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GQ held their 16th annual Men of the Year party at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles last night (November 17).
While honorees Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Michael Fassbender were in attendance, Knockout of the Year Mila Kunis didn't make it to the event. There was still plenty of star power on hand.
Peep the pics and video below.
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Lake Bell
Nicole Scherzinger
Jessica Biel
Justin Timberlake
Anna Faris
Josh Hutcherson
Ali Larter
Michael Fassbender
Sarah Silverman
Minka Kelly
Zooey Deschanel
Jamie Chung
Kellan Lutz
Tyrese
Aziz Ansari and Diplo
Pics from Celebrity-Gossip and Rap-Up
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Meek goes in over Drake's "The Ride"
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It is one of the biggest nights in the music business and it seems that the American Music Awards was a night to celebrate the achievements of the fairer sex.
Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift were among the female stars scooping up the gongs leaving their male counterparts curiously empty handed.
Nicki who had put on a stellar performance with David Guetta to open the ceremony held at the Nokia Theatre scooped the Favorite Album Awards for Pink Friday as well as landing the coveted Favorite Artist Award.
Beaming the rapper and singer told the crowd: "There's so much love in this room."
Taylor Swift who was highly celebrated at the Country Music Awards recently scored the award for Female Country Artist and was congratulated with a warm embrace from Selena Gomez.
Jennifer Lopez, who had put on an extremely provocative performance with rapper Pitbull, before he went on to sing with her estranged husband Marc Anthony, was awarded the gong for Favorite Latin Artist.
Katy Perry who had showed off her curves in a stunning Vivienne Westwood dress on the red carpet was given a special honor to signify five of her songs from her album hitting the number one spot.
The "California Girls" singer took to the stage in her pink performance ensemble and was handed the gong by Heidi Klum.
The pair shared a kiss before Katy gave her thank you speech.
After her seriously raunchy performance which saw her strip off on stage Jennifer Lopez donned a sheer embellished gown to collect her award for Favorite Latin Artist.
Reflecting on the past year JLo told the crowd: "It's been up and down and just exciting and overwhelming and so many things."
Not all the winners were able to attend the ceremony and Rihanna gave her thank you speech via video link as she was in London.
The "We Found Love" singer was honored with the award for Favorite Soul and R&B album for Loud.
List of winners at Sunday’s 39th annual American Music Awards, presented at the Nokia Theatre:
— Contemporary Inspirational Artist: Casting Crowns
— Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
— Country Male Artist: Blake Shelton
— Country Band, Duo or Group: Lady Antebellum
— Country Album: Taylor Swift, “Speak Now”
— Latin Artist: Jennifer Lopez
— Pop/Rock Female Artist: Adele
— Pop/Rock Male Artist: Bruno Mars
— Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group: Maroon 5
— Pop/Rock Album: Adele, “21”
— Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
— Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday”
— Soul/R&B Female Artist: Beyonce
— Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher
— Soul/R&B Album: Rihanna, “Loud.”
— Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
— Sprint New Artist of the Year: Hot Chelle Rae
Sources: Daily Mail, Associated Press, MrWorldPremiere, Rap-Up, CBS News
Drake "Headlines"
Nicki Minaj and David Guetta "Turn Me On/Super Bass"
Chris Brown "All Back/Say It With Me"
Mary J. Blige "Mr. Wrong"
Jennifer Lopez "Medley" ft Pitbull
Justin Bieber "Mistletoe"
Enrique Iglesias "I Like How It Feels/Tonight (I'm F*cking You) Ft. Ludacris
Pitbull "Give Me Everything/Rain Over Me" ft. Lil Jon and Marc Anthony
Katy Perry "The One That Got Away"
Maroon 5 and Gym Class Heroes "Moves Like Jagger" ft Christina Aguilera and "Stereo Hearts"
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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg traveled to Singapore Tuesday (November 29) to give a special performance of Dre's classic record "The Next Episode" at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).
Check it out below.
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The 2011 Soul Train Awards, which was taped on November 17 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia aired yesterday November 27 on BET.
It was a special night that saw Earth, Wind & Fire and Gladys Knight honored for their longtime contributions to music. Late rapper Heavy D was also honored with a special performance that included Naughty by Nature, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Kurtis Blow and Goodie Mob.
Other winners on the night included Kelly Rowland (Song of the Year), Chris Brown (Album of the Year), Jill Scott (Best Female R&B and Soul Artist) and Beyonce (Best Dance Performance).
Check out the full list of winners below.
• Best New Artist: Miguel
• Best Male R&B and Soul: Cee-Lo Green
• Best Caribbean Performance: Rihanna - "Man Down"
• Best Gospel Performance: Mary Mary - "Walking"
• Album of the Year: Chris Brown - "F.A.M.E."
• Best Hip-Hop Song: Nicki Minaj - "Moment for Life"
• Best Female R&B and Soul Artist: Jill Scott
• Song of the Year: Kelly Rowland - "Motivation"
• Record of the Year (Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award): Marsha Ambrosius - "Far Away"
• Best Dance Performance: Beyonce Knowles - "Run the World (Girls)"
• Best Traditional Jazz Album: Cassandra Wilson
• Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Dave Koz
Common "Blue Sky" Ft. Marsha Ambrosius
Lloyd "Dedication To Me Ex (Miss That)"
Miguel "Girls Like You"
Robin Thicke "Love After War"
Anthony Hamiltion "Woo"
Heavy D Tribute – Doug E. Fresh, Goodie Mobb, Naughty by Nature, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane, & Kurtis Blow
Mindless Behavior "Girls Talkin Bout/Mrs Right"
Cee Lo Green Ft Melanie Fiona "Fool For You"
Gladys Knight Tribute – Kenny Lattimore, Dave Hollister, Freddie Jackson, Tamar Braxton, Chrisette Michelle, Marsha Ambrosius, Mary Mary, & Natalie Cole
Gladys Knight and Bebe Winans "I Need You"
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Kanye West, Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj provided the musical backdrop at the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Nicki performed her hit "Super Bass," while Hov and Yeezy thrilled the crowd with "Stronger" and Niggas In Paris." Check out the performances below.
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Kanye West "Stronger"
The Throne "Niggas In Paris"
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CTE is definitely in the building in the latest music video from 2Eleven and Freddie Gibbs. The two Young Jeezy protege's give Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" a Corporate Thugz makeover in this clip directed by The Razor.
The song is featured on 2Eleven's upcoming mixtape Product Of The Block 2, which will be dropping very soon!
It was going down at the 2011 Exxxotica Porn Expo and True Stories Radio was there to capture all the action.
Hynaken of TSR was on hand to talk to some of today's leading men and women of adult film. He asked some outrageous questions and got equally outrageous answers.
Check out some of the Q&A below, then head over to BooBooTV to watch the full video.
TSR to Mr. Marcus: Give me your opinion on these three females; Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Beyonce.
Mr Marcus: Rihanna number 1; 2 Beyonce and then Nicki number 5 because Nicki's gonna play some games. I'd creampie Nicki just cause she's a little b*tch. She's a little cocky and sh*t.
So if you could have Chris Brown, Drake and Kanye West fighting you...
Mr Marcus: F*ck the n*ggas
TSR to Lisa Anne: Any celebrities on your radar?
Lisa Anne: There's always celebrities on my radar. I would like to get me some D. Wade
D. Wade? You want him to splash you out?
Yeah!
TSR to Roxy Reynolds: What celebrities would you like to come splash you?
Roxy Reynolds: It doesn't necessarily have to be a male. I like Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Her skinny ass?
She is not skinny, yo.
You grabbed her ass before?
No, but I wanna hit that
With a strap-on you wanna hit Jada Pinkett Smith?
Yeah!
Peep the rest of the hilarious madness over at BooBooTV!
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The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards were held Saturday (October 1) in Atlanta. The show won't air until October 11, but we've got pictures of the event for you to peruse.
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The cyphers have become an integral a part of the BET Hip Hop Awards. Fans tune in to see how their favorite rapper compares to his or her peers.
This year should be no different as BET has assembled a nice list of spittas for the show.
Slaughterhouse, Eminem, Skillz, Nitty Scott MC, Estelle, Meek Mill, Wale, Officer Ricky, Ludacris, Blind Fury, Kevin McCall, Chris Brown, Lady of Rage, Busta Rhymes, B.o.B., Yelawolf, Tech N9ne, Kendrick Lamar, Machine Gun Kelly and more will step up to the mic to see if they have what it takes to stand out amongst their peers.
As always, DJ Premier will man the turntables.
The show airs Tuesday October 11 8P/7C.
Check out previews of the cyphers below. Who are you most looking forward to seeing this year?
Estelle and Saprono - Cypher leak # 1
Joe Budden and Blind Fury - Cypher Leak #2
Officer Ricky and Meek Mill - Cypher Leak #3
Ludacris and Nitty Scott MC - Cypher Leak #4
Hip Hop Awards ‘11: Behind the Cyphers No. 1
Hip Hop Awards ‘11: Behind the Cyphers No. 2
Hip Hop Awards ‘11: Behind the Cyphers No. 3
Tech N9ne, Kendrick Lamar, Machine Gun Kelly, B.o.B., French Montana, among others tell us the meaning behind “cypher.”
Cypher MCs Kendrick Lamar, Termanology, B.o.B. and more share their preparation techniques and what it means to participate in a session.
2011: The Warm Up Cypher Vol. 1: MCs Gilbere Forte, Chris Sutton (Sprite’s Hot 16 Winner), XV and Jay Rock
2011: The Warm Up Cypher Vol. 2: Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, Sean Cross and French Montana
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The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards provided a look at hip hop's past and present.
The show opened with the return of T.I., who joined Young Jeezy on stage to perform "F.A.M.E." and "Flexin." Heavy D closed the show with a medley of his old school hits.
In between those acts were performances by DMX, Swizz Beatz, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco, Wale, Meek Mill and Roscoe Dash.
Check out some of the show's highlights below.
Young Jeezy & T.I. "F.A.M.E." x "Flexin'"
DMX & Swizz Beatz "Medley"
Big Sean "I Do It" x "Marvin & Chardonnay" (feat. Roscoe Dash)
Lupe Fiasco "Words I Never Said" (feat. Erykah Badu)
Heavy D "Medley"
Officer Ricky, Wale & Meek Mill "Medley"
Wiz Khalifa "Taylor Gang"
LL Cool J accepts 2011 'I Am Legend' award
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The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards cyphers were finally shown tonight (October 11).
We saw seven of them total. There were some standout moments like Eminem, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf killing it during their nine minutes on the mic.
Blind Fury and Busta Rhymes also held things down nicely.
What rappers impressed you tonight?
Shady 2.0 (Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse, and Eminem)
Big K.R.I.T., Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, and B.o.B
Reek da Villian, 2 Chainz, Busta Rhymes, and Ludacris
Lady of Rage, Blind Fury, Dom Kennedy, and Skillz
Maybach Music Group
Estelle, France’s Soprano, Houston’s Lecrae, and Nitty Scott MC
Chris Brown, Tyga, Ace Hood, and Kevin McCall
Check Out The Full List Of Winners From The Bet Hip Hop Awards
Best Hip Hop Video
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
Best Live Performer
Lil Wayne
Lyricist of the Year
Lil Wayne
Video Director of the Year
Hype Williams
Producer of the Year
Lex Luger
MVP of the Year
Nicki Minaj
Track of the Year
'Black and Yellow' – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
CD of the Year
Kanye West – 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
DJ of the Year
DJ Khaled
Rookie of the Year
Wiz Khalifa
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
Nicki Minaj
Best Hip Hop Online Site
WorldStarHipHop.com
Best Club Banger
Waka Flocka Flame – 'No Hands' (Produced by Lex Luger)
Best Mixtape
J. Cole – 'Friday Night Lights'
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now' (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Hustler of the Year
Jay-Z
Verizon People's Champ Award (Viewers' Choice)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
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A rumored Jay-Z and Kanye West at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards came to fruition tonight.
The duo performed an energetic version of their hit single "Otis" off of the album 'Watch The Throne.'
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Trae Tha Truth and D4L/G-Unit's Shawty LO link up for visuals for 'Hood Sh*t.'
The track which also features Young Quis appears on Trae's new album 'Street King,' which is in stores now.
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