Beyonce is back!

The singer kicked off her four-night stay at the Revel Resort in Atlantic City Friday night (May 25), her first concert performance since last year’s “4 Intimate Nights with Beyonce” at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom, and her first time on stage since giving birth to Blue Ivy in January.

“I gotta say … it feels so good to be back home on stage,” Beyonce told the crowd of 5,500 fans who packed into the $2.5 billion resort.

Following an opening set from R&B newcomer Luke James, Beyonce took the stage for over two hours and performed a ton of her hits, plus a cover of Lauryn Hill‘s “Ex Factor” and a cover of Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You” in tribute to the late R&B icon.

Among those in attendance for Beyonce’s comeback concert were her proud father (and former manager) Mathew Knowles, her former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, supermodel Selita Ebanks, and of course, her husband Jay-Z, who, after the show, proudly tweeted:

“I’m gonna say this and then I’m gonna end mine.” BEYONCE is the best performer in the world. Period.

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) May 26, 2012

Check out the pics (and video footage) below:

In case you didn’t already know … Kim Zolciak from the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” has her own reality show now called “Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding,” which follows Zolciak as she prepares for her November 2011 wedding to NFL player Kroy Biermann.

On the episode that aired this week, Kim decided to surprise her then fiance (now husband) with a “sexy” (?) wedding gift … which turned out to be a topless photoshoot where the 34-year-old reality star stripped down to her waist, and had her entire upper-body painted to look like Biermann’s #71 Atlanta Falcons football jersey.

“To me that is sexy,” Kim said, explaining her reasoning for the body paint.

Watch the clip below:

What do you think about Kim Zolciak’s “sexy” wedding gift?

Before helping his team defeat the Indiana Pacers and end their playoff run Thursday night (May 24) in Game 6 … Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat already had people talking, and it had nothing to do with his skills on the court.

Dressed in a white button-up shirt and a pair of hot pink pants (and matching pink/white sneakers), the NBA player made one hell of a fashion statement as he made his way into the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (See below)

Rick Kamla from NBA TV called Wade’s choice of wardrobe a “flagrant fashion foul,” but the Heat guard embraced the criticism in the post-game interview.

“I know they’re killing me in the studio over my pants,” he said. “And they’re just mad they can’t pull it off.”

Accroding to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, even Dwyane’s own teammate LeBron James made fun of him before the game.

LeBron James: “Damn, for real, those are close-out pants? And the finger sleeve?”

Dwyane Wade: “You gotta coordinate.”

James: “You look like Eddie Murphy in the ’80s”

Wade: “Eddie Murphy wishes he looked like me.”

After he changed into his basketball gear, Dwyane Wade went on to score 41 points and 10 rebounds, assisting his teammates in their 105 to 93 victory over the Pacers. Not too bad for a guy who wears hot pink pants.

Your thoughts on Dwyane Wade and his hot pink pants?

It’s back to business for Beyonce!

The R&B/Pop diva is gearing up for her big return to the stage tonight, as part of four shows that will take place this weekend at the $2.4 billion Revel Resort in Atlantic City, her first live concert performances since last September’s “4 Intimate Nights with Beyonce” concert series.

The concerts will also serve as her first time on stage since giving birth to Blue Ivy back in January.

Further raising anticipation for the performances, Beyonce has released behind-the-scenes video footage of the show, showing her fans the intimate happenings on the other side of the stage.

“It is exciting … I feel a little nervous,” she says in the clip. “I’m enjoying being a mother so it’s like going back to an old job and it’s a little strange but it’s important that you don’t lose yourself, that you have your own passions. And I’m back to work, I’m back to business.”

Watch the clip (Part 1 of 2) below:

Chris Brown uses the rain to seduce women in his steamy new music video for “Sweet Love,” the Polow Da Don-produced single off his upcoming fifth album “Fortune,” which is due in stores July 3rd.

Check out the “Sweet Love” video, which Breezy directed himself, below:

Jennifer Lopez was among the many performers who hit the stage during Wednesday night’s (May 23) “American Idol” Season 11 finale.

Dressed in a sparkly tank top and matching “drop-crotch” harem pants, Lopez started off her performance by debuting her new single “Goin In.”

She then ripped off her vest-like tank top, revealing a sequined studded bra and her perfectly toned stomach underneath, and was joined by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel for a performance of their song “Follow the Leader.”

Check out the pics and video below:

Fantasia, take notes. THIS is how you rock a catsuit on live network TV!

Chaka Khan — who is celebrating a recent 60-pound weight loss — hit the stage Wednesday night (May 23) during the live “American Idol” finale wearing a sparkly, figure-hugging catsuit just like Fantasia. But Chaka actually looked good in hers. (Sorry, Tasia!)

The 59-year-old music legend performed a medley of her hits, including “Ain’t Nobody” and “Through the Fire” and also joined in with other female “Idol” finalists for a big group performance of “I’m Every Woman.” (Watch below)

And the Twitterverse’s reaction to her catsuit was more positive than their response to Fantasia’s.

Chaka Khan, 59, in her catsuit >>> Fantasia, 27, in her catsuit

May 23, 2012 8:37 PM via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite

@iAmBoiGenius

iAmBoiGenius

Chaka Khan's catsuit > Fantasia's catsuit. Not even up for debate.

May 23, 2012 8:37 PM via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite

@ButtaBaby

Butta Applebum

So Chaka Khan is skinny and Fantasia is huge lol... really though

May 23, 2012 8:34 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@kato3000

Kalin (Kato) Leonard

I love Fantasia, but Chaka Khan just showed her how a bodysuit should be worn.... #AmericanIdol

May 23, 2012 8:34 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@JaiAnthony

Jai Anthony

I just these pictures of Chaka Khan & Fantasia (who I now call BigTasia) in these catsuits and I must say, Chaka is wearing Tasia OUT!

May 24, 2012 6:26 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@SoTruthBeTold

Gabriel LC

Chaka khan looked damn good in that cat suit. FANTASIA.....-______-

May 24, 2012 6:20 PM via Twitter for Windows PhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@MiSsKiWi420

MISS KIWI

Fantasia Barrino shocked viewers — and not in a good way — when she hit the stage Wednesday night (May 23) to perform on “American Idol” during the show’s finale.

Dressed in a really tight black sequin catsuit — with a split down both sides of her legs that showed off her post-baby body (and not in a good way) — the R&B songstress sang a gospel-infused version of Elton John’s “Take Me to the Pilot” with former Idol finalist Joshua Ledet, who is often called the “male version of Fantasia” and considers the singer to be the biggest inspiration in his life. (Watch below)

But back to that catsuit…

While Fantasia might have thought her outfit was “cute” … most viewers did not. And they made sure to let it be known via Twitter, with one user calling the outfit the “worst article of clothing anyone has ever worn.” (Ouch!)

Fantasia's split, sequin catsuit might be the single worst article of clothing anyone has ever worn. And that's not hyperbole #Idol

May 23, 2012 8:24 PM via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite

@JarettSays

Jarett Wieselman

Whoever outfitted Fantasia for last night's espy of "American Idol" is dead wrong for that catsuit. DEAD. WRONG. http://t.co/KPWT0SyB

May 24, 2012 2:46 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@GangStarrGirl

Starr R.

Seriously.Who looked at Fantasia in that #sequence catsuit and said "Girl you look GOODT." The devil works in many ways.

May 24, 2012 2:13 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@luvvieig

OluLuvvie AdeRatchet

Pretty sure that catsuit didn't have those leg rips in it before Fantasia put it on. #AmericanIdol

May 24, 2012 2:28 AM via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@joshuagates

Josh Gates

Fantasia guuuuuuRL!!! That "catsuit" #EpicFail.. smh

May 23, 2012 8:22 PM via TwiterousReplyRetweetFavorite

@Luke_Izaks

Luke Izaks

Fantasia is all the way wrong for this catsuit smh

May 23, 2012 8:22 PM via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite

@LorenaBobbitt__

Lorena Bobbitt

What do you think about Fantasia’s catsuit?

Rihanna showed off a new hairstyle last night (Wed May 23) when she hit the stage during the “American Idol” finale.

After emerging from a laser-light pyramid in a box, Rihanna — rocking what looks like long dreadlock extensions — led a team of dancers through a highly energetic performance of her latest single “Where Have You Been.”

Earlier this week, Rihanna shared a few pictures of her new look with her Twitter followers, telling them she has wanted dreads since she was a teenager, but her mom wouldn’t let her get them. One fan asked her if her hair was heavy, and she said “as Goliath’s balls.”

“@DanielaEvans23: What made u want dreads babe? :) @rihanna their HOT! ;)” since I was 14, but mama Fent’z wasn’t havin it! Hehe

— Rihanna (@rihanna) May 24, 2012

“@g4lbaby: @Rihanna is your hair heavy??” as Goliath’s balls

— Rihanna (@rihanna) May 24, 2012

Watch Rihanna’s “American Idol” performance (and check out the pics) below:

Former NBA MVP Allen Iverson was in the house Wednesday night (May 23) for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics.

Iverson received a standing ovation and a rousing applause from the crowd when he walked onto the court at the Wells Fargo Center and delivered the game ball to NBA referee Joey Crawford before the big showdown between the Sixers and the Celtics.

The 11-time All-Star and four-time scoring champ — who was the 1997 NBA Rookie of the Year and helped guide the Sixers to the 2001 NBA Finals — watched his former team defeat the Celtics (82 to 75) from a suite with NBA legend Julius Erving (aka Dr. J), and he spoke to the press and said that he isn’t ready to consider himself a retired NBA player.

“I’m not using that word [retirement] … I wanna play basketball so bad. The way it is right now, I’ve accepted the fact [the NBA] may not happen, but I still want to play basketball. If I can get an opportunity to where it’s gonna make me happy at the end of my career, I’ll take that opportunity. But I just love to play and I want to have another opportunity to play on the professional level.

Do you think Allen Iverson will ever play in the NBA again?

Maybach Music’s newest member Omarion teams up with his boss Rick Ross for the music video for “Let’s Talk,” a cut from the upcoming MMG compilation album “Self Made 2,” which is due out on June 26th.

Check out Maybach O’s new video below:

Shanell takes us back to the drive-in movie days in her new music video for “So Good / 6 A.M.” featuring her Young Money boss Lil Wayne and labelmate Drake.

Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee, Cash Money CEO Birdman and others also make appearances in the visuals.

Check it out!

Wiz Khalifa shows love to the working man and channels Jimi Hendrix (a little bit) in the visuals for his new single “Work Hard Play Hard.”

Check it out below:

Wiz Khalifa’s sophomore album “O.N.I.F.C.” hits stores August 28th!

After much anticipation and a record-breaking 132 million votes cast from viewers, former pawn shop worker Phillip Phillips was crowned the Season 11 winner of “American Idol” during Wednesday night’s (May 23) finale, beating out 16-year-old home-schooled high school student Jessica Sanchez.

Phillips is the fifth male in a row to win Idol, as the show hasn’t crowned a female winner since Jordin Sparks in 2007.

“This doesn’t feel real,” he told reporters backstage after show. “It’s so unreal. It still hasn’t sunk in yet. It’s such a blessing. I have no idea why this happened. I just want to play music and I’m just a lucky guy.”

While the 21-year-old Georgia native is still recovering from his big win on “American Idol,” he’ll soon be recovering from surgery.

Thursday morning, Phillips called in to “Live! with Kelly” sand said that he only had “about two and a half hours of sleep” last night.

He was scheduled to appear on the show next week, but won’t be able to. “I’ve been sick this whole show. I’m trying to get all my work done, to recover,” the ‘American Idol’ winner explained.

Early on in the season, Phillip was hospitalized before the Top 13 results show after suffering from kidney pain. He later received a medical procedure to alleviate a blockage caused by kidney stones, and now that the show is over, he will undergo surgery soon.

“It’s been tough. I’ve had a lot of great people around me, great doctors. That helps out a lot,” he said.

When host Kelly Ripa asked him about his upcoming surgery, without revealing any details about what it was for, or when when exactly he’d be having it, Phillips said, “Yes, I’ll be having it here soon. I’m getting prepared for all that. I’m ready to feel better, feel like myself.”

Congrats on the big win Phillip Phillips … And get well soon so that you can really enjoy it!

[E! Online, MTV News,]

2 Chainz shows off his fast cars and bad broads in his new video for “Undastatement,” a cut from his T.R.U. REALigion mixtape.

Take a peep below:

Controversial radio shock jock Howard Stern was actually doing pretty good at his new gig as a judge on “America’s Got Talent” … until he made a little kid cry, that is.

When Mir Money (pronounced “Meer Money”) — a 7-year-old rapper from Philadelphia — hit the stage, he had the whole crowd cheering and moving to his song … but Howard Stern wasn’t impressed, as hit he hit his red ‘X’ button after only a few seconds.

About a minute later, Sharon Osbourne hit her ‘X’ button and the youngster stopped his performance.

“Are you angry?” asked Howie Mandel. “No,” Mir said as Nick Cannon came on stage to give him a drink of water.

Within seconds, the little boy was in tears as Howard Stern tried to console him and explain why he buzzed him.

“First of all, you’re a very nice man, you know that … No one likes hitting the ‘X’ on a 7-year-old. You’re very brave to get up there at 7 years old,” Stern said as Mir Money broke down into tears.

At that point, the entire crowd was booing and host Nick Cannon gave little Mir Money a hug, jokingly calling Stern a “mean man.”

After seeing how upset the kid was, Stern then approached the stage, saying, “I’ll fix everything.” When he got to Mir Money, he leaned over and gave him a hug. “I’m so sorry. … You’re a terrific young man. You are so brave,” Stern said. “This job is too rough for me. I don’t really want to do it anymore.”

He continued, “I don’t want to make you cry … I’ve met many of great rappers … none of them are quite as great as you,” and he quickly made up with the young man. “Are we cool?” he asked, and Mir nodded, “Yes.”

Questioning his decision to take the judging gig, Stern later told Nick Cannon, “I’m not cut out for this, man. I’m not cut out for it. I’m shaking man, I’m shaking. I can’t do it, man. I can’t do it.”

Watch the clip below:

Kreayshawn teams up with rapper-of-the-moment 2 Chainz in the video for “Breakfast (Syrup),” the first single off the pint-sized Bay area rapper’s debut album “Somethin’ Bout Kreay,” due in stores August 14th.

Watch below:

After several weeks of grueling rehearsals, show-stopping performances and nail-biting eliminations … NFL player Donald Driver and his professional dance partner Peta Murgatroyd were crowned the winners of the 14th season of “Dancing with the Stars.”

When Donald heard his name called as the winner, the football star literally stopped, dropped and rolled. (Watch below)

Driver — who says that he’s been a longtime fan of the show and has watched every season — ran around the ballroom dance floor, screaming in excitement when he found out he and his partner had beat out Katherine Jenkins and her partner Mark Ballas for the coveted mirror ball trophy. “Amazing! This is awesome!” he said, excitedly punching his fist in the sky.

On Monday night, for their first dance, Donald and Peta did the Argentine tango, and head judge Len Goodman told Driver that she loved his intensity, while the other judges told him they thought the way he told a story through dance was moving.

Driver and Murgatroyd received a score of 29 and 30 for that round.

During the second round (the freestyle round), Don and Peta two-stepped to country music, a risky move in ballroom dancing … however, the judges loved it, and judge Carrie Ann Inaba jumped on top of the table and screamed, “This is my favorite dance of the season!”

For that round, Donald and Peta earned a perfect score (30/30).

On Tuesday night’s finale, the Green Bay Packers wide receiver and his partner did a crowd-pleasing cha-cha that gave them another perfect score of 30.

“We’ve had some great footballers on the show over the years,” Len Goodman said. “My feeling is you’re the best we’ve had.”

Peta Murgatroyd said of her partner Donald Driver before they were crowned winners, “He’s the best celebrity dance partner anyone could ask for … I was lucky.”

Congrats to Donald and Peta on their win!

BET‘s popular comedy-drama TV series “The Game” is back!

As the #1 sitcom debut in the history of all cable TV, season 4 of The Game left viewers on the edge of their seats, and the seduction continues as infidelity, ambition, secrets and betrayal collide to make Season 5 the most compelling yet.

Picking up where it left off, the show’s 5th season features the entire principal cast, including Melanie (Tia Towry Hardrict), Derwin (Pooch Hall), Malik (Hosea Chanchez), Tasha (Wendy Raquel Robinson) and Jason (Coby Bell), as well as notable guest appearances from R&B singer Brandy and many others.

In this week’s episode, Tasha makes a disheartening discovery about Pookie courtesy of a text message. Elsewhere, Derwin urges Irv to seek a new contract offer.

Watch “The Game” Season 5 Episode 19 here:

[Props: Yardie]

Usher appeared in court in Atlanta Monday (May 21) — following his performance at the 2012 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas the night before — to continue the bitter custody battle with his ex wife Tameka Raymond over their children.

While testifying on the stand, Usher broke down into tears after Tameka’s attorney whipped out photos of the 33-year-old singer at a nightclub in Europe earlier this year, suggesting that the entertainer cares more about partying than he does about his two young sons.

Usher also talked about about how his ex goes through nanny after nanny, and he constantly worries about who is taking care of his kids at any given moment.

Under oath, Usher also explained how Tameka has a violent history, and during his testimony, he described an incident when his 40-something-year-old ex wife went ballistic and “wanted to fight” whn he showed up at her house with his new girlfriend Grace Miguel (who is also his manager).

Ush testified Tameka walked to his car and said, “I’m gonna kick your ass. Bitch get out of the car. How dare you bring this woman into my subdivision in my house?”

He added, “She continued to spit. At this point she pulled the door open, tried to swing at her.”

Usher claims he had to get out of the car and block Tameka … who then hit him. Usher said he pleaded with Tameka to calm down, but claims “she threw a plate of food at the car” … as he fled the situation.

[TMZ]

As you may remember, during Tameka’s sworn testimony earlier this month, she admitted to telling Usher and his girlfriend “I will f**k you up“ … so this incident in which she physically attacked the couple isn’t surprising at all.

Usher was also grilled about his alleged drug use because Tameka claims that he abuses them.

While he did admit to smoking weed, his lawyer jumped in and objected when he was questioned about using ecstasy, and he insisted that he has NEVER used ANY drugs in front of their children, which is an allegation Tameka made early on in their custody battle.

Usher and Tameka — who married in 2007 and divorced before their 2-year anniversary in 2009 — are fighting over custody of their two kids Usher V (aka “Cinco”) and Navid … and so far, things (obviously) aren’t going so well.

What do you think about how Usher and Tameka are handling their child custody dispute?

Along with releasing intimate pictures and letting the public have a glimpse of her ever so private life, Beyonce is letting fans see her funny side too!

In a video recorded pre-Baby Blue Ivy, the former Destiny’s Child singer is seen with her ‘people’ letting her hair down and playing pool.

The usually shy Mrs. Carter shows off her her goofy side in the clip, and was talking smack throughout the game … especially when she whooped her opponent’s behind!

Watch the hilarious video below:

After a seven year run on “Saturday Night Live,” comedic staple Kristen Wiig taped her final episode last Saturday night.

Though no official announcement was made prior to Saturday night’s taping, the episode’s emotional ending was all that was needed to confirm that Wiig had indeed made her last appearance on the show.

In her final sketch, guest host Mick Jagger played the principal of a high school graduation ceremony, and said that Kriaten, dressed in a cap and gown, was “one particular student who is leaving this summer.”

The cast (and even SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels) then came alongside her to perform the Rolling Stones‘ hits “She’s A Rainbow” and “Ruby Tuesday,” as Wiig appeared to be holding back tears.

Speaking to TIME in 2011 Lorne Michaels said of Wiig, “There are two people who arrived fully formed — her and Dana Carvey — where you saw what they did in their audition and you put it on the air. She has that thing that Phil Hartman and Dan Aykroyd had, which is absolute precision, but also this lightness that isn’t what they had.”

As well as transitioning to film and starring/co-writing movies “Bridesmaids,” “Knocked Up,” and “Friends with Kids,” Kristen Wiig is famous for her hilarious impersonations of Bjork, Kris Jenner, Taylor Swift, Kathy Lee Gifford and Nancy Pelosi; as well as her limitless range of characters, which included neurotic attention-seeker Penelope, Kat (of the musical duo Garth and Kat, with Fred Armisen), the Target Lady, Aunt Linda and Gilly.

Most recently, Wiig parodied “tanning mom” Patricia Krentcil in a hilarious “Weekend Update” sketch.

Check out our favorite Kristen Wiig sketches below:

Will Smith took fans back to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” days when he performed the show’s iconic theme song during a recent appearance on “The Graham Norton Show” in the UK.

At the request of Norton and audience participation, Smith rapped the entire song to a per-programmed beat, sending everyone into nostalgia for a moment.

The “Men in Black 3″ star — who is currently on a worldwide promotional tour for the movie franchise and made headlines this week after he smacked a reporter who tried to kiss him — spoke about how much of an important role the classic sitcom played in his life.

“Listen, every country in the world, that is the thing that I am most known for. No matter how big the movies get, it’s just ‘Fresh Prince’ everywhere … As long as they’re shouting ‘Will!’ it’s cool,” he joked.

“It is so funny that that many people recognize that theme song,” Smith continued. “There’s something about TV that’s different than movies or music. There’s something about television that … it’s like, you’re in your underwear at the house, you don’t get dressed up to go, it’s like people come into your house. Television really attaches you to people in a way that is extremely powerful, and it’s humbling. Thank you.”

[HuffPo]

The original “Basketball Wives” are back for a fourth season!

This season’s cast includes regulars Shaunie O’Neal, Evelyn Lozada, Jennifer Williams, Royce Reed, Tammy Roman and Suzie Ketcham, along with two new additions, Kesha Nichols and Kenya Bell.

In this week’s episode, Jen lands in Tahiti … and her standoffish behavior and declaration that she’s “lawyered up” irritate Shaunie and Tami, turning up the heat on the final days of the girls’ trip.

Watch “Basketball Wives” Season 4 Episode 14 below:

[Props: Yardie]

Funnyman Will Ferrell is back with his co-stars Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd in the highly anticipated sequel for “Anchorman!”

The hilarious cast will once again grace our screens as the anchormen of San Diego’s Channel 4 News in “Anchorman 2.”

The international teaser premiered last week where you see Ferrell in character asking “Hey, America. Did you miss my hot breath in your ear?”

He adds “Look, it’s gonna be a fun movie. It’s time to do it again but this time I’m on top.”

The comedy is set to hit theaters sometime in 2013!

Check out the official teaser trailer below:

BONUS — Here’s Another Teaser Trailer:

[Funny or Die, Slashfilm]

Lil Kim dropped by Power 105′s “The Breakfast Club” last week where she revealed the root of her beef with Nick Minaj.

“Me and Slim were friends for four years, and we decided we were going to do business together. I was over there at Cash Money, and I was getting ready to be partners with him. When I was over there, we were working a lot. I was in Miami and he would put me in the studio.”

Kim says when a song she did with a then-unknown Nicki Minaj for Baby’s solo album didn’t take off as he predicted, all communication between her and Cash Money was nixed, and Nicki randomly started dissing her on tracks.

“The problem with her is, she was very catty with it. I never had a problem with her. I was always nice with her. Always. She was a very obnoxious person, but I was very nice with her. From the time I saw her in that dressing room, the story she told, I don’t even know what the heck she was talking about. That’s not even how it happened.

“But from the moment that I met her, I was always cool with her. But after that, it almost seems like, when they realized, OK, we need Kim, we want to study her swag, that’s what it kind of felt like because I was around for a long time. They were like, OK, let’s study her swag and I think they wanted to get that record just to stamp that I was OK with what was going on.”

Kim also recalled when she and Nicki were together at a birthday party for Diddy’s oldest son, and Nicki “rolled her eyes” at her.

“After that whole Cash Money situation with the song, we’re at Justin’s birthday party. Perfect time to come up and say, ‘Hey, we did the song together.’ Nothing. And she looked at me and rolled her eyes, and I was like, really? Every single record she made was coming at me … She was coming at me in the Puffy record and in the Jay and Kayne record.”

[...]

“She wanted to be the only female out there. So when Baby said we not f*ckin’ with this chick cause you can’t stand next to her, she loved it! She didn’t want to stand next to me.” Lil’ Kim added that in the music industry men pit women against each other and Kim said, “Don’t come at me indirectly in records…..don’t do that. At the end of the day, she should have just said ‘I don’t care, you my b*tch, I want to do other stuff with you.”

The Breakfast Club crew asked Lil Kim if there was any chance that she and Nicki Minaj could reconcile in the future, and her response was very straight-forward:

“It will never happen.”

Check out the full interview below:

[YBF, C&D]

DJ Khaled transforms an underground subway into an action movie in his new music video for “Take It To The Head” featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne.

Drake, Busta Rhymes, and Birdman also make cameos in the visuals.

Check out the video below:

Just days after Will Smith showed his support for gay marriage, the 43-year-old actor ran into his own personal encounter of “guy-on-guy” action.

At the Moscow premiere of his new film “Men in Black 3″ last Friday, Will was greeted on the red carpet by an Ukrainian reporter who at first gave him a friendly hug … but then tried to kiss him on the lips!

After realizing what had happened, Will pushed the guy back saying, “What the hell is your problem, man?” and then went on to smack the reporter right in his face. (Ouch!)

Everyone present appeared to be shocked as Will told onlookers, “He’s lucky I didn’t sucker-punch him … Oh, sorry, I said that on camera.”

According to TMZ, the Ukranian reporter who tried to kiss Will is known in Europe for kissing and showing affection to celebrities. But Will wasn’t having that!

Peep the footage of the incident below:

That guy is lucky Jaden wasn’t there….he might have karate kicked that azz!

[TMZ]

R&B songstress Alicia Keys joined her idol Stevie Wonder on stage Sunday night (May 20) in Las Vegas at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards for a performance medley that included songs like “Higher Ground,” “Overjoyed” and “Superstitious.”

Right before the performance, Alicia presented Stevie with the Billboard Icon Award, saying, “He inspired me to reach for higher places on the piano and within myself … Thank you for bringing our world so much wonder, thank you for bringing us so much joy, thank you for bringing us so much soul.”

Watch below:

Nelly Furtado performed her new single “Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)” Sunday night (May 20) at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Check it out below:

Following an introduction from Whoopi Goldberg, singers John Legend and Jordin Sparks paid tribute to the late R&B icon Whitney Houston at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

John Legend performed “The Greatest Love of All” at the piano, and Whitney’s “Sparkle” co-star Jordin Sparks sang a beautiful rendition of “I Will Always Love You.”

After the performances, Whitney’s daughter Bobbi Kristina accepted the Billboard Millennium Award on behalf of her mother, who died in February 2012.

“I just really want to say thank you to everyone who supported us through it all, not just from when it was good, but when it was bad, to just everything,” the 19-year-old said. “Thank you so much for showing that much love ’cause she deserved it. I’m just blessed to have been in such an incredible woman’s life. There will never be another one, ever.”

Watch the emotional Whitney Houston tribute below:

Cee-Lo Green reunited with his group Goodie Mob Sunday night (May 20) as they paid tribute to The Beastie Boys and the late Adam “MCA” Yauch at the 2012 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas.

In addition to the tribute performance, the Atlanta Hip-Hop group also performed “Fight to Win,” their first new track together in several years.

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Usher thrilled the crowd Sunday night at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Decked out in a an all-black tuxedo, the sharply dressed singer performed his Pop single “Scream” with a lady in red, who turned into a mirror-image of himself … which sounds really weird, but was actually really cool. (You’ll have to see for yourself!)

“Scream” is the latest single from Usher’s upcoming seventh album “Looking 4 Myself.”

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Linkin Park lit the stage on fire last night (Sun May 20) as the rock band performed their single “Burn It Down” at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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Katy Perry was “Wide Awake” Sunday night (May 20) as the Pop singer performed her new single Cirque du Soleil-style at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

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Justin Bieber shook up the 2012 Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (May 20) with a swagtastic performance of his new single “Boyfriend,” the first offering from his next album “Believe.”

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Pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen made her big debut American performance Sunday night (May 20) at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.

Dressed in a sparkly outfit that made her look like a teenager, the 26-year-old Canadian singer — who is signed to “Schoolboy Records,” which is run by Justin Bieber‘s manager Scooter Bruan — performed her catchy single “Call Me Maybe.”

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British boy band The Wanted blew the crowd away during the 2012 Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (May 20) in Las Vegas as the quintet performed their songs “Chasing the Sun” and “Glad You Came.”

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A shirtless Chris Brown rocked the stage Sunday night (May 20) 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Showing off his flawless dance moves and his fancy footwork, the R&B/Pop star transformed the stage into a “Fun Zone” and gave a highly energetic performance of his “Turn Up the Music” single.

Chris Brown’s next album “Fortune” hits stores next month on June 26th.

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Country music sensation Carrie Underwood gave an incredible performance of her song “Blown Away” last night (Sun May 20) at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

“Blown Away” is the title track of Carrie’s new album, which is in stores now.

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Kelly Clarkson took center stage Sunday night (May 20) in Las Vegas at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards and performed her new single “Dark Side,” from her latest album “Stronger.”

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Party rockers LMFAO kicked off the 2012 Billboard Music Awards last night (Sun May 20) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a high-energy performance medley of their hit singles “Party Rock Anthem,” “Sorry for Party Rocking” and “Sexy and I Know It.”

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Tia Mowry was all smiles on VH1′s “Big Morning Buzz Live” earlier today.

During her visit, the actress spoke on her 11-month-old son Cree, her new book “Oh, Baby!,” and her all of a sudden departure from BET’s “The Game” after 5 seasons.

Tia also revealed that despite rumors claiming she was fired from the show … the decision for her to leave was mutual between her and the network.

“It was definitely a mutual decision.  It was time for me to move on to other things like writing this book, and I just finished doing a movie on ABC Family, and then I’m working on the show with my sister ‘Tia & Tamera,’ which premieres June 11th.”

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Pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans — who eulogized Whitney Houston at her New Jersey funeral back in February — was reportedly robbed and car-jacked Wednesday afternoon (May 16) at a Citgo gas station on the west side of Detroit.

Pastor Winans says he felt something was wrong when he came out of the gas station’s convenience store and he noticed several men following him.

He says as he was pumping gas, at least two of them men ambushed him, and took his purple Infiniti SUV, a couple hundred dollars in cash, and his watch. In addition to robbing him, the men punched him and even ripped off his pants.

“I’m just saddened that it has come to this,” Pastor Winans said, adding that he was not seriously injured.

He continued, “This kind of nonsense just has to stop … It’s just the savageness of what’s happening in the streets. We just have to take a look at ourselves and say this has to stop.”

Following the incident, Pastor Winans suffered minor injuries to his hand, which was bandaged as he spoke to local ABC news affiliate WXYZ in an interview later that night.

Of his injuries, Winans said, “Given the gravity of the situation, it was minor.”

Winans said he was disturbed that something like this could happen “in the middle of the afternoon,” and at first, “nobody came to help.”

Pastor Winans, who leads the 4,500-member Perfecting Church on Detroit’s east side, believes his attackers didn’t recognize him, “and if they did, it didn’t make much difference,” he said.

In a message to his carjackers — who still haven’t been identified — Pastor Winans said, “Your life has to be bigger than sitting in a gas station and robbing innocent people.”

Nicki Minaj finds love with Nas, who plays her boyfriend in the music video for her latest single “Right By My Side.”

“Right By My Side,” which features Chris Brown, who also appears in the Benny Boom-directed clip, serves as the latest single from the Young Money rapstress’ sophomore album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.”

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Like President Barack Obama, Hip-Hop titan Jay-Z has publicly announced his support for same-sex marriages. The rapper told CNN in an interview this week:

“I’ve always thought it as something that was still, um, holding the country back,” Jay-Z said of not allowing same-sex coupled to wed.

“What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That’s their business. [It] is no different than discriminating against blacks. It’s discrimination plain and simple.”

Do you agree with Jay-Z?

It’s been at least five years since they called it quits … but at Monica‘s party at Club Liv in Miami over the weekend, Lil Wayne took the mic and professed his love for Trina.

While on stage with funnyman Kevin Hart in front of a packed crowd,  Weezy told his former love that he misses her.

“I just want to say if Trina’s in here, hey Trina. … I love you and I miss you baby.”

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We wonder what Trina’s new boyfriend James Harden (of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder) thinks about Weezy’s little shout-out! And isn’t Lil Wayne supposed to be engaged … or something?

BET‘s popular comedy-drama TV series “The Game” is back!

As the #1 sitcom debut in the history of all cable TV, season 4 of The Game left viewers on the edge of their seats, and the seduction continues as infidelity, ambition, secrets and betrayal collide to make Season 5 the most compelling yet.

Picking up where it left off, the show’s 5th season features the entire principal cast, including Melanie (Tia Towry Hardrict), Derwin (Pooch Hall), Malik (Hosea Chanchez), Tasha (Wendy Raquel Robinson) and Jason (Coby Bell), as well as notable guest appearances from R&B singer Brandy and many others.

In this week’s episode, Melanie leaves town for a job interview, leaving Derwin in a lonely state. Meanwhile, Tasha tries to avoid destroying her new romance with Pookie by becoming devoted to celibacy.

Watch “The Game” Season 5 Episode 19 here:

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Kicking off promotion for his new album “Looking for Myself,” which hits stores in June, Usher took to the SNL stage to perform two singles from the project: his latest, “Scream,” and its predecessor “Climax.”

Watch both performances below!

Young Jeezy takes us behind the scenes of his “Hustlerz Ambition” tour in his new video for “Way Too Gone,” featuring fellow Atlanta rapper Future.

Warren G, Ne-Yo, and DJ Quik all make cameos in the black-and-white video. Check it out above!