

Vinyl, CD, cassette- and digital pre-orders, as well as pre-saves, can be purchased on .Ĭheck below for the full release schedule. Ashley Parker Angel’s Soundtrack To Your Life album will also be made available under the partnership.Īccording to a press release, “The partnership was designed upon Blackground’s commitment to introduce Aaliyah and Blackground’s legacy to a new audience, re-engage longtime fans, and educate new fans about Aaliyah and Blackground’s undeniable impact on culture, fashion, visual art, music and more.” In addition to those landmark releases, the reemerged label will also liberate Toni Braxton’s Libra album, Tank’s Force of Nature, One Man, and Sex, Love & Pain albums, as well as Jojo’s The High Road album and self-titled album, JoJo. “We’re happy to provide a home for Blackground Records 2.0 and help build upon their independent story.” “Blackground Records redefined popular music as we know it,” says Ghazi, CEO and Founder of EMPIRE. That was the only way for us to put it together.Kith Announces New Aaliyah Collection With Never-Before-Seen Photos "So I think that one of the main things was trying to make sure that we represent them properly, thinking of how long it has been, how we approach it, how we make sure that the fans are OK with how we do approach it and how we do market it, considering them in every aspect. A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a cop tries to force everyone in the building to evacuate. With Emile Hirsch, Mel Gibson, David Zayas, Kate Bosworth. "All of these artists have serious fans, and if you do it wrong - especially in this cancel-culture world of social media - the attacks will start happening," EMPIRE's Tina Davis told Billboard. Force of Nature: Directed by Michael Polish.

II) and Timbaland ( Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment)ĩ/3 - Aaliyah ("Are You That Somebody") and Movie Soundtracks ( Romeo Must Die & Exit Wounds)ĩ/10: Aaliyah ( Aaliyah and "Miss You" music video)ĩ/17: Tank ( Force Of Nature, One Man, and Sex, Love & Pain)ĩ/24: JoJo ( JoJo and The High Road) and Ashley Parker Angel ( Soundtrack to Your Life)ġ0/8 - Aaliyah ( I Care 4 U & Ultimate Aaliyah)

Regardless of its opinion, however, it appears that Hankerson's decision to rerelease Aaliyah's music, along with Blackground classics from Timbaland & Magoo, JoJo, Tank, and Toni Braxton, is final.Īccording to Billboard, the full release slate for the newly revived Blackground Records - which the outlet says " the rollout schedule of a record label lining up a lucrative quarter" - is as follows:Ĩ/27 - Timbaland & Magoo ( Welcome to Our World, Indecent Proposal, and Under Construction Pt. Now, in this 20th year, this unscrupulous endeavor to release Aaliyah’s music without any transparency or full accounting to the estate compels our hearts to express a word - forgiveness." However, that all is about to change in a matter of weeks because Blackground Records, Aaliyah's label home, has announced that it will be redistributing its entire catalog to streaming services as the first major move of its revival.Īaliyah's estate has already made it known that it disagrees with Blackground Records founder (and Aaliyah's uncle) Barry Hankerson's decision, stating, "We have always been confused as to why there is such a tenacity in causing more pain alongside what we already have to cope with for the rest of our lives. Aaliyah's entire catalog - as well as other Blackground classics from Timbaland & Magoo, JoJo Tank, and Toni Braxton - will be redistributed starting this month.Īaliyah fans have long noticed that one of their favorite artist's catalogs, aside from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, has always been unavailable on streaming services.
