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Janet Jackson to Open the American Music Awards

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Awards, Performances, Pop

Janet Jackson is set to open the upcoming American Music Awards (AMAs).

The “All For You” hitmaker will sing a medley to start the November 22 ceremony, which sees her late brother nominated in five categories.

“We’re thrilled about having Janet Jackson open this year’s show,” American Music Awards producer Larry Klein said. “She is an incredibly dynamic performer and I think the audience will be excited to see what she has in store.”

This will be the fourth AMAs performance for the Janet, who has won nine of the awards in previous years, and follows her moving tribute to her brother at the in September. On November 18, Jackson will also be featured in a primetime interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts.

Other stars to perform at this year’s AMAs at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre include , Eminem, Jay-Z, Shakira, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Green Day, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.


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Chris Brown Reminisces About Rihanna

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, R&B / Soul


stays up late looking at photographs of him and Rihanna.

The “Run It” singer hit his Twitter account early Monday morning and linked to video of them in happier times. He also wrote about his “emotions” about not being with the “Disturbia” songstress anymore.

“IM SORRY YALL. JUST HAD TO POST IT (sic),” Chris said. “FOR THE FELLAS: showing emotion doesn’t make u weak… BEING HONEST MAKES U STRONG (sic).”

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Rihanna Debuts New Single and Painful Cover Art

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Pop

Rihanna's Russian Roulette

Recently, claimed that “Russian roulette is not the same without a gun.” Now it’s Rihanna’s turn to reference that dangerous game.

In her new single, titled “Russian Roulette,” the 21-year-old sings “Take a breath, take it deep/ Calm yourself, he says to me/ If you play, you play for keeps/ Take a gun, and count to three/ I’m sweating now, moving slow/ No time to think, my turn to go.” The track, which has was written and produced by frequent collaborator Ne-Yo, can be heard here.

‘s next album, Rated R, will hit stores on November 23.

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Jay-Z Defends Kanye West’s VMAs Outburst

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, Videos, Hip-Hop & Rap

Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

Jay-Z has defended Kanye West’s behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The “Love Lockdown” star has come under fire for storming the stage when was accepting her Best Female Video prize, but his mentor insists the incident has been blown out of proportion.

“Kanye is like my little brother he’s just a super-passionate person. Of course it was rude because it was her moment, but that’s what he believed. I think it’s been blown out of proportion, he didn’t kill anybody, no one got harmed,” he said. “I think he’s passionate and he needs to watch that. At the end of the day, we’ll celebrate him for his passion rather than vilify him, because the thing which causes him to make great records is what also makes him step out of line. He was inappropriate, it wasn’t fair to Taylor at all. Move on. But I don’t think he should lay low.”

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Rihanna to Blast Chris Brown on CD

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Rihanna and Chris Brown

Rihanna is set to speak about her volatile relationship with for the first time in a track on her upcoming CD.

Ne-Yo, who is working with the 21-year-old singer on the record, said: “Expect an edgier, almost angrier Rihanna on this one. says some things on this album that you’ve never heard her say before.”

It is thought Rihanna could be planning to sing about the assault, or about the violence which marred the relationship. Court papers have revealed the pair were involved in at least two other “domestic violence” incidents before the February altercation, during which Brown punched, kicked and choked the pop beauty in his car.

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Chris Brown Ordered to Avoid Rihanna Until Probation Ends

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Artist News, Hip-Hop & Rap

Chris Brown

has now been formally sentenced for his assault to Rihanna. Both musicians, the couple created nationwide headlines when the incident occurred. Brown was charged with, and pled guilty to, a felony charge for his actions.

As a result, Brown will serve five years’ worth of probation and six months of community service. This seems a pretty light sentence, considering the public outcry which stemmed from the February incident. Brown recently issued a statement of apology to his fans and the world at large for his actions. For the duration of his probation, Brown must stay at least 100 yards away from at all times.

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Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye in Run This Town video

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music Videos, Hip-Hop & Rap


So what does it take to properly “Run This Town”? Judging by , Rihanna and Kanye West’s appearances, the key is fashionable eyewear. (Sexy stockings also apparently help.)

In this video for Jay-Z’s new single, the trio rallies a group of torch-bearing, bandana-wearing followers to do…something. Maybe they’ll be in the crowd when the song is performed on Jay Leno’s new show?

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Listen to Run This Town by Jay-Z featuring Kanye West, Rihanna

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Hip-Hop & Rap, New Releases

Jay-Z Run This Town

Here’s your opportunity to take a listen to Jay-Z’s new track, “Run This Town” featuring and . We think it has a great vibe, but go ahead and give it a listen. Run This Town will be featured on The Blueprint 3, which hits stores on September 11.


VIDEO: Kanye West Has Rihanna Feeling Paranoid

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music Videos, Hip-Hop & Rap


In this video for “Paranoid,” is assaulted in her dreams by visions of wolves and the overuse of Auto-Tune.

But maybe is right. Maybe she does “worry ‘bout the wrong things.” I mean - could that corset getup really be comfortable to sleep in?

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Chris Brown working on country music for next album

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Country, R&B / Soul

Chris Brown country song is currently recording a country song. The 20-year-old Brown, who has pleaded not guilty to assaulting on/off girlfriend in February, is believed to be working on a new track called ‘Trapped in a Dream’ which may be included on his next album.

Chris’ producer Robert Allen said: “Maybe we’ll see an appearance from country star Carrie Underwood or someone like that. It’s that kind of song. It’s just feeling like you don’t want that dream to go away. Everybody has a dream and you’re in it, but you wake up and you’re like, ‘Oh, my God.’ You feel like you’re still in that dream.”

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