(Music) #MusicMonday X @IamAnitaBaker puts her foot all the way into @Tyrese's "Lately"/Lead single off of new album.. Only Forever

If her music appearing here 'seems odd' to you, then you better HIT THE FAST FORWARD ON THE MUSIC PLAYER BELOW. I LOVE ANITA BAKER. ALWAYS HAVE. ALWAYS WILL. For the record. Not much you can say to me about Sweet Anita..

Yeesh... Yeesh...YEESH...(Go to the bottom of the page and push pause on the music player for a second... Now!) I mean she just sings so effortlessly... Hat tip to my girl over at Music Nerdery...


You probably saw the other Anita post I did on her new forth coming album but at that time, this track wasn't revealed...

 How did this come about? @ her covering Tyrese's track.....

Again..COURTESY OF Music Nerdery... Read the WHOLE BREAKDOWN THERE.. Here is a piece..


http://musicnerdery.com/2012/08/06/new-music-listen-to-lately-anita-bakers-new-single-from-the-forthcoming-only-forever-album/

“['Lately' is] one of the first songs we cut, analog, in Nashville,” she reveals. “I brought in a live rhythm section. I brought it to L.A., and I called [Tyrese] into the studio and I played it for him; he had no idea. And he lost it, of course. He was like, ‘I know who has got to produce this!’ I’m like, ‘I already know, I got Harvey Mason, Jr., on tap.’”

Another song that will be featured on Only Forever is the title track, produced by world-renowned musician Nathan East, whose performed as part of the jazz quartet Fourplay and written for the likes of Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton, among others.

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Anita Baker releases cover work for her newest single ‘Lately’, set for an August 7th drop. Photo: | Music Nerdery.

Courtesy of our good friends at the Music Nerdery...


Anita Baker releases cover work for her newest single ‘Lately’, set for an August 7th drop. Photo: | Music Nerdery.

Hit the link up to read all about her upcoming new album... 21st Century Love album...

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(Audio/Music Video) @MeganNicolle X Rapture (hip hop remake of @IamAnitaBaker classic) (produced by @BEANZbeanzBEANZ)

"This is the first track off of Megan Nicolle's mixtape 'Yesterday's MakeUp' due THIS SUMMER!!"




Wonder what @EmpressEricka thinks of this joint? Gonna have to pass it along and see if this meets the standards of the 'LADY herself'.. @ the song that is used for this track.



My personal opinion? Well ya'll know I don't put up music that I don't like just do be out here slandering it so...there's that angle. I think she did a commendable job. I think it is dope she made a tribute song to a person who clearly had some sort of influence on her musical direction..

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(Audio/interview) @IAMANITABAKER X Interview with CNN...

She is on tour NOW.. I'm definitely going to check her out on her East Coast swing... Somewhere.. Might even have a couple of surprises for ya'll. You should go HERE to read ALL ABOUT HER THOUGH... My friend Ericka has EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND MORE ON HER. (Believe, she knows her stuff as she is CLOSE to the situation....Think TWITTER/social media presence..) Matter of fact, I got this FROM HER SITE...which is on the right in the blogroll in case you didn't notice... Damm my friends do some pretty dope things outchea I tell ya..


Yes, I LOVE ANITA BAKER'S MUSIC. Straight like that.




http://musicnerdery.com/2012/05/04/video-anita-baker-talks-to-soledad-obrien-about-new-album-21st-century-love-and-connecting-with-fans-through-social-media/

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So this @JillScott X @IamAnitaBaker thing...... PR nightmare...

You know I try to stay outta the 'messy' ish but MY SOURCE* tells me that pretty much every thing that is being said is true about this situation. I think by now, the major places have covered the story so I am not really doing it for that. I am just really 'speaking on it' 'cause I think that it can be used as an example for some of the folks I know who are trying to 'be in that business'. Some of my people. Regardless of the angle..

This business gets PRETTY SKETCHY very quickly and sometimes things go awry.

Lets run down the TL of this particular issue and see what we can learn? We are gonna start with a Tweet that (was sent to me by source A WHILE AGO.) I have only seen on one or two of the sites that have reported it start with. Without this tweet, Anita doesn't type a thing. Without this tweet, THIS IS A NON STORY. Has no legs. Without it, she takes the high road and no one is the wiser as to what went down...

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Not how you want to conduct business....

So basically she wanted to rehearse the song and have it done right. Might have taken up some time BUT they all would be rest assured to have gotten on stage and things would have been right. That last tweet should have been the only tweet IMO. The first tweet (I posted) should have never happened. 






So I asked my source about this tweet below. She said that didn't come from anyone's manager either. It came from an artist. One who didn't perform....

 

Now even IF SHE SAID IT IN A PLAYFUL WAY, you don't say that to a legend/peer. I mean we are talking "Her, MJ and Lionel Ritchie were the ONLY ONES I EVER HEARD PLAYED IN THE ELEVATOR STATUS...MAMA I REALLY MADE IT...LEGEND status here." @ Anita's position. Even if you DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT, you don't say it like that. Sorry. You don't. I mean, it is my understanding that even though she is 'more relevant' than Anita at PRESENT, Mary J. Blige goes OUTTA HER WAY TO MAKE SURE HOMAGE IS PAID. So you know, while I LOVE JILL SCOTT'S TALENT, I gotta ask...


WHAT HAPPENED THAT MADE YOU COME AT ANITA BAKER LIKE THAT? It's ANITA BAKER. I want to hear it from you. I guess I should ask you..."DID YOU REALLY SAY THAT TO ANITA BAKER ABOUT HER SONG??" Please tell me you didn't say that to her about her song. I can't IMAGINE the reaction you would have had if someone would have ran up to you with some bullshit about something that you wrote and performed. So yeah, I am asking...Did you ACTUALLY SAY THAT TO HER?


You don't need to respond to my little blog either. You can go on SOME BIG RADIO station and do it. You can do it via Twitter. I don't care. Although I DO KNOW YOU READ BLOGS/forums/etc. (okayplayer) Which I am not even knocking. What better way to know what folks think than to read what they are saying straight from the water source.  I just want to know YOUR SIDE OF IT. 'Cause the way it is looking now, it makes you look REAL CRAZY outchea and your manager's original tweet didn't help... Talk to us Jill. I have heard (and read via a lil forum that we both frequent..you know the one..I don't have to call its name. It is Philly based..) all types of stuff which I don't wanna repeat for VARIOUS reasons. 

DO you 'owe me' an explanation? Nope. I figured that since you seem to be a 'very up front person', I would just ask you flat out though. All you can say is no or make no comment. What happened according to you Jill?






The Lesson Learned here for everyone else....

So how is this gonna 'help' the people I know. I mean after all, I am not running a 'gossip' blog per say so the only OTHER REASON I would run this story is to ACTUALLY HELP SOMEONE OUT IN THEIR QUEST FOR A PIECE OF THE PIE..

Easy. I think I have explained this before on my own Twitter but seeing as though I don't have a large 'black twitter following', it has not had a chance to matriculate down to the bowels of those trying to come up in the entertainment game via the Internet yet:

A good PR TEAM combats trouble..not starts it. 

This is a PR nightmare. I know a lot of you who WORK IN PR. You have an artist (or a roster) that you would like to represent. Some of you are in situations (lanes of the business) that you may think 'require' this sort of drama. No. This is NOT WHAT YOU WANT YOUR PR PERSON DOING. Starting fires. Especially ones like this. This should have NEVER MADE IT TO THIS WEBSITE/BLOG, the radio websites or any of that. The PR person's job is to PUT OUT THE FIRES. Not start 'em. Leave that up to the artists...@ starting them if they so desire.


Clear your affairs up behind closed doors. This could have been avoided if the PR had not made his original tweet. Definitely uncalled for and very unprofessional and according to those backstage...UNTRUE. 

Social network responsibly so that your artist doesn't get caught up in bullshit like this with folks like me @'ing them on Twitter or hitting them with questions in interviews that have NOTHING TO DO WITH WHY THEY ARE BEING INTERVIEWED. It is bad enough the artists are out here tweeting/acting crazy. You can't have your staff and your reps doing the same. 

In addition, artists out there, this is a just a glimpse of what you can expect from your peers from 'time to time'. Someone is wrong in this situation regardless of the story as the scheduled performance did not go down. In addition, the person most upset WAS ASKED AT THE LAST MINUTE (for performing standards anyway) to perform and she did a favor. Now when she doesn't do any more 'favors', she is going to be the bad 'guy'. smh Again, those little voices in the back of your head (or those coming from your STAFF) shouldn't be brushed off. :) Sometimes they save you the heartache...















*I have NEVER SAID THE WORD 'SOURCE' on my blog. This is the first time. There is a reason for that. It is because I have someone who wants the story to be known that I personally know. As in, HAS BEEN TO MY HOUSE personally know. So I feel like I can say 'source' on this one 'cause well...I trust them and I know they are DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITUATION.

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Just in case you don't 'know' all of the songs on @Zo3hree5ive Just visiting three...Zo! has provided them for you....

01 BLACK COW FEAT. PHONTE AND SY SMITH

LEAD VOCAL:  PHONTE

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  SY SMITH AND PHONTE

GUITAR:  CHRIS BOERNER

TRUMPET:  STAN GRAHAM

TROMBONE:  ANDREW KLEINDIENST

SAXOPHONE:  MATT DOUGLAS

02 LET IT GO FEAT. NICHOLAS RYAN GANT

LEAD VOCAL:  NICHOLAS RYAN GANT

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  NICHOLAS RYAN GANT AND PHONTE

03 DRIVING FEAT. SY SMITH

LEAD VOCAL:  SY SMITH

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  SY SMITH AND PHONTE

FLUTE:  CLAUDIA HAYDEN

04 MARZIPAN FEAT. ERIC ROBERSON AND PHONTE

LEAD VOCAL:  ERIC ROBERSON

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  PHONTE

GUITAR:  CHRIS BOERNER

TRUMPET:  STAN GRAHAM

05 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS FEAT. PHONTE

ALL VOCALS:  PHONTE

06 SAME OLE LOVE FEAT. JEANNE JOLLY

LEAD VOCAL:  JEANNE JOLLY

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  JEANNE JOLLY AND PHONTE

ACOUSTIC GUITAR:  CHRIS BOERNER

PEDAL STEEL:  ALLYN LOVE

07 PLAYING YOUR GAME, BABY FEAT. ANTHONY DAVID

LEAD VOCAL:  ANTHONY DAVID

TRUMPET:  STAN GRAHAM

TROMBONE:  ANDREW KLEINDIENST

SAXOPHONE:  MATT DOUGLAS

ALL INSTRUMENTS BY ZO!, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED

PRODUCED BY ZO! AND PHONTE FOR CHAPTER 3HREE, VERSE 5IVE MUSIC, LLC/THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MUSIC, LLC

RECORDED AND MIXED BY ZO! AT EAST WING STUDIOS, SILVER SPRING, MD AND BY PHONTE AT THE PEANUT GALLERY

ADDITIONAL RECORDING AND MIXING BY CHRIS BOERNER AT THE BURLAP PALACE, RALEIGH, NC

MASTERING:  SOIREE RECORDS

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY KEITH ESTEP OF KEITH ESTEP PHOTOGRAPHY

...JUST VISITING THREE:  THE ORIGINALS

01 BLACK COW

WRITTEN BY WALTER BECKER AND DONALD FAGEN

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY STEELY DAN

FROM THE ALBUM "AJA" (ABC, 1977)

02 LET IT GO

WRITTEN BY JOHN LANG, RICHARD PAGE AND STEVE GEORGE

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY PAGES

FROM THE ALBUM "PAGES" (EPIC, 1978)

03 DRIVING

WRITTEN BY BEN WATT

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

FROM THE ALBUM "THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE" (ATLANTIC, 1990)

04 MARZIPAN

WRITTEN AND ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY ERIC TAGG

FROM THE ALBUM "DREAMWALKIN'" (EMI, 1982)

05 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS

WRITTEN BY GEORGE MICHAEL

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY WHAM!

FROM THE ALBUM "MAKE IT BIG" (CBS, 1985)

06 SAME OLE LOVE

WRITTEN BY MARILYN MCLEOD AND DARRYL K. ROBERTS

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY ANITA BAKER

FROM THE ALBUM "RAPTURE" (ELEKTRA, 1986)

07 PLAYING YOUR GAME, BABY

WRITTEN AND ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY BARRY WHITE

FROM THE ALBUM "BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE" (20TH CENTURY, 1977)

© 2011 CHAPTER 3HREE, VERSE 5IVE MUSIC, LLC/THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MUSIC, LLC

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