According to MTV News, Cassie will be a spokesmodel for the Sean John women's collection. Lauren London has signed on, as well.
I believe we were the first with an official statement last week, but if you don't believe me, here's Diddy:
"Cassie's definitely not dropped from Bad Boy," Sean Combs said on the L.A. set of a video for his next Press Play single, "Through the Pain" .... "She's in the studio [working on her next album]. So many people are excited to be working with her. ... She was just in the studio with Kanye West. She's going to be doing some stuff with Pharrell. People really understand that she does have some talent and it takes some time to mold it. Everybody's not perfect. I think she had some rough shows, just being nervous. Sometimes people have to break out of that."
She's also been in the studio with Bryan Cox as Diddy notes in this video.
Earlier today, a fairly well known gossip site reported that Cassie had left Bad Boy, according to a source. Obviously, it's a gossip site and one that hasn't exactly been known to be proven accurate or to care all that much about reporting facts, so I was naturally dismissive. But, just to be sure, I contacted Bad Boy for an official response. I received it a few moments ago: Cassie is not leaving Bad Boy and she is readying her sophomore release, as we've talked about.
So, if any Cassie fans (or anyone else) want to squash this rumor, point people here! And, if you ever have a rumor you'd like me to crush, you can always contact me. We're all about the truth here at Bad Boy Blog.
From the press release:
The Flyntstones are also dialoguing with Conrad "Rad" Dimanche, Senior A&R; of Bad Boy Records, on his upcoming projects. Conrad met with The Flyntstones in Orlando earlier this year and said, "You guys have a special sound" - which was something positive coming from one of the top A&Rs; in the music industry. Rad also handpicked one of the The Flyntstones' hottest tracks, which is armed with heavy drums, a rock "wah wah" guitar riff and raunchy cellos, to give to Bad Boy's Vice President, Gwen Niles, for possible consideration on Cassie's (Next Selection/Bad Boy) upcoming album.
I actually missed this until prompted to take a little closer look by BBB commenters Mia and dani (thanks!) - Cassie is the girl featured prominently in the new Burger King commercial. I have adjusted the entry to include her.
Cassie posted a blog entry mentioning that she's been in the studio working on her second album. She posted a song called "Sometimes" (featuring a rap from Ryan Leslie) on her MySpace, but mentions that it may not make the album and is not, necessarily, the direction that they want to go in.
The New York Times has an article on interludes where Ryan Leslie talks about the fact that, while they recorded interludes for the album, it was decided to go interludeless.
But Ryan Leslie, a Bad Boy Records collaborator who produced the No. 1 R&B; hit �Me & U� for Cassie last summer, decided not to include interludes on Cassie�s self-titled debut album, which he also produced, even though several had been recorded. �Until we can train a new generation to get into the full creative vision of the artist, the need for interludes may be diminishing,� Mr. Leslie said. But �once we get people to say, �O.K., this artist is much more than a song,� like with a Stevie Wonder, I think you�ll see a resurgence.�
The New York Times has a write up on Cassie.
After a fall tour of Japan, she returned home to New London for Christmas. Within days, she jetted off to Paris, where she performed on �Hit Machine,� France�s answer to �T.R.L.� Currently, she is preparing for a spring tour of Africa and Dubai, and making inroads toward recording a follow-up to �Cassie� in New York.
Cassie mentions that she'll be presenting at the NRJ Awards. She and Diddy are both nominated for awards, as well.
You can view the cover on Cassie's MySpace. As a warning, there is slight nudity on the cover (it's not Cassie).
They have a photospread up at the FHM France site, as well.
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