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Drake - Getty Drake is the leader of the pack of nominations for the 2013 BET Awards. Drizzy earned a whopping 12 nominations for his solo work and gaggle of collaborations. He'll vie for awards in major categories like Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, and Video Of The Year. Not far behind Drizzy with 8 nominations each are 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar . Lamar, who has had an outstanding year so far behind the release of his major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, [...]

Did You Hear? :: Is Blue Ivy already going to be a big sister? The music industry has been on Beyonce  Baby Bump Watch after the singer's appearance at last week's Met Gala , and internet sleuths have been using MS Paint to point out supposed photo evidence of a bump. Now "sources" have told a certain newspaper with a spotty track record that Bey is, in fact, pregnant again.  [ New York Post ] :: Selena Gomez has confirmed that she and Justin Bieber [...]

What do Beyonce , One Direction, Kanye West, Ke$ha, Jay-Z, Bruno Mars, Usher, Tim McGraw, Pearl Jam, No Doubt  and Gotye  have in common? They're all richer than you! Also, they're all part of the new Global Citizen Tickets Initiative, a new project designed to incite social activism by offering people free concert tickets. Billboard   reports that the campaign, created by the Global Poverty Project, allows ordinary people (just like you and me!) to take a "variety of social actions... to earn points they can use to win free tickets [...]

Last night (February 23) at a London gig, Kanye West ranted to the tune of "Clique" about corporatism, his public image and Justin Timberlake 's comeback single. "I got love for Hov, but I ain’t fuckin’ with that 'Suit & Tie' ," West said, in reference to longtime collaborator - and Timberlake 's "Legends of the Summer" co-headliner - Jay-Z . West used to air out his grievances freely online, before he spoke out against George Bush during a [...]

Clearly in high spirits, The-Dream celebrated winning a Grammy for his contributions to "No Church In The Wild" by revealing a boatload of news. First and foremost, he's finally ready to release his long-delayed , newly-retitled fourth solo LP. "May 7th, my album drops and the name is Fourplay ," he told Billboard . The album, originally entitled Love IV , is slated to hit stores sometime in March. The effort's lead single, "Slow It Down", will be unveiled on Thursday, which should offer plenty of [...]

fun. - Getty The Black Keys, Fun., Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West , and Jay-Z were among the top winners at last night's 55th annual Grammy Awards. With four awards, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys was the night's big winner. He won solo for Producer Of The Year Non-Classical, and took home three awards with his band for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Album. Mumford & Sons' biggest win was for the coveted Album Of The Year; Fun. had a good [...]

The 2013 Grammy Awards have finally arrived, and the winners have started rolling in, with several heavy hitters crowned with awards earlier today. We'll be updating throughout the show to keep up to date with all the major moments, but get started with the big winners from the first round — including Taylor Swift, Jay-Z & Kanye West  and  Rihanna. BEST POP DUO PERFORMANCE: Gotye feat. Kimbra, "Somebody That I Used To Know" BEST DANCE RECORDING: Skrillex feat. Sirah, [...]

Filed under: Exclusive , Spinner Says AP Forty-eight hours. That's the timespan during which I thought, like an embarrassingly naive music journalist, that the music industry finally realized teaser trailers and their promotional kin were worthless. And right now, I'm furious at Justin Timberlake . Why? Well, flashback to two days ago when David Bowie suddenly announced he was releasing his first new album in 10 years. The Thin White Duke didn't [...]

And voila it's 2013. It seems like only yesterday Cloud Nothings' then new album  Attack on Memory was fueling my jog through the cold, wintry streets of Chicago, yet today it's time to look ahead to another year brimming with anticipated releases. So, what does 2013 have in store? In the pages that follow, we've highlighted the 60 albums worthy of your excitement. Not all of them are a sure bet - ahem, Daft Punk, The Avalanches - but with names like Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam, Atoms For Peace, Earl Sweatshirt, Nick Cave, and The Knife, even [...]

• Snoop Lion - Lighters Up (Featuring Mavado and Popcaan)

After sorting through the best songs and albums of 2012 (and figuring out who to watch in 2013), take an extended trip down memory lane and enjoy a recap of 2012 in pictures.

S.O.R.I is the new album from Hip-Hop/Rap artist Giano . With production from established producers Symbolyc One ( Beyoncé, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Babyface, Erykah Badu, etc), !llmind (50 Cent, Eminem, Redman,Scarface, LL Cool J, Talib Kweli) and Apollo Brown (OC, The Left, Onyx, Chino XL, D12) this album has the perfect blend of instrumentals for any artist to bring their thoughts to life. Giano is known for in-depth, intellectual lyrics over east coast/eclectic production and instrumentation. Giano ’s [...]

If we're to believe Forbes - and why not, we do every year - Dr. Dre is 20122s highest paid musician. Your father's favorite publication released their annual list today and the West coast rapper claims the throne with $110 million dollars. For those that think that number's solely from his two Coachella performances, come back down to Earth and then look around and see what headphones most people are wearing. [Quick answer: They're Beats by Dre.] Before taxes, Dre picked up $100 million dollars last year when HTC paid him $300 [...]

This week saw us writing a defense of pop-rock's so-called "douche" John Mayer , reviewing Brandy 's new album Two Eleven , celebrating the 20th anniversary of Madonna 's Erotica and watching Kanye West get slightly physical with a female photographer. Meanwhile, Christina Aguilera revealed her Lotus tracklist, Beyonce announced her upcoming Super Bowl halftime gig and Lady Gaga [...]

At the end of summer, Dyl’s come back from the YACHT show; he keeps checking himself saying he knows it’s crazy but he felt so sure that everything they were saying was in line with the Illuminati shit his corners of the internet talk about.

Big Sean is on total fire these days and I for one am a complete fan.  He has managed to come from the bottom ranks of the music business to the top in what has surely not been the smoothest of rides.  Signed to Kanye 's GOOD Music label in 2007, and then Def Jam Recordings in 2008 [1] Sean is a product of the "New" music industry, and a highly adaptive business model that has seen him release mixtapes and singles strenuously, but consistently over the passed few years.  His signature flows [...]

• Clique - Z & Kanye West

It's time once again for  Extended Cut  — our  Soundbytes  segment where we pull out our magnifying glass to examine the biggest pop story of the week. Today, we've only got one thing on our mind: the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards . With a jam-packed set list that includes just about everyone except your next-door neighbor, we're sure this year will deliver mind-blowing performances ( Rihanna and A$AP Rocky , anyone?), jaw-dropping outfits and a dazzling display of surprises (even if no one reveals their  pregnancy ). [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Holy Hell , Awards MTV Tonight the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards will go down in Los Angeles, California. It's not hard to predict there'll be something scandalous happening during the broadcast. After all, Chris Brown , Drake and Rihanna will all be in the same building, at the same time (no glass, only plastic cups and cutlery for anyone [...]

By now you may have heard that the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are taking place tomorrow night (Sep. 6) live from Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET. We know what you're thinking: no way this year can live up to last year. The 2011 VMAs featured Lady Gaga 's gender-bending theatrics, Beyonce 's baby bump reveal, an interpretive dance tribute to Britney and oh yeah maybe you've heard of that singer Adele ? [...]

Most women announce their pregnancy by telling a few close friends or perhaps updating their Facebook status. Beyonce is not most women. The Wold Humanitarian Day supporter broke the happy news by cradling her baby bump on the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet. Not one to do things by halves, the 16-time Grammy winner made it official later that night by asking the world to “feel the love that’s growing inside of me” after delivering a flawless rendition of “Love On Top” . [...]

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