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SONG PREVIEWS: Toni Braxton | Timbaland | Jamie Foxx | Diamond | Wynter Gordon

Check out these recently leaked songs by your favorite artists.  You can listen to them by clicking onto the titles below.  Enjoy!

"Woman" by Toni Braxton

"Rumors" by Timbaland (featuring Keri Hilson & Jay-Z)

"Girl U Know" by Jamie Foxx

"Living At The Mall" by Diamond

"Should Have Known" by Wynter Gordon

Taylor Gets Love From American Music Awards' Nominations; Kanye Gets Snubbed

Apparently, rapper Kanye West's mean-spirited antics towards country-pop darling Taylor Swift affected his eligibility in the nominations of the 2009 American Music Awards.  The popular rapper, whose 2008 album 808's & Heartbreak became a best-seller with three top 10 singles, was shut out from the nominations in favor of less successful hip-hop artists Jay-Z, T.I. and Eminem.

So far Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, and Adam Lambert have signed on to perform at the event, set to take place Sunday, November 22 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

The nominees for the 2009 American Music Awards are:

POP/ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

Favorite Album
Lady Gaga / Fame
Michael Jackson / Number Ones
Taylor Swift / Fearless

COUNTRY MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban

Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Album
Rascal Flatts/ Unstoppable
Taylor Swift / Fearless
Zac Brown Band / Foundation

RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z
T. I.

Favorite Album
Eminem / Relapse
Jay-Z / Blueprint 3
T.I. / Paper Trail

EXPLOSIVE VIDEOS: Beyonce Caught Fighting With Jay-Z & Rihanna On Separate Occasions!!!

This must be a bad week for pop singing icon Beyonce.  With all the gossip about her relationship with her rapper husband Jay-Z and his relationship with his mentee/pop diva Rihanna, it should come to no one's surprise that tension has built up to one of the greatest celebrity feuds this decade.  Check out this video when Beyonce and Rihanna has a one-on-one altercation about Rih-Rih's relationship with Jay-Z.

Beyonce even confronts Jay-Z about Rihanna and also the basis of their own union.  This video is pretty bizarre.  Check it out.

Enjoy!

Watch Jay-Z's Interview On Oprah

The hip-hop generation witnessed history when Jay-Z became a main guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show yesterday.  Apparently being Beyoncé's husband has its perks since Oprah Winfrey showed her disdain towards the careless behavior of the hip-hop music industry.  Word has it that in order to be granted an interview with Beyoncé late last year, Oprah has to agree to interview Jay-Z for a future episode.

The interview turned out great.  Oprah took viewers into the most exclusive look into Jay-Z role in his empire as a businessman in fashion, music and sports.  No other TV outlet has shown Jay-Z office space and in-office activities.

Even the residents of a Brooklyn neighborhood witnessed a monumental moment with the talk show queen and the rap legend visited the childhood neighborhood where Mr. Carter grew up.  Cameras a videocameras flashed everywhere as the two taped the episode.

The most intriguing part of this interview is the debate of the use of the N-word between Oprah and Jay.  Of course, Jay defends the use in hip-hop culture while Oprah cements the discussion with a powerful imagery about the historical use of it.  Check out their points.

Jay-Z:

“People give words power. For our generation, What we did is we took the word and we took the power out of that word. We took a word that was very ugly and hurtful and took the power out of that word.”

Oprah:

“My generation and generations before me (coming up through the civil rights movement), that word carries a sense of hatred and degradation. I always think about when people are screaming it at your concerts, I think about Black men that were lynched and that is the last word they heard.”

I must agree with Oprah's stance here.  Hopefully, Jay-Z's fan base will take notes here and rid themselves of the ignorance they carelessly embraced.

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