Aaliyah’s catalog is tough to pare down to essentials. But we tried our best, with ourBillboardstaff list of the 20 best songs from the artist forever known as Baby Girl, counted down below. Listen to a few of ’em today, and marvel at an artist talented and fully realized enough to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb4Qc4pS41M Aaliyah Song Sampled: “Rock the Boat” Aaliyah’s “Yeahhh mhmm mhmm” ad-libs from her self-titled album’s “Rock the Boat” floated over Rick Ross’ verses on “She Crazy,” which also paid tribute to the rapper’s late friend Pea...
She may have recorded the songs, but the control lies largely in the hands of Hankerson. Aaliyah has become an avatar, a vocal marionette jerked about by the greedy hands of Blackground Records. In many ways, the ongoing mistreatment of Aaliyah’s legacy parallels society’s treatment of ...
Walk me through the process of sequencing the album, like how many songs you were presented with. Did you have to cut out any tracks? By the time I was presented with the songs, they were the songs but there weren’t in any order. The process was simple. People sequence albums all k...
, I had to see Romeo Must Die as soon as I saw the trailer, and I was devastated when I saw the MTV News Break announcing her death in August of 2001. Seriously, a brilliant light was taken to early from our world when she died and when her songs come up on my playlists I ...
Below,Billboardstaffers share their thoughts and memories of the Princess of R&B — the impact that she left, the influence she still carries, and the way her songs endure to this day. WhichAaliyahsong do you remember being the first that really made an impression on you? What about it...
Two acts that first appeared on Billboard’s R&B singles chart in the 1960s have songs debut on that chart this week, joining two other acts who also had their initial chart entries in the 1960s. Michael Jackson earns Hot Shot Debut honors by opening at No. 30 with “You Rock My Wo...
With her outfits defined by baggy clothes, Aaliyah created an original sense of style while often covering her left eye to invoke the late actress Veronica Lake. The singer was tapped as a model forTommy Hilfigerin 1996-1997, sporting a tube top, jeans and boxer shorts for the brand. ...
Lifetime’s Aaliyah Biopic Pulls 3.2 Million Viewers The film was plagued from problems from the start. Aaliyah’s parents, unhappy with the project, didn’t grant the network rights to her music so none of her songs were included.Alexandra Shippsigned on to star in the biopic afterZendaya...
I’m so excited about the Billboard news on the Eurythmics “Ultimate Collection” which is coming out Nov. 8 and will include two new songs. Annie Lennox’s profile lately was very high following her Academy Award win and performance, the 46664 concerts withNelson Mandelaand her remarkable ...