! DEFINITION: IMPECCABLE!

// October 11th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Hott and Raw Exclusives

hip-hop! definition: music – DATZHOTT!

“It‘s like a good girl.“ “If a beat sounds good to me. I try to go at it” - FLAWLESS!

HOTT AND RAW EXCLUSIVE!

Hip Hop artist FLAWLESS has been continuing to take the underground music industry by storm. His first CD “Flawless”, broke the Beat Street record for most sold in a single day by an underground artist. He started in the year 2000, and now stands out on over 100 mixtapes. He has features with Trey Songz, performed with Jim Jones, Maino, Rick Ross Young Bloods, Chingy, Busta, and Flip Mode.

In this HOTT AND RAW EXCLUSIVE! Flawless talks about things he do to keep his music HOTT!, his plans for the future, and why the mix tape circuit is so important to hip-hop.

After LISTENING TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE, check below for Flawless’ latest mixtape and ways to stay connected.

WHAT’s HOTT!?! ABOUT FLAWLESS!!!

His Continuing Growth In Popularity!

Flawless was also nominated for “2006 underground mix tape artist of the year and his Myspace page boasts of well over 100,000 song plays with over 175,000 friends. That’s not a buzz, that’s the building roar of his fan base in anticipation of his next single as he ventures on to leave a mark in Hip-Hop. If a picture paints a thousand words, then a song from Flawless Paints a Masterpiece. The Underground has already labeled FLAWLESS a contender, Angie Martinez, Cheri Dennis, Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, Jamie Hector, DJ’s, and Radio Personalities, all support the movement that Flawless is bringing forth.

Flawless amazed us in February 2008 with his newly release single “That’s My Baby” which hit the hearts of many, he received rave reviews from DJ’s such as Power 105.1 DJ Self, 106 & Parks, DJ Live and many others who cosigned flawless movement. Flawless is now a part of the 50 Mics independent artist network which features the top 50 unsigned artist who tour the country showing the world why they are significantly the best!

Video for “So Cold“ (ft. Starr)

Flawless & Trey Songs In The Studio (Throwback Footage)

Connect with Flawless:

http://www.myspace.com/fls550

http://www.twitter.com/flawless550

SOULJA BOY! GOES TO JAIL!

// October 9th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott News

well d*mn! guess every rapper has their day!

HOTT NEWS!

SMH!

SOULJA BOY got busted for partying with 40 people in an abandoned house in Georgia Wednesday night. Looks like they were “crankin’ dat thing” a little too loudly for the neighbors. So, the 19-year-old rapper had to be bailed out of jail the next day after police towed him away on misdemeanor obstruction charges and for not having permits to be on the property.

Soulja tried to wiggle his way out of it by saying they were filming a music video, but he still ended up going downtown. He fled the scene at first, then came back to pick up his Range Rover and got caught. Apparently Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em (which is what he prefers to go by) didn’t really live up to his name too well.

His 2007 hit “Crack That (Soulja Boy)” was downloaded digitally over 3 million times and was even nominated for a Grammy. He is supposed to appear at the BET Hip-Hop Awards this weekend.