Raphael Saadiq: Last News

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBeyonce just can’t make it easy: Just hours after she’d announced that “Break My Soul,” the first single from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album “Renaissance,” would be dropping tonight at midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT, it emerged on Tidal — yes, the streaming service co-owned by her husband, Jay-Z —three hours early.All of that noise notwithstanding, it’s the Beyonce jam fans have been waiting for: A driving dance track co-produced by the “Single Ladies” team of Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, with a plinking, insistent hook, a hot beat and a near-unintelligible, dancehall-like voice dropping in and out of the mix.“Release your anger/ Release your mind/ Release the time… Release the stress/ Forget the rest,” the voice intones.

Beyoncé‘s upcoming new album ‘RENAISSANCE’ is set to arrive tomorrow (June 21).The pop icon announced last week that she would be releasing her seventh solo album – the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed ‘Lemonade’ – on July 29.News of the record came after she recently deleted her profile pictures from her official social media accounts, marking the beginning of a new musical era for the former Destiny’s Child singer.Using her social media profile pages once again, Beyoncé has today (June 20) informed fans via her Instagram and Twitter bios that the lead single from ‘RENAISSANCE’, a song called ‘Break My Soul’, will be released at midnight tonight EST (5am GMT).Not much is known about the new track at this point, but it’s been reported that ‘RENAISSANCE’ will feature pop and country tracks with contributions from Ryan Tedder, the OneRepublic frontman and hit songwriter who co-wrote Beyoncé’s 2008 hit ‘Halo’.Another contributor is said to be Raphael Saadiq, who, besides being co-founder of pioneering R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! and the brainchild of early 2000s supergroup Lucy Pearl, has crafted hits as a songwriter for Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder and Beyoncé’s sister Solange for her 2016 album ‘A Seat At The Table’.Beyoncé confirmed she was working on new music last summer.

Beyonce has announced the upcoming release of a brand new single.The songstress, 40, will be dropping Break My Soul tonight at midnight ET.Beyonce posted news of the upcoming release to her Instagram and Twitter bios, not long after revealing she would be releasing her next album, Renaissance, on July 29. Coming soon: Beyonce has announced she will be releasing her new single, Break My Soul, tonight at midnight (pictured 2018) Listen up! The hit-maker posted news of the release to her Twitter and Instagram bios'6.ㅤ ㅤ BREAK MY SOUL ㅤ midnight ET,' her bios on both accounts read.According to aVariety report on Thursday, Beyonce will feature both dance and country-leaning tracks on Renaissance.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBeyonce will drop “Break My Soul,” the first single from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album “Renaissance,” tonight at midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT, the singer announced on social media Monday morning.

Beyoncé for mispronouncing her name for “20 years”.Following the news of Beyoncé’s forthcoming return with ‘RENAISSANCE’, the host and comedian made his apology to the singer in the opening speech of his show yesterday (June 16).‘This will be Beyoncé’s first new album since 2016. And I feel like this is a good time to mention something that’s been bothering me,” Kimmel began, before bringing up her name on screen.“I want everybody to look at this together. The accent mark is at the end.

Beyoncé‘s new album ‘RENAISSANCE’ is set to reportedly feature country and dance tracks.The pop icon is due to release the follow-up to her latest album, 2016’s acclaimed ‘Lemonade’, on July 29.According to Variety, the record will feature pop and country tracks with contributions from hit songwriter Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote her 2008 hit ‘Halo’ and Raphael Saadiq, who has crafted hits for Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, and Beyoncé’s sister Solange’s 2016 album ‘A Seat At The Table’.Recently, Beyoncé deleted her profile pictures from her official social media accounts as she prepared to enter her next solo era.Yesterday (June 16) ‘RENAISSANCE’ was announced by the singer and fans can now pre-save/pre-add the release here.The countdown has officially begun.

She shocked fans on Wednesday night by unveiling the title and release date of her highly-anticipated seventh studio album.And the surprises fromBeyoncé Knowles-Carter do not end there.The 40-year-old music megastar will be expanding her musical horizons when she releases the first part of her multi-part album Renaissance. Very interesting: Beyonce (seen in March 2021) will be featuring dance and country songs on her upcoming multi-part album Renaissance according to a Thursday report from Variety Dropping hints: The 40-year-old music megastarshocked fans on Wednesday night by unveiling the title and release date of her highly-anticipated seventh studio albumAccording to aVariety report on Thursday, Beyonce will feature both dance and country-leaning tracks.

We don't know exactly when Brent Faiyaz will share his second solo studio album, but on Monday, the R&B star shared a big hint that it could be coming soon. On Twitter, Faiyaz posted a new trailer detailing the featured artists and producers on his upcoming full-length, a project Faiyaz said in 2021 was titled Make It Our Alive but may now be titled Wasteland.

50 Cent has revealed that Raphael Saadiq is going to be scoring his much anticipated Black Mafia Family TV series.The G-Unit head honcho is producing the series for Starz, the same network he partnered with to air his popular drama series Power.50’s BMF series is inspired by the true story of brothers “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, who rose from the streets of southwest Detroit in the late ’80s and created one of the most influential crime families in the US.According to Starz, the series will tell a story about “love, family and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.”Speaking to Billboard, 50 revealed that Saadiq, who has produced for Solangé, John Legend, Whitney Houston, and more, would be producing the

Adele looks absolutely determined to return to the music charts as a knock out success and has roped in some A List talent to help make her next album.

Rick Ross has announced a new tour featuring 2 Chainz, T.I., Yo Gotti, Lil Kim, Jeezy, and Boosie Badazz. DJ Drama is slated as the official tour DJ for a majority of the dates. The Feed the Streetz Tour: Living Legendz Edition kicks off in Atlanta, Georgia on April 24 and stops in Houston, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and more. Additional dates will be announced. Find the current itinerary below and grab tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

John Legend has formed a musical version of The Avengers to help his new album marvel.