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Maxwell’s “BLACKsummers’night” Debuts No. 1 On Billboard 200

Castina — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:20:15 +0000

Maxwell’s first album in eight years debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart Wednesday, selling a career-high 316,000 copies.

BLACKsummers’night is the neo-soul king’s second No. 1 — his last release, 2001′s Now, opened at No. 1 with 296,000 copies sold.

John Legend Is Hosting A Singles Party In NYC

Castina — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:46:43 +0000

Singer John Legend will be hosting a “Singles Party” in New York City to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

“There’s gonna be a lot of people there, single people. I’m single too. We’re going to have a good time on Valentine’s Day.”

Musiq Releases Luvanmusiq On March 13th-Moves To Atlantic Records

Castina — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:32:41 +0000

Neo-soul pioneer Musiq has settled on March 13th as a release date for his fourth album Luvanmusiq.

The project will mark the artist’s first venture at new home Atlantic Records.

Musiq’s move from Def Jam to Atlantic was a part of an unprecedented trade of musical chairs. Execs at the two lyrical powerhouses decided that Musiq would better off on Atlantic and Fabolous would be better served if he were on Def Jam.

“Buddy” is the debut single of of Luvanmusiq.