Gaga Debuts "Living on the Radio"

Beyonce heads back into the recording studio with Ne-yo

It looks like Beyonce has forgiven Ne-yo for publicly calling her out on her *cough* “songwriting” abilities. The songwriter has just confirmed that he was in the studio with Mary J. Blige last night but TONIGHT he is going into the studio with Beyonce. The singer, who turns 29 next week, is currently working on her fourth studio album…

Remember when she told her tour audience that she wrote ‘Irreplaceable’ for her ladies? Ne-yo said the only thing she wrote was some of the harmonies but he did the lyrics. Well, after that Beyonce never used him for her ‘I Am’ project. We know Beyonce likes to revisit the same producer who delivered her a smash. That is why it seemed really odd she did not pick him up for that last album. Anyway, this is good news! Ne-yo sure can write the hell out of a female anthem and Beyonce is certainly good at singing them!

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Katy Perry to get own ITV2 show?

Katy Perry is currently in talks with ITV2 for "various shows", according to the channel's controller Zai Bennett.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Bennett revealed that the 'California Gurls' star - whose guest judging slot on The X Factor was broadcast last night on ITV1 - is "a target" for the entertainment broadcaster.

He said: "Katy is a target for us currently. She's brilliant, a bullseye person. We are talking to her management about various shows."

However, Bennett added that he "very much doubted it would be an observational documentary".

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Emily Osment performs "Let's Be Friends"

Michael Jackson Is Most Downloaded Artist Of All Time

Michael Jackson has become the most downloaded artist in history, according to global sales records from Nokia's Ovi Music Store.

Musicologist Geoff Roberts attributed the upsurge in Jacko downloads to the recent anniversary of his death on 25 June, and his 52nd birthday which would have been today, 29 August. "Michael Jackson has always been a pop music legend. But the anniversary of his death and birthday celebrations seem to have revived Jackson fever as fans rediscover his songs – making him the most popular solo artist of all time."

Surprisingly, it is India where the King of Pop is most popular. There, Michael Jackson tracks make up 26 percent of the country’s total Ovi downloads, followed by the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Finland.

Of Michael’s hits, Beat It is the most downloaded, with Billie Jean and Thriller close behind.

Just behind Michael in the download stakes are Lady Gaga, Elvis Presley, Black Eyed Peas and Rihanna.

The Man In The Mirror hitmaker died of an overdose of sedative Propofol on 25 June 2009.

Fans have paid tribute to the star on his 52nd birthday at an event outside his childhood home in Gary, Indiana. Michael Jackson impersonators entertained the well-wishers and members of his family were on hand including father Joe Jackson, who cut a birthday cake.

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Rihanna is on Twitter for real: “no more corny label tweets”

Rihanna’s presence in social media is nothing short of massive, with nearly eight million Facebook fans and more than a million Twitter followers. But the singer hasn’t really been on Twitter – until now. Earlier today, Rihanna used her Twitter account, which had until now essentially been just a series of promotional posts, to announce that’s she “finally took over my Twitter page” and that we can expect, in her words, “no more corny label tweets.” Her announcement tweet was promptly retweeted by, at last count, more than four hundred followers, with her name currently being mentioned on Twitter more than once per second. The singer is enjoying chart success with her new collaboration “Love The Way You Lie” with Eminem.

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Taylor Swift Opens Up About 'Mine' Wedding Scene

When fans check out the video for Taylor Swift's "Mine," they will be quick to notice how fetching she looks in a wedding dress. And while she only donned the garment for the clip, directed by Roman White, that scene is what had everyone buzzing long before the video even premiered.

"The video is a story of a relationship," Swift told CMT in the half-hour special that airs Friday night (August 27) at 8 p.m. ET, before the video's premiere on MTV, CMT and VH1. "It really tells the story of these two people and the things that they go through and their life together.

"The wedding scene in the video is the thing that's been talked most about because someone got a picture of it when we were shooting it," she continued, "but I think you'll find there's a lot in the video. That may just be one part of it."

Swift also excitedly dished on her co-star, Toby Hemingway from the upcoming "Black Swan."
"I picked him because he's in one of my favorite movies, 'Feast of Love,' " Swift said.
"In another movie that he was in, he walks onscreen for the first time, and he had a '13' on his sweatshirt, and that's my lucky number," she revealed. "So it really wasn't me that cast him. It was my lucky number."

So far, fans have been eating up the single, causing it to spike to the top of the charts since its leak and subsequent release earlier this month.

"I got on a plane, I landed in Japan, and it was #1 on iTunes. And when I got on the plane, I had no intention of having a single out until two weeks from now," she said. "It just ended up so wonderful, and I'm really appreciative of the fans for jumping right on it."
Swift's fans will have more to be excited about come October, when she releases her album Speak Now.

"I put everything I had into this album for the last two years, so for it to have a great little start, it really makes me happy," she said. "Making this album has been such a wonderful experience, and I'm really excited to roll out the first single and the first video."

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Oops!... I Did It Again Voted Best Sophomore Album in Pop History

In a recent poll held by MTV News, Britney's sophomore effort, "Oops!... I Did It Again" was voted by readers as the best second album in pop history! This epic album, spawning three hit singles in "Oops!... I Did It Again," "Lucky," and "Stronger," certified Britney as the fastest selling female artist in the country and has sold over 20 million copies to date.

Find out more about Brit's tremendously successful second album in our Oops! Week: 10 Fun Facts post.

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Pop music is a fickle mistress, and even though she can show an artist all sorts of devotion the first time around, she can just as easily shun that same artist the second time around. In the music business, the second album is always the hardest one to pull off, as the expectations tend to be high, the time constraints are usually even tighter and the audience tends to move on pretty quickly. But it seems like these rules do not apply to Katy Perry, who drops her sophomore release Teenage Dream today. In the wake of the success of her smash debut One of the Boys, Perry came back fighting with the chart-topping "California Gurls" and the rapidly-rising "Teenage Dream," and the rest of the album is similarly incredible.

The thing that really puts Teenage Dream over the top is its consistency. There are no real weak tracks to be found (though if you don't think Perry is much of a balladeer, you'll probably take issue with two or three of these), and it's a good mix of over-the-top tracks (like the sex-crazed "Peacock"), party tunes ("Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"), kiss-offs ("Circle the Drain") and sweet old-school pop creations ("E.T."). In fact, it's quite possible that Teenage Dream is the best second effort in pop music history.

It's amazing how many classic pop artists have second albums that are sort of middling. Michael Jackson shouldn't really be held to it, but his sophomore release was Ben, which isn't very good. Same goes for sister Janet, whose second album Dream Street has largely been forgotten. Even Mariah Carey's second album Emotions is in the good-but-not-great category.

There are some heavy hitters, though. Britney Spears' second album Oops! ... I Did It Again is roundly considered her best work, while ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake's second effort (FutureSex/LoveSounds) is considered a modern classic. Perry even has competition from her contemporaries like Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. But the most intriguing match-up is with Madonna, whose Like a Virgin often shows up on lists of the best pop records ever made. It's an incredible collection of songs that ended up being indescribably influential, and the stakes were awfully high coming off the success of her self-titled debut (which has more hits than you remember, including "Lucky Star," "Holiday" and "Borderline").

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Ciara Pushes Back Album Release…Again

UrbanBridgez.com has exclusively learned Ciara’s new album ‘Basic Instinct‘ has been pushed back yet again! We first broke news in July that the new album had been pushed back from the original August date to October 5th! Now we’ve learned the album will now be released in late October on the 19th! However we’re also told the final date may end up being October 26th! An official announcement on the new date is expected from Jive/LaFace later this week!

Why the push-back? Ciara is gearing up for massive promotion for her highly anticipated new release, including shooting two new videos for the next two singles ‘Gimme Dat’ & Speechless.’ Not to mention various live performances and TV specials scheduled around the release!

So no worries Ciara fans, the album is coming & you can expect to see alot of Ciara once it’s released!

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Kelly Clarkson and Country Singer Jason Aldean Record a Duet

Kelly Clarkson will be featured in a duet called “Don’t You Wanna Stay” on the new album. My Kind of Party by country singer Jason Aldean.

It’s the 4th album from Aldean who recorded hits like “Crazy Big Town”, “Big Green Tractor”, “She’s Country” and “Hicktown”. The album comes out November 2

• UPDATE:  Listen to the demo of “Don’t You Wanna Stay” from co-writer Andy Gibson’s MySpace page HERE.

It’s the second country collaboration for Kelly. She previously recorded a version of her hit “Because of You” with Reba McEntire that was a hit on the country charts in 2005.

Kelly also happens to be managed by McEntire’s husband, Narvel Blackstock. The country duets are not exactly a coincidence!

Read more at USA Today

Kelly is currently working on her next studio album for RCA.

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Kelly Rowland To Release Two Versions of Album

It looks as thought Kelly Rowland is having to work twice as hard to keep up her game in America and 'overseas' in places such as Europe.

The former Destiny's Child member has revealed that she'll be releasing two versions of her upcoming album, as the one intended for the US won't be including the dance-tracks which have made her popular in countries such as the UK, where Rowland had great success with David Guetta club song 'Commander'.

In a recent interview with radio show Mad Hatta, Rowland revealed that her US album will sample bits of the dance music but that they're really intended for other countries where it's been so popular.

Rowland said: "It has pieces of it. Pitbull and I did a song together called 'Take Everything' that I love. Those dance records are actually exclusive for overseas only."

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Justin Bieber not nominated for Polaris Music Prize

Justin Bieber is soaring so quickly we can barely keep track of his successes. His first full-length album, My World 2.0, released in March of this year, not only debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, but made him the first artist since The Beatles to top the charts on a freshman release. He'll play before a sold-out crowd Tuesday night at Scotiabank Place. And yet the Canadian heartthrob is not one of the artists we can expect to see at the Polaris Music Prize gala this September.

What kept him out of contention?

It goes a little something like this. The Polaris Music Prize is unique in being the only national music award whose winner is selected from all genres by a single panel of critics. The critics are culled from an impressive variety of media sources across the country and asked to submit their Top 5 album releases from that year. These votes get tallied up, and the Top 40 picks comprise the so-called "long list" of nominees. This list then gets whittled down by those same jurors to a short list of 10. In the end, one of those 10 is announced as the winner at a gala, where a second panel of critics -- "the Grand Jury" -- awards them a cheque for $20,000.

One striking feature of the Polaris is how forgiving its nomination criteria are. The only significant constraint is that the artist must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. (In the case of a group, at least 50 per cent of its members must qualify.)

Jurors have no direct instruction on how to assess which albums are deserving of their votes. As Steve Jordan, the founder of the prize, writes on the website FAQ:

"The 40-title Long List and the 10-title Short List are voted on by the jury based on their own tastes and determinations. They pick their ballot selections based on what their individual criteria for best album is (sic). We do not have a scorecard for lyrics, production, height, length, smell or anything of the sort."

Moreover, there are no constraints on the kinds of music eligible for evaluation. The rules state that jurors ought to nominate a disc "solely on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation."

One boon of the nomination system is that lower-budget independent releases get evaluated on the same grounds as artists with fat production accounts. This levels the playing field. It allows for The Wooden Sky -- four scruffy gentlemen who play Ontarian apartment rock -- to be featured on the long list with pop stars like Justin Bieber, who have way more resources to invest into their craft.

My mistake. Bieber missed the cut. But not only that. He might have failed to get a single vote.
While the official voting data are kept private, we know that he received fewer nominating votes than 40 other Canadian artists and groups. A sorry showing for the teen who sold out 42 shows of his debut tour in minutes.

The easiest explanation for his omission is that the jury did their job of keeping out the dross.

While Bieber met the qualifications, his record was inferior -- in their eyes -- to at least 40 others.

But this explanation stinks. If Polaris jurors were, in fact, arbiters for excellence across all genres, then we ought to be able to look at the long list and draw legitimate inferences about the hierarchy of music in Canada. The long list, however, is so lopsided that no one could really believe it revealed any substantive truths about music in the first place.

We know that the panel of around 200 music critics did not advance a single classical record. And were it not for the exceptionally talented Elizabeth Shepherd, no jazz record would have made it in either. Rock music -- with its crash cymbals and Ampeg bass stacks -- overwhelms the long list. On the assumption that Polaris results were telling of anything, it would be quite legitimate to conclude that rock music was the best kind of music in Canada last year.

This absurdity highlights the incoherence of the prize. Without a shared standard of evaluation, the practice of polling jurors will never illuminate more than polling a subset of the population at large -- say, the payroll at Soundscapes, or a huddle of Bieber fans camping overnight for concert tickets. In this regard, the Polaris Prize is about as illuminating as a homecoming king voted in by the willy-nilly standards of his admirers

The odd bit about the Polaris popularity contest? The most popular kid in town doesn't have a fighting chance. It would be one thing to argue that My World 2.0 is a work of art. Or to argue that Bieber is a talented songwriter. Or to reference the YouTube videos that kindled his fame. But we can leave that to the many legions afflicted by the "Bieber Fever." The better way to protest his absence is to argue that there is something unjust -- even dysfunctional -- about the sloppy practices of an album award that could effectively ignore him.

Justin Bieber is everywhere -- everywhere, that is, except the long list for the Polaris Music Prize. And he could not give a care. As he sings in Never Let You Go:

Bring the doubters on

They don't matter at all.

After all, Justin is booked to sing for a sold-out crowd that day.

While the jury is celebrating their winner in Toronto on Sept. 20, 2010, Bieber will be performing at the Saddledome for nearly 20,000 adoring listeners, a tiny faction of the "Beliebers" happy to extend their adoration to the only artist on their list.

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Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" Album Leak

The full album can be listened to here, virus and download free.

So, what's your opinion on the album?

Shakira to release Spanish album on November 2

On Nov. 2 Sony Music will release Shakira’s all-Spanish set, “Sale El Sol,” which reportedly includes collaborations with Calle 13 and Pitbull, among others. On Sept. 15, the singer also kicks off the North American leg of her world tour in Canada. She will play 21 shows in the U.S. before continuing to Latin America, Europe and Asia.

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Lady GaGa’s Monster Ball predicted to gross $200 million

Just when you thought that Lady GaGa couldn’t get anymore successful, Billboard go and officially predict that by the end of it’s April 2011 run, her Monster Ball tour will have grossed around $200 million. She’s not selling out stadiums yet like her contemporary Pink, but it’s quite the accomplishment for an artist with only two studio albums to their name.
The Monster Ball first began back in November 2009, and by May, it had grown so popular that promoter Live Nation had to add an extra North American leg to the tour, extending it into 2011. It’s currently scheduled to wrap up in Atlanta on April 18, 2011, but additional dates are expected to be announced, which could either see GaGa fill her days off with extra shows, extend the tour past April, or do both.
A total gross of $200 million would probably make the Monster Ball one of the most successful female tours in history, by the time it wraps up. Of course, she’ll be dead by then from severe-exhaustion, but at least she’ll always be remembered as she is now — rich and thin.

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Lady Gaga's New Album Will Be 'Shocking,' Says RedOne

As anticipation grows around the new album (which Gaga has asserted is her "best work to date"), so do the rumors. On August 12, 2010, celebrity blog Oh No They Didn't posted a scan of a document which hinted that Gaga may have collaborated with David Bowie during a July recording session in Sydney, Australia in July. Bowie, however, quickly shot down the rumor, saying in a statement, "The suggestion that David Bowie is producing and participating in the production of Lady Gaga's next album is untrue and a hoax."

While he couldn't reveal any specific information about the album, producer RedOne -- the Moroccan-Swedish mastermind behind Gaga's monster hits "Just Dance," "Love Game," "Poker Face," "Bad Romance" and "Alejandro" -- assures Billboard that the new material is worth waiting for.

"It's going to be shocking, shocking, shocking!" RedOne says of Gaga's new music. "You never want to go too far from your brand -- people love you for a reason. But we still want to give them something with a kick, something that makes them say, 'Oh my God! We didn't expect this!'

"When you heard 'Bad Romance' after 'Poker Face,' it was like the best thing you've ever heard," he continues. "We want that type of reaction. I think that's part of my job and her job -- to keep her evolving. "

RedOne (aka Nadir Khayat) confirms that he has worked with Gaga on two tracks and describes both of them as "massive" hits-to-be. While RedOne and Gaga's studio synergy has proven its platinum power (the pair collaborated on nine tracks on her first two albums), the producer says he encouraged her to add some new names to the production credits this time around.

"After 'Just Dance' and 'Poker Face,' 'Love Game' and 'Boys Boys Boys,' I got a sound out of her, and that made it easier for other producers," he says, though he remains mum on naming names. "Her sound is so defined that no matter what people can follow it. That sound belongs to her."

It's this ability to reinvent herself without losing her sense of self that originally drew RedOne to Lady Gaga a few years ago. "When I met her I just felt her energy -- and of course she was dressed in that special way [that] caught my eye," he half-jokes. "She had this energy and was so knowledgeable of music. She makes an impression on you right away. Immediately I thought, 'I can do something big with this girl.'"

That initial meeting took place very shortly after Lady Gaga was signed to Def Jam Records. RedOne saw so much in the up-and-coming singer -- even at first sight -- that even on the day she was dropped from the label just three months later, he joined her in the studio to hear the songs she'd already recorded. The music he heard confirmed his instinct about her talent. After listening, RedOne immediately realized her vast potential, especially since Gaga turned out to be a good singer and musician as well as a strong songwriter ("lyrically, it's always interesting with her," he says). The only thing that needed tweaking, he felt, was someone adjusting the arrangements and mix it to make it all sound more mainstream and radio-friendly.

"It was really good musically but it was a bit too left. I asked her if we could take it more to the middle, and she said, 'I'm open. Let's do it,'" he recalls. Once he was behind the board, he eagerly added "big drums, almost like a rock song with synths." And the polished Gaga sound the world came to love began to take shape.

Now, with that early period of matching Gaga with the right sonic feel vindicated by a raft of hits, RedOne explains that the goal with her next album, as with any, is pushing the music to not only change but to grow. "We try to take the sound and make it bigger and more interesting every time," he says. "And every time and era has its sound; you always want to be the first to jump on it."

Propelled by his success with Lady Gaga and sure to influence his work on Lady Gaga's new tracks, RedOne has been working hard with other artists. He recently completed Nicole Scherzinger's upcoming album, with a single expected to be released by end of year, and he also just launched his own label, 2101, through Universal Records.  2101's first artist is 23-year-old singer/songwriter, Mohombi. And just as in the case of Gaga, RedOne has stepped in to effectively launch the career of this already locally-praised artist.

Mohombi's album doesn't have a release date yet because they are still defining that sound -- but it's one of the lessons RedOne learned working with Gaga, and likely a factor in the patient timing of working on her highly-anticipated follow up. "That's one of the things I really believe in -- never give an album until people want it," RedOne says. "Even with Gaga, the [first] album was released kind of early, but it wasn't until 'LoveGame' that it took off and people realized she had talent. That's when they suddenly paid attention. I think that's important -- to give them an album when they're ready."

If the recent reaction to Gaga's every new bit of music -- from her hit remix album to the massive fan love for her new tune "You and I" -- is any indication, the world is more than ready.

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Britney Spears will not be at the VMAs, but is working on a new album

From Britney Spears' manager's Twitter.

Justin Bieber and B.o.B to Perform at the VMAs

One is a teen pop phenomenon known for inducing Beatles-level hysteria in his fans, the other, a free-spirit Atlanta MC whose debut album suddenly shot to pop success. Now, Justin Bieber and B.o.B are set to hit the stage as performers at this year's 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Bieber and B.o.B join already announced performers Kanye West, Drake and Florence and the Machine.

Four-time nominee Ke$ha and "Twilight" star Ashley Greene will also be among the night's presenters when the show goes live on September 12 from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The night will mark the first VMA performances for both Bieber (who presented at last year's ceremony) and B.o.B.

"I'm excited to be performing at the VMAs. It is all still unbelievable, because last year I went for the first time and no one knew who I was," said Bieber, who's nominated for Best New Artist. "Just really shows that dreams can come true and what incredible, dedicated fans I have. I'm a lucky guy and grateful. Now I just want to get on that stage, have some fun in front of my heroes, because at the end of the day I'm still a kid and still a fan."

B.o.B is up for five Moonmen, including Video of the Year and Best Male Video.

"It's very special to me. I think it's a lot more special than the success of the singles, because this reflects the work I've put in over the years and the word of mouth I've helped create," B.o.B recently told MTV News about his nominations. "It's definitely amazing. I'm trying to find the words to explain it, but I can't. It's inexplicable. I'm a real simple man, so, you know, I accept every gift with generosity and gratitude."

Other previously announced presenters include Nicki Minaj, Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Trey Songz, Selena Gomez and Ne-Yo. Additional performers and presenters, as well as the VMA host, will be announced in the weeks to come.

Bieber recently shot a new VMA promo in which he made like the Beatles, with a group of rabid female fans chasing after him — something he had no issues with. "I'm kind of like the Beatles running, and there's girls chasing after me," he said about the retro-flavored promo. "I like girls chasing me, so it's good."

The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners in general categories, including Best New Artist, from now through September 12.

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Proof that the Apocalypse is Coming

Fans can thank Twitter for bringing together the unlikely pairing of Kanye West, Justin Bieber and Raekwon.

It all started earlier this week when Ye and the Canadian pop singer went back and forth over the social networking site about how much they love each other’s music. Seemingly, out of nowhere, the Louis Vuitton Don asked Bieber if he would be interested in doing a song with him and the Wu-Tang spitter. “I’m honored that you like my Music @JustinBieber!!!” he wrote. “You gotta hear the album. Maybe we can do something together. Me, You and Raekwon.”

“Me, u, and the chef 2gether on a song = EPIC,” Bieber responded. “Might sound crazy 2 u but even having this convo is living the dream. Thanks.”

Well, XXLMag.com just got off the phone with Rae, and he says the song is already in the works. “It’s definitely gonna happen,” he said over the phone. “When you got these kinda talents merging together to do something exciting, I think it’s something that’s gonna make the fans check it out. I’m big fans of both of these guys. I think, at the end of the day, shorty is a sensation. And [for him] to acknowledge me it makes me feel good that the young generation is checkin’ me out like that. And at the same time it gives me a position to play a big brother in the game. He wants my assistance or whatever he can get it. I respect him, I like his style.”

“Yeezy called me and we gon’ make it pop,” he continued.. “At the end of the day we’re all doing our thing in the game and for them to even just have a conversation and just put my name in it it feels good…And we gon’ make a hit. Justin got his own fan base and Me and Yeezy got our own fan base and we gon’ make it happen. We gon’ make a good record.”

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Katy Perry's "Not Like the Movies" (Official Lyrics Video)

VMA Nominations - The List

Video of the Year

* 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens"
* B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"
* Eminem — "Not Afraid"
* Florence and the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over"
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
* Lady Gaga (featuring Beyoncé) — "Telephone"

Best Male Video

* B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"
* Jason Derülo — "In My Head"
* Drake — "Find Your Love"
* Eminem — "Not Afraid"
* Usher (featuring will.i.am) — "OMG"

Best Female Video

* Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
* Kesha — "Tik Tok"
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
* Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "California Gurls"
* Taylor Swift — "Fifteen"

Best New Artist

* Justin Bieber (featuring Ludacris) — "Baby"
* Broken Bells — "The Ghost Inside"
* Jason Derülo — "In My Head"
* Kesha — "Tik Tok"
* Nicki Minaj (featuring Sean Garrett) — "Massive Attack"

Best Pop Video

* Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
* B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Nothin' on You"
* Kesha — "Tik Tok"
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
* Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "California Gurls"

Best Rock Video

* 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens"
* Florence and the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over"
* MGMT — "Flash Delirium"
* Muse — "Uprising"
* Paramore — "Ignorance"

Best Hip-Hop Video

* B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"
* Drake (featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem) — "Forever"
* Eminem — "Not Afraid"
* Jay-Z (featuring Swizz Beatz) — "On to the Next One"
* Kid Cudi (featuring MGMT and Ratatat) — "Pursuit of Happiness"

Best Dance Video

* Cascada — "Evacuate the Dancefloor"
* David Guetta (featuring Akon) — "Sexy Chick"
* Enrique Iglesias (featuring Pitbull) — "I Like It"
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
* Usher (featuring will.i.am) — "OMG"

Best Collaboration

* 3OH!3 (featuring Ke$ha) — "My First Kiss"
* Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
* B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"
* Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind"
* Lady Gaga (featuring Beyoncé) — "Telephone"

Breakthrough Video

* Dan Black — "Symphonies"
* The Black Keys — "Tighten Up"
* Coldplay — "Strawberry Swing"
* Gorillaz (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def) — "Stylo"

Best Direction in a Video

* 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens" (Director: Bartholomew Cubbins)
* Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Director: Rich Lee)
* Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind" (Director: Hype Williams)
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Director: Francis Lawrence)
* Pink — "Funhouse" (Director: Dave Meyers)

Best Choreography in a Video

* Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson Jr., Phlex and Bryan Tanaka)
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Choreographer: Laurie Ann Gibson)
* Lady Gaga (featuring Beyoncé) — "Telephone" (Choreographer: Laurie Ann Gibson)
* Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi) — "Tightrope" (Choreographers: Janelle Monáe and the Memphis Jookin Community)
* Usher (featuring will.i.am) — "OMG" (Choreographer: Aakomon “AJ” Jones)

Best Special Effects in a Video

* Dan Black — "Symphonies" (Special Effects: Corinne Bance and Axel D’Harcourt)
* Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX)
* Green Day — "21st Century Breakdown" (Special Effects: Laundry)
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Special Effects: Skulley Effects VFX)
* Muse — "Uprising" (Special Effects: Sam Stevens)

Best Art Direction in a Video

* 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens" (Art Director: Marc Benacerraf)
* Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" (Art Director: Lenny Tso)
* Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Art Director: Ethan Tobman)
* Florence and the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over" (Art Directors: Louise Corcoran and Aldene Johnson)
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Art Director: Charles Infante)

Best Editing in a Video

* Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Editor: Ken Mowe)
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
* Miike Snow — "Animal" (Editor: Frank Macias)
* Pink — "Funhouse" (Editor: Chris Davis)
* Rihanna — "Rude Boy" (Editor: Clark Eddy)

Best Cinematography in a Video

* Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Director of Photography: Chris Probst)
* Florence and the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over" (Director of Photography: Adam Frisch)
* Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind" (Director of Photography: John Perez)
* Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss)
* Mumford & Sons — "Little Lion Man" (Director of Photography: Ben Magahy)

2010 Teen Choice Awards Winners - Music

Female Artist

* Ke$ha
* Miley Cyrus
* Lady Gaga
* Shakira
* Taylor Swift

Album Country

* Doin' My Thing - Luke Bryan
* Fearless - Taylor Swift
* Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
* Play On - Carrie Underwood
* The Foundation - Zac Brown Band

Album Rap

* B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
* Battle of the Sexes - Ludacris
* Relapse - Eminem
* So Far Gone - Drake
* The Blueprint 3 - Jay Z

Album Rock

* To The Sea - Jack Johnson
* Leave This Town - Daughtry
* The Resistance - Muse
* Brand New Eyes - Paramore
* Save Me San Francisco - Train

Album Pop

* Justin Bieber - My World 2.0
* Ke$ha - Animal
* Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
* The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D

Album R&B

* Jason Derülo - Jason Derülo
* Rated R - Rihanna
* Raymond vs. Raymond - Usher
* The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae
* The Element of Freedom - Alicia Keys

Rock Track

* All The Right Moves - OneRepublic
* Breakeven - The Script
* Hey, Soul Sister - Train
* Ignorance - Paramore
* You and Your Heart - Jack Johnson

Love Song

* "Catch Me"- Demi Lovato
* "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" - Muse
* "Stay" - Nick Jonas & The Administration
* "The Only Exception" - Paramore
* When I Look At You" - Miley Cyrus

Hook Up

* "Airplanes" - B.o.B Featuring Hayley Williams
* "I Like It" - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull
* "If We Ever Meet Again" - Timbaland Featuring Katy Perry
* "Telephone" - Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce
* "We'll Be a Dream" - We The Kings Featuring Demi Lovato

Single

* "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
* "Can't Be Tamed" - Miley Cyrus
* "California Gurls" - Katy Perry
* "Nothin' On You" - B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
* "Your Love Is My Drug" - Ke$ha

Breakout Artist Female

* Demi Lovato
* Selena Gomez & The Scene
* Ke$ha
* Miranda Cosgrove
* Nicki Minaj

Breakout Artist Male

* B.o.B
* Drake
* Jason Derülo
* Justin Bieber
* Nick Jonas & The Administration

Male Artist

* Adam Lambert
* Drake
* Jason Derulo
* Justin Bieber
* Usher

Group

* Glee Cast
* New Boyz
* Selena Gomez & The Scene
* The Black Eyed Peas
* Young Money

Rock Artist

* MGMT
* Kings of Leon
* Muse
* Train
* Paramore

Rap Artist

* Drake
* Eminem
* Jay-Z
* Ludacris
* Pitbull

R&B Artist

* Alicia Keys
* Beyonce
* Rihanna
* Trey Songz
* Usher

Country Group

* Gloriana
* Lady Antebellum
* Rascal Flatts
* Sugarland
* Zac Brown Band

Country Artist Male

* Brad Paisley
* Darius Rucker
* Kenny Chesney
* Luke Bryan
* Keith Urban

Country Artist Female

* Carrie Underwood
* Gretchen Wilson
* Martina McBride
* Miranda Lambert
* Taylor Swift

Country Song

* "Fifteen" - Taylor Swift
* "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
* "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
* "Undo It" - Carrie Underwood
* "Water" - Brad Paisley

What is Lady Gaga's New Single?

While the Music Network reports Lady Gaga's new single as "Dance in the Dark" (which has already been released a single in Australia), AllAccess.com reports the ballad "Speechless", and several weeks ago pop music reviewer Todd in the Shadows from ThatGuyWiththeGlasses.com speculated "Monster" while sarcastically adding in that the music video could be about horror movie character Freddy Kruger from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" film franchise.

What do you think, Hogg and Pease readers?

Will it be the song famously performed on Oprah, "Monster", the ballad "Speechless", the song originally intended as the third single, "Dance in the Dark", the Lady Gaga/Space Cowboy/RedOne collaboration "So Happy I Could Die", or the dark "Teeth"?

VMA Nominations, Lady Gaga Breaks Record

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will feature yet another epic battle: Lady Gaga leading the nominations, with 13, followed close behind by Eminem, who has eight nods. And on September 12 at at 9 p.m ET, the pop diva and the Detroit MC will go head to head for the coveted Video of the Year Moonman.

Gaga will certainly be a dominant presence at the show, thanks to her nods in categories like Best Pop Video, Best Female Video and Best Dance Music Video for "Bad Romance." Gaga is the first female artist to be nominated for Video of the Year twice, for "Bad Romance," as well as her collaboration with Beyoncé, "Telephone."

"I'm so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe, to have more VMA nominations in a single year than any artist in MTV history. Ironically, I'm even more proud it's an unlucky number: 13," Lady Gaga said. "A long time ago, the world told me and my little monsters we would never be heard. Together we changed the rules. God put me on Earth for three reasons: to make loud music, gay videos and cause a damn raucous. Thank you, MTV!"

Eminem, whose "Not Afraid" video is up for Video of the Year, will try to fend off his competition in categories like Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video. Plus, he's nominated alongside Drake in Best Hip-Hop Video for his contribution to the MC's cameo-filled "Forever."

"Apparently, MTV doesn't care that I have two massive stadium shows on the other side of the country the day after the VMAs. F me, right?!?!" Eminem joked. "I mean, I'll be there, but don't expect me to be nice about it."

Also nominated for Video of the Year are Florence and the Machine ("Dog Days Are Over"), 30 Seconds to Mars ("Kings and Queens") and B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams ("Airplanes").

Katy Perry's ode to her home state "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg, is up for Best Female Video, along with Ke$ha's "Tik Tok"; "Video Phone" with Gaga and Beyoncé; Taylor Swift's "Fifteen" and Gaga's "Bad Romance."

In Best Male Video, Usher's epic "OMG" lands a nod, as well as Jason Derulo's "In My Head," Drake's "Find Your Love," Em's "Not Afraid" and B.o.B's "Airplanes."

Many of the pop world's recent favorites will face off in the Best New Artist category. Justin Bieber ("Baby"), Ke$ha ("Tik Tok"), Jason Derulo ("In My Head"), Nicki Minaj (for her Sean Garrett collabo "Massive Attack") and indie supergroup Broken Bells ("The Ghost Inside") will see who can dominate as this year's reigning newbie.

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Lady Gaga: The Movie

Lady GaGa is eyeing a career on the big screen and plans to star in her own blockbuster.

Report state that GaGa’s movie will be a cross between Michael Jackson’s film Moonwalker, which tied together the music videos for his Bad album, and the Oscar-winning flick Dreamgirls which starred Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson. Director Bryan Singer, best known for his work on the X-Men films, is said to be interested in the project.

"GaGa is a real creative genius and is thinking about new possibilities all the time,” a source told News of the World. "She's very excited about a movie, but she wants to do it right. She wants to work with the best people in the business."

The Poker Face singer was inspired to make the leap to the silver screen while on the set of her epic nine-minute video for Telephone. “Lady GaGa is a workaholic who loves pushing the boundaries. Straight music is never going to be enough for her,” the insider said. “If she isn't breaking new ground and doing new things she doesn't really feel that she is truly alive. The Telephone video was the closest thing she has done to a film and she was in her element.”

“GaGa wants to emulate what Michael Jackson did during the eighties,” they continued. “You can already see that with her music videos. Every one of them is a mini event. So it's only logical she moves that on to the big screen.”

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Lady Gaga Considers Releasing 2 Albums Next Year

During an interview with Ryan Seacrest this morning Lady GaGa revealed some surprising news. The chart monster let it slip that despite previously stating that she had completed her new album she has in fact returned to the studio and is considering releasing 2 records in 2011.

GaGa noted that her creative vigor was inspired by the overturning of California’s Proposition 8 last week. Check out what she had to say below:

“I felt like it was a revolution, like a gunshot went off, like it set us all into rotation,” Gaga said. “It was so exciting when it happened because it, for me, was a moment that indicated that it could happen in every state now…I was so happy and I went into the studio and kept writing [new music].”

She continued on to talk about how the new music would affect her forthcoming third album, that she has said in past interviews was already complete. “I know I told everybody my album was done, which is it kinda is done, but I can’t stop writing music. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I might have to put out two records.” {Source}

2 new albums from GaGa in 2011 would definitely prove to be a bit much. After releasing LP’s in both 2008 and 2009, and embarking on a world tour that has yet to end, I sense that consumers would experience GaGa overload. It may, however, be more plausible to release a double disc album or a standard/deluxe edition combo. Hopefully she makes the right decision.

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What do you think Lady Gaga should do? Two CDs in one year? Two CDs over two years? One standard album and one deluxe album? One huge album?

Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie

NO New Britney Album

From BreatheHeavy.com -

Many speculate Britney will release a single in August, and an album launching this fall. UNTRUE, according to a music industry insider who emailed BreatheHeavy with details. In fact, they claim the album isn't even near completion!

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"There are a lot of people at Britney's label who are concerned about the new album rumors. They do not want fans to get their hopes up for something that is not happening. One fan site in particular who is advertising a video about a "secret" they feel has gone a little too far. I have read on several sites names of "first singles" and "album names" - the truth is that there is no new album scheduled for anytime this year, nor is there any plans in the next 6 months to release a new single.

From what I have heard, Britney is only in the studio "experimenting." That is the extent of her recording sessions right now. I read on another site that 8 tracks have been completed, that is complete BS. It is however, VERY TRUE that "the people working on material for Britney are NOT talking about it." The ones who are talking - when they submit material to be reviewed/considered, the plan is to trash whatever they send in. They [Jive] want to surprise the fans with the new album and when people come out and start talking it's a huge turn off to both Britney and the people at the label working on the project. So the ones who are talking about something they have no clue what they're talking about are only shooting themselves in the foot in the long run. It is true that some of the people talking WERE contacted about 6 months ago to start working on and submitting new material, when they were contacted they were SPECIFICALLY told not to talk about anything in regards to Britney. And now, Britney will not work with these few big mouthed individuals, even though she has worked with 1 in particular in the past.

The only info I can give you in regards to new material, is that there has been a meeting, and the planned release at this point is for first quarter 2012, however, if the material is submitted prior to the end of spring 2011, it is possible you could see a 4th quarter 2011 album release and the first single sometime before the end of summer 2011. So we are still AT LEAST 1 year away before any talk of a new single should actually be considered legitimate.

Jive would never, ever make an announcement of a new single just a few weeks prior to it's release. That would be a very stupid move by today's industry standards. They want hype around Britney and anything she releases. You would know at least several months ahead of new material being released.

Bottom line: No new single in September, no new album this year or anytime early next year. Britney is taking a little time off, which she both has earned and deserves.

Sorry to disappoint - but waiting will be well worth it, of that I am sure. Please do your best to avoid being part of this huge rumor mill."

Take with a grain of salt - you know how sneaky her team is!

30 Seconds to Mars Confirms New Music Video

Via their Twitter -

USA, ARE YOU READY FOR 'CLOSER TO THE EDGE'?! MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES MONDAY ON OUR MYSPACE! RT & SPREAD THE WORD!

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