Jay-Z & Kanye West-The Throne's 'Otis' video pics LEAK!!

Jay-Z & Kanye West are most definitely jet-setters.  Hot off of the Young Jeezy  Thug 101 Anniversary concert in NYC on Monday, the pair hopped over to L.A. to start filming the visual for the hotly anticipated 'Otis' track that has the Internet and airwaves on fire!!!


Little info about the treatment or the concept of the video have surfaced as of today, but with these two involved and with famed director Spike Jonze at the helm, we are sure to get something innovative and cutting edge!

2011 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations are in!!! Guess who got SNUBBED!?

It's about that time again!  The 2011 MTV VMA's are just around the corner, and the nominees have been unveiled!  Pop sensation, Katy Perry is  leading the way with an impressive  9 nominations, Adele follows with 7 and Kanye West snagged  6 nominations.  Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj were not left out in the cold, the ladies each garnered 3 nominations.  In what appears to some as a snub, Rihanna's name, however, is missing from the list when it comes to the big awards like 'Video of the year' and 'Best Pop Video'.(She did get some collaboration nods.)  Some seem to think that MTV is 'punishing' RiRi for her recent video controversies involving the lawsuit over the idea for 'S&M' and the hotly controversial 'Man Down' visual.

MTV has been known to blacklist certain artists.  Remember how they treated Janet Jackson after the Super Bowl 'thing'.  Again, this is purely speculation.

Moving on, here are some of the nominees:

Video Of The Year:
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Bestie Boys – Make Some Noise
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Katy Perry – Firework
Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers

Best Pop Video:
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Britney Spears – Till The World Ends
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Katy Perry – Last Friday Night
Pitbull f/ Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack – Give Me Everything

Best Female Video:
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls)
Katy Perry – Firework
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass

Best Rock Video:
Cage The Elephant – Shake Me Down
Foo Fighters – Walk
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Mumford & Sons – The Cave
The Black Keys – Howlin’ For You

Best Hip-Hop Artist:
Chris Brown – Look At Me Now
Kanye West f/ Rihanna and Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes on
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass

Best New Artist:
Big Sean
Foster The People
Kreashaywn
Tyler The Creator
Wiz Khalifa

Best Male Video:
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Cee-Lo – Fuck You
Eminem – Love The Way You Lie
Justin Bieber – You Smile
Kanye West – All Of The Lights

*For a complete list of the categories and nominees visit mtv.com

Kanye & Jay-Z-'Watch the Throne' Album Cover Revealed! Disc to impact soon...

'Watch the Throne', the joint album from Hip-Hop Heavyweights, Jay-Z & Kanye finally has artwork!

The album cover was recently revealed and there are talks that the cd is actually finished and may be released in September.  Although there still is no solid release date as of yet.

What are your thoughts of the cover???

2011 Essence Festival: In Pictures

The Superdome in Louisiana was filled to the brim with talent this weekend as the 17th Annual Essence Festival  2011 kicked off on July 1!  Headliners for this year's fest included, Usher, Mary J. Blige, & Kanye West.  The jam-packed lineup for Day 1 included Miguel, Tank, Charlie Wilson, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia.  Classic groups like Boyz II Men (Now a trio), and Dru Hill also graced the stage with rousing performances of the songs that made them mega-stars back in the day.  Take a look at what you missed if you were not amongst the thousands of festival-goers.

Headliner Usher closed out the day with his last big show of the year, tweeting, “To everybody that came to the show tonight…much love! I had an incredible time…as I told ya’ll last show this year on that level.”

Kanye West rocked the stage on Saturday night and Mary J.Blige will close out the star-studded event on Sunday.

There was not one corner of The Superdome that wasn't filled with starpower!  The Essence Fest wraps up tonight!

BET Awards 11---The Nominations are in!!

It is almost time for the biggest awards show on television...that's right BET AWARDS 11 is approaching! And with that, the nominees have been cast and the stage has been set!


BET Networks  announced that actor/comedian Kevin Hart has been tapped to host this year's BET AWARDS, ranked among the Top 5 Cable Award Shows every year among total viewers. The brightest night in music will broadcast LIVE from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. on BET.


Chris Brown Leads with 6 Nominations, Lil Wayne Receives 5 and Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake Tie With 4 a Piece




Cee Lo Green and Bruno Mars Go Head-to-head for Best Male R&B Artist Along with Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Usher.






 

Other NOMINEES INCLUDE:

Best Female R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Marsha Ambrosius

Keri Hilson

Jennifer Hudson

Rihanna

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

B.o.B

Drake

Lil Wayne

Rick Ross

Kanye West

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Nicki Minaj

Diamond

Cymphonique

LoLa Monroe

Best Male R&B Artist

Chris Brown

Cee Lo Green

Bruno Mars

Trey Songz

Usher

Video of the Year

Marsha Ambrosius – “Far Away”

B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams of Paramore – “Airplanes”

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”

Keri Hilson – “Pretty Girl Rock”

Willow Smith – “Whip My Hair”

Kanye West f/ Pusha T – “Runaway”

Viewer’s Choice Award

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”

Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”

Mindless Behavior – “My Girl”

Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”

Rihanna f/ Drake – “What’s My Name”

Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”

For a complete listing of the nominees log onto BET.COM

 I am sure you are happy for some of the nods and scratching your head at others.  But one thing is certain, BET manages to always put on a star-studded, action packed show that you won't want to miss! 

Did some of your faves not make the list?  Log onto BET.COM and talk about it!

 

'He kissed a girl and he LIKED it!' Kanye Kisses at Cannes!

Kanye is seen kising a mystery lady on the balcony of is hotel while in town for the 64th Cannes Film Festival.  For those that don't know, Cannes is in FRANCE.

The paps just happend to catch this 'intimate' moment between the two.  It looks like a screen grab from one of his music videos, but who knows, maybe its real.  We are wondering who the mystery lady is and how much she got paid for this shot? Just kidding.  It maybe new found love!?

 The mystery lady is pretty.... GET EM 'Ye!!!!!

The MET Ball 2011 -Celebrating Alexander McQueen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala is underway in New York City!

 These celebrity guests and more gathered to celebrate the exhibition, “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” which officially opens Wednesday.



Can you FEEL the STAR POWER HERE!? Everybody who is anybody is in the building! Take a look!