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Sep
16/10
Kanye West Opens Up About His Mother’s Death and Taylor Swift
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 September 2010 11:54
Written by Brandy Smith
Thursday, September 16th, 2010

The October issue of XXl Magazine is covered be none other than Kanye West titled “Love” and “Hate”. Of course, in true Kanye fashion his cover story is far from the norm, his 40 page section in the magazine consist of a first person narrative in which  he opens up about his mother’s death and the how the Taylor Swift incident changed him.

On his Mother’s Death

When I moved to LA, she moved to LA/ And she wound up in a place that would eat her alive. Even if I stayed in New York, it wouldn’t have been like that. If I had lived in New York, she’d still be here.”
On the Taylor Swift Incident

“In a way, I had thrown a Molotov cocktail at my own career, and it gave me an opportunity, for the first time, to go away and find out who I was,” he wrote. “Because I felt very alone.

“I stress that the incident wasn’t about Taylor personally, And it definitely wasn’t about race. Where I messed up is , at the end of the day, it’s your show, Taylor. It’s your show, MTV.”

On apologizing

“The relationship with the public and with your fans is like the relationship with your girlfriend. How could I not, at a certain point, be like, ‘I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have been at the awards show. I’m sorry’? Not that I don’t deserve to get beat up or change who I am inside, to make sure that that doesn’t happen again.

On bouncing back

“I knew I wasn’t in a great spot publicly after the incident, but I would just block it out and work as hard as possible and let my work be my saving grace.”
This Special Collector’s Issue will hit stands on September 28th… make sure you grab your copy!
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Aug
05/10
Kanye West Apologizes To Fans
Last Updated on Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:19
Written by Brandy Smith
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: Singer Kanye West performs on stage at the Acer Arena on December 6, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mike Flokis/Getty Images)

Earlier This week Kanye West gave an awesome performance of  his new song ‘Power’ at the Singapore Music Fest.  In the song Kanye apologizes to his fans:

But when I finally got the power, what the f*ck did i do? I’m so sorry to y’all, everyone one of y’all that had to fight for my name/ Everyone of y’all a year ago that I made feel ashamed/ Everyone that said “Kanye is that n*gga quick [inaudible] my name, And all ya’ll…I am the one to blame / and the people that I let down, I wanna tell you, right here, right now that I’m a new man and understand my position of power.

Kudos to Kanye for taking time out to better himself… it takes a strong person to admit to having  a problem and an even stronger person to do something about it. *clapping it up for Kanye*  I’m a huge Kanye fan but I was extremely worried about him after that Taylor Swift spotlight stealing incident. I guess time will tell if he is truly a changed man…either way I’m pretty sure that I’ll remain a fan. I look forward to hearing more of that honest and “in your face” Kanye music that I’ve been missing?

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Aug
03/10
2010 MTV VMA Nominees
Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 August 2010 04:43
Written by Brandy Smith
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Lady Gaga arriving for her Monster Ball concert at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York on January 24, 2010. This is the final night of her 4 concerts run. Fame Pictures, Inc

The nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards have been announced and Lady Gaga leads with a whooping 13 nominations, not including her collaborations with Beyonce for Video Phone, which brings her total nominations to 16.  Of course,  heavy hitters Jay-Z, Beyonce, Usher and Eminem have also received several nominations. Surprisingly, Rihanna only received one nomination for the ‘editing’  of her ‘Rude Boy’ video. Wow!

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Florence + The Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, ‘Telephone’

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’

Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, ‘California Gurls’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

Taylor Swift, ‘Fifteen’

BEST MALE VIDEO

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Usher featuring Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

Drake, ‘Find Your Love’

Jason Derulo, ‘In My Head’


BEST COLLABORATION

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha, ‘My First Kiss’

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’

Jason Derulo, ‘In My Head’

Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, ‘Baby’

Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett, ‘Massive Attack’

Broken Bells, ‘The Ghost Inside’

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, ‘Forever’

Jay-Z & Swizz Beats, ‘On To The Next One’

Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat, ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’

BEST POP VIDEO

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, ‘California Gurls’

Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, ‘Nothing on You’

BEST ROCK VIDEO

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Muse, ‘Uprising’

Paramore, ‘Ignorance’

Florence + the Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

MGMT, ‘Flash Delirium’

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull, ‘I Like It’

Cascada, ‘Evacuate The Dancefloor’

David Guetta featuring Akon, ‘Sexy Chick’

Usher featuring Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’

BEST ART DIRECTION

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Florence + The Machine, ‘Dogs Days Are Over’

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce, ‘Telephone’

Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’

Usher featuring Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’

Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi, ‘Tightrope’

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Mumford and Sons, ‘Little Lion Man’

Florence + The Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

BEST DIRECTION

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’
Director: Hype Williams

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Director: Francis Lawrence

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Director: Rich Lee

P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
Director: Dave Meyers

30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins

BEST EDITING

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Editor: Jarrett Fijal

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Editor: Ken Mowe

Rihanna, ‘Rude Boy’
Editor: Clark Eddy

P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
Editor: Chris Davis

Miike Snow, ‘Animal’
Editor: Frank Macias

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Special Effects: Tim Jarvis

Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX

Muse, ‘Uprising’
Special Effects: Sam Stevens

Green Day, ’21st Century Breakdown’
Special Effects: Laundry

Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’
Special Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO

Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’

Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def, ‘Stylo’

Coldplay, ‘Strawberry Swing’

The Black Keys, ‘Tighten Up’

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