Just two months after the release of
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and about a month or two until his collaboration with Jay-Z hits record stores, Kanye West is already back at work. Through a series of tweets, he promised fans that his sixth solo album will be released this coming summer. He also mentioned that “THIS IS HIGH END RAP MUSIC,” in Kanye-caps fashion. High end rap music? What exactly does that mean? I think it's safe to assume some classical music will be involved. A later tweet read: “I just threw some bassoon on this muthaf**ka.” Interesting; so we can expect some heavy bass in the mix.
Amy Winehouse is finished working on her next album, a follow-up to the jazzy Back to Black. According to Spin, the troubled, English singer met up with Cee Lo Green while in St. Lucia and recorded a song together. It may be included on her third record which is currently in the hands of her label. I think their soul-driven sounds would work well with one another. No word yet on when it will be released.
In film related news, Twilight star and teen-magnet, Robert Pattinson, is interested in playing the role of Jeff Buckley in a biopic of the late singer's life. According to
NME, the biopic is in the works, with Michelle Sy rumoured to be its producer. Apparently, Pattinson is “obsessed with landing the role.” Personally, I think it could work. RPattz does play guitar and sings mellow music (see for yourself
here and
here) and his scruffy look is comparable to Buckley's. Yet, can he pull it off? Will we be able to see him as the Almighty Jeff Buckley and not a glittering vampire?
