Nelly Furtado Turned Down $1 Million Playboy Offer
September 29, 2009 by Lauren Croteau
Singer, Nelly Furtado says that earlier on in her career, she had been offered $1 million to pose nude in Playboy magazine. They even offered to dish out $500,000 if she posed while keeping her clothes on!
Furtado said of their request, "The magazine was even prepared to pay me $500,000 to pose with my clothes on. I didn’t want Playboy on my resume at the age of 22. If they ask me when I’m 40 I’ll probably say yes."
A lot of celebs have a hard time adjusting to fame after they make it big and Nelly Furtado is …read more
Cover Art for Nelly Furtado’s Album “Mi Plan” Revealed
August 12, 2009 by Lauren Croteau
Nelly Furtado will be releasing her first Spanish album in September and it is called “Mi Plan”. The cover art for the album has been revealed as you can see below. It’s a simple covert with Nelly’s signature ‘Nelly Furtado’ font, with the title of the album along the side. I like the simplicity of it. Sometimes simple is the best way to go.
The first song off of the album is “Manos Al Aire”, translated to “hands in the air”, which was just recently released. The second track announced to be following the previous song is called “Bajo Otra …read more
Nelly Furtado’s “Manos Al Aire” Music Video
July 30, 2009 by Lauren Croteau
Yesterday, Nelly Furtado premiered the music video for her new single “Manos Al Aire”, meaning “hands in the air”, at the Alexa Chung Show. The song was mostly written and produced by Nelly and is off of her first Spanish album “Mi Plan”, which is set for release on September 29th.
She said of the album, "’Mi Plan’ is my first full collection of Spanish-language pop songs. The songs explore themes of love and the rhythm of everyday life. The featured special guests will also add a unique touch to the album’s sound. And I am delighted to be working with …read more
Nelly Furtado Talks About Spanish Album – Video
July 7, 2009 by Lauren Croteau
Nelly Furtado recently put together a little video of herself talking about her new Spanish album, titled “Mi Plan.” She gives us a little look behind-the-scenes at the studio and also discussed how she started writing for the album.
Nelly says, “Recording this album was just a natural progression for me. I wanted my fourth album to be in Spanish. I just didn’t really know when to start and then I met this amazing artist named Alex Cuba in Canada and we started writing songs together by coincidence. Then I realized I was writing songs in Spanish, and before I knew …read more
Nelly Furtado’s “Manos Al Aire” Audio
June 29, 2009 by Lauren Croteau
It was recently announced that Nelly Furtado would be releasing an albums in all Spanish and now we are actually hearing a track from the album. The album is titled, “Mi Plan” and this new track is called “Manos Al Aire,” which means “hands in the air” in English. You can expect to see Nelly’s album in stores on September 29th of this year, while she is also planning to release another album in 2010.
I like this song! I think it suits her voice well. It’s nice to given a break from all of that mainstream stuff we’ve been …read more
Nelly Furtado Releasing Spanish Album
June 3, 2009 by Lauren Croteau
It has been announced that singer, Nelly Furtado will be releasing her upcoming album in Spanish. The aimed release date for this album is September 26th of this year. According to reports, she is also paying tribute to her Portuguese heritage as she is also releasing an album in Portuguese, aiming or a release date of this year.
I’m really happy that she’s doing this! I felt a bit that she was losing who she was a bit when she released her 2006 album “Loose.” I thought it was a lot more mainstream than her past works which include, “I’m Like …read more


