AITSO PREVIEW PATIENTLY than ever in the compo- sition of new material. "Motherhood has really inspired her," says An- dres Recio, who work- IIITA ril ing with Rubio on A &R. to No. 4 on the Hot 100. select which producers With the next album ex- to Nielsen SoundScan. She's been working STATUS UPDATES ]MX A third song presumably she will work with" on a petted in 2012, the gap Roadrunner Records con- with Redone and writ- In June, DMX told Vibe on Detox, "Die Hard," new project, according to will exceed the three firms that the new album ing with Julio Reyes Co- FOR ALBUMS that he had been work- appeared on the Show- her management. "But years and five months is due this fall, and a pello, Casadiego, Espi- ' ing on his seventh studio rime series "Fight Camp she has been reviewing between 1994's Bedtime world tour promoted by noza Paz, Chino y Nacho SCHEDULED album, Redemption of the 360 0" in May, but wasn't many while on tour." Stories and 1998's Ray of Live Nation, with whom and Claudia Brant. The Beast, for a year and had released as a single. Dre Light. Madonna has seven Nickelback has a long- Universal Music Latino FOR 2012 AND racked up 26 tracks. The has sold more than 13.8 No. l albums, 12 No. l term deal, is expected album is expected in album reportedly features million career albums, MADONNA singles and has sold more for 2012. It is known that first -quarter 2012. BEYOND Sean Kingston on a Scott according to Nielsen Madonna entered the than 26.9 million albums most of the recording Storch- produced track, as SoundScan. The tally studio on July 4 to begin since 1991, according took place at frontman well as the LOX, Drag -On, doesn't include the other recording her first album to Nielsen SoundScan. Chad Kroeger's Moun- S D U N D G A R D E N Tyrese and Swizz Beatz. No. 1 albums he's had a outside the Warner Music (Her career predates the tain View studio near Following frontman ( j ¡ A release date isn't yet at- heavy hand in, includ- fold. Manager Guy Os- SoundScan era.) Vancouver. Chris Cornell's tweet F I U 1`1 APPLEP tached. Erica Swanson is ing those from Eminem, eary has tweeted Ma- that Soundgarden would As reported by Billboard. handling management Tupac Shakur, 50 Cent donna's whereabouts for reunite in 2010 for se- corn last September, Ap- and booking for DMX. and Snoop. His represen- awhile, noting in April NICKELBACK PAULINA RUBIO lect concerts and festi- ple's drummer/co- pro - tatives didn't return re- she had entered a studio Anticipation is high for Following the release vals, fans have patiently ducer Charley Drayton peated calls for comment. to work on the score for Nickelback's next album. of her last album, Gran waited to see whether told Modern Drummer OR. ORE the film that marks her After all, the group was City Pop, in 2009, Rubio the Seattle rock quartet magazine that the power- First announced in 2002, directorial debut, "W. E.," Billboard's Group of the entered a new stage in would release a follow- packing singer/song- Dr. Dre's third (and said GAME and that in May she was Decade for the first 10 her life with the birth up to 1996's Down on the writer had a new record to be final) album, Detox, After two years of pro- listening to potential years of the millennium, of her first child. But Upside. The band will slated for a spring 2011 was initially described as motion and numerous tracks. Rumored collabo- and its last album, 2008's since the beginning of indeed record again, but release. Fellow singer/ a concept album intended delays, Game's fourth rators include A -Trak and Dark Horse, debuted and the year, Rubio has been "they very likely won't songwriter Michelle for a summer 2003 re- studio album, The R.E.D. David Guetta. Her last peaked at No. 2 on the writing and picking rep- have completed new ma- Branch tweeted soon lease ( "a hip -hop musi- Album, will, apparently, album, Hard Candy, was Billboard 200, and moved ertoire for her next set, terial until next year," after that she'd heard sev- cal," as he told MTV at the finally be released Aug. released in April 2008. 3.1 million, according and is more involved a representative says.

eral of the new, "amaz- time). Infrequent updates 23. The holdup? Accord- Soundgarden is man - r ing" tracks. The folks have appeared from those ing to Interscope Records, aged by Gary Gersh at at Sony Music, Apple's said to have worked on the recruitment of such " ¡ the Artists Organization. label, are either keeping the album -a list includ- figures as Young Jeezy, Lil mum or haven't been ing Jay-Z, Eminem, 50 Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Dr. 1 part of the conversation. Cent, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Dre, rake, Wiz Khalifa WILLOW SMITH "If she's got a new album, Ice Cube, Nas, Game, R. and Chris Brown. DJ Pre- Willow Smith's hit no one here has heard it," Kelly and RZA. Last June, mier and Kanye West lend "Whip My Hair" cata- r a Sony source says. Her a song featuring Jay -Z their production skills; E pulted the preteen to management couldn't be and said to be slated for Pharrell Williams exec- f stardom last year. But reached for comment. Detox titled "Under Pres- utive -produces the entire there's still no word from sure," leaked to the Inter- album. As Game's former Roc Nation about her net -without a chorus- manager, Jimmy Rose- s debut album. Names D'A N G E l0 prompting Dre to issue mond, was recently ar- bandied about in various

Eleven years after re- a statement through the rested, Game is now man- `" media interviews regard - leasing his now-classic Interscope website calling aged by Tony Martin and \ - ing collaborations in- sophomore album Voo- the song "incomplete." Delaney McGill. \ dude Skillz and DJ Jazzy á doo, , reclusive soul star A full single, "Kush" fea- % Jeff. Smith's page on D'Angelo is reportedly turing Snoop and Akon, s \ the Roc Nation website eyeing a late-2011/early- surfaedlate last year and JJANET JACKSON ! s, simply says the album is 2012 release on J Re- reached No. 34 on the Bill- Don't look for a new Jack- 1 coming in 2011. cords for his follow -up. board Hot 100. In Febru- son album anytime soon.

Producer Mark Ronson ary, Dre joined Eminem Currently on a world tour = Reporting by Leila á said last year that he and onstage at the Grammy supporting 2009 compi- ' - ' Cobo, Phil Gallo, t D'Angelo had shared Awards and performed a lation Number Ones, Jack- Jason Lipshutz, Devon studio time, while the second single, "I Need a son released Discipline Maloney, Benjamin singer held a session this Doctor," which features in 2008 before leaving Meadows- Ingram, Gail month with Roots drum- Eminem and Skylar Grey. Island Def Jam. Touring ,, Mitchell, Mitchell Peters, ö mer Ahmir " ?uestlove" Following the perfor- through mid-February Erika Ramirez and ci Thompson. mance, "Doctor" rocketed 2012, Jackson "has yet to Ray Waddell.

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