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Lil Wayne’s Everyday Prison Life
Posted in Drake on the July 19, 2010
In case you were wondering what Lil Wayne has been up to in prison, the rapper released a letter to fans on his website weezythanxyou.com. The legally troubled rap star said “So I’ve been writing and let me be the first to tell you that the lyrics that I’m writing are… well there’s no word that I can think of that properly defines them… I listen to the radio sometimes, emphasis on sometimes, and I hear the new music. I like some… Congrats to Drake and Nicki for all their recent success. Those 2 are going to have me retiring early. I love my team. Much love to Tez and Mack. I know that people are inquisitive of what I do all day, so here goes. I wake up around 11AM. Have some coffee. Call my kids, and my wonderful mother. I then shower up. Read fan mail. Have lunch. Back on the phone. Read a book or write some thoughts down. Have dinner. Phone. Pushups. Then I listen to ESPN on the radio. Read the bible, then sleep. That’s my day.”
Ke$ha Banned
Posted in Drake, Kesha on the June 30, 2010
The owners of Seaport in New York City have decided to nix Ke$ha’s upcoming free performance sponsored by Paper Magazine due to the crazy riot that occurred at the Drake and Hanson free concert recently. Senior marketing manager Lincoln Palsgrove said “Seaport Management has…chosen to cancel any forthcoming concerts in conjunction with Paper Magazine.” It sounds like the safest solution to me. Besides, who wants to see the dirty pop singer in concert anyway? Seaport is doing a huge favor to true blue music fans by not letting her perform. Now if they could just ban her from ever singing again, I would be happy.
BET Awards 2010 Winners Full List
Posted in BET Awards, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Dirty Money, Drake, Eminem, JAY-Z, Photography, Photos, Young Money on the June 28, 2010
The 10th Annual BET Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, was broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles last night.
2010 BET Awards Full List
Best Female R&B Artist
Alicia Keys *WINNER*
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Trey Songz *WINNER*
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Usher
Best Gospel
Marvin Sapp *WINNER*
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Vickie Winans
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Rasheeda
Trina
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Drake *WINNER*
B.o.B.
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Best Group
Young Money *WINNER*
Black Eyed Peas
Clipse
Diddy-Dirty Money
New Boyz
Best New Artist
Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Wale
Young Money
Best Collaboration
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind *WINNER*
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Drake & Trey Songz – Successful
Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – Forever
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Video of the Year
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone *WINNER*
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town
Video Director of the Year
Hype Williams *WINNER*
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
YoungStars Award
Keke Palmer *WINNER*
Selena Gomez
Lil JJ
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams
Viewers Choice Nominees
Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy – Hard *WINNER*
Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Monica – Everything To Me
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Young Money (Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga) f/ Lloyd – Bedrock
Centric Award
Monica *WINNER*
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Sade
Best International Act
Dizzee Rascal (UK) *WINNER*
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)
Best Actress
Mo’Nique *WINNER*
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Gabourey Sidibe
Best Actor
Idris Elba *WINNER*
Quinton Aaron
Don Cheadle
Jamie Foxx
Denzel Washington
Sportswoman of the Year
Serena Williams *WINNER*
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Venus Williams
Sportsman of the Year
LeBron James *WINNER*
Carmelo Anthony
Usain Bolt
Kobe Bryant
Tiger Woods
Best Movie
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire *WINNER*
Avatar
Law Abiding Citizen
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
The Blindside
Drake Talks Rihanna Again
Posted in Drake, Radio Show, Rihanna on the June 18, 2010
Drake is talking about how Rihanna broke his heart again. In a radio interview held earlier this week, the rapper/singer said “I addressed it on my album. It’s not a broken heart, it’s just for me, I’m in such a confident position that I’m almost numb to feeling small. It’s been so long since a woman has made me feel small and that’s a real emotion. When you want to be a part of a woman’s life and you are nervous, all of these things that maybe I was when I was 15 or 16, it’s just been a while since I felt like that. I really looked at it as paying homage to her for giving me that feeling. I just respect her for bringing that feeling back for me because it was real. It was a real emotion.” He should give it up already.
Drake Talks Rihanna
Posted in Drake, Rihanna on the June 14, 2010
After the whole issue with Chris Brown, Rihanna was briefly linked in the romantic sense to singer/rapper Drake. The Barbadian babe then moved on to Matt Kemp relatively quickly, and now, Drake is finally speaking out about what went down between him and Rihanna. He said “I was a pawn. You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what I’ve done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear. I was like, wow, this feels terrible.” Who knew that Rihanna was that kind of girl? However, I have to say to Drake that what goes around comes around.
Drake Thank Me Later Leak
Posted in Album Release, Drake, Song, album, track listing on the June 2, 2010
Below is the official Thank Me Later tracklist by Drake. Drake has a lot of features, Thank Me Later drops June 15th
Thank Me Later tracklist by Drake:
1. Fireworks (Feat Alicia Keys) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib)
2. Karaoke (Produced by Francis & The Lights)
3. The Resistance (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib)
4. Over (Produced by Boi-1da)
5. Show Me A Good Time (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Up All Night (Feat Nicki Minaj) (Produced by Boi-1da)
7. Fancy (Feat T.I. & Swizz Beatz) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
8. Shut It Down (Feat The Dream) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib & Omen)
9. Unforgettable (Feat Young Jeezy) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib & Boi-1da)
10. Light Up (Feat Jay-Z) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib & Tone Mason)
11. Miss Me (Feat Lil Wayne) (Produced by Boi-1da & Noah “40? Shebib)
12. Cece’s Interlude (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib)
13. Find Your Love (Produced by Kanye West)
14. Thank Me Now (Produced by Timbaland)
Drake – “Find Your Love” (Official Video)
Posted in Drake, Lyrics, Video, YouTube on the May 11, 2010
Drake- “Find Your Love” (Official Video)
Juno Awards 2010 Winners
Posted in Drake, JUNO, Justin Bieber, Kings of Leon on the April 19, 2010
2010 Juno Awards was held on Saturday and Sunday night
This year’s winners are:
Album of the Year: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love.
Juno Fan Choice Award: Michael Bublé.
New Artist of the Year: Drake.
Songwriter of the Year: K’naan.
Group of the Year: Metric.
Single of the Year: Michael Bublé, Haven’t Met You Yet.
Rap Recording of the Year: Drake, So Far Gone.
Pop Album of the Year: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love.
Rock Album of the Year: Billy Talent, III.
International Album of the Year: Kings of Leon, Only by the Night.
Artist of the Year: K’naan.
New Group of the Year: Arkells.
Country Album of the Year: Johnny Reid, Dance With Me.
Adult Alternative Album of the Year: Joel Plaskett, Three.
Alternative Album of the Year: Metric, Fantasies.
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year: Ranee Lee, Ranee Lee Lives Upstairs.
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year: Charles Spearin, The Happiness Project.
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year: Terry Clarke, It’s About Time.
Instrumental Album of the Year: Bell Orchestra, As Seen Through the Windows.
Francophone Album of the Year: Andrea Lindsay, Les sentinelles dorment.
Children’s Album of the Year: Norman Foote, Love My New Shirt.
Video of the Year: Marc Ricciardelli, Little Bit of Red (Serena Ryder).
Music DVD of the Year: Sam Dunn, Scott McFadyen for Iron Maiden Flight 666.
DRAKE – OVER – NEW VIDEO
Posted in Drake, New Single, Video, YouTube on the April 12, 2010
Drake’s new video for his lead single off Thank Me Later, “Over“.
2010 grammy awards nominees
Posted in Beyonce Knowles, Black Eyed Peas, Drake, Eminem, Grammy Awards, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, Taylor Swift on the December 3, 2009
2010 Grammy Awards Nominees Full List:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Halo,” Beyonce
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“The Fame,” Lady Gaga
“Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
BEST NEW ARTIST
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Hometown Glory,” Adele
“Halo,” Beyonce
“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry
“Sober,” Pink
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“This Time,” John Legend
“Love You,” Maxwell
“Make It Mine,” Jason Mraz
“If You Don’t Know Me by Now,” Seal
“All About the Love Again,” Stevie Wonder
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
“We Weren’t Born to Follow,” Bon Jovi
“Never Say Never,” The Fray
“Sara Smile,” Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Kids,” MGMT
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
“Sea of Heartbreak,” Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
“Love Sex Magic,” Ciara & Justin Timberlake
“Lucky,” Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
“Breathe,” Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“Besame Mucho,” Herb Alpert
“Throw Down Your Heart,” Bela Fleck
“The Fire,” Imogen Heap
“Phoenix Rise,” Maxwell
“Funk Joint,” Marcus Miller
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
“In Boston,” Chris Botti
“Legacy,” Hiroshima
“Potato Hole,” Booker T. Jones
“Modern Art,” The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
“Down The Wire,” Spyro Gyra
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Breakthrough,” Colbie Caillat
“All I Ever Wanted,” Kelly Clarkson
“The Fray,” The Fray
“Funhouse,” Pink
BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“Celebration,” Madonna
“Womanizer,” Britney Spears
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
“Divided By Night,” The Crystal Method
“One Love,” David Guetta
“The Fame,” Lady Gaga
“Party Rock,” LMFAO
“Yes,” Pet Shop Boys
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
“A Swingin’ Christmas,” Tony Bennett
“Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden,” Michael Buble
“Your Songs,” Harry Connick, Jr.
“Liza’s At the Palace,” Liza Minnelli
“American Classic,” Willie Nelson
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Beyond Here Lies Nothin’,” Bob Dylan
“Change In the Weather,” John Fogerty
“Dreamer,” Prince
“Working On a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen
“Fork in the Road,” Neil Young
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Can’t Find My Way Home,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“Life In Technicolor II,” Coldplay
“21 Guns,” Green Day
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” U2
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
“War Machine,” AC/DC
“Check My Brain,” Alice In Chains
“When I’ve Done,” Linkin Park
“The Unforgiven III,” Metallica
“Burn It To The Ground,” Nickelback
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest
“Set To Fail,” Lamb of God
“Head Crusher,” Megadeth
“Senor Peligro,” Ministry
“Hate Worldwide,” Slayer
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“A Day In The Life,” Jeff Beck
“Warped Sister,” Booker T. Jones
“Playing With Fire,” Brad Paisley
“Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’,” Brian Setzer Orchestra
“Now We Run,” Steve Vai
BEST ROCK SONG
“The Fixer,” Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
“21 Guns,” Billi Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tre Cool (Green Day)
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
“Working On A Dream,” Bruce Springsteen
BEST ROCK ALBUM
“Black Ice,” AC/DC
“Live From Madison Square Garden,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day
“Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthew Band
“No Line On The Horizon,” U2
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,” David Byrne & Brian Eno
“The Open Door,” Death Cab For Cutie
“Sounds of the Universe,” Depeche Mode
“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” Phoenix
“It’s Blitz!,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Beyonce
“It Kills Me,” Melanie Fiona
“That Was Then,” Lalah Hathaway
“Goin’ Thru Changes,” Ledisi
“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton
“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
“Sobeautiful,” Musiq Soulchild
“Under,” Pleasure P
“There Goes My Baby,” Charlie Wilson
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Blame It,” Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
“Chocolate High,” India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
“Ifuleave,” Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
“Higher Ground,” Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
“Love Has Finally Come At Last,” Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“At Last,” Beyonce
“Soul Music,” Anthony Hamilton
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” Boney James & Quinn
“Sow Love,” Ann Nesby
“Woman Gotta Have It,” Calvin Richardson
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
“Daykeeper,” The Foreign Exchange
“All Matter,” Robert Glasper & Bilal
“Pearls,” India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
“A Tale of Two,” Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson
“Blend,” Tonex
BEST R&B SONG
“Blame It,” James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melachon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Salaam Remi & Jazzmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan)
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (Beyonce)
“Under,” D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens (Pleasure P)
BEST R&B ALBUM
“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton
“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics,” India.Arie
“Turn Me Loose,” Ledisi
“Blacksummers’ Night,” Maxwell
“Uncle Charlie,” Charlie Wilson
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce
“Intuition,” Jamie Foxx
“The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper,” Pleasure P
“Ready,” Trey Songs
“Thr33 Rings,” T-Pain
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Best I Ever Had,” Drake
“Beautiful,” Eminem
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z
“Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi
“Casa Bey,” Mos Def
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
“Too Many Rappers,” Beastie Boys & Nas
“Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
“Money Goes, Honey Stay,” Fabolous & Jay-Z
“Make Her Say,” Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
“Amazing,” Kanye West & Young Jeezy
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“Ego,” Beyonce & Kanye West
“Know You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
“I’m On A Boat,” The Lonely Island & T-Pain
“Dead And Gone,” T.I. & Justin Timberlake
BEST RAP SONG
“Best I Ever Had,” Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels (Drake)
“Day ‘N’ Nite,” S. Mescudi, O. Omishore (Kid Cudi)
“Dead And Gone,” C. Harris, R. Tadross, J. Timberlake (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson (Jay-Z)
“Run This Town,” Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
BEST RAP ALBUM
“Universal Mind Control,” Common
“Relapse,” Eminem
“R.O.O.T.S.,” Flo Rida
“The Ecstatic,” Mos Def
“The Renaissance,” Q-Tip
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Dead Flowers,” Miranda Lambert
“I Just Call You Mine,” Martina McBride
“White Horse,” Taylor Swift
“Just A Dream,” Carrie Underwood
“Solitary Thinkin’,” Lee Ann Womack
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“All I Ask For Anymore,” Trace Adkins
“People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington
“High Cost Of Living,” Jamey Johnson
“Living For The Night,” George Strait
“Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” Brooks & Dunn
“Chicken Fried,” Zac Brown Band
“I Run To You,” Lady Antebellum
“Here Comes Goodbye,” Racal Flatts
“It Happens,” Sugarland
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
“Beautiful World,” Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
“Down The Road,” Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
“Start A Band,” Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
“I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
“Everything But Quits,” Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“Under the (Five) Wire,” Alison Brown
“The Crystal Merchant,” The Greencards
“Mansinneedof,” Sarah Jarosz
“Producer’s Medley,” Steve Wariner
BEST COUNTRY SONG
“All I Ask For Anymore,” Casey Beathard & Tim James (Trace Adkins)
“High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson & James Slater (Jamey Johnson)
“I Run To You,” Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
“People Are Crazy,” Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones (Billy Currington)
“White Horse,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band
“Twang,” George Strait
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift
“Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban
