After extended absences from music, Jennifer Lopez and the Beastie Boys are back on the Billboard charts. The superstars debut in the top 5 on this week’s albums chart.


Hot Sauce Committee Part 2, the Beastie Boys’ first proper release in seven years, enters in the runner-up spot on the Billboard 200 below Adele’s 21 with 128,000 copies sold. Hot Sauce is the hip-hop trailblazers sixth top 10, followed by To the 5 Boroughs, which debuted at No. 1 in 2004 with 360,000.

Jennifer Lopez’ Island Def Jam debut LOVE? comes in at No. 5 with 83,000. The “American Idol” judge’s previous English-language album, 2007’s Brave, peaked at No. 12 with 53,000.

Also in the top 10 is Sade’s second greatest hits package, The Ultimate Collection, which racked up 38,000 units (No. 7), giving the British band its ninth consecutive top 10 album. Musiq Soulchild’s MusiqInTheMagiq arrives at No. 8 with 35,000.

Sade launched her international tour with a bang. The British band returned to the stage for the first time in a decade with a concert in Nice, France, receiving a warm welcome from thousands of loyal fans. During the gig at Palais Nikaia, the soft-spoken vocalist changed from a more conservative look of a black vest over a white dress shirt and slacks into a cream-colored gown, later slipping into a red dress and standing atop a giant pillar. The tour arrives in the U.S. this June with opening act John Legend. Find out what you can expect below.

Sade channels her sultry side on “I Would Have Never Guessed,” the last of four unreleased songs included on the band’s double-disc set The Ultimate Collection, due May 3. The somber tune features the British songbird singing delicately over a lone piano melody, moaning about a love that left heartache in its wake. “I would never have guessed we’d come to this/ I know that it hurt to turn you away/ But I know all that I was wrong,” she confesses.

Sade lets the orchestra do the talking on the previously unreleased “Love Is Found,” one of four new songs included on the band’s two-disc offering The Ultimate Collection, due May 3. Introduced by an emotive string section, the song unfurls into a sinister, electric guitar-powered jam, with the British songbird discovering love. “I got the radio on/ I know it won’t be long/ I can hear you baby/ I can feel your sound/ I’m getting closer now,” she allures.

With less than a month to go before he becomes a father, Nick Cannon pens a letter to his unborn children on “Pearls,” another release from his forthcoming mixtape Child of the Corn. The anxious dad-to-be cautions his twins of the burdens that come with being born into a family with famous parents.

“They gon’ hate your skin tone, hate your income, hate your homes, and even hate on your moms,” he warns on the personal tune, which samples Sade’s “Pearls.” He tells his daughter to “be careful,” but advises his son to go “hard in the paint.”

Listen as Nick shares his words of wisdom.

Jay-Z’s wish has finally been granted. Sade has called upon the Roc Nation superstar for a remix to one of her songs.


The British songstress, who has avoided collaborating with rappers in the past, gets some help from Jay on the remix to “The Moon and the Sky,” a track included on last year’s platinum-selling Soldier of Love. The remix, along with two other never-before-heard recordings, will appear on Sade’s double-disc set The Ultimate Collection. The 28-track offering also features classic Sade songs and will arrive May 3.

A nervous Sade previously revealed that she turned down Jay-Z and others’ requests for a collaboration. “I’m too scared,” she told the Los Angeles Times. “They’ll find me out. It’s like The Wizard of Oz. They’ll find out there’s nothing there. As for collaborations, I’m collaborating with the band and do what we do. I see myself as a member of this band who does these songs that we write.”

In addition, the band has announced new dates for their North American summer tour, kicking off June 16 in Baltimore, Maryland, with supporting act John Legend.

Sade has tapped John Legend as the opener for the North American leg of the band’s summer tour, with the R&B crooner joining the group on all U.S. dates.

Legend, who is nominated for five awards at this Sunday’s Grammys, will hit the road with Sade beginning June 16 at Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena. During the summer trek, the two acts will pay visits to Chicago’s United Center, Los Angeles’ Staples Center, and Boston’s TD Garden, wrapping their stateside jaunt on August 30 at Anaheim’s Honda Center.

Sade will embark on its first European tour in 17 years on April 29 in Nice, France, making the rounds to Italy, Germany, and England. Check below to see when they’ll bring their soothing sounds to a city near you.



Sade North American Tour Dates with John Legend

June 16 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
June 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
June 21 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
June 24 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
June 28 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
June 30 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
July 6 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
July 15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
July 17 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
August 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center
August 6 – Chicago, IL – United Center
August 13 – Vancouver, B.C. – Rogers Arena
August 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
August 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
August 25 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
August 27 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
August 30 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center

Even the heavy New York City winds couldn’t dim the star power at Keep a Child Alive’s 7th Annual Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday night (Sept. 30). The star-studded charity gala, which raised money for HIV/AIDS treatment, featured appearances and performances by Sade, Whitney Houston, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monáe, and more.

The belle of the ball, host Alicia Keys, lived out her dream by singing with Sade. “It was the most difficult thing I ever had to do in my life, to try to pick one song,” revealed the pregnant songstress, who finally decided upon “Love Is Stronger Than Pride.” “I lost sleep over it actually.”

Janelle Monáe gained new fans with her “Tightrope” walking and Swizz Beatz joined Jay-Z for “On to the Next One,” as his pretty in pink wife looked on. Alicia helped Jay cap the evening in their hometown by channeling Frank Sinatra with an impromptu performance of “New York, New York,” before closing with “Empire State of Mind.”

Coasting on the success of their platinum-selling album Soldier of Love released this past February, U.K. outfit Sade is shaping up to have a busy 2011. The band, led by singer Sade Adu, will hit the road for its first global tour in over a decade, kicking off the 50-city North American leg on June 16 at Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena.

Sade already has U.S. dates scheduled for Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with additional dates to be announced soon. Check below to see if Sade will be rocking an arena near you.


Jun. 16 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
Jun. 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Jun. 21 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
Jun. 24 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
Jun. 28 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Jun. 30 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Jul. 06 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Aug. 05 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Aug. 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Aug. 30 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center

Additional dates will be announced in the following markets soon: Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Calgary, AB; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Las Vegas, NV; Louisville, KY; Memphis, TN; Milwaukee, WI; New Orleans, LA; Oakland, CA; Orlando, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; St. Paul, MN, Vancouver, BC.

Sade is one hot mama in the video for “Babyfather,” the second single from the band’s platinum album Soldier of Love. The 51-year-old mother of one cooks, cleans, and drives a truck full of sweets in the vibrant and refreshing Sophie Muller-directed clip, which features a cameo from her own daughter Ila Adu.

Sade performed something old and something new on Tuesday’s “Dancing with the Stars.” The band took it back to 1985 with “The Sweetest Taboo” and put the audience up on their new single “Babyfather,” for which Sade was once again joined by her daughter Ila Adu. Shout out to Antonio, Cliff, Johnny, and Dubs for putting it down with Sade! That's a good look!

Earlier in the day, Mary J. Blige invited Oprah’s cameras to the Yonkers projects where she grew up and toured her learning center for abused women. She also rocked out with her cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”

214133231
Uploaded by yardie4lifever2. - Explore international webcam videos.
Sade returned to the U.S. to perform her new single “Babyfather” on Monday’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” The British songstress’ teenage daughter, Ila Adu, accompanied her mother on background vocals. She can also be heard on the studio version, along with bandmate Stuart Matthewman’s son Clay.

With her critically-acclaimed album Soldier of Love sitting at No. 1 for a second straight week and her hilarious sketch with Wanda Sykes, Sade is back and better than ever. Just check out these two new promo photos. Does the 51-year-old singer ever age?

Ten years away from the spotlight hasn’t hurt Sade’s career. The British soul singer and her band storm the charts with their first album in a decade.


Soldier of Love, Sade’s sixth studio album, had no trouble debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with a whopping 502,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also marks Sade’s first No. 1 debut and personal best sales week since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.

To add to the list of accomplishments, Soldier of Love holds the best sales week for an album by a group since AC/DC’s Black Ice in 2008 (784,000). The group’s previous album, 2000’s Lovers Rock, entered the Billboard 200 at No. 3 with 370,000 sold in its opening week.

Music fans were definitely eager for Another Round from Jaheim. The R&B crooner scores the second-highest debut of the week with his fifth studio project, making its way in at No. 3 with 112,000. Jaheim’s last studio effort, The Makings of a Man, benefitted from a Christmas sales boost in 2007 with 176,000 units.

Last week’s biggest debut, Lil Wayne’s Rebirth, falls two spots to No. 4 with 89,000, a 49% drop off from its first week.

Sade heads to the West Coast for the next leg of her promo tour. She and the band made a stop on Tuesday’s “Ellen DeGeneres Show” to perform “Soldier of Love.” Their first album in a decade is expected to sell over 425,000 copies in its first week. Don’t call it a comeback.

After waking up to the smooth stylings of Sade on the “Today” show, the sultry singer and her band unwind with a performance of “Soldier of Love” on Tuesday’s “Late Show with David Letterman.”

The press-shy Sade reveals that she was not anxious to return to the spotlight with her latest album. “I ventured in with a little trepidation. I wasn’t eager to get back out there and be recognized again,” she tells The New York Times. “Some people love all of the trimmings and everything that comes with [the music business]. But I happen to not be one of those people.”

What better way to start your day than with Sade? The soul singer and her band made an early morning appearance on Tuesday’s “Today” show to perform the title track off Soldier of Love, her first album since 2000’s Lovers Rock. Sade has a busy week ahead, with upcoming appearances on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The View,” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Sade is back on the front lines in the video for “Soldier of Love,” the lead single from her first studio album in a decade. The iconic singer’s new project of the same name is due stateside on February 9.

“Solider of Love” will serve as Sade’s highly anticipated first single off her upcoming album of the same name. Co-produced by the legend herself and written by long time collaborators Andrew Hale, Stuary Mathhewman and Paul Spencer Denman, the track is said to feature “pulsating and anthemic drum beat along with the haunting vocals that Sade is known for”.

The single is due to hit radio on December 8th (tomorrow!). Sade’s album Solider of Love will hit stores February 8th 2010.

Wow. You seeing that image? Sade looks incredible. These young female singers need to watch out. Sade’s return is no joke.