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URBANCHANNEL Rihanna This good girl is BAD, and we like it!
Jennifer Hudson In shape & on top of the charts
INSIDE: BEYONCE KID CUDI Who will rule the charts this summer? May/June 2011 TheUrban-Channel.com
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7 Rihanna On Top 9 Beyonce’ Kid Cudi make a run for summer 4 Jennifer Hudson’s Transformation 10 Summer Style: We went shopping for you the
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JENNIFER HUDSON’S BIG TRANSFORMATION
BEFORE AFTER
By Michael Howard Oscar winner, Jennifer Hudson, has proclaimed in her Weight Watcher’s commercials that it’s a “new day.” The Grammy winning singer and actress has come back with a triumphant return after suffering the loss of her mother, brother, and nephew in 2008. After going through one of the darkest moments of her life, many wondered if the star would ever be able to recover.
In 2009, Jennifer had a baby with fiance, David Outanga, and over the course of a year she has lost approximately 80 lbs., shrinking from a size 16 to a 6. She is set to star in a few film projects and released her second studio album “I Remember Me” in March.
“I’m excited about this album because it’s almost like a renewal for me, reflected through the chapters of my life,” she The year 2011 has truly been a major year for Jennifer. So told ET. “I’ve called it ‘I Remember Me’ because of the jourfar, she performed at Aretha Franklin’s tribute at the Grammy ney I’ve been on. I’ve learned that life constantly surprises Awards and gave one of her first major interviews to Oprah you, no matter your plans.” Winfrey where she discussed the death of her family members and her weight loss.
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H ow this Pop Princess has stayed on Top T
he pop music world is a much different place than it used to be. It used to be you release a solid hit or two, produce a cool video, and get people to buy your album and you would be fine. But now in this world of twenty four hour media. And then in world where we have Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace (yes people still use this website), iTunes, and countless other web and TV it is hard for any pop music act break through and be able to continue to reign on the charts.
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Rihanna is a part of a rare breed of new pop artists of the last decade and entering this new one who has been able to captivate audiences and make their mark on pop music history. Rihanna has sold more than 45 million singles and 15 million albums since she first broke onto the music scene in 2005 with her debut album “Music of the Sun”. Every since her first hit “Pon de Replay” Rihanna hasn’t stopped ruling the charts each and every summer, having her biggest breakthrough in 2007 with the record “Umbrella”. She was able to win a Grammy and the album “Good Girl Gone Bad” helped
propel her into pop music’s elite. Even through controversy Rihanna has been able to stay on top. Her much publicized domestic violence attack by Chris Brown could have stalled her career, but she was able to pick up and continue on being a positive role model for young women eventually leaving Brown after going back to him which many said was a bad move. Her carefully crafted image is sexy but not too sexy, over the top but still mainstream, which is what makes Rihanna work. She keeps us talking, she keeps us paying attention to her, and in a world of distractions we continue to listen to her. Her lure could be her island Barbadian roots or maybe her girl next door smile, but whatever it is we like this bad girl. Rihanna’s album “Loud” is in stores now. P
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Sounds of Summer Who will rule the charts this summer? These are our answers. - SUMMER MUSIC ISSUE -
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Many do beleive that the immense success of Beyonce has been her constant work ethic over the last 10 plus years she’s been in the business since her Destiny’s Child days. Beyonce is set to release a new album this summer and her new song “Run the World (Girls)” is already heating up airwaves. Beyonce hopes to strike gold again with her new album full of songs she says will be a “gumbo” of all the genres she loves.
Kid Cudi
The Grammy nominated rapper has had two successful studio albums that have included mega collobartions with the likes of Kanye West and Cee Lo Green. The world is still waiting for that huge defining record from Kid Cudi who some music crtics say should defenitley be on the top with of the charts with this next album that is to be released in this summer. Cuidi has been peforming songs this spring at music festivals and college campuses from his album Man on the Moon II that was released last fall.
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