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The 44-year- singer premiered the clip for "I Luh Ya PaPi" featuring French Montana on "American Idol" Thursday and it includes quite a lot of half-naked men.

Albarn invited De La Soul and Del The Funky Homosapien to join him during his performance Friday night at South By Southwest, pulling off one of the bigger surprises so far at the annual music conference and festival.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Lil Wayne said during an appearance at South By Southwest that he plans to make "Tha Carter V" his last solo album and that the first single from the still-in-progress LP will be out in the next week.

Singer Chris Brown has been booted from court-ordered drug rehab and taken into custody by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, a sheriff's spokesman confirmed Friday.

In this Feb. 3, 2014 file photo, R&B singer Chris Brown arrives at a Los Angeles Superior Court for a probation review hearing in Los Angeles.

Dre, left, and Big Boi, who make up the Rap duo Outkast, perform on stage at New York's Madison Square Garden, Friday, March 9, 2001.

Actor Mr. T , whose actual name is Laurence Tureaud , was reportedly sued by an alleged illegitimate son, Alexander Taylor , for abandonment and emotional scarring that supposedly caused him to join a gang, reports RadarOnline .

Your faithful Mo' Music author and his amazing photographer buddy Ryan Obermeyer set out to do SXSW our way.

A TEAM of fundraisers will be rowing on solid ground instead of water next month as they push to row the 104 miles of the River Thames on rowing machines in Lechlade.

The star-studded presenter roster includes 2014 JUNO nominees Producer/DJ crew, A Tribe Called Red, indie rock band July Talk, Canadian producer and rapper Kardinal Offishall, adult alternative group The Sadies, hip hop artist Shad , and country music group Small Town Pistols.

At nearly the same time filming of "12 Years a Slave" began in Louisiana, the man who would win an Academy Award for writing its screenplay was in Dublin to start shooting his movie about the year that changed the life of rock guitar icon Jimi Hendrix.

Lil Wayne is doubling down on his claims that his upcoming Tha Carter V album will be his last solo venture.

Rihanna arrived in Paris last month as the rapper kicked off his tour, making headlines for taking the stage with him for their collaboration "Take Care."

Two of rap's top stars combined for a powerful, hit-filled two-hour show Wednesday night and Thursday morning during South By Southwest, allowing Samsung to steal some of iTunes' lustre at the annual music conference and festival.

His song "Blurred Lines" was a bonafide smash that catapulted his career into super stardom, so it's no wonder that the soulful singer is nominated for multiple awards at the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards in May. Before his megahit went platinum, Robin Thicke stopped by the iHeartRadio Headquarters in NYC to answer the questions fans REALLY ... (more)

I think it's safe to say that hip hop is officially dead. Although Macklemore appeared to have made a sincere gesture by openly admitting that he did not deserve his '"Best Rap Song" Grammy, it seems the spotlight is still on him as 'Thrift Stop" was recently named as one of Billboard's best rap songs of all time.

The cast will be different, but CU Opera's new production of "Hansel and Gretel" promises to be as spectacular as its 2005 version.

The two artists fell out after Williams and his partners attempted to register 'I Am Other' with the Trademark Office for an online venture.

According to "Billboard," the film will feature a track called "It's On Again" that was penned by the Grammy-winning producer.

When Mary Mary singer Erica Campbell decided to tell her sister Tina she wanted to pursue a solo career outside the Grammy-winning duo, she was nervous about having the talk.