Can’t wait to find out who’s sitting in the front row at tonight MTV Video Music Awards? Pics of seating cards inside Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre hit the web, giving a sneak peek of what you can expect when the camera swings from the stage to the audience.
Thirteen-time nominee Lady Gaga is seated next to Eminem in the front, with Diddy positioned a seat away from Slim Shady, while Usher, Drake, and Nicki Minaj have seats reserved behind them. Justin Timberlake will grab a chair next to his Social Network co-star Jesse Eisenberg, and performer Florence of Florence + the Machine cops a spot behind Minaj.
Though you’ll be spoiling some of the surprise by checking the pics below, you’ll have to tune in tomorrow to see the real magic unfold onstage.
Make sure you keep it locked on TheMoMoShow.com who will be bringing you constant updates of the MTV Video Music Awards through our twitter steam, you can follow us on Twitter.com/MoMo – We’ll have several sources these backstage and front house to give us all the drama as it unfolds! So keep it locked on The MoMo Show for further updates, scroll over to see more pictures of the seating arrangement and rehearsal pictures! (more…)
Usher may be one of the biggest stars in the world, but he doesn’t want his kids following in his footsteps. The 31-year-old, who has two sons, says that his children love his music to the point that they “harass” him to play their favorite songs, but he wishes that they would grow up to have a normal life.
“I’d really rather he become a lawyer or accountant, but he may be talented,” Usher told us of his two-year-old, Usher Raymond V. “He’ll just find his way, and I’ll be supportive.” The “OMG” singer also shared that Usher V and one-year-old Naviyd are his saving grace when the trials and tribulations of fame can be too much for him.
“Life can weigh you down, but children pump blood back into your heart. Their innocence gives you a reason to be open-minded, and they reignite your love for life,” he said. “My life isn’t the typical one, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be a traditional father, in my own way. My tradition is loving, being available for my kids. I didn’t have that from my father, so having it will give them greater potential.”
And while his kids keep his spirits high, he isn’t thinking about putting himself back on the dating market following his divorce from Tameka Foster. “I’m very single,” he revealed. “But I’m in no rush. I want to make sure that I really know what I’m getting into. If someone is out there, I’ll find her and we’ll make it in time.” (more…)
Eminem has a lot to be thankful for this summer. The Detroit rapper reclaimed his spot atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with his seventh studio effort “Recovery“. The disc, initially released in June, also achieves its eighth consecutive week of selling at least 100,000 units, bringing its grand total to a whopping 2.1 million copies. As a result of the surge in sales, Slim Shady’s latest albumearns double platinum status. – Odd seeing as before the release of the LP people where doubtful of the LP and many critics had dismissed the project all together!
To date, “Recovery” is the second best-selling album of 2010 behind Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now (2.5 million). Besides his album accolades, Em’s Rihanna-assisted single “Love the Way You Lie” also moves into the No. 1 position on the Digital Songs chart. At this point last year, no albums had sold more than two million units, according to Billboard. Six have reached the million mark this year, including Usher‘s “Raymond v. Raymond“, which went platinum this week after selling an additional 15,000 copies. – In other news Eminem is currently planning a world tour and yes! another album is currently in development!
Chris Brown and Usher fans were in glee earlier this week when Bryan-Michael Cox announced that the duo were going on tour. However, even after Brown proposed to the idea on his Twitter, the plans for the show have been officially scrapped. There is no official word from either artist’s camp as to why the venture was canceled. Brown has since removed any messages referring to the tour from his Twitter page.
But according to Usher‘s camp, this is all just talk – for now, at least. “There are no plans at this time for Usher and Chris Brown to tour together,” reps for the 31-year-old singer said. Brown’s reps said ditto with the statement: “There is no confirmed Chris Brown and Usher tour at this time.”
Perhaps they’re just waiting to see how badly fans want it. Brown tweeted Wednesday, “Would you pay to see an Usher and Chris Brown concert/tour,” followed by, “RT #CBUSHERTOUR if u want it to happen.” Lo and behold, at the time of this posting, #cbushertour was a trending topic.
And now this is now why I’m sticking to my new quote of the year…”I’ll believe it when I see it”, although a Chris Brown and Usher tour would of been a done deal for world wide success it seems to me that those on Usher‘s side are getting a bit too greedy! I guess we’ll just be stuck with Rihanna and her squealing as the only alternative unless we go to Trey Songz’s sex show, ‘Passion, Pain, & Pleasure’. At least we still have Lady GaGa. (more…)
R&B crooners Chris Brown and Usher are reportedly going on tour together. – Okay here we go!
According to their mutual friend and producer,Bryan Michael Cox, the two hit-makers are also planning on recording a track together. – I find the all really hard to believe, even though they are label friends but Chris Brown‘s tour just got axed due to reasons which I’m not going to mention (don’t worry RiRi it’s not you!). And with Usher only pushing out two extention LPs to his “Raymond Vs Raymond” I just don’t see this project taking off!
The Grammy-winning songwriter revealed on YouTube: “Usher and the boy Chris Brown are going on tour, y’all know that, right? I might’ve just gave y’all some exclusive s**t!” Chris Breezy then took to his Twitter to add fuel to the fire by saying: “What would you guys say if me and Usher went on tour?” If this is to happen, we are pretty sure all the females around the world will make sure this event is sold out in no time. Good marketing skills!
But don’t get too excited, I’m sure some where down the line something or someone will get cancelled and then this would lead to more drama, and then who knows Chris Brown might even decided to hit/bite someone else (just kidding). Good luck with this one…but it’s just too good to be true! (more…)
“No matter how much you love the songs, I need something new,” he said, adding that R Kelly and Usher were his idols. ”This is a competition,” he said. “No matter how much I look up to Usher and R Kelly, it’s something we all want to be the best at. But I can’t control what they do. I have to outdo me.” And Trey seems to have a fan in fellow R&B musician Keri Hilson. The star said she wasn’t worried about Trey being a “one-CD hit wonder” because of his strong vocal ability paired with his physical appeal to his increasing female fan base.
“He won women’s hearts,” Keri said. “His music has always been great. But people are more aware of him now because of his sex appeal. That will help him move forward.”
Either way in addition to this pressure, Trey Songz‘ reality TV show may also be axed from air, After a somewhat promising start back in June, the show’s ratings have dropped to dismal depths – with this week’s episode bringing in an embarrassing 0.461 million viewers (this despite it being aired nationally – US). (more…)
Usher was back in the “A” to mentor 600 young people about service and leadership at Powered by Service Day in participation with his New Look Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages youth around the country to become corporate and community leaders.
“I said I really want to do something that would motivate them, give them the proper tools that they need to understand that there’s a better world,” the singer told us. “My objective is just to open their minds.”. You know I cannot help but think there is another motive behind this…? It all really makes sense as the mid weeks for both the new extension LPs to “Raymond Vs Raymond“ roll in, BANG! her comes Usher with the new charity?
This is just a a bit too set-up and PR-y for me! In other news Usher is still working out what single to push out whilst “DJ Got Us Falling In Love” is getting a lot of love from the fans.
However, with Chris Brown increasingly looking set for a commercial comeback, aligning with Usher (who is enjoying a career resurgence of his own) can only be a good thing, at this point. Undeniably, two of the industry’s most gifted performers, a collaboration of this magnitude gives way to many a possibility – both musically and visually with any accompanying video. Exciting stuff…yawn. (Just Kidding!) (more…)
Despite earlier reports that Ciara‘s “Basic Instinct“LP had been pushed back to September, news has now surfaced that the record will not arrive in stores until October 5th. This marks the 3rd time that the release date of the album, which is being primarily handled byThe-Dream and Tricky Stewart, has been rescheduled with the 1st being a change from August 24th to August 17th. {Source}
What in the name of Prince, Janet and Mariah Carey is going on with Ciara team? The previous changes to the album’s release date were understandable but now it seems that they do not have a proper handle on this project. With the substantial airplay that “Ride“ is receiving and the buzz surrounding “Gimme That“ there is no apparent reason why this record should not hit stores in September.
All of these changes do not bode well to boost the confidence of consumers regarding the quality of the album, especially since Ciara’s last project,“Fantasy Ride“, remained stagnant on the shelves. Get it together people!
So, 2010 is dealing yet another upset to Ciara. The sultry performer will no longer be featured on Usher’s new song, ”Hot Toddy“, from his upcoming ”Versus“ LP (in stores on August 24th). In fact, the song, which surfaced less than a day ago, will only include a contribution from Jay-Z with backing vocals from Ester Dean. There is no word as to why the change! (more…)
Nicki Minaj may ooze sex appeal, but the hip-hop honey is making a conscious effort to take it down a notch.
“I made a conscious decision to try to tone down the sexiness,” she went on to say “I want people; especially young girls—to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You’ve got to have something else to go with that.”
While she strives to be a role model, she also embraces her individuality. “I don’t mind being called a weirdo,” shares the “Your Love” rapper. “There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get what I do. But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.”
We all know Nicki Minaj has worked with Usher, Ludacris, Robin Thicke, and Lil Wayne, but she’s still in awe of her collaboration with a pop diva. “Not only did we do a song together, but I was in a video with Mariah Carey! I still haven’t gotten over that!” – All in all I’m not too sure how Nicki Minaj‘s will respond to this! Surely isn’t Nicki Minaj a fun stage name that she puts on and works her stuff and then she just leaves her on the stage!?
If anything i’m sure this is going to tail back to the Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim beef! Now everyone is trying to be a good sister all of a sudden! Please! Do us all a favour and just stick to your music! (more…)
So finally Justin Bieber aged up and finally silenced his critics with his new single featuring Usher “Somebody To Love”. Although this video has gone down the Usher/Justin Timberlake route, it’s one where Justin Bieber will be visiting often. What can I say, pretty much a standard Pop R&B video (notice the talcum powder being used and oh! is that Bieber’s hair being blown back by fans!? Divo!). “Somebody to love” who was originally written by Trey Songz without a doubt shows off Usher‘s vocals more than Justin Bieber‘s; I wouldn’t be too surprised if I found this track on one of Usher‘s LPs!
I’m beginning to wonder too see how much more these guys sitting in Def Jam can do with Justin Bieber! Needless to say that time will catch up with this kid, and he no where near the bagfuls of talent like stars did when they were his age. Despite the whole Justin Bieber craze going on right now, it will only take a Lady Gaga album for all the attention to be sucked away from him! In other news; Bieber’s new “pedo” girlfriend Kim Kardashian is still receiving death threats from Justin Bieber fans; one tweet reading “I love u too sweetie pie RT @lillly_roose @KimKardashian Bitch leave Justin Biber. I will kill you. I hate you.” wow! Even more so rumours of a sex tape have began to leak! Keep it locked on MoMo for more info! (more…)
Can’t wait to find out who’s sitting in the front row at tonight MTV Video Music Awards? Pics of seating cards inside Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre hit the web, giving a sneak peek of what you can expect when the camera swings from the stage to the audience.
