Quiet storm soul songstress legend Sade is recording her first album of new material in more than nine years, Billboard.com sources have confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

Janet Jackson says she parted ways with Def Jam executives because they wanted her to be the new Sade.

“There were some people who didn’t like the direction I took with this album (Discipline),” Janet tells Sister 2 Sister Magazine. “They wanted me to sound more like Sade, but I’m not ready for that just yet. I love doing dance songs and I think my fans expect that of me.”