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May 21st, 2012 | 1:19 pm by Bené Viera

Pink And Hubby Carey Hart Take Subliminal Shots At Chris Brown’s Lip-Syncing At Billboard Music Awards

Now we all know Pink has never been one to bite her tongue about, well, anything. Unimpressed by Chris Brown’s lip-syncing Billboard Music Awards performance last night, Pink tweeted, “one day if i lipsync, i hope i do it as well as him….” GossipCop.com reports that her husband Carey Hart added his two cents, “Im pretty sure i saw my wife did [sic] that same performance, but she was 3 months pregnant and actually sang the song.” Ouch. The Harts are ruthless. Although neither Pink or hubby ever mentioned any names, it was pretty clear they were referring to Brown’s motor bike, sans live singing set.

~~For once in his life~~ Brown took the high road tweeting an indirect response, “Must be too bright outside! I’m finding the “shade” and keeping cool! Love and blessings!” How mature of Chris! (No, we really mean it.) Chris wasn’t the only one lip-syncing last night and rumors spread like wildfire that Pink may have been referring to Katy Perry. This morning Pink cleared up the rumor by tweeting:

Two snaps for live singing. Brown’s performance was lackluster at best. It’s totally possible he wanted to focus on the dance performance and not worry about breath and vocal control. But if people insist on referring to Brown as the new MJ, other artists are going to call him out when he’s not living up to such a big honor. What do you think? Is lip-syncing ever ok? Watch Breezy’s performance below and you be the judge.

Pink and Carey Hart Diss Chris Brown for Lip-Synching at Billboard Awards [GossipCop.com]

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May 7th, 2012 | 11:31 am by Bené Viera

Azealia Banks’ Latest Twitter Beef With Lil’ Kim Over The Collabo That Never Was

Beef is the new come up for newcomer Azealia Banks. Following the public spat she had with Iggy Azalea and T.I., she now has a bone to pick with Lil’ Kim. Over the weekend, Banks sent a series of tweets expressing her frustrations with Lil Kim for not getting back to her about the collaboration the two had planned for Banks’ upcoming debut album Broke With Expensive Taste. Initially she sent out a subliminal tweet leaving everyone wondering who she was referring to. Finally she named Lil’ Kim and wrote, “Okay so true tea is that Lil’ Kim got mad that I wrote a verse for her on a record I wanted her on,” Banks tweeted. “Everyone knows Lil’ Kim doesn’t write her own raps and I saw this as a faster more efficient way of getting the track done.She then had her assistant write me some long ass offensive email about how Lil Kim writes her own raps and doesn’t need anyone’s help. So….. My question was and is still… IS SHE DOING THE TRACK?”

The Harlem rapper’s fingers didn’t stop typing there. Directly replying to Lil’ Kim she said:

So far the Queen B has remained quiet probably somewhere rapping her own lyrics, “You wanna rumble with the Bee huh? Throw a hex on your whole family.” Her publicist, however, released a statement on her behalf to AllHipHop.com. The statement reiterates that there is no friction since Lil’ Kim and Banks have never met or spoken directly. And taking the high road CJ Carter ends the statement wishing Banks the best, “It seems that this is another sad attempt by someone trying to use my client for publicity. We wish her nothing but the best.”

The last rapper to successfully build a career based on beef was 50 Cent. And he had a handful of hot singles and a hit album before he did it. Banks’ talent is undeniable. We just want her to pump her brakes just a little bit. If this is how Banks comes at her “idol,” we’re scared, very scared, of what she’ll do to someone she doesn’t like. Yikes.

EXCLUSIVE: Lil Kim’s Rep Accuses Azealia Banks Of Manufacturing Phony Beef [AllHipHop.com]

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May 4th, 2012 | 5:19 pm by Bené Viera

Celebs Tweet Condolences For The Death Of Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch

Long gone are the days everyone waited for an official statement from celebrities’ publicists. With social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, celebrities can use 140 characters to instantly send a message for anyone to see. Today, the death of Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys is a tremendous loss to music. With the impact MCA made in music, it was inevitable celebrities would tweet their condolences as they, too, mourn with the rest of the world. Celebrities who honored Yauch via Twitter ran the gamut of everyone from Jonah Hill to Q-Tip to Cypress Hill. Judging by his peers, MCA was a well respected musician, father, husband and human being. We’re happy these stars decided to share.

April 24th, 2012 | 11:40 am by Bené Viera

Azealia Banks Goes In On T.I., Calls Him A “Clown” And “Snitch”

The saga continues like a played out soap opera between Azealia Banks and T.I. In the latest episode of Azealia/Azalea gate, Bossip reports that T.I. stopped by Chicago’s Morning Riot to promote his new album Trouble Man, and once again he commented on the “beef” between his artist Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks. In a non-politically correct move T.I. added his two cents. When asked about the girl drama T.I. responded with a rather interesting response:

“Now you see the thing is about that. Guess what. I didn’t even know nothing about it to just now. I ain’t even see it. Now I know they going through they thang. But the fact that she’s speaking upon me and mine. And I never, I ain’t even see it. That is what I consider and excuse my language, but that’s bitch sh*t. I’m a man. You ain’t got no business addressing me. You got a man, get him to address me and he and I can speak on it. But you and me – naw, keep dealing with that woman. Y’all handle that. Me and you we ain’t got nowhere to go with that. I do what men do.

Everyone needs to just breathe. Remember: “No comment” is a sufficient answer. Use it; it is your friend. Not one to stand by idly while being talked about, Banks took to Twitter and replied to T.I. directly. And she did not bite her tongue, calling T.I. both a clown and a snitch.

April 20th, 2012 | 11:00 am by Bené Viera

Nicki Minaj Finally Comments On Her Social Media Blackout: ‘A Voice In My Head Told Me to Delete Twitter’

Nicki Minaj’s multiple personalities have taken on a whole new meaning. While promoting her new album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki recently sat with BBC radio host Graham Norton and explained why she deleted her Twitter account this week. “A voice in my head told me to delete my Twitter and that’s what I did. I had 11 million followers and I hope they will wait for me. I reply all the time and get to know them by name and I have a really personal bond with them … not all 11 million, but at least 10 of them a day,” reports Necolebitchie.com.

The worldwide superstar shocked everyone Monday when she vanished from Twitter in a blink of an eye. She was not happy with NickyDaily.com for reportedly leaking music from her next album. She responded to the leak with a surprising tweet: “On 2nd thought I’ll just follow a new set of barbz. The ones I follow r very mean and ratchet. *side eyes them* *looks into the sea 4 more*”. She later tweeted “Like seriously, its but so much a person can take. Good f*cking bye.”

April 16th, 2012 | 3:54 pm by Mark Graham (@unclegrambo)

Nicki Minaj Deletes Her Twitter, Fans Fear For Her Mental Well-Being

Is the stress getting to Nicki Minaj? Her new album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, debuted to semi-underwhelming critical and commercial response, selling 253,000 copies in its opening frame and averaging a 59/100 on Metacritic. Over the weekend, while a holographic Tupac was delighting 70,000 fans at Coachella, Nicki got into a Twitter altercation with NickiDaily.com, one of her many fansites. Nicki Daily had begun posting leaked songs, reportedly from Nicki’s NEXT album, when Minaj took exception and blasted the site on Twitter. Things quickly escalated, with Minaj tweeting “On 2nd thought I’ll just follow a new set of barbz. The ones I follow r very mean and ratchet. *side eyes them* *looks into the sea 4 more*”, which she then followed up with “Like seriously, its but so much a person can take. Good f*cking bye.”

Then, just like that, @NickiMinaj was no more. Minaj deleted her Twitter account and, along with it, her 11 million+ followers. This led the popular (yet not always reliable) gossip site MediaTakeOut to report that “there are signs that she may have had a NERVOUS BREAKDOWN” (caps theirs). The site claims that Minaj is suffering from exhaustion after an endless promotional campaign for her oft-delayed sophomore solo LP, including a controversial stop at the Grammys and a lip-synced performance on American Idol. At this moment, there is no evidence to back up the site’s claims, but either way, we just hope that Nicki is able to collect herself, brush off the haters, and get back to doing what she does best, soon.

Nicki Minaj Quits Twitter After Fansite Leaks Music [Billboard]
MTO WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Nicki Minaj DISAPPEARS . . . Friends Fear That NICKI Minaj Had A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN . . . Or WORSE!! (Details) [MediaTakeOut]

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March 19th, 2012 | 6:45 pm by Kat George (@kat_george)

Last Lap: Nicki Minaj Is The New Face Of Pepsi

Nicki Minaj Is The New Face Of Pepsi
You got that super fizz? Or should we just stop with the bad puns? Nicki Minaj is the new face of Pepsi’s “pop” brand, so you can expect some seriously spectacular commercials to start popping up. [Prefix]

Beyonce Announces Her First Post-Baby Performances
Beyonce is back on the horse and ready to perform after the birth of baby Blue Ivy. We reported earlier today that Jay-Z is allegedly trying to score Bey a lucrative world tour deal, but it has since been announced that the new mommy will play three shows from May 25th to the 27th at Atlantic City’s Revel entertainment centre. [Consequence Of Sounds]

March 15th, 2012 | 11:57 am by Kat George (@kat_george)

Ke$ha Has Created Her Own Music Genre But Be Warned, It’s NSFW

Leave it to Ke$ha to declare that she’s invented a new genre of music called “C*ck Pop”. She doesn’t even have one of those, but it looks like that’s what her style is regardless, although we’re not entirely sure what it means. Music that comes out of a man’s genitalia? Or music as, er… played by a man’s genitalia? We’re very sorry for the disturbing mental imagery you might be getting right now, but Ke$ha said it, not us! Ke$ha Tweeted about the new genre regarding a collaboration with Dr. Luke and Benny Benassi, which we’re guessing is going to be something of a club anthem, and we’re intrigued by the anatomy of it all…

Ke$ha Creates Her Own NSFW Music Genre With Dr. Luke: Morning Mix [Idolator]

March 6th, 2012 | 11:59 am by Kat George (@kat_george)

Chris Martin Says Coldplay Regrets The Album Title Mylo Xyloto Then Later Says He Was Joking

It’s truth bomb time: Mylo Xyloto is a silly name. We’re not even really sure how to pronounce it. This isn’t an indictment on Coldplay or the content of the album — completely exclusive from all other elements, the name itself is simply absurd. And Chris Martin — at least for a brief moment — seemed to agree, telling Good Morning America, “It’s just something that we thought looked really good but everywhere we go around the world people pronounce it in the most crazy ways and we’re beginning to regret it now,” (if someone could please tell us how to pronounce it correctly that would be great).

Unfortunately, the Coldplay front man took back this moment of lucidity later, Tweeting from the Coldplay Twitter Feed:

Well, Chris Martin, I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree because as much as we love you and your sound, Mylo Xyloto doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue!

Coldplay’s Chris Martin denies that he regrets ‘Mylo Xyloto’ album title [NME]

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March 6th, 2012 | 10:18 am by Kat George (@kat_george)

Lady Gaga Is The First Person To Reach 20 Million Twitter Followers

Lady Gaga should be renamed Viral Monster in the wake of her record breaking Twitter following. Boasting an army for more than 20 million Little Monsters on the social networking site, Gaga is not only the first person to reach the massive number, but also the most followed person on Twitter in the world. That’s right — Lady Gaga has more followers than President Obama, who checks in with only 12.84 million followers. Gaga for president, anyone? Mother Monster has a comfortable lead in the Twitter stakes too, with the next most followed account being Justin Bieber at 18.11 million, then Katy Perry at 15.75 million, Shakira at 14.56 million and Rihanna at 14.49 million.

Impressive for Lady Gaga given that she only joined the social networking device on March 26th, 2008, which essentially makes her a viral marketing success, given her prevalence across the Internet. Gaga also boasts eight million Facebook fans and more than 800,000 Google+ “circles,” and it doesn’t look like she’s going anywhere any time soon. Since the Telegraph reported Gaga’s 20 millionth follower this morning, we’ve checked her Twitter account and it looks like she’s picked up another 173,000 subscribers already! Gaga is a prolific Tweeter, which might have something to do with her dominance, not to mention she Tweets everything herself, and offers insights and exclusives to fans via the medium — whatever she’s doing, she’s doing it right, and online marketers might have a thing to learn from the avant-pop star.

Lady Gaga breaks Twitter record [The Telegraph]

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