JANUARY 21, 2009
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will mark its 40th birthday this spring with a star-studded lineup that includes Aretha Franklin, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Matthews Band and Erykah Badu. The event will be held the weekends of April 24-26 and April 30-May 3 at Fair Grounds Race Course. For ticket information, visit NOJazzFest.com.

When I spoke to Erykah Badu in February 2008, shortly before the release of New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), she strongly suggested all was not well with the Black Forest Theater, from which Badu had hoped to save the soul of her native South Dallas. "Financially, it's a burden," she said. "It's hard. It is. I need the community's support as much as I can, and they do, but it's a big job to take on without having the correct kind of sponsorship and backing." Read more.
JANUARY 12, 2009

Erykah Badu has been a distinctive and prominent voice in music From collaborating with producers on her iChat buddy list to exploring the digital side of music production, first with Garage Band and ultimately with Logic Studio, Erykah uses technology to help communicate her highly personal urban philosophies to the world. Click here to see the video interview with Erykah.

JANUARY 12, 2009
Erykah posted new message at her MySpace, called "its twenty O nine a.d.":

any day now my new project arrives . nope - not new amerykah pt 2 but new baby !! (?shout out to mothers to be ) i can hardly move my hips are sooo stiff ...( i look like a duck w/ long legs) meanwhile im still working away on pt 2 . ( mind blowin) later than i anticipated , however , but frsh all the same . these days i live in headphones while poppin b vitamins and rubbing my belly down with shae butter ( plump and ripe) . im a damned perfectionist and my method is kinda weird s0 the lable just throws their hands up at me and banks on somethin else lol. ( peace to sylvia rhone ). so any way , im back in the badudio , ill pause for my home birth which is just in the next room so i promise it wont take too long . lol. (?valerian and chamomile are my best friends ) been spending my days on twitter throwing out random thoughts as FATBELLYBELLA. plenty of twitty milk to go round ... i give thanks today for your love , energy , respect and feedback . on behalf of my entire family from Edith funker , nedda stella ( band)?, soul quarians ,jay tronic, controlfreaq records , canabinoids, b.?l.?i.?n.?d. , THE scientists ,and of course NAYROCK "?HAPPY NEW YOU ." IF YOU BELIEVE IT IT'S YOURS . TRUST . all my love , ebi breezy aka fat belly bella aka loretta brown aka analogue girl aka annie aka manuela mexico aka baduizm pka e. badu.... love and light !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! p.s. im gone still do 2 mo videos for pt 1 which 2 should they be ? i was thinkin the healer and souldier.?..?eh.

JANUARY 09, 2009

HeraldTribune.com put information that Erykah's "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)" is scheduled for February 17, 2009, but because record companies are fickle, it could be moved to another day at a moment's notice.

JANUARY 03, 2009
Erykah’s New Amerykah, (Part I) continues to get top recognition in ‘Top 10 Albums of the Year Charts’ across the country! Check out all of these articles!
- Dallas Observer
- Denver Post
- Seattle Times
- Vibe Magazine
- Exclaim
- Washington Times
- The Charleston Post and Courier
- The Boston Phoenix
- The Idolator
- Florida Today
- Monterey county – The Herald