The 2011 Billboard Music Awards are shaping up to be one hot ticket: Rihanna, the Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Taio Cruz are the first performers announced for newly revived show, which will air live May 22 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
And more announcements are on the way. On Wednesday morning (Apr. 13), the full list of nominees will be unveiled at a press conference in Las Vegas, where the Billboard Music Awards will be broadcast live on ABC. More announcements will roll out as the date approaches, so stay tuned to Billboard.com in the coming weeks for the latest updates.
Tickets for the Billboard Music Awards start at $57.75 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
The Billboard Music Awards will reflect Billboard's chart rankings based on key fan interactions with music, including album, single and digital sales, radio play, touring, streaming and social interactions on MySpace, Facebook and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners. The awards will be based on the reporting period of February 28, 2010 through March 1, 2011. Top artists will be recognized in a variety of genres, including R&B, Rap, Pop, Country, Rock, Latin and Alternative.
"This show marks the first of several broadcast platforms we plan to build around the Billboard franchise," said Richard D. Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, which owns Billboard. "We have an incredible network partner and with Don Mischer, one of the finest producers in the world. We look forward to entertaining music fans with Billboard's own rendition of a televised celebration of music."
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Queen Latifah, Christina Aguilera, Headline 2nd Annual Mary J. Blige Concert
Hip-Hop star/actress Queen Latifah will team with Mary J. Blige's FFAWN organization to co-host the Second Annual Mary J. Blige Honors Concert.
Mary J. and Queen Latifah will be joined by Elle magazine's Editor-in-Chief Robbie Meyers as hosts of concert, which will be held in honor of the 2011 FFAWN scholarship recipients.
Legendary musician Patrice Rushen will conduct performances by a star-studded cast that includes Christina Aguilera, Anita Baker, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott and Corinne Bailey Rae.
In 2010, Mary J.'s non-profit, which stands for the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, has helped send 25 young women to college with full, four-year scholarships.
To date, all 25 young women remain enrolled and have maintained the minimum requirement of a 3.0 GPA.
Eight of the young women made the dean's list in their first semester according to reps for FFAWN, which found founded by Mary J. Blige and industry exec/mogul Steve Stoute.
Proceeds from the concert, which is sponsored by Gucci and the Urban Zen Foundation, will benefit FFAWN's scholarship fund that helps young women succeed through training and education.
The Second Annual Mary J. Blige Honors concert takes place on May 1st at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
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Mary J. and Queen Latifah will be joined by Elle magazine's Editor-in-Chief Robbie Meyers as hosts of concert, which will be held in honor of the 2011 FFAWN scholarship recipients.
Legendary musician Patrice Rushen will conduct performances by a star-studded cast that includes Christina Aguilera, Anita Baker, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott and Corinne Bailey Rae.
In 2010, Mary J.'s non-profit, which stands for the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, has helped send 25 young women to college with full, four-year scholarships.
To date, all 25 young women remain enrolled and have maintained the minimum requirement of a 3.0 GPA.
Eight of the young women made the dean's list in their first semester according to reps for FFAWN, which found founded by Mary J. Blige and industry exec/mogul Steve Stoute.
Proceeds from the concert, which is sponsored by Gucci and the Urban Zen Foundation, will benefit FFAWN's scholarship fund that helps young women succeed through training and education.
The Second Annual Mary J. Blige Honors concert takes place on May 1st at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
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Stevie Nicks Glastonbury rumours grow
Rumours that Stevie Nicks will play this year's Glastonbury have continued to grow.
A report by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton earlier this week (April 6) suggested that the former Fleetwood Mac singer had signed up to play the Worthy Farm event, which is due to take place on June 24 -26.
Now a post on unofficial fan blog Nickslive.blogspot.com has claimed that Nicks confirmed the slot while speaking to fan Matt Denison backstage at the The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Canadian library worker Denison was invited onto the US chat show to discuss his collection of Nicks memorabilia after winning a competition to find the singer's biggest fan.
Although there's been no confirmation from Nicks about an appearance at Glastonbury, the singer is scheduled to perform in the UK during the weekend of the festival.
She is due to appear at London's Hard Rock Calling festival on June 26 alongside Rod Stewart.
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A report by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton earlier this week (April 6) suggested that the former Fleetwood Mac singer had signed up to play the Worthy Farm event, which is due to take place on June 24 -26.
Now a post on unofficial fan blog Nickslive.blogspot.com has claimed that Nicks confirmed the slot while speaking to fan Matt Denison backstage at the The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Canadian library worker Denison was invited onto the US chat show to discuss his collection of Nicks memorabilia after winning a competition to find the singer's biggest fan.
Although there's been no confirmation from Nicks about an appearance at Glastonbury, the singer is scheduled to perform in the UK during the weekend of the festival.
She is due to appear at London's Hard Rock Calling festival on June 26 alongside Rod Stewart.
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Rihanna to Perform on 'American Idol' Again
Rihanna is scheduled to continue her string of televised guest appearances with a performance on 'American Idol' next week.
The red-coiffed 'S&M' singer recently performed her song 'California King Bed' with Jennifer Nettles, of country band Sugerland, at the American Country Music Awards, a rare feat for an R&B star. Now, she's returning to the stage with 'Idol' to rock out on an as-yet-unspecified song. Also performing on the show -- airing Thursday, April 14 -- will be former 'Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson and country star Jason Aldean, singing their hit 'Don't You Wanna Stay.'
Past performers this year have included Diddy-Dirty Money, the Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson. Rihanna last appeared on the popular singing competition show a year ago, performing her single 'Rockstar 101.' She has followed up that performance with appearances on the U.K. hit talent search 'The X Factor,' as well as halftime at the NBA All-Star Game earlier this year.
Despite rumors of poor ticket sales, Rihanna is also preparing to kick off her Loud tour on June 4 in Baltimore with Cee Lo Green and J. Cole.
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The red-coiffed 'S&M' singer recently performed her song 'California King Bed' with Jennifer Nettles, of country band Sugerland, at the American Country Music Awards, a rare feat for an R&B star. Now, she's returning to the stage with 'Idol' to rock out on an as-yet-unspecified song. Also performing on the show -- airing Thursday, April 14 -- will be former 'Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson and country star Jason Aldean, singing their hit 'Don't You Wanna Stay.'
Past performers this year have included Diddy-Dirty Money, the Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson. Rihanna last appeared on the popular singing competition show a year ago, performing her single 'Rockstar 101.' She has followed up that performance with appearances on the U.K. hit talent search 'The X Factor,' as well as halftime at the NBA All-Star Game earlier this year.
Despite rumors of poor ticket sales, Rihanna is also preparing to kick off her Loud tour on June 4 in Baltimore with Cee Lo Green and J. Cole.
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Britney Spears Signs Nicki Minaj for Concert Tour
It's official. TMZ has learned ... Nicki Minaj will be Britney Spears' opening act for her upcoming concert tour.
Sources involved in the negotiation tell TMZ ... the deal was signed several days ago, and Britney is elated. Everyone involved in the concert is relieved Enrique Iglasias' ego couldn't handle opening for Britney and feel Nicki will be infinitely better.
Minaj, who is on tour with Lil Wayne until the end of the month, currently has two singles on the Billboard Top 100 -- "Moment 4 Life" and "Did It On'em"
Everyone connected with the concert series things Nicki will create even more heat for the tour, which kicks off on June 17 in Sacramento, CA.
TMZ broke the story Nicki and Britney were in serious negotiations. Right after we posted that story, the comments and emails were almost unanimous that Nicki is an infinitely better choice than Enrique.
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Sources involved in the negotiation tell TMZ ... the deal was signed several days ago, and Britney is elated. Everyone involved in the concert is relieved Enrique Iglasias' ego couldn't handle opening for Britney and feel Nicki will be infinitely better.
Minaj, who is on tour with Lil Wayne until the end of the month, currently has two singles on the Billboard Top 100 -- "Moment 4 Life" and "Did It On'em"
Everyone connected with the concert series things Nicki will create even more heat for the tour, which kicks off on June 17 in Sacramento, CA.
TMZ broke the story Nicki and Britney were in serious negotiations. Right after we posted that story, the comments and emails were almost unanimous that Nicki is an infinitely better choice than Enrique.
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
Tracklisting: Jennifer Lopez – ‘LOVE?’
Jennifer Lopez has a lot of LOVE? to give on her seventh studio album, available May 3. The “American Idol” judge’s Island Def Jam debut boasts the Pitbull-assisted smash “On the Floor” and follow-up “I’m Into You” featuring Lil Wayne, along with contributions from Lady Gaga (“Hypnotico” and “Invading My Mind”), Stargate, RedOne, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Danja, and D-Mile.
The standard version features 12 tracks, while the deluxe package comes with four extra tunes including the Wynter Gordon-penned “Everybody’s Girl” and Spanish version of “On the Floor.”
Check out the official tracklistings below.
The standard version features 12 tracks, while the deluxe package comes with four extra tunes including the Wynter Gordon-penned “Everybody’s Girl” and Spanish version of “On the Floor.”
Check out the official tracklistings below.
Selena Gomez 'Whiplash' authored by Britney Spears
Selena Gomez is one lucky gal! It is being reported that Britney Spears actually co-wrote a song for the Disney star. While Ke$ha is writing songs for Britney (Till the World Ends), Brit is writing songs for Selena! The world is a happy place!
According to Ace Showbiz, the song, entitled Whiplash, will be on Gomez's upcoming album, due out in June. It is assumed that the track will be a pop/dance mesh, something that Gomez has touched on with her hit Naturally. Spears has done some writing in the past, but she didn't write any of the tracks on her latest album, Femme Fatale.
Usually when a huge star like Britney writes a song, you can expect it to be really good. It's a little surprising that Brit lent her talents to writing this song, but didn't write any songs for herself (on Femme Fatale). Sometimes things work out that way in the music biz.
Selena Gomez is really talented so her album will be very successful. Hopefully Whiplash makes the final album cut so that the public can hear it!
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According to Ace Showbiz, the song, entitled Whiplash, will be on Gomez's upcoming album, due out in June. It is assumed that the track will be a pop/dance mesh, something that Gomez has touched on with her hit Naturally. Spears has done some writing in the past, but she didn't write any of the tracks on her latest album, Femme Fatale.
Usually when a huge star like Britney writes a song, you can expect it to be really good. It's a little surprising that Brit lent her talents to writing this song, but didn't write any songs for herself (on Femme Fatale). Sometimes things work out that way in the music biz.
Selena Gomez is really talented so her album will be very successful. Hopefully Whiplash makes the final album cut so that the public can hear it!
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New Music: Britney’s guest rapper Sabi wishes us ‘Goodnight’
Britney fans were left scratching their heads after Sabi‘s startling guest rap on ‘Femme Fatale’ track ‘Drop Dead Beautiful’ – ‘steaming like a pot full of vegetables’, anybody? – but it’s too early to say if she’ll go the way of the Ying Yang Twins or whether she can establish herself as a solo star. She’s certainly not wasting any time in getting her own material out there, that’s for sure – a track called ‘Goodnight’ has just surfaced, and is taken from her forthcoming debut album.
Check out Sabi’s ‘Goodnight‘ below:
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Check out Sabi’s ‘Goodnight‘ below:
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American Idol's Pia Toscano Scores a Record Deal
Well that was fast!
Less than 24 hours after her shocking early American Idol exit, season 10 finalist Pia Toscano has scored a record deal, UsMagazine.com has exclusively confirmed.
The 22-year-old New Yorker -- booted from the Fox series Thursday -- will record her debut album under the Interscope Records imprint, which is chaired by Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine.
"Pia is being signed to a deal with Interscope Records who are rushing her into the studio to record an album ASAP," a source familiar with the contract talks tells Us. "Starting [Thursday] night after the show, Interscope told her they wanted her and first thing [Friday] morning Interscope brass started calling every top songwriter and producer in town to get an album together and rush release it."
As for the contract, the insider says, "Papers are being finalized. It's basically a done deal. She's signing. They rushed everything but she's so excited."
Though Idol fans are still coming to terms with her dismissal, Toscano -- who will hit the road this summer for the Idols LIVE! concert tour -- is taking her bad news in stride.
"You don't know for sure why things happen, but you know, it did!" she told reporters during a Friday conference call. "It was my time to go on the show and I'm excited to see what my future holds."
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Less than 24 hours after her shocking early American Idol exit, season 10 finalist Pia Toscano has scored a record deal, UsMagazine.com has exclusively confirmed.
The 22-year-old New Yorker -- booted from the Fox series Thursday -- will record her debut album under the Interscope Records imprint, which is chaired by Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine.
"Pia is being signed to a deal with Interscope Records who are rushing her into the studio to record an album ASAP," a source familiar with the contract talks tells Us. "Starting [Thursday] night after the show, Interscope told her they wanted her and first thing [Friday] morning Interscope brass started calling every top songwriter and producer in town to get an album together and rush release it."
As for the contract, the insider says, "Papers are being finalized. It's basically a done deal. She's signing. They rushed everything but she's so excited."
Though Idol fans are still coming to terms with her dismissal, Toscano -- who will hit the road this summer for the Idols LIVE! concert tour -- is taking her bad news in stride.
"You don't know for sure why things happen, but you know, it did!" she told reporters during a Friday conference call. "It was my time to go on the show and I'm excited to see what my future holds."
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