Shyne signs with Def Jam

Only months after being released from prison , the one-time Bad Boy known as Shyne, has signed with Def Jam. The contract was personally delivered by Music Executive L.A. Reid. On Monday, February 22, L.A. Reid flew into Belize to overlook the finalization of the deal which also includes distribution for Shyne's Ganglord Records. It's reported that Shyne will receive between $1 Million to $5 Million for signing with Def Jam. The details on Shyne's upcoming album are yet to be disclosed.

The Black Eyed Peas scores third #1 from "The E.N.D" album

The Black Eyed Peas secure the #1 spot on this weeks Billboard Hot 100 chart, rising 3-1. This marks the Black Eyed Peas' third #1 single from their latest effort, "The E.N.D" also making them the first duo or group to secure three #1 singles from one album in 19 years. Also heating up the Hot 100, are Young Money's "Bed Rock" climbing 4-3, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" from 5-4 and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" rising 6-5 . Ke$ha's breakthrough single "TiK ToK" drops 1-2, after nine weeks at #1. Rounding out the final five entries in the top 10 are Artists For Haiti, Ludacris, Train, Jason DeRulo and a first time top ten appearance from Trey Songz with his latest single, "Say Ahh" from his Ready album.

Rihanna makes the biggest jump this week, rising 64-23. Usher's "There Goes My Baby" makes it's debut at 71 this week.

Sade's "Solider of Love" marches into second week atop on Billboard

This week marks Sade's second week atop on the billboard 200 chart. Sade's Soldier of Love, maintained it's position by generating 190,000 copies this week (a 62% decrease from it's previous week sales of 502,000). Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" grabs the number 2 position, selling 144,000 copies, which increases the album's total sales to one million, within four weeks on the chart; becoming the first album to generate one million copies this year.

Rounding out the top 10 are appearances from Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D" with 65,000, Lady Gaga's "The Fame" with 63,000, Lil Wayne's "The Rebirth" with 58,000, Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed A Dream" with 51,000, Alicia Keys' "The Element of Freedom" with 39,000, Jaheim's "Another Round" with 36,000, Josh Turner's "Haywire" with 33,000 and Taylor Swift's "fearless" with 32,000 copies sold.

Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys to headline Essence Festival

Alicia Keys has joined Mary J. Blige to headline the 16th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. The festival will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Essence Magazine and is scheduled to take place July 2-4. Other scheduled performers include, Trey Songz, LL Cool J, Keri Hilson, Jill Scott, Melanie Fiona, Gladys Knight, Estelle, De La Soul and Earth, Wind & Fire.

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Drake performs "Im Going In" at the Axe Lounge

Lil Jon's "Crunk Rock" album to released

After years of delay, Lil Jon's "Crunk Rock" album will see the light of day on June 8. The album will feature special guests such as Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, R.Kelly, Pitbull, Ying Yang Twins and many more. Lil Jon spoke on the album's vibe stating, " I gave them every kind of Lil Jon that they have ever heard on an album. From the crunk sh*t, to R&B, to house, electro and rock... The album is on a whole other level... I can't wait for the people da' hear it!!!". The album will be released through Universal Republic.

Jennifer Lopez splits with Epic

On Tuesday, all speculations regarding Jennifer Lopez's departure from Sony/Epic became evident when she confirmed the split. Jennifer Lopez released the following statement, giving insight on the departure:

“I am making this statement to put an end to any confusion in regards to my next album, titled ‘Love.’ I have belonged to the Sony family since the beginning of my career as a singer and together we’ve had great success. I have fulfilled my contractual responsibilities with Sony/Epic up to this point, and we have both reached friendly terms about my departure from the label. I’m also happy to say that we’ve found a new home for my album, ‘Love,” and that it is slated for release in the summer of 2010.”

"Love" was scheduled to be released in April. At the moment, it's unconfirmed which label will release Lopez's upcoming album, but it's rumored she may find a home with L.A. Reid and the Island Def Jam Family.

Janet Jackson 2004 wardrobe malfunction still unsettled

Six years later the saga continues. Tuesday, CBS argued they should not be held responsible for the wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 NFL Superbowl half-time show with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. At one point, the FCC fined CBS $550,000, which was later thrown out by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, only to have the U.S. Supreme Court pick the case up once again for review. The U.S. Supreme Court decided to review the case, based on the fact, the FCC could fine broadcasting companies over the use of a single curse word on live television.

The FCC argued, CBS was warned that the performance would be delivered with some sort of shock value; promised by Janet Jackson's choreographer. In CBS's defense, the FCC was creating informal decisions, effectively changing it's decency standards without proper disclosure. The FCC has been given time for more fact findings on the case. The final decision date for the case is unknown.

Video Premiere

Monica - Everything to Me

The first single off Monica's upcoming album "Still Standing" scheduled to hit stores March 23.

Lil Wayne and Eminem collaborate to "Drop the World"

Lil Wayne and Eminem teamed up to record "Drop the World" for Lil Wayne's "The Rebirth" album. At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Lil Wayne and Eminem performed a snippet of the single. Directed by Chris Robinson, the video premiere of "Drop the World" is schedule for March 11 on MTV.

Alicia Key's "Freedom" tour set to begin this month

Alicia Keys "Freedom" tour is set to begin this Friday in Owatta, ON. Opening acts will include Melanie Fiona and Robin Thicke. After touring in Canada, the tour will move to the United States and then the International leg of the tour will begin late April.

Below are date for the Freedom Tour:

2/26 - Ottawa, ON @ ScotiaBank Place

2/28 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

3/03 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena

3/05 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre

3/06 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre

3/08 - London, ON @ John Labatt Centre

3/10 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre

3/11 - Verona, NY @ Turning Stone

3/13 - Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Casino

3/14 - Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Casino

3/17 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

3/20 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Mark Etess Arena

3/22 - Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena

3/24 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena

3/25 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center

3/27 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena

3/28 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times - Forum

3/30 - Atlanta, GA @ Phillips Arena

4/02 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theater (Grand Prairie)

4/03 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

4/06 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center

4/07 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara

4/09 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay

4/10 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Coliseum

The Dream "Love King" album due in May

The Dream's 3rd LP "Love King" will be released in May. The first single/title track, "Love King" hit the internet last week. The Dream has plans on releasing four videos and singles before May 17 and tweeted to ask fans for their input on the next singles.

Check out the new single, Love King.

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Timberlake, Timbaland team up for "Carry Out" video

Justin Timberlake and Timbaland teamed up to shoot "Carry Out" the third single from Timberland's Shock Value 2 album. Timbaland's "Shock Value 2" album includes guest appearances from Katy Perry, Drake, Nelly, Jet, Miley Cyrus, JoJo, SoShy, Nelly Furtado, Esthero and Sebastian.

Check out the video below.

Lil Wayne's pending sentence

Lil Wayne's prison sentencing was postponed last week due to his need of emergency dental surgery. Last week Lil Wayne had dental procedures that consisted of 8 root canals and several tooth implants redone. Lil Wayne is currently in recovery and is schedule to head to prison March 2, 2010.

Video Premiere

Ludacris (featuring Ncki Minaj) - My Chick Bad

The second single from Ludacris' upcoming album, Battle of the Sexes, scheduled to be released March 9, 2010

Chris Brown cleared to travel out the Country for May-June Concerts

Chris Brown appeared in court yesterday afternoon, where he received praise from Judge Patricia Schnegg for his progress and domestic violence counseling attendance. Chris Brown has completed 32 days of hard labor in his hometown of Virginia. The judge reviewed the terms of his probation and granted him the opportunity to perform out of the country between May and June. The performance locations are yet to be released.

Last year Chris Brown was sentenced 5 years of probation for his February 2009 attack on recording artist, Rihanna.

Jermaine Dupri produces Janet's new single titled "Nothing"

Jermaine Dupri recently produced a new song for Janet Jackson to be featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming Tyler Perry production "Why did I get married too ?". Jermaine Dupri told MTV news, "All I can say is... Y'all haven't heard her sound like this in a long time". The track titled, "Nothing" is slated to be released as the lead single from the soundtrack- the film is scheduled to arrive in theaters April 2.

In related news, Janet is currently working on her upcoming album, which producer Rodney Jerkins said would be more emotional than her past efforts.

Ke$ha takes on the "World" to remain #1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Newcomer Ke$ha continues to make her presence profound as she holds off the charity remake of "We are the World 25" by Artists for Haiti to continue her reign at top of the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for the ninth consecutive week. Ke$ha's second single "Blah Blah Blah featuring 3OH!3" jumps 22-11. Ke$ha debut album "Animal" debuted at #1 in January and this week drops two slot to #19. Shaping out the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 are appearances from Black Eyed Peas, Young Money featuring Llyod, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Train, Ludacris, Jason Derulo and David Guetta featuring Akon.

This weeks Billboard Hot 100 also saw the debut of Rihanna's latest single "Rude Boy" at #64 and Monica's "Everything to Me" at 82.

Sade’s “Soldier of Love” salutes the #1 spot on Billboard.

Almost 10 years since their last studio album “Lovers Rock”, Sade’s latest effort, Soldier of Love debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 502,000 copies sold in the first week. Led by the album title track “Soldier of Love”, Soldier of love marks Sade’s eighth top ten album, and second #1 album on the Billboard 200. Soldier of Love also marks the best week album sales by a group since AC/DC’s “Black Ice” album charted #1 with 784,000 copies back in November of 2008.

Led by Sade Adu, the group Sade is best know for tracks such as, “Your Love is King”, “Hang on to Your Love” and “The Sweetest Taboo”.

Soldier of Love also debuted at #4 on the UK album charts, marking the groups highest first week sales since the release of “Stronger than Pride” in 1988. Other albums debuting on this weeks charts include, Jaheim's latest effort "Another Round" at #3 with 112,000 copies sold, Josh Turner's "Haywire" at #5 with 85,000 copies and Christian pop act TobyMac's "Tonight" at #6 with 79,000 copies.

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Beyonce Tops Decade's RIAA Sales

On Wednesday (Feb. 17th), The RIAA released a compilation of awards released between 2000-2009. Beyonce led the pack with a total of 64 certifications including albums, digital songs, master ringtones and music videos. In 2000 Beyonce released her first solo album "Dangerously In Love". Since the launch of her solo career, Beyonce has generated three #1 albums, five #1 singles and 23 Hot 100 singles. Last month at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyonce became the first female artist to win six grammy's in one night. In 2009 she was named "Female Artist of the Decade" by Billboard.

Lady Gaga's 2010 BRIT Awards performance

Last night (Tuesday, Feb. 16), Lady Gaga dedicated her performance at the 2010 BRIT Awards to the legacy of the late fashion designer, Alexander McQueen. Performing a medley of "Telephone" and "Dance in the Dark" from her latest album Fame Monster, Lady Gaga along with Alicia Keys and Jay-Z helped boost television ratings for the BRIT Awards. She took home three awards including Best International Album for her debut album, "The Fame".

Usher's 2010 NBA All-Star Opening Performance

Usher opened the 2010 NBA All-Star game Sunday night with a medley of songs, including his 2004 hit single "Yeah" and songs such as "More" and "She Don't Know" from his upcoming album Raymond v. Raymond.

Drake signs first Worldwide deal with Sprite

Without the release of his debut album, "Thank Me Later" (which is scheduled for release March 2010) Hip Hop's "Rookie of the Year" has secured a #1 hit single, two grammy nominations and a ton of features. What is there left for him to do? The Toronto native has now signed his first worldwide deal with Sprite, in their first ever global marketing campaign. Drake will appear in the first commercial for Sprites 2010 "Spark" campaign. The campaign is aimed to motivate and provide the youth with a platform where they can express their creativity through music and film. The commercial is titled, "Unleash". In the commercial Drake finds himself in the studio, seeking inspiration to record his hit single "Forever", which was also featured on the soundtrack of the motion picture "More Than A Game". After tasting the sprite, Drake transformers into this lyrical genius where he then belts out the opening lyrics of the songs remix, "last name ever, first name greatest". "Unleash" will run in the United States, Africa, Philippines and Turkey.

In related news, Drake is also teaming up with Sprite in their "Step-Off" competition in Atlanta. The competition is held at historic black colleges and has been around since last fall. The events purpose is to reward $1.5 million in college sponsors. Drake will serve as a judge and perform during the finale.

We Are the World 25 Video Debut

In efforts to help rebuild Haiti after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastation which took place January 12, 2010, artists such as Usher, Celine Dion, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Tony Bennett, Pink, Barbara Streisand, Toni Braxton, Nicole Scherzinger, Jordan Sparks, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson and many more all came together to remake "We are the World". The original version was recorded by the Supergroup USA Africa in 1985, produced by the legendary Quincy Jones. The world premiere of the song's video aired Friday, February 12, 2010, during the opening coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympics on NBC. Originally penned by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, this year marks the 25th year anniversary of the original version, which was created to build awareness of Ethiopia's 1984-1985 famine.

Please donate to Haiti now. The smallest donation can make the biggest difference.

Below you will find links to organizations supporting the rebuild of Haiti:
www.redcross.org
www.hopeforhaitinow.org
www.savethechildren.com
www.americares.org
www.clintonbushhaitifund.org
www.directrelief.org
www.habitat.org
www.yele.org

You may also text YELE to 501501 to donate $5.

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Live Nation and Walmart inks ticketing deal.

Live Nation Entertainment has partnered with Wal-Mart to offer ticket services for Live Nation events. Around 500 Wal-Mart will carry tickets for sporting and concert events in major markets such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Tickets will be available in the electronic department at all participating Wal-Marts based on each events location.

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