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 »Melt In Your Ears: Elle Varner’s Conversational Lush Mixtape + Download
Posted by ChokLit Factory on January 26th, 2012
Newcomer Elle Varner did the right thing by releasing a Mixtape showcasing her talents before dropping an actual album. The LA Native with the melodic voice and the vintage style released Conversational Lush as a free Mixtape for her fans. Elle’s debut album, Perfectly Imperfect was supposed to drop this Winter but I sense a [...]
ChokLit Factory Exclusives: The Top 25 Songs of 2011
Posted by ChokLit Factory on January 11th, 2012
2011 has come and gone like the wind. The changing face of Music has snuck up on us as well. Dance/Electronic music has become the new popular music. This change has perhaps been ushered in by the popularity of the Jersey Shore folk and their penchant for dance music. Party-boy acts like LMFAO now have [...]
Posted in ChokLitFactory Exclusives Tags: Adele, Best of 2011, Beyonce, Big Sean, Bridget Kelly, Cee-Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Drake, Elle Varner, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Jill Scott, Kanye West, Kelly Rowland, Maroon 5, Melanie Fiona, Miguel, Miranda Brooke, Nneka, Popcaan, R&B music, Raphael Saadiq, Rihanna, Sade, The Dream, The Weeknd, Tommy Lee, Urban Music, Vybez Kartel, Wale, Wynter Gordon 3 Comments »Melt in Your Ears: New Music from The-Dream ROC + Interview in the UK
Posted by ChokLit Factory on January 6th, 2012
As Terius “The-Dream” Nash is preparing to drop his fourth solo album titled, The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman, he leaked a buzz single called ROC (Roc Your Body). The song has an old-school meets new-school R&B vibe with some odes to Jodeci and Usher mixed in. There is even a quick guitar solo at [...]
Chew on This! Frank Ocean Featured in L’Uomo Magazine – prefers Not to be Classified as R&B
Posted by ChokLit Factory on December 22nd, 2011
2011′s breakout Singer/Songwriter, Frank Ocean is featured in the newest issue of L’Uomo Vogue magazine, where they compare his writing abilities to those of Prince. Yes, that Prince. It is an interesting article. While I think Ocean is an amazing songwriter, I would not compare him to any other Artist. He is just Frank Ocean. Read some [...]
Now or Laters? SWV’s “Co-Sign” and Elle Varner’s “Sound-Proof Room”
Posted by ChokLit Factory on December 22nd, 2011
Lots of new, good music is filling the fourth quarter, ChokLits. R&B is experiencing a bit of a resurgence and all that is old is new again! R&B Divas SWV (Sisters with Voices) dominated the R&B charts back in the late 90s with classic homegirl tunes like Weak, I’m So Into You, Right Here/Human Nature [...]
Posted in Now or Laters? Tags: Co-sign, Elle Varner, New Music, Now or Laters?, R&B music, Sound-Proof Room, SWV 1 Comment »Buttah of the Week! Ashanti is back with “The Woman You Love” feat. Busta Rhymes
Posted by ChokLit Factory on December 21st, 2011
I’m a little late on this one, but Ashanti is BACK! The former Inc songstress has re-emerged from the R&B singer wasteland with a very worthwhile single in “The Woman You Love”. Partnering with Cash Money Records signee, Busta Rhymes, Ashanti returns with a boisterous statement track filled with emotional lyrics and strong vocals. Jerry [...]
Before they Blow-Pop! Get to know Singer/Songwriter Sonyae Elise
Posted by ChokLit Factory on December 8th, 2011
R&B music just got a little real-er. You may recognize Sonyae Elise if you were one of many who voted for her to win the popular BRAVO reality competition, Platinum Hit. The former theatre performer can attest her love for music to being influenced by her “Mother’s musical lifestyle and my father’s street lifestyle” while [...]
ChokLit’s Choice: Bridget Kelly’s Every Girl EP – Listen & Review!
Posted by ChokLit Factory on December 5th, 2011
Back in October, ROC Nation’s newest star, Bridget Kelly dropped her FREE EP titled, Every Girl online to her fans. The 8-track album is chock full of R&B goodness with the Genre’s greatest producers/songwriters adding fire to the project. Shea Taylor, who blew us away with his work on Beyonce’s 4, handles the majority of the production. [...]
Posted in ChokLit's Choice Tags: Bridget Kelly, Ester Dean, Every Girl EP, Frank Ocean, James Faulteroy, Ne-Yo, R&B music, Shanell, Shea Taylor, The Dream 1 Comment »Hot ChokLit! *New Video* Melanie Fiona’s 4AM video
Posted by ChokLit Factory on October 5th, 2011
Songstress Melanie Fiona drops the dramatic video for her next single, 4AM from her upcoming album The MF Life. Melanie and her team have been promoting the Single for the past month, with a clever marketing campaign and lots of sneak peeks. The video matches the drama of the song very well as Melanie finds [...]
Posted in Hot ChokLit! Tags: 4AM, Hot ChokLit!, Melanie Fiona, New Music Video, R&B music, The MF Life No Comments »
