'I don't write anything down,' Love says.
By Shaheem Reid
Rico Love
Photo: MTV News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native Rico Love came full circle when he got a chance to work with Usher on the singer's Raymond v. Raymond LP — Rico was signed to Usher's Us Records as a rapper around five years ago. While waiting to release his debut album, Rico showed Ush his other talent — penning R&B songs — which led to him writing one of the premier cuts on Confessions, "Throwback."
Rico started working on his own rap album with producers such as Cool & Dre before Usher pulled the plug.
"I was working on the record, and in the middle of the record Usher decided he wanted to take a step back from the label. He had a lot going on. We understood that. I was left on J Records and I decided I wasn't getting a...
By Shaheem Reid
Rico Love
Photo: MTV News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native Rico Love came full circle when he got a chance to work with Usher on the singer's Raymond v. Raymond LP — Rico was signed to Usher's Us Records as a rapper around five years ago. While waiting to release his debut album, Rico showed Ush his other talent — penning R&B songs — which led to him writing one of the premier cuts on Confessions, "Throwback."
Rico started working on his own rap album with producers such as Cool & Dre before Usher pulled the plug.
"I was working on the record, and in the middle of the record Usher decided he wanted to take a step back from the label. He had a lot going on. We understood that. I was left on J Records and I decided I wasn't getting a...
- 4/8/2010
- MTV Music News
Beyonce took home the most hardware with six wins to her credit, but Taylor Swift took home Album of the Year for "Fearless."
Here's the list of the winners in the major categories:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band...
Here's the list of the winners in the major categories:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band...
- 2/1/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Former Pretty Ricky singer Pleasure P has responded to child-molestation allegations against him that appeared this week on an Atlanta blogger's personal site. In the post, an anonymous reader submitted a message claiming Pleasure P (his real name is Marcus Cooper) inappropriately touched younger family members; several documents alleged to come from a settlement were also posted on the site, as well as disparaging tweets from the daughter of the attorney who allegedly represented the singer. Pleasure P posted on his own website that the allegations were "100% false" and "vile". Read on for the full story and be sure to share your thoughts! Do you think Pleasure P is a child molester?
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- 12/4/2009
- by Michelle Thorton
- Reel Empire
Beyonce leads the pack with 10 nominations.
By Gil Kaufman
Beyoncé
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
It could be Beyoncé's year at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in January, thanks to a field-leading 10 nominations for the singer's I Am ... Sasha Fierce album. She leads a female-heavy list of nominees that includes eight nods for Taylor Swift; six nods apiece for Maxwell, the Black Eyed Peas, and Kanye West, and five each for Jay-z and Lady Gaga.
Here's a list of nominations in some of the major categories:
Album Of The Year
Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga, The Fame
Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Record Of The Year
Beyoncé, "Halo"
Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
Song Of The Year...
By Gil Kaufman
Beyoncé
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
It could be Beyoncé's year at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in January, thanks to a field-leading 10 nominations for the singer's I Am ... Sasha Fierce album. She leads a female-heavy list of nominees that includes eight nods for Taylor Swift; six nods apiece for Maxwell, the Black Eyed Peas, and Kanye West, and five each for Jay-z and Lady Gaga.
Here's a list of nominations in some of the major categories:
Album Of The Year
Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga, The Fame
Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Record Of The Year
Beyoncé, "Halo"
Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
Song Of The Year...
- 12/3/2009
- MTV Music News
'All of the recent rumors that are being circulated about me are 100 percent false,' former Pretty Ricky member says in a statement.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Pleasure P
Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Getty Images
Former Pretty Ricky singer Pleasure P has responded to child-molestation allegations against him that surfaced this week on an Atlanta blogger's personal Web site.
In the post, an anonymous reader sent a message claiming Pleasure P (real name Marcus Cooper) inappropriately touched younger family members; several documents alleged to come from a settlement were also posted on the site, as well as disparaging tweets from the daughter of the attorney who allegedly represented the singer.
The former Pretty Ricky star took to his personal site to issue a statement that staunchly refutes the accusations, calling them "100-percent false" and "vile."
The singer also denied knowing Ashley or Laura Goldstein, whom the Twitter updates were attributed to. Pleasure...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Pleasure P
Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Getty Images
Former Pretty Ricky singer Pleasure P has responded to child-molestation allegations against him that surfaced this week on an Atlanta blogger's personal Web site.
In the post, an anonymous reader sent a message claiming Pleasure P (real name Marcus Cooper) inappropriately touched younger family members; several documents alleged to come from a settlement were also posted on the site, as well as disparaging tweets from the daughter of the attorney who allegedly represented the singer.
The former Pretty Ricky star took to his personal site to issue a statement that staunchly refutes the accusations, calling them "100-percent false" and "vile."
The singer also denied knowing Ashley or Laura Goldstein, whom the Twitter updates were attributed to. Pleasure...
- 12/3/2009
- MTV Music News
If you're going to announce the nominees for the 52 Annual Grammy Awards, do it in song. And that's just what CBS did Dec. 2.
The award show will be broadcast live on Jan. 31.
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best...
The award show will be broadcast live on Jan. 31.
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best...
- 12/3/2009
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Peas kick Dave Matthews Band to #2, as Mos Def and Pleasure P debut in top 10.
By Gil Kaufman
Black Eyed Peas
Photo: Joe Kohen/ WireImage
The E.N.D. is clearly just the beginning for the Black Eyed Peas. Thanks to the speaker-shredding mega-smash "Boom Boom Pow," the group will take the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart next week with first-week sales of more than 304,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan.
That is more than enough to dethrone last week's #1, the Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey & the Groogrux King, the sales of which plummeted by 70 percent to 128,000. At #3, Eminem's Relapse also saw another steep decline (38 percent) to 87,000 units moved, but the album managed to surpass the platinum sales mark in its first month. Showing remarkably strong hang-time, the all-star debut from Chickenfoot — featuring ex-Van Halen members Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer...
By Gil Kaufman
Black Eyed Peas
Photo: Joe Kohen/ WireImage
The E.N.D. is clearly just the beginning for the Black Eyed Peas. Thanks to the speaker-shredding mega-smash "Boom Boom Pow," the group will take the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart next week with first-week sales of more than 304,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan.
That is more than enough to dethrone last week's #1, the Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey & the Groogrux King, the sales of which plummeted by 70 percent to 128,000. At #3, Eminem's Relapse also saw another steep decline (38 percent) to 87,000 units moved, but the album managed to surpass the platinum sales mark in its first month. Showing remarkably strong hang-time, the all-star debut from Chickenfoot — featuring ex-Van Halen members Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer...
- 6/17/2009
- MTV Music News
Former Pretty Ricky member scored hit with 'Boyfriend #2.'
By Shaheem Reid
Pleasure P
Photo: Atlantic
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — and we're not talking about Mark Curry. The new Mr. Cooper is the man who's known by his fans as Pleasure P, formerly of Pretty Ricky. The same cat who, last weekend in Miami, had friends like Chris Brown, Omarion, Bow Wow, the Kardashians, actress Kyla Pratt and Yung Joc come out to his album-release party. It's dope to get love in your hometown.
" 'Boyfriend #2,' it was a #1 urban record," Pleasure said about the single from his solo debut, The Introduction of Marcus Cooper. P already hit a milestone that escaped him as the lead singer of flamboyant R&B group Pretty Ricky.
"This is my first #1 record," he said. "I didn't even get a #1 record when I was in the group. It means a lot. When I say we put blood,...
By Shaheem Reid
Pleasure P
Photo: Atlantic
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — and we're not talking about Mark Curry. The new Mr. Cooper is the man who's known by his fans as Pleasure P, formerly of Pretty Ricky. The same cat who, last weekend in Miami, had friends like Chris Brown, Omarion, Bow Wow, the Kardashians, actress Kyla Pratt and Yung Joc come out to his album-release party. It's dope to get love in your hometown.
" 'Boyfriend #2,' it was a #1 urban record," Pleasure said about the single from his solo debut, The Introduction of Marcus Cooper. P already hit a milestone that escaped him as the lead singer of flamboyant R&B group Pretty Ricky.
"This is my first #1 record," he said. "I didn't even get a #1 record when I was in the group. It means a lot. When I say we put blood,...
- 6/12/2009
- MTV Music News
A brand new song "Hunt 4 You", which is performed by Teairra Mari, has been available for stream. In support of the single, Teairra has reportedly worked with Benny Boom to shoot a music video for the track.
Featuring Pleasure P, the ballad track is expected to be released as a lead single off her upcoming second studio album. Entitled "At That Point", the effort is to follow up her debut album "Roc-a-Fella Presents Teairra Mari" and is reportedly due for release sometime in spring 2009.
Beside cooking up new materials for her own album, Teairra Mari also helps Pleasure P making debut solo studio record, tentatively titled "The Introduction of Marcus Cooper". She teams up with the former member of Pretty Ricky on the remix version of single "Did You Wrong".
Audio stream of Teairra Mari's "Hunt 4 You":...
Featuring Pleasure P, the ballad track is expected to be released as a lead single off her upcoming second studio album. Entitled "At That Point", the effort is to follow up her debut album "Roc-a-Fella Presents Teairra Mari" and is reportedly due for release sometime in spring 2009.
Beside cooking up new materials for her own album, Teairra Mari also helps Pleasure P making debut solo studio record, tentatively titled "The Introduction of Marcus Cooper". She teams up with the former member of Pretty Ricky on the remix version of single "Did You Wrong".
Audio stream of Teairra Mari's "Hunt 4 You":...
- 12/27/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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