RISE AND GRIND! MORNING MUSIC NEWS: Azealia Banks Confirms Lady Gaga Collaboration And MORE!

A possible Azealia Banks and Lady Gaga collaboration? Sounds good to GlobalGrind! The Harlem rapper has confirmed that she worked on a song for Lady Gaga and hopes the collaboration is on Gaga's new album. The two eclectic artists once shared a manager, but now they're sticking to sharing songs. [PopCrush]

Tonight is the big night! The 2012 VMAs kick off and expect a bunch of memorable performances. One of the more exciting moments is going to be when Alicia Keys debuts her new single, "Girl on Fire." Before you watch her tonight, check out some cool pics of her performing here. [PopCrush]

Best Coast appeared on Conan last night and they sounded good. The band performed  "Do You Love Me Like You Used To?" one of the standouts off of their sophomore album, The Only Place. [Complex]

Check out a new track from the homie Don Trip over a Young Ladd beat. The song is the first single off his upcoming Help is on the Way mixtape, which drops on October 31. [RapRadar]