Archive for the ‘Hip Hop’ Category

Best MTV Live Performance Of 2011: Voting Is Open!

Jay-Z and Kanye West’s VMA set, 30 Seconds to Mars’ ‘Unplugged’ and Beyoncé’s big reveal made our top 16 — now you decide on the best.By Gil Kaufman When’s the last time Beyoncé came to your job and revealed that she was pregnant with her first child? Or Jay-Z and Kanye West dropped by your [...]

Adele To Return With Live Album, DVD In November

Vocal problems may have forced Adele to scrap her U.S. tour, but next month, she’ll return to the States … with a live CD and DVD. Due out November 29, Live at the Royal Albert Hall was recorded during Adele’s rousing September show at the iconic London venue, and features her full 90-minute performance, which [...]

Adele Feeling ‘Positive’ After Throat Surgery

Singer says she’s ‘on the mend.’By Gil Kaufman Adele is on the road to recovery after her recent throat surgery. The British singer posted a note to fans on Monday in which she gave them an update on the procedure to remove a benign polyp from her vocal cords. “Sorry I haven’t written for a [...]

Kreayshawn Performs ‘Gucci Gucci’ at MTV [Video]

Kreayshawn performed to a room full of bad bitches (or so she claimed) at MTV’s Times Square studio in New York City earlier this month. With only a mic and DJ, the tatted rapper put on a live version of “Gucci Gucci,” the song that helped land her a lucrative contract with Columbia Records. “When [...]

Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ Soars Back Onto Albums Chart

Amy Winehouse’s music lives on. Four days after her tragic death, the soul singer’s sophomore LP has re-entered the top 10 on the albums chart. Winehouse’s Grammy-winning effort Back to Black makes its way back onto the Billboard 200 this week at No. 9 with 37,000 copies sold in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. [...]