This week Kanye West stopped by Hot 97 and chatted it up on a range of topics including his upcoming album, dealing with his mother’s death, what he did following the MTV Taylor Swift incident and his relationship with Amber Rose.

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Those shade throwing, children reading, fabu-queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race have joined onto Adam Bouska’s NoH8 campaign in protest of the passage of Prop 8 in California.

Season 2 winner Miss Tyra Sanchez, along with Jujubee, Mystique, Raven, Tatianna and first season’s Ongina, all turned out for the photo shoot.

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Rap group Kin4LIfe recently put mainstream singer-songwriter The Dream on blast for the striking similarities between their 2008 single “Make Up Girl” and his recent release, “Make Up Bag.” During a Live broadcast on Ustream last night (June 23), the duo, infuriated and uncut, broke down the situation for viewers.

“There is suspiciously a song out that sounds just like Make Up Girl.” IQ told the fans tuned into Ustream. Then, as if directing her comments directly at The Dream, she continued on to say, Read the rest of this entry »

Ok, so I know you’re thinking the same thing I thought, who in the hell cares about MTV’s The Real World???  Well now you have reason to care. Why?? Preston Roberson-Charles. As if his name name alone doesn’t spark the slightest interest, his engaging story will.

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MTV Logo’s 3rd Annual NewNowNext awards went down this past week. Co-hosted by Niecy Nash, the event celebrated cutting edge and the most talked about moments of the year.

RuPaul’s Drag Race (The Split) took home the award for Best New Indulgence.

Bajan-born artist Shontelle performed Read the rest of this entry »

R&B crooner Trey Songz is the latest artist to join the exclusive list of performers who played MTV’s Unplugged Series. The Ready singer performed a full set from his ever-growing catalog.  While one can say much about the singer as his vocals and live performances leave much to be desired at times, there was no denying this Unplugged performance.  It was intimate, authentic, and quite refreshing to see Trey keep his shirt on and just focus on the music. Yeah, I said it. lol

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The MTV LOGO hit reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race came to an end of season two last night (April 26). Raven, Tyra Sanchez and Juju]Bee were the last queens standing. The final challenge – shooting the music video for RuPaul’s next single “Jealous of My Boogie.” Taking home the title of America’s next drag superstar, however, was Tyra Sanchez.

All three ladies were deserving of the bottom three. But in the end, they lip-synched for their lives.

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Singer Lauryn Hill was all smiles as she attended the Tanzania Education Trust New York Gala yesterday (April 19). The event was hosted by the United Republic of Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete and held at the exclusive Hotel Plaza Athenee on Madison Ave.

Others in attendance included singer Anthony Hamilton and VP of MTV Music Programming and Strategy at MTV Networks, Emilienne Gray.

Hope to see more of Ms. Hill in the near future.

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