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Jeff Hanneman (Photo: Kevin Winter)By Jon Wiederhorn

Slayer has announced that there will be a public memorial to commemorate the band's late guitarist Jeff Hanneman on May 23. It'll take place at Los Angeles's Hollywood Palladium from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to attend, and will be admitted on a first come, first-in basis until the venue is full.

The Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration will be an opportunity for Hanneman’s family, friends, and fans to reflect over the guitarist’s colorful personality and considerable musical accomplishments.

(Kevin Mazur, WireImage)Kelly Rowland has confirmed what many Destiny’s Child fans suspected for years - it’s not easy living in Beyoncé’s shadow.

On her new song “Dirty Laundry,” Rowland opens up about being jealous of Beyoncé’s success.

“While my sister was on stage, killing it like a mother-cker, I was enraged, feeling it like a mother-cker,” she sings. “Bittersweet, she was up, I was down. No lie, I feel good for her, but what do I do now?”

According to Billboard magazine, Rowland is referring to a period after the release of her 2002 solo debut “Simply Deep.” Beyoncé released her first solo album, “Dangerously in Love,” in May 2003.

Aside from Beyoncé being the front woman of Destiny’s Child, her solo career immediately took off with a No. 1 album and single as Rowland’s records only found moderate success.

To make matters worse for Rowland, as things were going well for Beyoncé she was having personal problems.

By Laura Ferreiro

Kanye performing in NYC (Photo: Theo Wargo)Leave it to Kanye West to turn an embarrassing moment into a massive onstage tirade. The rap star, who performed at a surprise show at New York's Roseland Ballroom Wednesday night for an Adult Swim Upfront party, took the opportunity to lambast paparazzi and tell the world that he "ain't no motherf---ing celebrity."

During his hour-plus set, West went on a rant for more than three minutes, declaring himself the "worst kinda celebrity" and saying he was fed up with people running up to him with cameras, asking him "dumbass questions, throwing me off my focus and sh-t."

It's likely that a recent incident in which West walked head first into a "Wrong Way" sign when paparazzi were following him and his lady love, Kim Kardashian, in Los Angeles, sparked the tirade.

Wade Robson (Photo: Denise Truscello)While the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live continues in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom, another Jackson-related drama is playing out.

Dancer/choreographer Wade Robson filed suit against the Michael Jackson estate last week, alleging that Jackson sexually abused him from age seven through 14. This morning he appeared on the "Today" show — and in a bombshell interview with host Matt Lauer, spilled the beans on his relationship with Jackson and explained why he waited until now to come forward with the allegations.

Frank Ocean (Photo: Jamie McCarthy)If you're tired of the same-old, same-old awards shows--best this, best that, yawn- the O Music Awards are coming back again this year to shake things up. MTV, VH1, and CMT's fourth annual show celebrating music, technology and fan influence will feature its usual round of unorthodox categories, with Beck and Frank Ocean leading the pack of nominees.

Beck and Ocean have two nods each. Other artists nominated include Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Miranda Lambert, Pussy Riot, Ed Sheeran, David Bowie, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Tyler, the Creator.

Of course, the awards categories themselves at this particular show are of as much interest as the colorful list nominees themselves. Returning categories this year include Digital Genius Award, Fan Army FTW, Best Web-Born Artist, Must Follow Artist on Twitter, Best Music App, Best Artist Instagram…and the fetchingly titled Too Much Ass for TV .

Beyoncé says she is glad to be back on stage in Antwerp. (YouTube)

"I do whatever I want," Beyoncé belted on stage in Belgium Wednesday night, referencing a lyric from her new single "Grown Woman."

And she means it. Doctors had the superstar cancel a Tuesday concert in Antwerp to treat exhaustion and dehydration, and also advised that she cancel Wednesday's show. She refused.

"Now, my doctors told me not to perform tonight, but there was no way in the world. I just have to say that y'all give me so much inspiration," she told ticket holders inside Antwerp's Sportpaleis.