Music News Roundup - January 13, 2012
The Flaming Lips Prepare for Collaboration Compilation Album
Psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips have been in the studio piecing together something special for release at this year’s Record Store Day. Lead singer Wayne Coyne has confirmed that it will be a recording full of collaborations including recordings with Nick Cave, Yoko Ono, and most recently announced, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Check out the full story at Pitchfork:
Lil Wayne Releasing Prison Memoir
Two years after being released from prison in Rikers Island, Lil Wayne has announced plans to release “Gone Till November,” a memoir based on his prison diaries. Slated to come out in November of this year, Weezy looks to share his “internal monologue” upon release after his year-long sentence for an attempted gun possession charge in 2007. Read the full story at MTV:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677268/lil-wayne-book-prison.jhtml
Blue Ivy Carter Becomes Youngest Person to Land Billboard Album Charts
After being featured on her father’s recent single “Glory,” Jay-Z’s and Beyonce’s newly born makes Billboard history at just a week old. Produced by Pharrell, “Glory” currently sits at #74 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The track sticks out on the lists due to its heartfelt and personal lyrics about fatherhood. Check out the the full article on Billboard.com:
