Jaime Martinez, a photographer, got a record deal! Some would see this as bizarre or weird, because why would a record label want sign a photographer? Well, it all makes sense when the record label is run by M.I.A. Most recently, Dazed and Confused, sat down with Mexico-City born, Jaime and dug deeper into his […]
I know that So So Def CEO Jermaine Dupri has a long career in music, which ranges from rapping, to songwriting, to producing, as well as DJing. He’s very skilled in all these aspects, but I must say I really have a newfound respect for JD, as I’ve recently watched him in action DJing an […]
Last night June 3, at the Hammerstein Ballroom, VH1 held the “2010 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors: The Dirty South,” hosted by comedian Craig Robinson. The celebration premiers this Monday, June 7 at 9PM ET/PT on VH1. This year’s event has a dirty twist to it; it’s the first time in VH1 Hip-Hop Honors history they are […]
Swedish pop sensation Robyn has actually been on our radar for years now. The singer first appeared on the national scene with the dance pop hit ‘Show Me Love,’ which hit number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996. After that, Robyn faded into obscurity until 2005 when she released her self-titled fourth album. […]
M.I.A. is pissed. The Sri-Lankan emcee/singer is apparently very unhappy with a profile of her that is set to run in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. So much so, she’s posted the phone number of the story’s author Lynn Hirschberg’s on her twitter as ‘revenge.’ (Credit: Ryan McGinley for the New York Times) The profile […]
‘Elastic Love’ is the latest track to leak from Christina Aguilera‘s new album Bionic, which will hit stores on June 8. The bubbly dance track was produced by Switch and co-written by M.I.A., who is preparing to a release new album herself ( ///Y/, July 13). Bionic, which is Aguilera’s fourth album, marks a […]
Fans eager to hear M.I.A.’s new single, ‘XXXO’ will have to let the brand new artwork she released for it hold them over. While details about the new single have largely been quiet, and we have yet to hear any of it, we’re going to guess that it will sound like most M.I.A. songs. There […]
Zoe Kravitz makes my insides do backflips after breaking out in the Harlem Shake. Zoe Kravitz proved to the world that she is the most beautiful woman in the world when she showed up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with M.I.A and Alexander Wang on Monday looking like Bill Gates bank account. Zoe had […]
The music video has always been a great promotional tool, but it has also has the potential to provoke and make us think. While most artists go for a simple performance or club video, some have used their videos to push the envelope. Inspired by M.I.A.’s “Born Free” video (which was recently banned by Youtube), […]
M.I.A. is back and she is taking fire. Literally. In what might be the most controversial video of all time, the Sri Lankan/British susperstar has created a masterpiece. For most hip-hop and pop fans, all they of about M.I.A. is ‘Paper Planes’ and coming out during the Grammy’s rockin’ the pregnant attire. But, for true […]
M.I.A has been taken to literal terms since she hasn’t made an appearance or dropped a single since she appeared pregnant at the Grammys. ‘Born Free’ is the first single from her upcoming album which drops June 29th. M.I.A. Born Free
It looks like Drizzy Drake and Jermaine Dupri had a bunch of fun in Atlanta. The two were pictured clubbing it up at The Gold Room. Drake was in the building as he’s performing at the BMI showcase this evening. It’s good to see Drake can do the club thing withougt being mobbed by tons […]
