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Welcome to the first issue of R&B Obsession Magazine also known as R.O Magazine, there has already been a sample issue of the magazine for people to see what kind of things we will be including, I got some positive feedback on the sample issue, which I really appreciated because I know there will better issues to come, we already have a blog so check that out for news between issues
Thanks xx Lauren
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Contents Are You READY For Trey?:Trey Songz has released his new album Ready: Page 4 Album Review: Day 26’s video album Forever In Your Eyes: Page 6 Young Money taking over the industry?: We are looking at how Lil Wayne’s label has effected the R&B/Hip Hop scene: Page 8 Watch Out: Deangelo Redman Well tell you about the latest artist to look out for who are about to blow up!: Page 9 Fashion: Who are the most fashionable R&B Females: Page 10 Fashion: Favourite Trend Of The Moment: Page 15 Fashion: Day26 new shoe line: Page 16 Gossip: The latest news in the industry: Page 18 Last word: Page 20
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Trey Songz has just released his third album Ready. We have already had a taste of what to expect with his amazing mixtape Anticipation, which was loaded with slow jams. All the tracks on the album I would give 5 out of 5, and this album would be perfect for any devoted R&B fan. Every track is great but if I had to choose my favourite tracks on the album that I would recommend, they would be I Need A Girl, Jupiter Love, Yo Side Of The Bed, I Invented Sex, Neighbors Know My Name. There are also upbeat tracks such as LOL : ) which features rappers Soulja Boy and Gucci Mane. Trey’s last two album Just Gotta Make It and Trey Day were successful and I think this album will keep up this trend.
Buy READY here: UK USA Download Anticipation Here
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Day26 Forever In Your Eyes
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Day 26 have showed versatility with this video album with each video bringing something different, Forever In Your Eyes complements Forever In a Day very well. Day 26 can bring slow jams like Perfectly Blind and So Good, but then they can bring something for the club like Imma Put It On Her and Stadium Music. We have all seen that they have had problem in the past, but have overcome these problems to deliver a great album. BUY Forever In Your Eyes HERE BUY Forever In A Day HERE
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Young Money taking over the industry?
Young Money Artist’s (left to right) Drake, Nicki Minaj, Bow Wow, Shanell aka SNL
Since Lil Wayne started Young Money in 2005 it has got bigger and bigger, but when Drake one of the biggest artist in the music industry this year joined it blew up, even with Drake not even having released an album. Recently Bow Wow announced via Twitter that he was leaving Columbia Records to join Young Money, but many people accused him of jumping on something successful, but Bow Wow came back with a response by writing a blog for Global Grind saying he knew the Cash/Young Money crew for over ten years and said "Don't Think I'm Just Jumping On What's Hot“. They are now signing more females with signing mixtape pro Nicki Minaj and songwriter (and sister of ex Danity Kane member D Woods) Shanell also known as SNL. 8
Watch Out
You may remember Deangelo when he was in the final of MTV’s Making The Band 4, the show that created R&B group Day 26, well since he has been off our screen he has signed to Bad Boy Records, he has been putting together a mixtape which will be out soon called One Man Band and is making his first studio album. One of many of the track that I would recommend would be Journey MYSPACE
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Who Are The Most Fashionable R&B Females? We collected a collection of a few R&B females who are known for having a great style and stand out from the crowd.
Keri definitely has her own style, and dresses very different than other celebrities. She wears designer brands such Matthew Williamson and YSL, but also affordable brands she said in a recent interview that she wears clothes from stores such as River Island (affordable Young men and women clothing store in the UK) . She has style and can wear clothes from anywhere and still look good.
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When Rhianna came out in 2005 she was not know for her sense of style, but during 2007 she came back with her new album Good Girl Gone Bad and her single Umbrella and everything changed, it all started with her new bob haircut and from there she was regularly seen in couture fashion on the red carpet and on the streets. People magazine named her one of the 10 Best Dressed Stars of 2008. Many people in the media said she had shifted from teen queen to sex symbol, as her style became very mature for someone of 21 years old. 11
Alexandra Burke became famous when she won UK talent show X Factor, since she won back in December her style has changed a lot, she is now looking like and emerging into a real star. We have seen the paparazzi catching her shopping at stores such as D&G
Alexandra before the X Factor
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Beyonce’s style is always elegant, on and off the red carpet. She wears some extravagant gowns at important event and always looks fierce.
She wears always amazing accessories too (above)
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Ciara is another star who's fashion has transform throughout her career. During the beginning of her career we were used to seeing her with bright coloured hair and now we see her in labels such as Stella McCartney, she has said in the past that would what to start her own clothing label and call it Fly Girl.
Ciara in her Goodies days
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Favourite Trend Of The Moment
These shirts are a really good thing to have in your wardrobe, as you can see above these shirts can be worn with different accessories, with Rhianna wearing hers with a belt, and Ciara wearing hears with a vest/tank top. These shirts look great on men and women. This shirt 15 above (centre) is from Topshop.com
Day 26 have released there own shoe line called Eight2Six at heels.com
All three designs are $99.99 But you can get a 15% discount by following heels.com on twitter (Follow them here @highheels)
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ADVERTISMENT
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Chris Brown did his first interview about the Incident with Rihanna, he avoided many questions but admitted he still loves her
Congrats! Halle Berry is expected her second child with her partner Gabriel Aubrey
Here some pictures of Usher on his recent trip to St Tropez
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Alexandra was seen on the set of her first music video for her single Bad Boys ft Flo Rida
Lauren London killed all the rumours that she didn't know who her baby’s father was with this twitter message
New Promo Pictures of Diddy’s Dirty Money Crew which includes Dawn Richard and Kaleena 19
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