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Watch: Lady Gaga Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Her ‘Simpsons’ Guest Spot

The finale episode of The Simpsons' 23rd season will air on Sunday, and Fox has a big star making an apperance on the hit show. Lady Gaga will be bringing her crazy fashion and plenty of love to the town of Springfield to cheer up a dejected and depressed Lisa Simpson. ET was lucky en ...

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By Teonny Spears| No Comment | Entertainment, Film, Music, On TV
Read of the Week: Childish Gambino’s Whine Session on Twitter

Comedian/rapper Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino hit Twitter today to spill some thoughts on being accused of ripping off Kendrick Lamar and "not liking black people," people's comments on his upbringing, and to defend his tasteless Travyon Martin line in "Eat Your Vegatables." “Dear t ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Music, Rants
Watch: Nicki Minaj’s Awkward Kiss with Nas in New “Right By My Side” Video

This must be WTF Wednesday. Rapper Nicki Minaj premiered her music new video for "Right By My Side" today, in which she enlists hip-hop legend Nas as her love interest. The track appears on her sophomore studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (iTunes / Amazon), which dropped on April 3 ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Film, Music
Change in Progress: Can Brooklyn’s Sene Breathe New Life Into NY Hip-hop?

Recently, while doing our monthly search for new albums, it was becoming extremely frustrating to find anything worth listening to. What else is new? I can't tell you what made me click on an album that Amazon recommended from an artist I've never heard of but there it was. Brooklyknight, ...

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Crowd Gone Wild: Buraka Som Sistema’s Electrifying “Tira o Pé” Music Video

To tribute all of the fans that have attended Buraka Som Sistema's live shows, the group has released the official video for "Tira o Pé," the third single and one of the hypest tracks from their sophomore album, Komba (iTunes / Amazon). Directed by Joao Pedro Moreira and Buraka themsel ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Featured, Film, Music
Miles Davis and Édith Piaf Postage Stamps Coming June 2012

On June 12th, the United States and France postal services will issue stamps honoring two esteemed legends: jazz musician Miles Davis and French singer Édith Piaf. Designed by Greg Breeding, the stamps depict the artists in their most iconic poses using a photo of Davis with his trump ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Design, Music
Rihanna Reveals Almost 200 Photos From “Where Have You Been” Behind the Scenes & Dance Rehearsals

While some behind-the-scenes photos popped up before the release of Rihanna's "Where Have You Been" music video, the singer uploaded a ton more today, including shots from rehearsing that amazing Hi-Hat choreography with her dancers. "Where Have You Been" is the fourth single from Rihanna's ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Featured, Music
Listen: Kensaye’s Laid Back “Reformatted Classics” Mix ft Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Jesse Boykins III & More

Parisian music producer/radio host Kensaye is constantly giving us new tunes to nod to, and today he sent his latest mashup, "Reformatted Classics," a chill mix of his favorite remixes. The soulful mix reached the front page of Mixcloud, and remained there for about 4 days as the third hott ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Music
Premios Juventud 2012: Romeo Santos & Prince Royce Face Off Again for ‘Youth Awards’

After dominating nominations at the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards last month, bachata crooners Romeo Santos and Prince Royce go head to head once again for the Premios Juventud 2012 (Youth Awards), which will air via Univision from Miami's BankUnited Center on Thursday, July 19th. L ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Featured, Music, On TV
Victoria’s Secret’s “What Is Sexy?” 2012 List Features Beyoncé, Emma Stone & More

For the past few years, Victoria's Secret and the Angels, have been doing a list called What Is Sexy?, where they name the sexiest women in music and film, as well as celebrity moms, legs, and more. To name a few -- Snow White & the Huntsman's Charlize Theron is Sexiest Actress, po ...

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By Teonny Spears| No Comment | Entertainment, Film, Music
Eminem Back in Studio Working on 8th Album, New Film Delayed

I have some wonderful news for all of my fellow Eminem fans out there. According to the Detroit Free Press, the rapper and actor is currently working on his 8th studio album. Because of this, production for the film Southpaw, which features the Grammy-winner playing a boxer who is trying to m ...

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By Teonny Spears| No Comment | Music
Los Angeles: Lisa Leone’s ‘THEN’ Exhibition Documents Hip-hop’s “Moments of Truth” | May 11 – Jun. 10

NYC photographer Lisa Leone is now holding her solo exhibit, THEN, at HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in Los Angeles, California. The exhibit captures hip-hop before the art-form became an industry, when it was still a community. THEN is a deeply personal portrayal of the last days of hip-hop's ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Around Cali, Music, Photography
Click Flash: Rihanna Shows Her Cakes in Sexy Terry Richardson Photo Shoot [NSFW]

Before Rihanna dyed her hair back to black and announced that "Where Have You Been" would be getting a video, the star posed for and with photographer Terry Richardson in one of his many iconic black and white photo shoots. Captured after their shoot for her new VitaCoco Coconut Water cam ...

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By Teonny Spears| No Comment | Fashion & Beauty, Music, Photography
Chicago: A Night of AFROTRONICA w/ The Opposition Party & Soulphonetics | May 9

The Opposition Party, a ten-piece Chicago musical collective, will be live at theWHISTLER tonight in Chicago. They'll be playing two full live sets, with Chi-town DJ duo Soulphonetics spinning in between! OP's polyrhythmic music performance (particularly the cross-pollination of Afri ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Around Chicago, Music
Szjerdene Tells a ‘Tale of Fabricated Love’ in New “Turn” Music Video

Fueled by the anxiety and panic of a downward spiraling relationship, Szjerdene's new visuals for "Turn" beautifully complement the alternative track's angst-filled lyrics. Arranged and produced by the British songstress herself, the track appears on her latest project, Patchwork: The EP (i ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Film, Music
Maxwell’s ‘MaxwellTwoNight Tour 2012’ Dates & Ticket Info

Maxwell, one of the most prolific voices in R&B and soul, has kept us longing for the remaining installments of BLACKsummers’night, but he will soon bless us with a three city, six day tour in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Newark, NJ this summer. Accompanied by his 11 piece band, he'll per ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Events, Music, Upcoming & Current Events
Pepsi Unveils “Live For Now” Commercial Featuring Nicki Minaj & Betsey Johnson

It's finally here! Nicki Minaj is one of the new faces for Pepsi's "Live For Now" campaign, joining with pop icon Michael Jackson, and today I have the extended cut of the commercial. It features her hit song "Moment 4 Life," which works quite well with the new campaign slogan! The spot, ...

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By Teonny Spears| No Comment | Advertising, Entertainment, Film, Music, On TV
Photo Recap: ‘Cinco de Gallo’ @ Le Poisson Rouge in NYC

This Cinco de Mayo, New York City's Le Poisson Rouge hosted the 3rd Annual Cinco de Gallo presented by Mex and the City and Que Bajo!?. It was a night of electro folklore, digital cumbia, and tropical bass with DJs Uproot Andy and Geko Jones, Mexican rapper and social advocate--C ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Around NYC, Music
Listen & Download: Akon Remixes Don Omar’s “Danza Kuduro” +  ‘Meet The Orphans 2’ Out Now!

Kuduro (a genre popular in Angola and Portugal) is getting some seriously international love with Akon jumping on the official remix to Don Omar's "Danza Kuduro," a collaboration with Portuguese-French singer-songwriter Lucenzo. The original, which was featured in the 2011 movie Fast Fiv ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Music
Watch: Rihanna Rocks SNL Stage with “Where Have You Been” Performance

Rihanna brought her sexy new Hi-Hat-choreographed moves and dancing harem to the Saturday Night Live stage tonight for her "Where Have You Been" performance. The song appears on Rihanna's sixth studio album Talk That Talk (iTunes / Amazon). She brought the high energy club hit to li ...

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By theComplex| No Comment | Music, On TV