Last week, rumors were circulating that a ticket to the party came with a $50,000 price tag! Those with that type of money to burn will party in the ‘Monster Cabana’ which comes with “security, privacy, and exclusivity at this event.”  The ticket also comes with 20 VIP admissions and the cabana can hold up to 30 people. And, to top it off, those who buy the package also receive dinner, open bar, free bottle service all night long, and “fifteen dedicated female promotional models.” Snazzy!

In Touch Weekly is reporting that Diddy is trying to make the party more accessible for the masses by offering lower-priced tickets, which retail for $1,500 and cover general admission. Other tickets are available for $2,500, $7,500, $15,000, and $25,000.

Don’t worry, not all of this money is going into Diddy’s pockets! The party is being billed as a fundraiser for the AngelWish.org and will be honoring  Hugh Hefner as “Humanitarian of the Year.”

This party is sure to be star-studded. And thankfully, it’s all for a good cause. Would you shell out 50K to party with Diddy, Jay-Z, and Beyonce?

Source: The Insider & Fox Business News.com

Filed under: Headlines, Rumors Tagged: Beyonce, diddy’s grammy part, Jay-Z, jay-z and beyonce post baby appearance

Back in September, Diddy openly tweeted ‘Will You Marry Me.’ But, since he dates so many woman at the same time, no one knew who he was talking to, or even if they should take him seriously. Cassie also tweeted this photo of the ring below.

Did you think Diddy finally put a ring on it?

Source: Rhymes with Snitch.com

Filed under: Rumors Tagged: Cassie, Diddy

Don and his ex-wife Viktoria Chapman Cornelius had a very tumultuous relationship, which ended in divorce in 2009.  Don reported that he was peppered sprayed by his wife on multiple occasions and she accused him of domestic violence, which he was eventually convicted of.

In official legal docs obtained by TMZ, Don said, “I am 72 years old. I have significant health issues. I want to finalize this divorce before I die.” Unfortunately, there was a provision in his divorce settlement that says that Don must make Viktoria the beneficiary of both of his life insurance policies – totaling around $300,000 in benefits.

Under California law, if a policyholder commits suicide within two years of the time the policy is issued, the company can deny payment. But Don had the policy for more than two years, so Viktoria, the woman he despised, will get the cash. So sad.

Source: TMZ.com

Filed under: Rumors Tagged: Don Cornelius

Originally, reports were saying that Simon Cowell was interested in hiring Mariah Carey as the judge, but he has now moved on to Beyonce to ensure the shows success. Peep the insiders comment below:

“He wants a big name female star on the panel. Mariah [Carey] is good, but she’s not that hot today. He wants Beyonce because that would immediately give him the bounce needed to beat American Idol.”  And Simon is willing to PAY to land Beyonce.

The deal he is reportedly ready to offer Beyonce is a five-season deal worth $100M per year.  Beyonce needs to jump on that quick!!!!  Knowing the work-a-holic that Beyonce is, she can still churn out an album a year, tour and be a great mommy in addition to her judging duties.

Beyonce was a mentor on last season’s American Idol and she did great! Check out the video below:

If this is a true offer, do you think Beyonce should take it?

Source: Media TakeOut.com

Filed under: Rumors Tagged: Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Simon Cowell, x-factor judge

The track has already started running in promotional spots promoting Wrestlemania XXVIII.

“The reaction to ‘Invincible’ has been amazing,” Machine Gun Kelly told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “First, Verizon picked it to run in their campaign and now it’s an official Wrestlemania song. It’s crazy.

Additionally, John Cena will walk into the ring to “Invincible” during his main event showdown against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, during the famous PPV event.

“John Cena and myself are both underdogs and the song is about struggle, I think it’s so cool they chose it,” MGK continued.

Wrestlemania XXVIII takes place April 1, 2012 at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL.

Filed under: Headlines, News Tagged: “invincible”, Dwayne “rock” Johnson, John Cena, machine gun kelly, pay-per-view, wrestlemania

West reportedly sent representatives to scout locations in the Persian Gulf, including Abu Dahbi, Dubai, and Doha Qatar, for the short which is scheduled to film in March and will be presented in a similar manner to 2010′s “Runaway” from his Grammy-nominated album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

According to the Observer, “A number of local municipal officials and film companies are said to be engaged in what is characterized as a heated bidding war for the contracts involved in bringing Mr. West’s vision to life.”

One source involved in the talks stated, “In Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha all of the film initiatives are government controlled. A bidding war is going on between various government entities and private investors to fund the film. There’s pretty intense rivalry here between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar. They all want to claim the film as their own and take credit for generating the publicity.” Currently, details on the plot of the short and the shoot itself are being kept under wraps, even to those who are closely involved.

“Mr. West’s creative team is moving to the region for a few weeks, as part of an effort to create an “authentic” depiction of the culture. They plan to utilize local talent and production crews, and are said to be eager to portray the locales and their cultures in a positive light,” the source added.

Check out Kanye’s short film for “Runaway” below:

Filed under: Headlines, News Tagged: Kanye West, Middle East

The pair join Rev Run, RedOne and DJ Khaled for the pre-Grammy panel, to be held February 11 at the Key Club in Los Angeles.

The RZA and the Maddens will discuss the process of writing producing and performing hit songs.

Previous “How I Wrote That Song” participants have included will.i.am, T-Pain, Nas, Colbie Caillat, Common, T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Zac Brown, Seal, Cee Lo Green and others.

The conversation will be moderated by Catherine Brewton, BMI Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations.

BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” is open to members of the public, ages 15 years old and up.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day-of the panel and can be purchased at http://www.keyclub.com/.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday February 11th and the panel discussion will be held from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Filed under: News Tagged: DJ Khaled, Good Charlotte, Rev Run, The Rza

Drake held it down for Hip-Hop releases in the Top 10 with his sophomore album Take Care claiming the #9 spot and selling 26, 433 copies. Along with the platinum album, Drake’s new single “The Motto” which features Lil Wayne, has just gone platinum as well, securing the #16 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

Young Jeezy announced his fourth album, TM103 (Def Jam), going gold after a month of release with the following tweet: “Half a MILLI #TM103 Certified GOLD thanks to yall. Half way there! Men and Women lie #’s don’t. #ITSTHAWORLD Coming Soon. Stay Tuned!” Last week TM103 (Def Jam) sold 15,575 copies, a 7 percent decline from the week prior.

Coming in at #28 this week are Jay-Z and Kanye West with their platinum-certified album, Watch the Throne (Roc-A-Fella/RocNation) which dropped two spots from last week with a 1 percent decline in album sales. Watch the Throne (Roc-A-Fella/RocNation) sold 12,723 copies in the last week.

Surprisingly, two weeks after her daughter’s birth, Beyonce, saw a 3 percent increase in sales for her album 4 (Columbia) selling 8,302 copies and coming in at  #41 on the charts.

Memphis native Yo Gotti released his debut album, Live From the Kitchen (RCA) last week to disappointing numbers, with 15,000 copies sold of his #14 debut. Gotti, who had been very vocal in the past few weeks about the lack of marketing from the label, fell out of the Top 50 this week altogether.

Lil Wayne’s platinum-certified Tha Carter IV (Cash Money/Universal) moved another 10,000 copies this week and came in at #37 with a 4 percent decline in sales from the prior week.

Dropping This Week (1/31/12)

Alchemist and Oh No will be dropping their psychedelic-rap collaboration, titled Vodka and Ayahuasca (Decon), under the name Gangrene.

Dropping Next Week (2/7/12)

No notable Hip-Hop releases next week.

Filed under: News Tagged: alchemist, Beyonce, Drake, Gangrene, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Oh No, Yo Gotti, Young Jeezy

However, before he releases his first major label album, K.R.I.T., will supply the fans with a new mixtape entitled 4evaNaDay, which drops for free on February 20.

Last week, K.R.I.T. posted a picture of an iTunes playlist called “4evaNaDay” that featured a 14-song tracklist, which includes “Wake Up,” “Ride Clean,” “Red Eye,” “Package Store,” and more.

K.R.I.T. took to the Internet yesterday (February 1) to release the first single from 4evaNaDay, “Boobie Miles,” with the following message:

“The 1st song I wanted 2 release from #4evaNaDay is called Boobie Miles. It’s about over coming all the obstacles that block your dreams, the sacrifices that come with how hard you have to go to obtain your goal, giving your all no matter what the situation, the only difference between a winner N a loser is a winner plays until he wins“

Listen to “Boobie Miles” below:

Filed under: Headlines, News Tagged: Big K.R.I.T.

NARAS is the organization that produces the annual Grammy Awards, which honors the top performing music artists, producers and engineers, in a variety of categories.

But The Grammys has been under fire for sweeping changes the organization has made to the categories.

Dr. West and Rev. Jesse Jackson are working with artists/organizations like Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Grammywatch.org and now, Presente.org, in the battle to restore diversity to The Grammys.

Presente.org, which is the largest online Latino advocacy organization in the U.S., has joined in the growing criticism of The Grammys.

The artists and activists are upset that NARAS eliminated a number of categories, comprised mostly of ethnic music.

Categories like Gospel, R&B, Traditional and Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz, Traditional and Contemporary Blues, Cajun/Zydeco, Polka, Mexican Norteña, Native American and Hawaiian music have been eliminated.

To make matters worse, the activists say the changes were done without the knowledge of the organizations 21,000 members.

“Neal Portnow and the big bosses at the Grammys have committed a deplorable act of greed and racial discrimination by deleting music categories that are so central to the lives of so many,” Presente.org Executive Director, Arturo Carmona, said. “Portnow and the Grammys have nothing to celebrate and deserve an lifetime achievement award for putting profit over people. We are honored and highly motivated to join the fight to re-institute the deleted categories on behalf of the millions who love Latin jazz, Gospel, R&B and other musical genres.”

Over the past year, the Grammys have come under fire for their alleged lack of diversity in honoring all forms of music.

Last year, music industry/advertising executive Steve Stoute wrote an open letter to The Grammy’s in a full-page ad in The New York Times .

He most recently sat down with the Associated Press, where he further discussed The Grammys’ lack of ethnic diversity, along with their alleged exploitation of Hip-Hop music.

Check out the article, which contains commentary from 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Quest Love and Steve Stoute.

Filed under: Headlines, News Tagged: 50 Cent, Cornel West, diversity, Grammy awards, hip hop, Kanye West, rappers, Rev. Jesse Jackson, steve stoute