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Alicia Keys’ ‘Freedom’ Tour Hits U.S. This Month

‘The concept of the tour is really amazing,’ singer says. By Hillary Crosley, with reporting by Shaheem Reid Alicia Keys Photo: Michael Loccisano/ WireImage After performing her hit “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” for 108,000 fans during NBA All-Star Weekend, Alicia Keys is looking north to begin her next tour. “The tour is starting on February 26. We start in Canada, then we bring it down to America,” the singer said. “I’m really excited about it. I can’t believe that it’s that soon. It’s going to be amazing and the concept of the tour is really amazing, and putting it together, I feel so excited. So I hope you make it.” Toronto native Melanie Fiona and R&B crooner Robin Thicke will open on Keys’ tour, which she’s calling the Freedom Tour after her album The Element of Freedom. Keys and company will perform for two days in Canada before coming stateside, to Chicago. The international leg of Keys’ trek then begins on April 29. Alicia and Beyonc

LMFAO’s Sky Blu Was Other Man In Mitt Romney’s Plane Fight

Party rocker says the former Massachusetts governor started the scuffle. By Gil Kaufman LMFAO’s Sky Blu (file) Photo: Steven Lawton/ FilmMagic To date, the only party the members of LMFAO appear to support is the one that starts with shots and ends with being passed out on the floor in a heap of spandex neon tights and bikini tops. But group member Sky Blu made news on Monday for getting into a scuffle with former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. When news first broke that Romney had gotten in a fight on a plane, the identity of the other man wasn’t revealed. On Thursday, however, TMZ reported that it was none other than Sky (born Skyler Gordy), half of the “Party Rock” duo. According to the site, Blu claims that despite initial reports that he became “physically violent” first after Romney asked him to put his seat up, it was the former Massachusetts governor who started things. After hanging with MTV News’ Sway in Vancouver at the Winter Olympics over the weekend, LMFAO boarded a flight to Los Angeles. And according to Blu’s account of the incident in a video posted on TMZ , he was tired, put his new “Party Rock” jacket over his face and leaned his coach seat back while the plane was still on the ground. That’s when Romney began yelling at him to put the seat upright. “I’m trying to just adjust myself so I can go to sleep,” Blu said. “I just hear this guy, he’s, ‘Sir, sir, put your seat up!’ I thought it was a flight attendant at first … and he says again, ‘Sir, put your seat up!’ A little louder and more angry towards me.” If Romney had asked nicely, Blu said he might have put his seat up, but since he was so rude … Well, next thing you know, Blu said Romney reached out and put his hand on his shoulder and asked him again to put his seat up. Blu said he knocked Romney’s hand away, thinking nothing of it. “His wife screams. … They’re getting loud, so then the flight attendant comes over, and I try to get louder than them to plead my case. ‘No, the man assaulted me! I was protecting myself!’ I might have thrown a few cuss words in there.” In the video, air marshals are seen escorting Blu off the plane. He said they diffused the situation and though the police detained him for a minute, he was not arrested but given a ticket for the next flight out. “I have no hard feelings toward him,” Blu said. “I’m sure he’s a good dude.” And while Blu, an avowed Democrat, said he would not vote for Romney, he admitted he might get a drink with the Mormon politician … if he drinks. Spokespeople for LMFAO and Romney could not be reached for comment at press time. Related Videos This Week’s Biggest News Related Artists Lmfao

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Jay-Z: President Obama Was Playing The Blueprint When I Called Him

‘I’ve been invited to the White House a couple of times,’ Hov tells the BBC. By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z Photo: Gareth Cattermole/ Getty Images Jay-Z has dropped Barack Obama’s name in his rhymes, and Obama referenced Jay’s lyrics when he dusted his shoulder off during a campaign appearance before he ascended to the White House. But it turns out the pair have more than just a passing appreciation for rhetorical flourishes. In an interview with Jonathan Ross airing on the BBC Friday (February 19), Jay-Z revealed that the president has invited the rapper to the White House a number of times since Obama’s inauguration. “I’ve been invited to the White House a couple of times,” Hov told Ross , although he said he hasn’t taken up the president on the offer just yet. “Hopefully we’ll keep him in for eight years, so I’ll have time to get there.” The Brooklyn MC was an avid supporter of Obama during the presidential campaign and referenced him in a series of lyrics, most notably for Young Jeezy’s hit “My President.” “Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk/ Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run/ Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly,” he raps on the track. “So I’mma spread my wings/ You could meet me in the sky.” “It’s just the progression. … You sat, you walked, you ran, you ran to fly,” Jay told MTV News about his Obama rhyme last year on the eve of the inauguration. “You know, just the progression and how far we’ve come as a nation. It feels good to say that, ’cause I never had that type of feeling to say ‘as a nation,’ like I was part of the American dream. And I believe a lot of people didn’t feel like a part of the American process for so long.” Although Obama has professed a love for an eclectic playlist of music that includes Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan, he also said he is a fan of Jay-Z. Jay-Z confirmed Obama’s admiration when he told Ross the president was playing one of the rapper’s albums when answered a phone call from Hov. “Barack loves hip-hop,” Jay said. “When I called him he was playing [The] Blueprint in the gym.” Related Artists Jay-Z

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A Night With Markus, The Legal Male Prostitute

Link: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment… A NYPost reporter paid $500 for an evening with the “Rosa Parks of Male Prostitution.” Turns out he was a virgin until 23 and has only slept with six women, so: hey, Internet, there are some job prospects in Nevada

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Late News: NBC Renews Parks and Recreation Early

• Parks & Recreation: Network reps confirm that NBC has renewed Parks & Recreation for a season three, about four months earlier than usual.

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Wu-Tang Clan Meets Parks and Recreation

?uestlove takes his obsession with Wu-Tang Clan and Parks and Recreation way too far. Gotcha Media Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

Tucker Max’s Campaign of Hate Against Chicago’s Transit System

The Mad AssHatter Himself, Tucker Max , went to war with Chicago’s Transit System over a series of advertisements for his film, I Hope They Serve Rosé On Fire Island , or whatever it’s called. Guess who won

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Keri Hilson’s Tits Trying to Be Rihanna of the Day

Keri Hilson is still trying to be Rihanna, only now she’s not still doin it in front of the mirror for herself, or at family functions, but she is doing it at industry parties like she’s actually made, which I guess she technically has, sure she got to the top on a cheap coat tail ride trying to be the next Rihanna, sure know doors were broken down like she was Rosa Parks or anyone who really left a mark on the world, sure she’s just cookie cutter, white bread, immitation brand of a celebrity who won’t be remembered, but at least she wore a shirt I am willing to look at, otherwise, I wouldn’t have even noticed her standing over there, not that she cares if I notice her or not, I’m just trying to make a point…. Pics Via BauerGriffin

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End of an era? California cracks down on nude beaches

Oh, the faded awesomeness of 1979, the year that Mother Jones ran a 12-page feature on America's “psychic renaissance,” that string bikinis were in style, and that the California Parks and Recreation Department relaxed its policy on public nudity.

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