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January 13, 2012

Jay-Z, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj Received Nominations for 2012 BRIT Awards

Jay-Z, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj received nominations for 2012 BRIT Awards

Jay-Z, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj are incredibly successful as rappers, and their fans are enthusiastically supporting them in their music careers. Now that the nominees for this year’s BRIT Awards have been announced, we speculate that fans of the three rappers were extremely happy. The trio received nominations for the BRIT Awards this year.

The 20-year-old British sensation Ed Sheeran led the group of nominees. He got four nominations this year. The awards ceremony will take place on February 21^st at London, England’s O2 Arena.

Check the complete list of nominees below.

British Male Solo Artist
Ed Sheeran
James Blake
James Morrison
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Professor Green

British Female Solo Artist
Adele
Florence & the Machine
Jessie J
Kate Bush
Laura Marling

Mastercard British Album of the Year
Adele – 21
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Ed Sheeran – +
Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

British Breakthrough Act
Anna Calvi
Ed Sheeran
Emeli Sandé
Jessie J
The Vaccines

British Group
Arctic Monkeys
Chase & Status
Coldplay
Elbow
Kasabian

British Single
Adele – Someone Like You
Ed Sheeran – The A Team
Example – Changed The Way You Kissed Me
Jessie J ft Bob – Price Tag
JLS ft. Dev – She Makes Me Wanna
Military Wives/Gareth Malone – Wherever You Are
Olly Murs ft Rizzle Kicks – Heart Skips A Beat
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
Pixie Lott – All About Tonight
The Wanted – Glad You Came

International Male Solo Artist
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Bruno Mars
David Guetta
Ryan Adams

International Female Solo Artist
Beyoncé
Bjork
Feist
Lady Gaga
Rihanna

International Group
Fleet Foxes
Foo Fighters
Jay Z/ Kanye West
Lady Antebellum
Maroon 5

International Breakthrough Act
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Nicki Minaj

Outstanding Contribution to Music
Blur

Critics Choice
1st – Emeli Sandé
2nd – Maverick Sabre
3rd – Michael Kiwanuka

British Producer
Paul Epworth
Flood
Ethan Jones

Posted by Karen on January 13, 2012 in Artists, Awards, Hip Hop Albums, Hip Hop Business News, Hip Hop Files, Music Industry | Permalink

December 27, 2011

Jay-Z Talks about J.Cole’s Grammy Nomination

2011 has proven to be a great year for mainstream newcomer J.Cole. From grabbing a nod at the Grammy Awards up to being able to have his own debut LP, this Roc Nation rapper definitely has some promise in his hands.

Jay-Z, J.Cole’s boss, recently gave his thoughts to MTV about his man’s Grammy nomination for the Best New Artist category. Jay-Z expressed his joy and delight as Cole received the nomination this early in his Hip Hop career. He added that even if J.Cole does not actually bring home the award, it would be as if he has already won it due to the success that follows his debut album, “Cole World: The Sideline Story,” that has already reached gold certification for selling more than 500,000 copies. Jay-Z also stated that J.Cole absolutely deserves to get the credits and respects from the world of hip hop because of his innate talent, determination and continual growth as an artist.

Jay-Z personally believes that being nominated in the Grammy’s is something that J.Cole needs to reinforce his significance in the industry. “I think it’s great for him, because I’m sure it’s a dream of his,” Jay-Z said. He also added bits about his personal insights on the milestones that J.Cole is reaching one by one: “We grew up seeing Michael Jackson, and I’m sure he grew up seeing whatever moment stuck in his mind, so I know it’s great for him to do that. I think he’s already won Best New Artist, to me. His journey is what I’m really excited about…whether he was nominated or not, he was the best new artist to me; sold 200-and-something-thousand records in his first week; he was the best new artist. I’m sure it’s great for him.”

Jay-Z believes that the continuous artist-development process, such as what J.Cole had gone through until he realized success, should be preserved for the future generations.

Posted by Karen on December 27, 2011 in Albums, Artists, Awards, Hip Hop Files, Jay-Z, Music Industry | Permalink

December 13, 2011

Beastie Boys among the 2012 Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees: Another Milestone for Hip Hop

It is not very common for hip hop acts to get nods for the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. But for Beastie Boys, this is definitely the year to claim the Fame.

Beastie Boys, alongside another New York act Laura Nyro, was announced to be included in the 2012 Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees. They are also sharing the fame with California’s Guns ‘n Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers. England is also well represented by Small Faces. Come April 14, 2012, Beastie Boys and the other inductees (about eight more, including inductees from other categories) will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony that will be held in Cleveland, where the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Museum royally sits.

The hip hop duo act Eric B. and Rakim were also considered for the HOF, but it seemed like the Beastie Boys’ rock-tinged Bronx hip hop has won the Hall’s rock experts over.

The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame was established in 1986 and since then, it has been a standard of which music acts had been successful in creating an impact in their respective genres. Artists are given the chance of grabbing spots in the Hall of Fame 25 years after they have released their first record.

Over the 25 years of Hall of Fame’s existence, very few hip hop acts have been recognized and inducted into the Hall. This says a lot about how Beastie Boys did very well in the music industry. They are to join hip hop acts Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five as well as RunDMCas Rock ‘n Roll HOF inductees.

The Beastie Boys climbed to hip hop eminence back in 1986 as they released their first album, License to III. They have continued to release fresh rock-hip hop music from then on and continually gained worldwide acclaim.

Posted by Karen on December 13, 2011 in Artists, Awards, Hip Hop Files, Music Industry | Permalink

December 05, 2011

Nicki Minaj Discloses Wacky Stuff in Her Album

These days, Nicki Minaj is one of the best singers in the entertainment industry. The Trinidad-born singer started her career by making mixtapes. Later on, she signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment, with distribution from Universal Motown Records. She was discovered by fellow American rapper, Lil Wayne. But in recent time, Nicki is a super famous artist with her incredible singing talent and beauty. She was recently nominated for Best New Artist for the 2012 Grammy Awards.

The Harajuku Barbie speaks about the teaser single from her upcoming album, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The track was created from the perspective of her alter-ego Roman Zolanski. The hip-hop material will be released on February 14, 2012.

In an interview with MTV News, the 28-year-old singer cheerfully spoke about the track. She enthused: “Roman in Moscow’ is like a teaser to Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which will drop on Valentine’s Day.” She added: “When I say it’s a teaser, it’s like a trailer to the movie, it’s like setting the stage and I just wanted to touch the surface. It’s the wackiest thing on Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.”

In the interview, the stunning singer also disclosed that a video will be shot for the single “real soon” and explained the events around the song. She candidly enthused: “Well, he was there [in Moscow] secretly because [alter ego] Martha wanted him to go there, so they put him in this thing with monks and nuns; they were trying rehabilitate him. She continued: “But I can’t tell exactly what happened, you’ll just see it in the video format, but let’s just say he got out of there.”

Posted by Karen on December 05, 2011 in Albums, Artists, Awards, Hip Hop Albums, Hip Hop Files, Mixtapes, Music Industry | Permalink

December 05, 2011

Kanye West, J. Cole and Nicki Minaj Nominated For 2012 Grammy Awards

For hip-hop fans, nothing is cooler than reading the freshest news about their favorite rappers and singers. With added hype on the lookout of the best residents in the music industry, it provides more fun to know that one’s favorite singer has been nominated in a prestigious award giving body. That’s why fans of the famed rappers Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, and J. Cole were happy to know that they are one of the promising performers who got nominated for 2012 Grammy Awards.

The list of nominees for the upcoming 2012 Grammy Awards has been released earlier this evening. Kanye West led the roster of nominated artists with seven nods. On the other hand, Adele proved stalwart in the music industry as she scored six prestigious nominations for her album “21” and its subsequent singles.

Check some of the nominations below. The full list is found at Grammy.com.

Record of the Year

Rolling In The Deep by Adele

Holocene by Bon Iver

Grenade by Bruno Mars

The Cave by Mumford & Sons

Firework by Katy Perry

Album of the Year

21 by Adele

Wasting Light by Foo Fighters

Born This Way by Lady Gaga

Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars

Loud by Rihanna

Song Of The Year

All Of The Lights

Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

The Cave

Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

Track from: Sigh No More

Grenade

Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Holocene

Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

Track from: Bon Iver

Rolling in the Deep

Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Track from: 21

Best New Artist

The Band Perry

Bon Iver

J. Cole

Nicki Minaj

Skrillex

Posted by Karen on December 05, 2011 in Artists, Awards, Hip Hop Business News, Hip Hop Files, Music Industry | Permalink

October 05, 2011

The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations

Loads of hip-hop fans are excited to watch the much-awaited 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, which is slated to air on October 11, 2011 at 8 o’clock in the evening. Hip hop fans from all over are also clamoring to know the Best Hip Hop Video, Best Live Performer, Track of the Year, Hustler of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Best Mixtape nominees for this year’s 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Lil Wayne leads the pack of performers with a record-breaking 18 nominations. Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa both earned nine nominations and will compete in the MVP of the Year category.

Here is the full list of the nominees for the event.

Best Hip-Hop Video

Big Sean Feat. Chris Brown – My Last

Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now

DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I’m On One

Eminem Feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie

Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & KiD CuDi – All Of The Lights

Best Live Performer

Busta Rhymes

Cee-Lo Green

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

Kanye West

Track of the Year

6 Foot 7 Foot – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne Feat. Cory Gunz)

Black and Yellow – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)

I’m On One – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)

Look At Me Now – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne &

Busta Rhymes)

My Last – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean Feat. Chris Brown)

Hustler of the Year

Diddy

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

Rick Ross

Kanye West

Rookie of the Year

Big K.R.I.T.

Big Sean

Frank Ocean

Diggy Simmons

Tyler the Creator

Wiz Khalifa

Best Mixtape

Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4Eva

B.o.B – No Genre

J. Cole – Friday Night Lights

Kendrick Lamar – Section .80

Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra

Posted by Karen on October 05, 2011 in Artists, Awards, Hip Hop Files, Lil Wayne, Music Industry | Permalink

October 04, 2011

The Second Edition of the O Music Awards Nominees Are Announced

These days, the hip-hop world is becoming more interesting with many emerging artists on board to strengthen the industry. With the second edition of the O Music Awards coming up, we think it is interesting to know the nominees.

Also, there are interesting details about O’s efforts this year. Aside from the many changes that have been made on its award categories, fans have also suggested the creation of new awards like “Best Artist with a Cameraphone” and “Best Web Born Artist”.

Fans can cast their votes at the O Music Awards website. Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Odd Future, The Game, T-Pain, The Notorious B.I.G. and many others are nominated this year.

Here are the nominees of the “Best Artist with a Cameraphone”, “Best Music Forum”, “Hottest Music NILF” and “Best Web Born Artist” categories.

Best Artist With A Cameraphone
1. Demi Lovato
2. Justin Bieber
3. The Deftones
4. Portugal. The Man
5. Young The Giant
6. Shiny Toy Guns
7. The National
8. Katy Perry
9. Amanda Palmer
10. Ben Folds

Best Music Forum
1. Ultimate Guitar
2. Talk Bass
3. Drummerworld
4. Banjo Hangout
5. Ultimate Metal
6. Stereo Killer
7. Rap Godfathers
8. Rap Genius
9. Dogs On Acid
10. Witch-House

Hottest Music NILF
1. Billy Chasen, CEO and Co-founder of Turntable.fm
2. Alexander Ljung, CEO and Founder of SoundCloud
3. Ian Rogers, CEO of Topspin
4. Sarah Fullen Gregory, The Gregory Brothers
5. Michelle You, Co-founder of Songkick
6. Arkadiy Kukarkin, Developer at The Hype Machine
7. Katie Morse, Social Marketing Manager at Billboard
8. Corey Stanford, Founder of Blaztrak
9. Prerna Gupta, CEO and Co-founder of Khush
10. D.A. Wallach, Artist In Residence at Spotify

Best Web-Born Artist
1. The Weeknd
2. MNDR
3. Kina Grannis
4. Ben Lovett
5. Odd Future

Posted by Karen on October 04, 2011 in Albums, Awards, Hip Hop Files | Permalink

September 12, 2011

MTV News’ “RapFix Live” Celebrates 1st Year Anniversary

On Wednesday, September 14, at 4 p.m. ET, MTV News’ “RapFix Live” will bring you a very special episode of the weekly conversation show on MTV.com. Hosted by esteemed journalist and MTV icon Sway, “RapFix Live” has earned its reputation as the ultimate destination for all things hip-hop. After a year of some of the most compelling sit-down interviews and freestyle ciphers, next Wednesday, “RapFix Live” will officially celebrate its one-year anniversary. And as is the case with all of our previous live streams, “RFL” guarantees you another star-studded, very memorable episode.

As we gear up for next week’s celebration, fans now have the opportunity to get in on the action and vote for their favorite freestyle in our Best Freestyle RapFix poll. The polls are officially open and the competition is under way.

Best Freestyle RapFix Moment Nominees:

1. Nicki Minaj when she unleashed her fiery bars

2. Fabolous and his Brooklyn flow

3. Wordsmith Pusha T

4. West Coast king Game

Best RapFix Live Moment Nominees:

1. Was it Wiz Khalifa shocking the world as he revealed he’d been signed by major Atlantic Record and announcing his now anthemic single “Black and Yellow” to the masses

2. Lloyd Banks turning heads as he announced he was moving onto EMI after spending much of his career with Interscope/G-Unit

3. Dipset soldier’s Juelz Santana giving one entertaining interview holding back none of his fire for the cameras

4. Brooklyn rap legend Lil’ Kim addressing her ongoing feud with current female rap ruler Nicki Minaj

5. Recently incarcerated Ja Rule somberly speaking of his legal issues

6. Wiz Khalifa gracing the RapFix couch for a second time with his model girlfriend Amber Rose in tow

7. Sway’s interview with Bad Meets Evil cohorts Eminem and Royce Da 5’9 hashing out who is the “bad” and who is the “evil”

8. West Coast rap veteran The Game sharing stories ahead of releasing his The R.E.D. album LP, including working with Dr. Dre

9. Pittsburgh spitter and Fab 5 alum Mac Miller gifting Sway on-air with a Pittsburgh Steelers spa package

10.Diddy dialing in from Spain

11.Controversial visit from Queens rapper Consequence

Posted by yodee on September 12, 2011 in Awards, Events | Permalink

August 22, 2011

Canada Honors Its Drake With Walk Of Fame Award

The brreaking news is that Drake is up to receive an award from Canada’s Walk of Fame. He’s been receiving awards left and right including two Juno Awards, a spot on the Songwriters Hall of Fame and being named Man of the Year by GQ Magazine. Obviously, Drake has been reaping the best of his promising career with the rave reviews he’s been getting.

Recently, Canada’s Walk of Fame awarded well-known rapper Drake an Allan Slaight honor. The award honors Canadians who have showed excellence in the fields of music, literature, sports and the performing arts. It comes with a $10,000 honorarium cash prize, which Drake decided to donate to the charity organization Dixon Hall. The Toronto native rapper and singer released a statement on his latest award, stating that he’s proud to be given such prestigious award by his home country.

In a recent interview, Drake stated that he’s a proud Canadian. “I am a proud Canadian, and I am grateful to Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Slaight Foundation for this award,” he motioned. Truly honorable, he showed excellence in rap music, a renowned hip hop stalwart to watch out for.

Peter Soumalias, Canada’s Walk of Fame director also shared his views on the award. He praised Drake for being successful at such a young age, stating that the latter already reached the peak of a career that’s equivalent to a lifetime of progress. Soumalias said Drake possesses many positive qualities that make him “an inspiring example to all,” such as kindness, elegance, talent, philanthropy and a fierce drive to succeed. “We are proud to recognize him this year as a young Canadian making a positive impact”, said Soumalias.

Posted by Karen on August 22, 2011 in Artists, Awards, Events | Permalink

August 18, 2011

Drake Honored by Canada’s Walk of Fame, Receives ‘Slaight Award’

Canadian rapper Drake will be honored with this year’s Allan Slaight Award. He will be presented with the award, which is given to a young person in the country who makes a difference in the fields of sports, innovation, music, literature, film, visual or performing arts in philanthropy. Drake will be given a $10,000 honorarium, which he said would be presented to Dixon Hall, a community-based service that creates opportunities for people in low income neighborhoods around Toronto. “I am a proud Canadian, and I am grateful to Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Slaight Foundation for this award,” Drake told AllHipHop.com in a press release. Drake will receive the $10,000 donation during Canada’s Walk of Fame Awards, which will air on Canadian TV networks Global and Slice.

Canada’s Walk of Fame further announces the 2011 inductees that include seven new inspiring and celebrated Canadians who have excelled in their fields and are a part of Canada’s legacy. Each will receive their tribute on October 1, 2011 at Toronto’s Elgin Theater.

“Each one of our inductees has made their mark on Canada’s colorful landscape and helped define to the world what it means to be Canadian,” said Peter Soumalias, President and Founding Director, Canada’s Walk of Fame. “We are thrilled to honor and celebrate our inductees’ dedication and passion to both their craft and community at this year’s ceremony.”

Joining the 131 existing inductees, the 2011 honorees will be added to Canada’s Walk of Fame, which annually recognizes individuals for their achievements in various fields, including music, sport, film and television, science and innovation, in addition to the arts: literary, visual and performing. Commemorating the 2011 inductees, the Canada’s Walk of Fame Awards will feature special guest performances and celebrity presenters.

Posted by yodee on August 18, 2011 in Awards | Permalink