TREY SONGZ EARNS FIRST ALBUM

TREY SONGZ EARNS FIRST #1 ALBUM WITH “CHAPTER V”

“CHAPTER V,” the highly anticipated new album from Songbook Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Trey Songz, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, making this the first #1 album for the R&B superstar. The album – which features the hit singles, “Heart Attack” and “2 Reasons (feat. T.I.)” – sits atop both the “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” and “Top Digital Albums” charts. Adding to all this excitement, “CHAPTER V” has proven to be an equal success overseas, with a Top 10 debut in countries including the U.K. and the Netherlands. “Simply Amazing,” has debuted in the Top 10 on the UK iTunes overall singles chart, as well. What’s more, the first week debut of “CHAPTER V” becomes Songz’ third consecutive Top 5 debut, joining 2009’s “READY,” which debuted at #3 and 2010’s “PASSION, PAIN & PLEASURE,” which debuted at #2.

“CHAPTER V” features collaborations with the likes of Diddy, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, T.I., Rick Ross and Meek Mill. An exclusive deluxe edition of “CHAPTER V” features bonus songs and content including “Ladies Go Wild,” “Almost Lose It,” and the music videos for “Heart Attack” and “2 Reasons (Feat. T.I.).”

As if all this weren’t enough, the Benny Blanco & Rico Love-produced first single “Heart Attack” has been certified Gold by the RIAA for digital sales of 500,000 units. The Grammy-nominated singer celebrated the release of “CHAPTER V” with a string of high-profiled activities including performances on TODAY Show, VH1’s “The Big Morning Buzz” and BET’s 106^th & Park.

This past weekend, Songz celebrated the winners of his “Trey Fanatic Five” contest in Atlanta, GA. The contest, which launched last month, allowed fans to enter various contests through social media channels including Instagram, Facebook, Social Cam, Storywheel and even an exclusive Trey Songz Mobile App. In addition to this, five lucky international fans won the chance to interview Trey via Google+ Hangout. Following this, Trey performed at Heineken’s Red Star Access concert.

On the heels of the success of “CHAPTER V,” Songz has announced early details of the “Chapter V World Tour,” which will kick off later this year and will run through early 2013. Further information on the “Chapter V World Tour” will be released in the coming weeks.

“CHAPTER V” is the highly-anticipated fifth studio album from R&B superstar Trey Songz and the follow up to his 2010 album “PASSION, PAIN & PLEASURE,” which featured the multi-platinum hit “Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj)” and the #1 single “Can’t Be Friends,” both of which helped the album to go on to secure RIAA Gold certification.

Songz is a Grammy-nominated, multi-faceted singer-songwriter, rapper, producer and actor who the late Ahmet Ertegun proclaimed to be “among the most promising R&B artists we have had on Atlantic since we started the company 60 years ago.” Songz released his debut album “I GOTTA MAKE IT” in 2005 which featured the hit “Can’t Help But Wait” and was followed by “TREY DAY” in 2007. 2009’s Gold-certified album “READY,” which featured such hits as the club friendly, Fabolous-assisted, “Say Aah” and the sultry “Invented Sex,” proved that Trey wasn’t slowing down anytime soon and solidified his place as a permanent fixture in R&B music.

In 2010, Songz founded the “Angels With Heart Foundation,” which started as a call to arms to engage his fan club, Trey’s Angels, and has since turned into a worldwide movement. Trey encourages members of Trey’s Angels to give back and have a positive impact in their neighborhood through community service, supporting local charities and random acts of kindness.

R and B Heartthrob Trey Songz Previews New Album Chapter Five in San Francisco

R&B Heartthrob Trey Songz Previews New Album Chapter Five in San Francisco

Last week, a small group of media and radio contest winners were invited to San Francisco's Studio Trilogy, where such diverse musicians as Kronos Quartet and Lady Gaga have recorded, for an exclusive listening party to hear Chapter Five, the forthcoming album from R&B star Trey Songz.

Besides letting us hear the new tunes, the evening was meant as an introduction into what was called "the frenzy of Trey Songz," who has completed six tours in the past three years. A short video showing hordes of screaming, tearful fans of all ages and persuasions was screened; one girl thrust a sign that said, "This lesbian loves you!"
We were already quite familiar with the fever for the flavor of this man, especially locally. After having a quickie with him a couple years ago, we last encountered Songz onstage at the 2011 KMEL Summer Jam at Oakland's Oracle Arena. Panties were flying at him from all directions; one girl was kind enough to later tweet an apology for hitting him in the face with hers.
Songz then came into the studio and pulled up the tracks on his iPod, explaining that Chapter Five contains all the best bits of his past work, all the hookiest hooks and most memorable concepts, but this is "a version that's further evolved."
"I get really excited every time I play this," he said, and the way he danced to and really just inhabited his music for the next hour proved that statement true. At times he'd swing his arms like a classical conductor, play fierce air guitar riffs, or punch out staccato drum patterns with his hands. It was fascinating to watch as the bass and melodic elements pulsed through his body.
He spent most of the time facing the contest winners who were watching through a window in the next room, giving them a memorably intimate performance. He warned that he'd be ripping his shirt off right at the first note of the album, but he sadly didn't keep that promise.
Songz often cites Marvin Gaye and R. Kelly as being two of his most prominent musical influences, and his best music can feel like a sharp fusion of the soulfulness of the former and the over-the-top cheekiness of the latter. Tall and chiseled with smoldering almond eyes, he's also grown into a much more potent sex symbol than his predecessors could manage, which often allows him to get away with some pretty outrageous lyrics.
This bears out pretty quickly on Chapter Five, where the aquatic double entendres of "Dive In" flow right into a song called "Panty Wetter," wherein he croons, "Wetter than a fountain, a waterfall off a mountain." Call it the R. Kelly school of subtlety, but it still works.
Before he played the single "2 Reasons," he explained that he'd gotten flack for talking about "bitches and drinks" in the song and had recorded a tamer "ladies and drinks" version. "Everyone says it, but I get in trouble," he mock lamented. "What can you do?"