IN HIDING... (2 OF 2) KICKED TO THE CURB AS SINGLES RELEASE HALT



During a recent appearance on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Reese Hollinsworth revealed that there will be no more singles spawned from his second extended play, In Hiding... (2 of 2), citing commercially unsuccessful previous singles and lack of time to promote singles, should there be any new singles released.

However, good news did spawn from the phone call. When asked about the progress of his Made in America performance, he says that they "have started rehearsals," which is always good news. And in answer to Seacrest's enquiry of details about Hollinsworth's performance setlist, he claims that "almost half of the setlist are songs that I've never recorded in the studio before," the feeling of it he describes as "exciting," but "nerve-wracking at the same time."

Hollinsworth has also revealed that he is currently working on a potential debut studio album, which promises original content, although he states that the album is "definitely in the works," which is probably a sign that the album won't be coming out anytime soon, at least not during Q3.

Reese Hollinsworth's Made in America performance will be streamed live from YouTube on August 31, 2014. HBO has also confirmed to release a concert special of the performance, although no premiere date has been pinpointed.

CULTURE UNCUT! EXCLUSIVE

PURE: 'NIGHT MOVES' MAY BE OUR FINAL RELEASE FOR A LONG TIME



What better way to start your Monday with some incredible tongue-in-cheek comments made by PURE maestro Ryan Williams. The 23 year old claims that upcoming album, 'Night Moves', may be the final material PURE release as a band for the foreseeable future.

Speaking to CU exclusively this morning, Willaims said: "I'm falling out of love with everything. There was once upon a time when making music and was fun. It was something I took great pride in, I loved showing off our abilities. Things have changed so much though, I don't if I can deal with the pressure anymore. Theres also now a serious case that quantity is more important than quality in this industry. I could name you countless artists who are getting serious success from recycling their old songs and releasing it. It's too predictable."

'Night Moves' - which is the follow up to their fantastic debut album 'Weekend Lovers' - was originally due for release in May, however it was then delayed to July. Come August and we're all still waiting to hear the fogged out guitars and hazy synths of 'Night Moves'. Williams took to Twitter yesterday to apologise for the delays to the album, which was followed by a massive backlash from fans of the band and music fans in general. The usual cool-hand Williams vented his frustration publicly by having a massive go at infamous keyboard warrior Queen Alexis. Alexis joked about PURE's constant delaying of their album, when Williams spat out. "I don't know why you're complaining, you wont listen to it anyway, so fuck off back to your little hole and save your whiney bitchy talk for a conversation where your input will actually be valued." Ouch!

"I'm not setting another release date until I know for sure. Mid-late September. I've done it again, fuck. Either way, it's the final release for a while."

Williams has been known to voice his opinion on controversial matters before, he claims he does not do it for publicity, but because "someone needs to speak some sense once in a while". "I'm going to sound like a little bitch now cause you're going to release these quotes, it will sound like i'm being insanely pretentious and that i'm better than everyone else. The fact is someone needs to speak some sense once in a while. Everyone is too worried about playing it safe and saying bullshit that is going to make everyone love them."

PURE are due to fly back to the UK on Wednesday to finish up the upcoming album, something that Williams says may be the last thing he releases for a while. "Yeah, we're recording in London for a week on Wednesday. I really want to complete this record and get it out cause im so proud of it. I'm not setting another release date until I know for sure. Mid-late September. I've done it again, fuck. Either way, it's the final release for a while."



When asked about the little spat he had on Twitter with Queen Alexis last night, Williams shook his head and smiled. "The thing that gets me about most of these keyboard warriors is the fact that they come across like they are genuinely interested in your life. Seriously, if you've got a sex tape, you've punched someone or you're fucking your neighbour, these people will know. If you release a number 1 record, they don't speak of it. I fucking hate when people get on my back about the album being delayed when I know they won't listen to it even when it is released. We don't kiss the asses enough of the 'major league players'."

"Think of 'Weekend Lovers' as the fling, 'Night Moves' is the full blown love affair"

Following answering that question, Williams lit up a cigarette and directed me to not ask him any more questions regarding Twitter. Describing the sound of 'Night Moves' Williams said that it's a soundtrack to his life. "Basically we had the idea of writing the soundtrack to a life. I mean, imagine your life was portrayed in an 80's movie, imagine how the soundtrack at the end would sound. That's what direction we took with it. We're obsessed with 80's pop music. I think that is very evident on the record."

Despite having many of the same elements as their debut album, Williams is confident that the both are very differently sonically. "Aesthetically they may seem the same. I'm still singing about sex and drugs. But I think this album has a little more heart in it. Think of 'Weekend Lovers' as the fling, 'Night Moves' is the full blown love affair. It's definitely a lot more electronic. The last album was very guitar heavy, that isn't the case this time around. We explored all our influences from multiple genres and eras. Lyrically it's also my best work. A lot has happened over the past year or so."

Tric-Jam Records Co-Owner Expecting First Child W/ Ex-Husband Mark Talley



And looking gorgeous as ever! Yes, we can confirm that the 27 year old manager, producer, singer, and songwriter is pregnant with her first child after getting back together with ex-husband, Mark Talley. Rumors were swirling after the producer was seen a few weeks ago with Talley, as the two were going out to dinner but it wasn't until recently when she was spotted at an event, showing (very much) and cradling her baby bump, adorable! She is reportedly 5 months along, wow, and has managed to keep everything hush hush as well as hiding her pregnancy. That's one lady who loves her privacy! No official word from either of the parties but clearly she's about to burst so we'll take that as confirmation. There's no word on what gender they are expecting but we can predict that the baby will be sweet and cute as a button if the parents are anything to go on. Even more exciting news? She'll be gracing the cover of Ebony magazine for its November issue, at least that's what sources are telling us.

"She's so excited to be a mother. Her and Mark have been working out their relationship and are a lot closer now. He hasn't left her side once and totally spoils her. He's excited and nervous to be a father but he's definitely happy to be with Layla once more. They both absolutely glow together. They've been quiet about it because they didn't want so much fuss over it and they obviously want to be protective parents. She's expected to reveal the gender of the baby in the issue of Ebony she's covering." - Source From Layla's Camp

As for the couple? No word on whether they will re-marry any time soon but so far it seems the two are totally inseparable and back in love. The baby's due date is set for December 12th. Congratulations to the happy couple!