Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Ne-Yo can now add Senior Vice President of A&R to his title as it was announced yesterday he would be leaving his former label Def Jam and joining Motown Records as an Artist and an Executive. Ne-Yo will bring along his Compound Entertainment imprint to the label and will be responsible for seeking [...]
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Music News ROLO: Ne-Yo’s New Job with Motown, Brandy is Ready for her Return to the Charts
Posted by ChokLit Factory on January 26th, 2012
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Tags: Brandy, Def Jam, Industry News, Monica, Motown Records, Music News ROLO, Ne-Yo, R&B music 
No Comments »Music News ROLO: Beyonce working on next Album? Rihanna’s Talk is Hot across the Pond and Drake continues to ride high off Take Care
Posted by ChokLit Factory on December 25th, 2011
First in our Music News ROLO, Singer/songwriter/producer The-Dream hints that soon-to-be mommy Beyonce is already working on tracks for her upcoming 5th album. Beyonce released her fourth album, 4 this past July, and it is just about to go Platinum at the year’s end. This is pretty disappointing considering her star power alone, but moreso because [...]
Posted in Music News ROLO Tags: 4, Album Sales, Beyonce, Billboard charts, Drake, Music Industry News, Music News ROLO, Rihanna, Take Care, Talk That Talk, The Dream No Comments »Music News ROLO: Why Lil Wayne’s The Carter IV Outsold Watch the Throne
Posted by ChokLit Factory on September 13th, 2011
After all the speculation over how much The Carter IV would sell after its many push-backs and Wayne’s staggered sales record during and after his prison stint (Wayne’s experimental 2010 rock album Rebirth sold 775,000, while his post-prison album, I am Not a Human Being sold 953,000 in the US ), Weezy proved his critics wrong by stealing [...]
Posted in Music News ROLO Tags: Billboard charts, Hip Hop Music, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Music News ROLO, Music Sales, The Carter IV, Watch the Throne No Comments »Music News ROLO: Beyonce’s 4 is Platinum, Kelly debuts high, Ye-Z Drops ‘Watch the Throne’
Posted by ChokLit Factory on August 9th, 2011
In some positive charts news, many ChokLit Artist & Acts are doing well on the charts. Beyonce’s fourth album 4, has been certified Platinum after 5 weeks on music charts. Her June 28 release has now sold 1 million copies as of August 1st. This comes as good news since 4 hadbeen plagued with pushed-back [...]
Posted in Music News ROLO Tags: 4, Beyonce, Billboard charts, Here I Am, iTunes Chart, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kelly Rowland, Music News ROLO, Watch the Throne No Comments »Music News ROLO: US Record Sales are up while Beyonce hits Number One
Posted by ChokLit Factory on July 12th, 2011
According to a Neilsen Soundscan report published last week, record sales are actually up in the US, for the first time since 2004. Record sales in the first six months of 2011 have totaled 155.5 million, which is a 1% increase from the 153.9 million records sold in the first six months of 2010. Some [...]
Posted in Music News ROLO Tags: Adele, Beyonce, Big Sean, Billboard charts, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga, Music, Music News ROLO, Nikki Minaj No Comments »Music News ROLO: Aretha Franklin performing FREE Concert This Week in Toronto
Posted by ChokLit Factory on June 21st, 2011
The Queen of Soul and the first woman to be inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha Franklin, will be headlining Toronto’s Jazz Festival that kicks off this Friday. The iconic R&B legend will be performing at Toronto Metro Square for a FREE show June 24 at 8:30pm. Wristbands for the event [...]
Music News ROLO: This week in the World of Beyonce
Posted by ChokLit Factory on May 13th, 2011
If you haven’t felt the tremors yet, you haven’t been that close to the ground; the Beyonce train is coming! This week, the marketing machine has finally started to pick up some speed. Beyonce covered Billboard magazine this week, delivering an Interview that gives fans a further glimpse into her mindset while recording the new [...]
Posted in Music News ROLO Tags: 4, Beyonce, Billboard Magazine, Major Lazer, Music News ROLO, Run the World (Girls), The Dream 1 Comment »Music News ROLO: Beyonce Ditches her Long-Time manager, Chris Brown fianlly gets his Number one Album and Ciara contemplates her Future
Posted by ChokLit Factory on March 31st, 2011
Most people are not surprised by the news that Beyonce has finally scrapped her long-time manager and father, Matthew Knowles. Knowles is credited for providing the no-nonsense and hard work needed to push Beyonce’s career since her days as part of Destiny’s Child. However, he also often received backlash for his controlling ways and secretive [...]
Posted in Music News ROLO Tags: Beyonce, chris brown, Ciara, F.A.M.E, Matthew Knowles, Music news, Music News ROLO No Comments »Music News ROLO: The 53rd Annual Grammy Nominations
Posted by ChokLit Factory on December 5th, 2010
I am not a huge huge fan of the Grammys, but since it is the biggest night in Music, I like to keep track of who’s up to win what. The Grammy snubs that appear every year never cease to amaze me…like Whitney Houston’s snub last year for her comeback album…but I digress. Wednesday night, The [...]
Posted in Music News ROLO Tags: 53rd Annual Grammy Nominations, Alicia Keys, Bilal, Bruno Mars, Cee-Lo Green, chris brown, Eminem, Janelle Monae, Jazmine Sullivan, Katy Perry, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, LL Cool J, Monica, Music News ROLO, R.Kelly, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, Sade, the Smeezingtons, Usher No Comments »Music News ROLO: New Music from Faith Evans with Keyshia Cole, Ciara & Mya
Posted by ChokLit Factory on October 3rd, 2010
Faith Evans is hard at work promoting her sixth album release, Something about Faith, that will drop this Tuesday (October 5th). Another track that leaked from the album is a duet she recorded with Keyshia Cole called Can’t Stay Away. In the song, the two ladies sing about trying to escape a relationship that isn’t [...]
