If you’ve watched the live performances from the 2013 Billboard Awards, one of the highlights was definitely this failed attempt by Miguel to jump over the crowd.
Keeping it very professional, this didn’t faze the singer who kept on performing “Adorn” like nothing happened..
The singer took to Twitter to express his emotions
Billboard found the poor girl and reunited her – and her ice pack – with Miguel after his performance
Khyati is ok.
Check out the cover work for Kanye West’s new album. This guy is wasting no time on anything.
Yeezus will be released on June 18th.
Drake and Jay-Z appear to be cooking up something big. Both emcees are working on solo albums and were snapped (up top) in the studio together by Def Jam A&R Lenny S.
“Warning: Please be very afraid of the music we’re working on. OVO x ROCNATION,” reads the caption on the pic shared on Lenny’s Instagram.
It will be interesting to hear what these two come up with.
Check out this music trailer. This should be a dope video when it comes out to its entirety.
Blue Ivy will soon have a little brother or sister. E! is reporting that Beyonce is pregnant with her and Jay-Z’s second child.
Pregnancy rumors have been circulating recently. They picked up steam when Beyonce had to cancel a recent concert in Antwerp, Belgium, after doctors advised her to rest “as a result of dehydration and exhaustion.”
31-year old Beyonce gave birth to Blue Ivy in January 2012. The singer is currently on The Mrs Carter World Tour that won’t end until August 5th.
There is no word on when the baby is due.
Aftermath CEO Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine are giving $70 million to the University of Southern California. The gift will create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation
The academy will focus on arts and entrepreneurship; technology, design and marketability; concept and business platforms and creating a prototype.
Students will be able to interact with guest speakers and lecturers from the arts and entertainment field and have one-on-one faculty mentoring from USC’s schools of business, fine arts, engineering and music
25 students will enroll in the academy in the fall of 2014. Additional applicants will be chosen by “a rigorous review process” based on academic achievement and the “proven ability for original thought,” according to Rolling Stone.
“The vision and generosity of Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young will profoundly influence the way all of us perceive and experience artistic media,” university President C. L. Max Nikias said. “USC provides an extraordinarily rich academic, research and artistic environment. We are committed to encouraging our students to use their intellectual and creative resources to effect change in all segments of society. Our goal is to ensure that the academy is the most collaborative educational program in the world.”
Part of the donations will go to financially supporting disadvantaged students to “go on to do something that could potentially change the world,” Dre said.
Drake is sure to take a handful of trophies at the 2013 BET Awards. The Young Money emcee is nominated 12 times. He’ll vie for awards in major categories like Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, and Video Of The Year.
Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz each received 8 nods.according to the Associated Press.
Chris Tucker will host this year’s event. Chris Brown and R. Kelly have been announced as performers at this year’s show, which will air live on June 30th from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.
List of nominees
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher
Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)
Best Collaboration
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – “Problems”
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – “Pop That”
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – “Poetic Justice”
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye
Video of the Year
2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – “Problems”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – “HYFR”
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – “Poetic Justice”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
Miguel – “Adorn”
Rihanna – “Diamonds”
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd
Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Mary Mary
Marvin Sapp
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington
YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Jaden Smith
Quvenzhané Wallis
Best Movie
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like a Man
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
LeBron James
Ray Lewis
Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – “Problems”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Miguel – “Adorn”
Rihanna – “Diamonds”
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Centric Award
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
Fantasia – “Lose To Win”
Miguel – “Adorn”
Nas – “Daughters”
Charlie Wilson – “My Love Is All I Have”
Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Donald (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Best International Act: U.K.
Marsha Ambrosius
Estelle
Labrinth
Rita Ora
Emeli Sandé
Wiley
For more information head over to BET
Video After The Jump
The Chappelle’s Show provided America with nonstop laughs during it’s three seasons on the air. Many of the skits have become comedy classics. One such skit was when Wayne Brady portrayed a pimp and threatened to choke one of his hoes for coming up short on his money.
Wayne sat down with Huffpost Live recently to talk about how he, Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan came up with the concept and how many people misquote the main punch line.
What was your favorite Chappelle’s Show sketch?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8aaTu2kg0&feature=youtu.be
Check out this new video by Kendrick Lamar. This guy has a future.
There was once a time when Damon Dash could buy anything he wanted and not think about the price tag. He lived a lavish lifestyle, but those days are over.
While his former Roc-A-Fella Records partner, Jay-Z, is worth nearly a half billion dollars, Dame is on the verge of being out on the street as he faces eviction from his Carmel, New York home.
While in court on Tuesday, the former mogul detailed some of his current financial problems.
“I am currently several months behind in paying my personal bills,” he wrote in the 5-page filing. “For instance, I am currently over $100,000 behind in rent for the only home in which I live and at risk of being evicted.”
Dame and ex-wife Rachel Roy
Dame was back in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday fighting a charge of ignoring a 2008 lawsuit from a garment industry lender seeking payback for a $237,078 loan.
He asked the judge not to garnish his wages citing other financial commitments, such as alimony and child support.
- He pays $24,000 every three months to his ex-wife, fashion designer Rachel Roy, for child support of their two kids, and to cover money owed on the lofts.
- New York state forces Dash to send another $4,341.10 per month for support of his son, Christian.
- He paid nearly $20,000 in garnished wages in late 2012 for other debts.
- And he faces a pending $40,000 tax payment for business earnings.
“I’m an independent businessman and this is what comes from business,” Dash said in an email from his attorney, Gregg A. Pinto. “I have the guts to fight my battles on my own and it’s entertainment to everybody else because I’m so cool about it.”
In 2008 Dame lost his leased SUV after he missed his $714.99 monthly payment. In 2010 he lost a pair of multimillion-dollar Tribeca lofts to foreclosure in 2010
Source NY Daily News
