Those girls vying for the chance to sing with . It's a nice gesture to give amateurs a chance to perform, but do we really need to see them holding hands in the front row over and over?
As someone who's been a fan since 'What's The 411?,' I am too thrilled to see finally get her due with the '07 Grammys for Best R B Song, Female Vocal and Album.
In true fashion, MJB testified and held super-long notes for her performance of 'Be Without You.' At one point, I thought she was going to kick off her shoes like and start crying "Where were you Daddy?" (Just kidding Mar, you know I love you.
)
While I didn't really care for the overdose of gold she donned on the red carpet, I was feeling the whole throwback Farrah Fawcett vibe she rocked during 'Runaway Love.' Watch out, girl. I already copied your '92 hairstyle with the slicked down pieces in the front and the spring curls in the back; don't make me bite this one too.
Seriously, how many more costumes can these guys come up with? So far, they've performed as Cheech and Chong, 1950's greasers, characters from countless movies and I LOVE it. That's what great music is all about -- originality.
Don't expect us to watch merely because there are three of you ( , and ), or because you've sold millions of records ( ). Don a pilot's uniform and entertain me! Come on -- I can't be the only one who thinks would look great as the Little Mermaid.
The took home a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for their 'Humps,' but what the hell was up with their ears? I wanted to pay attention as the eclectic quartet gave props to R B greats , but my eyes kept going to that crazy looking thing in Will.I.
Am's ear. (What, did the Tinman lose his Bluetooth?)
Meanwhile, Peas-ette gave new meaning to the term ghetto fabulous with those multiple bullet holes in her lobes.
Well, at least the group is consistent. Their fashion choices -- much like their music -- often leave me asking, "why?"
Good music doesn't take long to make an impact, and nobody knows that better than 2005's hip-hop MVP, .
Back with his highly-anticipated follow-up 'The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102,' he hopes to become recognized as a real MC. 
"With 'The Inspiration,' I really wanted to test the hearts of men and just give them something to think about," he told AOL Music while on a break from his hectic promotional tour. "I wanted to say things with more intention and deliver it in a way that you have to respect it, like you couldn't deny it."
As the owner of a clothing line and his own Corporate Thugz Entertainment label, the Snowman said he thrives around equally hungry people and, unlike some rappers, he's not mad at return to the mic.
"I didn't ever feel that, 'cause we've always done our own leg work, our own promo, everything. You know, the only thing Def Jam did is up our stock. If I go to Jay for anything, it'll be for something I couldn't get done," he said.
If he ever does have a problem with his boss, you won't hear about it on your local radio morning show. "That's something you should talk about, you know what I mean? It's not making it better for everybody else to know what's going on.
It's still a company and a label, so a lot of sh*t is supposed to stay internal 'til we work it out. But, I'm cool baby. We gonna sell records without all that.
"
For those of you keeping track, that's Thug Motivation 103.
While the rest of the music industry searches for the next , her father Mathew Knowles hopes to continue his family's hit-making legacy on his own Music World label. 
"I want Music World to be known for the same thing is known for -- artist development and having great songs," he tells AOL Music. According to Knowles, that development entails the performers coming to the label's Houston headquarters for thirty days of instruction.
"We've taken them through vocal lessons, choreography, team-building exercises and all the fundamental things an artist needs to be successful," he says.
The Music World roster includes R B acts , and plus new teen idols , and . There's even something for those not quite old enough for iPods, namely the 'Kids Rap Radio' CD series.
"I don't want my grandson Jules, at two years old, to hear all of the lyrics of some of the rap songs," Knowles says. "So, we thought, 'What if we kept the tracks and the choruses as close [to the originals as possible] but change up the lyrics so that it's kid-friendly, parent-friendly, teacher-friendly?' That's what 'Kids Rap Radio' is all about, and we've had an overwhelming response because no one has done this in hip-hop.
"
Carmen Bryan, mother of s twelve year-old daughter Destiny, pulls a "Superhead" and chronicles her role in the rapper's beef with in her latest book 'It's No Secret.'
"When [Jay-Z] and I met, that was destiny. We actually were friends way before we became intimate on any level," she told .
"I figured it could be problematic once we got deep into the relationship, however, it had nothing to do with his occupation. I mean, I could've been seeing a garbage man or a bus driver, and had Nas found out, it would've been a problem."
Nas's wife, responded to Bryan's claims in a recent trip to AOL Music's New York studios: "I don't know how much of it is true or not true.
I don't really care, honestly. She doesn't know me; she doesn't know my husband now. If this is how she wants to portray her life, then who am I to say.
.. you know?
It doesn't really have any bearing on me."
Gotta love Ms. 'Bossy.
' Hova's boo probably wouldn't have given more than a smile had we asked her.
Hova's back, bigger than ever: , hip-hop's consummate overachiever, has immersed himself in a variety of projects that would fell a mortal man. Not only is he about to release 'Kingdom Come,' the album he hopes will restore him atop the rap pantheon, he's also continuing his scheme for hip-hop domination as head of Def Jam Records.
Yet he finds the time to involve himself in much more immediate endeavors.
On Thursday evening, Jay-Z, clad in a tan suit befitting his regal stature, appeared at a conference at the United Nations to detail his plan to help rural Africans provide clean water for themselves. His partnership with the U.N.
's Water for Life program hopes to not only result in the building of several PlayPumps -- merry-go-round-type devices that pump clean water into wells as children play -- but also a heightened awareness of this global crisis. Jay-Z's presentation was greeted with a standing ovation from the chamber, populated by dignitaries from both the diplomatic and hip-hop communities.
Before his announcement, Jay-Z sat down with us to discuss his return to the recording studio and the motivation behind the songs that will appear on 'Kingdom Come,' as well as his upcoming 'H2 the IzzO' live benefit concert at the Roseland Ballrom in New York City, to be broadcast by AOL Music Live Friday, Nov.
24, at 10 PM ET. And he hints at a couple more projects: Could marriage and fatherhood be next?
Leave it to to go left. While the rest of the music industry tries to conquer Web technology, Kellz is keeping it 19th century by distributing his new music over the telephone.
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