Lady Gaga sets record with 13 2010 MTV Music Award Nominations including “Bad Romance,” and “Telephone,” with Beyonce. “I’m so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe, to have more VMA nominations in a single year than any artist in MTV history,” Gaga says in a statement from MTV. “Ironically, I’m even more proud it’s an unlucky number: 13. God put me on Earth for three reasons: To make loud music, gay videos and cause a damn ruckus. Thank you, MTV!”

Eminem comes in second as the year’s most nominated male artist with eight nominations. Other nominees include Justin Bieber, Florence + The Machine, Jason Derulo, Ke$ha, B.o.B, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Pink, Katy Perry and Usher.

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will air, live on Sept. 12.

Full list of Nominees listed below:

BEST COLLABORATION
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
Title: Telephone
3OH!3 featuring Kesha
Title: My First Kiss
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Title: Empire State of Mind

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Ke$ha
Title: Tik Tok
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
Title: California Gurls
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Taylor Swift
Title: Fifteen

BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Usher featuring Will.I.Am
Title: OMG
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes
Drake
Title: Find Your Love
Jason Derulo
Title: In My Head

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem
Title: Forever
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats
Title: On To The Next One
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat
Title: Pursuit Of Happiness

BEST NEW ARTIST
Ke$ha
Title: Tik Tok
Jason Derulo
Title: In My Head
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
Title: Baby
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett
Title: Massive Attack
Broken Bells
Title: The Ghost Inside

BEST POP VIDEO
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog
Title: California Gurls
Ke$ha
Title: Tik Tok
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
Title: Nothing on You

BEST ROCK VIDEO
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens
Muse
Title: Uprising
Paramore
Title: Ignorance
Florence + the Machine
Title: Dog Days Are Over
MGMT
Title: Flash Delirium

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
Title: I Like It
Cascada
Title: Evacuate The Dancefloor
David Guetta featuring Akon
Title: Sexy Chick
Usher featuring Will.I.Am
Title: OMG

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Florence + The Machine
Title: Dog Days Are Over
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
Title: Telephone
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes

BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Florence + The Machine
Title: Dogs Days Are Over
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
Title: Telephone
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Usher featuring Will.I.Am
Title: OMG
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi
Title: Tightrope

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Title: Empire State of Mind
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Mumford and Sons
Title: Little Lion Man
Florence + The Machine
Title: Dog Days Are Over

BEST DIRECTION
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Title: Empire State of Mind
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
P!nk
Title: Funhouse
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens

BEST EDITING
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Rihanna
Title: Rude Boy
P!nk
Title: Funhouse
Miike Snow
Title: Animal

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Muse
Title: Uprising
Green Day
Title: 21st Century Breakdown
Dan Black
Title: Symphonies

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Dan Black
Title: Symphonies
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def
Title: Stylo
Coldplay
Title: Strawberry Swing
The Black Keys
Title: Tighten Up

The 2010 Teen Choice Awards announced the second half of their nominees on (Monday), with Demi Lovato and B.O.B. leading with four nods each. Other nominees included Rihanna, Ke$sha and Drake. The 12th Annual Teen Choice Awards will air live on Fox Monday, August 9 at 8:00-10:00 P.M. ET/PT. Singer Katy Perry has been announced to host and perform, while David Archuleta, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Miranda Cosgrove, Zac Efron, Victoria Justice, Jim Parsons and Shailene Woodley are expected to present.

Full List of music Nominees below:

Choice Music: Single:

* “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
* “Can’t Be Tamed” – Miley Cyrus
* “Your Love Is My Drug” – Ke$ha
* “Bad Romance” – Lady GaGa
* “California Gurls” – Katy Perry

Choice Music: Hook Up:

* “Airplanes” – B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
* “I Like It” – Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
* “Telephone” – Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce Knowles
* “If We Ever Meet Again” – Timbaland featuring Katy Perry
* “We’ll Be a Dream” – We the Kings featuring Demi Lovato

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Male:

* Justin Bieber
* B.o.B
* Jason Derulo
* Drake
* Nick Jonas & The Administration

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female:

* Miranda Cosgrove
* Selena Gomez and The Scene
* Ke$ha
* Demi Lovato
* Nicki Minaj

Choice Music: Love Song:

* “When I Look At You” – Miley Cyrus
* “Stay” – Nick Jonas & The Administration
* “Catch Me” – Demi Lovato
* “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)” – Muse
* “The Only Exception” – Paramore

Choice Music: R&B Track:

* “In My Head” – Jason Derulo
* “Beautiful Monster” – Ne-Yo
* “Rock That Body” – Black Eyed Peas
* “Rude Boy” – Rihanna
* “OMG” – Usher

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track:

* “Hello Good Mornin” – P. Diddy’s Dirty Money featuring T.I.
* “Find Your Love” – Drake
* “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem featuring Rihanna
* “Wavin’ Flag” – K’naan
* “Carry Out” – Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake

Choice Music: Rock Track:

* “You and Your Heart” – Jack Johnson
* “All The Right Moves” – OneRepublic
* “Ignorance” – Paramore
* “Breakeven” – The Script
* “Hey, Soul Sister” – Train

Choice Music: Country Song:

* “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
* “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
* “Water” – Brad Paisley
* “Fifteen” – Taylor Swift
* “Undo It” – Carrie Underwood

Choice Music: Album – Pop:

* “My World 2.0″ – Justin Bieber
* “Animal” – Ke$ha
* “The Fame Monster” – Lady GaGa
* “Here We Go Again” – Demi Lovato
* “The E.N.D.” – Black Eyed Peas

Choice Music: Album – Rock:

* “Leave This Town” – DAUGHTRY
* “To the Sea” – Jack Johnson
* “The Resistance” – Muse
* “Brand New Eyes” – Paramore
* “Save Me San Francisco” – Train

Choice Music: Album – R&B:

* “Jason Derulo” – Jason Derulo
* “The Element of Freedom” – Alicia Keys
* “The ArchAndroid” – Janelle Monae
* “Rated R” – Rihanna
* “Raymond vs. Raymond” – Usher

Choice Music: Album – Rap:

* “B.o.B Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray” – B.o.B
* “So Far Gone” – Drake
* “Relapse” – Eminem
* “The Blueprint 3″ – Jay-Z
* “Battle of the Sexes” – Ludacris

Choice Music: Album – Country:

* “Doin’ My Thing” – Luke Bryan
* “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
* “Fearless” – Taylor Swift
* “Play On” – Carrie Underwood
* “The Foundation” – Zac Brown Band

Every decade a hip hop album comes out that not only lives up to the hype, but it completely blows away the expectations. Joining the ranks of Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z and College Drop Out by Kanye West is an album from Canadian born actor turned rapper Aubrey Drake Graham a.k.a. Drake. His debut album entitled Thank Me Later, is one of the few albums in recent years that truly embodies the music and soul of an artist. Though many were skeptical as to whether or not the rapper could produce a full album that maintains the level of interest and intensity as the artist mixtapes and numerous pre-debut collaborations, the end result put all of their skepticisms to rest.

With more than ability to rap, he sings with his own unique lyrical arrangement. Thank Me Later, takes flight with an amazing duet opposite soul singer Alicia Keys. The introductory song, ‘Fireworks’, undoubtedly sets the tone for what goes on to be a stellar album. Continuing on with songs like “Over,” “Show Me a Good Time, ” “Up All Night, Fancy,” “Shut It Down, and finishing up with “Find Your Love” allows listeners the ability to listen to his album straight through from start to finish with very little room for fillers. Even with collaborations from superstar artist like T.I., Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, The Dream and Lil Wayne, Drake still has no issue with maintaining his voice and sheer appeal to anyone listening to the album.

If your were waiting for an album this year that was worth the purchase, then the appropriately titled debut album Thank Me Later from Drake will have you thanking him for years to come. It’s not the best album ever created, but it’s certainly one of the best albums of 2010 and surely music classic.

BET announced the nominees for the upcoming BET AWARDS ‘10 to air on June 27, 2010. The show will be hosted by Queen Latifah, “We are thrilled that Queen Latifah is going to host the BET AWARDS ‘10,” commented Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks. “Her versatility as a performer perfectly matches the dynamism of our show. This will be the perfect 10. Get ready for stirring performances, a surprise that will knock you out and massive quantities of fun; all helmed by ‘The Queen.”

Nominees include courtesy of BET: Jay-Z gets 5 individual nominations across multiple categories: Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year (for which he holds two nominations) and Viewer’s Choice. Closely behind are Beyonce (Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year, Viewer’s Choice), Alicia Keys (Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year, Viewer’s Choice), Trey Songz (Best Male R&B Artist, Best Collaboration – 2, Viewer’s Choice) and Melanie Fiona (Best Female R&B Artist, Best New Artist, Video of the Year, Centric Award) with 4 each. Drake obtains 3 individual nominations with an additional 3 for Young Money; similarly, Nicki Minaj has 2 individual nods as well as 3 for Young Money. Other multiple nominees include Rihanna, Fabolous, B.O.B., Maxwell and Monica. Justin Bieber secures nomination for Best New Artist, Disney(TM) actress Selena Gomez for the YoungStars Award and “Avatar” star Zoe Saldana for Best Actress.

See Full list of nominees below:

BET AWARDS '10
NOMINEES AND CATEGORIES

    Best Female R&B
     Artist              Best Male R&B Artist
    ---------------      --------------------
    Beyonce              Chris Brown
    Mary J. Blige        Raheem DeVaughn
    Melanie Fiona        Maxwell
    Alicia Keys          Trey Songz
    Rihanna              Usher

    Best Female Hip Hop
     Artist              Best Male Hip Hop Artist
    -------------------  ------------------------
    Ester Dean           B.o.B.
    Lil Kim              Drake
    Nicki Minaj          Fabolous
    Rasheeda             Jay-Z
    Trina                Ludacris

    Best New Artist      Best Gospel
    ---------------      -----------
    Justin Bieber        The Anointed Pace Sisters
    Melanie Fiona        Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
    Nicki Minaj          Tamela Mann
    Wale                 Marvin Sapp
    Young Money          Vickie Winans

    Best Group           Best Collaboration
    ----------           ------------------
    Black Eyed Peas      Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
    Clipse               B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
    Diddy-Dirty Money    Drake & Trey Songz - Successful
    New Boyz             Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem - Forever
    Young Money          Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
                         Trey Songz f/ Fabolous - Say Aah

    Video Director of
     the Year            Video of the Year
    -----------------    -----------------
    Benny Boom           Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
    Gil Green            B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
    Anthony Mandler      Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me
    Chris Robinson       Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
    Hype Williams        Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town

    Best Actress         Best Actor
    ------------         ----------
    Taraji P. Henson     Quinton Aaron
    Regina King          Don Cheadle
    Mo'Nique             Idris Elba
    Zoe Saldana          Jamie Foxx
    Gabourey Sidibe      Denzel Washington

    Best Movie           YoungStars Award
    ----------           ----------------
    Avatar               Selena Gomez
    Law Abiding Citizen  Lil JJ
    Michael Jackson's
     This Is It          Keke Palmer
    Precious: Based on
     the Novel 'Push' by
     Sapphire            Willow Smith
    The Blindside        Tyler James Williams

    Subway Sportswoman
     of the Year         Subway Sportsman of the Year
    ------------------   ----------------------------
    Tamika Catchings     Carmelo Anthony
    Vanessa James        Usain Bolt
    Candace Parker       Kobe Bryant
    Serena Williams      LeBron James
    Venus Williams       Tiger Woods

    Viewer's Choice
    ---------------
    Beyonce - Sweet
     Dreams
    Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
     - Empire State of
     Mind
    Monica - Everything
     To Me
    Rihanna f/ Young
     Jeezy - Hard
    Trey Songz f/
     Fabolous - Say Aah
    Young Money (Lil
     Wayne, Gudda Gudda,
     Nicki Minaj, Jae
     Millz, Drake, Tyga)
     f/ Lloyd - Bedrock

    Best International
     Act                 Centric Award
    ------------------   -------------
    Kojo Antwi (Ghana)   Melanie Fiona
    Chipmunk (UK)        Maxwell
    Dizzee Rascal (UK)   Chrisette Michele
    Estelle (UK)         Monica
    Hip Hop Pantsula
     (HHP) (South
     Africa)             Sade
    K'NAAN (Somalia)
    M.I. (Nigeria)
    P-Square (Nigeria)
    Corinne Bailey Rae
     (UK)
    Sade (UK)

SOURCE BET Networks

Vampire Weekend’s sophomore album, Contra, debut atop the Billboard 200 album chart this week, after selling 124,000 copies, marking the band’s best sales week.

Holding steady at No. 2 is Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream, which sold 77,000 discs in its eighth week on the charts.

Last week’s top disc, Ke$ha’s Animal drops to No. 3 on sales of 67,000 units. Lady Gaga’s The Fame follows at No. 4 after selling 64,000 copies. Rounding out the top five is Alicia Keys‘ The Element of Freedom, which sold 48,000 copies.

The only other new release to crack the top 20 is Omarion’s Ollusion, which enters the chart at No. 19 on sales of 19,000 units.

Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Sting, and Keith Urban are among the artists who will perform on Friday night’s (January 22) Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon, which will be televised, started at 8:00 p.m. EST.

The two-hour event will be televised on all of the major networks as well as on MTV, VH1, BET, CNN, CMT, PBS, Bravo, and a number of other networks. The telethon will also be streamed live online.

Haitian native Wyclef Jean will host the show from New York City; George Clooney will host from Los Angeles, California; and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will report from Haiti.

Jay-Z will perform from London, England, where he will be joined by Bono, The Edge, and Rihanna in a joint performance. Coldplay will also perform from London.

New York’s lineup includes Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Sting, Shakira, Blige, and Jean. Swift, Urban, Kid Rock,  Dave Matthews, Timberlake, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, and Sheryl Crow will perform in Los Angeles, where Rock and Crow will sing together.

Starting Saturday (January 23), the night’s performances will be available for purchase via iTunes for 99 cents each. All proceeds will go to Haiti relief.

Susan Boyle continued her remarkable run atop the Billboard 200 album chart this week, leading the tally for a sixth consecutive week, for a total of more than 3.1 million records sold in the U.S. since its release.

Lady Gaga’s The Fame jumped from No. 6 to No. 2 on sales of 82,000 units. She was followed by Alicia Keys‘ The Element of Freedom, which rose from No. 4 to No. 3. Mary J. Blige’s Stronger With Each Tear drops from No. 2 to No. 4. Rounding out the top five is Taylor Swift’s Fearless.

Alicia Keys will release her fifth album, The Element of Freedom, December 15, via MBK Entertainment/J Records.

The 12-time Grammy-Award winner, who performed twice during Sunday night’s American Music Awards ceremony, has an extensive schedule of television appearances planned, including The Oprah Winfrey Show (November 30); NBC’s Christmas at Rockefeller Center (December 2); The Late Show with David Letterman (December 14); The Colbert Report (December 15); The View (December 16); BET 106 & Keys Live Special (December 16); and a return visit to The Today Show (December 17).

The track listing for Alicia Keys’ The Element of Freedom follows:

1. Element Of Freedom (intro)
2. Love Is Blind
3. Doesn’t Mean Anything
4. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
5. Wait Til You See My Smile
6. That’s How Strong My Love Is
7. Un-thinkable (I’m Ready) (featuring Drake)
8. Love Is My Disease
9. Like The Sea
10. Put It In A Love Song (featuring Beyonce)
11. This Bad
12. Distance And Time
13. How It Feels To Flu
14. Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

Alicia Keys releases the second single from her upcoming album, The Element of Freedom, hitting stores on December 15th. The single, ‘Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart’ Jeff Bhasker  is the follow-up to the current, ‘Doesn’t Mean Anything.”

Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart
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