kanye west - love lockdown - video!
good evening! earlier today Kanye West debuted his brand new video when he stopped by Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show (i was a bit surprised with his choice for the premiere) the track love lockdown (watch the video below and buy it on itunes) is the first single off his upcoming new album 808's & heartbreak which is schedule for release on december 16th - when i first heard this song i wasn't instantly sold on it but after a few listens i think it's actually an incredible track - i can't wait to hea

What Should The Suits Blame: The Economy Or The Leaks? [The Biz]
The hand-wringing over Kanye West's and Guns N' Roses' disappointing sales figures last week has begun, and lots of fingers seem to be pointing toward the economy, the decline of the music industry as a whole, and Axl Rose's reclusive nature. But should someone maybe point out that people aren't buying the discs because they heard them already and felt like they could live without the return of Axl and the rise of Autotune? Billboard noted that the entire market was down, along with the headliners.

Did Kanye’s Record Flop?
Well I wouldn’t actually call it a flop, as Kanye West’s new album, 808’s and Heartbreak, sold an estimated 450,000 copies in it’s first week, but for Kanye, it’s a 50% decrease from his last album. Good thing he doesn’t care about sales, right? West’s last album, Graduation, sold 957,000 copies in it’s first week back in September of 2007, but Kanye’s musical direction has made a drastic change over the past year. This is something West fans are goin

kanye west - love lockdown
good evening! earlier today Kanye West debuted his brand new video when he stopped by Ellen DeGeneres ' daytime talk show (i was a bit surprised with his choice for the premiere) the track love lockdown (watch the video below and buy it on itunes ) is the first single off his upcoming new album...Full Article @ popbytes Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say somethin

Kanye West Sucking Up to Beyonce, Says She’s Greater Than Tina Turner
Kanye West has been bad mouthing Beyonce all over the place in favor of Rihanna. Now he’s singing a different tune probably because Jay Z stepped to him. During a press conference over in New Zealand today, Kanye West said this about Beyonce: “Nobody really wants to recognize that Beyoncé is a f*cking living legend and that she is just as great, if not greater, than the artists that we had in the past…that she’s probably greater than Tina Turner.” Greater than Tina Turner?? What

Kanye West: Love Lockdown (Music Video)
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KANYE SETS FIRM RELEASE DATE FOR NEW CD: Artist makes announcement during surprise appearance at T.I. show.
*Kanye West has announced that his upcoming Def Jam album, "808s and Heartbreak," has an official release date of Nov. 25.

Grammy Row 08: Best R&B Song 'Nominees' Reviewed
Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards are set to be announced tomorrow. In celebration of the forthcoming nominations we've taken a look at this years best in R&B albums, R&B Male Vocals and R&B Female Vocals, now its down to Best R&B Song. In recent years Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Erykah Badu, Beyonce and Alicia Keys have earned the coveted Best R&B Song Award. Songs like "We Belong Together" and "Be Without You," cuts that we can all relate to in some way, shape, or form, have

3am: THE free Q booze
The free Q booze sure loosened Michael Eavis' tongue. The Glasto boss, who usually keeps his festival line-up top secret, burbled: "We'll keep the Pyramid Stage traditional... we've asked Kanye West to play the Other Stage and The Ting Tings are confirmed. And we've always wanted Dolly Parton. She's been top of our list for years." Post to: Share Fark Delicious Facebook Digg Print Email More 3am Celebs Stories

Beyoncé and Solange to Appear at Holiday Benefit
Beyoncé and Solange Knowles will be in their hometown of Houston, Texas on December 9th to perform at Hope for the Holidays, a fundraiser for the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund to support victims of Hurricane Ike through the Survivor Foundation. The event, being held at the House of Blues will be a one hour-long concert, which will be recorded and is scheduled to aired on December 21st on the music channel Fuse. Matthew Knowles recently said, “It is an honor for our family to be able to give back to our hom

I Robot, Too!
German electropop innovators Kraftwerk claimed proudly in their heyday some decades ago that the robotic sound of their music was not enough: they wanted to become robots. On Akon's latest album, "Freedom," out today, the Senegalese-raised, Atlanta-based singer has brought that dream to R&B, though in his case, automatism isn't the end in itself, just trendiness. Along with Kanye West, T-Pain, and Lil Wayne (among an ever-expanding list of hip-hop and R&B stars), Akon soaks his vocals with the digi

Jay-Z Really Likes His New 'Look'
Jay Z rocked the geek chic look again on Monday at the Cadillac Records premiere event in the NYC. Jay's lady, Beyonce, plays the legendary Etta James in the flick. Z's Kanye-inspired look is growing on us. It makes him look more distinguished. What do U think? [Image via WENN.]

3am: Free booze loosens Michael Eavis' tongue as he reveals Glastonbury line up
The free Q booze sure loosened Michael Eavis' tongue. The Glasto boss, who usually keeps his festival line-up top secret, burbled: "We'll keep the Pyramid Stage traditional... we've asked Kanye West to play the Other Stage and The Ting Tings are confirmed. And we've always wanted Dolly Parton. She's been top of our list for years." Post to: Share Fark Delicious Facebook Digg Print Email More 3am Celebs Stories

NASA album featuring Kanye West, MIA gets release date
NASA have revealed the tracklisting and release date for their highly anticipated forthcoming album featuring Kanye West, MIA, Tom Waits, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O and David Byrne, among others. The album, which is the culmination of five years of work by Squeak E Clean and DJ Zegon who make up NASA (North America/South America), is called 'The Spirit Of Apollo' and is due out in the US on February 17, 2009. Santogold, CSS' Lovefoxx, Spank Rock, John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers and George Clin

You Call That a Knife?
In 50 Cent’s proposed showdown part deux against frienemy Kanye West this time-around, his Before I Self Destruct (the MC’s 4th studio album) was supposedly going to go head-to-head with West’s 808’s and Heartbreak this December. But now that Fif’ has officially released the album’s first single “Get Up”, this is starting to become straight comical– is this really supposed to challenge the brilliant “Love Lockdown”? If you love an artist wh