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Bruno Mars Nominated For 8 American Music Awards To Air Nov. 19
Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars leads the charge when it comes to the most-nomi- nated artists at the upcoming 2017 American Music Awards.
The "Versace On The Floor" star earned eight nods, including for Artist of the Year and Video of the Year.
He is followed by a num-
Bruno Mars and The Hooli- gans are the top nominee.
ber of other beloved acts, such as Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers and The Weeknd, all of whom col- lected five nominations this time around.
The 2017 American Music Awards are slated to air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19.
Diddy Has A Change Of Heart In Name Change
Diddy’s name-change saga took a hilariously disappoint- ing turn for fans when he intro- duced a new era with his “Brother Love” moniker on his 48th birthday (Nov. 4).
But in the digital era, when the internet speaks, it speaks loud — loud enough to spark a retraction from the Bad Boy Records vanguard.
Returning to Instagram, where he first made the name- swapping announcement, Puffy entered on a high note, crooning out Lionel Richie’s famous “Hello” record to ad- dress everyone who had him on their Most Wanted list for his “Brother Love” title.
“Today I’ve come to the con- clusion that you cannot play around with the internet,” he
Sean, ‘Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, Puffy, Brother Love’ Combs.
said. “Due to an overwhelming response from the media out there and just due to there not wanting to be any confusion, I was only joking — OK?”
Toni Braxton Receives Lifetime Achievement Honors At Soul Train Awards
Toni Braxton is officially a Legend.
The 50-year-old received the Lifetime Achievement honor at the BET Soul Train Awards on last Sunday night.
The superstar was accompa- nied on the special night by her baby sister, Tamar and sons — 14-year old Diezel Ky and 15-year-old Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis, whom she shares with ex-husband Keri Lewis.
In a career now spanning more than two decades, Toni has accumulated sales of 68 million records worldwide.
Toni Braxton was accompanied by her sons, Deizel and Denim Lewis to witness her achievement.
She has had five top five al- bums in the U .S. charts, in- cluding her number one self-titled debut offering back
in 1993.
The Soul Train Awards will
air Sunday, Nov. 26 on BET, hosted by Erykah Badu.
What’s Going On With Tyrese? Lies About $5M Given To Him By Will And Jada Smith
50 Cent And Gucci Mane Team Up With New Song
50 Cent has linked up with the inimitable Gucci Mane on a new single, “On Some- thing,” which Beats 1 teased on its YouTube page Tuesday (No- vember 7).
The track is being billed as the theme song to 50 Central, Fiddy’s latest television show with BET. The late-night com- edy series boasts a cast of blos- soming comedians who perform sketches, stand-up routines and hidden-camera
50 Cent and Gucci Mane are both starring on BET have teamed up for ‘50 Central’ theme song.
pranks. Musical guests are also featured on every episode.
Tyrese has been going through health and personal issues lately. And many are concerned about him.
Tyrese has some explaining to do. The singer/actor claimed Will Smith and Jada Pin- kett Smith gave him $5 mil- lion to help keep him financially "afloat" in the midst of his custody battle.
However, a new report states the Smiths never gave Tyrese any money. The website does
claim sources close to the cou- ple say Will and Jada are con- cerned about their friend's mental state.
The Fast & Furious star has been posting about his per- sonal troubles on Instagram for weeks. A video of Tyrese breaking down over his daugh- ter recently went viral.
Kehlani Gets $50K For Her Health And Wellness Startup; To Be Honored At Upcoming 2017 Billboard Awards
Kehlani has been in the news for both her music and for fostering conversations surrounding mental health awareness and online empa- thy.
Now, however, she is in the spotlight thanks to her tech ventures, TechCrunch reports!
Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to fund- ing people of color, has in- vested $50,000 into the artist's health and wellness startup, Flora. Backstage's founder and managing part- ner, Arlan Hamilton, will join Flora's board and also
Kehlani gets $50,000 to help her start-up. She will also be honored at the Billboard awards on Nov. 30.
serve as a mentor and adviser. “Bridging the gap between my career, activism and my audience is important to me as a next step,” Kehlani
said.
Being Honored At Billboard Awards
Kehlani’s 2017 just be- came even more memorable thanks to this news. Billboard announced that the “Honey” singer will be honored at its annual “Women in Music” event on Nov. 30. The 22- year-old will join Kelly Clarkson and Camila Ca- bello as honorees.
Kanye Is Now In The Streaming Service Business
Kanye West's split with Jay-Z's Tidal could have been the first step in Ye starting his own streaming service. The Blast reports the G.O.O.D. Music founder filed a trade- mark for "Yeezy Sound."
According to the documents, the purpose of Yeezy Sound is to be able to stream "music, audio, images, video and other multimedia content over the internet.” There was no indica- tion when the company would be officially unveiled.
Kanye parted ways with Tidal due to a reported $3.5 million dispute over unpaid ad- vances and bonuses. The Chicago native was also sup-
Kanye West and his former friend, JAY-Z parted ways due to a money dispute at TIDAL.
posedly responsible for dou- bling the number of Tidal sub- scribers after premiering his The Life Of Pablo album on the platform in 2016.
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