JoJo Joins Joe Jonas & Jay Sean On Tour
Things are looking up for JoJo. The pop songbird has been tapped to open for Joe Jonas and Jay Sean on their co-headlining fall tour.
The 19-city intimate club trek kicks off in JoJo’s hometown of Boston on September 6 and will stop in major cities across North America including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and San Francisco.
“So excited to be representing for the ladies!!! Lets ROCK OUT,†tweeted JoJo.
The singer has selected “Disaster†as the lead single from her oft-delayed third album Jumping Trains. The pop record, which has been compared to her past hits “Too Little Too Late†and “Leave (Get Out),†will be sent to radio in the coming weeks.
Joe Jonas and Jay Sean’s Co-Headlining Tour with Special Guest JoJo
Sept. 6 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Sept. 7 – Upper Darcy, PA – Tower Theatre
Sept. 10 – Toronto, ON – The Sound Academy
Sept. 11 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Sept. 12 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Sept. 15 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Sept. 17 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
Sept. 19 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
Sept. 20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Sept. 21 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
Sept. 24 – Scottsdale, AZ – Venue of Scottsdale
Sept. 26 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Sept. 28 – Austin, TX – ACL Live
Sept. 29 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Oct. 1 – Tampa, FL – Venue TBD
Oct. 2 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
Oct. 3 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Oct. 5 – Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore Silver Spring
Oct. 6 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
Teairra Mari Arrested For DUI
Sweet, sweet boobs.
From TMZ:
Teairra Mari — the hot chick who appeared with Bow Wow in the 2010 movie “Lottery Ticket” — is accused of doing the ONE thing you should never do after getting arrested for DUI … attacking a cop.
Law enforcement sources tell us the 23-year-old actress/singer was driving a silver Infiniti through Beverly Hills around 3:00 AM, when she rear-ended the car in front of her.
Police at the accident scene observed “signs of intoxication” from Teairra — and arrested her for DUI. One person who was at the scene tells TMZ Teairra was “really messed up … she couldn’t even stand.”
And it gets worse … we’re told Teairra didn’t play nice while she was being booked and became “combative” with one of the arresting officers. Sources tell us one cop suffered a “minor cut” to his hand during the incident.
As a result, Mari now faces multiple charges — including DUI and assault on a police officer.
According to law enforcement, Mari is still in custody and bail has been set at $50k.
Cypress Hill X Black Sunday
C.H. will be preforming this album front to back at “Rock the Bells” Check it out near you.
Kung Fusion: ‘The Hip-Hop/Kung Fu Connection,’ at Freer & Sackler Gallery
This empowerment is what inspired Wu-Tang mastermind RZA, who in his 2009 book “The Tao of Wu” talks about getting emotional while watching the 1978 classic “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.” “This idea of brotherhood and honor in the film was similar to what [kids in the burgeoning hip-hop scene] lived with just trying to survive in the projects in New York,” Vick says. “They saw something in those films other people might have seen as campy or silly, but they saw it as a very real way of living — a way to live according to a code of honor.”
New York-based DJ duo Hop-Fu, who will perform Saturday at 2 p.m., raises this connection to the level of performance art, making live mixes in time to classic kung fu films. (On Saturday, the movie will be 1984’s “The Super Ninja.”) “During the fight scenes, it becomes a scratch battle between the DJs,” explains Vick. Hop-Fu member Barry Cole will also speak at 4 p.m. Sunday at “The Hip-Hop/Kung Fu/Afro-Asian Connection,” a panel discussion and screening with Nelson George, author of “Hip-Hop America,” and Konrad Ng, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program. The program will be preceded by a 2 p.m. showing of Jackie Chan’s 1978 gem “Drunken Master.” (The film also screens Friday at 7 p.m.) “Everybody loves Jackie Chan,”
» Freer & Sackler galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW; Fri.-Sun., various times, free; 202-633-1000. (Smithsonian) link S/O express.
Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project
Smirnoff® today launches the next Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project with the audacious goal of getting 10 million people to discover, share and swap the most original nightlife experiences in 50 countries. The Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project is an ambitious attempt to discover the world’s most unique and interesting nightlife, culminating in one-of-a-kind experiences on the same night all over the world.
This year, Madonna joins the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project to find the best dancer to join her next tour. Revellers worldwide are invited to co-create and participate in the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project by contributing ideas on what makes their local nightlife distinct in the categories of drinks, dance, fashion, music, places, and more creating a nightlife cocktail of unique events. The most inspiring suggestions from each region will be captured online and then exchanged with another country in November. By participating online, fans will have the chance to win a place at one of the global events or experience another country’s party at a Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project event in their own city. Go towww.facebook.com/smirnoff to find out more.
The Weeknd – Thursday (Artwork)
The Weeknd leaked the official artwork for his upcoming mixtape Thursday via his Tumblr earlier today. The project is the second installment in the Canadian R&B artist’s mixtape trilogy and is expected to drop any day now while the final part, Echoes of Silence, is expected to hit the net this fall.
Juan Ep, Back
From Cipher Sounds and Peter Rosenburg (Hot 97 Morning Show)
Nothing fancy about this…just some real Juan Ep shit…feat. Dominican Drew.
Rain Date for Chase Presents The Black Eyed Peas Concert 4 NYC at Central Park to Benefit the Robin Hood Foundation
Robin Hood, The Black Eyed Peas, Chase, DAS Communications, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Central Park Conservancy are pleased to announce a rain date for The Black Eyed Peas live concert in Central Park, called the Concert 4 NYC, on Friday, September 30, 2011. The previous concert scheduled for June 9th was canceled due to extreme weather conditions.
ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES
The Rock The Bells Festival Series will feature up-and-coming hip hop artists as well as seminal artists performing their classic albums including Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Cypress Hill, Erykah Badu and Common.
ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES Tour Dates
08.20 Los Angeles, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
08.27 San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
09.03 New York, NY – Governor’s Island
09.10 Boston, MA – Comcast Center
The Throne Debuting #1 on Billboard Charts
According to HHD, Watch The Throne sold an estimated 426,661 copies. This marks Kanye West’s fifth number one album and Jay-Z’s 12th.
Rolling Stone Crowns Eminem King Of Hip-Hop
Rolling Stone has crowned Eminem as the King Of Hip Hop. The top 20 selected artists are based off their total album sales in the past two years. After the jump check the rest of the other artist that made the list.
Jay-Z, West Break ITunes Record #WTT
According to sources cited by Billboard, GRAMMY winners Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne sold approximately 290,000 downloads at the iTunes Store for the week ending Aug. 14, breaking iTunes’ single-week U.S. sales record that was previously held by Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, which sold 282,000 units during its first week in 2008. Watch The Throne was made available exclusively at iTunes from Aug. 8–11 prior to its full release on Aug. 12, and analysts are projecting the album will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales reaching approximately 450,000. (8/16)