With the Billboard Music Awards set to get under-way live from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena in a few hours, That Grape Juice’s ‘Billboard Music Awards 2011: Your Shout!’ area goes live right now!
Tonight’s show boasts performances from Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Lady GaGa, Ne-Yo, Ke$ha, and more. Undeniably, one of popular music’s biggest events of the year.
Here you can post your views on anything and everything regarding the show. Pre-Show rumours…Who you’re looking forward to seeing… Who you feel rocked the red carpet, who should have skipped it altogether… Who deserved to win what…performances…and all that good stuff – before, during, and after the show….
Roc Nation’s J.Cole tides fans awaiting his debut LP with the release of new cut ‘Return of Simba’. Due this summer, the project easily qualifies as one of the year’s most anticipated. Yet, judging by this latest release, it seems no one is hungrier for the 26 year old to blow than Cole himself
On their hit reality show ‘Braxton Family Values’, Toni’s sisters Trina, Towanda and Tamar are depicted as the Party Girl, the Responsible One and the Diva respectively. Well, this week’s From The Vault will showcases the trio as members of underrated R&B group, The Braxtons. Lifted from their 1997 second album, ‘So Many Ways’, ‘Slow Flow’ is yet another example of the talent with which has blessed the Braxton family.
The laid-back groove is evocative of the R&B scene during the mid-nineties: New-Jack beat: check, DJ-scratches: check, melancholic synth-line: check, great vocals: check.
Moreover, each member is apportioned ample light to flaunt what they’re working with. From Trina’s deep, mature vocal, to Towanda’s soulful tone (one we must add lends itself well to Gospel music), and of course Tamar – whose voice proves just as big her personality. Indeed, any such doubt of her ability is dispelled when she takes charge and treats us to a melisma-heavy final chorus.
Hopefully at some point, the show, without losing its comical and inspirational appeal, will provide more music-related storylines for the ladies. As, like this song and numerous others attest, they are worth so much more than the ‘roles’ they’ve been assigned. Of course, seeing Tamar act like Tamar is great – however, it’d be hot.com if we’d see more of such antics in a recording studio.
After a somewhat rocky start to the week, R&B singer Keyshia Cole closed it out on cloud nine after finally tying the knot with finance Daniel ‘Boobie’ Gibson yesterday (May 21st).
The pair, who are parents to 14 month old Daniel Gibson Jr, have been engaged since January 2010; and though were set to marry in France, opted instead to make their union official this weekend in Las Vegas. There, they alo took to the skies in a helicopter to celebrate.
Announcing the news on Twitter, Cleveland Cavaliers player Gibson tweeted:
“It’s OFFICIAL!!!!! #Done & #TrulyBlessed.. Mr. & Mrs. Gibson. We appreciate all the Well Wishes! One of the Best nights of our Lives.. #NoQuestion.”
Pop starlet Alexandra Burke was spotted strolling through the Los Angeles‘ LAX Airport earlier this week.
The X Factor winner has taken up temporary residence in the US, as she completes work on her hotly anticipated sophomore set. Producers Burke has worked with on the project include Rico Love (‘Motivation’), Andre Merrit (‘Disturbia’), Wayne Wilkins (‘Fight For This Love’), RedOne (‘On The Floor’), and Swizz Beats (‘Get Me Bodied’). {Pic Source}
Randomness: With X Factor USA set to launch in September, I sure hope plans are being put in place to use it as a launchpad for Alex Stateside. Besides the $5 million deal signed with Epic Records US two years ago, it’s common knowledge that Alex is one of the very best things to come from te X Factor franchise; it’s high time she was showcased as such. For, in every sense of the word, she is world class.
Lady GaGa‘s ‘Born This Way’ promo campaign made another high profile stop tonight, this time at Saturday Night Live.
True to form, the 25 year old rocked the stage with performances which validate her superstar status. The cuts performed include ‘The Edge of Glory’, ‘Judas’, and ‘Born This Way’.
Acoustics, an egg, and a baby bump, await after the jump…
Saturday Night Live was all an Lady GaGa affair tonight. For, as well as taking to the stage, the 25 year old featured in not one, but two of the show’s trademark skits.
Both co-starring host Justin Timberlake, the digital shorts see GaGa first don a wine bottle ensemble to sing hits from Flo Rida and co; while the other sees her, Timberlake, and Andy Samberg hilariously propose a threesome (…)
After briefly embracing the conservative, former Danity Kane diva Aubrey O’Day returned to her wild ways this weekend when she hosted a pool party at Las Vegas’ Liquid Lounge.
Rocking a barely there ensemble, the singer posed, played and frolicked the day away, with guests including ‘assistant’ Krystal Bronson, and producer Rob Knox. O’Day recently signed a major label deal with SRC/Universal Music.
Lady Gaga is to tribute her close friend and chart contemporary Beyonce at tomorrow night’s Billboard Awards, it has been announced. The ‘Judas‘ singer is just one name in a list of stars paying homage to the 16 time Grammy winner who is receiving the Billboard Millennium Award.
