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March 5th, 2010 by Hannah

Swedish pop star Robyn is releasing a bunch of new music this year. All in all, the singer is planning to put out three new albums. She must be making up for lost time. The albums will feature a Royksopp-produced track, a rap duet with Snoop Dogg and a track which was produced by Diplo. I can’t wait to hear the new stuff that Robyn has to offer. It’s about time that she puts something new out there. While I love all her classic hits, it’s not enough to keep fans interested. I wonder when the exact dates are for her releases.

January 13th, 2010 by Hannah

For their first release since 1990’s ‘Smooth Noodle Maps’, the legendary band Devo picked singer Santigold to produce songs for their new as yet to be titled album. Lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh said that they received offers from 20 producers, including Snoop Dogg and Fatboy Slim, to help in the studio, but trusted Santigold to remix their tracks. The singer spoke of the collaboration saying “They’re just, like, my band idols. Them and The Smiths. But DEVO, I made them pull out the red hats and pose for a picture.” The highly anticipated album is due out this coming spring.

July 17th, 2008 by Hannah

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Snoop Dogg is one of the artists working on transforming the first Johnny Cash album into at 21st century rap record.

Snoop is remixing Cash’s ‘I Walk The Line’ from The Sun Sessions. The album will be called Johnny Cash Remixed and is being driven by Cash’s son, John Carter Cash.

“My father made his stead by defying the expected and accepted way of things” John Carter Cash said in a statement. “He set the standard at the same time. He would have loved this remix record. While it stays true to the original recordings, this CD touches on undiscovered ground. This is what my father was about: staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking new music.”

The original pieces from The Sun Sessions are being used as the template for the new recordings. Rick Rubin, who produced Cash’s last 5 albums, is overseeing production. The album will be released on October 14.