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Erykah Badu Brings Son Seven To Meet Joey Badass, DRAM And Divine Council At Her SXSW Set We’ve got some exclusive photos from Day 3 of the SXSW Takeover on Saturday , where Erykah Badu performed as DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown. This was the very last show at Austin Musical Hall and Erykah closed it out. She told the audience how much it meant to her to be closing out this chapter of Austin history, especially since she got her start with a performance of “On and On” at SXSW. She closed out her set with a performance of “Love of My Life” Her son Seven, her sister Nayrok and a few other of “her folks” were on stage with her as she was spinning. Before hand, they all kicked it backstage where Seven got to meet his favorite rap group Divine Council for the first time. The show featured performances by Pro-Era, with a special appearance by Joey Badass; Mick Jenkis, Kehlani and DRAM. Show was sponsored by Asics, Mountain Dew Black Label and Monster Products. Photo cred: Karlo X Ramos/DNES Marketing.

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Rihanna Looking To Re-Create ‘Lie’ Magic On Next Album

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Love the Way You Lie’ producer Alex Da Kid is working on Rated R follow-up. By Jocelyn Vena Rihanna Photo: Michael Tran/ FilmMagic Rihanna has found a winning formula in her Eminem collaboration, “Love the Way You Lie.” Naturally, for her next album, she’s reportedly looking to the song’s producer, Alex Da Kid, for new hits. “We worked together about a year before ‘Love the Way You Lie’ in London, and obviously that song has helped the people around her and her label say, ‘Oh, that’s a big hit, we want another one,’ ” Alex explained to Billboard. “You know how the music industry is.” The “Lie” producer — who also produced B.o.B’s “Airplanes” — said that the key to Rihanna’s future success is all about finding the balance between Rated R edginess and the hit-making sound of the Eminem track. “I’d say it’s like a mixture of her two sides,” he said. “It’s commercial, but at the same time, it’s got an edge to it — it has substance.” Alex Da Kid isn’t the only producer coming onboard for the album. Songwriter Sean Garrett has been in the studio with the Barbadian star and recently told MTV News that the new songs will reflect Rihanna’s current, lighter state-of-mind. “I can definitely say that her album is definitely gonna be way more exciting, happy,” Garrett said. “I hope she doesn’t mind me saying this. I love Rihanna. She’s fun, she’s like a sister, and I tend to think she doesn’t really take herself too seriously. And I think that’s what this album is gonna be about.” The album will earn fans in the clubs too, if David Guetta has his way with it. “Well, you know, I’m a DJ, so I make beats that make you want to dance,” Guetta told MTV News. “And I think she was one of the first to do that in that urban world, so you know, I think it would be good for her to do it again.” What kind of music do you want to see Rihanna do next? Share your thoughts in the comments. Related Photos Rihanna and Ke$ha Perform At Madison Square Garden Related Artists Rihanna

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Eminem Back On Top Of Billboard Chart With Recovery

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Last week’s surprise #1, Arcade Fire, drop down to #2. By Gil Kaufman Eminem Photo: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Eminem might lend you the crown for a week, but this summer’s chart king is not ready to abdicate his throne just yet. A week after falling back to #2, Slim Shady’s Recovery will be back on top of the Billboard 200 albums charts next week thanks to sales of 133,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. That means that not only did Em cross the 2.1 million mark in just eight weeks, but he pushes back last week’s #1, Arcade Fire ‘s The Suburbs , to #2, as the Canadian indie rockers saw a steep (66 percent) decline on sales of 52,000. Among the newcomers in the top 10 are the Camp Rock 2 soundtrack (#3, 41,000) and the latest from Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society , Order of the Black (#4, 33,000); country singer Blake Shelton with All About Tonight (#6, 33,000); and college crooner Mike Posner , whose major label debut, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, lands at #8 on sales of 29,000. The rest of the top 10: Justin Bieber , My World 2.0 (#5, 33,000); Rick Ross , Teflon Don (#7, 30,000); Kidz Bop 18 (#9, 27,000); and Avenged Sevenfold , Nightmare (#10, 27,000). Though he fell out of the top 10 to #11, Drake ‘s Thank Me Later racked up another 24,000 in sales, pushing the rapper to the cusp of platinum status. Lady Gaga ‘s The Fame continues to move units (#13, 21,000) nearly two years after its release, but her The Remix album had a swift fall from the top 10, dropping from a #6 debut to #16 in week two as sales fell 58 percent to 17,000. Houston legend Bun B ‘s Trill O.G. album suffered a similar fate, shedding 60 percent of sales in its second week to drop 13 spots to #17 (16,000). As the movie disappointed at the box office, the Beck-fueled soundtrack to “Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World” also had a soft landing, coming in at #24 (13,000). With a four-pack of VMA nominations and a performance slot in hand, Florence and the Machine ‘s Lungs saw a huge bump on the charts, leaping from #105 to #61 on sales of 6,000. Over on the iTunes charts, Em continued his stranglehold on the top, lording over the albums tally yet again, with Arcade Fire just behind (iTunes does not release sales data), followed by Posner, Mumford & Sons’ Sigh No More, Camp Rock 2, Shelton, the “Pilgrim” soundtrack, the Step Up 3D soundtrack, Black Label Society, and Zac Brown Band’s You Get What You Give . On the iTunes singles chart, Em and Rihanna also kept their spot at #1 with “Love the Way You Lie,” followed by the usual suspects: Taio Cruz (“Dynamite”), Katy Perry (“Teenage Dream”), Enrique Iglesias (“I Like It”), Taylor Swift (“Mine”), Usher (“DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love”), B.o.B (“Magic”), Posner (“Cooler Than Me”), Perry again (“California Gurls”) and Jason DeRulo (“Ridin’ Solo”). Eminem seems safe for another week, as the only major competition in the cycle is from Iron Maiden , John Mellencamp , David Gray , and Ray LaMontagne , with a possible dark horse #1 in country singer Trace Adkins . Related Artists Eminem Arcade Fire Blake Shelton Mike Posner Avenged Sevenfold Rick Ross (Hip-Hop) Justin Bieber Black Label Society