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Post by Nick on Apr 4, 2016 17:04:55 GMT -5
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Post by Nick on Apr 7, 2016 21:52:57 GMT -5
He just confirmed a release date of 7-1-16 on Facebook.
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on Apr 7, 2016 22:06:36 GMT -5
Pfftttt....... Not falling for it
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on Apr 7, 2016 22:47:26 GMT -5
Double post, sorry, he just went live with his new single!!!
My knees just disappeared. I can't.
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Post by Nick on Apr 8, 2016 17:53:55 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7326350/maxwell-lake-by-the-oceanMaxwell Invites Fans to the 'Lake By the Ocean'
New single precedes July 1 release of long-awaited ‘blackSUMMERS’night’ album; a 25-date tour kicks off June 18Maxwell gets a jump on boosting this summer’s heat index with today’s (April 8) release of “Lake By the Ocean.” It’s the lead single from the Grammy Award winner’s blackSUMMERS’night. Seven years in the making, the project is the second album in the artist’s three-part musical trilogy that began with 2009's BLACKsummers'night. Columbia Records will release the set on July 1. The intense yet seductive “Lake By the Ocean” revolves around Maxwell’s favorite core subjects: love, heartbreak and relationships. Triggered by the singer’s silky, shape-shifting tenor, the mid-tempo track was written and produced by Musze (aka Maxwell) and his longtime collaborator Hod David. Acknowledging that heartbreak is always at the root of most of the songs he pens, Maxwell calls the single a “love story about finding joy after having gone through struggle and betrayal. Small situations, like even a lake by the ocean, is big enough for you. When you’re so in love, you don’t need more.” For fans, the song will call to mind Maxwell’s top-charting “Pretty Wings.” The sultry lead single introduced the trilogy’s first chapter, BLACKsummers’night. Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the album has sold 1.2 million according to Nielsen Music. “Pretty Wings” spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while second single “Bad Habits” peaked at No. 4 on the same tally. The album later won two Grammys, including best R&B album. The new single is available at all major digital retailers. Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the artist’s career-launching debut, 1996’s Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, the forthcoming blackSUMMERS’night has already set in motion plans for a 25-date tour. Kicking off June 18, the trek includes a headlining stint at the 2016 Essence Festival. The singer will announce the summer tour schedule on Monday, April 11 at www.musze.com/. During a cab ride home from the New York studio where he’s been recording blackSUMMERS’night, Maxwell chatted with Billboard about his 20-year career, getting his “boogie” on and giving a shout-out to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the new album. “You know, I’m crazy right now,” says Maxwell with a laugh, “because I’m sitting at the end of this. I’m always losing my mind when I’m at the end of something. But it’s a good crazy.” On notoriously taking his time: I’m always working on music. But when you put into play the release of an album, it’s a different situation; kind of a relationship. As much as you want to please the person, you have to be who you are but still evolve at the same time. You also have to keep your standards up in an ever-changing world of sound and new people coming up. At the same time, I don’t want to be formulaic or copy myself. That’s something I can’t stand. I can’t work based on just because two or three years have passed. So I go into these little pauses. I’m waiting for that spark. I can’t describe it. But it says to me that since I’ve been through more pain or I’m happy, I can now write and make a song that feels a certain way -- and one I feel is good enough to be on the record. On name-checking President Obama and the First Lady: Because I love President Barack Obama so much, I definitely had to give a shout-out to him and First Lady Michelle Obama. I don’t think I’ve ever name-checked anybody on any album before. But when I was releasing the first BLACKsummers’night, President Obama was campaigning and then got elected. Now as I’m releasing this new album, he and the First Lady are just about to leave. So I just wanted to send a nod to them and the way that it’s expressed is pretty nice. It’s about having that special woman around you when the world is crazy. On more hints about the new album: We have some boogie records on there, too, that I think will surprise people. I don’t want to sound too sure of myself, but I think you will want to dance when you hear them. We kind of went back to my first record where I had more of those type of songs like “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).” And summer is the operative word. You’re out, drinking, dancing, moving. We have a lot of that going on with this album. I hope people can get into the boogie of it because there’s some boogie right up in there. On his 20 years-and-counting career: I could not ever in my wildest imagination have envisioned this. I get to do something that most people dream about. I come from a lower middle class family; I know what real work is. So I’m very aware of how special it is to have the opportunity I’ve been given over the last 20 years to make music. I’m lucky, blessed … whatever you want to call it. I just got all these dates for things we’ll be doing in the next two years. It’s pretty intensive. Sometimes I’m a bit of a wild child and don’t like the routine. But I’m grateful for it and happy for what we have with this album.
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Post by Dreams on Apr 8, 2016 18:13:38 GMT -5
On more hints about the new album: We have some boogie records on there, too, that I think will surprise people. I don’t want to sound too sure of myself, but I think you will want to dance when you hear them. We kind of went back to my first record where I had more of those type of songs like “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).” And summer is the operative word. You’re out, drinking, dancing, moving. We have a lot of that going on with this album. I hope people can get into the boogie of it because there’s some boogie right up in there. YESSSS! Sounds hot. I secretly hope he put the J.Lo duet on the album too. I think it had been described as "Bronx boogie".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 18:20:10 GMT -5
On more hints about the new album: We have some boogie records on there, too, that I think will surprise people. I don’t want to sound too sure of myself, but I think you will want to dance when you hear them. We kind of went back to my first record where I had more of those type of songs like “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).” And summer is the operative word. You’re out, drinking, dancing, moving. We have a lot of that going on with this album. I hope people can get into the boogie of it because there’s some boogie right up in there. YESSSS! Sounds hot. That's what I was expecting for the lead single, based on how this was supposed to be an uptempo record. "Lake By The Ocean" could have been on the first installment.
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Post by Nick on Apr 8, 2016 18:41:41 GMT -5
That's what I was expecting for the lead single, based on how this was supposed to be an uptempo record. "Lake By The Ocean" could have been on the first installment. I'm forgetting, but I thought this installment was more gospel influenced songs and "Night" would be mostly slow jams.
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Post by Rican@ on Apr 9, 2016 8:51:21 GMT -5
That's what I was expecting for the lead single, based on how this was supposed to be an uptempo record. "Lake By The Ocean" could have been on the first installment. I'm forgetting, but I thought this installment was more gospel influenced songs and "Night" would be mostly slow jams. He said it would be more upbeat and gospel sounding years ago. I remember him talking about the process of the Summer album even before releasing the Black album. And no JLo duet, love her but she needs to stay away unless it is small portion of back back background vocals. Not here for that.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 9, 2016 14:48:30 GMT -5
As I said in his single thread, I was hoping for an uptempo lead single as well. I'm still anxious to hear the album and hoping it delivers in that regard.
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Post by wavey. on Apr 9, 2016 21:03:19 GMT -5
I just hit his Spotify page up...boll. I forgot how dope Acension, and Somethin Somethin is. Cocoure too.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Apr 11, 2016 12:21:32 GMT -5
Not sure what a boll is, in this context. I also apparently missed a song called Cocoure. Sounds like a hot chocolate-based cologne. But yeah, Maxwell is probably one of the most consistently great artists out there. Not only does he not have one bad album, but each one is bonafide great and reveals more and more depth with each listen. The one thing that bothers me, the Grammar nazi (surprise, surprise, LOL) is when he sings "Can we swim a lake by the ocean?" It would have been clunkier to say "...in a lake by the ocean" but it just sounds...awkward the way it is currently. There was another song in recent history that did the same kind of thing but I'm drawing a blank right now. Although, let's be real, NOTHING will ever beat KornRow's "Stole." Even my 6 year old godson could and would NEVER.
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Post by Nick on Apr 11, 2016 17:41:05 GMT -5
I also apparently missed a song called Cocoure. "Luxury:Cococure" is from 1998's "Embrya" album.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 18:28:45 GMT -5
I also apparently missed a song called Cocoure. "Luxury:Cococure" is from 1998's "Embrya" album. He was remarking on the misspelling/typo. Lee is an ass like that. (I should add, I know he means no malice when he does that.)
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Post by wavey. on Apr 11, 2016 18:42:27 GMT -5
Gdamn Grammar Nazi, fuq you, lol.
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Post by Nick on Apr 11, 2016 20:11:46 GMT -5
MAXWELL TOUR:
APR 23 NEW ORLEANS FAIR GROUNDS NEW ORLEANS
APR 24 TOBAGO JAZZ EXPERIENCE TOBAGO, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
JUN 18 EMERALD QUEEN CASINO TACOMA
JUN 20 SACRAMENTO CONVENTION CENTER - SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY CENTER THEATRE SACRAMENTO
JUN 21 THE MOUNTAIN WINERY SARATOGA
JUN 23 VINA ROBLES AMPHITHEATRE PASO ROBLES
JUN 28 SANDIA RESORT AND CASINO ALBUQUERQUE
JUN 29 THE CRITERION OKLAHOMA CITY
JUL 1 ESSENCE FESTIVAL NEW ORLEANS
JUL 2 ESSENCE FESTIVAL NEW ORLEANS
JUL 3 ESSENCE FESTIVAL NEW ORLEANS
JUL 4 OLYMPIA THEATRE MONTREAL, CANADA
JUL 5 MASSEY HALL TORONTO, CANADA
JUL 6 SHEA'S PERFORMING ARTS CENTER BUFFALO
JUL 8 THE GRAND THEATER AT FOXWOODS CASINO NEW LONDON
JUL 9 THE AMPHITHEATRE AT CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK BROOKLYN
JUL 11 THE PALACE THEATRE COLUMBUS
JUL 12 SOARING EAGLE CASINO & RESORT - OUTDOOR MOUNT PLEASANT
JUL 14 THE LOUISVILLE PALACE THEATER LOUISVILLE
JUL 15 ASCEND AMPHITHEATER NASHVILLE
JUL 16 VERIZON ARENA LITTLE ROCK
JUL 18 ACL LIVE AT THE MOODY THEATER AUSTIN
JUL 19 MAJESTIC THEATRE SAN ANTONIO
JUL 22 SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO - SPOTLIGHT SHOWROOM COACHELLA
JUL 26 THE PEACE CENTER CONCERT HALL GREENVILLE
JUL 27 CHRYSLER HALL NORFOLK
JUL 29 THE RED HAT AMPHITHEATER RALEIGH
JUL 30 SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM CHATTANOOGA
JUL 31 BIRMINGHAM-JEFFERSON CONVENTION COMPLEX - CONCERT HALL BIRMINGHAM
AUG 3 DR. PHILIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS - WALT DISNEY THEATRE ORLANDO
AUG 4 RICHARD B. BAUMGARDNER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS - RUTH ECKERD HALL CLEARWATER
AUG 6 RICHMOND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER - WILLIAM B. BELL AUDITORIUM NORTH AUGUSTA
AUG 7 TIMES-UNION CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS - MORAN THEATRE JACKSONVILLE
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Post by Caviar on Apr 11, 2016 20:13:06 GMT -5
Wait..so he skips ATL for Augusta? What the hell? Why is he playing these tiny ass venues?
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 11, 2016 20:23:22 GMT -5
HE'S COMING TO THE MAJESTIC!
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Post by wavey. on Apr 11, 2016 23:34:55 GMT -5
Wait..so he skips ATL for Augusta? What the hell? Why is he playing these tiny ass venues? Niqqa tryna play it safe lol.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 12, 2016 1:50:07 GMT -5
Luxury:Cocoure is forever my jam!
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Apr 12, 2016 9:25:36 GMT -5
He was remarking on the misspelling/typo. Lee is an ass like that. (I should add, I know he means no malice when he does that.) :'( You get me like no one else does. UGGGH I need to see that Coney Island show.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 15, 2016 17:28:47 GMT -5
All ticket purchases come with a CD!
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Post by Nick on May 4, 2016 17:15:13 GMT -5
@_MAXWELL_
I’ll be performing Lake By The Ocean live on @colbertlateshow tonight at 11:35 pm ET on @cbs #LBTO
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very special guests fantasia aka @tasiasword ro james aka @rojamesxix on the #MST16 warmup tour this summer #LBTO
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Post by Nick on May 13, 2016 17:23:37 GMT -5
Maxwell from Wendy Williams show today:
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Post by Dreams on May 14, 2016 6:38:03 GMT -5
I know he has dated women in the past (I think one of them was Naomi Campbell), but I keep getting zesty vibes from him. Nothing overt really, but... Anyway, I wonder why he's doing all this promo now when the album isn't being released until July?
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Post by Nick on May 25, 2016 19:54:04 GMT -5
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Post by Gekkouga on May 25, 2016 20:12:20 GMT -5
So is this the album cover?
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on May 25, 2016 21:59:07 GMT -5
I know he has dated women in the past (I think one of them was Naomi Campbell), but I keep getting zesty vibes from him. Nothing overt really, but... Anyway, I wonder why he's doing all this promo now when the album isn't being released until July? He's on tour
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on May 26, 2016 9:44:09 GMT -5
If that's the cover, I dig it. I bet Night is an instrumental track but I can't wait for this!
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Post by Nick on May 28, 2016 19:17:54 GMT -5
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