Check out Pitbull and Akon’s new music video for their latest single, “Shut It Down.” The song comes straight from the Miami rapper’s fourth studio album, Rebelution, in stores now. Peep the video after the cut!

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Rapper Kid Cudi walked the red carpet and posed for pictures at the 2009 GQ Gentlemen’s Ball at The Edison Ballroom Wednesday night (Oct 28) in New York City.

Other celebs at the event were Akon, Chanel Iman, Gerard Butler and Braylon Edwards of the NY Jets.

Eighteen people were injured at an Akon (featuring T-Pain) concert in Melbourne, Australia Monday night (Oct 26) when over 50 people rushed security guards to get into the venue. Sadly 8 to 11 of the eighteen people had to be rushed to the hospital for serious trauma.  Although a lot of fans were involved in the chaotic brawl only a 21 year old male who knocked a security guard unconsciousness during the melee has been charged with assault.

To no avail, Akon jumped into crowd during his performance to try stop the crowd from fighting.  A YouTube video shows Akon jumping down with his body guards trying to calm the fans down while the crowd cheered. Akon, top of one of his bodyguards’ shoulders at this this point, directs his attention toward the crowd saying, “Hold on Melbourne…I need ya’ll to let me speak for one second. I don’t know if ya’ll know how hard it took me to get there. It took me almost two years for Australia… and I am not going to let them f*ck up our concert tonight.”

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Here are some photos from the red carpet of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday night (Sep 13) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Big names like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West and more all showed up and posed for pictures. Continue reading for the rest of them!

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Here’s French DJ David Guetta’s brand new music video for his latest single, “Sexy Chick,” which features producer/singer Akon. This song comes straight from Guetta’s most recent album, One Love, in stores now. Check out the new video below!

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Flo Rida recently dropped “Available,” a brand new music video for his latest single, featuring Akon, from his sophomore album, R.O.O.T.S., in stores now.

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Popular financial gurus Forbes has released yet another list. Their previous list featured Beyonce perched at the top, earning a staggering $87 million in one 12-month period. And now her husband, rapper Jay-Z, is sitting at the top of the “Hip-Hop Cash Kings List,” earning an estimated $35 million over the past 12 months. A far cry from the $82 million he pulled in last year, but still pretty damn good, especially in a recession.

Fellow NY rapper Diddy came in right behind Hov with $30 million in the bank, with Chicago rapper Kanye West following behind with $25 million. Continue reading to see who made the top 10!

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Here is the final batch of photos from Michael Jackon’s public memorial service. On Tuesday, July 7th 2009, celebrities, dignitaries, and MJ fans alike all packed into the Staples Arena in Los Angeles to celebrate the life of an icon that was taken away from us way too soon. Above, R&B singer Usher can be seen posing with a very pregnant Jennifer Hudson backstage just before the memorial commenced. Continue reading to see photos of the different celebrities (Chris Brown, Wesley Snipes, Spike Lee, Kim Kardashian and more) who attended the ceremony.

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Akon has released yet another music video from his third studio album Freedom. Check out “We Don’t Care” when you continue reading.

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Rapper Lil Mama an philanthropist Russell Simmons posed for a photo together on the red carpet of the 6th Annual Do Something Awards at The Apollo Theater Thursday (June 4) evening in New York City. Other celebrities at the event include: Usher, Corbin Bleu, Akon and more. Continue reading for more pics from the event!

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Here’s the premiere of “Overtime,” a brand new music video from Ace Hood featuring T-Pain and Akon. This single comes straight from Ace’s upcoming sophomore album Ruthless, coming soon. Peep the Gil Green directed video below!

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Recording artists Ne-Yo and Akon peformed live on stage Sunday night at Day 2 of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2009, held at Lydlard Park in Swindon, England. Continue reading for more pics!

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Male pop/r&b sensation Justin Timberlake was spotted by the NYC paparazzi as he made his rounds in SoHo early Monday afternoon. He and Ciara both appeared and performed on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

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We found Olivia! Here she is pictured with a blue ferrari at the Black Sports Agent Association’s 10th Anniversary Pro Football Draft event at the Dancy-Power Automotive showroom Saturday in New York.

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Actor and activist Boris Kodjoe spoke and took some pics during Earth Day on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Sunday afternoon. Boris is the President of the Sophie’s Voice Foundation. Continue reading for more!

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Tay Dizm, a new rapper signed to T-Pain’s Nappy Boy Entertainment record label, has released a brand new video for his debut single, “Dream Girl,” featuring bossman/label mate Akon. This song will be featured on Tay’s upcoming debut album, Welcome to the New World – due in stores soon. But for now, pop the hood and peep the video.

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Here’s the premiere of Fat Joe and Akon’s brand new music video for “One,” the first single from Joey Crack’s 9th (yes, 9th) studio album, J.O.S.E. 2 (Jealous Ones Still Envy), which is due in stores May 19th 2009. Peep the Chris Robinson directed jawn above.

Here’s the official music video for Shontelle’s third single “Stuck with Each Other” featuring Akon from her debut album, Shontelligence, in stores now. The singer, hailing from the country of Barbados, is planning on re-releasing her debut album on March 9, 2009. Peep her new video above!

Busta Rhymes‘ “Arab Money” must have done pretty well since they decided to make a remix video for it. The remix video features vocal and visual appearances from Ron Browz, of course, Diddy, Swizz Beatz and Akon. And you know a hip-hop remix is not a hip-hop remix unless Lil’ Wayne “blesses” the track with his talent. Peep the new video above!

Here’s DJ Drama’s brand new music video for his latest single, “Day Dreaming,” which features some of the biggest names in hip-hop (Akon, Snoop Dogg & T.I.). We posted the pictures of the four of them (with cameo appearances from Lil Jon, The Jabbawockeez, and more) on the set earlier this month, and now you can check out the Rage-directed video above.

Here’s the official video premiere of Akon’s brand new music video for “Beautiful” that features Colby O’Donnis and Kardinal Offishall. Check it above.

Ciroc Vodka must have had Phoenix on lock this weekend because they hosted yet ANOTHER party at the W Hotel. The second party was also hosted by 944 Magazine (who co-hosted the first party). And your girl Aubrey O’Day was front and center, and you know she wouldn’t have had it any other way. Other celebrity attendees included: Akon, Common (who also performed), Jermaine Dupri and more. Continue reading to peep the rest of the pics!

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Ciroc Vodka and 944 Magazine hosted another NBA All-Star Weekend 2009 party at the W Hotel in Phoenix Friday night. The guest list inclued the likes of T.I., Fabolous (who also performed at the event), Akon and more. Continue reading to see who else hit up the party!

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R&B singer Keyshia Cole had the pleasure of hosting the Vanity Fair and Krug dinner at the Chateau Marmont last night in Hollywood, and above she’s seen photographed with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and Akon. Fergie and Paris Hilton also hit up the event. Continue reading for the rest of the pics!

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DJ Drama, T.I., Snoop Dogg and Akon were spotted on the set of DJ Drama’s latest music video for his new single, “Daydreamin.” The video was filmed in Hollwood, CA and here are the photos from last night’s shoot. This will probably be T.I.’s last music video appearance (if he doesn’t release his own) before he heads back to jail for one year beginning in March of this year. Continue reading for the rest of the photos and to see who else dropped by the set!

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Anybody who was anybody made a trip to Washington, D.C. last weekend to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama. That event alone made it okay for everyone in town to celebrate and party the weekend away. Young Jeezy kicked things off with his Presidential Status Inauguration Ball at Club Love in D.C. on January 18th 2009. Celebrities like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Trey Songz, Nelly and more all showed up to party for Barack! Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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Actor/singer (and sometimes rapper) Tyrese celebrated his 30th birthday was a private party in Los Angeles’ Boulevard 3 last week. Folks like Akon, New York, Tank, Heavy D and more all showed up to party. Continue reading for more flicks!

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AKON PLEADS GUILTY IN FAN TOSSING INCIDENT » Singer Akon, and owner of Konvict Musik, reportedly pleaded guilty to harassment last week for tossing a fan from the stage during a concert last summer in Fishkill, New York. He accepted a plea deal in which he will serve zero hours behind bars, but he must perform 65 hours of community service, in addition to paying a $250 fine.

During a June 2007 concert in the small town of Fishkill, NY, the “Right Now (Na Na Na)” singer threw the boy off the stage, as in literally picked him up in the air, and threw him into the audience, after he had apparently thrown something at the 35-year-old singer. A woman in the crowd claims she suffered a concussion when the teen landed on her. The incident hit Youtube and subsequently every major website on the planet.

After accepting the plea, Akon shook hands with 16-year-old Anthony Smith, the guy he threw in the crowd, apologizing to him and his parents. Akon’s lawyer released the following statement:

“We are pleased that the case has been resolved and Akon looks forward to putting this unfortunate incident behind him.”

Akon’s original charges included minor second-degree harassment and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a minor.

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Celebrity publicist Tracy Nguyen, owner of publicity firm IPR, celebrated her birthday at Mr. West last Wednesday night in New York. Celebrities such as Kelis, Estelle, Akon and Nick Cannon. More pics after the jump!

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“I got caught up in cars and this and that. Kept going in and out of jail. Three months here, six months there, two weeks here,” Akon said. “And it was to a point where I was like, ‘This really doesn’t make any sense. What am I doing?’ And the last stretch I did was six months in Dekalb County (Georgia) after I was pulled over in a stolen car. So I guess when I was being interviewed, and I would say, ‘Yeah I did about three years,’ I wasn’t saying I did a three year stretch, I was calculating the time from when I started to get in trouble to the time when I said, ‘Enough is enough.’ And I think that was mistranslated in the Smoking Gun article and other stories.”

Yeah … usually when you say “I did 3 years in prison,” it usually means you did three years in prison! Not 3 months here, 6 months there, a week here, 12 hours there, 72 minutes there. He knew what he was doing to get those album sales, SMH…

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Singer Chris Brown performed live on stage at Jingle Ball 2008, presented by KIIS FM, at the Honda Center in California Saturday Night. Akon, David Banner, and more also performed at the annual Holiday event. Continue reading for more photos.

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NEW YORK CITY // MONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST 2008 » Beyonce and Jay-Z both hit up the New York premiere of Cadillac Records this past Monday at AMC Loews 19. The movie hits theaters this Friday, December 5th 2008! Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Ne-Yo, and more also hit up the red carpet of the movie’s premiere. Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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HOLLYWOOD // SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD 2008 » The 2008 American Music Awards went down last night in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater in Hollywood, and Kanye West posed for photos on the red carpet. Rihanna, Chris Brown, T-Pain, The-Dream, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo, Alicia Keys, and more also hit up the red carpet. Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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MONTE CARLO, MONACO (FRANCE) // SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 2008 » Guess who gets to top off the 2008 World Music Awards Red Carpet post? Sasha’s little sister Solange! Sasha was unable to make an appearance on this year’s red carpet, but you’ll see why when we publish the post with photos from inside of the show. And we’re growing a little tired of Mariah & Nick, so we decided to switch it up a bit. Continue reading for photos of them and more celebrities arriving at the 2008 World Music Awards.

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Check out the official video premiere of Akon’s new music video for “Right Now (Na Na Na),” the first single from the Konvict Musik CEO’s upcoming album titled Freedom. If you have any trouble viewing the video, turn your screen’s brightness/contrast up a bit. We found ourselves squinting throughout certain portions of the video.

This is the official video for Akon’s first single off his new album “Freedom“. The song is called “Im So Paid” and features Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy. Freedom is set to drop November 25th!

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NEW YORK CITY // THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 2008 » BET Executive VP Stephen Hill celebrated his birthday party last night and got quite drunk last night. Once you take a dip through these pictures, you’ll agree with me. But eff all of that, hubby & wifey Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon were in the mothaf*ckin building!

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LOS ANGELES // WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH 2008 » Singer Rihanna and rapper Jay-Z, the man responsible for her superstar career, shared a high five last night on the red carpet of the 2008 Spirit of Life Award Dinner. The City of Hope’s Music and Entertainment Industry honored Doug Morris, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, with the Spirit of Life Award at last night’s star-studded dinner. In addition to Rihanna and Jay-Z, stars like Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole, Robin Thicke, and more all supported the cause. More pics when you continue reading…

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New music from Keri Hilson and a possible track from the singer’s upcoming album In A Perfect World… (Mosley/Interscope). The title of the track is “Mic Check” and it features Akon. Check the link to listen to the track below. Keri’s album will be in stores September 23rd!

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Here is the official T2W video of ♫ Body on Me, featuring Akon and Ashanti, from Nelly’s forthcoming album Brass Knuckles (Derrty, Universal) in stores Aug. 19th.

LOS ANGELES // WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH 2008 » The 2008 ESPY Awards presented by ESPN went down last night at the NOKIA Theatre. The celebs and athletes came out to honor the biggest events in the world of sports from the 2007-2008 calendar year. David Beckham, Derek Fisher, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Forest Whitaker, Carmelo Anthony, Candace Parker and more all showed up in support of the nominees for ESPYs last night. Check out more photos from the Red Carpet below and after the break!

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Here is brand new music from Akon and Michael Jackson! ‘Hold My Hand‘, a chant-like tune which is signature for both Akon and Mike, features mild vocal harmonies layered over a whimsical piano ballad and hard beat. This collaboration is quite genius if you ask me, not to mention, you can’t go wrong with Akon or MJ on a track like this.

♫ Click Here To Listen To “Hold My Hand”!

MIAMI, FLORIDA // SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH 2008 » On Saturday I had the opportunity to attend the “South Florida Summer Fest 2008” Concert featuring Birdman, DJ Khaled, Ace, Colby O’donis, Casley, Keyshia Cole, Akon, Lil’ Wayne and More live from The BankAtlantic Center. The show started at exactly 7:00 PM with opening acts Selena Serrano, S.O.U.R.C.E International Clique, Michelle Del Amore, Wyneter Gordon, and a bunch of local artists performing their radio hits like Grindmode’s “I’m so “High” and “Ecstasy“, Ball Greezy’s “Shone”, Colby O’Donis’ “What you got“, and last but not least Casely (if you think Chris Brown, Usher and Ne-Yo imitate MJ alot, then you haven’t seen Casely live!) who performed really well, but WAY too long for an opening act, sang about 4 or 5 songs from his upcoming album 1985 including his radio hit “Emotional“.

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#1: Why did Allure hide Jill Scott behind a bush, but left Gabrielle Union out in the field?

#2: Does Jermaine Dupri use a booster seat when he drives?

#3: Why is Madonna’s new album shitting on “Discipline” and it hasn’t even been released yet?

#4: Why is “Don’t talk to me, you know better than that!” [Jay-Z] so damn funny?

#5: Why did Wesley Snipes get 3 years in prison, and those racist ass cops who murdered a black man for no apparent reason didn’t spend one day behind bars? All Wesley did was not pay the government. Those idiots filled an un-armed person with 50 bullets! Am I the only one who feels this way?

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BEYONCE’S NEXT ALBUM MIGHT BE HER LAST » Word on the sidewalk, street, highway, bridge, and everything in between, is that Beyonce plans to hang it up after she releases this next album. Now, if you’ve been following Beyonce, you’ll know that over the past decade of her music career, she’s stated several times that she plans on retiring before she turns 30. But she’s also said that she’d be taking a few breaks in between that time, but we all know that didn’t happen.

But her cousin Angelica Knowles (not to be confused with her coustin/stylist Angela Beyince) has spilled the beans to the media. According to Angelica, Beyonce plans to spend her days scouting talent for Jay-Z’s upcoming label, The Carter Music Group. She’ll also see that as the perfect time to make some babies and cause 9 months of ruckus online. Y’all know how it is when it comes to Jayonce!

I just don’t see Beyonce retiring any time soon. Sure she’s had several albums with Destiny’s Child, but she’s only done 2 albums so far, and 1 is currently in the making. I don’t see her calling it quits with just 3 solo albums under her belt. Besides, she loves what she does way too much!

We’ll definitely keep you updated on this rumor!

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PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES » Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian (not photographed together) hit up Friday’s Lakers Game (Apr. 11th) in LA.

For candids of Eddie Murphy, Terell Owens, Keri Hilson, and more, click below!

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Usher and Tameka Foster, along with Tameka’s kids, pictured above enjoying some “family time” at the Kids’ Choice Awards. I know I might catch some flack for this but real talk, Tameka looks like she’s at the show with her three sons! Anyway, the 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards went down Saturday night in L.A. and you know all of the adult stars brought their kids to Nickelodeon’s annual awards ceremony. Every year around this time, the KCA’s honors the year’s biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted by kids who watch Nickelodeon.

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Here’s the official video for Akon’s new single, “I Can’t Wait,” featuring T-Pain. If I see Gonzo T-Pain in another video, or see his name as a feature on another song, I swear to Bob I am going to blow something or someone up. I’m tired of hearing that tired ass synthesized voice on everybody’s songs. Aren’t you??

Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, and Ne-Yo (pictured above) chilling backstage at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Here are a few candid shots of some of the celebrities who attended the show. More can be found after the cut.

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