Beyonce to release new single as early as spring!

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Allegedly, several sources today are saying that Beyonce is all ready to release a new single. Yes, there is some speculation about this. But, Producer Robert “Shea” Taylor has revealed that he has been working with Beyonce Knowles on her fourth studio album over the past several months, and says a new single is almost ready to go. Good times!

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Lofty Prediction: Beyonce to release an album this summer!

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Although Beyonce has announced that she is working on new material a while back, this was not triggered by that fact. Instead, three things come to mind. First, her last vacation. She said she wanted to recharge and that Caribbean escape was it. Second, SiA Furler was supposed to be working with Beyonce on the album, but there were enough tracks to fill a whole disc. That was mentioned by SiA herself. Third, the peculiar and sudden sign-up to Glastonbury. Only someone who had something to plug or promote would headline that festival in June. So, we say hooray to a fourth album in summer, maybe?

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Nelly Furtado to donate money from Gaddafi concert to charity!

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Nelly Furtado has tweeted about a concert that she had performed in Italy for Gaddafi‘s “clan” in which she made a million dollars. She said the leader gave her a million American dollars to perform a 45 minute set. Now, she is ashamed of this “blood money” that she made in 2007 and wants to donate it to charity. Well, that’s cute and all but all it would have taken for her to grasp what kind of totalitarian dictator he is is some googling. Why is it now that she decided it was the wrong thing to do. Know your oppressors.

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BET Awards 2010 performances

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Click here to watch the live performances

Stars unite for remake of “We Are The World,” Janet Jackson to fill Michael’s role

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Wow, just when we thought the remake of REM’s “Everybody Hurts” was huge this comes along.

The new recording features production by popular producers RedOne and Will.i.am. Some of the artists in the 100-member choir assembled by Quincy Jones are Pink, Lil Wayne, Eminem, AR Rahman, Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Wyclef Jean, Jeff Bridges, Vince Vaughn, Barbra Streisand, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte’s Madden brothers, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Snoop Dogg, Steve Saville, Jennifer Hudson, Britney Spears, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Tyrese, Katharine McPhee, Sean Garrett, Will.i.am, Brandy, Carlos Santana, Melanie Fiona, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, Cameron Bell, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, Busta Rhymes, Nicole Scherzinger, Justin Bieber, Nicole Richie, Jay-Z, Usher, Julianne Hough, Raphael Saadiq, Zac Brown, India.Arie, Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Randy Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Fonzworth Bentley, Kid Cudi, Iyaz, Bizzy Bone, Nipsey Hussle, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, Trey Songz, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Mya, Carrie Underwood and Gladys Knight. Other artists will be confirmed in an official press release.

It has also just been confirmed that Janet Jackson will be recording her brother Michael’s lines from the song. Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis directed the music video of the session.

The song will premiere Friday, February 12, during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Click below for a video of the event.

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Usher thinks Chris Brown should be remorseful

s-usher-largejpgThis story is taking twists and turns every which way. Rihanna’s not pressing charges against the criminal and now everyone has an opinion of the whole bashing. We have yet to know what the incited the problem, not that it matters. Battering is battering. Chris Brown chilling at P Diddy’s mansion and jet skiing doesn’t make him look shamed either, that’s why Usher’s on the blast. Is Diddy a Chris Brown sympathizer? The weirdest thing, though, is that I read this on the Huffington Post!

Beyonce, U2, Shakira to inaugurate Barack Obama…

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 U2, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Shakira, John Mellencamp, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Usher, James Taylor, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Heather Headley and Jennifer Nettles.

In addition, Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington will read historical passages, with the Rev. Gene Robinson delivering the invocation.