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Beat Street

Country hits, R&B and haute music rule in the week ahead

In My Own Words

Ne-Yo/ Universal

After writing songs for Mary J. Blige, Ruben Studdard, Marques Houston, Faith Evans, Tyrese, Jamie Foxx and other artists, the R&B singer-songwriter best known for co-writing Mario's 2004 hit, Let me love you and So sick, returns to rule the Billboard top 10 with his debut solo cover.

Apart from working on the OST for Save The Last Dance 2: Stepping Up, the artiste continues to promote his album.

News is that Ne-Yo also has a small role in the flick. In the meantime lend an ear to his crooning.

21 Number Ones

Kenny Rogers/ EMI

Kenny Rogers has more to offer than Islands in the streams, his record-breaking duet with Dolly Parton With 61 albums and three Grammy Awards, 11 People's Choice Awards, 18 American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards and more, the living legend behind 26 Gold records and a Diamond-certified Greatest Hits album is sure the flavour of the season.

The album features Roger's enduring No.1 hits.

The booklet along with contains track notes penned by Rogers himself, his personal take on his favourite hits.

Get Gorgeous 3

Various/ EMI

The popular Channel [V] show enters its third season so does the talent hunt for the PYT who has it all to take the ramp by storm. Matching the theme of the show, here is a compilation of numbers that scream `She's got the looks'. So whom do you have on the cover? Trickbaby, Moby, Enigma, George Michael, Vanilla Ice, Paul Young and rest of groups that give a fashion recall. Remember Father figure and that oh so hot ramp that augmented the sales? Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan wraps up the album with a song that will get you hum Must must. Hint.

SYEDA FARIDA

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