Speak Now
Swift releases her third studio album Speak Now. The record features 14 tracks including her singles Mine, The Story Of Us and Back To December. Swift wrote the entire album by herself and had producing assistance from Nathan Chapman.
Every single song is like a road map to what that relationship stood for, with little markers that maybe everyone won’t know, but there are things that were little nuances of the relationship, little hints. And every single song is like that.
Pink Friday
Minaj releases her debut album Pink Friday. The album includes collaborations with Drake, Eminem, Kanye West, Rihanna, Natasha Bedingfield and Will.i.am.
Roman is a weird little alter ego who is very flamboyant and doesn’t give a damn. You know when I’m doing really weird voices, growling, being real crazy, and talking like Anna Nicole Smith? That’s Roman.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
West releases his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The album incorporates many different types of musical components, including electro, soul, and symphonic. A large number and variety of artists and producers participated in the album’s recording sessions, including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Eminem, John Legend, and Elton John. West:
People with that intangible sound, the people that everybody copy. You know, the originators. That’s what my thing is, it’s quality. What is the best of the best.
Brainstorm
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Michael
Epic Records and Sony Entertainment release the first posthumous complication album of unreleased tracks by Jackson titled Michael. Hit singles include Hold My Hand, Hollywood Tonight, Behind The Mask, and (I Like) The Way You Love Me. Brian Oxman, a lawyer for Joe Jackson states:
If Michael had wanted this music released he would have done so before his death. The songs which are being released on the new Michael Jackson album were unfinished and incomplete tracks that Michael said over and over many times he never wanted released. We should honor Michael Jackson’s wishes.
The Slow Readers Club
The band releases their debut album, The Slow Readers Club. The album, produced by Kipper, includes many songs from the Omerta period. Aaron Starkie:
Recording the album was pretty intense, long days from about 10am to 10pm, could fry your brain sometimes but it was worth it. We had done a lot of work in preparation before we went in, we had already demoed all the tracks and had most of the synth parts and strings and stuff pre recorded. Working with Kipper was brilliant he taught us a lot about building the sound and creating texture. Kurt recorded about ten guitar tracks on some songs, we wouldn’t always use them all but it gave us lots to work with.
Forever EP
Haim releases their first EP under the Ployder Records label.The EP is a collaboration between all members of the band. The release features three tracks including the single, Forever. Este and Alana :
We only recorded that Forever EP (in July 2012) to try and get a residency in LA. That was the goal. And we didn’t even get the residency!
Album cover release
Minaj releases the album cover for her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up.
It’s a different feel, so I knew I had to put it on a separate disc the new songs, but it wasn’t an entire new thought and new body of work. Because I like to give a lot of music and so that’s why I didn’t want to do a whole new project. Because then I would feel like it would be judged as a brand new thing and then I would need to add way more songs.
Forever
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Red
Swift releases her fourth studio album Red. The 16 track album features song collaborations with Gary Lightbody on The Last Time and with Ed Sheeran on Everything Has Changed. Swift’s new album also features her singles We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together and 22.
When I went in to make this record, I recorded the songs over a two-year period. Every time I would come up with a new song that sounded different or unique or new, compared to what I had to done before, I knew we were getting closer. What I wanted was an album that explored the edges and broke new ground. One of my big fears is people saying my songs are all starting to sound the same.
Days Are Gone
The group releases their debut record, Days Are Gone. The record features 11 tracks that include the singles Forever and The Wire. The album is a collaboration between the band and producers James Ford, Ludwig Göransson and Ariel Rechtshaid.
Danielle Haim:
I think each song has its own story. I don’t think there was an overarching feeling for the record. I think the overarching theme was to make it sound like a band. But the feeling really does go from song to song.
Xscape
Epic Records and MJJ Music releases the second posthumous album Xscape by Jackson. Singles include Love Never Felt So Good, and A Place With No Name. Timbaland, executive producer:
This was very trying, not because it was just a Michael Jackson… kept hearing his voice, it was like, I’m doing Michael Jackson. It got emotional. I had to tell my engineer to stop — we gotta go to something else. It took about a week process to really grasp what I’m doing. And once I grasped what I’m doing, I had to call my mom for prayer like, I need some help, I need some guidance on this, ’cause this is hard
New sound next album
Underwood says her next album will represent a “new version” of herself as she changes the sound of her music.
It’s just a progression, a different sound without losing myself in it. I’m not taking some crazy musical departure from what I’ve done, but it definitely feels different. … It will feel different, look different, sound different.
Underwood does not say when the news songs she is working on will be released.
Confirms new album
The artist partners with Sony Music’s RCA Records to distribute his new material and help with radio promotion. The album, as yet untitled, will be out around Black Friday. He says that the type of content he is known for, western fare like Rodeo and Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old), will be well-represented.
If you had to put it in a box for me, it’d be Garth Music. You’re damn straight we’ll do cowboys songs on this album.
Reveals album date, name
The group announces their new album titled 747 will be released on Sept. 30. The single Bartender can be found on the album:
We unanimously knew that our album title had to be 747. The track itself has this pushing, driving spirit about it that sums up our attitude right now. We are pushing ourselves as a band and as songwriters … taking ourselves out of our comfort zone and not taking ourselves too seriously. There’s an urgency and an energy to it that we’ve never released before.
We are so ready to get this music out. To get the reaction we’ve gotten from Bartender has only made us more fired up about the rest of these songs!
Anaconda cover release
Minaj releases the cover art for her single Anaconda which samples Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back. The cover art features minaj wearing only a G-string, halter top and sneakers.
He (the photographer) was thinking that it may be too over the top, and I said, “Well you know, in the beginning of my career, I did pictures like that, I did photo shoots like that,” and I didn’t want to lose that sense of who I am. I feel like one of the people I look up to the most was Madonna, and she’s never stopped pushing the envelope. She’s never stopped taking risks, and I don’t ever want to stop doing that either.
TRXYE
Sivan releases TRXYE. The EP features his single Happy Little Pill as well as four additional songs, and is a collaboration with producers Tat Tong, SLUMS, and Alex JL Hiew.
For me, I’ve seen around a lot on the internet people censoring swear words with an ‘x’ or an asterisk. It was just an interesting concept to me. I felt the words looked really, really cool as well. It was visually striking.
Album cover release
Swift releases the album cover art for 1989.
Having been born on Dec. 13 1989, this album is called ‘1989.
Play Ball preview
The band previews Play Ball, from their new album, Rock or Bust, which is scheduled to be released on Dec 2, 2014. This is the first album from the band that will not include Malcolm Young. Stevie Young, Malcolm’s cousin, fills in for him due to his battle with dementia. Johnson:
Stevie, Malcolm’s nephew, was magnificent, but when you’re recording with this thing hanging over you and your work mate isn’t well, it’s difficult. But I’m sure [Malcolm] was rooting for us.
Album release date
Minaj announces that the release date for The Pinkprint album has been pushed back. Originally set to be released on November 24, the album is now set to be released on December 15th.