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Sunday, June 30, 2013

2013 BET Awards: Complete List Of Winners

Earlier tonight (June 29th), the 2013 BET Awards took place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, and although Drake came into the show with a leading 12 nominations, he and another rap star exited as the night's biggest winner.Newcomer Kendrick Lamar escaped as the night winner by taking home 3 trophies including Best...

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2013 BET Awards: Live Performances

R&B singer Chris Brown opened the 2013 BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, June 30th, with his singles "Fine China" and "Don't Think They Know", before bringing out Nicki Minaj for a new song.Other performers that hit the star-studded stage included Justin Timberlake, Ciara, Janelle Monae,...

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Video: Ciara Featuring Nicki Minaj - 'I'm Out'

Before she hits the stage at the 2013 BET Awards, Ciara stopped by the pre-show to premiere her brand new video for "I'm Out", the Nicki Minaj-assisted single from her self-titled album, which is slated to hit stores on July 9th.Speaking of the Hannah Lux Davis-directed video, the singer says: "It's a lot of fun, we're going in representing...

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Usher Covers Marvin Gaye For 'ONE' Campaign

Usher has spent the last few years digging into the EDM craze that show music fans have forgotten that he also possess one of the most dynamic and versatile voices in music, and allows him to deliver both upbeat and slow-paced with a sense conviction and believability that can only be matched by a select few of his music peers.For the agit8...

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Video: K. Michelle - 'V.S.O.P.'

Despite the damage that 'Love & Hip-hop' did to her reputation, K. Michelle is determined to be taken serious as an artist and has delayed her forthcoming debut studio album, 'Rebellious Soul', to give the disc a proper roll out.Part of that promotional campaign includes continuing to add members to her fan base by releasing the official...

Lady GaGa Sings National Anthem At NYC Pride

Pop superstar Lady GaGa has advocated for gays since the beginning of her career, so it should comes as no surprise that the singer celebrated with the LGBT community when the Defence of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional on Wednesday, June 26th.Earlier this week, the singer appeared at The Rally held during NYC Pride 2013 in New York...

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New Music: Mariah Carey Feat. Young Jeezy & Miguel - '#Beautiful (Remix)'

Mariah Carey is scheduled to perform at tonight's BET Awards and just ahead of her performance, the iconic singer has delivered yet another remix to her hit single "#Beautiful", but unlike the first two, this one is actually worth a listen.Featuring Young Jeezy and Miguel on background vocals, the single is completely reworked on this version...

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Beyonce Impresses At 2013 BET Experience

On Friday (June 28th), Beyonce kick off the North American leg of her 'Mrs. Carter Show World Tour' at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, as a part of the BET Experience weekend, and as always, King B delivered.Performing for a hungry that included Katy Perry, Kobe Bryant, Forest Whitaker and Jesse Jackson, the singer performed a highly...

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Robin Thicke Dazzles With YouTube Showcase

Robin Thicke is riding high on the charts with "Blurred Lines" claiming a third week at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and to keep the momentum going, the handsome crooner was the latest artist to star in the Interscope Presents segment.For the mini showcase, the singer opened with his first No.1 hit, before transitioning into "Pretty Lil'...

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Chanté Moore Releases 'Talking In My Sleep'

It has been five years since the release of Chanté Moore's last album, 'Love A Woman', and with her role on the forthcoming reality show 'R&B Divas LA', the singer has released a new single in the form of "Talking In My Sleep".Showcasing her dynamic range, the single is lifted from her forthcoming album 'Moore Is More', which will be...

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Miley Cyrus Rocks 'GMA' & 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

With her new single, "We Can't Stop", climbing in the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, Miley Cyrus got out and ramped up the promotion for the new release by performing the single on 'Good Morning America' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'.As a special treat to audiences, the 20-year-old star brought Will.i.am along with her for both appearances...

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Kanye West Takes 'Yeezus' To No.1 On Billboard

The good news just keeps coming for Kanye West. Days after welcoming his first child, North West, into the world, the 21x-Grammy winner has scored yet another honor with his latest studio album, 'Yeezus', landing in the top spot on the Billboard 200.The set sold an impressive 327,000 copies, the third-largest sales week of the year after...

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TLC Perform Medley At 2013 MTV VMAs In Japan

Legendary girl group TLC hit the stage at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, where they performed a medley of their hits including "Silly Ho", "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "What About Your Friends", "Baby-Baby-Baby", "Diggin’ on You", "Unpretty", "No Scrubs" and their groundbreaking hit, "Waterfalls".Surviving members Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins...

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Jay-Z Unveils 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Track List

With just four days until the release of his new 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' album, rapper Jay-Z has issued the track list for the set, which will be available as a free download to the first million Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S 4 and Note II users on July 4th.Set to feature production from Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Rick Rubin and Pharrell,...

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New Music: Michelle Williams - 'If We Had Your Eyes' | Previews New Album On Ustream

The third of Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams, returns to the music scene by issuing her new single, "If We Had Your Eyes", the first release from her forthcoming fourth studio album, which is due later this year courtesy of eOne Music.Produced by Harmony Samuels and marking her return to her Gospel roots, the single still has a contemporary...

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Video: Faith Evans - 'Dumb'

Artists take the independent route when there to avoid the dreaded 360 deals, to simply take more control of their career or when there is no longer interest from major labels. I'll let you speculate on which applies to Faith Evans, but one thing is clear, her career has suffered from lackluster promotion and an increasingly tight budget.The...

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Kelly Rowland Visits 'GMA', '106 & Park', 'Wendy Williams' & 'Katie' For 'Talk A Good Game'

Despite garnishing the lowest first-week sales of her career, Kelly Rowland has been hot and heavy on the promotional trail for her new studio album 'Talk A Good Game', which is predicted to debut at No.4 on the Billboard 200 this week.Some of the stops included on the promotional stint included 'Good Morning America', '106 & Park',...

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Video: Miley Cyrus - 'We Can't Stop'

Miley Cyrus brings out her inner "rachetness" in the newly-released video for "We Can't Stop", the Mike Will Made It-produced lead single from her forthcoming studio album, which is due in stores later this year via RCA Records.Giving her best Rihanna impression, the video, which was directed by Diane Martel, shows the 20-year-old partying...

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New Music: John Legend - 'Made To Love'

As John Legend prepares to release his upcoming studio album 'Love in the Future', the multiple Grammy Award-winning crooner has release a brand new song, "Made to Love", from the forthcoming set, which will arrive on September 3rd.Co-written by Legend with Dave Tozer, who along with Kanye West serves as executive producers for the highly-anticipated...

Video: Chris Brown Feat. Aaliyah - 'Don't Think They Know'

Troubled R&B star Chris Brown resurrects fallen songbird Aaliyah in the video for "Don't Think They Know", the latest single lifted from his forthcoming studio album 'X', which is scheduled to hit stores and online retailers on Tuesday, July 16th.In interesting turn of events for the star, who is facing new hit-and-run charges stemming...

RC 2013 Videos, Aaliyah, Chris Brown

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Drake Reveals 'Would You Like a Tour?' Dates

After hinting to fans the a tour was possibly in the works, Drake poses a question with his latest venture by titling his forthcoming tour, Would You Like a Tour?, where he will be assisted by supporting acts Miguel and Ciara's main squeeze, Future.With tickets set to go on-sale tomorrow (June 21st), the 41-city trek will kickoff in Portland,...

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Jay-Z Preps New 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album

Kanye West isn't the only high profile rapper returning with a new album, in fact, while West was welcoming his first child with Kim Kardashian, his mentor and longtime collaborator Jay-Z has announce his new album, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'.The rapper will release the album on July 7th, but as a part of his collaboration with Samsung, the...

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Maroon 5 Perform 'One More Night', 'Payphone' & 'Love Somebody' On 'The Today Show'

Award-winning group Maroon 5 appeared on Friday's episode of 'The Today Show' for their summer concert series, where they performed their No.1 single "One More Night", "Payphone" and "Love Somebody" for the excited crowd.All of the song are lifted from their fourth studio album 'Overexposed', which has sold 1.3 million copies in the United...

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New Music: Fifth Harmony - 'Miss Movin' On'

Since the departure of Destiny's Child, the success of girl groups have diminished substantially, but Fifth Harmony are hoping for different results with the release of "Miss Movin' On", the first single from their forthcoming debut studio album.The group, which consists of Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Normani Hamilton, Dinah Hansen and...

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Birth A Baby Girl

Kanye West is official a father just in time for Father's Day. The award-winning rapper's girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, gave birth to their first child on Saturday morning (June 15th), nearly a month earlier than her widely reported July due date.The birth took place naturally at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and West, who has been criticized...

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Robin Thicke Details New 'Blurred Lines' Album

After landing his first No.1 single with the T.I. and Pharrell-assisted "Blurred Lines", soulful crooner Robin Thicke is striking while the iron is hot by unveiling the official album cover and track list for the forthcoming studio album, due July 30th.The album, which serves as the follow-up to his under-performing 'Love After War', will...

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Video: Bruno Mars - 'Treasure'

Earlier this month, Bruno Mars lost his mother unexpectedly after she suffered a brain aneurysm,, but as the crooner continues to grieve and prepares to kickoff his forthcoming tour, he has gifted his fans with a new video for his latest single "Treasure".The single serves as the third release from his perfect sophomore album, 'Unorthodox...

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Michelle Williams Teases New Gospel Single

Beyonce is on a world tour, Kelly Rowland will release a new album on Tuesday and the final Destiny's Child member, Michelle Williams, is also gearing up for her solo return with the upcoming release of her new single, "If We Had Your Eyes".Detailed as a "new sound" and marking her return to gospel, the Harmony-crafted single is scheduled...

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Video: Alicia Keys - 'Tears Always Win'

R&B songstress Alicia Keys keeps the promotional campaign for her 'Girl On Fire' album going strong by releasing the official video for "Tears Always Win", the latest single lifted from the album, which has sold roughly 700,000 copies.In the video, which was directed by Robert Hales, the 14x-Grammy winner plays a hard-working Las Vegas...

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Robin Thicke Lands At No.1 With 'Blurred Lines'

Soul crooner Robin Thicke scores his first Billboard Hot 100 topper of his career, as "Blurred Lines", featuring T.I. and Pharrell, jumps 6-1 with an impressive 315,000 downloads sold to become his first single to pass the 1 million mark.This undoubtedly makes the song the biggest release of his career, given his most known single "Lost...

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Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez Expecting A Boy

Looking like the picture perfect couple, Halle Berry and her fiancé, Olivier Martinez, couldn't keep their hands off one another as he playfully rubbed her baby baby at the Les Toiles Enchantées charity event in Paris on Thursday, June 13th.Taking place as for of the 2013 Champs-Élysées Film Festival, where Martinez serves as the festival's...

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Kanye West Finally Reveals 'Yeezus' Track List

On Tuesday (June 18th), Kanye West will release his sixth studio album 'Yeezus' and while details surrounding the project have been under wraps from the beginning, the official track list for the 10-song set has finally been revealed.The forthcoming set, which is executive produced by Rick Rubin, includes appearances from Frank Ocean, Kid...

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Kanye West Dishes On His Career, Taylor Swift & Kim Kardashian In 'The New York Times'

Kanye West has done much promotion for his forthcoming album, 'Yeezus'. In fact, outside of his 'Saturday Night Live' performance, the rapper has even official release a single to radio, but in a rare interview with The New York Times, he opens up.Dishing out his traditional brand of egotistical and sometimes complete nonsense knowledge,...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Usher Amazes With 'Twisted' On 'The Voice'

Showing off his versatility as a performer, Usher opened Monday's episode of 'The Voice', with a performance of "Twisted" and as usual, the stud put on dynamic showcase that left the crowd in awe and his co-mentors fully engaged.The single is lifted from his latest studio album 'Looking 4 Myself', which started at No.1 on the Billboard 200...

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Kelly Rowland Debuts 'Gone' On 'Jimmy Fallon'

Last night (June 10th), Kelly Rowland appeared as the musical guest on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', where she delivered her first performance of her new song, "Gone", with a little assistance from Wiz Khalifa and The Roots.The song will be featured on her forthcoming studio album 'Talk A Good Game' and the stop serves as her latest promotional...

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New Music: Kelly Rowland - 'Gone' & 'Street Life'

With less than a week until the release of Kelly Rowland's new studio album 'Talk A Good Game', a couple of the songs from the album, including the Wiz Khalifa-assisted "Gone" and the Pusha T-featured "Street Life", have surfaced online in full.Both of the tracks will be available for purchase on Tuesday, June 18th, when the full album is...

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Justin Timberlake Confirms New '20/20' Single

With 'The 20/20 Experience' currently ranking as the best-selling album of the year, Justin Timberlake, who is preparing a joint tour with Jay-Z, has settled on "Tunnel Vision" as the official third single for the critically-acclaimed album.The single will follow "Suit & Tie" and "Mirrors", which respectively peaked at No.3 and No.2...

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Carrie Underwood Ends CMA Festival With 'See You Again', Jake Owen Drama & Brad Paisley

Carrie Underwood's closing performance at the 2013 CMA Music Festival left fans and attendees upset, after the singer and Jake Owen were forced to cut the set list due to an impending storm in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, June 9th.The singer did get a chance to play four songs, but Owen's set was reduced to a single song, which angered...

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Kelly Clarkson Debuts 'Tie It Up' At CMA Festival

Continuing to make her transition into the country genre, Kelly Clarkson was one of the featured performers at the 2013 CMA Music Festival on Saturday, June 8th.Taking place at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee, the set saw the singer perfom her new country single "Tie It Up", "Don't Rush", "Because of You", as well as, duets with Jason Aldean...

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Ciara Performs 'I'm Out', 'Body Party' & 'Ride' At 2013 Gay Pride Festival In Los Angeles

R&B star Ciara headlined the 2013 LA Gay Pride Festival in West Hollywood Park on Saturday, June 8th, where she entertained the crowd with performances of her new single "I'm Out", "Body Party" and "Ride".The 27-year-old star is gearing up to release her self-titled fifth studio album through Epic Records on July 9th. The ten-song set...

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Ashanti Sings 'Never Should Have' On 'Marie'

Grammy-winning songstress Ashanti has hit the promotional trail this week to promote Sunday's season finale of 'Army Wives' and her latest stop included 'Marie', a daily talk show hosted by Marie Osmond on the Hallmark Channel.Aside from talking about her role on the hit series, the 31-year-old star delivered her first televised performance...

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Ashanti Discusses 'Army Wives' On 'The Chew'

On Sunday (June 9th), the seventh season of 'Army Wives' will come to a end and to amp up some more interest in the show, Ashanti visited 'The Chew', where she helped Chef Carla out by putting a new twist on S'Mores using ginger snapsThe singer, who will release her fifth studio album 'BraveHeart' on July 30th, talked briefly about her role...

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Video: Carrie Underwood - 'See You Again'

Prior to her stunning performance at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, which saw her win Video of the Year, Carrie Underwood premiered the official video for "See You Again", the fourth single from her platinum studio album 'Blown Away'.The emotional, yet inspiring clip, which premiered on 'Good Morning America', shows a beautiful Underwood in...

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Carrie Underwood Delivers Heartfelt Tribute To Oklahoma Victims At 2013 CMT Awards

Country superstar Carrie Underwood left the crowd breathless with an emotional performance at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, which were held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 5th.The country singer performed her new single, "See You Again", with a 24-voice choir from Nashville Christ Church as a somber tribute...

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2013 CMT Music Awards: Live Performances

Country vocalists Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood each hit the stage and battled in the Female Video and Video of the Year categories at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, which saw Swift come up empty handed.Lambert unleashed her fiery with a performance of her No.1 single "Mama's Broken Heart", Swift brought her pop appeal with...

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2013 CMT Music Awards: Full List Of Winners

Miranda Lambert and Florida Georgia Line each took home two buckles to emerge as the biggest winners at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, but it was Carrie Underwood who took home the night's top prize of Video of the Year for "Blown Away".Lambert took home Female Video and Performance of the Year buckles, while her husband Blake Shelton, who did...

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2013 CMT Music Awards: Carpet Arrivals

Music superstar Taylor Swift strikes a playful pose on the purple carpet at the 2013 CMT Music Awards,at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 5th, where she is nominated for two buckles including Video of the Year.Other stars on the carpet include: Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes, Keith Urban with wife Nicole Kidman,...

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