Justin Bieber Triumphs at American Music Awards
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Justin Bieber won three prizes at last night's American Music Awards.
The 18-year-old singer - who was accompanied to the bash by his mother Pattie Mallette - was the big winner at the ceremony, taking home pop/rock male artist, pop/rock album for Believe and the evening's final accolade, the coveted artist of the year award.
Accepting pop/rock male artist, he said, "I want to say this is for all the haters who thought I was just here for one or two years. I feel like I'm going to be here for a very long time."
For his third win, Justin brought his mother on stage with him and told her, "I wanted to thank you for always believing in me... This is my mom. She's little, but she's beautiful."
The Believe star also performed twice at the ceremony, duetting with Nicki Minaj on their track "Beauty and a Beat" and a stripped-back solo acoustic performance of "As Long As You Love Me."
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Beyonce to Perform at Super Bowl 2013
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Beyonce Knowles will perform at the half time show of the 2013 Super Bowl.
The "Love on Top" singer will be the musical act at the NFL Super Bowl XVLII, held in New Orleans on February 3 next year.
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest TV events, watched by an estimated 114 million people. This will mark the second time the singer has appeared at the Super Bowl, after she sung the national anthem in 2004 in her hometown of Houston when the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers.
Traditionally, Super Bowl performers are joined by special guests, and although nothing has been confirmed, fans will expect to see cameos from Beyonce's husband, rapper Jay-Z, and her former Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
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Destiny’s Child to Release Greatest Hits Album
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Destiny's Child are to release a brand new greatest hits compilation.
The girl band - made up of Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams - will bring out the 14-track LP, entitled Playlist, on October 8, which is around the 15th anniversary of their debut single "No, No, No Part 2."
The trio's first release in seven years will feature the hits "Bootylicious," "Independent Women, Part 1," "Say My Name" and "Bills, Bills, Bills."
"Bootylicious," "Survivor" and "Lose My Breath" are also some of the tracks included.
The release follows the announcement from Beyonce's father, Mathew Knowles, that two Destiny's Child albums featuring unreleased material would be released later this year.
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Beyonce’s ‘Adult’ Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Gossip, Pop, R&B / Soul,
The producer and his DJ partner Switch worked on two tracks on the album, first single "Run the World (Girls)" and "End of Time," and although he was initially confused by why it was such an "adult" album, he grew to love it. "When it first came out, I wished I had worked on more of the record, but after a year passed I became a huge fan. We knew the two records that we did, but when it came out it had all those ballads, and then I realized, it made a lot more sense when I found out she was pregnant. In the studio I didn't know really where she was with her attitude but it's a very adult record. She's made a lot of dance and club records, but this whole album is a very adult record, and in retrospect I really appreciate it a lot, more than I did when I first heard it," he said.
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Kanye West Leads BET Awards
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Awards, Music Videos, Performances, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul,
The "Stronger" rapper's Watch the Throne project with Jay-Z dominated nominations, earning nods in the Best Group, Collaboration, and Viewer's Choice categories, while its videos to "N****s in Paris" and "Otis" both got nods for Video of the Year.
Following Kanye is Jay-Z's wife, Beyonce Knowles, who is up for six trophies including Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration for "Party" with J. Cole and two Video of the Year nods for her songs "Countdown" and "Love on Top" from her 4 album.
Rapper Big Sean was excited to learn he is up for three awards, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist. He told "It's perfect. My grandma gonna be watching, my mom, my family, the whole city. It's just tight that I can represent those people, everybody who had that dream, everybody who used to ride to school listening to their idols, now I'm with them. It's just tight that I can show people that it's possible," he told MTV.
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Katy Perry and Rihanna Waiting for Greatness
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Pop,
Katy Perry's collaboration with Rihanna is taking so long because "you have to wait for greatness."
The "Part of Me" singer has planned to record a song with her friend for a long time, but it is taking time because they are searching for the right track.
"We collaborate on a lot of things, just not songs yet - we have a great friendship. Its' one of those things where it's gotten so much build up that if we don't' deliver, like, the best song... We're both busy, but we planted a seed two years ago, we're just looking for that special one. How disappointed would you be if that song came out and it wasn't that good? So sometimes you have to wait for greatness," she said.
Katy explained she would like the track to be iconic and empowering, rather than sexy, like Shakira and Beyonce's 2007 single "Beautiful Liar."
"I was telling her, you know the Eurythmics song featuring Aretha Franklin, 'Sisters are Doing it for Themselves'? That's like the kind of song which I'd like to do, rather than 'Beautiful Liar' - although that is still a great song. I loved that but I definitely want to do something which is iconic."
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Beyonce Fan Adele
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Adele has become "obsessed" with Beyonce while recovering from laryngitis.
The "Rolling in the Deep" singer had to cancel the second half of her US tour earlier this month because of the affliction to her vocal chords, and has been catching up with some music and TV she missed while resting at home in the UK.
"I'm at home now, watching box sets and sorting things out into neat piles and resting. i haven't been able to cook for almost 3 months cause Ive been on the road so I'm getting back into that (sic). Ive become obsessed with beyonce's I Am Sasha Fierce tour dvd and 30 rock, and Ive also started uploading over 1000 cds to my itunes! long but satisfying! i cant wait to be able to sing again, I'm bored stiff (sic)," she wrote on her site.
The vocalist also apologized for having to cancel her shows and promised her team are working on rescheduling them for as soon as possible. She also assured she is starting to feel better:
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Ne-Yo Hopes to Collaborate With Beyonce
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Upcoming Releases,
Ne-Yo has been "talking" to Beyonce about doing a duet. The "So Sick" hitmaker - who is currently working on his fifth album Love and Passion, which will be released in September - has a number of collaborations in the works but has no confirmed singles coming out with big-named stars.
"There's a couple of people who I might be collaborating with on the next album, I don't know exactly who right now, but I've talked to a couple of people, Chris Brown and Dr. Dre, Beyonce about some stuff. But nothing is set in stone right now."
In addition, the 31-year-old singer - who penned Beyonce's hit single "Irreplaceable" - also has a soft spot for UK artists, including troubled singer Amy Winehouse.
"What do I like most about the UK? The weather! No, no, I like the vibe out here. It's a really cool vibe. I really like Plan B or Amy Winehouse and Adele."
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Music Video: Beyonce Debuts “Run The World (Girls)”
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music Videos, Videos, R&B / Soul, New Releases,
Maybe this video will spark new interest in Beyonce’s “Run The World (Girls).” The song hasn’t matched the success of “Single Ladies,” but this video is definitely awesome.
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DJ Earworm Mashes Up 2010’s Biggest Hits
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Collaborations, Music Videos, Videos, Country, Dance, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul,
You can look back at 2010 and think about the Gulf Oil Spill, the Tea Party movement or the Chilean Mine incident.
Or, you can fondly remember the year for a whole new round of infectious music.
Can’t recall the tracks you were introduced to over the past 12 months? Then check out the latest creation from DJ Earworm above.
Billboard’s Top 25 Hits of 2010 – which are all incorporated in the mashup -- are listed in full after the jump.
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