席亚拉 (Ciara) 19岁的时候，就已经拥有一首全美热门单曲榜七周冠军、R&B/嘻哈单曲榜冠军、2004年全年度第九名的单曲，一张全美流行专辑榜季军和R&B/嘻哈专辑榜冠军的专辑，席亚拉 (Ciara) 自己可能也没想到，她会成为让旷课乐一发不可收拾地流行起来的女先锋。旷课乐是一种原本流行于美国南方的舞曲，用重低音击打出不断勾引脚底的节奏，并且以鲜艳的旋律色彩让人一听就上瘾，最近因火热表现而被称誉为‘流行乐之王’的亚瑟小子 (Usher) 的12周超级冠军单曲 "Yeah" 即是旷课乐的第一支代表作，席亚拉 (Ciara) 则是第二位以这种风格作品走红的艺人 (以女生来讲是第一人) 。
席亚拉 (Ciara) 挟带着她的多才多艺与诱人的歌声、无法抵挡的创作魅力以及技惊四座的舞步，不但强化了这种乐风涨满活力的炽热能量，同时也为原本阳刚味十足的旷课乐，注入了不同于以往的女性观点。

摇滚创作才女艾薇儿睽违两年的新作《Goodbye Lullaby》正式确定将于明年2011年3月8日全球发行。首支单曲〈What the Hell〉将于美国纽约的跨年时段全球首播。
自艾薇儿2002年出道至今，已经在西洋乐坛拥有相当不错的成绩，专辑更已在全球销量超过3000万张，并获葛莱美奖提名和7座加拿大朱诺奖的多重肯定，尤其像是首张专辑《展翅高飞Leт Go》发行的单曲〈Sk8r Boi〉、〈Complicated〉等，都获得乐界相当正面的评价；2004年发行的《酷到骨子里Under My Skin》和2006年的第三张专辑《美丽坏东西The Best Damn Thing》一举空降拿下美国告示排专辑榜的冠军，锐不可挡的超级单曲〈Girlfriend〉更在Y0uTube上获得1亿3千万次的观看次数，并拿下告示排单曲榜冠军位置。而在2010年为提姆波顿的电影《魔境梦游》所演唱的主题曲〈Alice〉，为她明年发行新专辑的暖身曲。
艾薇儿这次出辑，找来长久合作的伙伴Deryck Whibley, Evan Taubenfeld、Butch Walker，以及金牌词曲创作人Max Martin等人齐力打造这张歌迷期待已久的创作大碟。艾薇儿透过这张专辑的创作，延续过去一贯将她的生活体验融入其中的制作理念，但《Goodbye Lullaby》在她睽违近四年的时间中，呈现的将是更直接、更贴近她个人生命的全新作品。
首支节奏轻快的单曲〈What the Hell〉表现了她大胆且豪爽的个性，〈Stop Standing There〉则重现50年代女声团体的复古曲调，整张专辑淋漓地表现了艾薇儿丰富的私人情感，而像是〈Smile〉则是对影响她的摇滚音乐前辈，表达的感佩之情，〈Push〉则揭露她个人的感情观，〈Wish You Were Here〉则流露出她少女情怀多愁善感的脆弱心情，压轴曲〈Goodbye〉，则是她挥别过往，朝未来大步迈进的励志之作。

R&B才女Keyshia Cole的第四张录音室专辑！适合夜晚聆听的疗伤嗓音。
"Sent from heaven..."根据这首歌《Heaven sent》的歌词找到了Keyshia cole，发现另外几首非洲电台大热的歌《Last Night》《Fallin´ Out》也是她唱的，都出自2007年出的第二张专辑,实在是好听。
Keyshia Cole是曾获葛莱美提名的美国知名R&B创作歌手、唱片制作人，她以充满灵魂风味的嗓音而闻名。在2005年，Keyshia Cole发行了她的第一张录音室专辑The Way It Is (就是这样)；紧接着又在2007年推出了第二张专辑Just Like You (和你一样)。这两张专辑都在美国本土获得了白金（一百万）销量，从此奠定了她在美国新生代R&B女歌手中的地位。Keyshia Cole在采访中坦言：“Mary J. Blige (玛丽布莱姬)和Brandy (白兰蒂)的音乐对我造成了巨大的影响。”，这也就不难解释为何她的声望正以令人难以相信的速度向着她那两位成功的歌手偶像靠拢。
Keyshia Cole的母亲是一位美国黑人，从小她就被拥有意大利和美国血统的父亲遗弃。由于她生母严重的毒品依赖，她在2岁的时候成为了她的养母Yvonne Cole的养女，而直到7岁她才知道自己是被收养的这件事。 　　奥克兰崛起的饶舌歌手Nutt-So是她的哥哥。
在奥克兰艰苦的生活让Keyshia Cole很早学会了自立，而她也在很小的时候就发现了自己出众的音乐才华。年仅12岁的时候，她就和MC Hammer完成了她的第一首录音室作品。
2004年，Keyshia Cole凭借她出色的演唱技巧获得了A&M唱片公司总裁Ron Fair (隆 斐尔)的赏识，很快拿到了自己第一张唱片合约。第二年，她的白金销量的处女作The Way It Is正式发行。这张专辑收录了她的三首热门歌曲“I Changed My Mind (我改变心意了)”、“I Should Have Cheated (我该欺骗你)”以及“Love (爱情)”。在成功的单曲推动之下，发行首周，The Way It Is就以8万9千张的销量登上了美国Billboard专辑榜的第6位。

International Hip Hop superstar Nas and Grammy-winning artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley join creative forces to release this highly anticipated and exciting 2010 collaboration. This is an album created by the two serious artists to explore and celebrate the correlations and deep-rooted connections between reggae and Hip Hop, tracing both sounds back to the African motherland that is both the cradle of humanity and the wellspring of mankind's music. The project features the signature instrumentation and musicianship of Marley with the hard-hitting beats and lyrics of Nas. Distant Relatives traces the direct line from Dancehall Reggae's breakthrough moment 40 years ago to the rise of Hip Hop several years later.

On Recovery, his seventh major label studio album, Eminem has reached out to an
exciting list of first-time collaborators, including DJ Khalil, Just Blaze, Jim
Jonsin and Boi-1da, among others
EMINEM releases Recovery just over a year after his last album, 2009's Relapse
Relapse put the cap on an impressive ten years of recorded output, and
contributed to Eminem being the biggest selling artist of 2000-2009. In
recognition of this, Neilsen SoundScan named him their Artist of the Decade
Relapse entered the charts at #1 and, at nearly double platinum, was the best
selling rap album of last year. It also earned Eminem his 11th Grammy award
winning in the Best Rap Album category. Relapse's first single, "Crack A Bottle"
from Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
(Eminem's second #1 after 2002's "Lose Yourself") and set a SoundScan record at
the time of its release for opening week download sales (418,000). The album
also spun off two other hits; the Top 10 "We Made You" and Top 20 "Beautiful."
"I had originally planned for Relapse 2 to come out last year," remarked EMINEM
"But as I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to
Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a
completely new album. The music on Recovery came out very different from
Relapse, and I think it deserves its own title."

This Amazon.com exclusive version of River: The Joni Letters includes two bonus tracks, "All I Want" featuring Sonya Kitchell and "A Case of You."



The legendary pianist and innovator Herbie Hancock explores the words and music of another musical pioneer, Joni Mitchell, on his first new studio recording for Verve since 1998's GRAMMY® award-winning Gershwin's World.



Inspired in equal parts by Mitchell's poetic lyrics and unique melodies, Hancock and saxophone giant Wayne Shorter play with a restraint and elegance that achieves a perfect balance between the adventurous aesthetics of jazz improvisation and the emotional directness of the finest Adult Pop music.



Hancock builds upon his (and Shorter's) previous collaborations with Ms. Mitchell to create a sound that will appeal not only to fans of both artists, but to the listener familiar with the work of Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae and the other brilliant guest vocalists featured on this session. River: The Joni Letters is the perfect CD for the music fan looking for something new that's based in the familiar.

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Maroon 5 is back with its third studio album entitled Hands All Over, produced
by Robert John "Mutt" Lange (AC/DC, Foreigner, The Cars). The album, a killer
hybrid of rock, pop, funk, and R&B, showcases the band's considerable strengths:
buoyant, unforgettable melodies, sleek, stylish grooves, charged lyrics about
turbulent relationships, and crisp, dynamic performances. Band member Jesse
Carmichael comments on the new album, "Mutt really helped us play to the best of
our ability. And it drove us to be bigger and better than ever. Everything he
does is huge." Huge is a great way to describe Hands All Over, starting with the
hard-rocking title track that is heavier than anything Maroon 5 has ever done.
Says Valentine, "It doesn't sound like anything we've ever done." Another
stylistic departure for the band is "Out of Goodbyes," a stunning country ballad
that features musical and vocal contributions from Nashville chart-toppers Lady
Antebellum. "We've always loved country music", Levine says, "and they brought
that necessary twang to it with the lap steels, ambient guitar, and Hilary
Scott's pretty voice. Other highlights include the deeply groovy "Don't Know
Much About That," the propulsive "Stutter" ("a great showcase for Adam's voice,"
notes Valentine), and "Misery," which will thrill long-time Maroon 5 fans with
its funky guitars and high-stepping melody. Be sure to get your hands all over
this unbelievable album.

Billie Holiday 戴女士--比莉·荷莉戴
原名 Eleanora Harris 原名：埃莉诺拉·哈里斯
出生 1915年4月7日生于美国马里兰州巴尔的摩
逝世 1959年7月17日死于纽约州纽约
活跃年份 30s 40s 50s
绰号 戴女士
主要音乐风格 Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Swing, Ballads, Classic Female Blues

Billie Holiday这位爵士乐金嗓子一直是某种艺术层次升华的象征。她的歌声散发一种自然的妩媚，以及令人感官兴奋的原动特质，有时候甚至可以凌驾其他乐器所不能达到的理想境界。事实上，她的嗓音正是器乐追求吹唱性演绎的最终目标--旋律感性、诠释不拘泥。
Billie Holiday早年的境遇和蓝调歌后Bessie Smith极为接近。二人刚开始的酬劳可说是如同被奴役一般的可怜，稍有知名度以后却又饱受肤色困扰，尤以歌唱中途被蓄意嘲弄最常见。Billie小时候以Bessie Smith和Louis Armstrong二人的唱片当作老师，她不仅习得蓝调苦尽甘来的凄沧音色，连Louis Armstrong的饱满号音也被运用在她的演唱中。往后，加上许多生活历练，Billie的诠释毫无疑问地就是经典的经例。
以三十年代末期为例，这时正值Billie的黄金岁月一首接着一首的经典歌曲经由她口中娓娓道出。“Strang Fruit”，“Travelin Light”和“Carelessly”等旋律，似乎就是当年的流行金曲。除此之外，许多被忽略的好作品，只要经她一唱，歌曲立即泛出金银般的光彩而倍受瞩目。名作词家兼歌手Johnny Mercer在听过她的演唱后，曾赞不绝口地说：“当她轻声唱着，仿佛引人伸出一种爱怜的援手...”，因此John的许多歌曲如“Come Rain Or Come Shine”， “One For My Baby”和“Tavelin’ Light”等，也都先后成为流传至今的旷世杰作。
根据Billie Holiday本人表示，她不仅视人声和乐器具有同质的表现美感，甚至也在两者之间找出折衷的即兴风采。如此的融汇璧合后，任何一首平庸之作也可以升华为高傲完美的艺术精品。另一件极为特别的事，就是Billie和萨克斯风手Lester Young的特殊关系。在音乐理念上，Lester的拖曳慢调音色间接影响了Billie在处理歌曲时的细腻情感。尤其二人合作时互补作用，几乎填满了音符的空隙，使得乐曲听起来不致于那么松散。五十年代，摇滚和流行乐日渐取代成人音乐地位，许多歌星也纷纷改弦易辙，唯有BilleHoliday不受潮流波及而改变。当您倾心听着优美的歌声，还留恋著前一首歌的温柔时，乐声再起由她徐徐注入的深情，又立即唤醒聆听者不该有的怠慢。

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn,
that's alright because i like the way it hurts..
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry,
that's alright because i love the way you lie..
love the way you lie..
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艾莉西亞·奧傑洛·庫克，以藝名艾莉西亞·凱斯更廣為人知，是一名美國創作歌手、唱片製作人、慈善家和演員。她的第1張專輯《極微之歌》就以在全球售出12,000,000張的成績取得了商業上的巨大成功。艾莉西亞·凱斯已獲得超過15次葛萊美獎，唱片總銷量超過30,000,000張。在演藝事業方面，只是經常客串美劇

Australian pressing of this single, a duet with Keyshia Cole, pulled from Diddy's Press Play album. Features three versions of 'Last Night': Album Version, Mr. Mig Club Mix and DFA Radio Remix Edit. Warner. 2007.

Top hit from her 1996 & second album, 1996's 'Secrets'. Pt.2features five mixes of 'Un-Break My Heart': Album Version,Frankie Knuckles (Radio Mix), Frankie Knuckles (FranktidramaMix), Soul Hex Anthem Vocal and Soul Hex No Sleep Beats.1996 LaFace/ Arista r

《爵士群像》一書中，村上春樹寫及他在不同年紀聽查爾斯明格斯『A Foggy Day』這首曲子的心境變化：年輕時不能明白查爾斯為何用一種吵鬧而顯胡鬧的方式詮釋這首曲子，年紀增長後，查爾斯帶入這首曲子中一種執拗的幽默感卻深咬進作者的心裡去。『A Foggy Day』那些突兀彈跳的聲響，帶來一種開闊的世界觀；『Pithecanthropus Erectus』則是充分表現了明格斯對掌握節奏的天賦，相互對位的節奏相當引人入勝，是能吸引人直直走進樂曲最深處的一首明格斯代表作品。
CHARLIE MINGUS,bass
JACKIE MCLEAN,alto sax
J.R.MONTEROSE,tenor sax
MAL WALDRON,piano
WILLIE JONES,drums

Toni Michele Braxton is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, and television personality. Braxton has sold over 67 million records worldwide, including 41 million albums. She is one of the highest-selling female R&B artists in history.

First came the emancipation, then came energy and power, and now come MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the new album by interna­tional superstar Mariah Carey, scheduled to arrive on August 25th. The first new single pick from MEMOIRS is "Obsessed," which blasts out to radio today, Tuesday, June 16th. The video for "Obsessed" will be directed by Brett Ratner. "Obsessed" was written and produced by Mariah, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, who are responsible for the majority of tracks on the new album. MEMOIRS was executive-produced by Antonio "L.A." Reid.
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the 12th studio album of Mariah's career, is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her RIAA platinum-selling album E=MC² (released April 15, 2008), and her worldwide 10 million selling The Emancipation Of Mimi (released April 12, 2005). Both were Soundscan #1 debut albums that made chart history for Mariah in the U.S. and numerous territories around the globe.
The Emancipation Of Mimi generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemp­orary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. The album debuted at #1 on first week sales of 404,000 copies, Mariah's highest first week sales total (until E=MC²). Soundscan's biggest-selling album of 2005, Mimi featured "We Belong Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's.
Three years later, E=MC² debuted at #1 on first week sales of 463,000 copies, which now stands as the highest first week sales total of Mariah's career. The album's success brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to more than 160 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
E=MC² spun off four singles: "Touch My Body," "Bye Bye," "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time," and "I Stay In Love." Of these, "Touch My Body" made history when it became Mariah's 18th #1 Hot 100 hit, thus surpassing Elvis Presley. "Touch My Body"'s two weeks at the top also marked Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated in Billboard.com. At the same time, Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits.

GAGA很久前做的DEMO，未收入在专辑中。风格与之前成名作泡咖啡和跳舞就好的DANCE风不同，节奏中略带抒情。泄露版近来泄出，可惜的是不收入今年年底的新专辑中。
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9月5日晚， “勇敢地面对癌症”（Stand Up to Cancer） 一小时特别电视节目在ABC、CBS和NBC三大台同时举行。由15位当红女歌手合唱的单曲“Just Stand Up”将晚会掀起高潮。
这首歌曲是为"Stand Up To Cancer"全球募捐大会而制作的，由著名音乐Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds和L. A. Reid共同制作，招来时下欧美最为走红的15位女歌手来合唱。光是15个名字就足以吓人一跳，但歌曲本身并不失色。该曲目前已经在美国电台开始派台，九月二号在著名的付费下载网店iTunes上发售。所得的收益全部用于募捐。为了配合此曲和此次活动的宣传，美国ABC,CBS,NBC三大电视台将在九月五日集中播出该曲。同时我们也能看见15位艺人同台献歌的震撼一幕。
Stand Up to Cancer运动成立于2007年，是一个以战胜癌症为宗旨的公益组织，借助娱乐界人士的善行，呼吁大众捐款，抵抗癌症对人类的侵害，并呼吁社会大众联合起来帮助那些遭受癌症侵害人们。