Archive for November, 2011

NEW VIDEOS| MAIMOUNA YOUSSEF “I GOT A MAN”

Call us old fashioned, but sometimes its great to hear an artist just sing without the 4 on the floor beats and autotune. To be quite honest, I didn’t even pay full attention to the video, directed by Brian “B.Kyle” Atkins, I was enraptured by Ms. Yousseff jazz infused soul vocals, complete with scatting! Maimouna [...]

WATCH| RITA ORA WOWS WITH OUTKAST COVER

Roc Nation’s Rita Ora has been hard at work at her debut album and I know for a fact that the London beauty has some hits on her hands! Ora has quickly become a staple on the Tumblr blogs for her fashion forward photo shoots and beauty shots, but many would be surprised to know [...]

BEYONCE PROMOTES “LIVE AT ROSELAND” DVD WITH TWO NEW VIDEOS

Beyonce is on her grind in promoting her upcoming “4 Live At Roseland” DVD, which is set to be released on November 21 exclusively through Walmart. She recently released two new music videos for the songs “End of Time” and “I Was Here,” which feature concert  and never-seen-before personal footage. One of the more personal [...]

DRAKE MAKES PENN STATE UNIVERSITY “PROUD”

A little scandal couldn’t stop actor turned rapper turned singer Drake from blessing Penn State University with his presence. Drake continued his Club Paradise tour and made a stop at the school’s Bryce Jordan Center, telling the 15,000 strong audience “I want to truly thank you for being able to come together and have a [...]

BEYONCÉ DOES “COUNTDOWN’ ON FALLON WITH THE ROOTS!

Don’t Fear! The baby bump of the high creole priestess isn’t playing games with us again, this performance of countdown was filmed months ago when Beyoncé delivered a rousing performance of “Best Thing I Never Had.” Check out the performance of “Countdown” below! Share on Facebook

GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF JANET JACKSON’S HARPERS BAZAAR COVER SHOOT!

Just last week we got a look at Janet Jackson’s amazing photo spread for Harpers Bazaar Arabia! Now take a look at some behind the scenes footage. Janet is looking radiant as ever and just hearing her speak makes you wish  she was in the studio on another album! Share on FacebookTweetTweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics

NEW MUSIC| RIHANNA “YOU DA ONE”

Its here! Since we first previewed the album, “You Da One” has been one of my favorite songs from Rihanna’s upcoming Talk That Talk album. Produced by certified hit makers Dr.Luke and written by Ester Dean, Rihanna always seems to find tracks that expertly ride that fine line between pop and urban, while instinctively being [...]

NEW VIDEOS| THE ROOTS “MAKE MY”

The followup to 2010′s  How I Got Over, The Roots are due to return next month with their latest Island Def Jam release undun, which hits stores on December 6th. Check out the mini video for “Make My” featuring label mate Big K.R.I.T. Each Tuesday  leading up to the release, at 12:06 p.m. the band [...]

CONCERTS| FRANK OCEAN GOES SOLO IN NEW ORLEANS

The resident songman of the Odd Future collective returned home to New Orleans to perform for the first time as a solo act at the New Orleans House of Blues. By the sounds of the crowd,  Frank Ocean held the primarily female audience in the palm of his hand as he used his laptop for [...]

VH1 LISTS THE 40 GREATEST MICHAEL JACKSON SONGS

One of my favorite moments at the Izod Center last night watching the awesome Watch The Throne Tour with Jay-Z and Kanye was when Yeezy performed “All Of The Lights”. Kanye held the mic out to the audience to complete the opening line “Something wrong, I hold my head. MJ Gone, OUR N*GGA DEAD!”. There [...]

NEWS| ALICIA KEYS RAISES $3 MILLION AT ANNUAL BLACK BALL!

Keep a Child Alive’s (KCA) co-founder Alicia Keys helped raise over $3 million at the eighth annual Black Ball NY, which was held this past week at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Those funds that will go to providing lifesaving AIDS treatment, care and support to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in [...]

NEW MUSIC| DRAKE + RIHANNA: “TAKE CARE”

Without a doubt, Drake’s sophomore release Take Care is one of the most anticipated releases of the 4th quarter. As tracks from the album spill onto the net, check out the title track featuring former flame and pop superstar Rihanna. The song finds the two trading a vocals on songs that meets at the crossroads [...]

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