Shakira And Prince Royce Dominate The 2012 Lo Nuestro Awards

Pop stars Shakira and Prince Royce dominated Latin music's Premio Lo Nuestro Awards on Thursday, taking home four awards each. 

The Hips Don't Lie hit-maker scored gold in the Pop categories for Artist of the Year - Female, Album of the Year for Sale El Sol, and Song of the Year for Rabiosa, while she was also presented with the prestigious Premio Lo Nuestro Artist of the Year honor. 

Bachata star Prince Royce triumphed in the Tropical awards, earning Artist of the Year - Male, Tropical Traditional Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for El Amor Que Perdimos, and Collaboration of the Year for his appearance on Daddy Yankee's Ven Conmigo. 

Enrique Iglesias landed the Pop Artist of the Year - Male accolade, while rapper.Pitbull was a double winner, claiming Album of the Year for Armando and Artist of the Year in the Urban categories. 

Other winners at the Miami, Florida prize giving included Wisin y Yandel, pop group Camila, and rockers Mana and Alejandra Guzman.

Usher Sports Neck Tattoo On Looking 4 Myself Cover !!

Usher is nearing the release of his new album Looking 4 Myself. And to get fans excited for it, he unveiled the track listing and cover art this week.

The cover teases the "more artistic" tracks he has in store. In a close-up shot of his profile, Usher sports a neck tattoo that matches the artsy images in the background.

On it, he's got collaborations with Rick Ross on "Lemme See," Pharrell on "Twisted," and Luke Steele on the album's title track, according toHiphop-n-More. For those unfamiliar with Steele, he's from the Australian synth-pop duo Empire of the Sun. He also appeared on Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 and co-wrote the track "Rather Die Young" on Beyoncé's 4.
Usher already has teased fans about what they can expect from the June 12 release with the sultry single "Climax," the party track "Scream" and the R&B thumper "Lemme See." He previewed the album at a special performance of the off-Broadway show "Fuerza Bruta" in New York City in April.
"There's a lot there to keep fans tuning in. It's a ton of other experiences and a ton of other walks ... as I've had this long journey over the last year [and] every bit of what I've experienced I've put into a creative, artistic way," he told MTV News about the album. "This is more artistic of an album than I've had in history."
Here's the full track list for Looking 4 Myself, including deluxe edition tracks:
» "Can't Stop Won't Stop"
» "Scream"
» "Climax"  
» "I Care for U"
» "Show Me"
» "Lemme See" (featuring Rick Ross)
» "Twisted" (featuring Pharrell)
» "Dive"
» "What Happened to U"
» "Looking 4 Myself" (featuring Luke Steele)
» "Numb"
» "Lessons for the Lover"
» "Sins of My Father"
» "Euphoria"
» "I.F.U." (Deluxe only)
» "Say the Words" (Deluxe only)
» "2nd Round" (Deluxe only)
» "Hot Thing" (Deluxe only)
What track are you most excited for on Looking 4 Myself? Leave your comment below!

B.o.B "Strange Clouds" First Week Sales Projections

       

The first-week numbers mirror that of B.o.B's "B.o.B Presents... The Adventures of Bobby Ray."

The first week sales projections for B.o.B’s sophomore album Strange Clouds have been revealed.

According to Hits Daily Double, Bobby Ray’s latest release is projected to sell 70,000 to 80,000 copies in its first week. His debut album, B.o.B Presents… The Adventures of Bobby Ray, sold just above the projections, moving 84,000 copies in its first week. That album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, whileStrange Clouds will most likely miss the top spot, as Carrie Underwood’s latest Blown Away is expected to bow atop the chart with 275,000 to 295,000 copies sold.

The Wanted Out To Prove Boy Bands Make Good MusicIt's not always easy being in a boy band. There are a lot of preconceptions for the five guys who choose to sing catchy pop tunes and dance in formation for a living. Given that boy bands have come in and out of fashion once every decade for the last few years, it should come as no surprise that we are knee-deep in a brand-new boy-band bonanza. This one is being led by this generation's 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys: One Direction and the Wanted

It's not always easy being in a boy band. There are a lot of preconceptions for the five guys who choose to sing catchy pop tunes and dance in formation for a living.

Given that boy bands have come in and out of fashion once every decade for the last few years, it should come as no surprise that we are knee-deep in a brand-new boy-band bonanza. This one is being led by this generation's 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys: One Direction and the Wanted.

When MTV News sat down with the Wanted to premiere their "Chasing the Sun" video, they chatted a bit about being labeled a "boy band."
"Eventually, we were, like, over it," Jay McGuiness explained. "If you like us despite it or because of it, then we're happy."


Well, something is working for the guys. Their lead U.S. single, "Glad You Came," has topped the charts, and they are once again getting people dancing with "Chasing the Sun," from their just-released debut U.S. EP. It's a good time to be in a boy band, thanks to all the love out there for them. And it's an even better time to be in the Wanted.
It seems that their success might have a lot to do with the way they've approached their boy-band career thus far. "We went out there and we're like, 'You know what? I think we can change people's perspectives of the '90s boy bands,' " Tom Parker explained. "And that was our aim: just to make good music."
Voting in round two of MTV's Battle of the Boy Bands runs until noon ET on Monday, April 30. Winners are determined by fan votes, so if your favorite band made the cut, make sure you keep voting. Tune in to AMTV and MTV Hits for their boy-band video takeovers each day and make sure to spread the word on Twitter using the hashtag BBB and like us on Facebook for updates!

Pitbull Goes 'Back In Time' On 'Men In Black' Video Set

Not only does the "Men in Black" movie franchise boast great acting and stunning visual effects, each of the three films features a pretty kicking soundtrack as well. For "Men in Black 3," which hits theaters May 25,Pitbull contributes the lead single, "Back in Time."

MTV News caught up with Mr. Worldwide on the Los Angeles set of the"Back in Time" video and he gave us a pretty cool walk-through

"What we're doing here, to sum it up in layman's terms, is making history," Pit said. "The concept is basically all about the movie. The slogan for the movie is 'Back in Time.' In the record I say, 'In order to understand the future we have to go back in time.' "

The clip not only features "MIB3" movie scenes, it was actually filmed on the movie set, blending the Miami rapper's performance shots seamlessly into Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones' action shots. "As far as the sets that you see right now, it's just integrating and running parallel with everything that you see in the movie," Pitbull explained.

It was the Fresh Prince himself who recorded the theme songs — 1997's "Men in Black" and 2002's "Black Suits Comin' " — for the first two installments of the "MIB" trilogy. For the upcoming flick, Pit took over and used a sample of Mickey and Sylvia's 1950s classic "Love Is Strange" for inspiration

Now that he's clocked his first collaboration with Big Willie, Pitbull hopes that they can work together some more. "I would love to follow in Will Smith's footsteps," he said. "We're working on the music for the movie, and hopefully, one day, we'll work in a movie together."

Justin Bieber Inadvertently Smashes Photographer's Camera At Heathrow Airport.

Justin Bieber clashed with an onlooker as he fled a mob of screaming girls in the U.K. on Monday. 

The Baby hit-maker jetted into Britain overnight on Sunday but after touching down at London's Heathrow Airport, he was met with dozens of hysterical teenage girls. 

As he tried calmly to pose for pictures with his fans, a lone security guard struggled to control the crowd, and Bieber was eventually forced to break into a run in a bid to flee to safety. 

As he did so, a passer-by who was taking pictures of the mayhem accidentally got in the young singer's way, and Bieber careered into him, sending the man's camera smashing to the ground. 

However, the teen idol clearly saw the funny side of the whole incident, as he later took to hisTwitter.com blog to write, "Wow. Airport was crazy getting to London! All worth it for my beliebers. Some people always tryna (trying to) ruin it for the fans. Not today Swaggy."

Rihanna Is The Best-Selling Artist Online

R&B star Rihanna has been crowned queen of the downloads after becoming the best-selling artist online.

 

The hitmaker's fans have flocked to own virtual copies of the star's music, and officials at Nielsen SoundScan have revealed her sales stood at more than 47.5 million at the end of 2011.

 

The Black Eyed Peas were named the second most popular act with 42.4 million downloads - their 2009 hit "I Gotta Feeling" racked up 7.6 million alone.

 

Eminem and Lady Gaga came in a close third and fourth with 42.2 million and 42 million, respectively, while Taylor Swift rounded out the top five with 41.8 million sales.

 

Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Beyonce, Kanye West and Britney Spears make up the rest of the top 10.

Billboard Award Nominations

Adele, Rihanna, LMFAO, Lil Wayne & Katy Perry Lead Billboard Award Nominations!

Adele's amazing 2012 has just reached new heights - she has landed 18 nominations for the upcoming Billboard Music Awards.

The multiple Grammy winner, who was named among Time magazine's most influential people earlier this week, will compete for the Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Hot 100 Artisttrophies among others.

Rihanna, LMFAO, Lil Wayne and Katy Perry are also nomination leaders for the prizegiving ceremony, which will take place in Las Vegas on May 20.

Competing with Adele, Rihanna and Perry for Top Artist honors will be Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne, who will also fight it out for Top Male Artist with Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Drake and Bruno Mars.

Adele, Rihanna, Perry, Gaga and Nicki Minaj will battle for the Top Female Artist crown, while the Top Duo/Group category will be contested by The Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Lady Antebellum, LMFAO and Maroon 5.

In other major categories, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Take That, U2 and Roger Waters will compete for theTop Touring Artist award, and The Black Keys, Coldplay, Foster The People, Foo Fighters and Mumford & Sons will fight it out for both the Top Rock Artist and Top Alternative Artist trophies.

Carrie Underwood and Justin Bieber have confirmed performance slots at the Billboard Music Awards.

SHAZAM THE BEST MUSIC PLAYER FOR YOUR SMART PHONE

SHAZAM JUST UNLEASHED YOUR NEW MUSIC PLAYER!

Shazam just released today what might be the perfect music player. I've used a number of players, so I don't say that lightly...

The company famous for providing you the ability to name (and download) that song you're hearing in the mall or on a car radio, released last June the additional feature of LyricPlay, which displays the lyrics of any enabled song you are listening to. At the time, I smelled Karaoke in the air.

Today, Shazam changed everything, releasing a whole new app, an incredible feature-rich offering called Shazam Player.

Things just got interesting.

Shazam Player is now available for iOS devices in the iTunes store as a free download. When installed, it accesses your iTunes library and playlists, so you can play your music through the new app.

Here's where it gets fun...

Key up Aerosmith's Dude Looks Like a Lady, and you can use Shazam Player's built-in LyricPlay feature to channel Steven Tyler, as you sing along to Shazam Player's beautifully scrolling lyrics. Don't want the scrolling version? Click to view the static Lyrics Sheet.

When I started up the app, it asked to scan my iTunes collection, which took about a minute for my paltry 500 songs. Approximately 50% of them had viable LyricPlay-able sound tracks, as found by Shazam Player.

I miss Pandora having social sharing options, a feature they released once, then unfortunately took back. Well, social sharing is back with a vengeance on Shazam Player.

Click on the YouTube button and watch their official music video, or share what you're listening to with your social network "peeps".

If you feel the need for some in-person songification, you can even look up possible tour dates for the musician you're enjoying - a feature which reminded me that Tyler's too busy with American Idol to come to a town near me anytime soon.

Foo Fighters to Tackle the Didgeridoo for Their Next Album?

The Foo Fighters may be known as a rock guitar band but deep in their rehearsal studio they could be experimenting with a new down under sound.

When Jody Deamer, director of the Bouddi Gallery of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Australia, found out that the didgeridoos she had been asked to source were for the Foo Fighters, she went to one of Australia's most famous masters for the charitable band who supported Australia in its time of greatest need.

The globally recognized didgeridoos, called “Yidakis” in the traditional language, were crafted by Aboriginal tribal elder Djalu’ Gurruwiw who has a worldwide reputation as a master “Yidaki” maker and player. Now thought to be in his eighties, Djalu’s international cult status has taken him to the USA and Europe to teach and perform.

The Foos seemed inspired by the story of Djalu’ and the deep cultural significance of the thank you gifts given by their promoter to mark the end of their recent Australian tour: "I was told that they said they were 'rad' and couldn't wait to 'jam' with them," said Jody.

The tour was the second time the Foos had been in Australia last year. The band raised over one million Australian dollars (USD 1,067,000) in charity concerts in the wake of the Queensland floods and the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand.

In what was described as one of their most memorable shows, their Australian promoter said the Foo Fighters were determined to help after the terrible disasters.

It seems a bit of Australia may have rubbed off on the Foos, so don’t be surprised if one or two tracks on their next album has a distinctly down under tone.

Pitbul getting the Latin Award

Rapper Pitbull was the toast of the BMI Latin Awards on Friday as he was presented with the prestigious President's Award.

The "Give Me Everything" hitmaker, who was honored for his career achievements and influence on the music industry, was also named the joint winner of the Songwriter of the Year title, alongside Wisin & Yandel and Espinoza Paz.

The BMI Latin Song of the Year was awarded to Horacio Palencia for writing La Arrolladora Banda El Limon's popular track, "Nina de mi corazon".

Previous recipients of the President's Award - the Las Vegas event's highest trophy - include Juanes and Gloria Estefan.

Pitbull - Back In Time (featured in "Men In Black III")

First state feat relyk- cross the line..