This British soul sensation piqued the interest of the music industry with her debut release, The 18th Day, a refreshing composition that showed her abilities as a lyrical genius. Estelle's first album garnered the attention of several major producers and artists, leading her to a deal on John Legend's Home School Records. Fans learned that she was not only well versed in hip hop, but soul-shifting love ballads as well. Her critically acclaimed album Shine, let the world know that Estelle is here to stay, and possibly make another big splash in 2009.
Emily King
Despite a brief stint in the industry, Emily King has already wowed enough fans to earn a Grammy Award nomination as a singer and songwriter. Her 2007 debut album, East Side Story, unleashed the deep, ambitious roots of a young woman with a story to tell. King mentions of being inspired by every record she ever heard, largely influenced by artists such as Nas, Sarah Vaughan, the Beatles and Michael Jackson. The daughter of two jazz musicians, Emily King is looking to build on her successful run in contemporary R&B.
Prince Damons
Renowned music producer Prince Damons is working on a tuneful solo project for 2009. Entitled Atmospheric Soul, this highly anticipated album is set to offer the best of all worlds, embracing the sounds of modern R&B, Old School Soul, hip hop, jazz and a complimenting touch of spoken word. Damons has gathered an impressive lineup as the project will include Celebrity recording artists Too Short, E-40, Dwele, Goapele, and Lenny Williams among others Atmospheric Soul is tentatively scheduled for a May 2009 launch.
Ledisi
Ledisi's debut album, Soulsinger: The Revival, featured tracks that were reminiscent of poetic artists such as Jill Scott -Heron and Nikki Giovanni. Bold cuts like ?Papa Loved to Love Me? showed that she wasn't afraid to bring controversial subjects to light while ?I Wantcha Babe? displayed a jazzy flavor that displayed her versatility. Ledisi soulfully dazzled the world with her third album, Lost & Found and left us craving more with her joyous It's Christmas album this past holiday season.
Nicci Nix
A fresh new face on the scene, Nicci Nix is a 22 year old pop singer/songwriter with a bright future in the music industry. Delivering hit singles like ?Sexcessful Virgin? and ?Love Drifter,? she has gathered a strong following with funky retro sounds and spirited lyrics. Displaying her talents on MTV's ?Making the Band,? Nicci has fans anxiously anticipating her debut album.
D'Angelo
Diehard soul lovers will not want to miss D'Angelo's new release. This smooth, soulful sensation hasn't been on the scene since his sophomore album, Voodoo, in 2000. His 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, gained him millions of fans while Voodoo won a Grammy Award for Best R&B album. D'Angelo has been laying down tracks for the past year and gave us a sneak peak of the new album with the exclusive single, ?I Found My Smile Again.?
2008 saw the rise and return of stars that included popular names like Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie. It also saw the controversies come to a new high. Among the names included:
1.Paris Hilton
2.Miley Cyrus
3.Lindsay Lohan
Surely, these three have a lot more left for us and is interesting to note when they would get a bit more on the lighter side of popularity rather than controversy.
We also had our share of breakups, the last of which was the much celebrated divorce of Madonna and Guy Ritchie. Then Michael Jackson was his usual self, being in the limelight for a reported financial dispute to which he eventually settled. The last about him was that fake allegation with regards of a lung problem to which is still lingering out there with regards to the truth of it all. Was it a cover-up or something that was mainly for publicity purposes?
And so welcome 2009. Who are the stars to watch? A lot! For one, expect the top names of 2008 to pick up where they left off. Miley Cyrus for one is expected to make another impact and so with Hugh Jackman with the launch of Marvel Origins? ?Wolverine?. Jackman has been busy and among them include the much criticized film ?Australia? where he played opposite Nicole Kidman.
Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have earned the moniker of the scandal divas of the entertainment industry and chances are they will continue to do so for them to retain their niche in the popularity of celebrities binge. What will they do for 2009 to make them among the headliners?
Angelina Jolie is expected to make another impact as well. After her celebrated birth of twins to Brad Pitt, she has been rumored to be in the next Dark Knight film to play Catwoman. Should this fall through, expect the Dark Knight to come out with another much anticipated blockbuster, the last of which starred the death of movie icon Heath Ledger.
Ledger was another fixture. While his death was untimely, his performance was something worthy of an Oscar. He played the Joker role magnificently and sad to say that it was also the last film that he ever made that was worthy of a standing ovation.
Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Tom Cruise were quiet this year but expect them to come out with great films which may be in the form of sequels to their signature movies. Comedians are also expected to come out with their own list of films since most of them were sleepers for 2008.
Tom Hanks is sorely being missed as well. Ever since his much awarded series of films like Forrest Gump and Cast Away, Hanks has been absent in the movie industry. Expect him to come up with something for 2009. He is too good of a talent to pass up the competition so a lot is being expected from him soon.
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