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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga lead 2011 Billboard Awards nominees

Rihanna is having a pretty good year, between the handful of smash singles spawned by her fifth album, Loud (including the current hit “S&M,” which just got a remix featuring none other than Britney Spears), and her attendant tour this summer.

Now, she can add a whopping 18 nominations for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards to her ever-growing resumé.

The full list of nominees dropped today, and the Barbadian singer leads all artists with nods in most of the major categories, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top 100 Artist and Top R&B Artist. Former collaborator Eminem is just behind her with 16 noms, including half a dozen for their chart-topping tag-team effort “Love the Way You Lie.”

Lady Gaga will also have the chance to score up to twelve statuettes when the 2011 BMAs are handed out on Sunday, May 22 (8 P.M. EST on ABC). Other finalists include Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Drake and Ke$ha.

The full list of artist award nominations is after the jump, and for a complete list of all noms, head over to the awards’ official site.

Jennifer Lopez to debut music video on TODAY

Jennifer Lopez, "American Idol" judge and newly named People's Most Beautiful Woman, will premiere a new music video for "I'm Into You" on TODAY on Monday, May 2.

It's her second single off her upcoming album "Love?," which will drop in stores on May 3 from Island Def Jam Music Group.

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Unseen DJ Premier And Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" Footage Released

In previously unseen footage from "Back To Basics" DJ Premier and Christina Aguilera explain their unlikely 2006 collaboration.

After decades of critical acclaim as a founding member of Gang Starr, some were surprised when DJ Premier joined the stable of producers contributing to Pop singer Christina Aguilera’s 2006 album, Back To Basics. Aguilera revealed that she sought Premier out after hearing the sample used on Notorious B.I.G.’s “Kick In The Door” in hopes of getting what she called “a throwback sound.”

Creative Control’s, Coodie & Chike—directors of Kanye West’s “Through The Wire” and Erykah Badu’s “Window Seat”—recently posted some behind the scenes footage on their Vimeo page. It’s fairly safe to assume most Hip Hop fans have never seen the recordings. But both Premo and Aguilera give an insight into their creative process.

“Ever since I was eight-years-old, I used to listen to these old records—Pearl Bailey, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn and Dinah Washington,” Aguilera explained. “I used to call them my fun music to sing. I was able to dive wholeheartedly back into those eras and come up with songs that were organic and authentic to the times. Other [songs] had throwback elements, but to the 20’s, 20’s and ‘40’s, but with kind of a modern day twist or edgy beat.”

For his part, DJ Premier is effusive in his praise of Aguilera calling her a “true artist.”

“A lot of you people that make records, we have to put you on Auto-tune because you can’t keep a note when it comes to making records,” Premier added. “You can’t hold a note live either. I’ve seen her do her thing, and it’s gonna be a crazy 2006 year for her.”

Premier was credited with producing and/or co-producing at least five tracks on the now-certified platinum album. The single “Ain’t No Other Man” was certified platinum, while two other singles and a live, tour-based DVD were certified gold.



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Lady Gaga to Perform Live at MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN

MTV Japan announced today that global superstar Lady Gaga will perform live at the MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN on Saturday, June 25.

Lady Gaga is the first performer to be announced for the MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN, the tenth annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ) which is being staged as a live international music television event to benefit the Japanese Red Cross.

Hosted by Japanese pop sensation AKB48 and featuring live performances from international, regional and Japanese artists, the staging of MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN will be the culmination of MTV Japan's MUSIC OF HOPE campaign, the channel's multiplatform response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Designed to inspire and rally young people to contribute time or funds to recovery and rebuilding efforts, MUSIC OF HOPE will feature inspirational music videos, live performances, artist interviews, exclusive news and stories about artists and young people who have been impacted by the disaster.

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN will be broadcast live from Makuhari Messe on Saturday, June 25 to more than 30 million homes on MTV Japan, MTV Korea, MTV China and MTV Southeast Asia. A special one-hour version of MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN will air on MTV channels worldwide to over 550 million homes as an installment of MTV's weekly live music series, MTV WORLD STAGE. Additional performers and celebrity attendees will be announced shortly.

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Preview: Jennifer Lopez - "Papi"

It's another Like For LOVE? campaign on Jennifer Lopez's facebook page! The last time she did this, fans were so excited they unlocked the future summer smash I'm Into You four days early! Do it again with the fantastically cheesy and guilty pleasure Papi!

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Nicki Minaj Creating A ‘Bigger, Brighter & More Spectacular’ Show with Britney Spears

A day after making the official announcement that Nicki Minaj will be joining Britney Spears‘ North American Summer tour, Nicki called Ryan Seacrest to fill us in on what to expect in the highly-anticipated show.

“I’m calling to let everyone know how thrilled I am — how honored I am to be going on the road with the iconic miss Britney Spears this Summer,” said Nicki in an exclusive voicemail left for “On Air with Ryan Seacrest.” “I just know that when the Femme Fatales and The Barbs get together we’re going to kick major ass.”

She continued, “I’m looking forward to creating a new, a bigger, a brighter, a more spectacular show, and I’m just really, really excited to make history with Britney.”

Tuesday after the announcement, Nicki tweeted to Britney, “let’s keep the “other thing” a secret for now.” What the secret is, no one knows but as we get closer to the opening date of the concert in Sacramento, CA, keep listening to “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” as he gets more info from Britney and Nicki.

Listen to Nicki’s entire voicemail below and click here to get Femme Fatale tour dates and ticket information!



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