Watch Beyonce’s amazing performance of “Halo” from her upcoming live album/DVD, ‘I Am… Yours‘ – as recorded at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Thanks to Amazon for this exclusive first-look performance. The 2-disc live album/DVD will be in stores Tuesday, Nov. 23rd, and you can also watch it Thanksgiving night at 9PM on ABC.
Later this month on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26th, ABC will televise Beyonce’s ‘I Am… Yours‘ concert special – which was taped at her intimate tour stop at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas. By now it’s clear Beyonce puts on one of the best live shows around – but if you still need some convincing, listen below to Bey’s dramatic and moving acoustic version of her hit “Sweet Dreams”, as performed live at the Wynn. The ‘I Am…Yours‘ live DVD/CD combo is on sale Nov. 23rd.
Beyonce – “Sweet Dreams” (LIVE Acoustic)
After the break, watch ABC’s exciting promo spot for the Beyonce special!
Another Rihanna leak, ‘Cold Case Love’, off her upcoming album, ‘Rated R‘ – in stores Nov. 23rd. Thanks to RapRadar for the first listen. I’m really feeling this song from Rih – it’s dark, moody, and she sounds emotional, especially for a Rihanna song. You’d have to be living under a rock to not know what Rihanna’s love life has been like this past year – so you can probably guess who this song is most likely about. Oh and just a heads up; Justin Timberlake co-produced on this song.
Rihanna – “Cold Case Love”
This past Tuesday saw the release of ‘I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters‘ – a collection of The Jackson 5’s unreleased demos, rare songs and such. The stand-out track here is a never before released Michael Jackson song, ‘Buttercup’. The song was written by Jackson’s long time family friend Stevie Wonder. You can tell from his vocals that this was not Michael as a little kid in The Jackson 5 – this is young adult Michael – sounding soulful as ever. I’m loving this; it already feels like a classic I’ve known and loved for years.
Michael Jackson – “Buttercup” (unreleased)
Recession? What recession? Apparently electronic retail chains Apple and Best Buy are thriving, despite a still-sluggish U.S. economy – or maybe that’s just what they want us to think. Either way,This saturday, November 13th, both Apple and Best Buy are scheduled to open the doors to two new major retail stores in New York City.
Apple unveils its fourth NYC location with the opening of the Upper West Side store at 67th & Broadway – Lincoln Square. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. this saturday. Finally loyal Apple customers who reside in the UWS or further uptown, like myself, won’t have to trek East to the Park Ave. store on 59th, or further downtown to the 14th street store in the Meatpacking District.
Also on saturday, head downtown and help Best Buy celebrate the opening of their first ever 24-hour retail store, located in Union Square. Ironically, the new ’round-the-clock Best Buy will take over a 46,000-square-foot space formerly known as a Circuit City, located on the corner of 14th & 4th Ave. This recent Bloomberg article called the new Best Buy venture the “biggest” retail lease agreement of the last three months in Manhattan.
Will you head out this saturday and maybe start your holiday shopping a bit early this year? Do you think a 24-hour Best Buy will last in the long run? Is this new UWS Apple location more convenient for you? Let me know – I want to hear people’s feedback about these openings!
R&B singer/songwriter, and a fav here at TheWaitingRoom, Teedra Moses will be performing live once again at famed NYC venue, SOB’s tomorrow night (11/12)! I will most definitely be in the house – and this will be my third time seeing Ms. Moses strut her stuff on stage – I can’t wait – she always puts on a great live show!
If you go online now to SOBs.com, you can get advance tickets for just $15 – or get them at the door tomorrow for $18 – but don’t count on it, as these shows sell out pretty quickly, due to the intimate size of the venue.
As the year 2010 quickly creeps up on us – yes, already – Newsweek has been taking a look back at the last ten years – also known as the first decade of the 21st century. One of the quirkiest and most clever features of their coverage includes this video montage of the last 10 years summed up in just seven minutes. They managed to cover a lot in seven minutes, but is there anything major they missed or skipped that you think they should have included?
I wouldn’t doubt it if someone told me that at one time I vowed never to post anything on TheWaitingRoom about Lady Gaga. I also wouldn’t doubt that this isn’t the first time I’ve been wrong. Enjoy Lady Gaga’s amazing video for her new single, “Bad Romance”, off her upcoming album, ‘The Fame Monster’, which is part re-release and part new album, in stores Nov. 23rd.
Janet Jackson is gearing up to release a new double-disc collection of her greatest hits. ‘Number Ones’ will be in stores Tuesday, Nov. 17th, and includes the hot new song “Make Me” (which you can download here), as well as 33 of her greatest hits. As part of the promo for the new hits collection, Janet’s entire website has been redesigned. Check out the album’s extensive career-spanning tracklisting after the break.
Watch a 5 minute clip of Rihanna’s upcoming ‘20/20′ interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer. Rihanna breaks it down for us and gets very real about what happened between her and Chris Brown and why she won’t let herself go back. Very emotional and straight-up; “Eff Love”, Rihanna says when speaking of getting stuck in an abusive relationship.
