The Hollywood actress who starred in movies such as 8 Mile, Uptown Girl, Sin City, and Clueless died on December 20th after going into cardiac arrest. Get the details right here @ MishmashD.
Que, real name Qwanell Mosley, has been officially kicked out of Day26. Get the full scoop and watch official statements from both Willie and Que right here @ MishmashD.
Famed choreographed Shne Sparks was arrested last week at his North Hollywood home on 8 counts of alleged child molestation. Get the details right here @ MishmashD.
After the super-producer made a tweet praising Alicia's new album in which he called the R&B singer his "boo 4 life" Mashonda went into kill mode. Check out their heated exchange over Twitter right here @ MishmashD.
Susan Boyle captures the #1 spot on Billboard by a landslide for the 3rd week in a row. See where Chris Brown landed with the debut of his new CD, "Graffiti."
The Top Artists of the Decade ranking is based on artists chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums. Check out the remaining top 25 artists after the jump.
2. Usher
3. Nelly
4. Beyonce
5. Alicia Keys
6. 50 Cent
7. NickelBack
8. Britney Spears
9. Destiny's Child
10. Jay-Z
11. Mariah Carey
12. The Black Eyed Peas
13. Pink
14. Kelly Clarkson
15. Kanye West
16. Ludacris
17. Rihanna
18. Creed
19. Linkin Park
20. Christina Aguilera
21. 'N Sync
22. Toby Keith
23. Tim McGraw
24. Justin Timberlake
25. Kenny Chesney
The most popular songs of the decade (2000-09) across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and streaming activity data provided by online music sources. Check out the remaining top 25 songs of the decade after the jump.
2. Usher feat. Lil Jon & T.I. "Yeah"
3. Flo-Rida feat. T-Pain "Low"
4. Nickelback "How You Remind Me"
5. The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling"
6. Alicia Keys "No One"
7. The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
8. Mario "Let Me Love You"
9. Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx "Gold Digger"
10. Timbaland feat. OneRepublic "Apologize"
11. Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland "Dilemma"
12. Mary J. Blige "Family Affair"
13. Fergie "Big Girls Don't Cry"
14. Santana feat. The Product G&B "Maria Maria"
15. Usher "U Got It Bad"
16. T.I. "Whatever You Like"
17. Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love"
18. Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I"
19. Ashanti "Foolish"
20. Outkast "Hey Ya!"
21. Usher "Burn"
22. Outkast feat. Sleepy Brown "The Way You Move"
23. Soulja Boy Tell'em "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)"
24. 50 Cent "In Da Club"
25. Beyonce "Irreplaceable"
Taylor Swift appeared on SNL over the weekend where she took jabs at Kanye West who interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas who broke up with her over the phone, and of course the media. Check out the skits and her performances of "You Belong with Me" and "Untouchable" after the jump.
The short film was directed by Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are). The film is an eerily dystopian portrayal of the hip-hop star's life considering West's recent public meltdown, witnessed by the world, at this year's VMAs. In the short film he stumbles through a club drunk on a lethal cocktail of alcohol, fame and ego and eventually finds himself alone in a bathroom where he exorcises his inner demon.
The Donda West law, makes health checks and a written clearance mandatory before being allowed to undergo plastic surgery in the state of California. Nearly 2 years ago on November 10, 2007, Dr. Donda West, the mother of entertainer Kanye West passed away at the age of 58 following cosmetic surgery. The retired professor underwent surgery without a medical clearance, her preexisting coronary artery disease and multiple postoperative factors following surgery are what led to the fatal outcome.
"Sometimes patients may think they are well enough for cosmetic surgery, but in reality are not," Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter said. "This bill will potentially save lives."
Carter was contacted by Donda West's niece, Yolanda Anderson, to propose the bill in February 2008. The bill was approved by the senate, but vetoed by the Governor, due to an overwhelming amount of bills. In an effort to not give up on her aunt, Yolanda was determined to get the law passed.
The Donda West Law Assembly Bill 1116 was re-submitted, February 27, 2009 and as of October 12, 2009, The Donda West Law is now a law. Yolanda Anderson realizes that this will never bring Dr. West back; however the comfort in knowing that she turned Donda's Tragedy into Triumphed. Kanye said it best:
"A livin legend too, just look at what heaven do send us an angel, and we thank you." (Source: Hip Hop Press)
We're very happy to hear this. It's comforting to know that her death was not in vain. R.I.P. Dr. West.
Check out Beyonce's acceptance speech and interview with Gayle King for being awarded with Billboard's 2009 "Woman of the Year." She also finally broke her silence about Kanye's infamous outburst.
We love her all the more for this interview. Cute and classy. Congrats to her again.
"On Friday at an event in New York City, Gaga, who didn't get into specifics about the cancellation, did say that West would be taking some time off and she would be hitting the road on her own.
"Well, actually, it was a mutual decision to cancel the tour," she told MTV News on the red carpet for the Billboard Women in Music event. "But I'm not taking any time off, so I'll be leaving just a week later than I was supposed to on my own solo tour. It will be the same places. So I will see you guys there. I'm putting out my re-release as well — The Fame Monster on November 24."
She added that an announcement about who will be joining her on this new trek will be made soon. As for the look of the tour, she told reporters she'd be starting from scratch.
"In respects to the creative work that [Kanye and I] did together, I won't be doing any of the things that we designed for the tour," she explained. "It will be entirely new, and it will be just as amazing and memorable and epic."
Responding to 50 Cent's recent disparaging comments calling the co-headlining trek "the gay tour," Gaga said, "I think it's sad — and I think that nobody in any genre of music should accommodate homophobia." (Source: MTV)
Days after Lady Gaga revealed details about the storyline that would drive the stage show an official announcement has been released confirming the tour's cancellation. The official word comes from a press release by the tour's promoter, Live Nation. Although no reason for the cancellation was given, it is speculated that the fallout from West's interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards is to blame. There are also reports circulating that West will enter rehab for an addiction to alcohol which is being connected to his erratic behavior at the VMAs. West was seen with a bottle of Hennessey on the red carpet. The tour was slated to kickoff on November 10th in Phoenix. According to the press release refunds are available at the point of purchase and tickets purchased online or via phone will be refunded automatically.
This is a shame. The show really seemed promising. Kanye's creative genius and electrifying stage presence meeting Lady Gaga's originality and dynamic performance style would have surely been a hit.
"Gaga says they will use a new stage that stretches from one side of the arena to the other - "imagine an in-the-round experience, but larger," Gaga said.
While she was typically coy about revealing too many details about the tour, she did say that she and West would 'spend a lot of time onstage together.'
Gaga also provided a look inside the notion behind the show - and, for fans of the flamboyantly bizarre singer, the high-concept show sounds as though it will be unlikely to disappoint.
'The storyline is that Kanye is on one end of the stage and I'm on the other, and the whole show, we are trying to get to where each other is,' she said. 'I want something that he has, which is the fame, and he wants something that I have, which is home, and my humble beginnings. So we battle each other throughout the entire performance to steal each other's spaces.'
'So I'm essentially on a quest to kill Kanye West to steal his fame.'" (Source: The Canadian Press)
We're excited for this concert. Kanye alone is a very charismatic performance who always finds a way to deliver an electrifying, out-of-the box experience for fans. Lady Gaga is also very good at commanding the stage and pushing the envelope. Sounds like a hit if people are willing to forgive him for the Taylor Swift fiasco.
This song is extremely hypnotic. We love it. The single comes from Consequence's upcoming sophomore album, Cons TV. Consequence is signed to Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music Label and the video was directed by Hype Williams.
We're not sure what Lady Gaga cupping her breast while a random black hand holds her torso has to do with the theme, "Fame Kills," or a tour. Nonetheless, the tour kicks off on November 10th at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting on Saturday, September 26th at LiveNation.com. Check out the tour schedule after the jump. Nov. 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center Nov. 11 – San Diego, CA @ Vegas Arena Nov. 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Madalay Bay Events Center Nov. 15 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center Nov. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center Nov. 18 – Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena Nov. 19 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion Nov. 24 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place Nov. 26 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome Nov. 28 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place Nov. 29 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre Dec. 2 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Dec. 4 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center Dec. 9 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena Dec. 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena Dec. 12 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex Dec. 13 – Norfolk, VA @ Scope Dec. 16 – Worcester, MA @ DCU Center Dec. 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center Dec. 19 – Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena Dec. 20 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena Dec. 22 – E. Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center Dec. 26 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center Dec. 30 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center Jan. 3 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum Jan. 6 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre Jan. 8 – Kanata, ON@ Scotiabank Place Jan. 11 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre Jan. 14 – Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills Jan. 16 – Chicago, IL @ United Center Jan. 19 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena Jan. 21 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center Jan. 22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center Jan. 24 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
"I actually thought it was the equivalent of what Kanye did to Taylor Swift but nobody really talked about that because I'm not a lil sweet girl from middle America."
We agree. We at MDM were wondering why everyone flipped out on Kanye but Lil Mama didn't catch half the flak or backlash for her VMA interruption. Last week Alicia Keys commented about the incident on the Today show. Check out what she had to say.
Ok, so we at MDM love Drake but he has yet to do a video that impresses us. We're looking for him to deliver a visual as classic and fresh as the music he makes. We'll cut him some slack since the single was released from a movie soundtrack. We all know videos for movie singles usually equates to a bunch of boring performance shots interspersed with clips from the movie. And were we the only ones nervous with all that pyro? We just kept having flashbacks of Michael Jackson and Pepsi. RIP MJ. Let us know what you think about the vid.
Mos Def defends Kanye's behavior at Sonar in Baltimore.
In a recent interview with Devi Dev Kanye West says "there's no such thing as a bisexual man. If a guy is bi, that makes him gay." Kanye also addresses rumors that he's gay, bloggers, and more.
The awards will be taped on October 10th in Atlanta and will air on BET on October 27th at 8pm. The awards are being hosted by Mike Epps and Ice Cube is being honored with the “I Am Hip-Hop” Icon Award. Check out the nominations after the jump.
Best Hip-Hop Collabo Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana – Pop Champagne Lil Wayne f/ Bobby Valentino – Mrs. Officer Rick Ross f/ John Legend – Magnificent T.I. f/ Rihanna – Live Your Life Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West – Put On
Best Live Performer Busta Rhymes Jay-Z Lil Wayne T.I. Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year Drake Eminem Jay-Z Lil Wayne Kanye West
Video Director of the Year Gil Green Anthony Mandler Mr. Boomtown Chris Robinson Hype Williams
Producer of the Year Ron Browz Cool & Dre Tha Bizness T-Pain Kanye West
Track of the Year Day “N” Nite – Kid Cudi D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune) – Jay-Z Every Girl – Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine) Live Your Life – T.I. f/ Rihanna Turn My Swag On – Soulja Boy Tell’em
CD of the Year Eminem – Relapse Q-Tip – The Renaissance T.I. – Paper Trail Kanye West – 808 & Heartbreak Young Jeezy – The Recession
Rookie of the Year B.O.B. Dorrough Drake Kid Cudi Wale
Best Hip-Hop Video Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job Eminem – We Made You Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune) Kid Cudi – Day “N” Nite T.I. f/ Rihanna – Live Your Life
MVP of the Year Drake Jay-Z Lil Wayne T.I. Kanye West
DJ of the Year DJ AM DJ Drama DJ Khaled DJ Tony Neal DJ Greg Street
Hustler of the Year Diddy Drake Jay-Z Lil Wayne Kanye West
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style) Jay-Z Kid Cudi Lil Wayne Soulja Boy Tell’em Kanye West
Best Hip-Hop Blog Site All Hip Hop Nah Right SOHH This Is 50 World Star Hip Hop
People’s Champ (Viewers Choice) Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job Fabolous f/ The-Dream – Throw It In The Bag Kid Cudi – Day “N” Nite Soulja Boy Tell’em – Turn My Swag On Kanye West f/ Young Jeezy – Amazing
Will Kanye West show up? Will he win any of the awards he's nominated for? Will he act right? I think those are probably the three questions on everybody's mind.
Check out what Lil Mama had to say about bum rushing the stage after the jump:
Someone must have spiked the punch at the pre-party because there was too much foolery going on at this year's VMAs. What would make you think you could get up onstage uninvited in the middle of someone's live, arduously thought out and rehearsed music awards performance and not have them feel some sort of way about it. This kind of foolishness would never happen at the Grammys.
On The View, Taylor gives her reaction to Kanye abruptly interrupting her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 VMAs:
Not too long after that interview Kanye reached out to Taylor to personally apologize. Later, in an interview with ABC Radio, Taylor revealed:
"Kanye did call me and he was very sincere in his apology and I accepted that apology [...] The support that I got from other artists and from the fans and so many people sticking up for me, that's what got me to the place that I could accept that apology. I'm just very thankful that everyone showed me so much love" (Source: ABC News Radio).
This spread will be featured in the October issue of Elle. Check out the rest of the photos after the jump. (Photos Courtesy of: NY Magazine)
This looks like a spread straight out of King Magazine. With her recently signing to Ford Models and being in Elle I guess I was expecting something a little more high fashion.
"Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a 'jackass' for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential," "Nightline" co-anchor Terry Moran wrote Monday evening. Moran has more than 1 million followers on the microblogging service.
CNBC objected to the post, which was apparently from a portion of the interview that was supposed to be off the record. Moran quickly deleted the comment (although it still can be accessed online), and an ABC spokesperson apologized for the tweet in a statement first posted on Politico.
Moran "prematurely tweeted ... before our editorial process had been completed. That was wrong. We apologize to the White House and CNBC and are taking steps to ensure that it will not happen again," the spokesperson said.
