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Bey makes longing sexy... Truth be told, she makes everything sexy.

By Larry Gilchrist Jun 18, 2011 1:50AM

MSN Music’s early peek at Beyoncé’s next album, “4,” continues an exclusive track, “I Miss You,” with a unique portrait created for the track as part of the full-length’s lavish art.   We’re featuring these previews on both Reverb and right here, to let as many listeners as possible check out her new music. We're not 100% sure but we'd bet money that this sultry track was one of the one she worked with current "it guy" Frank Ocean.


With the rollout of a sixth album track on June 22, MSN Music and AOL Music will both share a Web premiere listening party for the full stream.


Meanwhile, you can find more news, photos, videos, fashion and more at her official site.

 
Tags: Beyonce

Beyoncé is back... And Groove has got her.

By Larry Gilchrist Jun 16, 2011 10:02PM

We've got the hottest chick in the game... And while she may not be wearing our chain (Shout out to Hov!), she was kind enough to share some new music with us.


MSN Music is getting an early peek at Beyoncé’s next album, “4,” and over the next week we’ll be sharing exclusive images and full song streams in advance of the official June 28 release, courtesy of Columbia Records (Thanks, guys!).  We’ll be featuring these previews on both the Reverb blog and right here, unveiling a new track and the unique portrait created for the song in its lavish album package. 


The series kicks off with the set’s first single, “1 + 1,” and will continue tomorrow (June 18) with a previously unheard song.  With the rollout of a sixth album track on June 22, MSN Music and AOL Music will both share a Web premiere listening party for the full stream.


Meanwhile, you can find more news, photos, videos, fashion and more at her official site.

 
Tags: Beyonce

Philly's First Couple Of Neo-Soul Just Makes Good Music

By Larry Gilchrist Jun 14, 2011 11:33PM
Lots going on over here at Groove headquarters, so we're going to keep things short this week. And honestly, there isn't much I can say about Kindred the Family Soul... Well, that's not true. In fact, the opposite is true but sometimes the music just needs to speak for itself.  

Here are 3 things he should keep in mind so that they catch his good side.

By Danielle Cheesman Jun 13, 2011 4:56AM
Suge Knight will be posing for PETA. Which is odd because when I picture him in my mind, I automatically see him sitting quite comfortably behind a heap of chicken legs that he manhandles with only a clenched fist. No napkin. He seems like the last person to be gentle with any human, much less an animal. But apparently he has a soft side for...chained dogs. (Again, another thing that sounds so fit for the "Suge" persona!)  

He's not a gangster, but his rhymes are gangsta

By kathy iandoli Jun 10, 2011 7:58AM
Who: Machine Gun Kelly

From: Cleveland, Ohio

Why You Should Know Them: He rhymes like it hurts (because it does).  

You'd think candle-making would be harmless.

By Danielle Cheesman Jun 7, 2011 5:34AM
So, Pharrell Williams walks into a new Revlon commercial. And it's for Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara. And that's the end of the joke. Do you get it? Me neither.  

Hip-Hop's "Vinnie Chase"

By kathy iandoli Jun 5, 2011 3:19PM
Who: Jon Connor

From: Flint, MI

Why You Should Know Them: He's just that damn good.  

Please?

By Danielle Cheesman May 31, 2011 9:43PM
Today, the earth almost ended, and not in the "this is the rapture!"-kind of way, but in the way that occurs when a proverbial sex kitten tries her hand at soul. Singing, that is. Footage of Nicole Scherzinger, who, for a long time, was very comfortable being referred to as an actual kitten, surfaced of her singing Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" during a private gig in Monte Carlo. And while, yes, she can scream so loudly it almost sounds like a legit note, she damn near turned the heartbreak blues into a three-point teasing tactic.  
Tags: Adele