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Last Update on February 08, 2012 08:20 GMT
JAY-Z: PERFORMS AT CARNEGIE HALL
NEW YORK (AP) -- Add another accomplishment to Jay-Z's list: performing at Carnegie Hall. He performed more than two dozen hits there Monday night. Jay-Z was backed by an orchestra of 30-plus and a band that included Questlove of The Roots. He got a little emotional during the song "Glory," about his 1-month-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter. After the song, he said: "That was tough." He also gave shout-outs to some of those missed in music, from the Notorious B.I.G. to Aaliyah to Don Cornelius. Alicia Keys and Nas joined him onstage. The show was one of two shows for charity planned this week. Ticket sales will benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way of New York City.
CHRIS BROWN/LIL WAYNE: GRAMMY PERFORMERS
UNDATED (AP) -- Chris Brown and Lil Wayne will be featured in a segment at the Grammy's that gives props to dance and electronic music. The set will also feature the Foo Fighters, David Guetta, and deadmau5 (dead mouse). The club performance will take place amid 1,00 fans in a tent outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
CHRIS BROWN: GETS PROPS AS A RAPPER
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown is known pop singer. But he's getting his props as a rapper. Brown's hit single "Look at Me Now" was Billboard's number-one rap song of 2011 and it's nominated for best rap song and best rap performance at Sunday's Grammy Awards. The track features Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes. 50 Cent is convinced. He says Brown raps better than some rappers. And 50 Cent is not the only member of the hip-hop community who's impressed. Questlove of The Roots says Brown did a mixtape that really blew his mind. Questlove says he didn't know that was Brown rhyming.
SHERRI SHEPHERD: IF YOU'RE GONNA TRY ON CLOTHES, PUT THEM BACK ON THE RACK!!!!
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sherri Shepherd has a pet peeve. She says: if you're gonna try on clothes at the store, put them back on the rack! Seems she's never gotten over her job working in the fitting room at a Marshalls store. She says she can't understand how a woman can take 12 items into a fitting room and then leave them on the floor like she was "raised in a cave." Shepherd says, to this day, every time she goes in a fitting room she picks up clothes and puts them back on hangers. In addition to her duties on "The View," Shepherd is co-starring in "One for the Money."
Sherri Shepherd says she loved dressing and wearing her hair like Lula, the hooker she played in the movie.
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Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd says she loved not having to worry about looking skinny in the movie.
DON CORNELIUS: DEATH RULED A SUICIDE
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Don Cornelius killed himself. That's the word from coroner's officials who have ruled his death a suicide. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office says the 75-year-old "Soul Train" legend died early Feb. 1 after shooting himself in the head. The determination was made after an autopsy. A full report is expected after toxicology results come in.
HOLLYWOOD WEEK ON "AMERICAN IDOL" IS SICKLY AND UNSTABLE
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Add vomiting and fainting to the mix during Hollywood Week on "American Idol." Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe (LITH'-goh) says most of the contestants from the East Coast this year didn't realize how dry Los Angeles is, and they didn't stay hydrated. He says contestant Simone Black fell off the stage, and Amy Brumfield, AKA "Tent Girl," brought a virus with her and it spread like wildfire. Hollywood Week starts tonight on "Idol."
"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says for Hollywood Week contestants are judged on harmonies and choreography, but that's not important for the rest of the competition. ((note length of cut))
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Nigel Lythgoe (LITH'-goh)
"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says contestants during Hollywood week either drank too many energy drinks or not enough water -- but there was another factor at play.
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Nigel Lythgoe (LITH'-goh)
"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says one problem with Hollywood Week is contestants from the East Coast don't realize how dry California is. ((cut used in wrap))
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Nigel Lythgoe (LITH'-goh)
"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says contestant Simone Black fell off the stage during Hollywood Week. ((note length of cut))
NICKI MINAJ/WIZ KHALIFE/SNOOP DOGG: TOP ITUNES
UNDATED (AP) -- Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, and Snoop Dogg have some hot tunes on iTunes. Their songs are in the top five on iTunes official music chart for the week that ended Monday. The number one song is "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson. That's followed by "Set Fire to the Rain" by ADELE, and "Turn Me On (feat. Nicki Minaj)" by Nicki Minaj and David Guetta. Rounding out the top five are Tyga's "Rack City, and "Young, Wild & Free (featuring Bruno Mars)" by Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg.
T-PAIN: LAUNCHES "CHANGE THE WORLD" FOUNDATION
NEW YORK (AP) -- T-Pain will be going to his hometown in Florida to benefit his "If I Could Change the World" foundation. He'll host a star studded benefit concert that will have some of big name acts including Chris Brown, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Young Cash, Tay Dizm and M Beezy. He says his foundation has built an entertainment room for kids at a center. He says he hopes the charity inspires young people to "get involved with our communities." The event called Come to the Crib 2, is in partnership with Florida State University's Headliner Artist Series. It will be at Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center on March 31.
MICHELLE OBAMA BEATS JIMMY FALLON
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michelle Obama and "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground. It was to promote the first lady's "Let's Move!" fitness campaign. Mrs. Obama and Fallon did push-ups, ran stairs and even competed in a potato sack race. Fallon lost. The defeated Fallon said, "It doesn't matter if you won or lost," the first lady replied, "It matters." The segment was taped last month and aired on last night's show on NBC.
First lady Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon, host
First lady Michelle Obama beats Jimmy Fallon in a White House fitness challenge. ((note length of cut)) COURTESY: NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Jimmy Fallon, host
Jimmy Fallon says it was great fun taping a bit with first lady Michelle Obama at the White House. COURTESY: NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ((mandatory on-air credit))
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL: OK WITH KOBE BRYANT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kobe Bryant has passed Shaquille O'Neal on the NBA career scoring list, and O'Neal says that's fine with him. Bryant topped his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate and moved into fifth place among NBA scorers in Monday's loss to the 76ers. O'Neal says he was never concerned with being the "best" Laker, only the most dominant on the court. He says, "I was that." O'Neal says playing with Bryant made up the best eight years of his life, contrary to their often fiery relationship as teammates. In points scored Bryant now trails Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.
HARRIETT TUBMAN: STATUE IN WAX MUSEUM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An icon of American history is now in wax at The President's Gallery by Madame Tussauds in Washington. Descendants of Harriet Tubman gathered at the museum for an unveiling of a wax statue of the woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom. Tubman's great-great-great-grand-nephew and great-great-grand-niece were there to see Tubman's statue join a collection of historical figures. The museum says it added the Tubman likeness in honor of Black History Month. It already has wax figures of Martin Luther King Junior, Rosa Parks, and others.
CHRIS BROWN: LOOKING BACK
UNDATED (AP) -- On this date in 2009, Chris Brown was arrested and accused of beating up Rihanna. He later pleaded guilty to felony assault.
GARY COLEMAN: LOOKING BACK
UNDATED (AP) -- Gary Coleman was born on this date in 1968. He died on May 28, 2010 after suffering a fall at his home in Utah. He was best known for his work as a child actor in the TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes."
KOOL AND THE GANG: LOOKING BACK
UNDATED (AP) -- On this date in 1981, the nation's top hit was Kool and the Gang's "Celebration." The party tune became sort of an anthem ushering in the decade. It was the theme song of the 1981 Super Bowl. And it was played for the 52 American hostages upon their return to the U.S. from Iran.
LONNIE JOHNSON: LOOKING BACK
UNDATED (AP) -- On this date in 1899, blues guitarist and singer Lonnie Johnson was born in New Orleans. More respected for his playing than his singing, Johnson developed his distinctive style as early as 1927 when he recorded with Louis Armstrong's Hot Five. Johnson's 1948 recording of "Tomorrow Night" was very popular. It spent seven weeks on the R&B chart. It also made the top 20 of the pop chart, a rare feat for a record by a black artist back then. Lonnie Johnson suffered a stroke after a serious accident in 1969, and died the following year.
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