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“I was hoping Britney Spears was performing–come back and just blow everyone out of the water, so I can stand up and cry like, ‘I knew it. She’s so great!’”
-”Run’s House’s” Vanessa Simmons on who she’s looking forward to seeing ...
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Super producer Danja and T.I. celebrated their 2008 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with a star-studded private dinner for under 100 guests at One Sunset in West Hollywood on Saturday. Rap-Up was one of the few media outlets inside the intimate affair where cocktails and a three-course meal ...
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After the show it’s the after-party. And all the celebs came out to celebrate after the 5th Annual Fashion Rocks concert in NYC. Guests included Mariah and Nick, Brandy, Justin Timberlake, Solange, Fergie, and Kid Rock.
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You’ve heard the trash talking and name calling, now watch Bow Wow battle The Game in a Madden NFL ‘09 showdown on Xbox 360. Rap-Up TV was in Hollywood on Friday to catch all the action and ass-kicking as it happened.
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It’s official. The Game is king when it comes to playing Madden NFL ‘09. The Compton rapper took on Bow Wow in an Xbox 360 challenge on Friday in Hollywood. After trash talking for the past few weeks through video blogs, the two finally settled the score and faced off to see [...]
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Oprah Winfrey
In addition to wearing over the top outfits, there were over the top performances at the 2008 Fashion Rocks, which taped on Friday in New York.
Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake did a duet to “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” Beyoncé performed a tribute to Etta James, Mariah ...
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Condé Nast Media Group’s 5th Annual Fashion Rocks extravaganza went down tonight from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Music’s biggest stars were there dressed to impress. Everyone from Beyoncé and Solange to Rihanna and Chris Brown made appearances. Peep all the photos below.
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The “Stand Up 2 Cancer” telethon aired Friday night. The highlight of the evening came when 13 of music’s biggest female singers took the stage to perform their charity single “Just Stand Up!” co-produced by Babyface and L.A. Reid. The all-star lineup included Keyshia Cole, Leona Lewis, Fergie, ...
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Thirteen of the most talented and successful women in the music industry came together to perform “Just Stand Up!” on Friday at Radio City Music Hall in New York. If you haven’t purchased the Stand Up 2 Cancer charity single yet, make sure you download it on iTunes.
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Ciara
The Game rocked the Union Jack while performing “My Life” Thursday night on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” The song doesn’t sound nearly as good live without Weezy.
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In celebration of their MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best Dance Video and Best Pop Video for “Damaged,” Danity Kane will present a special collector’s preview edition of their comic book, Danity Kane #1 for Danity Kane Comics.
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Puff Daddy
Ne-Yo slows things down on the snap-happy remix to his second single “Miss Independent” featuring Jamie Foxx and Fabolous. We still prefer the original, but we give Ne-Yo props for flipping it. Listen below.
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Robin Thicke will release “The Sweetest Love” as the second single off his third album Something Else (Sept. 30). The song will be released as a digital download through iTunes on September 9th. A video has already been shot. Watch Thicke perform the song in concert below.
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Cassie and Solange attended the opening party for Mini Cooper’s Mini Rooftop NYC, an outdoor studio space that includes a sun deck and refreshment bar, on Thursday in New York City.
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Solange Knowles
“Wake It Up” featuring Akon is the first single off E-40’s twelfth major label album The Ball Street Journal, due out October 28th.
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The Jacksons and T-Pain were honored at the 2008 BMI Urban Awards at the Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Rick Ross, T-Pain, Soulja Boy, Ray J, and Yung Berg performed award-winning songs, while JoJo, Lloyd, Mario, O.N.E., Bobby Valentino, and Keri Hilson performed hits by the ...
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It will be a family affair when the Knowles sisters each take the stage on Friday night to perform at the 5th Annual “Fashion Rocks” concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Beyoncé and Solange will perform separate sets.
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Watch as Usher’s female fans fight over his sweaty undershirt during his 2008 NFL Kick-Off performance in New York on Thursday. Check for that one chick with the vice grip. She ain’t playin’. LOL!
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Apparently Akon didn’t learn his lesson the first time. A concertgoer captured the Konvict Muzik star slapping a female fan in the face at a show in Guyana, South America. He is currently facing criminal charges from his 2007 fan-tossing incident.
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Host Russell Brand, Christina Aguilera, and T.I. were at the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood today to announce the latest round of MTV VMA performers and presenters.
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