Avant will release his sixth studio album ‘The Letter’ on December 7th. “A letter is what you write to people to tell them what’s going on in your life,” Avant says about the album title. “This album is a letter from me to my fans of what’s going on in my life, what’s going through my head and my struggles as a man.”
Avant is out with the video to his new single ‘When It Hurts’, the first release off the Cleveland, Ohio R&B singer’s upcoming self-titled album, in stores December 6th via Capitol Records. Watch it below.
After releasing four albums that have either gone gold or platinum, Avant has left Geffen Records and decided to sign with a new label, Capitol Records. “It feels good to sign with Capitol, they’ve shown that their dedicated to push their resources for my projects,” the 29-year-old said. “I look forward to a long lasting relationship with many, many hit records.” With production help from Rodney Jenkins and DJ Smurf, Avant will be releasing a new single in March and a full album in the summer of 2008.
Avant, Babyface, Chris Brown, former B2K member Omarion, and Ray J were on hand as Black Enterprise unveiled and hosted its top 50 Hollywood Power Brokers list on Wednesday (February 21) at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, California. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, RexFeatures, GettyImages, and WireImage (arrivals / image).
Mary J. Blige, Avant, and John Legend were on hand for the 31st Annual T.J. Martell Foundation Gala on October 10th at Marriott Marquis in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, RexFeatures, GettyImages, and WireImage (arrivals / inside).
Avant, Bilal, Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Ciara, Johnta Austin, Gnarls Barkley, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Pretty Ricky, Sleepy Brown, and Christina Milian attended the 2006 BMI Urban Awards at the Roseland Ballroom in Times Square on Wednesday (August 30) in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, RexFeatures, GettyImages (arrivals / backstage), and WireImage.
3LW, Anthony Hamilton, Avant, Bobby V, Chaka Khan, Chris Brown, Corinne Bailey Rae, Destiny’s Child, Donell Jones, Eric Benet, Fantasia Barrino, India.Arie, Jagged Edge, Jamie Foxx, Jazze Pha, Jennifer Hudson, Kelis, Keyshia Cole, LeToya Luckett, Lyfe, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Paris Bennett, Rihanna, Shawnna, and Tyrese Gibson were on hand for the 2006 BET Awards on June 27th at The Shrine in Los Angeles, California. Photos are available from GettyImages (arrivals / pressroom / show), FilmMagic (arrivals / pressroom / afterparty), RexFeatures, Corbis, and WireImage.
Avant is out with his new single ‘Lie About Us’ featuring Nicole Scherzinger. Listen to the track below.
R&B acts on television this week include Avant, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Tuesday and Ne-Yo, who is featured on ‘Total Request Live’ on Thursday.
Avant is featured in an interview and performance for Yahoo! Music. The interview and performance of ‘4 Minutes’ has since been removed.
