Posts Tagged: iyaz

EXCLUSIVE: Janet Jackson Signs Off On Iyaz’s "Solo"

At around 9 p.m. on Tuesday – Warner Brothers/Reprise Records received the green light from Janet Jackson to move forward on the release of the next Iyaz single, a sure-to-be-hit ballad entitled, “Solo.” The song samples Jackson’s 1993 number 1 smash, “Again.” According to a source at WB Records, Jackson gave her blessing to the… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Kingston Talks New LP, I-Yaz, Jason Derulo

Don’t expect a new single from Sean Kingston’s sophomore LP tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after. Checking in to The Ralphie Radio Show via telephone, Kingston told me that Tomorrow is yesterday, as he is already in production on his third album. “We’re gonna go to a brand new album, with some… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Catching Up With Jason Derulo

J.R. Rotem believed “Whatcha Say” needed to be someone’s first single. Sean Kingston already had that lead hit in “Fire Burning.” I-Yaz wrote and sang on the beat – but even the artist himself knew it just didn’t work. Then Jason Derulo sang on it, with the sped-up sample of Imogen Heap’s “Lost and Found.”… Read more »