Diddy still has some dues to pay to Ciroc for not sticking to their deal and promoting their brand to the fullest, so he and the Vodka company threw an afterparty for the 2008 BET Awards Tuesday night in L.A. at the Roosevelt Hotel. Guestlist included: Lil’ Kim, Lil Wayne, Michelle Williams, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Ashanti, and more! Follow the break for more flicks from the shindig…
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Usher performing “In This Club” as the opener for the 2008 BET Awards, which aired last night live from Los Angeles.
The 2008 BET Awards went down last night, and while there were a few lackluster performances (Usher’s being one of them), there were a few memorable, surprising, and exciting moments. One being Alicia Keys’ performance when she brought out SWV, En Vogue, and TLC! Another notable performance of the evening was Ne-Yo’s, where he showed us he can hang with the big dogs when it comes to his dance moves - he even brought out the Jabbawockees (winners of MTV’s America’s Dance Crew). Chris Brown did his thing as well, and surprised everyone when he brought out Ciara. Did Rihanna approve of this beforehand? I’m curious to know. And speaking of Rihanna, did anyone else notice how far she’s come along, as far as her live vocals? I was really impressed when she performed Take A Bow! And last, but most certainly not least, on my list of the best performances of the night, Lil’ Wayne! He kind of scared me towards the end of the show because it seemed like he wasn’t going to come out. The show was already running 15 or 20 minutes over when he was introduced. But he did come out, and he showed us exactly how and why he has sold nearly 1,500,000 copies of Tha Carter: III so far! He started out with Got Money (feat. T-Pain), paid homage to Static Major (R.I.P.) with Lollipop, and ended off his performance with A Millie. He had the whole crowd hyped, and ended off the show perfectly.
While the 2008 BET Awards did have its good moments, much of the show left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I expected a lot more from Usher. His performance was probably the most hyped up (pre-show), and ended up being one of the absolute worst of the night. While I love Keyshia Cole’s Heaven Sent, she really needs to work on her live vocals … and her stage presence. She had a lot of energy, she just didn’t know how to keep it all together. She looked like she was doing too much to me.
In my opinion, the 2007 BET Awards were much better. The performances, the overall show, and oh yeah … the host! Who the hell approved of D.L. Hughley being the host of this year’s show? I hope they received a pink slip in their box this morning. BRING MO’NIQUE BACK!!!
Follow the break for nearly 50 photos from all of last night’s performances
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Usher - “Love In This Club”
In case you missed the live coverage we did on the 2008 BET Awards last night, don’t worry. T2W is here to fill you in with the actual performances from the show! There were a lot of surprises in last night show and we have all of the performances thanks to HipHopMusicDotCom. Click play to view Usher’s performance of “Love In This Club” above!
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Many celebrities showed up in support of Cartier’s Third Annual Loveday Celebration. There were a lot musicians and actors there for this event. Eve, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, Common, Ashanti, Kimora Lee Simmons, Rosario Dawson, Fergie, and the list goes on. Check out more photos after the cut.
The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art held it’s annual gala last night to celebrate the opening of the new show “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy†which runs from May 7 to September 1, 2008. Singers Janet Jackson, Beyonce and Mary J. Blige walked the red carpet alongside actresses like Thadie Newton and Paula Patton and all looked fabulous even though most of the dresses worn at the event last night were surprisingly low-key and safe considering the theme. Keep reading for more Pics and to see the best and worst dressed.
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(Photos: Ben Rose / Wire Image) Hotlanta was full of unsigned talent and the biggest names in hip-hop Thursday night (Apr. 24th). Atlanta’s Luckie Lounge was host to the 11th Annual BMI Atlanta Unsigned Urban Showcase, which featured performances from Lil’ Wayne, Sean Garrett and Teyana Taylor. But Usher, Lil Scrappy, Polow Da Don, Lil John, and a host of celebrities (from Atlanta and beyond) came out just to party!
Polow Da Don is filling up those pockets, I see! He makes a cameo appearance in Nelly’s new video for Party People, the Polow-produced track featuring singer Fergie, which is the debut single from Nelly’s 5th studio album, Brass Knuckles. The album is currently looking at a June 24th 2008 release.
Check out Kelly Rowland’s new video after the cut! CONTINUE READING
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PHOTOS: DENISE TRUSCELLO / WIRE IMAGESinger Fergie and Movie Director Quentin Tarantino celebrated their birthdays in Sin City at The Mirage Hotel and Casino on Thursday night. Celebs like Vivica A. Fox, Polow Da Don, Nelly, Keyshia Cole and many more came out to party with the pair. Looks like they had a lot of fun!
Party People by Nelly will be the second single from the album Brass Knuckles, set to be released June 24, 2008. The song features vocals from Fergie and production by Polow Da Don.
Nelly ft. Fergie - Party People - page link
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Kanye West (photographed above) performs “Stronger” at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center last night in LA. Towards the end of the performance, recording artists Daft Punk made a special cameo appearance. The show featured a lot of performances, and even though we posted the majority of them throughout the night as they came in, a few slipped through the cracks. Here are the remainder of the photos that we didn’t get to post last night. More can be found after the cut.
PHOTOS: GRANITZ, HARRISON, BOUYS / WIRE IMAGE & GETTY IMAGES
And photos from the Red Carpet of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards just keep on rolling in! Here are some flicks of Beyonce & Solange, Ludacris, Chris Brown, Fergie, and more on the red carpet. Want to see who else showed up on the red carpet tonight? Check out more flicks after the cut … of course! Photos are being uploaded all night, so check back often. CONTINUE READING
CHRIS BROWN - WITH YOU // EXCLUSIVESara Bareilles rises three spots, at number 9, to number 6. Rihanna rises up just two spots, number 5 to number 3, from last week’s chart with the electro-single “Don’t Stop The Music”; Chris Brown climbs to number 2. Meanwhile Flo Rida’s smash hit “Low,” featuring T-Pain, retains it’s number 1 spot on the charts once again.
#1 - Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain - Low
#2 - Chris Brown - With You
#3 - Rihanna - Don’t Stop The Music
#4 - Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic - Apologize
#5 - Alicia Keys - No One
#6 - Sara Bareilles - Love Song
#7 - Fergie - Clumsy
#8 - Snoop Dogg - Sexual Seduction
#9 - Yael Naim - New Soul
#10 - Sean Kingston - Take You There
If you want a more detailed view of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart or would like to view the remaining 90, continue on here.
» MARIO » CHRIS BROWN » FERGIE » KANYE WEST
Mario » “Music for Love” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Music for Love” is set to be R&Ber Mario’s forthcoming single from his much-underrated album Go! (J Records), which is in stores now - I highly recommend you buy this album! I think the single is gold, really every song from that album I find single-material. The song is really subtle with melodies and harmonies, it’s “whip-listenable,” as well as pleasurable, in my opinion.
Chris Brown ft. Will.i.am » “Picture Perfect” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Picture Perfect” featuring domestic-producer Will.i.am will be Chris Brown’s forth single from Exclusive (Jive). It’s interesting they’re making this a single; Chris Brown co-produced it. “PP” took me a minute to get into, it wasn’t my immediate favorite when I first heard Exclusive, but I’m feeling it now! I can’t wait to see how this plays out, with the promotion, video, etc.
Fergie » “Finally” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Finally” will be the final single from Fergie’s 3x’s platinum-album The Dutchess (A&M). The song itself was produced by John Legend, he was the pianist, and also Fergie stated that she would be performing with him at the 50th Grammy Awards. I liked this song a lot listening to Fergie’s album, the song was a nice ballad for her, it really showed her vocal capability nice.
Kanye West ft. Chris Martin » “Homecoming” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Homecoming,” featuring Cold Play’s Chris Martin, will be the fifth single from Kanye West’s 2x’s platinum-album Graduation (Def Jam). Unfortunately the song will only be released in the UK, instead of “Flashing Lights,” which is serving as the fourth single in the rest of the world. I said it once, and I’ll say it again, you UKer’s get everything! Lol. But for real, I really like this song, “Homecoming” has to be the most creative, conceptual song I’ve heard, as far as personification, this great man - is genius!
JANET JACKSON » TIMBALAND » FERGIE » CHINGY
Janet Jackson » “Feedback” » LISTEN » (Full) » I’m sure you all remember me posting about Janet Jackson’s forthcoming single not too long ago (in April). Here is her brand new song “Feedback,” produced by Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins, it will be the first single lifted from Janet Jackson’s 10th studio album, appropriately entitled, Discipline (Island Def Jam). The singer’s new LP is due out February 26th of next year.
Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson + Nicole Scherzinger » “Scream” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Scream” is set to be the forth single lifted from Timbaland’s Shock Value (Interscope). The heavy string/tambourine sounding single features co-production by Danja and a guest appearance by Keri Hilson and light background vocals from Nicole Scherzinger. I really wasn’t all into this song that much at first but it’s getting there!
Fergie ft. Soulja Boy » “Clumsy (Collipark Remix)” » LISTEN » (Full) » Yelp, you read right. Collipark decided to make a remix to Fergie’s song “Clumsy” and decided to throw Soulja Boy in the mix! I like the original of “Clumsy” so much that any remix wouldn’t do me, not even Soulja Boy swayed me, sorry.
Chingy ft. Ludacris + Bobby Valentino » “Gimme Dat (Explicit)” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Gimme Dat” is slated to be Chingy’s second single from his forth studio album Hate It Or Love It (Def Jam/DTP). The single features stellar production by Full Scale and guest appearances by Ludacris and Bobby Valentino (vocals). The bass did it for me, this is my cut! Very nice single choice. Hmm, I wonder if Chingy reads blogs becos he has definitely stepped his game up this time around I’d say!
CHRIS BROWN COVERS ELVIS PRESLEY “JAILHOUSE ROCK” »
So the 2007 Movies Rock! show went down last night (December 7th): a night of movies, fashion and music! Performances include Chris Brown, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Will.I.Am, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J and Eve! It looked fun, I’d say my favorite performance would have to be Fergie Ferg with “Live and Let Die” (Guns N’ Roses), she did an amazing job and did that song much justice. Ooh, I also love Usher’s performance of Gene Kelly’s “Singing in the Rain” - great show! Really they ALL did a fantastic job, I’m so proud of everyone! I’m mad I missed it y’all! Ha ha, expect more performances after the cut! CONTINUE READING
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