Chris Brown and Usher fans were in glee earlier this week when Bryan-Michael Cox announced that the duo were going on tour. However, even after Brown proposed to the idea on his Twitter, the plans for the show have been officially scrapped. There is no official word from either artist’s camp as to why the venture was canceled. Brown has since removed any messages referring to the tour from his Twitter page. {Source}
I guess we’ll just be stuck with Rihanna and her squealing as the only alternative unless we go to Trey Songz’s sex show, ‘Passion, Pain, & Pleasure’. At least we still have Lady GaGa.
Hip-Hop/R&B icon Lauryn Hill hit the stage at the Rock The Bells concert in San Bernardino, California yesterday. The singer performed a collection of her classic material including ‘Lost Ones’. Check out the performance below via Rap-Up:
Faith Evans has reportedly been arrested. The singer was pulled over by police in Marina Del Rey area of Los Angeles and taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence. There is no word as to whether Evans has been officially charged. {Source}
Faith Evans is preparing to go on tour. The R&B singer broke the news to Hip Hollywood that she is planning to launch a small venue, 30 city tour on October 5th – the same day that her new album, ‘Something About Faith’, hits stores. Check out what she had to saw below:
Flashback to 2001 and Jennifer Lopez was the reigning queen of the music charts. One of the hits that made her domination undeniable was the Murder Remix of ‘I’m Real’ from her ‘J. Lo’ album of 2001. The track featured fellow has-been Ja Rule and held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 non-consecutive weeks.
However, the track was not without controversy. According to the song’s producer, Irv Gotti, Lopez was anything but real about how ‘I’m Real’ came into existence. Not only did she use the exact same sample for the original version of ‘I’m Real’ that Mariah Carey used for her song ‘Loverboy’ but Lopez also copied another Carey song for the remix. The Murder Remix of the record was specifically crafted by Gotti to sound exactly like Carey’s ‘If We (Ft. Ja Rule)’ in accordance with the instruction of Carey’s ex-husband Tommy Mottola who was supposedly trying to sabotage her career at the time. Hence, Lopez stole from Carey twice for the same song and started what would become a decade long feud. {Source}
Unoriginality aside, this was a great record and a monster hit. It’s astounding how the times have changed with both Lopez and Ja Rule’s more recent material being rejecting from the bargain bins across the globe. O well at least they could look back at their better years via Youtube.
Much ado has been made about Mariah Carey‘s whopping weight gain as of late, with rumours of pregnancy going into overdrive. Such murmurings appear somewhat validated, if the above picture is anything to go by.
The shot, which was captured during Carey’s Brazilian show last night, seems to confirm that the singer is indeed with child (see: ‘baby bump’). If true, it would be the 40 year old’s first child with husband of two years Nick Cannon.
Of course, it may simply be a case of Ms. Carey-Cannon getting carried away with that KFC Bargain Bucket. Although, all signs point to congratulations being in order for her and Nick. Happy days.
Mariah Carey will no doubt be hitting the headlines this week, following the release of pictures of her performing in Brazil last night.
The 40 year old diva rocked the stage in a major way during her Barretos concert, performing a bevy of hits during her 45 minute set (including ‘Hero’, ‘We Belong Together’, and ‘Dream Lover’, for the sold-out crowd.
Surely a more befitting ensemble would have been more ‘festive’, no?
Alexandra Burke took to the stage on ‘Magic Numbers’ tonight to perform new single ‘Start Without You’. As ever, the X-Factor alum turned in a solid performance!
The X-factor 2010 kicked off in wonderfully wacky fashion tonight. Unsurprisingly, with this being the audition, phase, the talented and talent-challenged came out in equal measure for a crack at progressing to the next stage.
{For those unfamiliar with The X Factor, the show is the UK’s version of American Idol – with a twist in that groups and over 25’s are eligible to enter. Now in it’s sixth season, the show is responsible for birthing the careers of Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, and JLS. It’s US version is set to launch in 2011}.
J.Cole sat down with the New York Daily News talk about his upcoming debut album recently. The rapper/producer also revealed how he got started in the game at a very young age and how he was discovered. Peep all the action below:
Jason Derulo was featured on this week’s episode of MTV’s ‘When I Was 17’. The singer/songwriter spoke about his younger days before his rise to the top of the charts including the troubles he face when her 1st arrived in New York. Check it out below:
