Here’s Jay-Z’s highly anticipated music video for his controversial single, “D.O.A. (Death of Autotune).” Say what you want about this track, but homeboy definitely has pull in the industry seeing as this video made its big premiere following Sunday (Jun 28) night’s 2009 BET Awards, which is one of the biggest and most popular annual events in black entertainment.

His forthcoming eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3, is set to drop this fall on September 11th 2009 by his own label Roc Nation. It will be distributed by Atlantic Records.

Continue reading to peep the new video, directed by Anthony Mandler!

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Check out one of G.O.O.D. Music’s newest artists Mr. Hudson in his new music video for “Supernova,” which features rapper Kanye West, who also heads the label imprint. Be on the lookout for Mr. Hudson’s second studio album, Straight No Chaser, when it drops October 5th. But in the meantime, peep his latest video after the break!
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Peep R&B singer Shontelle’s new music video for her new single “Battle Cry,” which comes straight from her Shontelligence album, in stores now. Peep the Jessy Terrero video below!

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The 2009 BET Awards went down this past Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles and if you haven’t had a chance to peep the performances from the show (Keyshia Cole, Monica, Beyonce, Soulja Boy, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and more!) and the pre-show yourself, then continue reading to get your fix, courtesy of Mr. Word Premiere.
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In the wake of VIBE Magazine closing its doors indefinitely, musical pioneer Quincy Jones, who founded the popular urban magazine in 1993, says he would like to buy the magazine back and run it online because “print and all that stuff is over.”

“I’m trying to buy my magazine back now,” Jones told EbonyJet.com. “They just messed my magazine all up, but I’m gonna get it back. You better believe it, I’m gonna take it online because print and all that stuff is over.”

This is good news! We can’t wait to see what Mr. Jones does to revamp the online version of VIBE Magazine, which can currently be found at Vibe.com. With VIBE’s fanbase and circulation of over 600,000 subscribers, running it as an online entity should definitely work. The world is moving towards online media being the dominant force so VIBE’s owners should’ve taken note long ago and it shouldn’t have even came to them having to shut down.

Looks like the people who booked plane tickets and hotel rooms in Los Angeles for this weekend just wasted some money. A new report from CNN says that the Jackson family will not be holding a private or public viewing of his body at the Neverland Ranch Friday (Jul 3) in Santa Barbara, California.

Ken Sunshine, a spokesman for the Jackson family, said in a statement released Wednesday (Jul 1):

“Plans are underway regarding a public memorial for Michael Jackson, and we will announce those plans shortly.”

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Hold the eff up … TWO new videos from Day 26?! Back to back?! Damn! Looks like they’re really making a good impression on Diddy. This would make single #4 for the Bad Boy recording artists, whose latest album Forever In A Day is in stores now. Make sure you pick up the album, it’s a pretty good listen. And peep their brand new music video for “Truth Is A Lie” after the cut.

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Whaaaaat?! A THIRD single from a Bad Boy recording act’s current album? It looks like there may be hope afterall for Day 26 to survive on Diddy’s label. Here’s the official music video for their latest single, “Girlfriend,” which comes straight from their sophomore album, Forever In A Day, in stores now! Peep the new video after the cut.

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Up and coming R&B singer Kristinia DeBarge and her Island Def Jam Records imprint recently released the music video for her debut single, “Goodbye.” Her forthcoming debut album, Exposed, is set to be released July 28th. Peep the Ray Kay directed video when you continue reading.

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Here is Sean Paul’s latest music video for his new single “So Fine.” Be sure to pickup the Jamaican reggae/dancell musician’s upcoming album Imperial Blaze, due in stores August 18th. Peep the Ray Kay directed video after the cut!

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