Move over, Mariah Carey! The divine diva wasn’t the only superstar to grace the stage and put on a rocking performance during the American Idol season 12 finale. Former judge Jennifer Lopez returned to the program and really wowed the crowd with her performance — and her seriously sexy get-up was just as show-stopping! Jennifer Lopez ‘American Idol’ Performance Dress: [...]
It’s Kree vs. Candice in All-Female ‘American Idol’ Finale
May 16, 2013 | Posted by
It wasn’t country versus soul, it was soul versus soul, as Kree Harrison and Candice Glover faced off Wednesday in the first all-female “American Idol” finale in nine years. The contestants sang three songs apiece: one chosen by “Idol” producer Simon Fuller, one that will be their winning single and one chosen by the contestants as their favorite song of the [...]
Birdman and Rich Gang: Hard Work Pays
May 14, 2013 | Posted by
Birdman is a hustler at heart. Before partnering up with Universal Music in 1998, Baby built his Cash Money brand as an independent juggernaut, and none of the success that he’s experienced over the past 15 years has softened his stance. Enter Rich Gang, Birdman’s new rap collective that includes Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Meek Mill and [...]
Alicia Keys Shoots ‘Tears Always Win’ Video in Las Vegas
May 11, 2013 | Posted by
Alicia Keys is nursing a broken heart on her new single “Tears Always Win.” And there’s probably no better place to try to get over a heartache than Las Vegas, Sin City. That’s where the singer headed to shoot the video for the new Girl On Fire single. “I actually just finished the video for ‘Tears Always Win‘ [...]
‘The Voice’ Reveals Top 12 Finalists
May 9, 2013 | Posted by
After weeks of grueling blind auditions, battles, knockouts and playoffs, “The Voice” revealed its top 12 contestants Wednesday night. While the audience vote determined two of the finalists moving on, celebrity coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira and Usher had to choose one of their bottom two to go home. The process was marred a bit when host Carson Daly revealed at the [...]
Mariah Carey, Miguel Make ‘Beautiful’ Music
May 7, 2013 | Posted by
What happens when Mariah Carey and Miguel get together on some new music? Something ”Beautiful.” The new track, the lead single from Carey’s 2013 album release, debuted on Monday and it seamlessly combines her signature vocals with Miguel’s groovy, sexy R&B style. It kicks off with a sultry guitar riff and some tambourine and from there it sears, with a [...]
Reggae Great Cedric Brooks Dead at 70
May 7, 2013 | Posted by
Cedric”IM” Brooks, the influential Jamaican saxophonist who fused music and spirituality, died Friday in New York. Brooks had been in a coma-like state since February 2010, and died from cardiac arrest at New York Hospital in Queens. He was 70 years old. His sister Paulette Keise told the Jamaica Observer that Brooks had been unable [...]
Rapper Mac Miller Tells Fans ‘Expect Nothing’ on New Release
May 4, 2013 | Posted by
It’s official. Mac Miller’s sophomore album Watching Movies with the Sound Off will arrive on June 18, and the Pittsburgh rapper wants his fans to have… no expectations for the project. That’s right, no expectations at all. He announced the release date via a UStream session where he sat fully clothed in a bathtub, then followed up [...]
Tyler, The Creator Says His Ad Was Not Meant to Offend
May 2, 2013 | Posted by
Tyler, the Creator has a unique voice and a boundless creative spirit, and while his latest Mountain Dew ad may have been offensive to some, Odd Future’s co-manager Christian Clancy maintains Tyler meant no harm. “It was never Tyler’s intention to offend however,” Clancy wrote in a statement he issued to MTV News and posted on his Tumblr on Wednesday. [...]
TLC’s T-Boz, Chilli Remember Lisa Lopes on 10th Anniversary of her Death
April 30, 2013 | Posted by
It’s hard to refute the indelible mark that ’90s R&B girl group TLC left behind. In fact, numbers prove the trio to be one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. This year, surviving members Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas will celebrate TLC’s 20th anniversary while simultaneously remembering the tragic loss of [...]
