Trinity back to their roots
By Julie Scherer 1:16 PM Thursday Sep 9, 2010 Share Email Print Music is Choice with a reunion tour. Photo / Supplied" title="Back together: TrinityRoots have decided to follow the release of Music is...

SPIN's 20 Best Songs of Summer
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Music
| POP & ROCK TOWNSHIP In a stroke of inspired booking these no-bull Boston rockers were last seen opening for Bad Company earlier this summer. Classic rock to the core with monster riffs and a big bot...

We Got Your Crazy: The Wackiest VMA Moments Ever
| Let's be real: When it comes to the MTV Video Music Awards, it's never about who wins or loses. Everyone has long forgotten that the Cars' "You Might Think" took top honors at the first VMAs ceremon...

Drake, B.o.B Lead Celebs' Picks For Best Hip-Hop Video VMA
| The Best Hip-Hop Video category at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards will pit a blue-chip lineup of MCs against one another. | ...

Drake, B.o.B Lead Celebs' Picks For Best Hip-Hop Video VMA
| Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Lil Twist and more weigh in. | by Mawuse Ziegbe, with reporting by MTV News staff | The Best Hip-Hop Video category at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards will pit a blue-chip l...

B.o.B Calls Opening For Eminem/Jay-Z A 'Career' High
| If T.I.'s recent club appearance didn't convince fans that the rapper is taking his recent arrest in stride, then rapper B.o.B's latest comments about his Grand Hustle boss will probably reassure th...

B.o.B Calls Opening For Eminem/Jay-Z A 'Career' High
| Five-times-nominated MC also tells VMA host Chelsea Handler on 'Chelsea Lately': 'Five is my favorite number'; friend T.I. is doing OK. | by James Dinh | If T.I.'s recent club appearance didn't conv...

Cee-Lo Eyes His Own Vegas Residency
| Singer/rapper Cee-Lo wants to emulate the success of pop icons Celine Dion and Cher and become the first hip-hop star to stage his own Las Vegas residency. | Green, who initially found fame in the 1...

Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal Lead MOBO Nominations
|   | Tinie Tempah leads the nominations for the 2010 MOBO Awards. The chart-topping U.K. rapper is up for four awards at the ceremony next month. |   | , Professor Green, N-Dubz and Plan B each have ...

EXCLUSIVE: New Song from Chiddy Bang
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Quincy Jones: 'I knew how to handle Michael'
| The legendary Quincy Jones talks to Johnny Davis about Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, his last chat with Michael Jackson – and the fun he had at his own funeral ‘I’ve lost 174 peopl...

Fabolous and Soulja Boy End Twitter Back-And-Forth
| Few words were ever truer: Young Jeezy told MTV News a few weeks ago that, Twitter is a mofo - and he doesn't even tweet! Sure, the hip-hop community gets to read highly entertaining blasts by the l...

Why Bret Michaels & Other Music Stars Turn to Reality TV for Fame, Fortune
| B, veteran of six-count 'em, six-reality shows, has two bits of advice for artists looking to break into the genre: | "Never wear white on TV unless you're at your fighting weight," he says. "And ne...

Fabolous and Soulja Boy End Twitter Back-And-Forth
| Loso set off the 'Pretty Boy Swag' MC when he aimed one of his signature trending topics at Soulja. | by Shaheem Reid | Few words were ever truer: Young Jeezy told MTV News a few weeks ago that, Twi...

Muja Messiah toting "M-16s"
|   |   | There’s one song called “MinneapMurderRap/Joe Mauer” that namechecks No. 7 and Brett Favre and trashes “crybaby” emo rap. Another track is named &ldqu...

Twenty-Five Legendary Recording Studios
| Jimi Hendrix's studio is celebrating its 40th Anniversary, so you KNOW what that means around here! | When I first started this list, I figured I'd settle on 10. Then 15. Eventually 25. Yes, I've st...

Carrie Underwood surprises herself with upcoming film debut; talks about tour
| NEW YORK - Carrie Underwood thought she'd walk away from her first movie experience vowing to stick to her day job. | But after a recent screening of the upcoming movie "Soul Surfer," Unde...

Willow Smith Makes Music Debut With 'Whip My Hair'
| If the early enthusiasm is to be believed, Rihanna may have a threat in 9-year-old Willow Smith. On Tuesday, the pint-size daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith leaked her first single, "Whip My H...

Willow Smith Makes Music Debut With 'Whip My Hair'
| Will and Jada Pinkett's fashion-forward 9-year-old is earning Rihanna comparisons. | by Daniela Capistrano | If the early enthusiasm is to be believed, Rihanna may have a threat in 9-year-old Willow...

Guerra, Sanz share Latin Grammy nods with new talent, Camila's Domm, Uruguayan Jorge Drexler
| LOS ANGELES - The Latin Grammy nominations spread the love between established artists and newcomers, nominating songwriters Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz in four categories each. | The nomina...

Wednesday's Music Roundup
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Foxy Brown Avoids Prison
| Rapper Foxy Brown has avoided another jail term - officials have dropped charges against her following an alleged altercation with a neighbor. | The hip-hop star, real name Inga Marchand, was arrest...

The xx win UK music prize for debut album
| LONDON — Electronic band The xx have been named the winners of Britain's 2010 Mercury Prize for their debut album, "The xx." | The band, which consists of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jam...

DMX Calls Plies One Of The Worst Rappers
| DMX has sparked a new rap feud after firing off at Plies in a new radio interview. |   | The gruff-voiced "Who We Be" hitmaker, real name Earl Simmons, took aim at the Florida hip-hop star duri...

Daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley pleads guilty to growing marijuana inside Pa. home
| WEST CHESTER, Pa. - The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home. | The Daily Local News of West Chester reports 29-year-old Makeda Jah...

Blair's book-launch party at London modern art museum postponed following protest threat
| LONDON - Tony Blair's spokesman says that a book-launch party for former prime minister has been postponed following a threat by demonstrators to picket the event. | Matthew Doyle said Wednesday tha...

The XX win UK Mercury music prize for debut album
| LONDON (Reuters) – Electronic band the xx have been named the winners of Britain's 2010 Mercury Prize for their debut album, "The xx." | The band, which consists of Romy Madley C...

MTV revives live daytime show with "The Seven"
2010-09-08 14:26:12.0MTV revives live daytime show with "The Seven"MTV1159105Music2@webnews/enpproperty--> | LOS ANGELES  – MTV is reviving the live daytime show with a series targeting celebri...

Justin Bieber's Unstoppable Year: A VMA Cheat Sheet
| Best New Artist nominee will perform at Sunday's VMAs. | by Jocelyn Vena | Remember when Justin Bieber was just an up-and-coming pop singer who presented at the 2009 VMAs and gave one lucky fan a re...

Lady Gaga, Eminem, Justin Bieber: VMA Predictions
| Bigger Than the Sound guesses Sunday's big winners. | by James Montgomery | The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner — and by "corner," I mean Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. This i...