Many different celebrities were on hand for the 11th Annual BMI Urban Awards, held Friday night (Aug 26) in Los Angeles at the Pantages Theater.

Some of the celebs in attendance at the 2011 BMI Awards were Drake, Dr. Dre, Mario, Christina Milian, Busta Rhymes and more. The show also featured performances/appearances from Wiz Khalifa, Game, Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson.

Check out 20+ pics of celebs at the 2011 BMI Urban Awards in L.A. below:

Rapper Kanye West wants you to see “All Of The Lights” in his newest music release featuring Rihanna, Elton John, Fergie, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Elly Jackson, Charlie Wilson, Kid Cudi, and The Dream. (Now that’s a lot of people!)

The track comes off Ye’s upcoming album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, due in stores November 22nd. Listen to “All Of The Lights” above…

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Kanye West takes it back to the old school in his latest “G.O.O.D. Friday” music offering.

The track is titled “The Joy” and features Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield and Kid Cudi. Take a listen above and continue reading for the download link!

D/L: KANYE WEST – THE JOY

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“I’ma let you finish but…I got Beyonce on the track.”

Kanye West premiered a new track off his upcoming album Good Ass Job this morning on Hot 97.

“See Me Now” features Beyonce and Charlie Wilson and this thing is ON FIRE!!!

We’re hoping Kanye releases this as a single cause it’s bound to be a hit. And it’s about time we heard something new with Beyonce on it. Her absence from the music scene is very noticeable.

Check out “See Me Now” by clicking play on the player above!

The 2009 Soul Train Awards, hosted by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, were held earlier this month (Tues. Nov 3) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta and were aired last night (Sun. Nov 3) on BET. We posted the arrival photos shortly after the show was recorded at the beginning of the month and here are the pictures from inside the show!

Folks like Robin Thicke, Ludacris, Keri Hilson, Fantasia and more performed. Trey Songz and Toni Braxton opened up the show with Braxton’s new single “So Yesterday” and ended their performance with a big ol’ passionate smooch on the lips! Toni says it was all planned and her husband knew about it well in advance so any speculation about that causing the separation between she and her husband is reportedly false.

Anyway, continue reading for the rest of the photos!

Some of the big names in urban entertainment hit up the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Tuesday evening (Nov 3) to attend the 2009 Soul Train Awards.

Here are some pictures of celebrities like Robin Thicke, Monica, Keri Hilson, Musiq Soulchild, Angie Stone, Estelle, the ladies from the Real Housewives of Atlanta and more walking the red carpet before making their way into the building for the show.

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Here’s the music video for “Download,” Lil Kim‘s debut single from her upcoming album Vintage, which has no release date as of yet. The song features T-Pain and Charlie Wilson but due to T-Pain being involved in an unfortunate golf cart accident, which left the artist bruised, scraped and missing four teeth, he was unable to film his scenes so they put Charlie Wilson in the video instead. Check it out after the cut.

“When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September, I thought to myself ‘I’m too young… this isn’t a cancer I should be getting,’” Wilson said in a statement. “While I was surprised to discover that this disease strikes one out of every six American men, I was astounded to learn that African American men are 1.6 times more likely than others to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. My wife, Mahin, and I are very fortunate. I was lucky to be diagnosed and begin treatment early. My prognosis is excellent.”

And ‘Outstanding’ he is!

The former Gap Band frontman has already started utilizing his celebrity status to help inform more African American men on the illness. Men are 35 percent more likely to develop prostate cancer than women are to be diagnosed with breast cancer.

“I am excited to be working with the PCF. They are the driving force behind many of the advances that have been made in prostate cancer treatment to date,” says Wilson. “Their work has helped reduce the death rate by nearly 40 percent in the past few years. Together, I believe we can make an important impact.”

The Grammy-nominated artist also noted that his wife’s support has played a major in his recent campaign. “We men don’t want to consider or vocalize our vulnerabilities. It was my wife who kept after me to see my doctor for a screening,” he revealed. “I thank God she did. Now I feel compelled to spread the word about prostate cancer.”

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