Kanye’s “G.O.O.D.” Album Nearly Finished

According to Mannie Fresh, Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. music compilation is “pretty close” to being finished. Still no word on the release date.

“The cool thing about G.O.O.D. Music is it’s a bunch of great ideas and I’m one of those ideas,” he told MTV News on Thursday at the South by Southwest festival. “[Kanye's] trying to find the most talented producers, most talented artists, put ‘em all in a room and say, ‘Go for it. Y’all energy, like whatever is creative to y’all.’ ”

It’s still unclear whether Fresh has actually signed on with G.O.O.D. Music, but he has clearly been putting in a lot of work with the team, which includes Yeezy, Big Sean, Pusha T and producer Hit-Boy. “The cool thing is, in hip-hop history, when have we ever got along? It’s a cool thing that we’re sitting at the table, all of us get along on one accord trying to make something great — G.O.O.D. Music,” Fresh said.

Dierks Bentley Scores Ninth No. 1 on Country Chart

Dierks Bentley snags his 9th No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Songs chart with his “Home,” drawing 35.7 million audience impressions.

The title cut and second single from his current album follows lead track “Am I the Only One,” which topped the chart dated Sept. 3, 2011.
On Country Digital Songs, “Home” sells 14,000 downloads and ranks at No. 28 in its 167h chart week –the album ranks at No. 15 in its fifth week on Country Albums with 7,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Gossip Announces New Album, Tour and Releases Single

Progressive pop group Gossip have announced a new album, single, and a developing European tour. Their fifth studio album, “A Joyful Noise,” will be released May 22 through Columbia Records, while lead single “Perfect World” drops today (March 13) for download.

The follow-up to 2009′s “Music For Men” was recorded in England and Portland, Oregon with producer Brian Higgins (Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud). “I spent the whole year listening to ABBA and not listening to the radio,” admits frontwoman Beth Ditto in a press release.

Here is the full track list for “A Joyful Noise”:

1. Melody Emergency
2. Perfect World
3. Get A Job
4. Move In The Right Direction
5. Casualties of War
6. Into The Wild
7. Get Lost
8. Involved
9. Horns
10. I Won’t Play
11. Love In A Foreign Place

John Mayer Cancels Tour Due to Throat Problems

John Mayer has revealed that his throat condition has remained, and announced on his Tumblr blog on Friday (Mar. 9), “I have no choice but to take an indefinite break from live performing.” Mayer’s label, Columbia Records, released a statement on Friday confirming the cancellations.

Mayer did confirm that “Born And Raised,” his fifth studio album, is still on track for a May 22 release through Columbia Records. However, the spring tour planned in support of the new full-length, which was set to kick off on April 9 in Bloomington, Ind., is no longer.

In the blog post, Mayer writes that he revisited his throat doctor earlier this week after “something didn’t feel/sound right” during a rehearsal on Tuesday. “I went in for a visit on Wednesday and a scope of my vocal cords revealed that the granuloma has grown back where it had mostly healed. This is bad news,” the singer-songwriter wrote.

Last September, Mayer was forced to postpone the fall 2011 release of “Born and Raised” and cancel a handful of tour dates after being diagnosed with granuloma. On Friday, Mayer wrote that this latest setback will require “another surgery and a very long chemically-imposed period of silence.”

Jonas Brothers To Release New Album

Popstars The Jonas Brothers are gearing up for a new album. This week, Kevin tweeted out some footage of Joe and Nick in the studio recording.

While there’s no certainty that the teased track will make their next studio release, the song certainly does blend the guys’ love for mixing genres, touching on soul, rock and disco.

Although the brothers have individually created albums, there hasn’t been a proper Jonas Brothers album since 2009, when they released Lines, Vines and Trying Times. The guys are well aware that the music scene is vastly different three years later.

“We pay attention to it, definitely,” Nick said. “That’s part of your job as an artist, too, is to be aware of what other people are doing. … We pay attention and have been paying attention just to see where we want to fall. But first we just want to write great songs, and as far as how it sounds, that’ll come second.”

There has yet to be a release date for the album, but the Jonas Brothers have teased that it may drop before the end of the year. The hashtag #JonasBrothers2012 attached to the studio video may be the best hint so far.

“We don’t know how long it’s going to take us to write this record,” Nick warned. “It may take a couple weeks, it may take months, it could take years, but we’re ready to go on that journey. It’s been a while and there has been a lot of growth as individuals and musically as well. We’ve all gone on our journeys musically. It’ll be interesting to see what comes of that.”

The Wanted Plan US Album Debut

British boy band The Wanted have confirmed that they will release their debut U.S. album on April 24.

The band released their album Battleground, featuring their current single “Glad You Came,” back in their native U.K. in 2011.

“Great news, America: We are thrilled to announce we will be releasing our first US album on April 24!! Stay tuned for details.” They also shared that they are back in the studio for the release, writing, “Just recorded our next single … #expecttheunexpected.”

“Glad You Came” was recently covered on “Glee.”

Rumored Aaliyah Album In Production

One of Aaliyah’s producers on her last studio album, Jeffery “J.Dub” Walker, has tweeted that an album composed entirely of previously unreleased material is in the works. Walker’s tweet has since been taken down, but Soul Culture managed to take a screen grab before it was pulled.

“Just got great news today; the smash unreleased song called ‘Steady Ground’ I produced on #Aaliyah is gonna be on her upcoming album,” Walker’s tweet read.

Walker previously revealed to YouKnowIGotSoul.com that “Steady Ground” was intended to be included on Aaliyah but was left off due to technical problems with the recording. “It was really the first single after ‘Rock the Boat,’ but my engineer was mixing the record and somehow lost the vocals. So the vocals that you hear are really just the demo vocals,” Walker told the site. “The final vocals got erased, so yeah. So that’s why it didn’t make the album.”

A compilation album, I Care for You, was released in 2002. It featured some new material as well as many of Aaliyah’s biggest hits, including “Are You That Somebody,” “One in a Million” and “Try Again.”

According to Idolator, Aaliyah’s brother, Rashad Haughton, tweeted Tuesday (March 6) that “no official album [is] being released and supported by the Haughton family,” but he did not deny that her label and producers were working on the project.

Justin Bieber Turns 18

Today, Thursday, March 1, is the day that makes Justin Bieber legal. The international pop teen superstar has just turned 18 years old.

While Bieber has only been in the public eye for roughly three years, the singer has mounted a staggering list of accomplishments in that period, including three No. 1 albums and a Grammys performance.

Happy birthday, Justin!

Kenny Chesney to Release Album on June 19th

Country singer Kenny Chesney will release a new album on June 19, his label Sony Music Nashville announced on Thursday (March 1). The currently-untitled disc will be Chesney’s first since 2010′s “Hemingway’s Whiskey,” which topped the Billboard 200 and spent 66 weeks on the chart.

With more than 30 million albums sold and 22 No. 1 singles under his belt buckle, Kenny Chesney is one of the most successful recording acts in the history of country music. In addition, his live shows have become summer vacations themselves for the more than 11 million fans who have purchased tickets over the last decade.

Adele’s “21″ Atop Chart the Longest Since “Purple Rain”

Adele’s “21″ album spends a 22nd week atop the Billboard 200 chart, selling 297,000 (down 59%) according to Nielsen SoundScan. It’s now the longest-running No. 1 since Prince & the Revolution’s “Purple Rain” soundtrack scored 24 weeks at No. 1 in 1984 and 1985.

This is also “21′s” ninth consecutive week at No. 1 — the most in-a-row frames at No. 1 since the “Titanic” soundtrack racked 14-straight in 1998.

“21″ — released just over a year ago in the U.S. — has now sold 7.65 million in the U.S.

Adele has a second album in the top 10 this week, as her first set, “19,” descends 4-7 with 39,000 (down 56%).

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