here we go again....

February 06, 2009 04:44 PM ET

Gail Mitchell, L.A.
While D'Angelo's long-anticipated album is still expected this summer, it remains untitled, according to his manager, Lindsay Guion of GMUSIC. Guion also notes that despite an earlier press release, producer Mark Ronson and Prince have not yet been confirmed as collaborators.

"We have spoken to Prince, Mark Ronson and John Mayer's camps," Guion tells Billboard.com. "But nothing has been confirmed at this time."

Still on deck for the J Records release -- D'Angelo's first new album since 2000 -- are Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo Green, Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip and Roy Hargrove. Overseeing the project is J Records president of A&R Peter Edge.

Meanwhile, D'Angelo has signed with CAA's Rob Light for worldwide representation in regards to touring, branding, merchandising, TV and film, among other areas. Guion adds that plans are still being negotiated for D'Angelo to go on tour this summer, starting in Europe and then heading to the United States. Guion isn't ruling out the possibility of a surprise performance in the U.S. prior to the summer tour's launch.

In the meantime, GMUSIC is busy ramping up for its second summer release by Island Def Jam pop/rock newcomer Laura Warshauer. Also repped by CAA, Warshauer recently released a self-titled digital EP.

http://www.billboard.com/...9439.story

LondonStyle said:

Im guessing something will get this album pushed back as always, but i doubt highly Prince is going to be a part of it in any way shape or form

Where's the clarification for the album name?

But if he's seeking film and tv representation, then that means he's back in shape physically, for sure. But can he even act?

Prince is on it. He just doesn't want anything to divert from is stupid records..lol

I don't like the whole guest artist thing, never did.

Don't name drop after the album comes out fine, maybe the liner notes give credit but upfront shows weakness.

Just put out a good album and let the buzz happen.

Oh My GAWD!!! PRINCE...and MARK RONSON?? I could right now...

I didn't think Prince was gonna be on this album in the first place.

No thang on me.

what happen to the good ol days where you bought an album by an artist and got to hear the artist instead of the artist featuring another artist and another and another?

I agree daingermouz. The special guest thing is played out. I guess artists nowadays think that if they have Eve on 1 song, Sheryl Crow on another and Gwen Stafani on another they'll reach out to all their fan bases and that will make the CD sell more.

There's not a whole lot of artists today that can do the Parliament/Funkadelic/Bootsy/Horny Horns/Brides thing anymore. And Rick and P were the last ones who carried that torch.

SPYZFAN1 said:

ewww...what idiot did that?





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When did these collaborations/guest artists become such a large part of the scene? I don't know what D'Angelo is really going to put out, but this thread raised the larger question. I don't seem to recall the special guest phenomenon so much in the 80s, maybe it was happening but it wasn't used to market the music? I know sometimes you would catch another famous artist in the liner notes and say "oh, she was singing that part?"etc, or "he was playing bass, cool!". Now it seems like everyone has to have guests, and advertise them.

They just need to let me know when it's going to be released so I can go get it. If D'Angelo is on it, I don't care who else is. D is enough for me.

lol Fury..maybe it was Andre Cymone?

I'd rather hear D'Angelo do his own thing. I really don't want to hear P on D'Angelo's record. The only guests that I really would like to hear is Pino, Saddiq, Roy Hargrove, etc.

wow, it only took him 10 years.

.....and counting.

MagnificentVoodoo said:

Not quite....9.

So it's called...?

Cloudbuster said:

Untitled (How Does It Feel)

AlexdeParis said:

MuthaFunka said:

HAHA!!

and he still don't have a name for the album? STOOPID AZZ NINCOMFUCKINPOOP, HE'S KILLING ME!

AlexdeParis said:

MagnificentVoodoo said:

So MagnificentVooDoo may BE right, it may not even come out til next year!

MuthaFunka said:

Wasn't Voodoo was released in the Fall of '99?
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Cloudbuster said:

James River?

Graycap23 said:

No, "Left & Right" was released in the fall of '99, but Voodoo didn't drop until January 2000.

Graycap23 said:

Oh yeah, that was one rumoured title.

Graycap23 said:

2000.

AlexdeParis said:

Exactly. I don't give a damn who's on it, just release the damn thing already. I'll see who's on it when I buy the cd.

I'd rather have D do his own thing as well. I would like a double cd.