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The first single, “H.A.M.,” from the upcoming Kanye West and Jay-Z collaboration album Watch The Throne hit the web late last night. For a minute here, lemme try and break this hip-hop all-star collaboration down mathematically. If my numbers are correct, Jay-Z’s record sales sit at over 50 million for his career. Add that to [...]

The wait is over! Britney pushed up the release of her hotly anticipated new single “Hold It Against Me” by a day, as it hit the radio airwaves earlier today. Even on first listen, it’s clear we’ve got a hit on our hands. The song’s thundering bass line rolls along beneath Britney’s traditional airy vocals. [...]

Attention, Little Monsters! 2011 is about to get seriously Gaga-fied! Through to her trusty Twitter account, Lady Gaga finally revealed the confirmed release dates for her “Born This Way” song and album. Gaga tweeted the above image, accompanied by the text: THE SONG 2 13 11 THE RECORD 5 23 11 If we’re reading that [...]

From the looks of things, Jay-Z’s Las Vegas New Year’s bash was a blast. The video below, captured by a party attendee, shows Jay, Kanye, and Rihanna sippin’ champagne (a bit too much, perhaps?) and toasting the night away. Now I know what you’re thinking: Why would we post a video of a party? Well, [...]

If you thought Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” was her 15 minutes of fame, you’re gonna want to listen up. A snippet for a brand new song from Willow has dropped on the net, and guess what: it bangs! We can’t wait to hear the finished product because this thing has hit written all over it. [...]

T.I. has dropped a new music video for the title track from his brand new album. The song, “No Mercy” feat. The-Dream, is a message from a man in need of some forgiveness, who just can’t seem to get any. You see, T.I.’s currently serving an 11 month prison sentence for a probation violation. So [...]

Nominations for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards were released yesterday. Topping the list of nominees was Eminem, garnering 10 nominations for his chart topping album, “Recovery.” Among the others with several nominations included Bruno Mars with seven nominations, and Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and Lady Antebellum with six a piece. The most esteemed award, Album Of [...]

Trouble in TV Land! It looks like the newest video from 30 Seconds To Mars has been banned from the airwaves! A ratings committee reviewing the video concluded that, in its current form, the video is to be restricted from network TV play! Why? Apparently there’s some pretty scandalous material in the video, including simulated [...]

T.I. and Christina Aguilera have teamed up to bring us a brand new song. The track, “Castle Walls,” is the next single off of T.I.’s upcoming No Mercy album. The song, “Castle Walls,” shows off a side of the rapper we haven’t seen before. T.I.’s troubles are clearly taking a toll on him. In a [...]

Leading up to the premiere of their new album The Beginning next week, The Black Eyed Peas have dropped another promo single. This time, the song is called “Light Up The Night.” Once again, Will.I.Am and the gang sample an old school classic, Slick Rick’s “Children’s Story,” and give it their own BEP twist. From [...]

Last night marked this year’s edition of the American Music Awards. As usual, the event was stacked with performances. Rather than write about them, we’ll just let you watch. Check out some of the performances from last night’s AMA’s below. 1

B.o.B. is back with a new music video. The video is for the song “Don’t Let Me Fall,” the next single off his smash hit debut album The Adventures of Bobby Ray. In “Don’t Let Me Fall,” B.o.B. let’s us know he’s got a fear of falling. He raps, “they say what goes up must [...]

Over the weekend, Michael Jackson released the first single off of his upcoming posthumous album “Michael” to the web. The track, entitled “Hold My Hand (Duet With Akon),” comes just days after Michael’s controversial “Breaking News” track debuted. While “Breaking News” took a bitter stance at the relentless media’s attacks on Michael, “Hold My Hand” [...]

Above: Miley Cyrus performs at the 2010 MTV EMAs MetroLyrics.com has all the results from last night’s MTV EMAs. As usual, it was a star-studded show with a number of outstanding performances. Click here to get the details, including all of the winners, nominees, and performers from last night’s show. 1

We’ve gone into a Rihanna overload, so we’re gonna hit you up with two brand new songs for your listening pleasure! As you probably know, Rihanna’s album Loud, due out November 16th, is one of the most anticipated albums of the year. With each passing day, we’re getting more and more excited to hear the [...]

Prepare to feel a bit creeped out. Michael Jackson’s people have released the first single “Breaking News” from the pop star’s posthumous album, Michael. When word got around last week that “Breaking News” would be released today, we’ll admit, we started to feel a bit uneasy. But that feeling has reached a whole new level [...]

Fergie and Slash have teamed up to make a music video for their song  “Beautiful Dangerous.” In the video, Slash is living the life of a famous rock star (he is Slash, after all). But things get a little dicey when he becomes the subject of attention for a seriously crazed fan, played by Fergie. [...]

Today, 10-year-old Willow Smith continued her streak of creating jaw-drop-worthy moments. Willow performed her smash hit “Whip My Hair” on the Ellen show, and, yet again, stunned us with her level of maturity. Before you watch, you should probably abandon everything you thought you’d ever expect from a 10-year-old. If we find out this girl [...]

Ok, come on! You had to know this was coming, right? What’s Halloween without watching the absolutely timeless video for MJ’s “Thriller” at least once (or twenty) times. How can anyone say no to dancing monsters? But just in case you need just a little more convincing, I’mma go all Kanye on this: THIS IS [...]

So Ke$ha releases a song called “Sleazy.” Go figure, right? But aside from the fact that the title is completely Ke$ha-esque, the song itself is far from it. We’re all pretty well used to hearing auto-tuned electro-pop anthems from Ke$ha. But on “Sleazy,” we hear the pop-star kicking it with a little more hip-hop style. [...]