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MTV has revealed the nominees for the 2014 Video Music Awards. Beyonce leads the pack with eight nominations including Best Video With A Social Message for "Pretty Hurts."

Iggy Azalea released her debut album, The New Classic, in April. The disc has a number one hit already with "Fancy." She's been rewarded with seven nominations. Twice in the Best Female Video category for "Fancy" and her collaboration with Ariana Grande, "Problem."

Eminem also received seven nods. The Detroit emcee will battle it out with Drake, Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West and Childish Gambino for Best Hip Hop Video, where "Berzerk" was nominated. Other awards Slim is up for include Best Male Video and Best Collaboration. Both for "Monster" featuring Rihanna.

Confirmed performers for the event are 5 Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande and Usher. More will be announced soon.

The show will air live from The Forum in Inglewood, California on August 24th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.

The Full List Of 2014 MTV Video Music Award Nominees:

Video of the Year
» Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”
» Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
» Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
» Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
» Sia, “Chandelier”

Best Hip-Hop Video
» Childish Gambino, “3005″
» Drake ft. Majid Jordan, “Hold On (We’re Going Home)”
» Eminem, “Berzerk”
» Kanye West, “Black Skinhead”
» Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz”

Best Male Video
» Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams, “Sing”
» Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
» John Legend, “All of Me”
» Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
» Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”

Best Female Video
» Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
» Beyoncé, “Partition”
» Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
» Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
» Lorde, “Royals”

Best Pop Video
» Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
» Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc, “Wake Me Up”
» Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
» Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”
» Pharrell Williams, “Happy”

Best Rock Video
» Arctic Monkeys, “Do I Wanna Know?”
» Black Keys, “Fever”
» Imagine Dragons, “Demons”
» Linkin Park, “Until It’s Gone”
» Lorde, “Royals”

Artist to Watch, Presented by Taco Bell
» 5 Seconds of Summer, “She Looks So Perfect”
» Charli XCX, “Boom Clap”
» Fifth Harmony, “Miss Movin’ On”
» Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
» Schoolboy Q, “Man of the Year”

Best Collaboration
» Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
» Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”
» Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga, “Loyal”
» Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
» Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
» Pitbull ft. Kesha, “Timber”

MTV Clubland Award
» Calvin Harris, “Summer”
» Disclosure, “Grab Her!”
» DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
» Martin Garrix, “Animals”
» Zedd ft. Hayley Williams, “Stay the Night”

Best Video With A Social Message
» Angel Haze ft. Sia, “Battle Cry”
» Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski, “Hey Brother”
» Beyoncé, “Pretty Hurts”
» David Guetta, “One Voice”
» J. Cole, “Crooked Smile”
» Kelly Rowland, “Dirty Laundry”

Best Cinematography
» 30 Seconds to Mars, “City of Angels”
» Arcade Fire, “Afterlife”
» Beyoncé, “Pretty Hurts”
» Gesaffelstein, “Hate Or Glory”
» Lana Del Rey, “West Coast”

Best Editing
» Beyoncé, “Pretty Hurts”
» Eminem, “Rap God”
» Fitz and the Tantrums, “The Walker”
» MGMT, “Your Life is a Lie”
» Zedd ft. Hayley Williams, “Stay the Night”

Best Choreography
» Beyoncé, “Partition”
» Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”
» Kiesza, “Hideaway”
» Michael Jackson ft. Justin Timberlake, “Love Never Felt So Good”
» Sia, “Chandelier”
» Usher, “Good Kisser”

Best Direction
» Beyoncé, “Pretty Hurts”
» DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
» Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
» Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
» OK Go, “The Writing’s On The Wall”

Best Art Direction
» Arcade Fire, “Reflektor”
» DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
» Eminem, “Rap God”
» Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
» Tyler, the Creator, “Tamale”

Best Visual Effects
» Disclosure, “Grab Her!”
» DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
» Eminem, “Rap God”
» Jack White, “Lazaretto”
» OK Go, “The Writing’s On The Wall”

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T.I. decides to remix Young Thug's song "Eww Eww Eww." He gets an assist from Zuse on this one.

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Raekwon reaches way back for his new Throwback Thursday joint. The Wu Tang Clan emcee blesses The Spinners 1972 classic song "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" with a verse. Check it out up top.

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Less than two weeks ago Richard Pryor Jr. was dead set against Nick Cannon portraying his father in an upcoming Lee Daniels-directed biopic.

Richard then sat down with G-Unit comedian Jack Thriller for an interview about the subject. Jack has worked closely with Nick as part of the cast of MTV's Wild 'N Out. He gave Richard a list of reasons why Nick would be perfect for the role.

Towards the end of the chat Richard had softened his stance and said he would think about it. Fast forward to this morning when TMZ posted an interview with Richard.

"His passion, his commitment, it takes more than a comedian to play that part," Richard said, speaking of Nick. "It takes an actor. Anybody can do stand-up, but the movie is not about a stand-up comedian. It's not about what he did on stage, it's about his life. I think he's a great person for it."

The decision to cast the role will ultimately come down to Daniels and Pryor's widow, Jennifer Lee. Lee has stated her preference would be Terrence Howard. Other actors being considered include Marlon Wayans, Mike Epps and Jay Pharoah.

Hopefully a decision will be made soon. Pryor is considered by many to be the greatest comedian ever. Picking the right person to portray him is crucial, but it looks like Jack may have changed the mind of at least one person in the Pryor family about the part.

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Punches flew, hair weaves were pulled out, faces were slapped and flesh was bitten. No this wasn't a street brawl, it happened during the "Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" reunion taping on Tuesday, July 15.

The melee started when Benzino called Stevie J a "crackhead." Stevie then went after the former owner of The Source, sparking a fight that involved Joseline, Waka Flocka's mom, Deb Antney and wife, Tammy Rivera as well as Benzino's fiancee Althea Heart.

According to TMZ, Joseline was so out of control she had to be escorted from the set. On her way out she knocked Mimi Faust down a flights of stairs. When a security guard grabbed her she bit off a piece of his flesh.

Now a large number of cast members want her kicked off the show. No word on whether VH1 is prepared to do that yet.

Peep the madness below.

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Here's an unreleased music video from Philly's top goon and Original Block Hustlaz chief, AR-AB.

Get Money TT was lucky enough to get with Ar-Ab aka TGOP for a couple of videos before he turned him self in for his 3 yr sentence. hopefullyAR-AB aka TGOP will be gracing his presence very soon! then back to business! this was a compilation video because it was alot of footage lost in this process of making this video but check it out.

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Paparazzi Pone is back with more heat. This time the Southside, Jamaica Queensbridge, New York rapper remixes Bobby Shmurda's "Hot Nigga," which is a remix of Lloyd Banks' "Jackpot." Beat produced by Jhalil Beats. Download here http://linkmixes.com/oufprhxdijp4

Be on the lookout for Pone's Premeditated Murder mixtape, dropping soon!

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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller invaded the Red Carpet at the 2014 BET awards!

Check out the full video with some of your favorite celebrities!

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The adventures of radio station Hot 97's DJ Camilo continue as he takes fakes fans behind the scenes of his 4th of July in episode 6 of his vlog series.

"No hurricane can stop me from tearing down these parties. Check out what we did."

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Here it is: “REAL” (Realizing Everybody Ain Loyal) the highly anticipated mixtape released by Tone Dollarz. Gritty, yet personal, “REAL” conveys life on the street to its listeners with emotion and aggression.

Check out the music video for "52 bars" below, the Bronx spitter Tone Dollarz NEVER disappoints.








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Rappin 4 Tay and Drake have settled their differences over borrowed lyrics after Drizzy agreed to pay the Bay Area rapper $100,000, according to TMZ.

The situation came to light earlier this year when 4 Tay, real name Anthony Forté, accused the OVO boss of reusing his 1994 "Playaz Club" lyrics during his verse on YG's single "Who Do You Love," which was released in February 2014.

On "Playaz Club" 4 Tay raps:

"I got a ho named Reel-to-Reel/ She got a buddy named SP 12, now you know the deal/ We gets freaky in the studio late night/ That's why the beats that you hear are coming real tight/ Something to roll to, something to stroll to/ If you's a playa in the game this will hold you/ Mo money, mo money for the bank roll/ Stick to the script, don't slip in the '94/ A lot of fools put salt in the game/ Till these women get the notion that they running the game."

Drake's lyrics on "Who Do You Love" are nearly identical.

"I got a shorty name Texas Syn/ She got a buddy named Young/ JB and now you know the deal/ We turnt up in the studio late night/ That's why the songs that you hear are comin' real tight/ OVO crew, nigga, thought I told you/ If you a player in the game, this should hold you/ And man shout my nigga Game he just rolled through/ Eatin' crab out in Malibu at Nobu/ A lot of fools puttin' salt in the game/ Until these women get the notion that they runnin' the game"

4 Tay was offended that Drake, real name, Aubrey Drake Graham, didn't credit him for the lyrics. No lawsuit was filed, but the two reached an out of court financial agreement that puts the issue to rest.

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Troi Torain a.k.a. Star and Ebro of Hot 97 have been beefing on Twitter over the last month. Ebro accused Star of being a cocaine addict. Star responded by calling him a snitch and threatening to slap Peter Rosenberg.

Someone please find @STARANDBUCWILD physician this cat doin' coke & drinkin again. His liver ain't gone make it... Hahahahaa

— Ebro el Viejo (@oldmanebro) June 17, 2014

Were about 20 seconds from coked out @STARANDBUCWILD slandering someone's daughter and catching a real case. Scum bag never had a family.

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@oldmanebro You've never seen me do coke b*tch Nigga but I saw you help send Lil Kim to Jail for one year. #facts #hot97

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Has Peter Rosenberg been slapped in the mouth yet? http://t.co/abe7rJFUWk #hiphop

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The two finally came face to face at Eminem's Total Slaughter event on Saturday, July 12. Star was there as a judge. Ebro was providing commentary on each battle along with Royce Da 5'9.

As you might have imagined things weren't all friendly. Star threatened to slap Rosenberg in front of Ebro when he sees him and tells him he can take his co-workers place if he wanted to.

Watch the madness below.

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Joell Ortiz links up with B.o.B and Mally Stakz for "Music Saved My Life." The track was produced by The Heatmakerz. Be on the lookout for Joell's forthcoming album, House Slippers, due to arrive later this year.

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Drake is hosting The ESPYS tonight. In addition he will also take part in a comedy skit with Los Angeles Clippers player Blake Griffin and former foe Chris Brown, according to TMZ.

Here's what we know from the rehearsals ... the skit begins in a law office, then a locker room and finally in a dentist's office with Clippers star Blake Griffin standing over Drake like Steve Martin in "Little Shop of Horrors." 

We're told ... Blake looks like he's about to go in deep, when a frightened Drake blurts out, "Are you really going to do this?"  Then -- suddenly -- Chris walks in and answers, "No, I am!"

After being photographed in the studio together recently and linking up again tonight, Drake and Breezy look like they really have buried the hatchet. Tune into The ESPYS tonight on ESPN at 9 PM eastern.

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That was quick. After releasing the audio for his "So Bad" collaboration with Nicki Minaj on Tuesday, Cam'Ron gives Complex the green light to premiere the official music video. This will appear on Killa's upcoming First of the Month Vol. 2 EP.

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Claire Leeson has gone all out to look like her idol Kim Kardashian. The 25-year old woman from Essex, England, has spent $30,000 and counting on cosmetic work (butt padding, breast job, teeth whitening, nails, shoes, hair extensions and make up).

She's now $10,000 in debt, but has never been happier.

Her obsession with Kim began after she started watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians and being bullied at school about her looks.

"Basically, it started when I left school, when I was 17. Friends told me that I had a resemblance to her, I watched the show and I realized I had the same amount of siblings as her and the same kind of arguments going on," she told the This Morning show. "I really thought that she was so beautiful and I want to look like this. I started to work on myself to look more like her. I started getting my teeth whitened, then I wanted my boobs enhanced. I wear bum padding which I order online. It is like a silicon base with pants. I wear them with bodycon dresses. My bum is never going to be as big as Kim's! I’ve researched implants, and I’m not keen on what they would do to my body. I’m looking to have fat injected from other parts of my body instead."

"I sort of feel like in one way I’m living in a fantasy, in a dream world. Even though it isn't real, it is real enough for me. I feel unstoppable when I get my Kimmy on. What I’m doing might not be right, but it is what is best for me for the time being. Even though it is off the back of someone else, I have built enough confidence to love myself a little bit."

Woman spends $30,000 to look like Kim Kardashian

Claire Leeson explains her Kim Kardashian obsession

Photo source: Claire Leeson's Instagram

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Sky News' Political Editor Adam Boulton had trouble during a recent live broadcast when a fly flew into his mouth. Rather than spit it out, he struggled for a few seconds while swallowing it and continued his report.

"I swallowed a fly, that's alright. But I've recovered now." he said.

Boulton was on reporting on the United Kingdom government's reshuffle at the time.

It's pretty damn funny, but give the man credit for carrying on like a trooper.

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Gotta give major props to Gucci Mane for the insane amount of music he recorded before he got locked up. The 1017 Brick Squad CEO teamed up with Young Dolph and PeeWee Longway to form the group, Felix Brothers.

Take a listen to the title track off of their forthcoming project.

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