NELLY REVEALS 5.0 ALBUM COVER ARTWORK
NEW ALBUM IN STORES NOVEMBER 16
“JUST A DREAM” SOARS TO NO. 3 ON BILLBOARD HOT 100
“MOVE THAT BODY” FEATURING T-PAIN & AKON SHOOTS TO NO. 3 ON iTUNES TOP HIP-HOP/RAP SONGS CHART
6 PACK GREATEST HITS DIGITAL BUNDLE NOW AVAILABLE AT iTUNES
Grammy-winning, multiplatinum hip-hop superstar NELLY has revealed the cover artwork for his eagerly awaited upcoming album, 5.0, which features a portrait by photographer Marc Baptiste. NELLY’s hotly anticipated sixth album, 5.0, will be released by Universal Motown Records on November 16.
The new album’s RIAA-certified platinum lead single “Just a Dream,” co-produced by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love, has soared to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Pop Songs chart, in addition to holding a firm grip at No. 1 on iTunes’ Top Hip-Hop/Rap Songs chart. Without a doubt, “Just a Dream” remains the hottest single at radio while the music video—directed by Sanji and featuring actress-singer Kat Graham from the hit CW series The Vampire Diaries, plus a cameo by Shannon Brown from the LA Lakers—has received more than 7 million views on VEVO.
On October 12, NELLY digitally released a scorching new single called “Move That Body,” featuring T-Pain and Akon, along with 6 Pack, a six-song bundle of his greatest hits. Co-produced by Dr. Luke and Bangladesh, “Move That Body” has already shot to No. 3 on iTunes’ Top Hip-Hop/Rap Songs chart in less than a week while 6 Pack has climbed to No. 11 on iTunes’ Top Hip-Hop/Rap Albums chart. Priced at $5.99, 6 Pack will be exclusively sold at iTunes for one week before it will be available to all digital partners on October 19. Boasting six classic NELLY hits—including “Country Grammar,” “Dilemma,” featuring Kelly Rowland, and “Hot In Herre”—6 Pack is a must-have collector’s item for the ultimate NELLY fan and a timely reminder of the multitalented rapper-actor-philanthropist-entrepreneur’s powerful impact on pop music in the last decade as he prepares to release 5.0.
Beyond music, NELLY released a new fitness DVD called Celebrity Sweat on September 28, and his hugely successful Apple Bottoms women’s apparel collection has expanded to include fragrance, handbags and accessories, footwear, intimates, swimsuits, plus sizes, scrubs, sunglasses, optical, jewelry, girls wear, and infant apparel. In addition to recently acquiring the rights to the Troop clothing line, NELLY is the CEO of his own label, Derrty Ent., co-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats NBA expansion team, and founder of two non-profit organizations, 4Sho4Kids and Jes Us 4 Jackie.
Ranked No. 3 on Billboard’s definitive list of the best-selling artists of the 2000s, NELLY has sold 30 million albums/singles in less than 10 years. This year marks the 10th anniversary of NELLY’s explosive debut with his groundbreaking first album, Country Grammar, which sold an astonishing 250,000 copies in its first week of release, spent seven weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart, and sold more than 9 million copies. With “Move That Body” and “Just a Dream” heating up the airwaves, NELLY is poised to celebrate this milestone in his extraordinary career by enjoying another banner year of success with the release o£5.0.
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