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| LIL WAYNE LEADS BET HIP HOP AWARD NOMINATIONS Blog |
Rapper Lil Wayne leads the third annual BET Hip Hop Awards, with 12 nominations, the network announced Monday.
Kanye West drew seven nods, while Jay-Z follows with six.
New Orleans native Lil Wayne, 25, who sold one million copies of his new album, Tha Carter III, in its first week of release, will duke it out with West, 31, and Jay-Z, 38, in five categories, including MVP of the year, best live performer, and CD of the year.Music mogul Russell Simmons will be saluted with the "I Am Hip Hop" Icon Award, which is given to an individual who’s made exceptional contributions to the hip hop community.
The October 18th ceremony will be hosted by comedian Katt Williams at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center and will air on BET on Oct. 23.
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| BRITNEY 'GETTING OPPORTUNITY TO START OVER' AT VMAS Blog |
Britney Spears is back. Or at least she will be – in some capacity.
The pop star will again openMTV's Video Music Awards, which will broadcast live from Los Angeles's
Paramount Studios on Sunday night (9 p.m. ET). But unlike last year, where
Spears delivered a memorable (and critically derided performance, the pop star
is not expected to perform on the show.)
"She gets an opportunity to start over again," hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri told PEOPLE at Friday's TAG Records Official MTV VMA Kickoff party in Hollywood at Avalon. "A lot of people don't get a chance to do that again. I just hope she kills it."
And the man who's helped launch the careers of platinum artists TLC, Kris Kross and Da Brat added, "Last time, I didn't think her performance was that bad, but people ragged her so bad, then I saw the press."
So what will she do?The singer's role on the show has been a tightly guarded secret. Regardless
of how she fares live, Spears may just prove to be the talk of the night.
That's because she's nominated for the show's top honor, video of the year, for "Piece of Me." The pop star has earned two other nominations, including best pop video and best female video – also for the same single. (If Spears wins, it will be her first "Moonman" despite 16 prior nominations.)
Also up for top honors are the ceremony: the Jonas
Brothers (for "Burnin Up"), Chris Brown for "Forever,"
the Pussycat Dolls for "When I Grow Up" and the Ting Tings for "Shut Up and
Let Me Go."
Nominees the Jonas Brothers will also perform on the show. They will join a starry group of singers, including Rihanna, who will take the stage with rapper T.I., and Pink, who will also grace the stage. "I Kissed A Girl" singer Katy Perry is expected to perform a cover of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" and Kid Rock will perform with rapper Lil Wayne.
Kanye West will close out the evening with a performance.
Hosting this year is British comedian Russell Brand, known for his role a
lothario musician Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. But
he will be joined onstage by Pete Wentz, who will act as
a co-host of sorts. (Wentz's wife Ashlee
Simpson-Wentz is expected to present on the show.)
Also presenting: previously
announced stars including Miley Cyrus and
Lindsay Lohan. In days leading up to the ceremony, MTV
has added new presenters, including Christina Aguileraand Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford.
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| MILEY CYRUS, LINDSAY LOHAN TO PRESENT AT THE VMAS Blog |
It will be a night of the golden moonman as Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, and the cast of High School Musical 3 present this year's winners with the signature statues at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Scarlett Johansson, gold medalist Michael Phelps, and Ciara will also be on hand to present at the show, airing on Sept. 7 from L.A.'s Paramount Pictures Studios.Audience members and viewers will jam to live drum beats and scratched records by Travis Barker and DJ AM. "I Kissed a Girl" singer Katy Perry, rapper Lupe Fiasco, and The Ting Tings, along with other musical guests, will join the duo to perform new and old hits in celebration of the past 25 years of music.
Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers, Pink and Lil Wayne are also scheduled to hit the stage for musical performances.
Comedian and actor Russell Brand will serve as host.
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| MICHAEL PHELPS TO HOST SEASON PREMIERE OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Blog |
Michael Phelps is continuing his dominance out of the water -- he'll host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 13, NBC announced Wednesday.
Rapper Lil Wayne will join the Olympic swimmer -- who won eight gold medals in Beijing -- as musical guest.
See photos of Michael Phelps' Greatest Olympic Moments.
Phelps, 23, will also be a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday.
Last week, Phelps landed a book deal for his memoir, titled Built to Succeed.
"The bullying and adversity made him be stronger and work harder," his mom Debbie told Us Weekly.
"Michael may not have been able to focus in school, but I saw a passion for swimming at such a young age," she said. "He could be at a swim meet or practice for hours. It was a great outlet."
See photos of Olympic hunks.
Tell Us: Will Michael be funny on SNL?
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| MICHAEL PHELPS TO HOST SNL SEASON PREMIERE Blog |
He has the wingspan of a condor and more gold than Flava Flav's teeth, but is Michael Phelps funny?
Though already accustomed to the spotlight, the hero of the Beijing Olympic games will make his acting debut when he hosts the season premiere of NBC's Saturday Night Live on Sept. 13.
The show will kick of the 34th season of the venerable comedy institution, which has had recent success when such sports figures as LeBron James and Peyton Manning have hosted. Lil Wayne will be the musical guest. A holder of seven world records, Phelps, 23, has been at the center of media attention since winning eight gold medals at the Olympics, breaking fellow swimmer Mark Spitz's record for most gold medals at one game.
He joins skater Nancy Kerrigan and skier Jonny Moseley as past Olympians who have hosted SNL". No word yet on whether he will be wearing a Speedo.
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| PINK, RIHANNA, T.I. AND PARAMORE WILL PLAY THE VMAS Blog |
This year's MTV Video Music Awards might get a little explosive.
Multi-platinum artist Pink, Rihanna, Paramore and T.I. have signed on to perform at the 25th annual event, hosted by British comedian Russell Brand, airing live from Los Angeles on Sept. 7.
"I can't wait," said Pink, who added that she intends to "blow stuff up." The rocker, who performed her hit "Just Like a Pill" at the 2002 show, will treat the audience to her new single "So What."
Also returning to the VMA stage will be pop star Rihanna. She will follow last year's performance of "Umbrella," which won the video of the year award, with a live rendition of her new No. 1 hit "Disturbia."The frequent magazine cover girl is a contender in two categories this year: best female video for "Take a Bow" and best collaboration in a video for "If I Never See Your Face Again" with Maroon 5.
Rapper T.I. is also set to play the ceremony, following an arrest in Atlanta last October in the parking before the BET Hip-Hop Awards, which scuttled his plans to perform that night. His "No Matter What" is up for best male video this year.
The band Paramore, whose "Crushcrushcrush" is competing for best rock video and best art direction in a video, has been added to this year's parade of performers, rounded out by the Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock and Lil Wayne.
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| JONAS BROTHERS HEADED FOR NO. 1 ALBUM Blog |
The Jonas Brothers are burnin' up the charts.
JoBro fans came out in droves on Tuesday, the day the band's third album, A Little Bit Longer, was released. Sales for that day alone were estimated at 201,000, according to Billboard. At this rate, the group, made up of brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick, will have their first No. 1 album next week.
"We are just really living the dream right now," Kevin Jonas told the Associated Press, "and for us, having this album finally hit stores and having [the fans] sing the songs, knowing that they can actually hear them and have it in their possession is the most amazing thing for us. We're so excited." Projections show Longer will hit around 700,000 in its first week, including digital downloads. That marks the third biggest opening of the year, behind Lil Wayne and Coldplay. The brothers' last album, Jonas Brothers, is also inching its way back into the top 10. If those sales hold up, it will be the first time in a decade since a group has had two top 10 albums at the same time. The last act to do so was N Sync in 1999.
The tween sensations spent the week in New York, playing Madison Square Garden, appearing on TRL and dishing about what they look for in girlfriends.
Up next for the brothers is a new show on Disney Channel, J.O.N.A.S.
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| USHER HIRES HIS MOTHER AS MANAGER – AGAIN Blog |
R&B star Usher and his mother are working together once again.
"Usher has dissolved his management arrangement with Benny Medina and has re-engaged Jonnetta Patton as his manager," the mother and son said in a statement Wednesday.
According to a source, "He wanted her to come back on board and she decided to. He had really poor management and wanted her back." The source cited lackluster album sales as one of the reasons Usher decided to reconsider his management.
In his own statement, Medina told PEOPLE Wednesday, "With an artist like Usher, the bar is set really high. Whether it was management, marketing or the music, we achieved a number one single and a number one album. It is a completely new day and time in music now. In four years, his audience, demographic, and musical direction has changed. Records like Lil Wayne's 'Lollipop' are the type of phenomena that 'Yeah' was in 2004."Usher's publicist, Patti Webster, also resigned on Aug. 1.
Usher and his mother, who previously managed her son's career, parted ways professionally in May 2007, around the time the R&B singer got engaged to Tameka Foster. The couple postponed their wedding, partly due to family matters, including Foster's tense relationship with Patton, sources said at the time. Usher and Foster later wed in a quiet civil ceremony on Aug 3, 2007, then had their dream wedding later that month, which his mother did not attend.
In an interview with Vibe earlier this year, Usher would not characterize the split from his mom as a firing. Instead, he said he paid her "the ultimate compliment" by having her retire.
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| BRITNEY SPEARS UP AGAINST JONAS BROTHERS FOR MTV AWARD Blog |
Britney Spears, the Jonas Brothers and Danity Kane will vie for Best Pop Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
It will be announced on F'N MTV tonight (8 p.m. ET) that Spears' "Piece of Me," the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin Up," Danity Kane's "Damaged," Tokio Hotel's "Ready, Set, Go!"and Panic at the Disco's "Nine in the Afternoon" are up for the golden moon-man statue.
See photos of Britney Spears' Bikini Body.
The nominees for Best Hip Hop Video will also be announced on Friday's show: Lil Wayne for "Lollipop"; Lupe Fiasco for "Superstar"; Flo Rida featuring T-Pain for "Low"; Kanye West for "Homecoming"; and Mary J. Blige for "Just Fine."
See photos of the most outrageous moments in MTV VMA history.
The Jonas Brothers are scheduled to perform on the 25th annual awards, which will air live on Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT from Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
See photos of teen stars two years ago.
Last week, Spears' "Piece of Me" was nominated for Best Female Music Video.
She'll compete in that category against Katy Perry for "I Kissed a Girl," Rihanna for "Take a Bow," Mariah Carey for "Touch My Body" and Jordin Sparks for "No Air."
The nominees for Best Male Music Video are T.I. for "What You Know," Usher for "Love in the Club," Lil Wayne for "Lollipop," Chris Brown for "With You" and Flo Rida for "Low."
The telecast will be hosted by British actor/comedian Russell Brand.
Tell Us: Who should win Best Pop Video?
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| BEYONCé, MARIAH TOP FIFTH ANNUAL FASHION ROCKS BILL Blog |
It's Fashion Rocks's fifth anniversary – and organizers have assembled a glittering roster of performers to mark the occasion.
Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and Mariah Carey are among the musical heavyweights expected to take the stage at the Sept. 5 concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Officially the beginning to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the star-studded event will also feature celebrity presenters to be announced at a later date.
According to organizers, other scheduled performers include Rihanna, Fergie, Chris Brown, rapper Lil Wayne and Welsh soul singer Duffy.
The event, which will benefit Stand Up to Cancer, will also be recorded and broadcast on CBS on Sept. 9 (9 p.m. ET).
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| BİR HAFTADA 1 MİLYON SATAN ALBÜM Blog |
Amerikalı rap şarkıcısı Lil Wayne, "Tha Carter III" isimli albümüyle bir rekora gidiyor. Ünlü şarkıcı Lil Wayne, tüm eleştirmenlerden neredeys etam puan alan bu yılki albümü "Tha Carter III" ile listeleri alt üs ediyor. Bir haftada 1 milyon satarak 2005 yılından bu yana 'Bir haftada en çok satan albüm' ünvanını eline alan Wayne, müzik dünyasında kırılması zor bir rekora da imza atmış...
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