Timabaland, the executive producer for the television show “Empire”, says he has completed his upcoming album and will use television as a platform for the new music.
"Yes, it's done. I'm doing a TV show with that," he said in a recent interview. "I'm not going to talk about it. I'm going to leave it at that." The legendary producer, behind different hits from Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, and Missy Elliott refused to elaborate on details about his new album, which doesn't have a release date.
On "Empire", Timbaland has had major success with the multitude of songs that helped drive the show's powerhouse ratings. "Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and forced Madonna to debut at No. 2 earlier this year.
Timbaland, 42, has also produced hits for Aaliyah, Beyonce, and Nelly Furtado. He says the best way of getting music heard is through television and social media. "I told people this, 'This is how you get your records played and broken' - 'cause we love to watch. You watch your phone all day. You look at Instagram, you look at Snapchat, so what is your psyche telling you? Watch,'" he said. "So if I give you something to hear, somebody can grab your attention span. So if I give you something to watch with some great music, what you going to do? You gonna be like, 'That song dope' because of that picture you are watching."
"Empire" premieres its second season on Sept. 23 on Fox. Timbaland said viewers can expect "more drama, more scratching your head, more banging your head."
By Devon Pyne for RAPstation.com
Timbaland completes new album & is ready for more TV
Timabaland, the executive producer for the television show “Empire”, says he has completed his upcoming album and will use television as a platform for the new music.
"Yes, it's done. I'm doing a TV show with that," he said in a recent interview. "I'm not going to talk about it. I'm going to leave it at that." The legendary producer, behind different hits from Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, and Missy Elliott refused to elaborate on details about his new album, which doesn't have a release date.
On "Empire", Timbaland has had major success with the multitude of songs that helped drive the show's powerhouse ratings. "Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and forced Madonna to debut at No. 2 earlier this year.
Timbaland, 42, has also produced hits for Aaliyah, Beyonce, and Nelly Furtado. He says the best way of getting music heard is through television and social media. "I told people this, 'This is how you get your records played and broken' - 'cause we love to watch. You watch your phone all day. You look at Instagram, you look at Snapchat, so what is your psyche telling you? Watch,'" he said. "So if I give you something to hear, somebody can grab your attention span. So if I give you something to watch with some great music, what you going to do? You gonna be like, 'That song dope' because of that picture you are watching."
"Empire" premieres its second season on Sept. 23 on Fox. Timbaland said viewers can expect "more drama, more scratching your head, more banging your head."
By Devon Pyne for RAPstation.com
