Wednesday 31 August 2016

Usher’s ‘Hands of Stone’ bombs at Box Office

Usher's latest decline doesn't just stop at his music. For his big screen debut ‘Hands of Stone’ (fronted by Robert De Niro & Edgar Ramirez) grossed just $1.7 million over its opening weekend.
Failed to knock out the box office with his role as legendary boxer Sugar Ray

Chris Brown released on $250,000 bail

Chris Brown was released on $250,000 bail Monday night after he was booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. This follows a long standoff between himself and officers at his Los Angeles home.
Due in court next month

Chris Brown officially arrested for assault with a deadly weapon

Chris Brown has been arrested and will be booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, following a long standoff with the Los Angeles Police Department.
New meaning to "grass aint greener"

Tuesday 30 August 2016

Rihanna & Drake fans targeted by Twitter troll

Rihanna and Drake were trending today because of a fake website. It went live with a countdown clock, and that had Twitter buzzing about what would go down on September 8th at 9 p.m. ET.
Joanne The Scammer claims she was angry at Drake VMAs snub

Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' debuts at #1 on Billboard 200

Frank Ocean's new album 'Blonde' becomes his first #1 on the Billboard 200. He sold 232,000 copies in pure sales and 276,000 with streaming.
Obliterates industry forecasts

Teyana Taylor readying new album

Teyana Taylor is making the most out of her newfound fame. Following her stunning VMAs presentation in Kanye West's 'Fade' video, Tey is choosing to strike while the iron is hot.
Teyana is ready to make moves

Britney's radio interview: "Were you nervous to perform after Beyoncé?"

MTV’s decision to place Britney’s performance right after Beyoncé’s mini concert at the VMAs has caused much debate online. Britney isn't fazed, as indicated during a new radio interview with the Zach Sang Show.
Britney says she’ll probably release another 9 albums.

Fergie covers 'Paper' magazine but there's no album release date

Fergie covers the September 2016 issue of Paper magazine. The issue is celebrating 1000 Beautiful People.
"The album's release date is still being finalized" - Paper

Cassie announces new single 'Makeup'

During VMAs night, Cassie told 'E! News' that she’s been working with producer Detail on her next album. The first single off it, is called ‘Makeup,’ which she says is "coming soon."
Dropped debut (and only album) 10 years ago

Monday 29 August 2016

Ariana Grande premieres ‘Side to Side’ video (ft. Nicki Minaj)

Ariana Grande drops the Hannah Lux Davis-directed visuals for her Nicki Minaj assisted new single 'Side to Side.'
Both gals work up a sweat in new visuals

Teyana Taylor steals the show at VMAs

Oh!? Teyana Taylor’s snatched body has been goals for years. Funnily enough, mainstream media are only just catching on. Now they're schooling people who she really is.
Kanye West Presents 'Fade' at the VMAs

Cassie & Diddy link up with Jayoncé & other power couples

After their shortlived break-up, Diddy took his on again girlfriend Cassie to a VMAs afterparty. It was attended by some of his mega rich elitist pals and their superstar wives (Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, etc).
Billion dollar afterparty.

Who owned the VMAs white carpet?

Maybe I'm super fussy, but no one really wowed me with their looks last night. Who was a fashion flop, and who owned it on the VMAs white carpet? You decide...
Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj fail to impress

A smitten Drake confesses his love to Rihanna at VMAs

Drake confessed to loving Rihanna for SEVEN YEARS, while presenting her with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at last night's VMAs.
"She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old."

Beyoncé makes VMAs history

Following her 8 wins last night, Beyoncé is now the most VMAs awarded artist in history with a total of 24 wins.
"Cause I slay!"

Alicia Keys tributes Martin Luther King Jr. at VMAs

On the 53rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, Alicia Keys shared an emotional poem and squeezed in an acapella.
Pregnant?!?!

Rihanna's ballad-themed VMAs performance (4/4)

Seems Rihanna was saving her vocal strengths for this last ballad-themed performance. After this little mishap, Rihanna delivered raw emotion and served facial expressions!
'Stay', 'Diamonds' and 'Love on the Brain.'

Rihanna's trap-themed VMAs performance (3/4)

The third portion of Rihanna's VMAs performance saw her embrace the trap. Sadly, she disrespected many ears when she attempted to hit that high note on 'Needed Me.' What was she thinking?!
'Needed Me', 'Pour It Up' and 'Bitch Better Have My Money'

Rihanna's dancehall-themed VMAs performance (2/4)

Island gyal Rihanna clearly wasn't trying to serve vocals with this performance. She delivered carnival fever to VMAs, putting together a fiery dancehall mashup.
'Rude Boy', 'What’s My Name' and 'Work.'

Britney Spears & G-Eazy perform 'Make Me' at VMAs

The energy we used to live for from Britney Spears just wasn't present, but being made to perform right after Beyoncé was a tad bit brutal. Still, Britney smiled it up for the cameras and did what she could.
'Make Me' featuring G-Eazy

Beyoncé performs ‘Lemonade’ medley at VMAs

VMAs entire budget was used on Beyoncé's 15 minute 'Lemonade' performance. She sure gets props for sounding exactly the same on both album and live performance.
'Pray You Catch Me', 'Sorry', 'Hold Up', 'Don’t Hurt Yourself' and 'Formation.'

Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj perform 'Side to Side' at VMAs

Ari has a nice voice. She can belt when she needs to. But... trying to make a home work out video while singing live probably wasn't the greatest idea.
'Side to Side' featuring Nicki Minaj

Rihanna opens VMAs with dance-themed hits medley (1/4)

Video Vanguard recipient Rihanna kicked off the VMAs by letting the girls know she's got hits for daaaaays!
'Don’t Stop the Music,' 'Only Girl (In the World),' 'We Found Love' and 'Where Have You Been.'

Beyoncé arrives at VMAs, but Blue Ivy wasn't here for it

Beyoncé came and went on the VMAs white carpet, because it got too loud for her daughter Blue Ivy. The little girl was clearly distressed at having the constant cameras in her face.

Sunday 28 August 2016

Album Review: Britney Spears - "Glory" (by Mikey)

Britney Spears is back with her ninth-studio album, "Glory"! And instead of beginning this review with a bunch of boring stats that we all know, or an expose on the ups and downs of Britney's life and career, let's just jump right in and review some "Glory"'s best songs!


Ciara talks new album

Ciara tells WWD that she's taking her sweet steady time with her new album, because she wants to "do it right for the fans." No shade, but... doesn't she say this every go round?

Ashanti gives male fans a booty shaking lapdance

Bananas! Ashanti invited three male fans onto the stage during her 'Natural Born Hitters' tour, treating them all to a twerk out. Ratchet Ashanti was certainly getting it in, last night.

Saturday 27 August 2016

Eek! Britney's 'Glory' is expected to sell...

Hits Daily Double reports that Britney's new album 'Glory' is set to open with just 90-95k in pure sales and 105k-115k with sales-plus-streaming. This means, Britney won't get the number one album on next week's Billboard 200.

Rihanna to open VMAs

MTV officially announces Video Vanguard recipient Rihanna as the opener during the VMAs tomorrow night.

Reader comments of the week *new feature*

Usher dropped his atrocious album cover. Ciara's latest spread didn't slay. And Britney's new album is getting a whole lot of love. What are TW readers saying this week?

Drake buys massive billboard to praise Rihanna

Drake bought a massive billboard to congratulate Rihanna on her Video Vanguard Award...

Mariah Carey stars in Empire’s season 3 trailer

Fox releases a new trailer for Empire’s third season, which gives us our first look at Mariah Carey’s anticipated guest appearance as songstress Kitty!

Friday 26 August 2016

Ashanti keeps it sexy in 'Natural Born Hitters' tour promo

It's murdaaaaaaa! Ashanti and Ja Rule pose in this brand new promo for their 'Natural Born Hitters' tour.

Chris Brown drops visuals for 'Grass Ain’t Greener'

Chris Brown drops his 'Grass Ain’t Greener' video today, supposedly off his next studio album, 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon.'

It's Britney, bitch!

This is Britney Spears week. Her brilliant new album 'Glory' dropped today and she's performing at VMAs on Sunday. More Britney goodies, inside.

Usher's ‘Hard II Love’ album cover is wack, but 'Missin U' sounds good ♫

Usher's eighth studio album 'Hard II Love' is due September 16th (artwork, below). The project, which was previously titled 'Flawed,' features 15 tracks.

Tuesday 23 August 2016

Frank Ocean's ‘Blonde’ is set to sell…

With an estimated 225-250K units, Frank Ocean's new album 'Blonde' is set for a number one debut on the Billboard 200 chart.

Monday 22 August 2016

A washed out Ciara for L'officiel Paris

Looking out of place on the special September issue of L'officiel Paris is Ciara. She poses with seven supermodels, including the legendary Iman.

Rihanna rocks 'V' festival

Rihanna rocked two completely different looks during her two-day headlining set at V festival in Essex over the weekend.

Sunday 21 August 2016

Top 5 songs off Britney's new album 'Glory'

Does Britney's new album 'Glory' live up to expectations?

Stream Frank Ocean’s new album ‘Blonde’

Frank Ocean has been on a roll this week. And today, he finally drops his official new album 'Blonde' via Apple Music.

Saturday 20 August 2016

Frank Ocean premieres 'Nikes' video

Frank Ocean's new 'Nikes' video has some very interesting imagery. It's glittery, and features scenes of nudity and self-immolation. As for the song itself...

Britney Spears unwraps 'Glory' tracklist

Britney Spears unwraps the official 17-song tracklist for her ninth studio album ‘Glory.’ The LP drops August 26th via RCA. 

Friday 19 August 2016

J.Lo beats Britney Spears for highest grossing show at Planet Hollywood

Jennifer Lopez’s August 13th show of 'All I Have' raked in $1 million and is now the highest grossing show at Planet Hollywood to date.

Cops called to Cassie's house after fight with Diddy

Cassie and Diddy have split up. Again. They reportedly had a heated argument in a car Wednesday afternoon after Cassie told him she wanted to break up.

Frank Ocean releases visual album ‘Endless’

Frank Ocean has debuted a visual album titled ‘Endless,’ which was released as a live stream on his website BoysDontCry.co.

Justin Timberlake covers ‘Vanity Fair’

Justin Timberlake's cover for ‘Vanity Fair Italia’  has been shopped to the Gods, but at least his eyes look nice.

Alicia Keys for 'Grazia' & 'Ebony'

Alicia Keys' no makeup pledge is totally refreshing these days. I dig it. The singer was photographed by Jason Kim and styled by John Moore for the August 18th, 2016 issue of Grazia France.

Usher for 'Flaunt'

Usher is Flaunt’s latest cover star. Ush is photographed by Zackery Michael and styled by Jimi Urquiaga for the moody spread.

Thursday 18 August 2016

Team Breezy petition for Chris Brown to perform at Super Bowl

Team Breezy are petitioning for Chris Brown to headline the 2017 Super Bowl Half Time Show. A Change.org petition has so far generated over 3,000 signatures.