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Nas Protege Lands William Babyface As Producers On DebutThe singer rapper NAS discovered has struck gold after landing BLACK EYED PEAS star WILL.I.AM and BABYFACE as producers on her first solo album. CHRI
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Publicado: 2007-03-06
Proveedor: Contact Music
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MY ALBUM'S OUT: BabyfaceKenneth "Babyface" Edmonds: you already know him. The legend who gave us classics like "Whip Appeal" and "For the Cool in You," who's worked with artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Madonna and Mary J. Blige, who's earned ten Grammys - including three consecutive awards for Producer of the Year (1995-1997). Now, the R&B god has returned with Playlist, a collection of unique cover songs - by artists like Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Jim Croce - flavored with his signature soul. "These aren’t just covers, these are really great copyrights," says the singer/songwriter/producer. "I have a lot of respect for the artists and the writers - I didn’t want to just throw anything on there."
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Publicado: 2007-09-18
Proveedor: VIBE
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Ashanti's 'Declaration' Begins TodayThe highly anticipated fourth studio album from Ashanti, "The Declaration" (Review) hits shelves today. The album includes production from A-list producers Jermaine Dupri, LT Hutton, Babyface, Pharrell Williams, Bryan-Michael Cox and more![...] Read more!
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Publicado: 2008-06-03
Proveedor: StarPulse
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Garth Brooks, Queen Latifah join MLK benefit headlinersGarth Brooks, Queen Latifah and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds will perform at a concert to raise money for a memorial to the Rev. ...
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Publicado: 2007-07-23
Proveedor: USA Today
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by: Shanel Odum It sounds like Ashanti’s had a run-in with a bitch named Betrayal, and she’s got the bruises to prove it. Throughout The Declaration, her fourth album of pop promiscuity, the echo of a splintering heart nearly drowns out her lovelorn cries. And assuming the album has even a lick of emotional authenticity, someone really did a number on her. Her factory-sealed voice and pull-string purr are still there, but now when Ashanti sings about a cheating lover, she does more than pout—she burns. It’s clear Ashanti Douglas is human now, and not just some MTV-friendly paper doll. She’s long been known as the cute chick riffing over the MC-of-the-moment’s tough-guy rhymes, and she’s a pro at delivering tracks with karaoke cache—midrange crowd-pleasers like “Foolish.” Her voice is pleasant if sometimes uninspiring, but on soulful songs like “You’re Gonna Miss,” the pain in her sweet-as-Smarties voice is definite. But even with all the emo-passion, nearly half of this album is lukewarm. Her broken-hearted desperation is shrieky and vampy when a stronger move would be poignancy or bravado—or maybe just a deeper peek inside her life. Despite its declarative aim, “The Way That I Love You” barely sets off a smoke detector, let alone rings any alarms. Beyoncé’s ’06 vocal conniption fit was enough to make you call 911, but Ashanti—even wielding a bloody knife (as in the video for the song)—isn’t wild-eyed or extreme enough to raise your heart rate. The album’s impressive production line-up, which includes Robin Thicke, Jermaine Dupri, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, and Pharrell Williams—Irv Gotti is nowhere to be found—concocts promworthy slow-dance grooves and easy-breezy jump-rope jams. And she hits some expected notes: The requisite maternal tribute (“Mother”), a few love-conquers-all ballads (“Girlfriend” and bonus track “All I Want”), as well as an awesome kiss-off/empowerment anthem (“Declaration”), far and away the album’s diamond in the rough. Eccentric soun
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Publicado: 2008-06-05
Proveedor: VIBE
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by: Sean Fennessey Author of two of 2007’s biggest smashes, Rihanna’s loping “Umbrella” and J. Holiday’s tender “Bed,” Terius “The-Dream” Nash has established himself as a stylistically gifted, quirky songwriter. Both of those hits possess canny, odd bits — like the “ella ella ella” refrain of “Umbrella” — that The-Dream cleverly calls “the dumb parts.” But don’t be duped — there’s nothing foolish about any of it. Once songs leave The-Dream’s writing room, though, they can only be stretched so far and made so strange. On his debut, Love Hate, The-Dream’s own songs are weirder, and in many ways better, than the ones that positioned him as a Babyface for the shawty set. Here, he takes the dumb parts that make his songs inescapable and places them at the forefront, turning what could have been a solid, if safe album into a mesmerizing carnival of blurps, squirts, and coos — Rihanna and J. Holiday sound positively quaint by comparison. Instead, The-Dream channels two ’80s iconoclasts: Prince at his vampy peak, and Bobby Brown, who always led with an assured growl. “Fast Car” is pure Reagan-era: Jumpy keyboards, car-sex imagery, and Nash’s wondrous way with mid-song breakdowns. “Falsetto” is even better, as The-Dream simulates lovemaking, raising his voice incrementally to crystal-shattering heights — it’s a goofy trick, but irresistible. And Love Hate never breaks stride, balancing pace with power. The supple “Purple Kiss” is vivacious, while the up-tempo techno-tinged workout “Ditch That” is sweet and sour at once — Nash is as versatile as he is unconventional. The-Dream’s single “Shawty is a 10” might be the year’s most idiosyncratically traditional love song — it’s packed with exuberant “ay” chants, synths that swoop high over the singer’s voice, and that humble but immensely expressive falsetto. With R&B singers like T-Pain and Akon pushing the limits of tonal originality, The-Dream’s dynamic instrument makes a trifecta of vocal oddities. But even thou
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Publicado: 2008-03-03
Proveedor: VIBE
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5/12/98 Beverly Hills, CA. Babyface with his wife, Tracey and his mother at the 46th Annual BMI Pop5/12/98 Beverly Hills, CA. Babyface with his wife, Tracey and his mother at the 46th Annual BMI Pop Awards.
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Publicado: 2002-06-27
Proveedor: ViewImages
Etiquetas: USA, California, Beverly Hills, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Music, Arts Culture and Entertainment, CA., BMI Pop Awards, 46th annual music awards, Tracey (Babyface's wife), Babyface's mom, Babyface,
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Kenny "Babyface" EdmondsKenny "Babyface" Edmonds
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Publicado: 2007-11-12
Proveedor: Hollywood
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