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Clipse Talk Kanye And Stage Crashers
Despite Jay-Z's claim that nobody's scared of 50 Cent, anybody in their right mind can see that Kanye isn't bum rushing anybody who poses any kind of physical threat. The Clipse clarify why Kanye will only be bum rushing people that don't scare him.
Though the CENTRIC Presents: 2009 Soul Train Awards has a special focus on R&B, a number of hip hop artists made it into the list of nominees:
"Taping at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, November 3, the show will premiere on both CENTRIC and BET in a special simulcast on Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 PM."
Here's the complete list of nominees and categories:
BEST NEW ARTIST
-- Drake
-- Jazmine Sullivan
-- Keri Hilson
-- Ryan Leslie
-- Solange
BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
-- Beyonce
-- Chrisette Michele
-- Jennifer Hudson
-- Ledisi
-- Whitney Houston
BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE
-- Charlie Wilson
-- Maxwell
-- Musiq Soulchild
-- Raphael Saadiq
-- Robin Thicke
SONG OF THE YEAR
-- "God in Me" - Mary Mary
-- "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
-- "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)" - Beyonce
-- "Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson
-- "Turnin Me On" - Keri Hilson/ ft Lil Wayne
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
-- Beyonce - I am... Sasha Fierce (Platinum) Sony Music
-- Jamie Foxx - Intuition (Platinum) J Records
-- Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (Platinum) Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
-- Maxwell - Blacksummer's Night (Gold) Sony Music
-- Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD)
-- Beyonce - "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)"
-- Drake - "Best I ever had"
-- Jamie Foxx Ft/T-Pain - "Blame it"
-- Keri Hilson - "Knock You Down"
-- Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"
BEST REGGAE ARTIST AWARD
-- Movado
-- Sean Paul
-- Serani
-- Taurus Riley
-- Ziggy Marley
CENTRIC AWARD - SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
-- Corneille
-- Eric Roberson
-- Laura Izibor
-- Maysa
-- The Knux
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP
-- BeBe and CeCe Winans - "Close To You"
-- Fred Hammond f/John P Kee - "They That Wait"
-- Marvin Sapp - "Praise Him in Advance"
-- Mary Mary - "God In Me"
-- Smokie Norful - "Justified"
BEST COLLABORATION
-- Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - "Knock you Down"
-- Keyshia Cole featuring Monica - "Trust"
-- Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett - "Break up"
-- Mary Mary featuring Kierra (KiKi) Sheard - "God In Me"
-- Trey Songz featuring Drake - "Successful"
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
-- Michael Jackson
Over at Hip Hop Press:
Beyonce, Maxwell and Keri Hilson Lead the Nominations for the CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS SHOW
Oscar Nominated Actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard Join Forces to Host 'CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS' Show
Centric Kicks Off Celebrating the Legendary Michael Jackson, Remembering "Fame" and Bringing Back Peace, Love and Soul
The American Music Awards has released its complete list of 2009 nominees including the following in the RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC category:
Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z
T. I.
Favorite Album
Eminem / Relapse
Jay-Z / Blueprint 3
T.I. / Paper Trail
The American Music Awards are a production of dick clark productions, inc.
A complete list of nominees for the Urban Music Awards UK has been announced.
Related ProHipHop Coverage:
7th Annual Urban Music Awards: Complete Winners List
Over at Hip Hop Press:
Urban Music Awards 2009
Billboard has announced the 2009 Billboard Women In Music Power Players List with Beyonce named Woman of the Year and Lady Gaga named Rising Star.
The 2009 Billboard Women In Music Power Players List:
1. Judy McGrath
Chairman/CEO, MTV Networks
2. Julie Greenwald
Chairman/COO, Atlantic Records
3. Jody Gerson
Co-president, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
4. Kathy Willard
Executive VP/CFO, Live Nation
5. Sylvia Rhone
President, Universal Motown Records
6. Debra Lee
Chairman/CEO, BET Networks
7. Alexandra Patsavas
Owner, Chop Shop Music Supervision
8. Amanda Marks
Executive VP/GM, Universal Music Group Distribution
9. Claudia Palmer
Executive VP/COO, Europe, EMI Music Publishing
10. Julie Swidler
Executive VP of business affairs/general counsel, Sony Music Entertainment
11. Marian Leighton Levy
Chairman, Rounder Records
12. Marsha Vlasic
Senior VP of contemporary rock, International Creative Management
13. Tammy Genovese
CEO, Country Music Assn.
14. Cynthia Sexton
Executive VP of music services, EMI Music, Worldwide
15. Brenda Romano
President of promotion, Interscope Geffen A&M Records
16. Amanda Ghost
President, Epic Records
17. Andria Vidler
President, EMI Music U.K. & Ireland
18. Lia Vollack-Friedman
President of motion picture music, Sony Pictures Entertainment
19. Kara DioGuardi
Co-owner, Arthouse Entertainment; VP of A&R, Warner Bros. Records
20. Linda Newmark
Executive VP of acquisitions and strategic projects, Universal Music Publishing Group
21. Melissa Lonner
Senior Producer, 'Today'
22. Rebeca Leon
VP of Latin talent, AEG Live/Goldenvoice
23. Kathy Spanberger
President of the Anglo American region, peermusic
24. Jennifer Schaidler
Executive VP of sales, Sony Music Entertainment
25. Cara Lewis
Agent, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
26. Alison Smith
Senior VP of performing rights, BMI
27. Livia Tortella
GM/Executive VP of marketing and creative media, Atlantic Records
28. Marilyn Bergman
Former president/chairman, ASCAP
29. Liana Farnham
VP of marketing concerts/network integration, MSG Entertainment
30. Marilyn Santiago
Programming/operations manager for Miami, Spanish Broadcasting System
Over at Hip Hop Press:
MTV NETWORKS CHAIRMAN AND CEO JUDY MCGRATH TOPS
THE 2009 BILLBOARD WOMEN IN MUSIC POWER PLAYERS LIST
Here is the Complete List of Nominees for the BET Hip Hop Awards '09.
Best Hip-Hop Collabo
Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne
Lil Wayne f/ Bobby Valentino - Mrs. Officer
Rick Ross f/ John Legend - Magnificent
T.I. f/ Rihanna - Live Your Life
Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West - Put On
Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West
Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams
Producer of the Year
Ron Browz
Cool & Dre
Tha Bizness
T-Pain
Kanye West
Track of the Year
Day "N" Nite - Kid Cudi
D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune) - Jay-Z
Every Girl - Young Money
(Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine)
Live Your Life - T.I. f/ Rihanna
Turn My Swag On - Soulja Boy Tell'em
CD of the Year
Eminem - Relapse
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
T.I. - Paper Trail
Kanye West - 808 & Heartbreak
Young Jeezy - The Recession
Rookie of the Year
B.O.B.
Dorrough
Drake
Kid Cudi
Wale
Best Hip-Hop Video
Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job
Eminem - We Made You
Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)
Kid Cudi - Day "N" Nite
T.I. f/ Rihanna - Live Your Life
MVP of the Year
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West
DJ of the Year
DJ AM
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
DJ Tony Neal
DJ Greg Street
Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Kid Cudi
Lil Wayne
Soulja Boy Tell'em
Kanye West
Best Hip-Hop Blog Site
All Hip Hop
Nah Right
SOHH
This Is 50
World Star Hip Hop
People's Champ (Viewers Choice)
Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job
Fabolous f/ The-Dream - Throw It In The Bag
Kid Cudi - Day "N" Nite
Soulja Boy Tell'em - Turn My Swag On
Kanye West f/ Young Jeezy - Amazing
Note: For those who once considered blogs a revolutionary media tool, this is how the game of counter-revolution is played and is an excellent example of what the Situationists termed "recuperation":
"The counterrevolution does not take up revolutionary ideas because it is malign or manipulative, let alone short of ideas, but because revolutionary ideas deal with real problems with which the counterrevolution is confronted."
"Official 'revolutionary' thought is the scouting party of capital."
Knew that revo theory ish would come in handy one day!
Key Point: The sweet twist of BET's knife comes with the focus on New York based blogs and sites. Except for World Star Hip Hop, whose location is hidden as much as possible and is still unclear, all contestants in this category are based in the New York area, unlike absolutely every other category on this list.
A double edged recuperation at the very least though I would argue that, in the long run, it's actually an endgame and therefore a temporary recuperation at best.
Enjoy it while you can!
Over at Hip Hop Press:
The BET HIP-HOP AWARDS '09 Complete List of Nominees
Winners' Circle: 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS
GENERAL CATEGORIES:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyonce
Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Album: I AM. . .SASHA FIERCE
Director: Jake Nava
Label: Music World Music/Columbia
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Producer: John Winter
BEST NEW ARTIST
Lady Gaga
Title: Poker Face
Album: The Fame
Director: Ray Kay
Label: Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
Production Company: Rockhard Films
Producer: Jil Hardin/ Nicole Ehrich
BEST MALE VIDEO
T.I. featuring Rihanna
Title: Live Your Life
Album: Paper Trail
Director: Anthony Mandler
Label: Atlantic Records
Production Company: Les Enfants Terribles
Producer: Gina Leonard
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Taylor Swift
Title: You Belong With Me
Album: Fearless
Director: Roman White
Label: Big Machine Records
Production Company: Revolution Pictures
Producer: Randy Brewer
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Eminem
Title: We Made You
Album: Relapse
Director: Joseph Kahn
Label: Aftermath/Interscope
Production Company: HSI Productions
Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo
BEST POP VIDEO
Britney Spears
Title: Womanizer
Album: Circus
Director: Joseph Kahn
Label: Jive/Zomba Label Group
Production Company: HSI Productions
Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Green Day
Title: 21 Guns
Album: 21st Century Breakdown
Director: Marc Webb
Label: Reprise Records
Production Company: DNA Inc
Producer: Michael Angelos
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES:
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyonce
Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Album: I AM. . .SASHA FIERCE
Director: Jake Nava
Label: Music World Music/Columbia
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Producer: John Winter
Choreographer: Jaquel Knight & Frank Gatson Jr.
BEST DIRECTION
Green Day
Title: 21 Guns
Album: 21st Century Breakdown
Director: Marc Webb
Label: Reprise Records
Production Company: DNA Inc
Producer: Michael Angelos
BEST EDITING
Beyonce
Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Album: I AM. . .SASHA FIERCE
Director: Jake Nava
Label: Music World Music/Columbia
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Producer: John Winter
Editor: Jarrett Fijal
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Lady Gaga
Title: Paparazzi
Album: The Fame
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Label: Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
Production Company: Factory Films Ltd.
Producer: Steven Johnson/Nicole Ehrich
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Green Day
Title: 21 Guns
Album: 21st Century Breakdown
Director: Marc Webb
Label: Reprise Records
Production Company: DNA Inc
Producer: Michael Angelos
Cinematographer: Jonathan Sela
BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga
Title: Paparazzi
Album: The Fame
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Label: Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
Production Company: Factory Features
Producer: Steven Johnson/Nicole Ehrich
Art Director: Jason Hamilton
ONLINE CATEGORIES:
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Matt & Kim
Title: Lessons Learned
Album: Grand
Director: Taylor Cohen & Otto Arsenault
Label: Fader
Production Company: FVNMO
Producer: Taylor Cohen, Otto Arsenault
BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
Beastie Boys
Title: Sabotage
Album: III Communication
Director: Spike Jonze
Label: Grand Royal/Capitol Records
Related ProHipHop Coverage:
Universal Music Group Ruins My Taylor Swift Tribute
Kanye West: Punk Ass Baby Plays the Fool at VMA's
Over at Hip Hop Press:
Janet Jackson & Madonna Celebrate Michael Jackson,
Eminem Grabs "Best Hip Hop Video" at the '2009 Video Music Awards'
The complete list of Nominees for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, including production credits, is up at Hip Hop Press and I was surprised to see that hip hop artists dominate both the Best New Artist and the Best Male Video categories.
The complete lists of winners of the 7th Annual Urban Music Awards USA has been announced and goes a little something like this:
Artist of the Year
Akon
Best Album
Kanye West '808's & Heartbreak'
Best Gospel Act
Kirk Franklin
Best International Act
Enrique Iglesias
Best Music Video
Rihanna 'Rehab'
Best R&B Act
Bobby V
Best DJ 2009
Funkmasterflex
Best Radio Station
Hot 97
Best TV show
Harlem Heights
Best HipHop Act
Jay Z
Best Magazine
HipHop Weekly
Best Male Act
Bobby V
Best Collaboration
Ron Browz ft. Jim Jones & Julez Santana 'Pop Champagne'
Best Female Act
Rihanna
Best International Reggae Act
Movado
Best Producer
Swizz Beatz
Best Single
Kid Cudi for 'Day & Night'
UMA Living Legend Award (1)
KRS 1
Lifetime Achievement Award
Grandmaster Flash
Official Site: Urban Music Awards
Over at Hip Hop Press:
RIHANNA, BOBBY V, JAY-Z, SWIZZ BEATZ, AKON, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, KANYE WEST, GRANDMASTERFLASH AND KID CUDI WIN BIG AT 7TH ANNUAL URBAN MUSIC AWARDS USA!!
Jamie Foxx Hosts BET Awards '09
Yes, gazillion is the technical term for too many stars to count. I was checking out this press release for the BET Awards '09 and couldn't really decide what angle to feature in the headline for such a show. I could call it a stop on the Young Money Tour. Or I could speculate about whether or not Queen Latifah will rap or T-Pain will give up his vocoder or Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige will partner up. But there's just too many angles to choose one:
"Tune in to BET on Sunday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m. for the BET AWARDS '09, hosted by triple-threat Jamie Foxx and featuring phenomenal performances by the host himself, Kanye West, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Soulja Boy, Keri Hilson, T-Pain, Mary Mary, Ne-Yo, Maxwell, Fabolous, Keyshia Cole, Monica, Young Jeezy, Johnny Gill, King of Hearts, Three of a Kind, Three the Hard Way, Travis Barker, Trey Songz and Tyrese -- with the most anticipated performance of all coming from cultural icon Jay-Z."
Plus lots of special appearances. Should make for fun tv or, in my case, YouTube viewing.
Official Site: BET Awards '09
[Photo courtesy BET NETWORKS.]
Over at Hip Hop Press:
BET AWARDS '09 - Featuring the Brightest Stars of Music, Sports
and Entertainment - Hosted By Jamie Foxx
Cadence Weapon - Black Hand
The City of Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) has appointed Roland Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, their next Poet Laureate effective July 1st and continuing for two years.
From the announcement:
"Pemberton, 23, is recognized internationally as an innovative and accomplished hip hop artist. As Cadence Weapon, his albums Breaking Kayfabe and Afterparty Babies (Upper Class Recordings 2005 & 2008) earned him instant praise and notoriety from the international media. Cadence Weapon won a Canadian Independent Music Award for "Favourite Urban Artist", the CBC Radio 3's BUCKY Award, as well as nominations for "Best Rap Album of 2006" at the Plug Independent Music Awards, MuchMusic Video Award for "Sharks" and two nominations for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize."
"Pemberton, who will be Edmonton's third Poet Laureate, was nominated by local artist Trevor Anderson. "I suggest that Rollie's work already represents our City to its citizens, and that he acts as one of our most exciting municipal ambassadors when he tours nationally and internationally. Roland Pemberton is a poet of the people, and I think that might be the most important qualification for the Poet Laureate to hold", writes Anderson in his nomination letter..."
"Pemberton's roots in Edmonton run deep. He is the son of Teddy Pemberton who, as the host of The Black Experience on CJSR, is often credited with bringing hip hop to the city. His grandfather, the great Rollie Miles, played for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1951 - 1961 and played in five CFL championship games."
Very cool. Big ups to Alberta for making Mr. Pemberton their Poet Laureate!
MySpace: Cadence Weapon
Mike Relm vs. The Spirit vs. Punisher vs. Transporter
Congratulations to DJ Mike Relm who won a Webby for the copyright holder approved Lionsgate mashup embedded above.
Mike will be performing at the 13th Annual Webby Celebration in New York on June 8th as one of two "Special Performers" and will be in good company as the other is none other than ?uestlove.
Should be an interesting show as Relm's live VJ mashup game is serious.
Everybody wants some of that Eminem money and the MTV Movie Awards, where Eminem will perform live, and even ProHipHop are no exception!
You may now go vote for nominees for the awards from long lists of white people plus Will Smith!
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