Prince - New Website Lotusflow3r launched?

Dr. Funkenberry announced it officially, Prince's website was to be launched tonight, more or less around 8pm (L.A. Time). The site has changed, however it looks like there's a new preview instead of the actual site. "Colonized Mind", "Disco Jellyfish", and "Another Boy" are the current three songs playing on Lotusflow3r.

According to Dr. Funkenberry, Prince will first reveal his new website to the press. Press invitees include Steve Appleford of Rolling Stone; Benjamin Trott from Six Apart; Kat Corbett from KROQ; Danny Shea and Katherine Thomson, music and entertainment editors from The Huffington Post; Emily McKay from NME and Edna Gunderson of USA Today. Three select purple ticket winners will also join the party. Read more about it here.

It's a great start to a beautiful site, who knows new developments might come in later today, in any case one thing is for sure - Prince never disappoints.

Check out Lotusflow3r.com here!

Solange - Pepsi Smash Yahoo Performances + Pictures!

Solange performed "T.O.N.Y" and "Viva La Vida Loca" from Cold Play, for Pepsi Smash on Yahoo this week. It's nice to see Solange challenge herself with covers of other artists, however it seems that a song like "T.O.N.Y" does fit her better than the cover she made for Cold Play. Watch and judge for yourselves.

M83 - Perform "Kim and Jessie" on Connan O' Brien

A few nights ago, French band M83 performed "Kim and Jessie" from their critically acclaimed 2008 album Saturdays=Youth on Connan O'Brien. At first it seemed like this might be a lame band, however after pre-judging the performance, it turns out that M83 is an amazing band with sound remiscent of the 80s. The 80s had some amazing sounds, thus it's wonderful to find them throughout the songs of M83.

Watch a video of M83 on Connan:

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David Cook - First Tour Announced!

David Cook's first tour "The Declaration Tour 2009", has been scheduled in support of his self-titled album.

Here's what David had to say on the upcoming tour:

"I’m more than excited to hop on the road and support this record. This tour represents both a new beginning and a return to form for me," David says. "It’s our first full tour, and we’re all ready to pour whatever blood, sweat, and tears that we can muster into making this show, and every show from here on out, an experience. Part of that experience is bringing back this college tour idea. There’s something inherently nostalgic about playing college shows. So many amazing acts used to do it, so it’s nice to be able to bring that ideal back, in some small way. And besides, touring on a bus beats what we used to do, which was cram five guys into a seven passenger van for one show, 13 hours away…"

Here are the tour dates:

• Friday, February 13th - Tallahasee, Fl - Florida State University
• Saturday, February 14th - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage
• Sunday, February 15th - Oxford, MS - Ole Miss
• Wednesday, February 18th - Eau Claire, WI - University of Wisconsin
• Thursday February 19th - Cedar Falls, IA - University of Northern Iowa
• Friday, February 20th - Green Bay, WI - University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
• Saturday, February 21st - Valparaiso, IN - Valparaiso University
• Monday, February 23rd - Waverly, IA - Warlburg
• Tuesday, February 24th - Fullton, MO - Westminster
• Wednesday, February 25th - Conway, AR - Central Arkansas University
• Friday, February 27th- Portsmouth, OH - Shawnee State University
• Sunday, March 1st - Newburgh, NY - Mount St. Mary
• Tuesday, March 3rd - Carlisie, PA - Dickenson
• Friday, March 6th - Morgantown, WV - W Virginia University
• Sunday, March 8th - Willimantic, CT - Eastern Connecticut State University
• Tuesday, March 10th - Poughkeepsie, NY - Marist College
• Friday, March 13th - Niagara Falls, NY - Seneca Niagara Casino
• Saturday, March 14th - Elkins, WV - Davis and Elkins
• Monday, March 16th - Bloomington, PA - Bloomington University
• Thursday, March 19th - Mansfield, PA - Mansfield University
• Friday, March 20th - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
• Saturday, March 21st - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
• Monday, March 23rd - Selinsgrove, PA - Susquehanna University
• Tuesday, March 24th- York, PA - Penn State York
• Thursday, March 26th - Blues Creek, NC - Campbell, University
• Friday, March 27th - Pemberton, NJ - Burlington Community College
• Monday, March 30th - New London, NH - Colby Sawyer College
• Tuesday, March 31st - New Haven, CT - So. CT State
• Thursday, April 2nd - Wilmington, NC - Azalea Fest at Wilmington University
• Friday, April 3rd - Towson, MD - Towson University
• Sunday, April 5th - Radford, VA - Radford University
• Wednesday, April 8th - Macon, GA - Mercer University
• Tuesday, April 14th - Malcomb, IL - Western Illinois University
• Tuesday, April 21st - Searcy, AR - Harding University
• Wednesday, April 22nd - Kansas City, MO - Ameristar Casino
• Saturday, April 25th - Tulsa, OK - University of Tulsa

New Rihanna Song - "Hatin' On The Club"

Rihanna sings about "her" cheating boyfriend, in a new song titled "Hatin On The Club". The track just leaked on the internet and will most likely be appear on her new upcoming album. The Dream and Tricky Stewart, the team who made "Umbrella", also produced this new song.

Listen to "Hatin On The Club"

Rihanna is scheduled to perform at the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8th, at Staples Center in L.A. The Jonas Brothers, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne and Jennifer Hudson are also amongst the list of performers.

New Rick Ross feat. John Legend Song - "Magnificent"

Rick Ross is set to release "Deeper Than Rap" later this year. One of the singles of the highly anticipated new album has leaked. The track is titled "Magnificent", which features John Legend. The collaboration with John Legend truly makes the song work, it is magnificent!

Listen to "Magnificent"

What do you think of "Magnificent"?

Madonna "Sticky & Sweet Tour" Part 2!

Madonna's fans will be delighted to hear that the pop queen isn't done with her "Sticky & Sweet" tour yet. The tour was so successful last year, that she decided to continue touring this year in numerous venues accross Europe.

This time, special guest Paul Oakenfold will be opening all shows.

Madonna on the extended tour: "This is a first for me. I've never extended a tour before. I'm excited to be going back on the road, visiting places I've never been and returning to places I love".

According to Madge Tribe, in 2008 the "Sticky & Sweet Tour" was seen by 2,350,285 fans in 58 cities. With record breaking ticket sales everywhere, including 650,000 tickets sold in her series of South American dates, 72,000 tickets at Zurich's Dübendorf Airfield - the largest audience ever assembled for a show in Switzerland, 75,000 tickets in London and four sell outs in New York's Madison Square Garden (60,364 tickets).


The dates for this year's "Sticky & Sweet" tour are as follows:

July 2009

04 London, O2 Arena
07 Manchester, MEN Arena
11 Werchter, Festivalpark
14 Milan, San Siro
21 Barcelona, Olympic Stadium
23 Madrid, Vicente Calderon
28 Hamburg, Trab-Arena
30 Oslo, Vallehovin

August

04 Tallinn, Song Festival Ground
06 Helsinki, West Harbour
09 Gothenburg, Ullevi Stadium
11 Copenhagen, Parken Stadium
13 Prague, Chodov National Amphitheatre
15 Warsaw, Bemowo
18 Munich, Olympic Stadium
20 Ljubljana - Hippodrome

Madonna will also perform in Marseille, Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Romania, and Serbia.

New Ciara Video - "Never Ever"

"Never Ever", is directed by Chris Robinson and features Young Jeezy. Monica, actor Kevin Phillips (Notorious), the Atlanta Hawks’ Al Horford, and CiCi’s dog Tyson make appearances. It is Ciara's second single from "Fantasy Ride". The video is hot, and definitely shows off Ciara's best dance moves, check it out!

Beyonce Knowles - Barack Obama Loves Her

Beyonce and Barack Obama... when inaugural concert, John Legend's video vaults to a whole other level just after the 6:45 mark, when Barack Obamas bump into Beyonce Knowles. The sound is a little muffled, but the transcript goes something like this…

Michelle Obama: "Mr. President, you didn't tell Beyonce about 'Single Ladies'? Your rendition?"

President Barack Obama: [chuckles] "Oh! I'm not like Justin. I didn't put on the outfit. But I didn't want my girls thinking that I couldn't, you know...I got a lil' something."

...then the President Obama does the Sasha Fierce hand-twirl move fr the "Single Ladies" video! (That'd be Step No. 6 in our definitive "Single Ladies" dance tutorial.) Un. Real. It's over quickly, but President's little "if you liked it then you should a put a ring on it" gesture certainly beats all the other "Single Ladies" YouTube tributes out there, wouldn't you say? And how amazing is it that the leader of the free world clearly knows all about Justin Timberlake's "Single Ladies" parody skit from Saturday Night Live?! This is sooooo much cooler than that time last year when Mitt Romney attempted to sing "Who Let the Dogs Out."



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Keyshia Cole Covers Vibe Magazine

Keyshia Cole graces the first ever Style issue of VIBE Magazine.

Pick up the March 2009 issue, on newsstands everywhere February 17th!

Jennifer Hudson Returns To Work

Jennifer Hudson has returned to work, and is currently working on a new video for a single titled "If This Isn't Love". The video will be released around February 9th.

Jennifer is also scheduled to perform the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, which will be aired live on Sunday.

Episode 1 of Soulja Boy's Animated Web Series Coming Soon

Sneak Peek: Soulja Boy Cartoon T-Shirts, check it out on the above picture!

"I just want to let everyone know that the 1st episode of my cartoon will be releasing REAL soon! I watched it today and it was off the chain! I think that I'm going to change the game with this cartoon - REAL TALK. The scenes were fresh and the idea is new. Arab and JBar did real good on their voices too! Can't wait till ya'll see it. I'm aiming for Feb.1 to release it to iTunes and TellEm.TV!!!" - Soulja Boy

Also, check out the video to the theme song of the animated web series!

iSouljaBoyTellem is available NOW!

Lady Gaga's Cherry Tree Sessions EP Available February 3rd

After receiving much attention and acclaim for her spellbinding performances, Lady Gaga is releasing the evocative live versions of her biggest hits. 'The Cherry Tree Sessions EP' will be available at all digital retailers on February 3rd, and available physically as a Borders Exclusive on March 3rd. See the official track-listing below!

'The Cherry Tree Sessions EP'

1) Poker Face (Live at The Cherrytree House Piano & Voice Version)
2) Just Dance (Live at The Cherrytree House Stripped Down Version)
3) Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (Electric Piano & Human Beat Box Version)

Plus, find out what music Lady Gaga has been listening to, and check out her new Celebrity Playlist on iTunes!

Robin Thicke Presents 'The Making of Something Else' Part 2

Travel to Paris with Robin Thicke as he searches for inspiration for his latest album, Something Else.

NEW! Episode 2: The Making of Something Else Part 2 by Robin Thicke, click here

Episode 1: The Making of Something Else Part 1 by Robin Thicke, click here

Beyonce Knowles - Bermuda inspiration

Beyonce Knowles appears in and narrates a new ad for Knowles' mother’s clothing line, House of Dereon. Beyonce and her mom traveled to Bermuda for inspiration, and warning!

Beyonce Knowles, there’s no question on who the line’s muse is. Her models flowy, vivid colored dresses against the backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean in the video. Then the crew ventures to the underworld, with the next shot portraying Beyonce Knoweles in a floral number in an amazing-looking cave.

Beyonce calls this latest shoot for the spring line “by far the best Dereon campaign we’d ever shot.”



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New John Legend Video - "Everybody Knows"

"Everybody Knows" is the second single from John Legend’s latest album "Evolver". The video was directed by Anthony Mandler and shot on in the streets of New York. It's a hearfelt, and beautiful song/video.

Jennifer Hudson - Superbowl Performance

Jennifer Hudson will return to the spotlight by singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida, on February 1st. The performance will be Jennifer's first public appearance since her mother, brother, and nephew were tragically murdered in Chicago last October.

New Ciara Video - "Never Ever"

The video for Ciara’s new single "Never Ever" will premiere online on January 31st on Yahoo! Music. The clip, directed by Chris Robinson, was shot in Atlanta and features Young Jeezy. The song will appear on Super C’s third album Fantasy Ride, due this April.

New Pink Video - "Please Don't Leave Me"

"Please Don't Leave Me" is the third single and video from Pink's latest album "Funhouse".

In this video, Pink has a boyfriend who gets into an unfortunate 'accident' every time he tries to leave her. He gets attacked by a dog, stumbles down the stairs, gets slammed with a golf club and chased by the axe-welding Pink, all because he said it is time for them to part ways.

New Leona Lewis Video - "I Will Be"

The video for Leona Lewis' new song "I Will Be", just premiered.

Leona plays a criminal who gets arrested by an NYPD officer, played by Cedric Darius. In addition, "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford makes a cameo as her lover.

"I Will Be" is Leona Lewis' cover for Avril Lavigne's 2006 ballad of the same title. It serves as the third U.S. single from her debut album "Spirit".

New Kat De Luna Video - "Unstoppable"

"Unstoppable" is the first single from Kat De Luna's second album "Inside Out", which is planned to be released this summer. The single will be played on radio outlets in March, and released on February 24th. Here's what Kat De Luna had to say about the album: "The song is a smash," adding that it is "a little bit different...but crazy."

Beyonce - "At Last" Inauguration Video

As you all most likely know by now, Beyonce performed "At Last" during Barack Obama's Inauguration Ball. "At Last" was selected as the first dance of the new elected president. Beyonce's performance was simply flawless.

On other Beyonce news,our beloved diva was just nominated for a Brit Award in the category of International Female Solo Artist. There is no word yet as to whether she will attend or perform.