K'naan - Nothing To Lose ft. Nas [MUSiC VIDEO]

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Big K.R.I.T. - King Pt. 2 (Lord Knows freestyle) [NEW MUSIC]

KRIT keeps the music coming despite a slight delay in the release of 4evaNaDay (March 5th).. Here is the sequel to the southern rapper's "King", which dropped in 2010, now over Just Blaze's powerful "Lord Knows" instrumental (Drake).
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RZA Interview on Conan O'Brien [VIDEO]

RZA stops by Conan's show to talk Valentine's day, working on Californication (Sundays on SHOtime) and more. Samurai Apocalypse!!!

Music Legend Whitney Houston Dies at Age 48 + Final Performance [NEWS/VIDEO]

After rumors were spreading quickly on the internet, Whitney Houston's publicist confirmed the news that the 48-year old singer was found dead in her Beverly Hills Hotel room. I still can't believe that she's actually gone.. it's been a rough decade or so for her and while we were all rooting for Whitney's success, she was often caught up with personal demons. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed so stay tuned for more details. Prayers go out to Ms. Houston's daughter, family and friends who must be devastated by the loss. A couple of nights ago, Whitney attended ‘Kelly Price & Friends Unplugged: For The Love of R&B’ pre-Grammy party at Tru Hollywood. She joined her ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ collaborator Kelly Price for a live rendition of ‘Jesus Loves Me’. It was Whitney's last performance before her untimely death. -more details @ abc

Blue Ivy Carter's First Pictures! [NEWS]

Nothing but happiness in these photos posted by Jay a few moments ago on his site life+times.

Check out proud papa Jay and a glowing Beyonce in the hospital after the birth of their first daughter.  Continue after the jump to see more pictures of Baby Blue.  Seems like they continue to handle things like this on their own, and respectably did not try to sell the photos to tabloids. Congrats to the lucky couple!

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Madonna Talks MIA's Superbowl Controversy, Upcoming Tour, MDNA & New Movie [AUDIO]

Madonna called "On Air With Ryan Seacrest" earlier today to talk about her Superbowl show, her 12th studio album MDNA, Britney Spears, her upcoming film W.E. and more.

On MIA's obscene gesture (skip to 7:20): “To tell you the truth, I didn’t even know about it. I actually didn’t know until I left… I found out about it in the elevator on my way to go to the car to get to the airport. I was really surprised. I didn’t know anything about it. I wasn’t happy about it, because for me — I understand it’s kind of punk rock and everything — but to me there was such a feeling of love and good energy and positivity. It seemed negative. It’s one of those things that’s such a teenager, kind of, irrelevant thing to do in one respect. But on the other, there was such a feeling of love and unity there. What was the point? It was just out of place.”

On performing "Like A Prayer": “It was actually very emotional for me. I almost starting crying. I felt an incredible sense of — I know it sounds cheesy, but — warmth, love, support. Everybody turning on their flashlights, holding up their phones, to see the entire stadium lit up like candles with the video-mapping over us and the choir singing around me — it was like a religious experience.” she also said of her co-performer, “I love Cee Lo. I’ve always loved his voice. I feel like he’s someone really up and coming, interesting.”

On her new tour and single (skip to 14:20): I am having auditions all next week. Then I’m going to shoot the video for ‘Girls Gone Wild’ after that, then I start rehearsals." She shut down rumors of a Britney Spear feature, saying "No, it’s just little ol’ me."

On her new album MDNA: “...a lot of up tempo [music], but I also have three ballads which I haven’t done in a while. Something for everyone!” Preorder the album now, due out March 26th! (alt amazon link). It was also just revealed that the star just broke an iTunes preorder record by claiming the number one spot in over 50 countries. Listen to the full interview above to also hear about Madonna's new movie..

hit the jump to check out the MDNA album covers and official tracklisting!

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Busta Rhymes Talks Details of Young Money & Google Music Deals [VIDEO]

Busta sounds excited about the new venture between YMCMB and Google Music.. He was pretty vague about how they are going to market his music differently but time will tell.. Could be the future of record deals if what he's alluding to is true...

Young Jeezy - I Do (remix) ft. Jay-Z, Andre 3000 & Drake [NEW MUSIC]

It was previously reported that Drake was on the original version of "I Do" and now we finally get to hear what he laid down.
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VEVO (Owned by Sony, UMG, E1) Illegally Streams NFL Game at Event (wtf!) [VIDEO]

VEVO, the video streaming platform created by youtube and major labels Sony, Univeral, Abu Dhabi Media & E1, which was to control the labels' content and curtail piracy, has now committed their own act of copyright infringement! At this year's Sundance festival, they hosted an event where they streamed a NFL game from a known "rogue" site. Guess they are only concerned about their stake in controlling the internet. Seems like they're making their own rules, without concern for the legislation they have been trying to push through to make this practice illegal. Major labels continue to push for prosecution of individuals, while they are seeming to shirk responsibility for their own shady practices... Hope they have a good explanation for this or get reprimanded accordingly! ;) spotted at techdirt