Sep
16
After upstaging Taylor Swift at the VMAs, I can’t wait to find out what will become of Kanye West’s career. Kanye made numerous apologies and stated he would “take some time off” to reflect – But he will instead join Lady Gaga for the “Fame Kills” tour starting this fall. Will the outburst affect his ticket sales? I can’t wait to find out!
A PD for a major urban mainstream radio station said, “This isn’t an urban tour — urban audiences can be a bit more forgiving than mainstream audiences are. I can see him going on stage and people booing him.”
On the other hand, Ebro Darden, PD for New York radio station Hot 97 (WQHT) said “people who genuinely like Kanye won’t be affected. Tickets for his GaGa tour go on sale in a few days and I’m sure people will be in the building.”
Sep
8
Jay-Z’s much-hyped new album, The Blueprint 3, will be released today, Sept. 8.
This will mark Hova’s (the name that rapper,Jay-Z calls himself since he considers himself the “God” of rap) third album following his alleged retirement in 2003 and the third installment in his critically-revered Blueprint series. The Sept. 11 release was originally planned to fall eight years to the day following the 2001 release of Blueprint.
The album, produced by Kanye West, will feature the already chart-topping single “Run This Town” with West and Rihanna. It hit number one in the UK Singles Chart this week, marking Jay’s first UK single in the top spot, according to MTV UK. Clearly he has won over the oft-pop-dominated UK music world, as he is scheduled to support Coldplay at their Wembley Stadium show later this month.
Jan
20
Barack Obama, in his wisdom, working with the Democratic National Committee, chose Unified Manufacturing to produce the Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement record.
That choice means the album is in the hands of an experienced, energetic team of industry veterans working to fulfill the vision of the new President. And fulfill it they did, as the final product’s creativity, patriotism, and significance is only rivaled by the man himself.
Working with Hidden Beach Records and the Barack Obama campaign, Unified Manufacturing spent countless hours ensuring the record is created of the highest quality and attention to detail. The record’s greatest feature is the beautiful red, white, and blue colored vinyl disc, which is left slightly translucent. Innovative and unique, it is truly one of a kind.
The disc is packed with legendary artists including Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Kanye West, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, and more. Dale Zoerker of Digital Lava supplied his talent for the project’s beautiful artwork.
