2011 Grammy Nominations Concert Performance Highlights

Rihanna "We Found Love"



Usher & Valerie Simpson - Ashford/Lieber Tribute
Rihanna, via satellite from London, & Usher were on hand to perform at this year's Grammy Nominations Concert. Re: RiRi's performance, I hate that they cut it down so short. Ruined it for me.

Christmas In Rockefeller Center Performance Highlights

Katharine McPhee "Beautiful"



Usher & Justin Bieber "The Christmas Song"

Usher & David Guetta Perform "Without You" On Jimmy Kimmel, Ellen

Jimmy Kimmel Live!



The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The 2011 American Music Awards Recap

Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull - Medley



Jennifer Lopez, will.i.am, & Mick Jagger "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"



Nicki Minaj & David Guetta - Medley



Christina Aguilera & Maroon 5 "Moves Like Jagger"



Mary J. Blige "Mr. Wrong"



Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All"



OneRepublic "Good Life"
Jennifer Lopez had a showstopping night (of redemption) at the 2011 American Music Awards with her own performance of "Until It Beats No More" "Papi" & "On The Floor", a performance of her collabo with will.i.am, & a win in the Latin Music Artist category! Nicki Minaj set the bar high at the top of the show, performing her David Guetta collabo "Turn Me On" as well as "Super Bass" before going on to win both the Rap/Hip-Hop Artist & Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Pink Friday) trophies! Christina Aguilera... didn't look completely terrible, but sounded terrific while performing her #1 hit with Maroon 5. Mary J. Blige performed her cool new single for the first time... by herself, which was weird since Drake was there, not that I'm complaining. Kelly Clarkson switched things up for a jazzy performance of her latest single that I dug, while OneRepublic stuck to what works with theirs. Meanwhile, Beyonce & Usher won Soul/R&B Female Artist & Soul/R&B Male Artist, respectively, & Rihanna picked up the award for Soul/R&B Album for Loud. A complete list of winners can be viewed HERE.

Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

Mac Miller's Blue Slide Park tops the Billboard 200 chart, where Angels & Airwaves' Love Part One & Part Two album jumps to #43 after a #93 debut last week. This jump is due to the physical album being released & only being available as a single package including both albums. Rihanna's reign over the Hot 100 singles chart just won't let up with "We Found Love", while "You Da One" debuts @ #73. Saddled with the Digital Gainer title, Usher & David Guetta's "Without You" moves up 6-4, giving David his highest charting hit yet.

See full charts HERE

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Usher & Romeo Santos Perform "Promise" On 2011 Latin Grammys

Usher joined Romeo Santos at the 2011 Latin Grammys to perform their single "Promise". Usher made Romeo Santos sound like crap.

Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

Justin Bieber's Under The Mistletoe tops the Billboard 200 album chart, where Angels & Airwaves' early iTunes release of both the second & first parts of their Love album resulted in debuts @ #30 & #67, respectively. Meanwhile, Rihanna earns the Airplay Gainer title for the second time in a row for "We Found Love" in its second consecutive week atop the Hot 100 singles chart. Usher & David Guetta may be "Without You", but they find themselves with a new peak, moving 7-6, while Mariah Carey's duet of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" with Justin Bieber starts off @ #86.

See full charts HERE

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Usher Album Update

Usher has been hard at work in the studio recording his seventh studio album, due next year, with Pharrell & Jim Jonsin (as pictured) as well as Rico Love & Diplo. No will.i.am? Well then, I look forward to it!

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Mariah Carey, Usher Collaborate With Justin Bieber

I can't believe that I must type these words, but Mariah Carey has remade her holiday classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You" as a duet with Justin Bieber for his new Christmas album Under The Mistletoe (November 1st). Listen to his voice crack all over Mariah's masterpiece below:

In an even more shocking collaboration, Justin has enlisted Usher to duet on "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)":

Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

Evanescence's self-titled album returns them to the top of the Billboard 200, where Britney Spears' B In The Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 debuts @ #46. Adele continues atop the Hot 100 singles chart with "Someone Like You", while Rihanna's "We Found Love" (7-6 with Digital & Airplay Gainer honors) & Usher/David Guetta's "Without You" (8-7) continue their respective slow ascents.

See full charts HERE

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Usher Performs On A Decade Of Difference

Usher performed at A Decade Of Difference, a concert celebrating 10 years of the William J. Clinton Foundation, being overshadowed by his background singers during a cover of The Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" before jumping into "Yeah!" & "OMG". His "OMG Tour: Live In London" drops on November 1st & I do hope it's a step up from this.

David Guetta ft. Usher "Without You" Video Premiere

"Without You", featuring Usher, is the third single off David Guetta's new album Nothing But The Beat. The video turned out kind of silly all put together if you ask me, but not bad all around.

David Guetta ft. Usher "Without You" Video Previews

Usher stars in "Without You", the new video from David Guetta. Preview the final product, which should be premiering tomorrow!

David Guetta ft. Usher "Without You" Behind-The-Scenes

Check out Usher on the green-screen set of the new David Guetta video "Without You". The video premieres on Friday the 14th!

Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

J. Cole's Cole World: The Sideline Story tops the Billboard 200 album chart, while Adele finds herself atop the Hot 100 singles chart yet again with "Someone Like You". Usher earns his 17th top 10 hit with his David Guetta collabo "Without You" (11-8) & Rihanna earns her 20th top 10 hit with "We Found Love" (16-9) as well as the Digital & Airplay Gainer titles.

See full charts HERE

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Romeo Santos ft. Usher "Promise" Video Premiere

Usher is featured on "Promise", the new single from Romeo Santos. This isn't particularly my kind of music, but Usher sounds darn good on this!

Usher "OMG Tour: Live From London" Cover

Usher's "OMG Tour: Live From London" arrives on DVD & Blu-ray November 1st. This is one guy who knows how to put on a show, so this should be good!

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iHeartRadio Music Festival Performance Highlights

Jennifer Lopez "Papi"



Jennifer Lopez "Jenny From The Block"



Jennifer Lopez "Ain't It Funny (Remix)"/"All I Have"/"I'm Real (Remix)"



Jennifer Lopez "Get Right"



Jennifer Lopez "On The Floor"



Jennifer Lopez "Let's Get Loud"



Nicole Scherzinger "Don't Hold Your Breath"



Nicole Scherzinger & Steven Tyler "(It) Feels So Good"



Usher & David Guetta "Without You"



Nicki Minaj "Roman's Revenge"



Nicki Minaj "Till The World Ends"/"Hello Good Morning"/"Bed Rock"/"Bottoms Up"



Nicki Minaj "Did It On'em"



Nicki Minaj "Where Them Girls At"



Nicki Minaj "Y U Mad"/"Moment 4 Life"/"Super Bass"



Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All"



Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You"



Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"



Kelly Clarkson "Walk Away"



Kelly Clarkson "Because Of You"
A slew of music's finest were on hand in Las Vegas this weekend at the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival. The highlight for me was definitely J.Lo! She sounded incredible too, don't cha think? ... My only complaint is that they need to hire someone who doesn't have a lead finger to man the censor button (see: Nicki Minaj). I mean, c'mon, the stars were already warned & if you're gonna allow someone like Nicki to perform something like "Did It On'em" anyway...

Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

Lady Antebellum rules the most recent Billboard 200 album chart with Own The Night, while Christina Aguilera & Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" continues its reign atop the Hot 100 singles chart. Rihanna moves 10-8 with "Cheers (Drink To That)", giving it a new peak, while Usher & David Guetta's "Without You" earns Digital Gainer honors (23-15).

See full charts HERE

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Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter IV tops the Billboard 200 album chart this week, while Adele returns to the top of the Hot 100 singles chart with "Someone Like You" & Beyonce scores her second-highest (to "Ring The Alarm"'s #12) debut with "Love On Top" @ #20 following 113,000 downloads sold. Nicki Minaj & Usher join David Guetta in debuting with "Turn Me On" @ #37 & "Without You" @ #39, respectively. Nicki also re-enters alongside Rihanna @ #64 with "Fly".

See full charts HERE

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