50 Cent was in New York City Thursday (Dec 15) promoting his new “Street by 50″ and “Sync by 50″ headphones at J&R Music World, where the rapper met with fans and signed autographs. 50′s new headphones are in stores now, just in time for the Holidays.

Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks and their on-screen son Thomas Horn shared a moment on the red carpet of the premiere of their new movie “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” in New York City Thursday.

Rapper Nas — pictured here with Jessica Rivera (VP of Urban Music for Universal Music Publishing Group) — was spotted at Universal’s 2011 Holiday Party Thursday night in Santa Monica, California.

All the way on the other side of the country in Atlanta … rappers/producers T-Pain and Polow Da Don and music industry executive DeVyne Stephens attended the 14th Annual BMI Atlanta Holiday party Thursday evening.

Up in New York … R&B singer/songwriter Kandi Burruss hung out with radio personality Egypt at the 2nd Annual Nonstop Day of Giving telethon, hosted Thursday night at the NBC Experience Store.

Kevin Jonas brought his wife Danielle along as he attended the holiday celebration to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital at Brooks Brokers in New York on Wednesday (Dec 14).

Fashion designer Rachel Roy posed for a photo with Lauren Bush (fashion model/designer and niece of former president George W. Bush) at the FEED Project’s 4th annual FEEDraiser charity event at Urban Zen Wednesday evening in New York City.

Actresses Regina King and Judy Greer announced the nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Wednesday afternoon in West Hollywood.

Singer/rapper turned TV personality Olivia from VH1′s “Love and Hip-Hop” was spotted at the Amoy Couture Hair event Wednesday in New York.

And stylist Rachel Zoe — pictured here with her husband Rodger Berman — hosted a Holiday-themed party Wednesday night to celebrate the launch of her new company the Zoe Media Group in Hollywood.

After announcing that they would be taking an indefinite break to focus on their various, individual personal and professional career goals, The Black Eyed Peas played one last concert together as a group at The Sun Life Stadium in Miami Wednesday night (Nov 23) for the the final night of their tour.

“Black Eyed Peas is a family. We are friends, and we helped each other get here – and you guys are an extension of that friendship. We are here in this stadium today representing family and love, a day before Thanksgiving, and we thank you guys for the love,” BEP frontman Will.i.am shared with the sold-out crowd.

“We are not breaking up,” Taboo told Reuters on Monday, with Apl.de.ap adding, “We’re going to take a little vacation and focus on our personal things.”

Other performers who shared the stage with the Peas Wednesday night were Queen Latifah, Cee-Lo Green, Sean Kingston, T-Pain, Jason Derulo and Flo Rida (not pictured).

Check out over 10+ pics below:

Ne-Yo gives the ladies in the strip club somethin’ to work for in his new video “The Way You Move” featuring Trey Songz and T-Pain.

Take a peep below:

Chris Brown rocks vampire teeth and no shirt in a new video for his “N**gas In Paris” remix featuring T-Pain.

Check it out below:

Chris Brown recently linked up with T-Pain for their own remix to “Ni**as In Paris.”

Take a listen below:

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Your thoughts?

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T-Pain wanders the streets of Amsterdam looking for a little late-night loving in his brand new video for “5 O’Cock” (f/ Wiz Khalifa), the third single from the singer/rapper’s upcoming fourth studio album RevolveR. More »

T-Pain gives us a behind the scenes look at the making of his music video for “5 O’Clock,” his new single featuring Wiz Khalifa. (Listen Here!)

The video was shot (by Erik White) in Amsterdam’s Red Light District, and should be dropping any day now.

Watch the BTS footage above!

Chris Brown kicked off his “F.A.M.E. tour” in Toronto, Canada Monday night (Sep 12) with the help of opening acts Kelly Rowland, Tyga and T-Pain.

In his first Canadian show in six years, Brown danced his butt off to a set list of upbeat songs that included “Beautiful People,” got freaky with a female fan to “Wet the Bed” and even took fans back to the early days with his debut single “Run It!”

Breezy is back!

More pics of Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, T-Pain and Tyga are below:

T-Pain wants an early morning booty call, Trey Songz wants to stick his “large d**k” in pretty women, and Electrik Red re-worked Jay-Z and Kanye’s “That’s My Bitch.” Today’s music round-up is all about sex … and bitches.

T-Pain F/ Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen – “5 O’Clock”

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T-Pain is looking for a “5 O’Clock” in the morning booty call in the latest single from his oft-delayed fourth studio album “rEVOLVEr.” A video for the song, which features Wiz Khalifa and samples Lily Allen‘s “Who Would Have Known,” was recently shot (with director Erik White) in Amsterdam’s Red Light District, and will be released near the end of this month.

Trey Songz – “Nightmares of the Bottom” (Trigga Mix)

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Trey Songz gets freaky as he spits a few rhymes over Lil Wayne’s “Nightmares of the Bottom” (from his newly released “Carter IV” album). Trigga will also be flexing his rapping chops for his next album “Chapter 5,” currently in production with a release date set for sometime in 2012.

In the meantime, he is also said to be working on a follow-up to his Hip-Hop mixtape “#LemmeHolDatBeat,” which in addition to “Nightmares,” will include his remixes to “She Will,” “Headlines,” and “Gucci Gucci.”

Electrik Red – “That’s My Bitch” (Remix)

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The ladies of Electrik Red put their own twist to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “That’s My Bitch,” a cut from their “Watch the Throne” album.

Binkie, Lesley, Naomi, and Sarah are reportedly working on a follow-up to their 2009 debut “How to Be a Lady: Volume 1.”

While Lil Wayne is trying to teach the world how to love … T-Pain is doing the exact opposite.

In an interview with Billboard, The “Rappa Ternt Sanga” revealed that he wrote Weezy a song titled “How To Hate” for “Tha Carter IV.”

“I think it’s gonna be the outro,” T-Pain said. “Without knowing it, Wayne wrote a song called ‘How To Love’ and I wrote him a song called ‘How To Hate;’ we were in the same studio, but completely across the parking lot from each other and writing the songs at the same time. It was weird. I think he’s starting out his album with ‘How To Love’ and ending it with ‘How To Hate.’”

Teddy also gave kudos to Wayne’s highly anticipated album, which he says is going to be crazy.

“I’ve heard some of (‘Tha Carter IV’) and I gotta tell ya, Wayne has gone pretty crazy with his music — crazy in a good way. This is gonna be an awesome album,” he said.

Are you looking forward to hearing “How To Hate” ???

T-Pain makes the “Booty Work” in his newest music video release. The singer, who recently made it known that he is now “anti-auto-tune,” also brings comedian Kevin Hart along for the fun.

The song comes from T-Pain’s upcoming studio album “RevolveR,” which features appearances from Lil Wayne, Drake and Chris Brown, and is expected to come out later this year.

Peep the footage below:

All good things must come to an end….

T-Pain has finally put his auto-tune usage to rest!

The R&B singer told AllHipHop during an interview, “I vow right here, right now, to never use Auto-Tune again. I’m onto something that I think is bigger and better called ‘The T-Pain Effect.’”

Jay-Z should be happy about this one…..death of auto-tune.

L.A. radio station KIIS FM held their annual Wango Tango concert last Saturday night (May 14) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The event was hosted by Ryan Seacrest and co-hosted by Britney Spears, while stars like LL Cool J, Paris Hilton, Jordin Sparks and more were in the mix and spotted on the red carpet. The concert also featured performances by Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Pitbull, Ke$ha, Selena Gomez, Lupe Fiasco and many others.

Check out pics below:

T-Pain & Ke$ha were recently spotted living the life in Las Vegas. The odd pair first met at last weekend’s Wango Tango event in L.A. before Pain got in his stalker mode on and followed the Grunge Queen to Vegas.

T-Pain later shared his feelings about his new found BFF via his Twitter page.

Last night I found out I’m in love with @Keshasuxx. I’m not saying @Keshasuxx and I had sex or anything I’m just saying I love that “f*ck everybody else” attitude. She dresses how she wants she performs the way she wants, she does HER.

Shortly afterwards Ke$ha replied,

Um. F*king love u @TPain. U get Me.

Does this new union make anyone else barf???

DJ Khaled has dropped the visuals for the official remix to “Welcome To My Hood.” The track features Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game and Waka Flocka. (Now that’s a lot of damn people!)

Check it out below:

What are your thoughts on the video?

Snoop Dogg goes “Boom” in his newest music video release featuring the Autotune King T-Pain! “Boom” serves as the official second single from Snoop’s upcoming 11th studio album Doggumentary, which is scheduled to drop on March 29th.

Check out the new video below:

DJ Khaled‘s new music video for “Welcome To My Hood“ featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Plies, and T-Pain has dropped!

Check it out below:

Thoughts on the video?

This is hilarious!!

Actor/comedian Brandon T. Jackson and T-Pain join forces for a brand new music video. “I’mma Do It Big” comes off the official soundtrack for Jackson’s new movie with Martin Lawrence, “Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son.”

Check out the new video below:

What do you think about the video?

T-Pain teams up with Chris Brown for the “Best Love Song” in his newest music release. The track is off Teddy P’s upcoming album RevolveR, due in stores some time this summer.

Check it out below….

What do you think about the song?

T-Pain has a brand new tattoo!

During a recent trip to Hawaii, the “auto-tune” singer got a Facebook inspired tat inked on his arm for all the haters out there that reads: “You Don’t Have to Like Me”.

Take a peek at it below:

“I get a tatt every time I come to Hawaii. I think this one is pretty sweet, unless facebook shuts down soon 0_o,” T-Pain tweeted late last night.

What are your thoughts???

DJ Khaled has teamed up with an all-star line-up of rappers, including Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Rick Ross and Plies for his new “Welcome to the Hood” music video. The clip, directed by Gil Green, also includes cameos from Bow Wow, Flo Rida, Busta Rhymes and more! The track is currently on sale @ iTunes and will be featured on DJ Khaled’s upcoming album on YMCMB We the Best Forever.

Earlier today we posted a pic of some of the rappers mentioned on the set of the video (CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT). And now we have some behind the scenes video footage to share.

Check it out below!!

Check out this picture Bow Wow tweeted early this morning of himself, along with his Cash Money/Young Money family, including Lil Wayne, Birdman and newcomer T-Pain on the set of of DJ Khaled‘s new “Welcome to My Hood” music video.

The track (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN) serves as the lead single for Miami-based DJ Khaled’s upcoming album We The Best Forever, due in stores sometime this year.

Your thoughts on the pic?

DJ Khaled is back at it with the collaborations…

This time around he’s coming with “Welcome to My Hood“ featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne and T-Pain.

Check it out below:

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Wiz Khalifa brings Snoop Dogg, Juicy J, and T-Pain on board for the official music video for “Black and Yellow (Remix)”.

Check it out below!!

“Hey Baby!” Rapper Pitbull wants to see you “(Drop It To The Floor)” in his newest music video release featuring singer T-Pain.

The track is the first single off Pit’s upcoming album PlanetPit, due in stores sometime next year. Check out the new “Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)” video below…

When Quincy Jones released the remake to Michael Jackson‘s popular song “P.Y.T.”, MJs fans were none too thrilled.

The auto-tune heavy re-make will be on Jones’ upcoming tribute album Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (in stores Tuesday), and features T-Pain and Robin Thicke on the vocals. In an interview with our friends over at Rap-Up.com, Jones hits back at the “haters” who criticized the track, adding that they “don’t have a life.” Check out what he said below…

“Today with Facebook and Twitter and everything, I have never seen so many haters in my life,” the 77-year-old legend exclusively tells Rap-Up.com. “But it’s people sitting in their basements with their pants on the ground, just being haters. I don’t get it, man. That means they don’t have a life.”

Mr. Jones also said that he has no problems with the way the song was re-made and that both T-Pain and Robin Thicke volunteered to lend their voices to the track.

“The freedom in music is do what you want to do,” he shares. “I don’t think anybody should sit there and say you shouldn’t do that or you shouldn’t do this. That’s not up to me to say. They volunteered. I didn’t choose them. I didn’t produce this. Six years ago, Timbaland came to me with one of his assistants in South Beach and said, ‘We’d like to do a hip-hop tribute to all your old songs.’ I said, ‘Great, man. That’s a very big honor ’cause I’ve worked with a lot of the hip-hoppers anyway and have always been behind them. I just sat down with guys that were my friends and they called and asked me questions and so forth. I’m there for them, but I said use your own voice, but make it better than the one we did.”

And just yesterday, T-Pain took to his Twitter to hit back at critics who disagree with the “P.Y.T.” remake as well.

“For all the ppl that hate mr for ruining pyt just stop listening to my shit. But if Quincy jones tell you he want you to do something, no matter how much shot you know ur gonna get from the dumb asses in the world, you god damn do it. The fucked up thing is everybody being so kind to mj after he’s gone, but how can you wish a man to rest in peace when you never gave him peace in a life time? I had the pleasure of meeting MJ and when I left his house I got a call from his lawyer telling mr that MJ wanted me to remake that song. So everybody that’s being overly disrespectful, you don’t have to like me at all, but you also can keep that bullshit to yourself. Like I said I’m making it my job to stay positive on twitter but this is why the image of my ppl is so fucked up cuz we all are to envious and jealous of each other to get passed anything. In conclusion, if you don’t like what I do then stop listening to it, if somebody tells you that my shit is wak, why would you go and try to find it? Just stay off my timeline and my dick and get YO shit together, obviously I’m str8″

In case you haven’t heard it for yourself, check it out below and let us know what you think!!

Surprised? We’re not!!

Rapper Jay-Z beat out his Hip-Hop colleagues, including fellow mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, Akon, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre and more for the title of Forbes Magazine‘s Hip-Hop Cash King. The entire list features rap’s top 20 earners and Hov comes in at #1 with $63 million earned over the last year, which is more than twice what Diddy earned, coming in at #2 with $30 million in the bank this year.

Rappers featured on the list other than the ones mentioned include Drake, T.I., Swizz Beatz, Eminem, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and more. Peep the full list below:

01. Jay-Z: $63 million
02. Diddy: $30 million
03. Akon: $21 million
04. Lil Wayne: $20 million
05. Dr. Dre: $17 million
06. Ludacris: $16 million
07. Snoop Dogg: $15 million
08. Timbaland: $14 million
09. Pharrell: $13 million
10. Kanye West: $12 million
11. Drake: $10 million
12. T.I.: $9 million (tie)
13. Swizz Beatz: $9 million (tie)
14. Eminem: $8 million (tie)
15. 50 Cent: $8 million (tie)
16. Young Jeezy: $8 million (tie)
17. Common: $7 million
18. Soulja Boy: $6 million (tie)
19. T-Pain: $6 million (tie)
20. Lil Jon: $5 million (tie)
21. Gucci Mane: $5 milion (tie)
22. Rick Ross: $5 million (tie)

Jay-Z is just killing the game with over $60 million earned in the last year! And Diddy, Akon and Wayne aren’t doing so bad either. One thing about this list that surprised us was Drake and the fact that he was able to pull in double digit millions…………AND HIS ALBUM JUST CAME OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO!

( Where they do that at??? LOL! )

Thoughts?

Rapper Ludacris killed the stage last night at the 2010 BET Awards!

Luda started off his set with his single “My Chick Bad” and in the middle of the performance brought out Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj to finish off the job. However this wasn’t the end for Luda who immediately went into “All I Do Is Win” with singer T-Pain and producer DJ Khaled. And anytime DJ Khaled is involved there usually comes a few more, so Diddy (who brought out his son Christian Combs), Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes decided to join the fun as well.

To peep the pics and video footage performance, view below…

A couple years back you couldn’t get away from T-Pain and his “auto-tune” Vocoder thingy. But now things have changed, and the former hit-maker says that he’s afraid to put out any new music right now because his peers aren’t selling records.

“I got the mastered version of my album in my car right now. But I’m not bringing my album out until these artists start selling records again, ’cause ain’t nobody selling records unless you Susan Boyle…

“I’m not doing nothing. I’m not bringing out no album, not dropping no more new singles until people start selling records again, and that’s the approach I think everybody should take unless you Susan Boyle or Miley Cyrus.

Even though he’s pumping the brakes on his own upcoming project, T-Pain is still collaborating with other artists and recently teamed up with Roscoe Dash for the track “My Own Step” for “Step Up 3D” soundtrack.

“The song was for somebody else at first, and then they was asking … [T-Pain's label] Nappy Boy: ‘Do we have some songs for the “Step Up 3-D” movie?’ ” said Pain, who sent songs featuring artists such as Sophia Fresh, Tay Dizm and One Chance. “They was like, ‘You got some stuff with you on it?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, here go a song right here.’ They came up to me like, ‘Roscoe Dash got on.’ I was like, ‘Yes! We got him!’ ” T-Pain said, adding, “I’ve been trying to do a song with Roscoe Dash for a long time.”

Hip-Hop came out in droves Sunday night (Jun 6) to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New York City for the Hot 97 Summer Jam 2010 concert.

Folks like Usher, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Ludacris, Trey Songz, Drake and more hit the stage during the show, and Cassie, Waka Flocka Flame, T-Pain, Lloyd Banks, Busta Rhymes and more were spotted hanging around backstage.

Peep 15+ pictures of everyone mentioned and more at the 2010 Hot 97 Summer Jam concert in NYC below and when you continue…

A sold out crowd turned out Saturday night (May 15) to see Chris Brown and his friends perform at the “Virginia Stand Up! A Call to Action” charity concert in Richmond, VA. The R&B/Pop star headlined the benefit concert held at the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center and really put on a show for the ladies, as noted by our friends over at Neon Limelight.

After running through uptempo songs like “Gimme That,” “Run It,” and “I Can Transform Ya” — and changing into denim jeans, a black t-shirt, and a denim jacket — Brown slowed things down with a couple of steamy songs from his Valentine’s Day mixtape In My Zone. He pulled one lucky girl from the audience (making sure she was of age), sat her in a lounge chair, and treated her to a up close and personal serenade of “Sex” and a shirtless grind-fest during “Take You Down.”

The singer also brought out guests T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Trey Songz, Tank, Mario and Ryan Leslie to perform their own sets for the concert. Chris even invited Young Money rapper Tyga to perform a collaboration from their new Fan of a Fan mixtape.

The event was organized by Chris, along with the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Central Virginia Food Bank, in an effort to help out his home state of Virginia and to give further relief aid to the victims of the January earthquake in Haiti.

Chris, we’re glad to see you giving back to those in need. Keep up the good work!

Check out 20+ pictures of Chris Brown and his friends performing at the “Virginia Stand Up!” charity concert below…

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What the hell is a “Zoosk Girl?” Find out in Flo Rida and T-Pain‘s new music video for the lead single from Flo’s third studio album The Only One, due in stores later this year. Check out the futuristic video below…

The “rappa ternt sanga” we all know as T-Pain is now wanting to venture into the world of “Christian Pop” music. In an interview with MySpace music, the Florida-based rapper revealed that he wants to release a Christian Pop Album.

“A lot of people don’t know this about me,” he said, “but I am a deeply spiritual person. Dude, I go to church just as much as I go to the strip club. That’s saying something.”

The new album is tentatively titled Heaven Got A VIP and is due out September 9th via Jive/Nappy Boy.

”I know this album might surprise people,” Pain said, “but I am a sensitive guy. I don’t sit just around and watch Scarface and drink Henny all day. In fact, I just got through watching The Notebook. You ever seen that movie? That shit is beautiful.”

A Christian Pop album? Really? We’re going from “Reverse Cowgirl” to raising the roof for Christ? This should be interesting…

The official trailer for the new movie “The Lottery Ticket,” starring Bow Wow, Naturi Naughton, Brandon T. Jackson, Terry Crews, Mike Epps, T-Pain, Loretta Divine, Ice Cube, Teairra Mari and more, hit the web this week, and the movie looks like it’s going to be funny as hell! It’s due to be released this summer, but in the meantime, continue reading to peep the trailer…

Sidebar: Mike Epps is a fool for wearing that wig!

Mr. auto-tune, better known as T-Pain, tells his girl to “giddy up” in the new music video for his latest single “Reverse Cowgirl.” The video, loaded with special effects and exotic women, was directed by Jeremy Rall and serves as a great visual for the rapper/singer’s debut single from his new album Revolver. Check out T-Pain (without Young Jeezy?) in his new video when you continue reading…

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Miami photographer Derrick G was on the set of T-Pain‘s new “Reverse Cowgirl” music video and snapped a few pics, and posted them to his blog.

“Reverse Cowgirl” is the second single from T-Pain’s upcoming fourth studio album Revolver, due in stores sometime this year. The video will be released this week. Check out the behind scenes pics below, and more (along with video footage) can be found when you continue reading…

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The music video for “We Are the World: 25 for Haiti” debuted Friday night (Feb 12) during the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

This version of the song, featuring vocals from Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Lil Wayne, Janet Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, T-Pain, Usher, Wyclef Jean and much more, is much more contemporary than the original but it fits today’s music era. The song’s original writer and singer Michael Jackson also appears in the song and video (his sister Janet sings the first chorus with footage of Mike thrown in). They also kept one of MJ’s original parts and show footage of him singing it (Nice!).

The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers. The recording of We Are The World 25 For Haiti embodied the same enthusiasm, sense of purpose and generosity as the original recording 25 years ago. Every one of the artists who participated, regardless of genre or generation, walked into the room with their hearts and souls completely open to coming together to help the people of Haiti.

The video shows footage of Haiti and the efforts surrounding its repair, along with footage of the artists mentioned above and more recording the song in the studio. Check it out below…

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In an effort to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief, a gang of singers, rappers, producers, musicians and other celebrities showed up at Jim Henson Studios yesterday (Mon. Feb 1) in Hollywood to record “We Are the World 25 Years for Haiti,” a remake of Michael Jackson‘s famous “We Are the World” song, which raised at least $30 million for African humanitarian programs 25 years ago.

Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie came together and rounded up folks like Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Jennifer Hudson, Wyclef Jean, Jamie Foxx, Justin Bieber, LL Cool J, Usher, Keri Hilson, Brandy and a ton of other celebrities to lay down vocals and instrumentals for the charity single.

The song and accompanying music video will premiere on NBC next Friday (Feb. 12th) during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Check out 30+ pictures of celebrities banding together for a good cause below…

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The Black Eyed Peas performed their new upbeat single “I’mma Be” at last night’s Grammy Awards. After prepping the crowd, Will.i.am led the group into their next song, the party track “I Gotta Feeling,” which really got the crowd going. BEP ended up taking him 3 awards Sunday night (Jan 31) in the following categories: (1) Best Duo/Group Pop Vocal Performance, (2) Best Pop Vocal Album and (3) Best Short Form Music Video.

Pink opened up her circus-like performance of “Glitter” in a long white number that she eventually ditched revealing a sexy skin-tight nude colored piece. And wow… we’ve gotta give it to Pink for this performance. We don’t know many people who can perform trapeze acts in the air while singing!

Pink admitted that maybe she wasn’t the most obvious person to play on the show last night, since she had only lesser nominations. “People were like: Why is she here? This is why bitches,” she sneered, referring to her show-stopping, circus like performance.

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We know the people below her were mad she was splashing water all over their nice clothes (LOL)… Continue reading for more pics and videos of Pink, the Black Eyed Peas and Jamie Foxx (and friends) performing at the 2010 Grammy Awards!

BLACK EYED PEAS – “IMMA BE” / “I GOTTA FEELING”

PINK – “GLITTER”

JAMIE FOXX & T-PAIN F/ TRAVIS BARKER, SLASH & DOUG E. FRESH – “BLAME IT”

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The star-studded 52nd Annual Grammy Awards went down last night (Sun. Jan 31) in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. And the red carpet was swarming with celebrities, including Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Mya, Drake (who arrived with his mother), Akon (rocking a Lady Gaga t-shirt), Britney Spears (who reportedly made a last-minute decision to attend), Jennifer Hudson and tons more.

Continue reading for 50+ pictures of celebs walking the red carpet before making their way into the Staples Center for the biggest night in music…

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Award winning music producer/record executive Clive Davis held his annual pre-Grammy bash Saturday night (Jan 30) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California, and a good number of the entertainment industry’s elite were in attendance.

Rihanna, Ciara, Usher, Katy Perry, Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Jennifer Hudson and the Black Eyed Peas are just a few names of the many celebrities who attended and/or performed at the big event, held every year right before the Grammy Awards.

Continue reading for a ton of pictures!

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Music producer/songwriter Christopher “Tricky” Stewart hosted his 2nd annual pre-Grammy party at Wonderland in Los Angeles Friday night (Jan 29) and a good number of his celebrity friends showed up to party the night away.

Over the span of his 16 year career, Stewart has created hits for Beyonce (“Single Ladies”), Rihanna (“Umbrella”), Mariah Carey (“Obsessed” and “Touch My Body”), Justin Bieber (“One Time”), Usher (“Moving Mountains”) and tons more.

Some of the guests at his pre-Grammy party were Ne-Yo, Ciara, Christina Aguilera, the legendary Stevie Wonder and more. Check out more pictures below and when you continue reading…

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Rick Ross and T-Pain decided to remix “Maybach Music” and added Pusha T from the Clipse to the mix. Check out the official music video for “Maybach Music 2.5″ below…

Here are some scans of Lil Wayne (and Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant) in the December 2009/January 2010 issue of VIBE Magazine, on stands and in circulation now.

Initial reports suggested that Wayne would be portraying Jesus Christ in a voice over role in T-Pain‘s upcoming Cartoon Network special called the “Return of Freaknik.” But TV execs have clarified his role and said that he won’t be playing the role of biblical figure Jesus Christ after all.

TV bosses have laughed off reports Lil Wayne is set to play Jesus Christ in a new animated show, insisting his character simply shares his name with the Son of God. It was recently announced the star would lend his voice to “Return of Freaknik,” a one-hour special being produced for America’s Adult Swim network by fellow rapper T-Pain.

Earlier reports suggested Wayne would play Jesus Christ, but TV bosses insist his character is an up-and-coming rapper called Jesus.
A spokesperson for the network explains, “Lil Wayne’s character is still evolving. All we can say is that he is named Jesus and not Jesus Christ.”

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Rapper/singer T-Pain and his wife Amber hosted a Christmas party last Wednesday (Dec 23) at their home in Atlanta, which Teddy P calls the “Nappy Boy Mansion.”

Other folks at the shindig, which had about a dozen naked strippers running around, included Ne-Yo, Ne-Yo’s sister Nikki, porn star Mr. Marcus, VH1′s Midget Mac and more. T-Pain’s mom Aliyah, Ne-Yo’s mom Loraine and Lil Wayne’s mom Cita, who are all shopping around a talk-show style TV show similar to ABC’s “The View,” were at the party as well.

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50 Cent took the stage Wednesday night (Dec 16) and performed in front of a sold out audience during the Power 106 Cali Christmas at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. Other performers on the ticket were T-Pain (who brought along his $400,000 “Big Ass Chain”), Chamillionaire, Jeremih, Jay Sean and Pitbull. Continue reading for more pics!

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T-Pain recently released his new music video for “Take Your Shirt Off,” the debut single from his upcoming fourth studio album Revolver due in stores sometime in 2010. And expect 5 more singles to come out as Teddy Pain himself Tweeted that his label gave him the go ahead to release 6 singles from the new album.

Rapper LL Cool J hosted the 2010 Live Grammy Nominations concert Wednesday night (Dec 2) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The event was televised live on CBS, the same network responsible for airing the 2010 Grammys on January 31st.

Tonight was CBS’s primer for the first award show of the 2010 season. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will air on January 31st at the Staples Center. It was pretty obvious from the start that CBS just needed to fill an hour and must be sponsors of The Black Eyed Peas. The pop group co-hosted. LL Cool J started things off with a great rap, then BEP took over with “I Gotta Feeling” (which we got to hear in the background throughout the concert).

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Also at the live event were folks like T-Pain, Katy Perry, George Lopez and more. Continue reading for a few more pics and hit this link for a list of the Grammy nomations!

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Well there you have it. The biggest star of the year 2009 would have to Beyonce and she’s leading the list of nominees for the upcoming 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which will be held January 31st at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on CBS from 8 – 11:30 PM (ET/PT)

Beyoncé topped the nominations with 10, Taylor Swift garnered eight, and the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Kanye West each earned six nods. David Guetta, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga received five each; and Colbie Caillat, Michael Giacchino, Kings Of Leon, John Newton, RedOne, Bruce Springsteen, T-Pain, and Keith Urban each received four nominations.

Album Of The Year:
I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)
The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)
The Fame (Lady Gaga)
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)
Fearless (Taylor Swift)

Record Of The Year:
“Halo” (Beyoncé)
“I Gotta Feeling” (the Black Eyed Peas)
“Use Somebody” (Kings Of Leon)
“Poker Face” (Lady Gaga)
“You Belong With Me” (Taylor Swift)

Song Of The Year:
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Use Somebody, “Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

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Check out more nominees after the break!

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele – “Hometown Glory”
Beyoncé – “Halo”
Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”
Pink – “Sober”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”
Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
John Legend – “This Time”
Maxwell – “Love You”
Jason Mraz – “Make It Mine”
Seal – “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Stevie Wonder – “All About the Love Again”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of It All”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”
Pleasure P – “Under”
Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
The Fray – “Never Say Never”
Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Sara Smile”
MGMT – “Kids”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come at Last”

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack a Bottle”
Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – “Sea of Heartbreak”
Ciara & Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – “Breathe”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On a Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead and Gone”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – “At Last”
Anthony Hamilton – “Soul Music”
Boney James & Quinn – “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
Ann Nesby – “Sow Love”
Calvin Richardson – “Woman Gotta Have It”

Best Pop Vocal Album
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
The Fray – The Fray?Pink – Funhouse

Best R&B Song
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Pleasure P – “Under”

Best Rap Song
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead and Gone”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z, Rihanna, & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
Best R&B Album
Anthony Hamilton – The Point of It All
India.Arie – Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Ledisi – Turn Me Loose
Maxwell – BLACKsummers’night
Charlie Wilson – Uncle Charlie

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyoncé – I Am… Sasha Fierce
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Pleasure P – The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
Trey Songz – Ready?T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz

Best Dance Recording
Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Madonna – “Celebration”
Britney Spears – “Womanizer”

Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice?Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
U2 – No Line on the Horizon

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Miley Cyrus – “The Climb” (From Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Paramore – “Decode” (From Twilight)
A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash – “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Beyoncé – “Once in a Lifetime” (From Cadillac Records)
Bruce Springsteen – “The Wrestler” (From The Wrestler)

Check out more nominees over at Grammy.com!

Some people just ain’t got NO RESPECT!! (LOL)

The “rappa ternt sanga” we all know as T-Pain hit up the Australian premiere of Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” wearing a shirt with those infamous leaked pictures of Cassie’s tits.

How rude???

We also have new pictures of Rev. Run, Russell Simmons, Alicia Keys and more at various events throughout the past few days. Continue reading to check out all of the pictures and make sure you click each thumbnail for more info!