Lady Gaga Releases New Music!

Lady Gaga just released a snippet of a brand spanking new track from the US version of her debut album, The Fame! The retro-sexual star herself said, "It is my wish to have #8 on my album be different in each territory. Keep a look out for unique imports/versions." This exclusive snippet features Space Cowboy and another mystery artist!

Plus, Lady Gaga's film-making debut, "The Fame: Part One", is getting rave reviews from her die-hard fans! Now it's currently featured on Myspace Music. Check it out!

Also, Lady Gaga just headlined a Swedish music festival, NRJ. She performed in Stockholm, Sweden for an audience of approximately 50,000 people and for the first time, she wasn't opening for anyone else!

Beyonce Covers Marie Claire

Beyonce covers October's issue of Marie Claire, here are some parts from the exclusive interview.

Beyonce on her alter ego Sasha:

‘I’ve created an alter ego [she refers to her on-stage persona as ‘Sasha’]: things I do when performing I would never do normally. I reveal things about myself that I wouldn’t do in an interview. I have out-of-body experiences [on stage].

If I cut my leg, if I fall, I don’t even feel it. I’m so fearless, I’m not aware of my face or my body.'

Beyonce on whether there is a time limit to being a pop star:

‘Being a pop star, yes. Being a legend, an icon, absolutely not. And, at this point, that’s what I’m trying to do. I’m over being a pop star. I don’t wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot.

I feel like I’m highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records. And I feel like there comes a point when being a pop star is not enough.’

Beyonce on her success:

'I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies. And I do think that I’m opening doors for more black women, just like Halle [Berry] and Diana Ross opened doors for me.’

Leona Lewis on Regis and Kelly!

Leona Lewis performed "Better In Time" on Regis and Kelly this Wednesday. It's a sweet song, but not extraordinary. I think her popularity really helped her for this song. Don't get me wrong she does have an amazing voice, but she should start releasing a broader variety of songs.

Britney Spears to Open The 2008 Video Music Awards

Britney Spears will kick off (“open”) the 2008 Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 7th at 9:00PM (ET/PT), you won't want to miss this opening! This isn't a performance, but Britney fans really shouldn't miss this. Britney is nominated for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year for “Piece of Me.”

“MTV has long played an important role in my career. How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMA’s? I'm excited to open the entire show, to say hi to my fans and to be nominated.” - Britney Spears

“Britney has done everything from perform with a snake, lock lips with Madonna and prove that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. I can’t wait to see what she does to kick off this year’s show.” - Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Music/LOGO/Films Group

Robin Thicke: NEW Promo Pics + Album Cover

Check out NEW promo pics of Robin Thicke, as he gets ready to drop his highly anticipated album Something Else. The album will be available in stores and online on September 30.

New Eric Benet Video - "The Hunger"

Here's Eric Benet's second video for his upcoming album "Love and Life, which will drop on September 9th. The video was shot in his hometown of Milwaukee at his old neighborhood’s block party. It's a beautiful soul track, Eric Benet's new album will surely do great, so far everything I've heard from the album is simply fantastic!

Usher Dreams Of The Super Bowl!

Usher will perform the football season’s kickoff concert on Thursday in New York’s Columbus Circle along with Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield. The 3 p.m. concert will be held just before the season opener, when the Washington Redskins take on the Super Bowl champion New York Giants.

Usher is already aiming at next year's Super Bowl:

“I don’t think it’s too early to consider it,” said Usher, speaking from Atlanta. “Certainly being associated with the organization makes that a lot more possible. There have been conversations for a lot of years about me being part of a performance at a Super Bowl.”

He added: “I’m hoping that this leads, definitely, to that. This whole process is basically you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”

Recently Prince and Tom Petty performed at the Super Bowl, can Usher really pull it through?

At the kickoff concert, Usher plans to perform “Here I Stand,” “Changing Places” and “What’s Your Name” with guest star will.i.am.

Do you think Usher would be the right choice for the Super Bowl?

Leona Lewis - Christmas Album

Leona Lewis is counting on having a very Merry Christmas with a new album which will be released around the same time.

The plan is to repackage "Spirit" with new songs, as well as videos.

Her song "Bleeding Love" has passed the $3 million sales mark in the US - the first song to do so since the Beatles in the 1960s.

Janet Jackson - Rock Witchu Tour News

Janet Jackson revealed reluctantly to Jermaine Dupri that LL Cool J will be the opening act of her upcoming tour "Rock Witchu". The tour will kick off on September 10th, in beautiful Vancouver, Canada! Janet also revealed that she added a date to her tour, which will be Madison Square Garden, on October 16th.

New Linkin Park Album!

Linkin Park, which released its “Minutes To Midnight” after 4 years long break since its “Meteora” in 2003, is planning to release its next album in 2009 and has already started working on a few songs. Sources say that the band doesn’t want to repeat the gap of 4 years again and is wishing to be as consistent as possible.

Mike Shinoda was quoted saying: "Actually I’ve been doing a couple of studio dates out on the road, which is new for me," and that "I did a date when we were touring in Germany, one date in Prague, a bunch of dates in New York, and I’m excited about that. It’s been very cool for us. So long story short, we’ve been putting in a lot of work and hopefully we could have a new record out next year."

The band was committed to their “Projekt Revolution tour”, until August 24 and will now concentrate on their next album.

Lady Gaga is Hosting the NewNowNext PopLab Series Premiere!

Lady Gaga, retro-sexual dance diva and performance artist, is hosting the series premiere of NewNowNext Pop Lab. This brand new TV show will feature up-and-coming party music in all its forms. Watch the premiere on LOGO this Wednesday night, September 3rd at midnight ET/PT.

New Christina Aguilera Album!

Christina Aguilera is set to release a Greatest Hits album on November 12.

“Keep Getting Better” and “Dynamite” are featured as new songs on the upcoming album . The Limited Edition includes a bonus DVD with music videos and more (subject to change.) *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.

New Pussycat Dolls Song - "Whatcha Think About That"

The Pussycat Dolls have selected a second single from their new album Doll Domination (to be released Sept. 23). “Whatcha Think About That” featuring Missy Elliott will be the follow-up to the group’s hit “When I Grow Up.” The song will be released as a digital single on September 9th.

Listen to "Whatcha Think About That"

What do you think of the new song?

Shakira - Becoming Too Political

In an effort to encourage peace and tolerance, Shakira has decided to record her new song half in English and half in Arabic. Arabic-American singer Dania Youssef will partner with Shakira on the not yet titled song.

Furthermore, an Egyptian composer Mohamed Saad is reportedly writing the Arabic portion of the song, as well as the music. Shakira is trying to show the positive sides of the Arabic world.

The video will be shot in the United Arab Emirates.

To be fair, perhaps she should make a second song and this time make one half in English and the other half in Hebrew. In general, artists shouldn't get so involved with politics.

Taylor Swift - "Fearless" Album Cover

Here's the album cover of Taylor Swift's upcoming album "Fearless", which will be released on November 11th. The 11 tracks on the album are mainly written by Taylor.

The first official single of her album "Love Story" was produced by Nathan Chapman, and will premiere on radios this September. The album can be pre-purchased on Taylor's official site.

Keri Hilson - Delays Release Date of "In A Perfect World"

Keri Hilson is once again moving the release date of her upcoming album "In A Perfect World" to October 14th. She will compete against Ludacris’ "Theater of the Mind" if she truly sticks to this date.

Kenny Lattimore 'Timeless'

After six years of touring and recording as a duo with his wife Chante Moore, Kenny Lattimore makes a stunning return as a solo artist with his new album, Timeless.

The collection features his take on unforgettable classics, originally recorded by Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Al Green, Elton John, Jeff Buckley, and more!

Check out the sexy first single, "You Are My Starship"

Kenny Lattimore
TIMELESS - AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 9th
Verve Records
Official Website

Make sure to pre-order your own copy at Amazon.com

Solange - Giant Magazine Interview

Go pick up the August/September issue of Giant Magazine now, it's got a very intersting interview with Solange Knowles and check out these amazing pictures!

Here is an excerpt from her interview:

“Years ago, we had theses shelves in our living room.” Matthew Knowles says. “They where filled with trophies and plaques my older daughter, Beyoncé, had won in different talent shows. I came home from work one day, and every last one of those trophies was broken and scattered across the room!” He smiles at the memory, shaking his head. “Solange broke them, every single one–and didn’t deny it.”

Here’s what Solange had to say about that memory:

“One day I just got tired of looking at those damn trophies, so yeah I broke ‘em up!”

Michael Jackson Turns 50!

Michael Jackson, one of the most talented artists of all time turned 50 today. The king of pop shared an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" and basically let them know how he felt about turning 50.

Listen to the entire interview here

On his plans for his big day:

"Just have a little cake with my children and we'll probably watch some cartoons -- before getting right back to work.

His greatest achievements (Songs) / Future plans:

Oh boy, that's a hard one," he said, before singling out "We Are the World," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller."

But Jackson was not content to rest on his laurels, saying, "I am still looking forward to doing a lot of great things."

He hopes to release new music and tour, though he doesn't have dates set.

"I am writing all the time," he said. "I love composing and the whole thing. But I am also raising my children and enjoying it and teaching them to ride bicycles and how to read. I love it."

On his kids:

Asked if he'd like his two sons and daughter to have the same sort of upbringing as him, he said he'd prefer to let them "enjoy their childhood as much as possible."

"I let them go to the arcade and go to the movies and do things," he said. "I want them to get to do the kind of things I didn't get to do. So, I fill them with a lot of enjoyment that way -- a lot of amusement. You know?

"I get pretty emotional when I see them having a wonderful time," he added, "when they are on a ride and they are screaming and they are happy. ... It makes me emotional, 'cause I see they are having a real good time."

Jackson said his kids "love music ... they are very much into the arts," but that, "I don't push them."

Watch one of the most memorable performances of Michael Jackson here:

Happy Birthday Michael!

VMA Nominees-Direction, Choreography, Editing, Special Effects, Cinematography and Art Direction

Here’s the latest information on the 2008 Video Music Awards. Please not the newest VMA promos with LL Cool J and Russell Brand.

The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on September 7, 2008 and will be hosted by British comedian Russell Brand.

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
"Kiss Kiss"
Exclusive
Jive Records/Zomba [CC]
Director: Erik White/Chris Brown
Choreographers: Flii Stylz

Gnarls Barkley
"Run"
Label: Downtown / Atlantic Records
Album: The Odd Couple
Director: Happy
Choreographer: Mikey Rooney

Chris Brown
"Forever"
Exclusive The Forever Edition
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Joseph Kahn
Choreographers: Tone & Rich

Adele
"Chasing Pavements"
19
XL/Columbia [CC]
Director: Matthew Cullen
Choreographer: Marguerite Derricks

Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director: Joseph Kahn
Choreographer: Robin Antin & Mikey Minden


BEST DIRECTION

Panic At The Disco
"Nine In The Afternoon"
Label: Decaydance / Fueled By Ramen
Album: Pretty. Odd.
Director: Shane Drake

Linkin Park
"Shadow of the Day"
Minutes to Midnight
Warner Bros. Records
Director: Joe Hahn

Rihanna
"Take A Bow"
A Good Girl Gone Bad
SRP/Def Jam
Director: Anthony Mandler

Erykah Badu
"Honey"
New Amerykah
Universal Motown [CC]
Director: Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto

Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director: Joseph Kahn


BEST EDITING

Death Cab For Cutie
" I Will Possess Your Heart"
Label: Atlantic Records
Album: Narrow Stairs
Director: Aaron Steward Ahn / Shawn Kim
Editor: Aaron Stewart-Ahn / Jeff BuchanaKaty Perry
Song: I Kissed A Girl
Album: One of the Boys
Label: Capitol
Director: Kinga Burza
Editor: Tom Lindsay

Weezer
"Pork and Beans"
Weezer
DGC/Interscope [CC]
Director: Mathew Cullen
Editor: Jeff Congiglio/Colin Woods NE-YO
"Closer"
The Year of the Gentleman
Def Jam [CC]
Director: Ms Melina
Editor: Black Dog Films

Erykah Badu
"Honey"
New Amerykah
Universal Motown [CC]
Director: Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto
Editor: T David Binns


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Death Cab For Cutie
" I Will Possess Your Heart"
Label: Atlantic Records
Album: Narrow Stairs
Director: Aaron Steward Ahn / Shawn Kim
Cinematography: Shawn Kim & Aaron Stewart-AhnWhite Stripes
"Conquest"

Icky Thump
Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records
Director: Diane Martel
Cinematography: Wyatt Troll

Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director: Joseph Kahn
Cinematography : Christopher Probst

Erykah Badu
"Honey"
New Amerykah
Universal Motown [CC]
Director: Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto

Katy Perry
“I Kissed A Girl”
Album: One of the Boys
Label: Capitol
Director: Kinga Burza
Cinematography: Simon Thirlaway


BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Missy Elliott
"Ching A Ling"
Label: Goldmind / Atlantic Records
Album: Step Up 2 The Streets Original Soundtrack / Block Party
Director: Dave Meyers
Special Effects: Special Effects: Les Umberger under Elicit Effects

Linkin Park
"Bleed It Out"
Minutes to Midnight
Warner Bros. Records [CC]
Director: Joe Hahn
Special Effects: Ingenuity Engine: David Lebensfeld & Adam Catino

Coldplay
Song: Violet Hill
Album: VIva La Vida
Label: Capitol
Director: Asa Mader
Special Effects: Gregory De Maria

Erykah Badu
"Honey"
New Amerykah
Universal Motown [CC]
Director: Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto
Special Effects: X1 FX
Cinematography: Crash / carston gopinath

Kanye West featuring T-Pain
"Good Life"
Graduation
Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella [CC]
Director: SoMe, Jonas & Francois
Special Effects: SoMe, Jonas & Francois


BEST ART DIRECTION

Gnarls Barkley
"Run"
Label: Downtown / Atlantic Records
Album: The Odd Couple
Director: Happy
Art Direction: Happy / Kells Jesse

MGMT
"Electric Feel"
Oracular Spectacular
Red Ink/Columbia
Director: Ray Tintori
Art Direction: Sophie Kosofsky

Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director: Joseph Kahn
Art Direction – Marcelle Gravel

Katy Perry
I Kissed A Girl
Album: One of the Boys
Label: Capitol
Director: Kinga Burza
Art Direction: Benji Bamps

White Stripes
"Conquest"
Icky Thump
Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records
Director: Diane Martel
Art Direction: David Fitzpatrick

Exclusive 'New Man' Album Snippets from Joe Thomas

JOE THOMAS PRESENTS FOUR EXCLUSIVE SNIPPETS FROM HIS 'NEW MAN' ALBUM, AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE SEPTEMBER 23! PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE

By Any Means

Heart Behind My Eyes

We Need To Roll

Man In Your Life

Robin Thicke EPK + New Release Date of 9/30

The spirit of Michael Jackson looms large throughout the new release. “Michael is the epitome of celebration, and the core of this album has that: It’s celebratory, healing, loving music,” Thicke says.

Watch Robin Thicke speak on Something Else here.

Robin Thicke's highly anticipated album Something Else will be available September 30!

Raphael Saadiq FREE SHOW on Friday in NYC | 'The Way I See It' IN STORES SEPTEMBER 16

RAPHAEL SAADIQ ANNOUNCES SURPRISE PERFORMANCE
AT TIME OUT NEW YORK’S SUMMER MUSIC SAYONARA

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th @ NYC’S SOUTH STREET SEAPORT

“A loving slice of retro-soul that blows all those English roses out of the water.”
– Los Angeles Times

For those who missed Raphael Saadiq’s sold-out show at Highline Ballroom this week, Time Out New York presents a free performance by the critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist/artist/producer at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Friday.

The highly anticipated new release The Way I See It- out September 16th on Columbia Records- finds Saadiq at the peak of his soul power tapping into various regional scenes that underpin our best music – Motown, Stax, Chi-town, Philly. The album features guest appearances by Saadiq protégé C.J., Grammy-winner Joss Stone (with whom Raphael worked on the best-selling 2007 set Introducing Joss Stone) and the legendary Stevie Wonder on harmonica.

Saadiq’s innate musical facility – he learned to play guitar, drums and bass by the age of six, was singing with a professional gospel group at nine and toured with Prince and Sheila E. upon graduating from high school – goes a long way in explaining his ability to craft an album that will delight a variety of listeners. Saadiq, founder of hybrid super group Lucy Pearl, member and producer of Tony! Toni! Toné!, as well as acclaimed producer of artists like D’Angelo, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Snoop Dogg and John Legend – satisfies listeners with an album and live show that is not to be missed.

Time Out offers up a diverse line-up including performances by Endless Boogie & Oneida.

WHEN: Friday, August 29th
Music starts at 6PM with Raphael taking the stage at 7PM.

WHERE: South Street Seaport
Fulton & South Streets, Pier 17
New York, NY 10038

FREE!

Check out the Yahoo! Premiere of Raphael Saadiq's new video for "Love That Girl" off of his upcoming album The Way I See It, in stores SEPTEMBER 16th.

Noel Gourdin's ONE LOVE is #4!

NOEL GOURDIN'S "ONE LOVE" IS #4 MOST ADDED AT URBAN RADIO!

"One Love" is a beautiful R&B song, which really shows off of Noel Gourdin's amazing voice. It's a true must for R&B lovers!

AUDIO: "ONE LOVE"

Real Audio, click here

Windows, click here

Exclusive Lady Gaga 'Beautiful Dirty Rich' Photo Still & TMZ Gallery!

"Daddy, I'm so sorry. We just like to party. BANG! BANG! We're beautiful and dirty rich!" - Lady Gaga

Check out the first still from “Beautiful Dirty Rich,” the official music video for the new season of ABC's Dirty Sexy Money, brought to you by the dirty, sexy Lady Gaga.

Plus, take a look at TMZ.com's extensive photo gallery of Lady Gaga and her entourage, click here.

Solange on the "Late Show"

Last Sunday Solange Knowles performed on David Letterman's Late Show. She gave an amazing performance of Sandcastle Disco. Solange will appear on Fashion Rocks (September 9th), and Jimmy Kimmel Live (September 10th).

Christina Aguilera - "Inspire" Video

Here's the new commercial for Christina Aguilera's "Inspire" fragrance. After watching the video, I would have called it "Dream" instead of "Inspire", what do you think?

Maxwell - On Tour!

Maxwell will tour for the first time in six years this Fall, beginning October 8th in Boston through November 21 in Philadelphia.

Maxwell, who has not released an album since 2001, is now recording material for a three-part follow-up, titled "Black Summers’ Night".

Find concert dates, locations, and prices here.

New Kanye West Video - "Good Morning"

Here is the video for Kanye West’s “Good Morning,” which made its debut on iTunes on Tuesday. The video was animated by artist Takashi Murakami and co-directed by Kanye.

Michelle Williams and Solange - MusicFest!

Both Michelle Williams and Solange Knowles performed last Thursday in New York at this year's MusicFest. Michelle is preparing to release "Unexpected" on October 7th and Solange just released "Sol-Angel and the Headley St. Dreams".

There are still talks speculating about a Destiny's Child reunion, however nothing concrete has really been announced yet.

Enjoy some videos of Solange's amazing performance, unfortunately there are no videos from Michelle's performance.

George Michael - Not Retiring Just Yet

After performing his first Earls Court concert, George Michael has announced that he will release a new Christmas song. This means that contrary to previous announcements, he won't be retiring yet. He will also release "Feeling Good", which he performed during his tour in the United States.

He wants a quieter life, but that might simply mean that he just won't be touring for a while. It doesn't mean that he'll put a stop to his singing career.

George Michael started the night with Fast Love, and said "It''s good to be home". The first half of the show included Father Figure and Too Funky as well as First Time I Ever Saw Your Face, from the album Songs From the Last Century, and Hard Day, from Faith, while the second half had solo hits, including Faith, Flawless and Careless Whisper.

Madonna Launches Sticky and Sweet Tour

Madonna started her latest tour last night, a week after turning 50, offering 40,000 fans in Cardiff two hours of her trademark high-energy disco, costume changes and controversy.

Her two-hour show at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium included a video interlude seen by some fans as an attack on John McCain, the U.S. Republican presidential candidate, whose image they noticed briefly flashed up alongside Adolf Hitler and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.

Madonna's show had 24 songs, 250 crew, eight costume changes and 16 support artists who break danced, pole danced and flamenco stepped in fetish and bondage outfits. Madonna first appeared through a haze of lasers on a black leather throne and launched into "Candy Shop" off her latest album "Hard Candy."

The set featured recent material alongside remixes of some old hits, which included "Borderline", "La Isla Bonita", "Like a Prayer" along with heavy bass and a techno beat.

The concert was split into four sections, Pimp, Old School, Gypsy, and Rave. She ended the show with "Give It To Me".

New Usher Song - "Traffic" + Favorite Usher Song

Here's a new unreleased track from Usher called "Traffic", so far I don't have more information about, however enjoy the track and let me know what you think!

Listen to "Traffic"

Also, watch one of the five-part video series of top Entertainment Journalists as they name their favorite songs from Usher. Also check out Usher's Channel only on iMeem!

Favorite Usher Song