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Chris Brown Set to Perform at 2012 Billboard Music Awards

Jessica Sager — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:09 +0000

Get ready, Team Breezy! Chris Brown has just been added to the superstar lineup set to perform at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Billboard reports that Brown will join his pal Justin Bieber as well as fellow performers LMFAO, Cee Lo Green, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, possible collaborators and/or tour partners the Wanted, Nelly Furtado and [...]

Adele, LMFAO, Rihanna + More Lead 2012 Billboard Music Award Nominations

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:15:22 +0000

Adele, LMFAO and Rihanna lead the nominations for the 2012 Billboard Awards, which take place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand and will be broadcast live Sunday May 20 at 8 PM ET on ABC.

Emma Stone Was the Cutest 2012 Oscars Presenter

Nick Romano — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:24:54 +0000

The 2012 Oscars was Emma Stone’s first time presenting an award and she was super excited. (We’re letting you know just in case you didn’t already get that from her bit.) You know who wasn’t revved up at all, though? Her co-presenter Ben Stiller. ‘The Help’ star was a little too into the moment. If [...]

Beyonce, Jay-Z Ditch 2012 Grammys for Brooklyn Pizza

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:50:24 +0000

Who needs Grammy gold, red carpet gowns and tuxes and catered food when you can nosh on some pizza in Brooklyn? That’s just what music power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z did on Sunday (Feb. 12). The pair skipped Music’s Biggest Night in favor of some low-key grub in the Hova’s native borough.

Lil Wayne Was Not Arrested Backstage at 2012 Grammy Awards

Jeff Giles — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:48:45 +0000

The Grammys are a night of celebration, dedicated to the spirit of coming together to honor major artistic and commercial success — but for Lil Wayne fans, last night’s ceremony was a cause for concern, due to rumors that he was going to be arrested on gun charges after his performance with Chris Brown, David Guetta, Foo Fighters and deadmau5. But fear not, Wayniacs: It was all a false alarm, and His Lilness is still a free man.

Whitney Houston Leaves Grammy Party Drunk and Bloodied

Trent Fitzgerald — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:34:47 +0000

Houston, we may have a problem. It appears that Whitney Houston had a rough night after leaving a Grammy event in Los Angeles on Thursday (Feb. 9). The R&B diva was photographed exiting the function reportedly drunk and bloodied. WTF?

Alicia Keys to Pay Tribute to Etta James at the 2012 Grammy Awards

Cristin Maher — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:42 +0000

With the recent passing of Etta James, it’s only appropriate that the Recording Academy will pay homage to the late R&B icon with a live performance at the 2012 Grammys. It has now been confirmed that Alicia Keys is the songstress who will perform a tribute to Miss Peaches at the show on Feb. 12.

Rihanna + Coldplay to Perform Together at the Grammys

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:00:11 +0000

Rihanna contributed vocals to Coldplay‘s song ‘Princess of China’ on ‘Mylo Xyloto.’ While it’s quite possible that RiRi, Chris Martin and co. were never in the same room when she laid down her vocals, thanks to the wonders of technology, they will get on the same stage this February, when they perform together for the first time at the Grammys.

Lil Wayne Will Release 'Tha Carter IV' Online Following the MTV VMAs

Juwon Ajayi — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:45:32 +0000

What could possibly make this year’s VMAs better for Lil Wayne fans? Well, not only is the rapper going to be performing during the ceremony, but he also announced that he will release ‘Tha Carter IV’ to all digital retailers, including iTunes and Amazon, at midnight following the VMAs, which will air this Sunday on MTV.

Ludacris Performs On CMT Awards

Chris Logan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:37:35 +0000

Last night Ludacris performed with country superstar Jason Aldean on the CMT Awards. Luda helped Jason during his performance of “Dirt Road Anthem.” The crowd had a great reaction to Ludacris when he emerged from the audience. Gotta say, this was pretty cool!

2011 Razzy Winners

Chris Logan — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:00:26 +0000

The 31st annual Golden Raspberries were announced Saturday. M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender” picked up five of the 10 Razzie wins, including Worst Picture, Director, Screenplay, Supporting Actor, and Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3D. Do I say, Check out the other Winners? or Losers? Worst Picture: “The Last Airbender” Worst Actor: Ashton Kutcher – “Killers” and [...]

Oscar Winners

Chris Logan — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:56:03 +0000

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were held last night. With 12 nominations, “The King’s Speech” walked away with four, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. And the Winners are….. Best Picture: “The King’s Speech” Best Actor: Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Black Swan” Best [...]

Golden Globes Pics & Recap

Chris Logan — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:52:01 +0000

Like the cooler best friend of the Oscars, the Golden Globes usually turn out to be a bit more sassy. Sure, lots of honors and speeches happen during the telecast (some award winners are listed below) but really, we just want the red carpet. Right? Here are some highlights! Click "caption" to read full details.