Brown Sista

One sure sign that a new project is on the way is the emrgence of promotional pics. A few months back we had several D. Blanks taken photos of Ciara surface online and now even more images have appeared- though I am not sure who the photographer of these pics are. Either way, what stands out to me in these new images is the stark difference between the two. One image shows Ciara very au natural, while another shows the singer very vamped up. Like Beyonce, Ciara has re-emerged on the music scene with an alter ego: Super C- who is no doubt the sexier and more agressive side of Ciara.
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Singers Brandy, Rihanna and Beyonce all gave performances over the weekend in support of their various new projects. Both Brandy and Rihanna performed at Jingle Ball Concerts- while Beyonce was over in Europe performing at the Los 40 Principales Awards Show. First up was Brandy who performed at the Z-100 Jingle Ball concert on Friday and then the Q-102 Jingle Ball Concert on Sunday. Not to be left out, Rihanna also performed at the Z-100 concert and then headed down to Florida where she also gave a performance at the Y-100 Jingle Ball concert .Brandy was of course supporting her new Human CD, which came out earlier this week- while Rihanna was supporting her many, many hits- including Live Your Life which has once again regained the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
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R n’ B diva Keyshia Cole is poised to released her third solo CD tomorrow and just like Ciara, more promo shots from her upcoming venture are dropping left and right. Unlike Ciara, Keyshia does not have an alter-ego for me to talk and that totally has me bummed out. Alter-egos make everything so much more interesting. Still, even without a Sasha Fierce or Super C type character to fall back on- I am still loving Keyshia’s new shots. These images more than likely are from the CD booklet, while previously posted images were probably just from a random photo shoot taken this year. And of all the fabulous photo shoots that have appeared this year from various Brown Sistas, I think Keyshia’s is one of my favorite.
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Yippee- more Ciara news. Recent reports say a new single has officially been chosen to kick off the singer’s Fantasy Ride CD. Never, Never- a track said to be co-written and produced by Palow da Don is due to be released around the beginning of 2009, with a video to follow shortly. As you all know, Go Girl, the original first single from Fantasy Ride, didn’t perform so well and thus Jive pushed Ciara’s release date back to Spring of ‘09. Things seem to be really be picking up for the singer as more news about her project seems to be dropping daily. Ciara is also showing up at more press events and looking like someone ready to place her place in the spotlight.
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Congratulations goes out to former DC3 member, Michelle Williams, who just scored her first solo #1 club hit. Michelle’s most recent single, The Greatest, just vaulted to the top of the charts on Billboard and is the second single from Michelle’s Unexpected CD to go #1 on the music charts. The singer’s first single, We Break The Dawn also went to #1 on the dance radio chart. Michelle recently spoke to Corduroy Magazine about her hopes and aspirations for her solo career and said: “My goal isn’t to sell-out stadiums or be on the cover of magazines anymore”. “My dream path is just to get that loyal fan base. I don’t care if it’s a hundred million or a hundred thousand. I’d rather play an underground club where people all know your songs than perform for audiences who have no idea who you are.”
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R n’ B dance diva Ciara is finally putting her Wilhelmina modeling contract to good use. The singer makes her high fashion debut in the January 2009 edition of Elle Magazine. Ciara gets a six page spread and in my opinion, she has great potential. Like many artists today Ciara chose to look outside of singing to expound on her career- but instead of throwing herself head first into acting or creating yet another clothing line- Ciara chose the world of modeling. At first many thought her choice was poorly thought out and unrealistic- however, minds may change when they see more spreads from the singer like those featured on the next page.
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Rapper Lil Kim was spotted recently shooting a new video in of all places- Japan. These photos were sent to me via e-mail but with very little info. So I have no idea what the single is or why they went all the way to Japan to shoot it. Like Mya, Lil Kim might have a strong Japanese fans base that has missed her and is willing to give her music a chance. Quite a few R n’ B females over the years have found the Japanese to be far more accepting of their music than Americans. Mya just released a new album over there last month, while Eve and Amerie have each had recent hits in the country. So maybe lil Kim is following in their footsteps and releasing music just for the Japanese/overseas fan base. Time will tell.
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Both Ciara and Rihanna are said to be in the studio putting the finishing touches on their next albums. That however isn’t stopping these sistas from putting in the required time at random Hollywood parties and events. With her musical carer put on hold temporarily, Ciara seems to have set her sights on the modeling world- showing up almost weekly to one fashion event or another. Last week it was the Victoria Secret flagship store opening in New York city and this week it was the Miu Miu (Prada) Cocktail party. Ciara hasn’t completely forgotten her musical roots however- and recently gave fans a behind the scenes look at the making of the art work for her new album and also went into more detail about the Super C persona that she recently introduced to the public.
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