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The music video for Jay-Z’s ‘Empire State of Mind’ featuring Alicia Keys recently premiered. The video was shot in New York City’s Harlem, Times Square and around Ground Zero on October 1. The song, which is an ode to the rapper’s and singer’s native New York City, features a sampling of ‘Love on a Two-Way Street’ by The Moments. The video was directed by Hype Williams. Just the names of the two entertainers and the directors are enough proof to say that the video is hot but watching the video itself is an even greater experience. I absolutely love it!

Sources are saying that while 50 Cent was filming his new music video for ‘Baby By Me’, the rapper was getting a little too friendly with former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland. It’s being said that things got pretty steamy on the set of the video and that it may have led to a bit of a fling. I don’t think either of them could do better than the other anyway. At the very least, they haven’t stooped to anything lower. It shows that the entertainers still have some sort of dignity left in them – however little it may be.

Beyonce and Lady Gaga teamed up to shoot the video for Video phone together! According to an insider who spoke to Life & Style “On Oct. 7, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé were working on the video together at a studio in NYC. Everything on the set was being kept very hush-hush, and security was extremely tight.” I wonder how this managed to stay off the radar. The insider goes on to say that the singers and fashion icons showed off their individual styles for the video, saying “Beyonce wears a feathered dress. And of course Lady Gaga wears something wild. The fashion is sick and insane.”

Jay-Z’s bodyguard was charged with a crime for last weekend’s tripod-tossing fight with a local TV reporter in Croatia. Law enforcement sources say that the rapper’s bodyguard has been charged with destroying personal property and assault, based on a complaint filed by the reporter who got into a scuffle with Jay and Beyonce’s entourage that night. Video of the incident actually surfaced on the internet showing the whole confrontation, including the part where the reporter throws his camera sticks at Jay-Z’s bodyguard and the bodyguard threw the tripod into the sea. Police are trying to track down the hired muscle for questioning regarding the incident.

The elaborate ‘Dome Project’ was the last video ever shot by Jackson, whose career feature many of the most important videos in pop history.

Jackson had key scenes set in a cemetery to remind fans of his pioneering 1983 video for his hit Thriller.

But now the video – expected to be ready for screening next month – will instead have a spooky, emotional impact for fans as Jackson is scene in the cemetery.

Asked about the video, Jackson’s close friend Miko Brando said: “True.”

Asked when the video would be released, Miko – the son of late acting legend Marlon Brando – said: “That’s a good question. We’d love to see that. I would think soon, hopefully.”

The video was produced by Robb Wagner and filmed a Culver Studios, which 70 years ago was the set for the classic film Gone With the Wind.

The cemetery scenes are one of four sets in the video.

Besides the cemetery, one set featured an oversized portrait of Jackson in his Thriller werewolf costume, another was a jungle, and the fourth a construction site.

Source: Splash News

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Michael Jackson – Billie Jean

Beyonce Knowles recently released another black and white music video for her song ‘Broken-Hearted Girl’. The track was originally supposed to be the sixth single from her ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce’ album but it was replaced by ‘Sweet Dreams’ instead. The video will also be released on the DVD ‘Above and Beyonce: Dance Mixes’ which dropped in stores last week and sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. I wonder why they shelved this song instead when they already have a video for it. And how many songs is she planning to release from that album? It’s getting way too old. It’s not like she’s Rihanna who we can’t get tired off.

Kanye West has finally released the official version of his music video ‘Paranoid’ which features Rihanna. It’s way more polished and less gratuitous than the incomplete version that was leaked last week. The rapper had been devastated that fans were able to see the video that wasn’t up to his standards. He wrote “It hurts me to see the old and very wrong version of the ‘Paranoid’ video get leaked all over the net while I was on an 11-hour flight and couldn’t do anything about it. It’s just frustrating when this stuff happens because I really care about the product and, since videos never get played anyway, you might as well tweak them and make them as special as possible.” And looking at the finished version, his standards are pretty high.

After three months of laying low, Chris Brown has finally come out to speak. In a video shot by Bow Wow at Shaquille O’Neal’s house, the R&B singer said “I just wanna say ‘what’s up?’ because I ain’t been out there in a minute. But the new album is gonna be coming soon. We working on it right now. It’s called ‘Graffiti’. It’s got everything on it, so y’all be ready for that… Everybody that’s haters, they just been haters. All my real fans, I love you all. I ain’t a monster.” I wonder what he was doing at Shaq’s house.

Flo Rida has a new music video out for his song ‘Sugar’. The song features R&B singer Wynter Gordon and is the third single from the rapper’s sophomore album ‘R.O.O.T.S.’ The song’s chorus samples from Eiffel 65’s dance pop song ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’. The video shows a female doctor putting Flo Rida to sleep, causing him to fantasize about a girl he likes. It’s obviously not the most interesting of video concepts but I have to admit that the song is still fire! Flo Rida’s the kind of rapper who you label as a joke or a one hit wonder at first but then suddenly grows on you even though you think he still has his stupid moments.

Dave Matthews Band release second track, “Shake Me Like A Monkey,”

Fans that have purchased the Dave Matthews Band iTunes pass will get a little closer to celebrating the new album, Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King, with a second track from the upcoming record. The exclusive download of “Shake Me Like A Monkey” from the iTunes pass is the second in a series of pre-album releases with the deluxe iTunes package. Also exclusive with the package is a behind the scenes look at the making of the album as well as unreleased b-sides, a digital artwork booklet and live music from the band’s Spring and Summer 2009 tours.

In addition to these rarities, be sure to check out the Dave Matthews Band channel on You Tube to watch the Groo Grux album artwork come alive with a fun and unique musical animation.

Dave Matthews Band’s latest album Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King hits stores June 2nd, but is now available for pre-order with the exclusive iTunes pass! For more news, tour dates and to pre-order the album in a variety of configurations visit DaveMatthewsBand.com.

Shake Me Like A Monkey.
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U2’s new single, “Magnificent,” was released on May 4th by Mercury Records.

The video for “Magnificent” was directed by French filmmaker Alex Courtes. Alex also directed the video for the band’s previous single, “Get On Your Boots,” and alongside his former creative partner Martin Fougeral won a Grammy award for the “Vertigo” video. The video for “Magnificent” was shot in the historic city of Fez, Morocco last month.

“Magnificent,” the second single from No Line On The Horizon, will be available in the UK as a download and on 7″ vinyl. The vinyl single will be backed with a live version of album track Breathe, recorded in the Somerville Theatre in Boston earlier this year.

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The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am Appeared On Oprah To Give College Scholarships To Four High School Seniors

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Invasion Of Boom Boom Pow – Megamix EP – Available On iTunes Now!

Invasion Of Boom Boom Pow Tracklisting:

1) LET THE BEAT ROCK – Boys Noize Megamix feat. 50 CENT
2) LET THE BEAT ROCK – Boys Noize Megamix feat. GUCCI MANE
3) BOOM BOOM STYLE – Zuper Blahq Megamix feat. Kid Cudi
4) BOOM BOOM GUETTA – David Guetta’s Electro Hop Remix
5) BOOM BOOM WOW – D.J. will.i.am Megamix
6) BOOM BOOM BOOM – DJ Ammo/Poet Named Life Megamix

Black Eyed Peas
The E.N.D – In Stores June 9, 2009

Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow (Official Video)

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XXL Exclusive: Busta Rhymes Goes On Tour & Buys A One Of A Kind Maybach In France

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NEW BUSTA RHYMES MIXTAPE!
“I BULLSHIT YOU NOT”

Download Mixtape:

I Bullshit You Not Mixtape Tracklist

1. Fate Of The World
2. Director’s Cut (feat. Uncle Murda)
3. Let’s Do It (feat. Spliff Star)
4. Foreign Currency (feat. Maino)
5. Piano Man (feat. Spliff Star & Reek)
6. Death Wish (feat. Raekwon)
7. Try Your Hand (feat. Show Money)
8. The Game Room (feat. Lil Fame)
9. Victim
10. Give A Damn (feat. Show Money & Reek)
11. Bounce Back
12. Feel My Pain

Busta Rhymes
Back on My B.S. – In Stores May 19, 2009
Universal Motown
http://www.myspace.com/bustarhymes

In support of his new strip club anthem ‘Wetter’, Twista has been hitting up strip clubs all around the country.
In this video he talks to DJ Infamous and visits a strip club in ATL.

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Twista will be available Thursday May 7th and Monday May 11th for phoners.

Check out ‘Wetter’, the first single off of Twista’s upcoming album Category F5 – in stores June 16th!

Twista – “Wetter” (Explicit)

MP3: http://www.zshare.net/audio/59133419dfd0e072/

When you succeed in grabbing the Queen of Pop’s attention, you know you’re on the right track! On Saturday, Lady Madonna, with her daughter in tow, attended Lady Gaga’s ‘Fame Ball’ Tour at Terminal 5 in NYC.

Recently, Lady Gaga sat down with MTV News and discussed being humbled by the fact that Madonna came to her show last week and Lourdes “dancing her pants off.” Check out the video below!

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Lady Gaga shot a video with Wale in Boston for his single, “Chillin’” Check out The Boston Phoenix for a first glimpse behind the scenes, and check out Wale’s song “Chillin’” featuring Lady Gaga on imeem!

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Chillin f. Lady Gaga – Wale

The Queen B is back as Lil Kim has come out with a so-called comeback single and video! Her new song is called ‘Download’ and it features rapper T-Pain. But as much greatness as there is between the two rappers, the song is just ok. It’s kind of mellow to be a Lil Kim single especially considering that it’s the first one after a very long time off the music scene. It sounds more like the B-side of an album instead of what’s supposed to be released as a single. She definitely could have done better but at the very least, there’s nothing really bad about the song.

The All-American Rejects have just released their video for the emotionally vibrant track “Wind Blows.” Directed by Rich Lee (Fergie, Dashboard Confessional) the video carries the viewer cinematically through a beautiful relationship that ends at the perfect time. “Wind Blows” is the second single from When The World Comes DownMove Along.

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Today marks the world premiere of Green Day’s video for “Know Your Enemy.” The video which was directed by Mathew Cullen (Weezer, Velvet Revolver) can be seen on MTV, VH1, The N, Palladia, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Tr3s, MTV Hits, MTV.com, VH1.com, as well as on MTV and VH1’s international channels, making it the first global cross-channel video premiere for MTV and VH1 networks.

21st Century Breakdown will be released worldwide on May 15th and a full U.S. tour will follow beginning July 3rd in Seattle, Washington. For a list of tour dates, head to GreenDay.com.

Fans can pre-order the album on iTunes now and receive four bonus tracks, two of which will only be included in the pre-order. The limited special edition vinyl/CD art book is also available for pre-order

“Know Your Enemy” video:

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