Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Kelis has inked a deal with Interscope Records, announcing that she is releasing her next album via will.i.am Music Group.

“I love that I am now a new part of the Interscope family. 2010 is around the corner and I can’t wait to put out new music and spend time with real music fans on tour again,” says Kelis.

Commenting on his newest signing, will.i.am says, “Kelis represents the kind of edge that pushes all of us not just musically but stylistically as well. She has always opened new doors for her audience and we’re ready to walk through this next one with her.”

Interscope Geffen A&M Records Chairman, Jimmy Iovine, adds, “Kelis is a true artist and we’re so excited to start this new chapter in her musical life.”

Kelis’ new album will include production from will.i.am and David Guetta, who produced the Black Eyed Peas’ Grammy-nominated hit, “I Got A Feeling.” Other producers on Kelis’ upcoming project are Free School, Boyz Noize, Burnz and DJ Ammo.

Kelis’ new record “Acapella” (produced by Guetta), can be heard here.

   

Multi-platinum and three-time Grammy Award-winning group The Black Eyed Peas have moved up the digital release of the group’s first single “Boom Boom Pow,” off their fifth studio album, The E.N.D., to Monday, March 30th, the date the single becomes available to all digital retail accounts.

The single impacted CHR/Top 40 Radio two weeks ago, and is currently #17 at the format. The record is the group’s eleventh CHR/Top 40 hit, tying them with the Backstreet Boys for most chart hits in the aforementioned format by a group this decade.

An accompanying video for the new single “Boom Boom Pow,” directed by production company Motion Theory (producers of Weezer’s Grammy Award-winning video “Pork and Beans”), will be released in early April.

The song was produced by will.i.am, and written by The Black Eyed Peas (will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie). As previously reported, The E.N.D. comes out June 9th, 2009.

In addition, The Black Eyed Peas will perform tomorrow night (Friday, March 27th) at the Ultra Music Festival, which is part of the Winter Music Conference.

   

Long-time fans of Eminem have been anticipating his return for quite some time, and their prayers have been finally answered. After a four-year respite, Eminem is returning to music with the release of his new album Relapse on May 19th via Shady/Aftermath/Interscope.

Making up for lost time, Eminem plans to double up his output by dropping Relapse 2 later this year, saying: “A lot of people were expecting Relapse to drop last year. I was one of them. Then Dre and I went back in the studio in September for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll, we wound up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff.”

Last month, the album’s first single “Crack A Bottle” featuring Eminem, Dr. Dre, and 50 Cent was released and immediately soared to #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts, setting a record for opening week download sales. The accompanying video for the song is scheduled to debut April 7th.

During an interview late last year on his Shade 45 satellite radio show, Eminem announced his plans for a new album, followed by the freestyle “I’m Having A Relapse, which initiated the anticipation for Eminem’s forthcoming album.

After a four-year hiatus, Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling group, The Black Eyed Peas, are back with another studio album entitled “The E.N.D,” scheduled for a June 9th release date.

The first single off the album is “Boom Boom Pow,” which Interscope Records is currently servicing to radio and clubs. “We wanted to make a record that would make people dance,” reveals will.i.am.

“The E.N.D.” comes four-years after the 2005 release of the multi-platinum selling album “Monkey Business,” which included the hits “Don’t Phunk with My Heart” and “My Humps.”

In conjunction with the release of “The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas plan to kick off a world tour. Dates will be announced in the weeks and months ahead.

Although it has been four years since The Black Eyed Peas recorded their last studio album together, the period did keep some of the group members busy.

Fergie released her hugely successful solo album “The Dutchess,” selling six million records worldwide, while TBEP principal member will.i.am released his solo debut “Songs About Girls” in 2007.

Also in 2008, will.i.am contributed his influence to Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign by penning the song, “Yes We Can,” in addition to the popular post-election songs “It’s A New Day” and “America’s Song.”

Rapper and Hollywood actress, “Eve” Jihan Jeffers, has announced that she will release a new album later this year. 

According to XXLmag.com, Eve, in an interview with the New York Post’s PopWatch blog, reportedly blamed her disc’s repeated setbacks on her “whole music label situation” with Interscope, but said it should finally surface this spring or summer.

“It won’t be called ‘Here I Am’ anymore,” she said. “Now it’s called ‘Flirt.’” In addition, Eve says the music will be a lot more positive then her original effort. “I had to get in there and put in some upbeat music that I wasn’t depressed about,” she said of the new tracks. “It’s fun, it’s sexy, it’s totally me. Imagine if ‘Tambourine’ had kids — that’s what the CD sounds like.”

Myspace Music, the world’s premiere online music portal, is exclusively premiering new albums from Keyshia Cole (”A Different Me”) and Soulja Boy Tellem (”iSouljaboytellem”). The social networking site is offering fans the opportunity to stream the albums in their entirety before the official releases on December 16.

Keyshia Cole is releasing her third album, led by her first single “Playa Cardz Right,” which features the posthumous rapper Tupac Shakur. The single has already reached the top 15 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. “You Complete Me” is the second single from the multi-platinum singer.

Internet sensation Soulja Boy Tellem is back with his second album, iSouljaboytellem, the follow-up to the platinum selling “Souljaboytellem.com,” which featured the ubiquitous hit “Crank That (Soulja Boy).” “Birdwalk” is the first single off his new album, followed by the Sammie assisted second single “Kiss You Thru The Phone.”

In addition to her new album, Keisha Cole is currently enjoying success on BET with the third season of her top-rated reality show, The Way It Is.

Interscope Records/Grand Hustle recording artist, Yung LA, is scheduled to release his debut album, “Futuristic Leland,” in the first quarter of 2009.

The Atlanta native is currently receiving national recognition for his single, “Ain’t I” featuring labelmates T.I. and Young Dro.

“Each song will be different, I may be swag rapping, but I’ma hit you with bars too,” promises the burgeoning 22-year old star born Leland Austin. “It’s a new way of hip hop and a new way to express it. There’s nothing I can say that the next man hasn’t said, it’s just the way I say mine and the way I paint the same picture with different colors.”

In 2006, Yung LA got the attention of Grand Hustle recording artist Young Dro, which led to him signing with the label in 2007.

Hip-Hop icon and legendary rapper/producer Andre “Dr. Dre” Young has partnered with Interscope Geffen A&M Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine and Monster, a leading manufacturer of professional audio and video accessories, to create the “Beats by Dr. Dre” headphones.

A consummate producer with a penchant for details, Dr. Dre’s newest innovation is designed to maximize the listening experience for consumers by capturing the subtle nuances hidden in most musical recordings. Featuring powered isolation technology created to reduce external noise and enhance sound quality, the former Death Row Records co-founder and Aftermath Records boss conveyed his confidence that “Beats by Dr. Dre” meets his standard for the way headphones should perform.

“Artists and producers work hard in the studio perfecting their sound, but people can’t really hear it with normal headphones. Most headphones can’t handle the bass, the detail, the dynamics. Bottom line: the music doesn’t move you. With Beats, people are going to hear what the artists hear and listen to the music the way they should – the way I do.”

Years in the making, Jimmy Iovine expressed his satisfaction in the final product, explaining: “Dre and I have been developing these headphones for a while and in Monster we found a partner that could work with us to crystallize his vision and develop them to the quality level he expects.”

The stylish black high-definition headphones emblazoned with a red “b” logo enclosed in a white/metallic/silver circular design are retailing for $349.95 at Apple and Best Buy locations. To entice shoppers to sample the “Beats by Dr. Dre,” listening stations have been set-up at select stores so that consumers can hear and experience the difference in audio engineering.