Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics[Intro - Enrique Iglesias & Usher]Enrique, UsherThis is for the dirty girlsAll around the worldHere we go!Dirty, dirty dancer[Verse 1 - Enrique Iglesias]Another day, another nightAnd she acting like she don’t sleepShe’s a fight when she drinksBut she’s a deal when she’s on top of meListen![Verse 2 - Usher]She don’t wanna love, she

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics[Intro - Enrique Iglesias & Usher]Enrique, UsherThis is for the dirty girlsAll around the worldHere we go!Dirty, dirty dancer[Verse 1 - Enrique Iglesias]Another day, another nightAnd she acting like she don’t sleepShe’s a fight when she drinksBut she’s a deal when she’s on top of meListen![Verse 2 - Usher]She don’t wanna love, she

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics[Intro - Enrique Iglesias & Usher]Enrique, UsherThis is for the dirty girlsAll around the worldHere we go!Dirty, dirty dancer[Verse 1 - Enrique Iglesias]Another day, another nightAnd she acting like she don’t sleepShe’s a fight when she drinksBut she’s a deal when she’s on top of meListen![Verse 2 - Usher]She don’t wanna love, she

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics[Intro - Enrique Iglesias & Usher]Enrique, UsherThis is for the dirty girlsAll around the worldHere we go!Dirty, dirty dancer[Verse 1 - Enrique Iglesias]Another day, another nightAnd she acting like she don’t sleepShe’s a fight when she drinksBut she’s a deal when she’s on top of meListen![Verse 2 - Usher]She don’t wanna love, she

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics[Intro - Enrique Iglesias & Usher]Enrique, UsherThis is for the dirty girlsAll around the worldHere we go!Dirty, dirty dancer[Verse 1 - Enrique Iglesias]Another day, another nightAnd she acting like she don’t sleepShe’s a fight when she drinksBut she’s a deal when she’s on top of meListen![Verse 2 - Usher]She don’t wanna love, she

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics

Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher and Lil Wayne) Lyrics[Intro - Enrique Iglesias & Usher]Enrique, UsherThis is for the dirty girlsAll around the worldHere we go!Dirty, dirty dancer[Verse 1 - Enrique Iglesias]Another day, another nightAnd she acting like she don’t sleepShe’s a fight when she drinksBut she’s a deal when she’s on top of meListen![Verse 2 - Usher]She don’t wanna love, she

LOL: 'That's not My Baby'! Parody!

This is pretty funny. just take a look!  The guy can actually sing too?  He uses Usher's 'There Goes My Baby' to parody Maury's DNA segments on the hit talk show.

2011 Essence Festival: In Pictures

The Superdome in Louisiana was filled to the brim with talent this weekend as the 17th Annual Essence Festival  2011 kicked off on July 1!  Headliners for this year's fest included, Usher, Mary J. Blige, & Kanye West.  The jam-packed lineup for Day 1 included Miguel, Tank, Charlie Wilson, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia.  Classic groups like Boyz II Men (Now a trio), and Dru Hill also graced the stage with rousing performances of the songs that made them mega-stars back in the day.  Take a look at what you missed if you were not amongst the thousands of festival-goers.

Headliner Usher closed out the day with his last big show of the year, tweeting, “To everybody that came to the show tonight…much love! I had an incredible time…as I told ya’ll last show this year on that level.”

Kanye West rocked the stage on Saturday night and Mary J.Blige will close out the star-studded event on Sunday.

There was not one corner of The Superdome that wasn't filled with starpower!  The Essence Fest wraps up tonight!

'Something you don't see everyday': Usher & son & BEN VEREEN?

CAPTION THIS!

This is something you don't see everyday.  Walking the streets of West Hollywood, with son, Usher V in tow and Ben Vereen?  What's the connection one might ask.  And where did he find Ben Vereen?  Well The connection is Ben Vereen is Usher's son's GODFATHER.  Usher apparently dated Ben Vereen's daughter years ago, and the two still have a bond.  This 7 degrees of separation thing is a trip sometimes!  My question is Ben, where you been? LOL.






(Usher-inspired by Vereen?)

Week of the Woman: 'Portrait' of Tenacity-Ester Dean

Some may know her, but most may not.  But if the name doesn't ring a bell right out the gate, you definitely know her work.  Ester Dean.  Ester Dean is a singer/songwriter behind such hits as 'Firework', by Katy Perry, 'SuperBass' by Nicki Minaj, 'S&M' by Rihanna, and her own hit single 'Drop it Low' which featured Chris Brown.  But up until 2009, Dean was relatively unknown in the music business.  But all that would soon change, and change for the better.

Ester Dean's vision changed when she experienced what she describes as her "oh, wow" moment. Dean saw the inspirational 2006 documentary "The Secret," which its creator Rhonda Byrne later turned into a best-selling book. The personal empowerment message of the film -- "everything is possible, nothing is impossible" -- resonated strongly with Dean.




"I'd put so many limits on how I believed things should work,".  I started taking away those limitations, took myself out of the box. Now I'm ready to wow the world."
Dean, who just three years ago was living on Section 8 housing vouchers, has started to do just that. The Muskogee, Okla., native was singing on demos and writing songs in Atlanta when she was introduced to Polow Da Don. He asked her to write a hook for Young Jeezy, and ended up signing her to his Zone 4/Interscope label in 2009. She also inked a publishing deal with producer Christopher "Tricky" Stewart's RedZone Publishing.

Fast-forward to 2011. Now based in Los Angeles, Dean has co-written four of the first quarter's top 100 airplay songs: Katy Perry's "Firework" (No. 2); Rihanna's "What's My Name," featuring Drake (No. 4), and "S&M" (No. 27); and Lloyd's "Lay It Down" (No. 94). Those join a growing list of writing credits that includes T.I.'s "Remember Me," featuring Mary J. Blige; Blige's "I Am"; Rihanna's "Rude Boy"; and "Let Me Take You to Rio" for the soundtrack to the animated feature "Rio." Dean also co-wrote three tracks on the 2009 album "Graffiti" by Chris Brown, who returned the writing favor by guesting on Dean's own single that year, "Drop It Low" -- the first release under the deal she signed with Zone 4/Interscope. The track peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.



When did you start writing and singing?


When I was in the third grade; I wouldn't pay attention in school at all. I did love English because they let you tell stories. I used to have these big-ass notebooks in which I'd write down all my thoughts. But in school, I was just the girl who sang all over the place, trying to see who wanted to make a group.

How did "S&M" come about?



I wrote it, Father forgive me, on a Sunday. The track was already there. The first thing that came to me was "Come on, come on." I'm thinking, "I don't know what in the hell this is about to be." And I remembered I'd seen something that said, "Sticks and stones may break my bones." Then came "But chains and whips excite me." And I'm like, "Oh, my God, I got to write that." I'm in the studio with the engineer and just kept looking at him, asking, "Is that OK?" And he says, "I like it." When people have a great track that speaks to me, it feels like it already has a story in it.

What's your take on the current state of R&B and hip-hop?
People need to stop putting a limit on what it is and what it isn't. It's what you put into it. However, people keep putting limitations on themselves and creating this reality that soul music is dead. That's only in their reality. It's not true. To me, Adele is R&B. Bruno Mars is R&B. It's just good songwriting and songs. That is going to last. That's what I've got to work on my damn self‹what's going to last.

Ester Dean is truly a 'portrait' of tenacity.  She proves that if you keep trying, and keep honing your craft, doors will begin to fly off the hinges for you.  When she was able to break the limits that she admitted she set on herself, she was able to fly, soar to heights she never knew she could reach.  I applaud a strong woman who has the gusto to go after she wants in a male-driven industry.  Hats off to Ester Dean.  We will continue to hear great music this woman pens and hopefully we will see her step out on her own with her project and make the world stop and stare again.


Until then, let's go back just a bit to Ester's 1st single:

'Drop it Low' feat. Chris Brown

"Take Dat Take Dat"- Another NEW video from Diddy-Dirty Money feat Usher

Diddy is DETERMINED to make you guys LIVE, LOVE & BREATH 'Last Train to Paris'!  Diddy unleashes yet another video from the disc! This time he teams up with his old buddy USHER for the Colin Tilley-directed visual.  If you have not seen Diddy-Dirty Money's 'Last Train to Paris' live set, you are indeed missing out.  Diddy gives one hell of a stage show this time out!  The old Diddy hits are classic alone; add the new stuff and its a show and a half! Check out DIDDY & Usher in 'Looking For Love'.....



Shouts out to WORLDSTARHIPHOP for the video!

BET Awards 11---The Nominations are in!!

It is almost time for the biggest awards show on television...that's right BET AWARDS 11 is approaching! And with that, the nominees have been cast and the stage has been set!


BET Networks  announced that actor/comedian Kevin Hart has been tapped to host this year's BET AWARDS, ranked among the Top 5 Cable Award Shows every year among total viewers. The brightest night in music will broadcast LIVE from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. on BET.


Chris Brown Leads with 6 Nominations, Lil Wayne Receives 5 and Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake Tie With 4 a Piece




Cee Lo Green and Bruno Mars Go Head-to-head for Best Male R&B Artist Along with Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Usher.






 

Other NOMINEES INCLUDE:

Best Female R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Marsha Ambrosius

Keri Hilson

Jennifer Hudson

Rihanna

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

B.o.B

Drake

Lil Wayne

Rick Ross

Kanye West

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Nicki Minaj

Diamond

Cymphonique

LoLa Monroe

Best Male R&B Artist

Chris Brown

Cee Lo Green

Bruno Mars

Trey Songz

Usher

Video of the Year

Marsha Ambrosius – “Far Away”

B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams of Paramore – “Airplanes”

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”

Keri Hilson – “Pretty Girl Rock”

Willow Smith – “Whip My Hair”

Kanye West f/ Pusha T – “Runaway”

Viewer’s Choice Award

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”

Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”

Mindless Behavior – “My Girl”

Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”

Rihanna f/ Drake – “What’s My Name”

Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”

For a complete listing of the nominees log onto BET.COM

 I am sure you are happy for some of the nods and scratching your head at others.  But one thing is certain, BET manages to always put on a star-studded, action packed show that you won't want to miss! 

Did some of your faves not make the list?  Log onto BET.COM and talk about it!

 

'Living the Life or living the LIE'? ATL producers not paying their DEBTS?

Chart-topping music, mega hits, and millions of your dollars made.  But for some recording engineers responsible for some of your favorite hits, the dollar signs are like distant mirages in the desert--non-existent. 
CBS-Atlanta and Jeff Chirico conducted an investigative report on a few big time Atlanta producers responsible for hits like 'Forever' by Chris Brown, 'Love in this Club' by Usher, and hits by Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy.  The producers in question were Phalon Alexander better known as Jazze Pha, and Polow Da Don.

Recording engineers who have worked with these producers on sweetening and fine tuning hit music have gone unpaid for their hours of hardwork.
These engineers have provided CBS Atlanta with unpaid invoices and court judgments going back years. These unpaid debts have caused many a ripple in business dealings with studios, producers and the artists.


According to a Gwinnett County court judgment provided by recording engineer Tony Terrebonne, mega hit producer Polow Da Don owes more than $20,000 in unpaid studio services and attorneys fees.

Terrebonne said $8,0000 of that is for his work on the Chris Brown hit “Forever.”
Tony Terrebonne said he has stopped working for Polow Da Don because he was owed $50,000 at one point.

“It's a lot of hard work, I'll be up for three days straight and I won't get paid for it. It's insane,” said Terrebonne who moved in with his parents and sold his car.

Invoices and judgments clearly show singer and producer Jazze Pha owing more than $135,000 to four studios including Zac Recording.

The music celebs “are out partying on my money,” said Jim Zumpano owner of Zac Recording. “I'm looking for that money to help me run my business.”

The clear question is why aren't these producers paying for services rendered?  Are these just accountant shortcomings or just blatant disregard for the engineers' time and effort?
We can see these stars living the lavish life, partying around the city and worldwide, but why can't they pay their bills?  There must be a reason for this.

Since the investigative report, some engineers have been paid, but still others have not provided payment or reasons for the debts.

Zone 4, Polow Da Don's company issued this statement:
“Polow always handles all of his business vendors with the utmost respect and timely payment, but this situation is a unique private dispute and as such Polow will not dignify any celebrity smear campaign by comment.”

An editor, I can relate to the problem the engineers are facing.  I've worked on countless pieces where the artists or companies that work for the artist have failed to pay for services, or there is a delay or 'red tape' involved before I am paid.  Sometimes its clerical error, or an oversight, but more times than I like to admit to,some agencies are trying to acquire work for free or for a low price in order to save money in their budgets.

(for more info and documents, go to cbsatlanta.com)