Anveeroy 59,071 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Old News: After years of waiting, Aaliyah fans can finally purchase the biggest hits on her Ultimate Aaliyah collection on iTunes and stream it on Apple Music. The 25-track posthumous album appeared unexpectedly on Wednesday night (Jan. 11), featuring such beloved tunes as "One in a Million," "Try Again," "Are You That Somebody" and "Rock the Boat." Previously, the only music available from the singer who tragically died in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22 was her 1994 debut, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, leaving such important works as her One in a Million and Aaliyah albums and "Are You That Somebody?" single missing from iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and other online services. (At press time it did not appear that the album had been added to other digital retailers.) The unexpected appearance of the hits collection came a month after Complex magazine ran a feature explaining the complicated legal struggles that have kept the singer's music off online retailers. The rights to most of Aaliyah's music is owned by her uncle, Blackground Records chief and longtime R. Kelly associate Barry Hankerson. The album is credited to Craze Productions, a London-based digital aggregator that posted Aaliyah songs on iTunes in 2013 briefly before being sued and ordered to remove them. It was unclear at press time why, how or if it had legally obtained the rights to post the music again. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7654955/aaliyah-ultimate-hits-collection-finally-available-on-itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ultimate/id326508857 NEW NEWS Aaliyah's Greatest Hits Pulled From Apple Music & iTunes Hours After Surfacing Less than 24 hours after Aaliyah's Ultimate Aaliyah mysteriously surfaced on both iTunes and Apple Music, the greatest hits collection -- including "Rock the Boat," "Are You That Somebody" and more -- has already vanished. Ultimate Aaliyah has been removed from both Apple platforms, suggesting that the longtime legal dispute that has kept the popular '90s R&B singer's music from being available through online retailers is still ongoing. This is reportedly due to Aaliyah's uncle Barry Hankerson, who managed the singer, and his refusal to release her music digitally, as explained in a Complex magazine feature just one month prior to the digital appearance of Ultimate Aaliyah. As a result of the withholding, none of Aaliyah's music other than her 1994 debut, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, is available to fans on any digital markets such as Spotify, Amazon and Apple's platforms. This includes her second and third albums, One in a Million and Aaliyah, which feature popular hits like "If Your Girl Only Knew" and "Try Again." The strange appearance of the now-removed album was credited to Craze Productions, the company that was responsible for a controversial Aaliyah leak in 2013 for which they were sued and ordered to remove the music. It's still unclear what inspired the Aaliyah release this time around -- or if Craze Productions had legally obtained the music this time -- but Rell Lafargue, COO of Reservoir Media (the current rightsholder Aaliyah's entire discography) told Complex that the company's lawyers were "handling it" and fans shouldn't expect to see it available for long. Looks like he wasn't kidding. Billboard has reached out to Apple for comment. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7655052/aaliyah-greatest-hits-pulled-from-apple-music-itunes Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan17 177 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 who is she? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leecy 1,476 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, Ivan17 said: who is she? the original Beyonce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3ARS 4,132 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 This is awesome! It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. - Audre Lorde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borislshere 52,868 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Rock the boat is such a bop. I've been playing it all week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 59,071 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, Devyn said: Rock the boat is such a bop. I've been playing it all week Don't know what to tell ya also Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 59,071 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, leecy said: the original Beyonce Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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migamiga 12,101 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Omg there are people who don't know the legendary queen of r&b Lord help them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 59,071 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, F AM E said: Omg there are people who don't know the legendary queen of r&b Lord help them this is really hurting me! Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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