Oprah’s two-day interview with Whitney Houston ended with the diva singing her new song, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” a song penned by R. Kelly.
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Kanye apologizes on Jay Leno show
Kanye West apologized for his outburst on the MTV Video Music Awards during his scheduled appearance last night on the premiere of “The Jay Leno Show.”
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Later, West performed “Run this Town” with Rihanna and Jay-Z.
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MTV Awards Wrap Up
Last night at the MTV Music Video Awards, Janet Jackson performed a posthumous dance with her brother Michael to their hit single “Scream.”
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Kanye West later apologized for interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for best female video and Pink took to the air to perform her hit “Sober.” Other highlights included a disturbing performance by Lady Gaga of her single “Papparazi” and Lil Mama deciding to join Jay-Z and Alicia Keys uninvited for their performance of the rapper’s song, “Empire State of Mind.”
Beyonce gave a rousing performance of “Single Ladies.”
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Check out a quick wrap up of the night:
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Janet Jackson talks about the death of brother Michael
In the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine, Janet Jackson opens up about dealing with the death of her brother, Michael.
“I’ve been doing okay,” she adds, “It’s really hard to believe he’s passed.”
The 43-year-old singer will perform a tribute to the King of Pop at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday. She also recalled to the magazine the last time she saw her brother at a family gathering in May.
“We had so much fun that day … [He] would laugh so hard, he would just start crying,” she says.
Jackson also revealed that she is no longer with her longtime boyfriend producer Jermaine Dupri.
“I’ve had people ask me out,” she says, but she hasn’t taken anyone up on their offers.
Ludacris gives away cars
Christmas came early this year for several Atlanta residents when rapper Ludacris and a local dealership gave away 20 used cars to needy drivers. About 4,000 participants submitted a 300-word essay about why they needed a car to the Ludacris Foundation.
Chris Brown talks with Larry King
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In his first interview since the domestic violence incident with Rihanna, Chris Brown recently sat down with Larry King to share his views. On Aug. 25, Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault and received five years probation.
The interview will air on CNN’s “Larry King Live” Sept. 2 at 6 p.m.
Oprah and Jay-Z visit the projects
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Oprah checked in with BFF Gayle King’s radio show to discuss her interview this past weekend with Jay-Z for an upcoming issue of O Magazine. The two visited the rapper’s childhood home of Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, NY.
“He was so charming and delightful, and he smelled so good,” Winfrey said. “And it’s that kind of thing where you hug a guy, and the scent is sort of buried in them. When we went to the second location, I could still smell him on me. It was like, ‘Oh, this is wonderful.’ “
Chris Brown apologizes
Chris Brown issues an official apology.
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Kanye inspired Jay-Z’s new song ‘D.O.A.’
Fans can thank Kanye West for the creation of Jay-Z’s new single, “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-tune),” off of his new album, “The Blueprint 3,” being released in September.
“He actually sparked the idea,” Jay-Z told Billboard. “When he heard the beat he said, ‘Man, this is just so hard! This has to be against everything — no auto-tune, none of that type of stuff!’ He didn’t know what I was going to do or where I was going to take it, but it was actually his fault.
“In hip-hop, our job is once a trend becomes a gimmick, to get rid of it. We’ve done that since the beginning of time,” Jay-Z explains. “Now people are using Auto-tune even in Wendy’s commercials, and it’s like, ‘Oh no! That’s has to go!’ It’s become part of main culture. It’s the same thing like when the old lady in Oregon starts saying, ‘bling, bling.’ It’s like, ‘I’m never saying that again.'”
Flash mob dances to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”
Check out a flash mob — a group of people who assemble suddenly at a public place, perform an action and disperse quickly — in Stockholm Wednesday as they dance to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.”
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