{"id":27587,"date":"2014-08-15T03:54:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T07:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=27587"},"modified":"2014-08-15T03:55:43","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T07:55:43","slug":"nico-vinz-reveal-cover-black-star-elephant-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/08\/15\/nico-vinz-reveal-cover-black-star-elephant-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico and Vinz Reveal Cover for &#8220;Black Star Elephant&#8221; Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With its breakthrough hit &#8220;Am I Wrong&#8221; finally starting to slow, Norwegian duo Nico and Vinz is now turning attention to its forthcoming studio album &#8220;Black Star Elephant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To accelerate growth in anticipation, the duo posted the cover art for the new album late Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No words can describe the joy and relief we feel when presenting this to you guys,&#8221; wrote the duo in a Facebook post.  &#8220;With the illustrated cover art, we wanted to keep playing on the silhouette concept from the &#8220;Am I Wrong&#8221; single cover, as well as bring the Black Star Elephant to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elaborating on the &#8220;Black Star Elephant&#8221; name, the duo explained that it pays tribute to their parents&#8217; nationalities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vinz&#8217;s parents are from Ghana, and the Ghanians often call themselves the Black Stars. 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