Trent Fitzgerald

This year’s O Music Awards will try to something daring and, if everything goes well, pursue a record-breaking accomplishment. The event, which honors music innovators in digital media, is planning to break Jay-Z‘s Guinness World Record for “Most Live Concerts in 24 Hours.”

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Uh oh! It looks like a cougar is on the prowl.

Gossip blogs are in a tizzy over photos that have surfaced of Drake and Tyra Banks on their Disneyland date in California. DrizzyDrake.org posted pics of the 38-year-old model and the 25-year-old rapper hanging out at Mickey Mouse land.

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Beastie Boys songs brought hip-hop to the mainstream, with its innovative sound. Now, more than 25 years later, the hip-hop community is mourning the loss of Adam “MCA” Yauch — one of the Beastie

DJ Khaled is thankful to be alive after his tour bus caught on fire and exploded on the highway last week. A video of Khaled reflecting on his loss as he watches his bus become an inferno on wheels has been making the rounds on the Internet.

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Legal officials in Australia are so determined to make sure that Flo Rida pays for damages he caused for not showing up at a festival, they hit him with a summons via Facebook. According to the Daily Telegraph, the country’s District Court allowed a promoter to subpoena the Miami rapper by way of social media. Isn’t technology awesome?

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Hip-hop heavyweights Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, J.Cole and Big Sean are among the headlining acts for this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam concert. The the tri-state area event will take place on June 3 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

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Old habits are hard to break. In the case of Wiz Khalifa his habit might lead him to some serious jail time. The ‘Work Hard, Play Hard’ rapper was busted for weed possession for the second time in 10 days!

The bust occurred on Tuesday night (May 2) in Winston-Salem, N.C. (following a sold-out concert at Joel Coliseum), after police smelled the marijuana order coming from his tour bus. 

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After conquering the music game, Cash Money CEO Birdman is now ready to invade Hollywood. The tattooed-heavy executive revealed to XXL that he plans to launch Cash Money Films this year. Among the projects in development includes a headlining movie for Omar Epps (of ‘House’ fame) and a Young Money-starring flick called ‘Rich Gang.’

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Chart-topping artists Kelly Clarkson, Usher and Nelly Furtado have been added to the star-studded list of performers for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. ABC will air the event live from Las Vegas at 8PM ET on May 20.

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British songbird Rita Ora continues to make a waves for herself here in the United States with her latest single, ‘R.I.P.’ (featuring Tinie Tempah). It’s hard to imagine that three years ago, the 21-year-old singer was plucked out of a London club and had to audition for the Roc Nation honcho Jay-Z.

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Attention all Barbz! Nick Minaj has announced dates for her Pink Friday Tour, which starts this summer. This will be her first headlining trek since opening for Lil 
Wayne and Britney Spears on their respective tours last year.

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It’s no secret that rapper Lil Wayne and his music empire, Cash Money/Young Money Records, are knee-deep in lawsuits from producers who claim the label swindled them out of money. However, it look as if Weezy is trying to make amends and resolve some of these court cases.

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