Melanie Fiona’s ‘The MF Life’ only sold this much
According to celebrity blogger Rhymeswithsnitch, “Revealing her secret 3-year love affair with actor Adam Rodriguez and talking about Blue Ivy wasn’t enough to save Melanie Fiona from weak record sales…”
Apparently, neither was promoting her album on her Twitter.com account. I have said so many times in the past that promoting an album on Twitter.com is no substitute for a well-organized promotional campaign. Just because you have 100K followers on Twitter does not translate to record sales.
Melanie’s second album ‘The MF Life” is only expected move between 27 and 30k units in it’s first week.
But Melanie’s not alone.
Ruben Studdards’ ‘Letters from Birmingham’ is projected to sell only 4k copies and Diggy Simmons debut album Unexpected Arrival between 20 and 23K. Source
One day they’ll learn…
New Music: Iggy Azalea – Murda Bizness featuring T.I.
Rap newcomer Iggy Azalea is featured in a Complex magazine interview and photo layout. The XXL Freshman class standout was signed by Interscope Records after she caught the eye (and ear) of Grand Hustle founder T.I.
Yesterday, Grand Hustle released the first single off Iggy’s debut album, The New Classic, due out this Summer. The single is titled “Murda Bizness”. T.I. hopes you will embrace his artist as a white female rapper with faux urban roots. The single features Iggy’s mentor and is produced by Bei Maejor. Listen to “Murda Bizness” after the break.
The 21-year-old Australian rapper’s first track “PU$$Y” went viral on YouTube last year. But even though she’s being promoted as an over-sexualized rapper, she says that’s not really her.
COMPLEX: You’ve been criticized for being overly sexual
IGGY AZALEA: “To a lot of people, a powerful, sexy woman is vulgar. When I first came out people said, she only raps about her vagina. I’m not a vagina rapper! [Laughs.] I talk about many other things.”
New Music: Trina Braxton – Party Or Go Home
WEtv premiered Trina Braxton’s hot new debut single “Party Or Go Home” today. As you know, Trina is an aspiring singer who once sang background for her superstar sister, Toni Braxton. The single’s syrupy, uptempo production isn’t layered on thick enough to drown out Trina’s newly acquired Canadian accent. It’s a decent debut single for Trina.
‘The Hunger Games’ Already Breaking Records
‘The Hunger Games’ is not in theaters until Friday, but Lionsgate’s latest theatrical release is already breaking records. Pre-sales of tickets for ‘The Hunger Games’ have topped $80 million. Over 2,000 shows (of 4,000 screens) are sold out across the country. That means you might not get to see Lenny Kravitz flex his bare chest in theaters on Friday unless you already have a ticket in hand.
Melanie Fiona Covers Vibe Vixen
Who says the magazine industry is in a financial slump? Urban magazine’s such as Vibe and Vibe Vixen continue to flourish in the midst of the Internet’s growing influence on pop culture. With that being said, Canadian singer Melanie Fiona covers the March 2012 edition of Vibe Vixen.
Inside the issue, the 28-year-old vocalist discusses the follow-up to her debut album, The Bridge, titled The MF Life, which dropped in stores yesterday. The Bridge put Melanie on the map, but she’s hoping The MF Life will make her a household name.
The MF Life is a more personal journey for Melanie, who worked herself to exhaustion in 2011 promoting her debut album all over the world. During the low points, Melanie helped herself to other women’s men, such as CSI Miami star Adam Rodriguez (because she thought she deserved him more). Predictably her relationships fail mainly because, like most young women, she confuses dopamine rushes for love.
Jay Z forgets lyrics to 2 songs; Gets mixed reviews
Aging rapper Jay Z, who turns 43 on Dec. 4, fumbled the lyrics to two of his best-known songs during a one-man set Monday night, according to Yahoo Music. Jay Z’s live performance at the Amex Sync Show, which was live streamed from the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, was met with mixed reviews.
“The concert’s first half gave the impression of a man performing for a corporate-sponsored promo event. This was not the rapper’s finest 90 minutes,” wrote a The Guardian reporter, who watched the show online.
The Huffington Post noted that Jay Z forgot the lyrics to two of his songs, “Jigga What, Jigga Who” and his Grammy award winning “Empire State Of Mind.”
“The mixups, when paired with the crowd’s surprisingly tepid respond to such an intimate performance from one of music’s biggest stars made for somewhat disappointing set,” The Post critic wrote.
Bruno Mars Covers Playboy Magazine’s Sex & Music Issue
Singer Bruno Mars is on the cover of the April 2012 “Sex & Music” issue of Playboy. But it’s not what you think. The modest singer didn’t take it all off for Playboy (but you would love it if he did!)
From MTV Buzzworthy:
Inside the issue, Bruno kept things classy, talking mostly about his music, his influences, and who he’d most like to work with: “Jimi Hendrix. I think he’s the greatest guitar player in the world, and I would want to see him do his thing in person. He’s the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place.” Something tells us Jimi would be pretty proud of your cover shoot, Bruno. Electric Ladyland, indeed.
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