- Artist: B.o.B
- Label: Elektra Records
- Director: Nick Bilardello, Cameron Duddy
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3238990&vid=548563
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Akon On Lady Gaga And Michael Jackson's New Albums
The singer has nothing but praise for the two artists.
Photo: MTV News
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Akon Calls Nick Cannon 'Famous' Collabo 'Overdue'
'He does a lot of family-friendly stuff and I'm trying to go into that realm,' 'Kon tells MTV News.
By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Kelly Marino
Akon
Photo: MTV News
Akon's year in music may seem like it's off to a slow start, but expect the Senegalese-American artist's name to be back to music-industry ubiquity shortly.
MTV News recently caught up with the singer/producer/executive on the set of Nick Cannon's video for "Famous," where Akon told us linking up with the actor/rapper (who's expecting twins with wife Mariah Carey) was opportune.
"I listened to ['Famous'] and I actually liked it," Akon said. "He does a lot of family-friendly stuff and I'm trying to go into that realm right now. I want to do a lot more family-friendly stuff, and Nick is the best at that. I feel like this was a collaboration way overdue."
On the set, Akon was friendly as always but didn't divulge any new details about his upcoming album, Stadium, which he hopes to release in September. Last year, the "Sexy Chick" singer revealed to MTV News that producer David Guetta had contributed to the project. For now, Akon plans to go on mini-tours and release new music just to whet the appetites of his fans. But he still isn't sure which song he'll drop first.
"I don't know what to release first," he said. "I'm so excited about the project itself, I'm like, 'OK, which record do I want to put out first?' I haven't quite decided but by the end of April I'll know exactly what I'mma do with the record."
'Kon was more assured in his reverence for Dr. Dre. Last year's "Kush," the official lead single from Dre's long-awaited Detox album, featured a vocal from Akon. "Dre is one of those guys ... he's a perfectionist in his own [right]," Akon said.
"You feel confident working with him because he's not going to let nothing go undone. In a way, that's great. But sometimes you're anxious too, like, 'Man I can't wait to let everybody hear this.' Ultimately, working with Dre was just amazing. Dre is very picky about who he decides to work with too. For him to call me and do [multiple] tracks on the record and be involved in more than one record on that album, it said a lot. It shows how much he really appreciated what I'm doing."
Are you excited to hear new tracks from Akon? Tell us in the comments!
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Akon - Out Here Grindin
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Koch Records
- Album: We Global [Clean]
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=257168
B.o.B - So High
- Artist: B.o.B
- Label: E1 Music, Boss Hogg Outlawz
- Director: Parris
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3238990&vid=593385
Akon - One
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Terror Squad
- Director: Chris Robinson
- Album: Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=354118
Akon - Shut It Down
- Artist: Akon
- Label: J, Orchard, The, Mr. 305, Pologrounds
- Director: David Rousseau
- Album: Pitbull Starring in Rebelution
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=462035
B.o.B - Don't Let Me Fall
- Artist: B.o.B
- Label: Atlantic Records, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
- Director: Ethan Lader
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3238990&vid=598044
Friday, April 29, 2011
Akon - Who Dat Girl
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Poe Boy Entertainment
- Director: Ray Kay
- Album: Only One Flo, Pt. 1
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=602322
Rihanna, Katy Perry, More Celebs Pick Their Top Songs Of 2010
Tracks by Drake, B.o.B, Willow Smith and more make the cut.
By Jocelyn Vena
Rihanna
Photo: Getty Images
MTV News has been counting down our picks for the Top 25 Songs of 2010, and with everything from Lady Gaga's "Telephone" to Drake's "Fancy" making the list, it's pretty clear that we just wanted to party this year. So when MTV News caught up with some music megastars, we wanted to know what they were jamming to this year.
Katy Perry showed her girl some love with her pick, choosing a seriously fun Rihanna track. "I love 'Only Girl (In the World).' Of course I gotta give it up to my girl!" she said. Rihanna returned the favor to Perry, saying, "My favorite song of the year has to be 'Teenage Dream,' Katy Perry."
Snooki gave a shout-out to Pauly D and his "Beat the Beat" remix, Far East Movement gave love to Bruno Mars' "incredible" songwriting on "Just the Way You Are," and Mike Posner and Keri Hilson both shouted out "F--- You" by Cee Lo Green as their pick.
The Situation went with a non-"Jersey Shore" track: "Definitely Drake. ... Maybe 'Forever' or one of his songs. I'm a big fan of Drake."
The guys from My Chemical Romance showed some rock camaraderie with their picks. "We got into Sleigh Bells and the new M.I.A. record," they shared, adding that they thought the Black Keys' Brothers was "phenomenal."
Paramore leading lady Hayley Williams also flew her rock flag, saying, "I really love the Arcade Fire record. and I love the song 'Month of May.' "
The fellas of Muse showed love to the Black Eyed Peas' track "I Gotta Feeling" and, on the other end of the spectrum, Phoenix's "1901." Crooner Michael Bublé gave some love to fellow adult-contemporary act Train and their song "Hey, Soul Sister."
Christina Milian and Dane Cook both loved Willow Smith's instant smash "Whip My Hair." "It's the song that I put on the minute I wake up in the morning," Cook said. "I whip my hair back and forth."
Hip-hop also got some love. "Community" star Joel McHale opted for Kanye West's "Runaway," Avril Lavigne went for B.o.B and Hayley Williams' "Airplanes," and TLC's Chilli loved another B.o.B track. " 'Beautiful Girls' — is that the name of the song though?" she laughed, referring to "Nothin' on You." "I love that song!"
Other tracks that made the celebrity list included Rick Ross' "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)," thanks to songwriter Sean Garrett; Dwele went for Gucci Mane's "Wasted"; and Ray J made a case for "Right Above It" by Lil Wayne and Rihanna's "What's My Name?"
Agree? Disagree? Share your favorites in the comments!
MTV News' Top 25 Songs of 2010 countdown continues. Make sure to keep checking back to see what song we've named #1, and don't forget to share your picks with us in the comments below!
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Bobby Ray's track comes in response to Odd Future MC's 'Yonkers' dig.
By Jayson Rodriguez
B.o.B
Photo: Frank Mullen
Not everyone is amused by the antics of Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator.
B.o.B took aim at the upstart on Friday (March 25) with a fiery dis track titled "No Future," a response to a line the California rapper issued on his breakout "Yonkers." "What you think of Hayley Williams?/ F--- her, Wolf Haley robbing 'em," Tyler raps on the song. "I'll crash that f---ing airplane that that f----t n---a B.o.B is in/ And stab Bruno Mars in his goddamn esophagus."
The line is characteristic of Tyler and his crew's shocking rhymes; the collective are, in part, inspired by Eminem and works like his Relapse album with its slew of serial-killer references.
The "Airplanes" star, however, isn't a fan.
"If I was you I would be a little more cautious," Bobby Ray raps on "No Future." "I'm way too high for you to look at/ The future ain't looking promising for these rookies/ This is target practice but I don't even pull the f---ing trigger anymore, 'cause it's just a waste of bullets/ Come and get this pu---, wipe them off the floor/ I'm guessing they was hoping for some different results/ I'm guessing they was guessing 'cause they wasn't really sure/ But f--- it, I guess I'mma have to let these n----s know.
"Keep f---ing with me, you ain't gon have no future," he concludes.
Tyler responded via Twitter. Perhaps taking the high road after driving too close to the edge, the 20-year-old wrote that he didn't think "No Future" was a dis track. He even gave B.o.B props on the rhyme.
"Whoa," he wrote in his first message. "I don't think the 'No Future' song is even a diss. But I've never heard him spit like that. Took me by surprise, cus it's tight."
A second message took a swipe at producer Alex Da Kid over "Airplanes" and "Love the Way You Lie" sounding too similar.
What do you think of B.o.B's response to the "Yonkers" track? Sound off in the comments!
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Akon Won't Release Unfinished Michael Jackson Tracks
'Hold My Hand' was done, but the rest are 'just ideas, concepts, harmonies,' Akon tells MTV News.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kelly Marino
Akon
Photo: MTV News
Akon's inspirational track with Michael Jackson, "Hold My Hand," was released as the official first single from Jackson's posthumous album, Michael. It is a track that was completely finished before Jackson's death.
However, many of the tracks on the album are pieced-together parts of songs Jackson was working on before his death. Akon told MTV News he has no plans to release any unfinished business he and Jackson worked on.
"I'm definitely excited about our single, because that was finished, complete, and I'm happy with the outcome," Akon explained. "And I know [Jackson] was [happy] 'cause we were there finishing the song together, so I'm really happy about what we accomplished on that record 'Hold My Hand.' "
So, what was the concept Akon and Jackson tried to deliver on the song? "We was trying to find the unity, like what can we possibly translate that can bring the world together?" he remembered. "It was a song I was previously working on that I eventually let [Jackson] hear, and when he heard it, he fell in love with it. ... We clicked instantly when it came to it. That was the main concept: Let's figure out something we can leave behind, in 20,000 years later it can still be relevant."
It's an idea Akon and Jackson thought a lot about and can be found on many of their unfinished songs, not that anyone will ever get the chance to hear them.
"Me and Mike worked on a lot of concepts before he passed. 'Hold My Hand' was one of the records that was actually fully complete; the rest of the records are incomplete. They're just ideas, concepts, harmonies and stuff like that which the world will probably never see 'cause I wouldn't want to put it out unfinished," he explained. "I know at the end of the day if it wasn't fully complete, I don't think he would see it released that way.
"Majority of the concepts we worked on, they were all international, worldwide," he added. "It was always the point of which everyone has to find some kind of relativity in it. That was always a challenge, and we found concepts that would do it. We just never got the chance to finish the songs, but 'Hold My Hand' was a prime example."
Do you think Akon should release the other music he worked on with Michael Jackson? Sound off in the comments below!
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Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry Rock Z100's Jingle Ball
Madison Square Garden concert also featured Enrique Iglesias, B.o.B
By Jocelyn Vena
Justin Bieber performs at Z100's "Jingle Ball 2010"
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
NEW YORK — At 7:30 p.m. on the nose, the house lights went down, the girls went crazy, and Z100's Jingle Ball 2010 got the party started Friday (December 10) for a rousing night of music and fun at Madison Square Garden.
Kim Kardashian, in a white body-hugging dress, kicked off the night's festivities by noting that it was her first time ever at MSG, then bringing Taio Cruz to the stage. He played "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite," and for his track "Higher," he was joined by Travie McCoy, though the song usually features British pop princess Kylie Minogue.
Jesse McCartney was on hand to proudly invite Bruno Mars to the stage. The Grammy nominee played drums for an excited crowd.
He played "Billionaire," and the entire room sang along as McCoy joined him for their ode to getting famous. The crowd ate it up. He then slowed it down with "Grenade." The set ended with "Just the Way You Are" to the delight of the crowd.
Jay Sean beat-boxed, then helped introduce Paramore to the stage. The band brought some loud, boombastic rock to the show thanks to a set that included "Brick by Boring Brick."
"Anybody else care to join the party tonight?" frontwoman Hayley Williams asked the crowd before blaring out "Misery" and inviting a fan onstage to sing with her. They finished it off with "The Only Exception."
B.o.B was next to the stage. The rapper got real with his track "Don't Let Me Fall." Then the crowd went insane for "Magic." As if that didn't get the girls hyped enough, Bruno Mars returned for "Beautiful Girls."
"Everybody put your hands up," B.o.B told the crowd before playing his massive "Airplanes" with Williams by his side.
The crowd went nuts when Flo Rida introduced Selena Gomez for her dance-tastic performance of "Round and Round." Gomez looked like a true disco queen in her little black dress and heels.
She thanked Katy Perry for her next track, "Rock God," then got trancey for her song "A Year Without Rain," and ended her set with "Naturally," crediting it as the reason she got a spot on the radio tour.
The show took an adult contemporary and old school turn when Michael Buble arrived to croon tunes such as "Hollywood" and "Haven't Met You Yet," and for "Let it Snow," he got in the crowd and paid homage to the season, dusting MSG with snow confetti.
Katy Perry brought the girl power in her performance, which featured ballerinas, Christmas trees, Santa Clauses and Perry popping out of a gift box in a latex toy soldier costume for "Hot n Cold."
"This is Madison Square Garden!" she shouted to the crowd. "This is something I've dreamt about for a long time."
"This next song is about falling in love with a foreigner, like far away ... Not even in England," she said to introduce "E.T."
After a jazzy version of "I Kissed a Girl," she proudly proclaimed, "Let's dedicate this West Coast anthem to the East Coast right now," ending her performance with "California Gurls" as red and green confetti fell from the ceiling.
Pauly D prompted the loudest screams of the night when he introduced Enrique Iglesias. The Latin pop star played the clean version of "Tonight," followed by older jams such as "Escape" and "Hero," serenading a girl from the audience.
With the swooning complete, Iglesias ended with fan favorite "I Like It."
Kardashian returned, telling the crowd, "I think I'm catching a fever," before the night's most-anticipated performance: Justin Bieber.
In a plaid top and khakis, the teen star got his party started with "Somebody to Love." Bieber was in full swagga mode, dancing like a seasoned pro and getting the crowd hyped.
"The last time I was here for Jingle Ball, I had a broken foot, and this year, I'm here and both my limbs are working," he joked. "We shot a movie here, and it's coming out in February, and I think we should show you a preview."
The trailer transitioned to "Never Say Never." Bieber even brought out a surprise guest, Jayden Smith, to join him.
"I had someone who's really special to me, and I decided to bring him out," he then announced, calling for Sean Kingston for "Eenie Meenie." The girls went crazy as the pals went back and forth on the cut.
"I think I want to slow it down a little bit. My acoustic album had an extra song on it that's really important to me. But first, I need everyone to close their eyes and 'Pray,' " he said before the inspirational ballad.
He then teased the excited crowd, saying, "I think we should do one more song," and listing some of his track names.
He settled on "Baby." "Who wants to be my baby?" he asked. He ended the night with showers of fireworks and confetti, saying, "You guys are amazing."
Did you go to Z100's Jingle Ball 2010? Give us your review in the comments below!
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Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Muse Added To Grammy Show
Usher, Jaden Smith, B.o.B, Janelle Monae and Lady Antebellum will also perform on February 13.
By Gil Kaufman
Justin Bieber and Usher
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
While Willow Smith is the one who made music headlines with "Whip My Hair" last year, it's her brother, "Karate Kid" actor Jaden Smith, who will take the stage at the upcoming 53rd Grammy Awards in a special performance alongside Usher and Justin Bieber, with whom he collaborated on the song "Never Say Never" last summer.
The trio joins a list of new performers added to the show on Thursday (January 20) that will also include another power trifecta made up of B.o.B, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe, according to a press release from the Recording Academy announcing the additions to the February 13 telecast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Also taking the stage next month will be nominees Muse and Lady Antebellum. They will join a roster of previously announced performers that includes Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, Cee Lo Green and Miranda Lambert. It will be the first time on the Grammy performance stage for Bieber, B.o.B, Lambert, Mars, Monáe, Muse and Smith. Eminem, Green, Gaga, Perry, Usher and Lady Antebellum will be making return visits for the occasion.
While 11-time Grammy winner Eminem leads the pack in nominations this year (with 10 nods), Mars has seven nominations, and Gaga and Lady Antebellum are not far behind with six nods each. B.o.B has notched five, Perry and Green are each up for four, and Arcade Fire and Lambert are vying for three awards. Bieber, Muse, Usher and Monáe are each nominated for two Grammys.
No details of the collaborative performances were released, but the Grammy announcement promised a rare, never-before-seen event for the Mars, B.o.B and Monáe segment.
With the addition of Antebellum, all five Album of the Year nominees (Eminem, Arcade Fire, Gaga, Perry) are now scheduled to perform on the show. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.
Which Grammy performance are you most looking forward to? Talk about it in the comments!
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Akon On Lady Gaga And Michael Jackson's New Albums
The singer has nothing but praise for the two artists.
Photo: MTV News
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Akon - Dreamgirl
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Nappy Boy Digital
- Director: ME, YOU
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=369748
B.o.B - Tightrope (Wondamix)
- Artist: B.o.B
- Label: Bad Boy Records, Wondaland Arts Society
- Director: Duke & Roper
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3238990&vid=535877
Dr. Dre's 'Kush' Premieres: The Party Can Finally Begin
Video featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon shows revelers frozen in time until the Doctor arrives.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Dr. Dre
Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage
Detox is on the way. And as the latest proof that Dr. Dre's long-awaited album will see the light of day soon, he premiered the video to the first single, "Kush," co-starring Snoop Dogg and Akon, on Friday (December 10).
The video, directed by Joseph Kahn (Eminem, Britney Spears), begins as Dre is seated in a sleek, black Lamborghini, attempting to flick a lighter. Once the Left Coast maestro ignites it, the beat drops, and he exits the car.
Dre approaches the club in a setting similar to "The Next Episode," one of his past hits. But the festivities around him are ice cold; the club patrons are statue-like, frozen in the parking lot and inside, in mid groove. The good doctor's last project was 1999's 2001, and perhaps things haven't been quite the same without him, the video suggests.
Snoop Dogg kicks things off on the second verse, and the lanky L.A. rhyme spitter is surrounded by a bevy of beautiful, frozen women. They're smiling, drinks are pouring, but they're also statues compared to the rapper.
As Dre makes his way into the club and to the bar, however, the party livens up.
Dre pulls out his lighter, engraved with the song's title, and holds it to the sprinklers overhead, setting them off. As water rains down on the partygoers, they come back to life, gyrating to the thumping track's production. Later, Dre and Snoop leave the club, and Dre drives off into the night on an empty highway, surrounded by the streaking lights of cars that are no longer there.
Recently, Eminem told his satellite radio station, Shade 45, that he and Dre have been in the studio wrapping up Detox. "Kush" and "I Need A Doctor," featuring Eminem, leaked back to back in November.
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Akon - Wake It Up
- Artist: Akon
- Label: BME Recordings/Reprise
- Album: The Ball Street Journal
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=272732
Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Shows 'Depth Of Gaga As A Songwriter,' Akon Says
'Unfortunately, people pay more attention to what she is wearing,' adds Gaga's label boss.
By Jocelyn Vena
Akon
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
It's here, little monsters. On Friday morning (February 11), Lady Gaga debuted her highly anticipated new single, "Born This Way," a funky, fun dance tune about loving yourself for who you are. Akon, who signed Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution label in 2008, opened up about the pop star's latest dance opus, admitting that he thinks it will finally show off Gaga's full capacities as a musician and songwriter, and not just a pop ingenue.
"I think 'Born This Way' is the kind of record that if you are really paying attention you will get the full depth of Gaga as a songwriter. Sometimes the creative image hides the element of her lyrical content," he told PopEater.com. "That's why she wanted to give people a better idea of what she was saying outside of her image when she dropped those lyrics."
The track has a clear message: Everyone should be treated equally no matter who they are or what they believe in. "Gaga says a lot of stuff in her records," Akon added. "But I know these parents and critics are not really listening to her lyrics. I know that for a fact. She's singing about a lot of adult subject matter. She's not just making dance records. Unfortunately, people pay more attention to what she is wearing."
The song is the lead single off the album of the same name, which will drop in May. Akon revealed that there are a few more touches that need to be added before they reach their deadline. "We are finishing up the album now," he said. "She's about to go back on tour later this year. There's a lot going on."
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Akon - Shut It Down
- Artist: Akon
- Label: J, Orchard, The, Mr. 305, Pologrounds
- Director: David Rousseau
- Album: Pitbull Starring in Rebelution
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=462035
Akon On Lady Gaga And Michael Jackson's New Albums
The singer has nothing but praise for the two artists.
Photo: MTV News
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Akon - Day Dreaming
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Atlantic Records, Grand Hustle
- Director: RAGE
- Album: Gangsta Grillz: The Album, Vol. 2
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=344721
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Akon - Dreamgirl
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Nappy Boy Digital
- Director: ME, YOU
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=369748
Akon - Shut It Down
- Artist: Akon
- Label: J, Orchard, The, Mr. 305, Pologrounds
- Director: David Rousseau
- Album: Pitbull Starring in Rebelution
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=462035
Akon - Who Dat Girl
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Poe Boy Entertainment
- Director: Ray Kay
- Album: Only One Flo, Pt. 1
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=602322
Akon, Jason Derulo Make 2010 The Year Of The Self-Referential Song
Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Eminem also among the artists who have shouted out their own names in their tunes this year.
By Jocelyn Vena
Akon
Photo: Matt Jelonek/ Getty Images
This past weekend on "Saturday Night Live," Akon joined the Lonely Island guys in a hilarious video for a new song called "I Just Had Sex," in which the singer proudly sings his own name, as well as the group's.
Chelsea Handler, meanwhile also got self-referential at the VMAs, when she Auto-Tuned her way through a pre-taped bit with Best New Artist nominee Jason Derülo. And, to be fair, we here at MTV News have been obsessed with pop stars singing their own names in songs for the bulk of 2010, prompted by Derülo's epic use of the device in several of his hits.
Folks like Derülo, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj ("Right Thru Me"), Kanye West ("Dark Fantasy") and, obviously, Akon join a list of two decades' worth of pop artists who have taken it upon themselves to brand their tracks with their own names. In the '80s, stars like Janet Jackson, Beastie Boys and New Kids on the Block proudly proclaimed who they were in their songs.
Moving into the '90s, "TRL" staples such as the Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez, Kid Rock and Eminem all blasted their monikers on their tracks, letting fans know just who was singing or rapping through hits like Rock's "Bawitdaba" and BSB's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)."
As the new millennium approached and the musical landscape became more and more flooded with pop stars, it became a regular practice, with everyone from Ciara to M.I.A. to Fergie to Beyoncé to Shakira giving shout-outs to themselves in their songs.
With this practice more common than ever in 2010, MTV News has approved the following rules for self-referential shout-outs. One, you get famous. Two, you brand yourself in song. Three, you put your name in the chorus, or in many cases at the very beginning of the tune. And, four, you name-drop like it's hot. Repeat offenders observing the final rule include Lady Gaga ("Just Dance," "Bad Romance"), Derülo ("Whatcha Say," "In My Head") and Akon, who most recently called out his own name and Michael Jackson's on "Hold My Hand."
What do you think of pop stars singing their own names? Who pulls it off and who doesn't? Tell us in the comments!
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Akon - Out Here Grindin
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Koch Records
- Album: We Global [Clean]
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=257168
B.o.B - So High
- Artist: B.o.B
- Label: E1 Music, Boss Hogg Outlawz
- Director: Parris
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3238990&vid=593385
B.o.B - So High
- Artist: B.o.B
- Label: E1 Music, Boss Hogg Outlawz
- Director: Parris
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3238990&vid=593385
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
B.o.B - I'll Be In The Sky
- Artist: B.o.B
- Label: Rebel Rock Entertainment / Grand Hustle / Atlantic Records
- Director: Gabriel Hart
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3238990&vid=331708
Akon - Who Dat Girl
- Artist: Akon
- Label: Poe Boy Entertainment
- Director: Ray Kay
- Album: Only One Flo, Pt. 1
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1240040&vid=602322
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