Rihanna Video Banned

Rihanna and former British Olympic boxing hopeful, Dudley O'Shaughnessy, who plays her boyfriend in the video, also appear in scenes of "pronounced suggestive" content, the CSA said.
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Beyonce Releases Dance For You Video

(popmusiclife) Beyonce has released the video for "Dance For You." The clip, co-directed by the pop superstar, is the singer's seventh video debut off her album, "4."

All seven videos are featured in the new 2-disc concert DVD, "Live at Roseland: Elements of 4," which is due November 29.

"Live At Roseland: Elements of 4" captures Beyonce in concert at the famed New York venue, where she played four shows this past August, in sync with the title of her latest release.
Check out the new video here.

Lady Gaga Releases Holiday EP

(popmusiclife) Lady Gaga has announced the release of a companion EP to her A Very Gaga Thanksgiving TV Special.

She writes on Twitter: "I'm so excited to SURPRISE announce my release of a $3.99 holiday EP "A Very Gaga Holiday" on ITunes and Amazon now! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!"

The EP features four tracks from the TV special, including "White Christmas," "Orange Colored Sky," "You And I" and "The Edge Of Glory."
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Justin Beiber Releases New Video With Boyz II Men

(popmusiclife) Justin Beiber has just released a new video from his massive "Under The Mistletoe" holiday album.

"Fa La La" features Justin with Boyz II Men; the two teamed up to perform the song earlier this month on a Dancing With The Stars appearance.

The day of the DWTS gig, Bieber tweeted about the video shoot, saying:

"Killed it with @BoyzIImen on DWTS and then just shot a video for our song #FALALA with @colintilley - great night! living a dream. Thanku." Check out the video here.

Nicki Minaj Sets New Album Release

(popmusiclife) Nicki Minaj will release her new album on Valentine's Day. Tuesday night, the singer/rapper announced the news via Twitter:

"U know what??? There's been a change of plans barbz. I'm announcing the name and date today. How do I get on ustream???" she tweeted. "Its only right to announce it on the anniversary of Pink Friday right barbz???"

Minaj released "Pink Friday" last November 22. "Pink Friday : ROMAN RELOADED will be released on Valentines Day, 2012. Heeeee's baaaacccckkkkk," she tweeted, adding, "Its not called Roman Reloaded. Its called PINK FRIDAY : ROMAN RELOADED!!!!!! 4 WORDS!!!! Love u guys soooo much!!! VALENTINES DAY biittcchh!" more on this story

Bruno Mars Rains On The X Factor

(popmusiclife) Bruno Mars performed his new single, "It Will Rain," on The X Factor results show Wednesday night.

The song is featured on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" movie soundtrack.

On Sunday, Bruno won Favorite Male Artist In Pop/Rock at the American Music Awards. "I want to thank the fans for voting. I want to say hi to my family at home in Hawaii," tweeted Bruno. more on this story

Florence and The Machine Take On Drake

(popmusiclife) Florence + The Machine recently released their new album, "Ceremonials," and now the band are making the rounds doing press interviews, including radio and TV appearances.

The group played a 6-song set for BBC Radio 1, and threw in a cover of Drake and Rihanna's duet on "Take Care," the title track of Drake's new disc.

As part of the interview portion of the show, NME reports Florence was asked who she would really like to work with, saying "I haven't got anything planned at the moment. I've always wanted to do something with Drake. We've always tried to, but we keep both being really busy and nothing's happened." Check out the Drake cover here.

Kelly Clarkson Appears On The X Factor

(popmusiclife) It was results night Wednesday on The X Factor, as the final 9 contestants awaited the news about which two would be sent home at the end of the show.

Kelly Clarkson performed her new single, "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)," on the program; it's the title track from her new release, "Stronger."

Tickets for Kelly's 2012 Stronger tour went on sale last Friday; the first leg kicks off with more than 40 dates across North America, starting January 13 in Mashantucket, CT.
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Alleged Real Father of Alleged Justin Bieber Baby May Speak Out

(TMZ) The ex-boyfriend of Justin Bieber's alleged baby mama has no doubt ... he's the daddy of the baby she claims Justin fathered ... and he wants to take a DNA test to prove it.

TMZ broke the story that Mariah Yeater sent text messages to a friend ... fingering her ex, Robbie Powell, as the baby daddy.

Sources close to Powell tell TMZ ... he's making his move because he's tired of Yeater using the kid for media attention.

Our sources says Robbie has been telling friends ... Mariah told him the whole Bieber story was BS. We're told Robbie believes she did it for the money because she's desperate for cash.

According to our sources, Powell has been approached by several media outlets to tell his story and he's reviewing his options.

We've reached out to Mariah's lawyer. No word back. more on this story

Basketball Wives Find A New Villain?

(TMZ) The producers of "Basketball Wives" are upping the drama level big time for season 4 -- adding two new cast members ... one of which was arrested earlier this year for allegedly trying to stab her husband!

Sources close to the show tell TMZ ... Kenya Bell will be joining the show this coming season. We're told during filming so far ... Kenya has already assumed the role of villain and gotten into a few fights with the girls.

Bell is a former Miss Michigan USA who was arrested for allegedly trying to stab her husband, Charlie Bell, with a box cutter.

The other new cast member, we're told, is Kesha Ni'cole Nichols. She was set to marry Richard Jefferson back in 2009, but he bailed on the $2 million wedding the night ... telling her via email.

According to our sources, Nichols talks openly about the wedding on the show and has thus far been well-liked by the rest of the cast. more on this story

Bow Wow Owes Uncle Sam

(TMZ) Bow Wow is all grown up now, but just because he's a lil older ... doesn't mean he's learned how to pay off Uncle Sam -- he owes almost six figures in back taxes, this according to court documents.

A tax lien filed in Florida by the federal government says the rapper, real name Shad Gregory Moss, owes the government $91,105.61 for unpaid taxes from the year 2006.

A pair of magical sneakers won't solve this problem. Calls to Bow Wow's rep were not returned. more on this story

Arnold Schwarzenegger Doing His Own Stunts on New Film

(TMZ) Arnold Schwarzenegger may be 64 years old, but he's still bad-ass enough to perform his own stunts ... well, except for the one he screwed up and got his head split open.

Arnold has been filming "Last Stand" in New Mexico for nearly two months. Sources on the set tell TMZ ... A.S. has politely declined the producers' offer to put stuntmen in the dangerous scenes, because he thinks it's just more believable for him to do it himself.

As for what Arnold is doing ... among other things, in one scene he's driving a Camaro, dragging a "bad guy behind" -- even though the scene involves crazy driving, it seems the bad guy is the one who needs a double.

Arnold is also doing a scene where he's suspended high above the ground by ropes -- we're told this scene is dangerous.

And side benefit -- we're told the production is so physically challenging, he's yolked again. more on this story

Vin Diesel's Chronicles of Riddick Resurrected?

(TMZ) Vin Diesel's new "Chronicles of Riddick" movie is back from the dead ... TMZ has learned ... after the production company scrounged up enough cash to pay off some long overdue bills.

We broke the story ... the movie came to a screeching halt last month, when the guy who owns the Montreal studio where the film is being shot LOCKED OUT the cast and crew after complaining that he hadn't gotten paid.

But things have FINALLY changed ... so says studio owner Michel Trudel, who claims the production company recently paid up ... and he's willing to allow the flick to pick up where it left off.

Sources connected with the production tell us ... the studio payment is just ONE step in the right direction -- noting that several members of the crew who had been griping about not receiving paychecks WILL INDEED get their cash in the very near future.

We're told that filming will resume on December 28.
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Blood Clots Delayed Michael Lohan's Heart Surgery

(TMZ) Michael Lohan did not have surgery as planned last week, TMZ has learned, because doctors discovered additional blood clots in his lung which required treatment before they could operate.

As TMZ first reported, Lohan was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after complaining of chest pains and doctors determined he needed surgery.

According to our sources, doctors discovered blood clots in one of his lungs in their original examination ... but discovered more yesterday. So, we're told, they put him on medication to break down the clots and rescheduled the surgery for Monday. more on this story

Kris Humphries Not Planning To Sue Kim Kardashian

(TMZ) Kris Humphries has no plans to sue his estranged wife Kim Kardashian over upcoming episodes of "Kourtney & Kim Take New York" ... sources close to Kris tell TMZ.

A report surfaced this week saying Kris was planning on filing a $10 million lawsuit against Kim because of how he expects to be portrayed on the show and because he has a larger role in it than originally planned.

But sources close to Kris tell us he has absolutely no plans to sue Kim and he still loves her. We're told their relationship right now is "cordial."

According to our sources, Kris is worried that the show will make him look worse than he really is ... but he understands he has no control of it. more on this story

Singled Out: The Ropes' Lack of Technology Made Me a Killer

Today The Ropes tell us about the title track from their recently released EP "Lack of Technology Made Me a Killer". Here is the story:

Toppy: Sharon and I were talking with some people after a show and the topic of judging others came up. We were showered with the usual clichés and platitudes. Someone was going on and on about how you can never know what's really inside someone's head, to which Sharon remarked, "Yeah, but I know what they want me to know." I thought it was a brilliant response. It basically shut the entire conversation down. When I returned to my apartment that night, I set out to write something centered around that line.

Sharon: Toppy reminded me of this conversation weeks later and played me a rough idea. The original working title was something like "They Want Me to Know." The concept eventually grew bigger lyrically and the line "I know what they want me to know" became the pre-chorus instead of the chorus. The notion of a "just dictatorship" became the driving theme of the song. It actually wasn't until well after the song was finished that Toppy suggested changing the title to "Lack of Technology Made Me a Killer."
The majority of the vocals sound light and whimsical, as I wanted to convey justice as something simple, clean and elegant. The vocals don't become abrasive until the end of the song, where the aim was to depict struggle, as the "just dictatorship" is overcome by the tyranny of the majority.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the EP and the group right here!