CD COVER: RIHANNA – ‘RATED R’

Rihanna is on her Grace Jones-swag for the official cover artwork of her new album Rated R. Photographer Ellen von Unwerth spoke with PopEater, saying “Rihanna was looking to create something a bit new for the look of the album. [She's] so beautiful, sweet, and tough at the same time—and a pleasure to shoot.” Rated [...]

R. KELLY’S ‘UNTITLED’ CD COVER + NEW SINGLE

Here is the official cover art for R. Kelly‘s upcoming Untitled album, in stores December 1st. With “Number One,” his collabo with Keri Hilson, is still gaining buzz, the “R&B Pied Piper” has unveiled his next single from the album titled “Religious.” It’s about time R. Kelly release a song without auto-tune and that actually [...]

CD COVER: AMERIE – "IN LOVE & WAR"

Amerie mixes high fashion and art on the official cover for her fourth album In Love & War, in stores November 3rd. Shout out to the graphic designer who did this cover and the other promo shots for the CD, because these are great!

CD COVER: MARIAH CAREY – "I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS"

Here is the cover for Mariah Carey‘s “I Want To Know What Love Is,” the official second single from the upcoming Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (Sept. 22nd). Beautiful cover, but I think this should’ve been the official album cover.

CD COVERS: MARIO ‘DNA’ / SHAKIRA ‘SHE WOLF’

Mario stands in charge on the official cover of his fourth album DNA, in stores October 13th. The album features the #1 R&B/Top 20 pop hit “Break Up” featuring Sean Garrett and Gucci Mane, as well as the follow-up single “Thinkin’ Bout U,” produced by The Runners and featuring Diddy. The cover may look like [...]

ALBUM COVER: KID CUDI – ‘MAN ON THE MOON’

As I reported a month ago, Kid Cudi pushed back the release of his debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day from August 25th to September 15th due to the album artwork not being done. Now, the finished product has been revealed! The above cover is for the standard edition, while the [...]

DAY26 READIES "FOREVER…" RE-RELEASE

As I reported a few months back in a DOC TV video, DAY26 are gearing up to re-release their sophomore album Forever in a Day this month. Originally set for a July 21st release, the newly titled Forever In Your Eyes will be digitally released next week on the 18th. The Bad Boy/’Making the Band [...]

CD COVER: JAY-Z – ‘THE BLUEPRINT 3′

Here it is people! The official cover for Jay-Z‘s new album The Blueprint 3 has been released. Hov’s 11th album will hit stores on Friday, September 11th. I’m loving the concept and can’t wait till this CD drops!

WHITNEY HOUSTON ALBUM NEWS

A beautiful and regal Whitney Houston graces the cover of her seventh studio album, I Look To You (in stores September 1st). Last night in London, Whitney previewed her first studio album in seven years for VIPs, media, and fans at a private listening event at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Record exec and longtime mentor [...]

LETOYA LUCKETT’S CD COVER + INTERVIEW

Here is the official CD cover for LeToya’s upcoming sophomore LP Lady Love, in stores August 25th. The cover is hot, but it looks like I’ve seen it somewhere before. While out still out in L.A. after Sunday’s BET Awards, Lady L made an appearance at Top 40/Pop station KIIS-FM to do an interview, where [...]

CD COVER: MARIAH CAREY – ‘MEMOIRS…’

Here is the official album cover for Mariah’s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. Her twelfth-studio LP will hit stores August 25th. The first single, “Obsessed,” is already burning up the charts and radio. I’m liking the cover. It reminds me of a mix between the Butterfly and Rainbow photos and album covers. It’s also cool [...]

CIARA PERFORMS ON ‘JKL’ & ‘ELLEN’ + SINGLE NEWS

Although she debuted at #3 on this week’s Billboard 200 with sales of over 81,000 copies sold first week, that hasn’t stopped Ciara from continuing to embark on a heavy promo trail this week. She performed her top 10 hit “Love Sex Magic” sans Justin Timberlake on both “The Ellen Show” (where she donned an [...]

CIARA’S ‘FANTASY RIDE COVER + TRACKLIST

A few weeks ago, I posted the official cover artwork for Ciara’s upcoming Fantasy Ride LP. Well today, two new covers have surfaced. The first (with the red) is an alternate cover and the purple is for the limited edition CD/DVD version. The illustrations were drawn by Marvel comic-book artist Bernard Chang (which means Zomba [...]

CIARA’S ‘FANTASY RIDE’ COVER

Here is the official album for Ciara’s third album, Fantasy Ride. The CD is now due in stores May 5th due to the gaining-success of her new single “Love Sex Magic” with Justin Timberlake.

BEYONCE ‘I AM…SASHA FIERCE’ COVERS

I got another exclusive for the Beyonce stans out there lol. Here are two covers for Bey’s upcoming double album I AM… These are for the “Sasha” side of the album only. I AM…Sasha Regular Edition: I AM…Sasha Deluxe Edition: