MISSY ELLIOT TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM

Timbaland Says New Missy Elliot Album is on the Way

Courtesy of The Source http://thesource.com/2014/07/29/timbaland-says-new-missy-elliot-album-is-on-the-way/

It’s been well over a few years since Missy Elliot debuted an album. In 2005,  she released The Cookbook and since then Missy has been off the rap radar. Earlier this year Missy appeared on  Yahoo!’s “The Yo Show” and hinted at new material she also made an appearance at this year’s BET Awards. According to Timbaland, she’s been cooking up her 7th studio album, Block Party. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Timbo dishes on the album’s status and how him and Missy work together.

“It’s coming,” he said about the album. “It’s on her. She got the first single, it’s just a matter of when she wants to do it. We got the hollow-tip bullet in the gun. We have the game-changer right there.”

Tim also revealed something really interesting about how Missy records and admits that the two have always worked this way.

“I’ve never watched her record, never in my whole career,” Timbaland admitted. “I do it, she be like, ‘OK, I got it,’ and I leave the room. She kicks us out. That’s how she do it: She does everything herself.”

Speaking on the album’s sound Tim said,  ”It’s something you ain’t never heard Missy do. It sounds today, but the future.” Coming from Tim, this sounds promising but we’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available.
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14 HITS THAT WERE ALMOST SUNG BY SOMEONE ELSE

14 Hits That Were Almost Sung By Someone Else

Just try to imagine a world in which “…Baby One More Time” is a TLC song.

 

Courtesy of posted on June 6, 2013 at 12:56pm EDT Matthew Perpetua BuzzFeed Staff  http://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/hits-that-were-almost-sung-by-someone-else 

1. Lady Gaga wrote “Telephone” for Britney Spears, but Britney rejected it. Gaga later recorded it with Beyoncé and it was a huge hit.

2. Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know” was originally intended for Janet Jackson.

3. Most people assume Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body” was just a homage to classic Michael Jackson, but The Neptunes actually wrote the music for Jackson’s final album, Invincible.

4. Giorgio Moroder originally wanted “Call Me” to be a collaboration with Stevie Nicks, but when she was not available, he instead finished the song with Blondie, and it became a No. 1 hit.

5. “…Baby One More Time” was rejected by TLC, but Max Martin ended up giving the song to Britney Spears.

6. Leona Lewis was originally intended to sing “We Found Love” and recorded a demo, but the song ended up going to Rihanna instead.

7. David Bowie gave “Golden Years” to Elvis Presley, but since Presley declined to record it, it ended up on Bowie’s 1976 classic Station to Station.

8. Rihanna’s “Umbrella” was written by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart with Britney Spears in mind, but her label rejected it.

9. Bruce Springsteen wrote “Hungry Heart” for The Ramones, but his producer and manager Jon Landeau convinced him to keep it for himself. It ended up becoming Springsteen’s first major chart hit.

10. “Toxic” was originally offered to Kylie Minogue, but it eventually became a big hit for Britney Spears instead.

11. Paul McCartney wanted Tom Jones to record “The Long and Winding Road” as a single in 1968, but that didn’t work out, and he recorded it with The Beatles instead.

12. Chris Brown co-wrote and recorded “Disturbia,” but ended up deciding the song was better for a female singer and passed it on to Rihanna.

13. The Neptunes originally developed the beat for “I’m A Slave 4 U” for Janet Jackson, but after she rejected it, it went to Britney Spears instead.

14. Donna Summer wrote “Dim All the Lights” for Rod Stewart, but she ultimately decided to keep the song for herself, and it became one of her signature hits.

To see more 'hits almost sung by someone else' http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1550426/20-hit-songs-meant-for-other-singers