Fabolous and Soulja Boy End Twitter Back-And-Forth
| Few words were ever truer: Young Jeezy told MTV News a few weeks ago that, Twitter is a mofo - and he doesn't even tweet! Sure, the hip-hop community gets to read highly entertaining blasts by the l...
Why Bret Michaels & Other Music Stars Turn to Reality TV for Fame, Fortune
| B, veteran of six-count 'em, six-reality shows, has two bits of advice for artists looking to break into the genre: | "Never wear white on TV unless you're at your fighting weight," he says. "And ne...
Fabolous and Soulja Boy End Twitter Back-And-Forth
| Loso set off the 'Pretty Boy Swag' MC when he aimed one of his signature trending topics at Soulja. | by Shaheem Reid | Few words were ever truer: Young Jeezy told MTV News a few weeks ago that, Twi...
Muja Messiah toting "M-16s"
| | | There’s one song called “MinneapMurderRap/Joe Mauer” that namechecks No. 7 and Brett Favre and trashes “crybaby” emo rap. Another track is named &ldqu...
Twenty-Five Legendary Recording Studios
| Jimi Hendrix's studio is celebrating its 40th Anniversary, so you KNOW what that means around here! | When I first started this list, I figured I'd settle on 10. Then 15. Eventually 25. Yes, I've st...
Carrie Underwood surprises herself with upcoming film debut; talks about tour
| NEW YORK - Carrie Underwood thought she'd walk away from her first movie experience vowing to stick to her day job. | But after a recent screening of the upcoming movie "Soul Surfer," Unde...
Willow Smith Makes Music Debut With 'Whip My Hair'
| If the early enthusiasm is to be believed, Rihanna may have a threat in 9-year-old Willow Smith. On Tuesday, the pint-size daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith leaked her first single, "Whip My H...
Willow Smith Makes Music Debut With 'Whip My Hair'
| Will and Jada Pinkett's fashion-forward 9-year-old is earning Rihanna comparisons. | by Daniela Capistrano | If the early enthusiasm is to be believed, Rihanna may have a threat in 9-year-old Willow...
Guerra, Sanz share Latin Grammy nods with new talent, Camila's Domm, Uruguayan Jorge Drexler
| LOS ANGELES - The Latin Grammy nominations spread the love between established artists and newcomers, nominating songwriters Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz in four categories each. | The nomina...
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Foxy Brown Avoids Prison
| Rapper Foxy Brown has avoided another jail term - officials have dropped charges against her following an alleged altercation with a neighbor. | The hip-hop star, real name Inga Marchand, was arrest...
The xx win UK music prize for debut album
| LONDON — Electronic band The xx have been named the winners of Britain's 2010 Mercury Prize for their debut album, "The xx." | The band, which consists of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jam...
DMX Calls Plies One Of The Worst Rappers
| DMX has sparked a new rap feud after firing off at Plies in a new radio interview. | | The gruff-voiced "Who We Be" hitmaker, real name Earl Simmons, took aim at the Florida hip-hop star duri...
Daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley pleads guilty to growing marijuana inside Pa. home
| WEST CHESTER, Pa. - The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home. | The Daily Local News of West Chester reports 29-year-old Makeda Jah...
Blair's book-launch party at London modern art museum postponed following protest threat
| LONDON - Tony Blair's spokesman says that a book-launch party for former prime minister has been postponed following a threat by demonstrators to picket the event. | Matthew Doyle said Wednesday tha...
The XX win UK Mercury music prize for debut album
| LONDON (Reuters) – Electronic band the xx have been named the winners of Britain's 2010 Mercury Prize for their debut album, "The xx." | The band, which consists of Romy Madley C...
MTV revives live daytime show with "The Seven"
2010-09-08 14:26:12.0MTV revives live daytime show with "The Seven"MTV1159105Music2@webnews/enpproperty--> | LOS ANGELES – MTV is reviving the live daytime show with a series targeting celebri...
Justin Bieber's Unstoppable Year: A VMA Cheat Sheet
| Best New Artist nominee will perform at Sunday's VMAs. | by Jocelyn Vena | Remember when Justin Bieber was just an up-and-coming pop singer who presented at the 2009 VMAs and gave one lucky fan a re...
Lady Gaga, Eminem, Justin Bieber: VMA Predictions
| Bigger Than the Sound guesses Sunday's big winners. | by James Montgomery | The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner — and by "corner," I mean Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. This i...
Music Review: Gappy Ranks - Put The Stereo On
| This is the debut solo album by London reggae artist Gappy Ranks, who first made a name for himself as part of the dancehall group Suncycle. On his solo album, he veers away from the hip hop-influen...
Nicki Minaj Calls Drake Twitter Marriage 'Mischievous'
| 'Drake is just my little brother, and I kid with him all the time,' Minaj says. | by Shaheem Reid | Nicki Minaj promises there were no "Drickis" born in the 24 hours she and Drake were "married." Th...
I'm Still Here (2010)
Details Limited Release: Sep 10, 2010; Genre: Documentary; With: Joaquin Phoenix | On Feb. 11, 2009, when Joaquin Phoenix made his infamous monosyllabic, grunged-out appearance on Late ...
The Rolling Stones again hit their peak in 2010 with rerelease of old movie from ...
| LONDON - The Rolling Stones have hit their peak again in 2010, this time in the form of a rarely seen rereleased movie of a 1972 concert. | "Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Rolling Stones" wa...
Wyclef Accuses Sean Penn of Cocaine Use; Actor Responds
| W claws came out at a New York concert Friday night (Sept. 4), when he used his music to accuse Sean Penn, a critic of the rapper and singer's recently thwarted bid for Haitian presidency, of using ...
Tokyo Police Club, Sloan, The Hold Steady to play Halifax Pop Explosion
| The annual Halifax Pop Explosion is set to er, explode in Nova Scotia between October 19th and 23rd and like the previous 17 years, 2010 is set to bring a wide array of both Canadian and internation...
50 Cent's Twitter Tirades Hit Jay-Z, Diddy, Shaq
| Celebrity Favorites: 50 Cent | Ah. It was but just three years ago around this time, VMA time, when the nation was divided: Kanye West or 50 Cent. Both were dropping albums on September 11. Fast-for...
A German 'Soul Kitchen' That's More Than A Restaurant
| German filmmaker Fatih Akin is one of the stars of European cinema. His gritty dramas about Turkish immigrants in Germany have earned him accolades at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as an Oscar n...
50 Cent's Twitter Tirades Hit Jay-Z, Diddy, Shaq
| G-Unit general tells Mixtape Daily Ice Cube inspires him to experiment with different mediums | by Shaheem Reid | Celebrity Favorites: 50 Cent | Ah. It was but just three years ago around this time,...
Music Review: Lady Saw is a reggae diva on new CD
Lady Saw, "My Way" (Toasting Music/Diva Records) | Manicure, check. Makeup, check. Diva attitude, check. | It's all about being on point for Lady Saw, who spits with a sharp tongue on her latest album...
Eminem and Jay-Z make history in Detroit; Appearances by Dr. Dre, Drake, 50 Cent
| Eminem rightly declared without exaggeration that “tonight is going down in rap history,” on Thursday, September 2 at Comerica Park in Detroit. | Rap pundits and hip hop moguls Eminem and Jay-Z ...
Big Boi Says Andre 3000 'Is In The Studio Right Now'
| NEW YORK - Big Boi has been carrying the Outkast banner with pride even though the Atlanta duo's last two projects - 2003's bundled solos offering, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below and 2006's soundtrack ...
