R&B singers Lloyd and Miguel have ended their so called “hair beef.”

The two recently got a chance to chop things up and put all bygones to the side backstage at Z107.9′s Summer Jam in Cleveland

Check out their conversation!

Miguel:

“Yo, it shouldn’t have been said, as honest as I may have been. If it was like me and you having a conversation and I said it to you, it would have been different. The fact that I said it on Twitter was fu**ed up and I apologize for that.”

Lloyd responded:

“But the fact is that I was not trying to imitate you,” he continued. “I just felt like it was disrespectful. On some real shit, it was cheap and I felt like it was distasteful. The idea behind it wasn’t to mock you or imitate you, it was just to shave my [hair] so I could get a tattoo. For you to say that and bring all that kind of energy to me… It’s album release week so why am I answering questions about Miguel when I should be talking about my album that I worked two years for?”

Hopefully this ridiculous beef is all over now (SMH!)

R&B singers Lloyd and Trey Songz recently shot the music video for Lloyd’s next single “Be the One” in Los Angeles. The track, which serves as the next single from Lloyd’s new “King of Hearts” album, also features rapper Young Jeezy.

Check out more pics of Lloyd and Trey Songz below:

Pics: Necole Bitchie

R&B singers Miguel and Lloyd are currently at war … and it’s all over a haircut!

Lloyd debuted a brand new hairstyle yesterday as he paid a visit to BET’s 106 and Park to promote his new album “King of Hearts.” But according to fellow R&B crooner Miguel, Lloyd’s new cut (which also shows off a new “Guns N Roses” new tattoo he recently got etched into the back of his head) is a direct rip-off from his own style.

Miguel is known for rocking crazy and usual hairstyles … and called Lloyd out (via Twitter) for ripping him off.

Read what he said below:

Shots fired? Not at all, according to Miguel.

Once Lloyd caught wind of Miguel’s comments … he had this to say (in a radio interview):

“Did you see me respond? That’s peanuts to an elephant. I am not the one for a lot of talking so I will see him when I see him.“

Uh-oh! Sounds like fightin’ words to us!!!

Lloyd teams up with Lil Wayne and Andre 3000 in “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That),” the latest music release from the R&B singer’s upcoming album “King of Hearts,” due in stores next Tuesday (Jul 5).

Listen to the brand new track below!

The 2011 BET Awards went down in Los Angeles last night (Sun. Jun 26) … and the green carpet was JAM PACKED with celebrities! So many, that we’re going to have to split this post into 2.

Some of the big names who graced the green carpet outside the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. included Nicki Minaj, Kelly Rowland, Meagan Good, host Kevin Hart, Eve, Ashanti, Nick Cannon, YouTube sensation “Karmin,” Nelly, Bruno Mars and dozens of others.

Check out over 30+ pictures of celebs arriving at the BET Awards below:

CLICK HERE FOR PART 2!

Things must have really gone well on Lil Wayne’s “I Am Still Music” Tour, as the Young Money CEO has added a whopping 41 dates and a few new faces!

The North American leg of the tour will kick off in the summer and will begin on July 13th at Comcast Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. It will end on September 11th at Woodlands Amphitheatre in Woodlands, Texas.

Joining Weezy on the second leg of the tour will be Keri Hilson, Far East Movement, Rick Ross and Lloyd. Young Money femcee Nicki Minaj won’t be with Weezy this time around as she will be touring with Britney Spears.

Tickets for the second leg of Wayne’s tour is set to go on sale starting on May 20th via LiveNation.com.

Check out the new dates below!

7/13 Comcast Theater, Hartford, CT
7/15 Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater, Bristow, VA
7/16 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
7/17 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
7/19 Toyota Pavilion, Scranton, PA
7/20 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
7/22 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
7/23 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
7/24 Darien Lake, Darien, NY
7/26 Hershey Pavilion, Hershey, PA
7/27 Riverbed Amphitheater, Cincinnatti, OH
7/29 Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
7/30 Farm Bureau Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA

8/2 Cruzan Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, FL
8/3 1-800 ASK GARY Amphitheater
8/5 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Birmingham, AL
8/6 Aaron’s At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
8/7 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte, NC
8/9 XCEL Center, Minneapolis, MN
8/10 Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI
8/12 First Niagara Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
8/13 Midwest Amphitheater, Tinley, IL
8/14 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Noblesville, IN
8/16 Scotia Bank Place, Ottawa, ON
8/17 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
8/19 Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, ON
8/20 DTE Energy Theater, Clarkston, MI
8/21 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO
8/23 Spring Center, Kansas City, MO
8/25 Ashley Furniture Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
8/26 Cricket Wireless, San Diego, CA
8/27/11 Glen Helen Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA
8/30 Comfort Dental, Denver, CO
8/31 Hard Rock Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM

9/2 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA
9/3 Sleep Train Amphitheater, Marysville, CA
9/7 Qwest Arena, Omaha, NE
9/9 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
9/10 Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, TX
9/11 Woodlands Amphitheater, Woodlands, TX

Lloyd finds a woman who captures his heart in his new music video for “Cupid,” the latest offering from Lloyd’s upcoming fourth studio album King of Hearts (due in stores next month — April 19th).

Check out Lloyd’s new video below:

Immediately following the dinner, Chris Brown took his shirt off and headed over to NYC’s Webster Hall where the official Album Release Party was held. Brown looked very happy, despite the trouble he encountered earlier that morning behind the scenes of “Good Morning America,” as he danced with scantily clad women and posed for pictures with R&B singer Lloyd.

Meanwhile, Hits Daily Double is predicting that Chris Brown is on track to have his first #1 album in the history of his career! According to early sales predictions, the numbers show that Brown could sell anywhere from 200K to 300K copies of “F.A.M.E.” this week, which would land the album in the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart next week.

Check out 15+ pics of Chris Brown celebrating his album release in NYC below:

BET aired their annual “Rip The Runway” Fashion Show Monday night (Mar 21). The event, held last month in New York City, and hosted by Hollywood hotties Selita Ebanks & Mehcad Brooks, featured performances by some of music’s best and brightest including R&B singers Keri Hilson, Melanie Fiona, Miguel, Lloyd and rap newcomer Wiz Khalifa.

Check out their performances below:

Keri Hilson – “Pretty Girl Rock”

Melanie Fiona – “Change The Record”

Wiz Khalifa – “Black & Yellow”

Miguel – “Pay Me”

Lloyd – “Cupid”

Lloyd teams up with R.Kelly and Young Jeezy in the “Lay It Down (Remix)”. The track will show up on Lloyd’s upcoming fourth studio album King of Hearts, expected to drop on March 15th.

Check it out below!!

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D/L: LLOYD – LAY IT DOWN (REMIX)

Young Money artists Nicki Minaj and Drake performed over the weekend (Fri. Oct 22) during Power 99 FM’s “Powerhouse 2010″ at the Wells Faro Center in Philadelphia.

Other acts on the bill that evening were Rick Ross, Lloyd, Ne-Yo, and Bobby Valentino. Peep the pics below…

R&B crooner Lloyd wants to “Lay It Down” for the ladies in his newest music video release!!

The track is the first single of Lloyd’s forthcoming album King of Hearts, due for release sometime early next year.

Check out the official video for “Lay It Down” below:

Lloyd has been growing his hair for over 10 years and decided to chop it all off for charity. The R&B singer, now signed to Interscope (under Polow Da Don‘s Zone 4 label imprint), hit up a barbershop in Atlanta recently to cut his hair for a worthy cause……Locks for Love!

In a statement released today, Lloyd said:

“I’ve been growing my hair since 9th grade. It’s time for a new me. The fact that my hair will go to someone that needs it more than me, makes me feel great about my decision.”

Locks for Love is a non-profit organization that accepts donated hair to provide hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children under the age of 21 suffering from long-term illnesses that make their hair fall out. Lloyd’s longtime braider reportedly gave the singer a 12-inch braid for keeps before cutting the rest off for charity.

Peep more photos of Lloyd’s new haircut below!

What do you think of Lloyd’s new look?

Photos: VIBE

“Go shawty, go shawty, go!”

G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks is depicted as a “playa playa” in his new music video for “Any Girl,” which also features R&B singer Lloyd. LB is releasing his first album in 4 years, The Hunger for More 2, on November 23rd.

Check out Lloyd Bank’s new video, which features cameo appearance from G-Unit’s 50 Cent and Tony Yayo, below:

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R&B singer Lloyd is ready to “Lay It Down” in his latest music release. The track is the first single off Lloyd’s forthcoming album King of Hearts and the first for Polow Da Don’s record label Zone 4/ Interscope Records.

Check out “Lay It Down” by clicking on the player above and continue reading for the download link!

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Rapper Ludacris took to the stage and performed in concert Friday night (Aug 6) in Los Angeles, California.

Lloyd hosted a B.E.D. Rock Edition party Friday night at Club B.E.D. in Miami Beach, FL. The R&B singer announced a few weeks ago via Twitter that he’s working on his fourth studio album, to be titled King of Hearts, however he didn’t mention a time frame for the project’s release.

Actor Columbus Short and actress/singer Adrienne Bailon hit up the Cosmopolitan Magazine summer Friday party at The Yard at Soho Grand in New York City.

And R&B singer/songwriter John Legend performed at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park in New York City for ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Folks like Michelle Williams, Lloyd, Lance Gross, Usher‘s ex wife Tameka Foster and more all came out to the Mason Murer Art Gallery in Atlanta, GA for a good cause Wednesday night (Jul 21) as they attended the annual “Cancers for a Cause” event, hosted by R&B singer/songwriter Keri Hilson.

With the help of The American Cancer Society, “Cancers for a Cause” was put together by Zone 4 Inc.‘s Clay West, Polow Da Don and Foundation F.O.C.U.S. and is held every year in an effort to educate the community about the growing cancer epidemic.

Check out a few pics from the annual Cancers for a Cause event, held in Atlanta last night, below…

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Tags Boutique in Atlanta threw R&B singer Kandi a birthday party recently. Some of the folks in attendance at the small get-together were Lloyd, Lil Scrappy, Toya and Kandi’s Atlanta Housewives cast mates Kim, Sheree, Lisa and newcomer Cynthia Bailey.

Meanwhile, Kandi is still working on her upcoming solo studio album and is also gearing up for the next season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, both due for release in the fall.

Check out a few pictures from Kandi’s birthday party at Tags Boutique in Atlanta below…

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Singer Lloyd shows off his bad boy side in his newest video release “Set Me Free,” the first single off his upcoming fourth album expected to be released by the end of 2010. The track’s feature artist, rapper Mystikal, who was released from prison in January of this year, also makes a debut appearance in the video for the first time in nearly a decade. Its Ironic how the name of the song fits perfectly! (We’ll see if you catch on)

Check out Lloyd and Mystikal’s brand new music video below:

BMI held their annual artist showcase last night at the Havanna Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Young Money rapper Drake was the headlining performer for the showcase, which had a few celebs in the building including Birdman, Big Boi, Bobby Valentino, Shanell, the twins from Jagged Edge (Brandon & Brian) and more. Check out a few pics below and when you continue reading…

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Lil Wayne brought along his Young Money crew to BET’s “the Mo’Nique Show” and introduced everyone to Mo and her viewing audience.

In the interview, a very subdued Nicki Minaj explained mixtapes, talked about her upcoming project and talked about how nervous she was the first time she met Wayne. She also talked about why wayne calls her “the Mistress (aka Nikki Lewinsky)” and told Mo’Nique how territorial she is when the late night TV host joked about becoming a part of the Young Money crew.

In Wayne’s interview, he discussed his work ethic (he says he gets NO sleep) and why he started Young Money. He also talked about what he’d be doing if he weren’t rapping:

“School. I’d probably be in school studying Law.”

After everyone was introduced and appropriately interviewed, Young Money brought out Lloyd and took to the stage to perform their latest single “Bed Rock.” Continue reading to check it (and the interviews) out!

YOUNG MONEY ON THE MO’NIQUE SHOW

YOUNG MONEY PERFORMS “BED ROCK” W/ LLOYD

Young Money premiered their new music video for their latest single “Bed Rock” featuring R&B singer Lloyd on BET’s 106 & Park Monday afternoon.

Formed by rapper Lil Wayne, Young Money Entertainment is a label imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Universal Records. The artists on the roster currenty include Drake, Nicki Minaj, Shanell, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, Lil Chuckee, Lil Twist, Mack Maine, Short Dawg and of course Weezy himself. Their debut album, We Are Young Money, is set to be released on December 21st (the same day Wayne’s Rebirth album drops).

In the meantime, continue reading to peep their new music video and to check out their appearance on 106 & Park!

“BED ROCK” MUSIC VIDEO

106 & PARK (PT. 1)

106 & PARK (PT. 2)

Shout out to Rap Radar for the 106 & Park clips!

Judging by this picture alone (and the fact that he has like 10 kids by 20 different women) the ladies love Lil Wayne! He should think about changing his name to LL Cool D (LOL). Anyway, here are more pics of Young Money on the set of their new “Bedrock” music video, which features R&B singer Lloyd on the hook.

Check out more pics (and a behind the scenes video) after the break!

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“Call me Mr. Flinstone, I can make your bed rock!”

Young Money and LLoyd teamed up for YM’s second single “Bedrock.” The artists that make up the track, other than Wayne and Lloyd, are Drake, Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, Tyga and Jae Millz. Sidebar: Wayne doesn’t actually “rap” on the song, but at the end he shouts out just about everybody in Young Money.

The original version of the catchy track featured former Young Money member Omarion. But he was replaced by Lloyd shortly after the former B2K member and the Lil Wayne headed label/group parted ways. And we wouldn’t be surprised if Lloyd and Young Money were working out a deal of some sort seeing as Lloyd is currently a free agent. And he and Wayne are good friends and we believe he’d be a perfect fit for the team.

Anyway, the video for the Kane Beatz produced track was shot last Thursday (Nov 5) at an undisclosed location and above is a pic of Lloyd an Nicki chilling on the set. And you can check out more behind the scenes pics from the set of the clip, which should be premiering soon, when you continue reading!

Props to Young Money HQ for the pics!

R&B singer Lloyd says that he’s “ready for a change” and has taken steps to distance himself from The Inc. after a 5-year run with the now troubled record label, who recently announced that Ashanti was no longer a part of the imprint.

“I’m ready for a change,” Lloyd said in a statement released to the press. “There’s no bad blood. I just feel I need to take more control over my career and get a fresh start. Hopefully Irv can understand my position.”

Lloyd’s manager Henry “Noonie” Lee also spoke on the situation expressing his frustration and confusion with the label saying that their current situation is ruining the progression of his brand.

“We find ourselves in limbo for the second time in three years. It’s frustrating to know that opportunities to advance Lloyd’s career are out there but we can’t exploit them due to our current situation. Even though Lloyd is appreciative of the opportunity that has been afforded him by The Inc., he feels it’s time for him to move on and seek opportunities that will allow him to build and enhance his brand.”

Lloyd spoke to MTV News last Thursday (Jun 11) saying that he’s not blaming the decision to leave the label on album sales.

“I’m not blaming it on album sales. I’m more focusing on just growing in general,” he described of his goal. “There’s a lot that’s yet to be done on our part that we would like to experience, and I think that as far as my relationship with The Inc., it’s run its course and they’ve basically done all that they can do for me at this point.”

And to make matters worse, he hasn’t had a face-to-face meeting with the label’s owner, Irv Gotti, in over a year! Gotti saw the press release the same time everyone else did, even though the two of them had been communicating back and forth via e-mail.

“I feel like sometimes instead of the old-fashioned steps of ‘let’s talk,’ maybe I’ll just let people know how I really feel because I’ve been talking since I was 18,” he said. “I’m not gonna say it’s gotten lower because that would be a silly thing to say because I’ve come a long way. But I think that at this point I’m done talking about it. Sometimes I don’t wanna talk. I just wanna do, get out there and do it.”

“What I know, is that it’s evident of the times that record labels and artists don’t have the same relationship as they once did,” he explained. “I’m not speaking as far as actually putting out the record is concerned. I’m speaking more in terms of productivity with that artist, with the project. When I first came in Murder Inc., it was kind of a record company and a production company. There was a lot of producers working. But now, it’s not like that. There’s no production coming out of the camp. That leaves me no music, which ultimately has forced me to become a lot more self-productive, like with Street Love and Lessons in Love.

“I was doing most of the production myself and the arrangements of the music was basically just me and my friends, my team, in Atlanta,” he added. “I didn’t really see where The Inc.’s involvement was in the project besides just kinda like being a name.”

Irv Gotti himself reached out to MTV News and said that he was confused, because yes, Lloyd claims that he needs more creative control, but then he says he needs more support from the label. But regardless, Irv isn’t exactly opposed to letting Lloyd go and do what he has to do with his career.

“He is still signed with Murder Inc. and I will make a decision shortly on what I am gonna do with him,” Gotti responded in a statement he sent to MTV News. “His last record didn’t sell well at all. And, once again, he had his CREATIVE freedom to do whatever he wanted to do. But for some reason the people did not respond to the album or to him. But I will decide what I wanna do! As always when it comes to me, it’s Murder For Life! And anyone who doesn’t wanna be a part of that, I will take into consideration.”

SOURCE: MTV

We posted photos from behind the scenes of this particular video way back in April and finally, here’s the release of Mr. Smilez‘ “Nite Life” music video featuring R&B singer Lloyd. We researched this Mr. Smilez dude and found out he used to be a part of the Orlando based hip-hop duo known as Smilez & Southstar. The two have temporarily parted ways to pursue solo careers and Mr. Smilez is already on his second single from his debut album, The Sponge. No word on a release date though. But for now, peep his new video below.

Mr. Smilez and Lloyd pause for a photo on the set of their new video, “Nite Life.” The two were in the streets of Vegas Tuesday night for the music video treatment for Smilez’ single featuring Lloyd. Continue reading for more pics!

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After the Live Your Life show in Miami Friday night, singer Lloyd and rapper Young Jeezy threw an exclusive after party at Club Sobe. Jeezy’s rumored new boo Khloe Kardashian (random … we know) came through and drank ’til she couldn’t drank no more! Continue reading to peep the rest of the photos.

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As we reported last week, T.I. is currently on a 12-city “farewell tour” to promote his latest album, Paper Trail, before he begins his year-long prison sentence this month. Friday night in Miami, the Atlanta native brought along fellow entertainers Young Jeezy, Lloyd, Sean Paul and Nas to perform a special show for Miamians at the American Airlines Center. Continue reading to peep the rest of the pics!

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NEW YORK CITY // TUESDAY, AUGUSTH 5TH 2008 » Lloyd’s new album, “Lessons in Love” was released yesterday. And you know you can’t release a hot album without an album release party, am I right? Well last night, Lloyd and his crew threw a party celebrating the album’s release last night at Prime in NYC. Folks like Irv Gotti and Teyana Taylor came through to show love. Continue reading for more pics from the party. Oh and we posted our exclusive interview with him yesterday. Check it out!!

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LLOYD SHOUT-OUT!

I’m a little tardy on this, but better late than never, right? Here’s our exclusive interview with R&B singer Lloyd! We talked about everything from the feel of his album, his friendship with rappery Lil’ Wayne, his favorite things to do in his off-time, and what his plans for the future are. Comments on this particular post are closed, but if you would like to provide any feedback on Lloyd or the interview, or both, check out the link below!

CLICK HERE TO READ OR LISTEN TO OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LLOYD!

R&Ber Lloyd returns with his third studio album Lessons In Love, set to release Aug. 4th (U.K.) and Aug. 5th (U.S.) off The Inc. via Universal. Guest productions include Tricky Stewart, Brian Michael-Cox, Eric Hudson, Polow Da Don, J. Lack and, of course, Big Reese and Jasper on the infatuating single ? Girls Around the World featuring the album’s one guest appearance Lil’ Wayne.

? LLOYD – “YEAR OF THE LOVER”
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As far as Lesson In Love‘s sound, the album cites many inspirations from the likes of your R. Kellys and Michael Jacksons with help from The-Dream and Tricky with some writing and production. So, I would say that the album genre is mostly made up of contemporary R&B. My track favorites are definitely “Girls Around the World”, featuring Lil’ Wayne, “Treat U Good“, “Love Making 101“, “Touched by an Angel“, and “I’m Wit It“. Make sure you go out and support Lloyd Aug. 4th (U.K.) and Aug. 5th (U.S.) by buying the album Lessons In Love!

» Lloyd’s MySpace

» Pre-order Lessons In Love

I will be interviewing R&B singer Lloyd this coming Monday afternoon, so if you have any questions for him, be sure to leave them here in the comments section. We’ve been doing this for a while now, so I don’t think I have to remind you that only serious questions will be considered, and I may not get to ask all of them, if any.

Be on the look-out for Lloyd’s new album, Lessons In Love, which is set to drop August 5th!

LLOYD’S MYSPACE

LLOYD’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE

According to Amazon.com this is the official album cover for Lloyd‘s upcoming album “Lessons In Love” which features the lead and hit single “Girls Around The World” . The album is scheduled to drop August 5th!

The official cover for Jennifer Hudson‘s self-titled debut album was also released today on Amazon.com. Jennifer’s highly anticipated album is scheduled to drop September 30th and features the lead “Spotlight” . What do y’all think about these album covers?

T.I. – ‘Swing Your Rag (Louis Rag)‘ is said to be the second single from T.I.’s forthcoming album in stores Sept. 9, Paper Trail (Grand Hustle/Atlantic). The single cites production, as well as a guest feature, from Swizz Beatz.

Ne-Yo – ‘Crazy‘ is a track, produced by none other than J. Lack, set to be included on Year of the Gentleman (Def Jam), Aug. 9 – my birthday ironically!

LL Cool J – ‘Baby‘ is the first single from Exit 13 (Def Jam), Aug. 26; features The-Dream, production by Tricky Stewart.

Lloyd – ‘What Ya Feel‘, another J. Lack production, is a track from Lessons in Love (The Inc.), Aug. 5.

New music from Lloyd has leaked out on the net and the new track, “Lose Control” featuring Nelly, I must say one word: “HOTNESS”. I definitely like this track! Based on the tracks that we’ve heard already the new upcoming album, Lessons In Love (The Inc./Universal), should be a solid album! Lessons In Love is due in stores August 5th. Check out the following links.

? Click Here To Listen To Lloyd – “Lose Control”

Lloyd’s MySpace Page

Here is another T2W video premiere, courtesy of our good friends over at WSHH, the song is called “Girls Around The World” by Lloyd, featuring Lil’ Wayne; it’s from his forthcoming album Lessons in Love (The Inc.). I heard this on the radio — not too long ago — and it’s very “whip-friendly” to me.

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard appeared and performed at the 3rd Annual Cinderella Ball at the Willard Intercontinental hotel in Washington, D.C. The ball is an annual prom-like event for students with disabilities, and is sponsored by The House, Inc.

Christina Aguilera and her erhm … “new friends” ((points at her boobies)) performed at the Stephen Webster Silver Collection Launch Event at PURE (Caesar’s Palace) in Vegas.

Singers Ashanti and Lloyd both hit up the “Ultimate Prom,” an event hosted by Hearst Magazines and Universal Motown at the Grand Hyatt in New York. Lloyd also performed.

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Christina Milian, and Diddy were all spotted on the red carpet at Prince‘s release party for his new book “21 nights” at his L.A. home over the weekend. It’s been reported that Prince performed at the party for a whopping hour and 15 minutes! The concert was free for guests with invitations. The book is slated for a September 2008 release, and will cost $50. Pretty expensive if you ask me….

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Here are the official T2W video premieres from Busta Rhymes, Fall Out Boy and OneRepublic; with the first two being Don’t Touch Me and We Made It (featuring Busta Rhymes. Both singles will be included on Rhymes’ new album, I’m Blessed (Flipmode/Aftermath/Interscope), in stores July 17th, 2008! We Made It is after the ✄

The next video premiere would be Fall Out Boy and their cover on Beat It (by Michael Jackson) from their live CD/DVD, ****: Live in Phoenix (Island), in stores now!

And the last video premiere would be Say (All I Need) by OneRepublic from their album Dreaming Out Loud (Universal Music Group), which is also in stores now!

Almost forgot about Lloyd and Luda! How We Do It (Around My Way) premiered on BET recently, this will be the first single from Lloyd‘s forthcoming album, Lessons In Love (The Inc.), in stores July 15th, 2008!

(Photos: Ben Rose / Wire Image) Hotlanta was full of unsigned talent and the biggest names in hip-hop Thursday night (Apr. 24th). Atlanta’s Luckie Lounge was host to the 11th Annual BMI Atlanta Unsigned Urban Showcase, which featured performances from Lil’ Wayne, Sean Garrett and Teyana Taylor. But Usher, Lil Scrappy, Polow Da Don, Lil John, and a host of celebrities (from Atlanta and beyond) came out just to party!

‘How We Do It In The A’ featuring Ludacris is said to R&Ber Lloyd’s first single from his forthcoming album due out later this year. The song has a nice synth sound and “knock” to it (Ludacris), I really like it! I get this whole Michael Jackson-vibe with Lloyd, not that it’s a bad thing, but I can totally picture this record being for him. Maybe that’s why I like it so much? If Lloyd and Luda can put together a stellar dance video with this – like a little tribute thing to MJ – I’m sold I tell you! Do you think this song has enough potential to put ATL back on the map once again? Let me know, y’all! Oh and someone asked the question, “how could I preview the song before I download it?” When you go to the page link click on ‘zSHARE’ as one of the dl links and you can hear a stream of the song before you dl it, bb!

Lloyd ft. Ludacris – How We Do It In The A – page link

EPIC RECORDS/LEGACY RECORDINGS UNVEIL THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME Well it has indeed been a long time coming but the wait is now worth it, The World’s Top-selling Pop Artist Ever Mr. Michael Jackson will be returning with brand new and unreleased material featuring Will.I.Am and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, Akon and Kanye West for the final installment of Thriller 25th Anniversary Edition! The album will be available for purchase February 12th of next year and expect a new single to be announced sometime in December of 2007. I’m so overzealous — you have no idea! The album Thriller has been certified by the RIAA 27x platinum thus achieving Double Diamond status and making history as the first and only record to be America’s top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984). Michael Jackson has started a mainstream phenomenon in everything, not just music, he is just simply the greatest and there will never be another quite like Michael. Ahh, I think my all-time favorite MJ cuts would have to be (next to “Thriller” of course), “They Don’t Care About Us,” “Leave Me Alone,” “Ghost” and “Scream!” But really, I like all of ‘em! This man puts out consecutive hits to me, he will always be number one, I cannot stress that enough. Oh, I’m so excited — can you tell?! **

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HIT-MAKING PRODUCER J.LACK PENS MAJOR PUBLISHING DEAL WITH EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING
Young hit-maker and Atlanta native James Lackey, or ‘J.Lack’ as he likes to be called, is responsible for the enticing melodies and heavy synth to R&Ber Lloyd’s “Get It Shawty” (hence the “this is a J.Lack track, man!” introduction) as well as other relative artists. He’s work with the likes of Chris Brown, One Chance, Ryon Lovett, and yes, even Usher. Lackey’s sound is both stellar and sonically unique to the ear. I forethought an equality of success for him, not factoring his biological relationship to Usher but becoming just as “noticed,” if anything Lackey is a complete opposite. So, it is really no surprise that he obtained a worldwide publishing deal with EMI: “JLack is an incredibly talented songwriter and producer. He has a true musical sensitivity and this, coupled with his incredible drive, is the combination for a bright future. He has emerged gracefully as a true songwriter,” says Big Jon Platt, Executive Vice President/Head of Urban at EMI Music Publishing. Lackey is currently residing in New York working hard in the studio on new upcoming projects to offer, I cannot help but wait, bring it Lackey!

**BONUS: IT’S THRILLER, BITCH!

Pitbull feat. Lloyd • “Secret Admirer”
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Here you can find Pitbull’s new single, featuring R&B singer Lloyd, “Secret Admirer” from his upcoming album The Boatlift (TVT Records). Boatlift is currently set for a fourth quarter Fall release. In my opinion “Secret Admirer” is a smooth, melodic production, this courtesy of the rap duo Play-N-Skillz, I found it relaxing with the sudden calmness and subtly. Lloyd’s voice matches so perfectly with the arrangements of vocals.

K, we got a couple new video premieres for y’all! First up, I’m sure you guys remember American Idol’s Jordin Sparks’ single “Tattoo” last Summer, I love Stargate, but they are over-doing it with the “Irreplaceable” thing … I know that was like the number one song – but dang – I mean COME ON! I’m getting sick of it now!! Anyway, the video for that recently premiered on Yahoo! Music along with Pitbull’s new single, featuring Lloyd, “Secret Admirer,” which you can peep after the cut, I should have a review of that posted up in a minute. ;-)

When Screamfest ’07 hit NYC last week (Wednesday August 22 2007) they didn’t hold anything back! In addition to the headliners and supporting acts (I’m sure you know who they are by now), you had the likes of 50 Cent, Kanye West, and Jay-Z sharing the same stage! Yeah, you read it correctly … Kanye West and 50 Cent. A HISTORIC MOMENT in Hip-Hop indeed! Diddy, Da Brat, Wyclef Jean, and Yung Berg showed up too. I wish I could’ve been there!

SIDENOTE: I wonder how many “damn you’re late” comments I’m going to get! I still have love for y’all though! Haha.

Y’all know it’s summer, and for the past 7 years, BET has sponsored a tour in what they call the “Scream Tour.” From 2001 – 2006, the show featured Bow Wow, Omarion, and some other teeny bopper groups, but this time around they changed it up – from the name, to the line-up! For 2007, it’s called “Scream Fest” and it features an ATL line-up with T.I. and Ciara headlining, and Yung Joc, Lloyd, and T-Pain acting as openers. Now when they had those Pretty Ricky losers, and Bow Wow ‘nem, they had no problem coming to SC. Now that they have people on the roster that I like, they act like they can’t show SC any love! What’s up with that? Okay, enough of my venting. Check out the dates after the cut if you plan on attending…

08/03 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
08/04 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
08/06 – Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre
08/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center at CSU
08/10 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
08/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Arena
08/12 – Kansas City, MO @ Kemper Arena
08/16 – Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
08/17 – Indianapolis, IN @ Indiana State Fairgrounds
08/18 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
08/19 – Hampton, VA @ Hampton Coliseum
08/21 – Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
08/22 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
08/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
08/24 – Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
08/25 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
08/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
08/29 – Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
08/31 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
09/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
09/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre