"Law & Order: SVU" episode Funny ValentineA new teaser clip has emerged from Wednesday’s “Law & Order: SVU” episode Funny Valentine that has been compared to Rihanna and Chris Brown’s real life saga.
In the preview, Tiffany Robinson portrays a pop star that was beaten by her musician boyfriend.
Detective Olivia Benson attempts to persuade Misha, Robinson’s character, to press charges.
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(Jason LaVeris/ FilmMagic)Diddy is truly a marketing genius. More than 10 years after the Harlem Shake dance premiered in a music video from an artist on his Bad Boy label, the dance re-emerges in a new form.
These days, up-and-coming producer Baauer is getting all the credit for the craze. His EDM song “Harlem Shake” broke a record this week, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
Though the song was released last May, the recent popularity of the dance is fueled by a parody video featuring comedian Filthy Frank doing his impression. Frank’s Feb. 2 video sparked tons of copycats and millions of plays.
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(Facebook)An optimistic, get-over-it and pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps anthem probably isn’t what rap fans want to hear during tough economic times, but it’s what veteran Boston MC Edo.G offers on “Change” from his 10th studio album, Intelligence & Ignorance, released earlier this month.
While many of the “Be A Father To Your Child”’s contemporaries complain about the system, Edo.G instead encourages his listeners to think differently.
On the song featuring a comforting chorus from soul singer Noel Gourdin, Ed rhymes, “Don’t do a stupid move. Stop worrying about who is who doing you, screwing you, subduing you.”
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Michelle Williams, who recently joined Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland for a Destiny’s Child reunion at the Super Bowl, will star in her own reality show with her real life sisters.
The Entertainment One series My Sister’s Keeper will chronicle Williams’ work on her forthcoming gospel album on Light Records, the producer’s gospel music division. Williams’s third gospel set is due out this summer, and the first single is in the works.
Read More »from Michelle Williams To Tape ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ Reality ShowTLC member T-Boz said the group planned to capitalize on the forthcoming VH1 documentary, Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story, by releasing new music and embarking on a tour.
VH1 announced Tuesday that Joyful Noise actress and singer KeKe Palmer has been cast to portray TLC member Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas. Rapper and “America’s Best Dance Crew” judge Lil Mama and Step Up actress Drew Sidora were previously reported to play late group member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and T-Boz, respectively.
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Mariah’s 2009’s Eminem dis “Obsessed” was her last top 10 hit. But her new song “Almost Home” from the soundtrack of Oz The Great And Powerful will place her back on the top of the charts.
Mariah understands how to keep her sound fresh and relevant better than possibly any other pop star with 20-plus years of hits. Though “Almost Home” boasts Mariah’s honey-laced multi-octave range, the song’s true pop friendliness lies on the production from Stargate.
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Up and coming R&B singers who merely pace the stage during their sets could learn a lot from veteran The Gap Band-singer-turned-solo artist Charlie Wilson. Wilson, who turned 60-years-old last month, maintained an high energy show Saturday at the packed Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, blazing through 30 years of hits.
Two bugle boys introduced the “Burn Rubber On Me” singer, announcing his intent to “hand you your a** on a platter.”
Wilson did just that. He emerged during the revving “Party Train,” falling in line with the background dancers, keeping in step in his flamboyant black suit, pink shirt and tennis.
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Chris Brown doesn’t want his public to be fooled into this thinking he actually loves his high profile lifestyle of throngs of adoring women, luxury cars, and arena concerts.
He’d rather have his pre-fame life back, according to the lyrics of his new song, “Home,” a docu-video from his world tour.
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2 Chainz with Maryland State Police officers (Instagram)Grammy nominated rapper 2 Chainz was arrested on Valentine’s Day for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, Maryland State Police Sgt. Marc Black confirmed to Yahoo!
The “I’m Different” rapper was en route to a performance at the University Of Maryland Eastern Shore when he was pulled over at 9:15 p.m. for speeding.
Sgt. Black said 2 Chainz, born Tauheed Epps, was stopped on Route 50 on Rabbit Hill Road in Talbot. “A trooper observed [the vehicle driving] over 79 miles per hour and a traffic stop was conducted,” he said. “A strong odor of burned marijuana was emanating from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was [conducted]. Probable cause was conducted and it was found that Mr. Epps had paraphernalia on him with trace amount of marijuana.”
Read More »from 2 Chainz Arrested For Possession Of Marijuana And Paraphernalia, Instagram Photo Being InvestigatedJustin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" video, released on Valentine's Day, plays like a excerpt from 1960s-themed films Ocean'11 and Dreamgirls. The short directed by David Fincher is shot in black and white. Timberlake, featured rapper Jay Z and other cast members are dressed in suits and ties. And the show venue hearkens the look and feel of the Motown era.
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The video compliments the song, a modernization of soul music from the '70s with JT's falsetto backed by trumpets, finger snaps and analog Moog synthesizer keys.
Read More »from Justin Timberlake’s ‘Suit & Tie’ Video Inspired By 1960′s StyleNEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people across Europe, with 281 points while German act Cascada was 21st out of 26 countries, getting just 18 points from Austria, Israel, Spain, Albania and Switzerland. ...
MONACO (AP) — The glittering star power of Cannes migrated up the coast to Monaco for front-row seats at Dior's colorful, sexy cruise fashion show.
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst. Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. ...
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.