Iggy Azalea & Ariana Grande To Perform At This Year’s Billboard Music Awards

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Spotted on Billboard:

The 2014 Billboard Music Awards has a huge problem on its hands. Breakout stars Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea will perform their hit single “Problem” at this year’s ceremony, being held on Sunday, May 18 in Las Vegas. Azalea is also scheduled to perform her song “Fancy” during the live ABC telecast.

Grande and Azalea join previously announced performers including Miley Cyrus, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, 5 Seconds of Summer, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Derulo, Imagine Dragons, Luke Bryan, John Legend and OneRepublic. Lorde will perform her new single “Tennis Court” for the first time on television, and Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood will do the same with their duet “Somethin’ Bad.”

LINE UP: 2014 Philly 4th Of July Jam (Feat. The Roots, Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran, Aloe Blacc & More)

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Press release below, folks…and the event will be live-streamed.

VH1 AND PALLADIA RETURN TO SIMULCAST THE 2014 PHILLY 4th OF JULY JAM

VH1.COM AND VH1 APP TO STREAM LIVE

Featuring The Roots and Special Guests Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande and Aloe Blacc

New York, NY- May 5, 2014 –VH1 and Palladia are celebrating Independence Day with fireworks and four-time Grammy award-winning band, The Roots for the fourth annual Philly 4th of July Jam. Kicking off in the City of Brotherly Love, The Philly 4th of July Jam, a signature event of the Wawa Welcome America! festival,will be simulcast on VH1 and Palladia on Friday, July 4 from 8-11PM ET and live streamed on PhillyJam.VH1.com and the VH1 App. Hometown favorites The Roots, will perform and serve as the house band with this year’s lineup, including: Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande and Aloe Blacc. Capping off the musical event, the evening will include a spectacular fireworks display over the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Billed as the “Largest Free Concert in America,” the Philly 4th of July Jam is a celebration of freedom and music. The Philly 4th of July Jam is an unforgettable, entertainment-filled night that has featured some of the top artists in the musicindustry. This is a one-of-a-kind concert, free of cost and fun for all ages, located right in the heart of the City of Brotherly Love. With 500,000 people jamming out on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway— there is no other place to spend the Fourth of July.

The Jam is coordinated by Welcome America, Inc. and its Executive Director Desiree Peterkin-Bell, along with Executive Producers Scott Mirkin and Shawn Gee. Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots serve as musical directors for the Jam. Executive producers for VH1 are Lee Rolontz, Rick Krim and Keshia Williams.

The Philly 4th of July Jam takes place during Wawa Welcome America!, a multi-day festival that celebrates America’s birthday in America’s birthplace, Philadelphia.

iHeartRadio Music Awards: Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Pharrell & More

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Check out some of the notable performances at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards.

– Usher appeared on the awards show to premiere his new feature on Michael Jackson’s forthcoming album Xscape:

– Ariana Grande continued her grown-up transformation with a sexy performance (which Rihanna was spotted laughing at):

– In addition to performing a pretty dope medley, Pharrell was also awarded the first-time iHeartRadio Innovator Award:

– …and Kendrick. Performing 2Pac. Win.

Ariana Grande Explains Her Never-Changing Hairstyle

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Apparently, inquiring minds want to know why Ariana Grande wears her hair the same way. I guess she’s tired of being asked (somebody cue the India.Arie music)….from her Facebook:

Since people give me such a hard time about my hair I thought I’d take the time to explain the whole situation to everybody. I had to bleach my hair and dye it red every other week for the first 4 years of playing Cat… as one would assume, that completely destroyed my hair. I now wear a wig on Sam & Cat. My real hair is back to brown and I wear extensions but I wear it in a pony tail because my actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down. I tried wigs, they looked RIDICULOUS. Tried a weave because I am working on a new project and want to try some different looks and literally wanted to rip my scalp off. So as annoying as it is for y’all to have to look at the same hair style all the time, it’s all that works for now (AND I’m comfortable for the first time in years)…. And trust me, it’s even more difficult for me to have to wait forever for my natural hair to grow back and to have to wear more fake hair than every drag queen on earth combined. So PLEASE gimme a break about the hair (or just don’t look at me lol). IT’S JUST HAIR AFTER ALL. There are way way way more important things. Love y’all very much.

Ariana Grande – Yours Truly [Album Stream]

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Ariana Grande released her debut album “Yours Truly” worldwide yesterday. With smash singles “The Way” and “Baby I” on her debut album . Some people say she sound a lot like Mariah Carey and if you’re a fan you she also like her music. Her debut album was executive produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. Check out the album stream below.