The 54th Grammys are on tomorrow night and is hosted by none-other than hip-hop legend LL Cool J – and if you can’t be there, might as well stalk those who are via Twitter.

We pulled together a little list of musicians, music critics, comedians and other accounts that are essential to give an inside look at music’s biggest night. Check them out below:

THE MUSICIANS:
@AdamLevine: Maroon 5′s frontman and The Voice judge is performing with the freakin’ Beach Boys and Foster The People.
@BlobTower: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon – a Twitterholic and up for two major awards.
@BrunoMars: He’d catch a grenade for you and he snagged a few nods.
@CoryMonteith: That Canadian dude from Glee tweets as much as sings.
@Deadmau5: Toronto’s DJ with a nod and a performance this weekend.
@Drake: Stay tuned for lonely thoughts at the after parties.
@JustinBieber: An up-and-coming tween sensation that has some potential.
@KanyeWest: He’s up for seven awards and he likes to talk. A lot.
@KatyPerry: She’s performing, up for a few awards – and she’s Katy Perry.
@LadyGaga: Mother Monster is performing, up for a few awards.
@LLCoolJ: Host for the evening; stay tuned for a snapshot or two from behind the scenes.
@TheLonelyIsland: Everyone’s favourite SNL-group headed by Andy Samberg.
@LupeFiasco: Nominated for Best Rap Performance.
@MileyCyrus: She will be in attendance.
@NickiMinaj: She’ll be performing, nods for her collab with Drake and Best New Artist.
@Questlove: The Roots’ drummer that is “your favourite twitterer’s music critic.”
@Rihanna: She likes to Tweet That Tweet – let’s see what she has to say about Chris Brown’s performance.
@Skrillex: 24-year-old producer is up for Best New Artist.
@TaylorSwift13: No doubt this nominee will be Instagraming all night long.
@WizardCud: Kid Cudi might not be as philosophical since quitting weed, but remains vocal.
@ZooeyDeschenel: Fresh from her SNL-hosting gig Saturday, she’ll be all adorkable at the award show.

THE MUSIC CRITICS:
@AlanCross: Canadian music-history icon will keep us confirmed.
@GerrickKennedy: Music writer for the Los Angeles Times likes to tweeter.
@JianGhomeshi: Canadian radio personality loves his music.
@RobSheff: Rolling Stone’s resident music critic – knows a thing or two about the industry.
@RyanSeacrest: This guy is so addicted to hosting things that he’ll likely tweet as if he is hosting the damn show.

THE COMEDIANS:
@JimmyFallon: The Late Night host that’s a fan of everything – especially music.
@NealBrennan: New York comedian that is worth following year-round.
@RobDelaney: He tweets like breathing – why aren’t you following him already?

THE OTHERS:
@TheGrammys: Pretty self-explanatory
@Fave: One of the official Grammy bloggers.
@KickKickSnare: An official blogger for the Grammys – been snapping a lot of candid pics of the parties thus far.
@RedCarpet: E! Channel’s official red carpet twitter account with photos and commentary for every major red carpet event.

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Following Madonna’s stint at this year’s Super Bowl, a variety of artists have been pitched for next year’s prestigious halftime show – even famous parodist, Weird Al Yankovic.

“This is a serious case to be made,” writes spearheads Paul and Storm. “All the elements are there: lights, video, costume changes, general spectacle. And given a stadium-sized budget? It would be awesome in every sense of the word.”

In all seriousness, let’s look at the facts: he has been doing shows and putting out albums for three decades, 2013 will mark the 30th anniversary of his self-titled debut and he has parodied every major artist under the sun. Over his 30 year career, he’s left his mark on nearly every genre: Queen, Madonna, Nirvana, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus – just to name a few.

It would be a clean, entertaining, family-friendly show that meets all of the NFL standards.

You can sign the petition that currently holds 2,500 signatures and the #WeirdAlSuperBowl trend has started to surface across all those social media outlets. It’s time for change and we want it now.

Check out Weird Al’s substitute for Madonna and watch ‘Like A Surgeon’ below:

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Actor-turned-rapper Childish Gambino has dropped the heavily anticipated clip for “Heartbeat” from his debut LP Camp.

“I thought the best way to convey the feeling that’s in the song was to be confused ourselves,” Glover told MTV about the Kyle Newacheck directed video. The two had previously worked together on an episode of Community back in 2009. ”I wouldn’t say it’s so much a video as much as it is just a mood.”

Whatever the case, it’s bringing back those Drive-like urges to buy a Scorpion jacket and driving gloves.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z have released the first photos of their baby, Blue Ivy Carter via their personal Tumbler account, helloblueivy with the following message:

“We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy at this time in our lives.
-The Carter Family.”

How hip of the hippest couple in hip-hop to go about this route rather than sell the photos to a glossy magazine. Behold, Blue Ivy Carter…

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Our friends over at CHARTattack posted the new video this morning saying:

“Ye and Jay’s 2011-defining hit “N****s in Paris” finally has a video, likely thrilling all of the Illuminati conspiracy theorists who were getting desperate for new material, as well as those eager to bring back the irritating trend of saying “That shit cray!” in totally unremarkable situations.

If you missed the Watch the Throne tour and its now-legendary encore, the hyperkinetic video documents one of the several times that the song is played during the end of the show, except with more CGI leopards and kaleidoscope effects. It’s directed by Kanye, so you can expect to feel poor as hell after watching.”

If you were lucky enough to see them live, you probably heard this song more than once. Like the concert, you’ll probably want to replay this video thirteen times.

Side note: it was nice to see Will Ferrel make an appearance in the video.

Watch it below:

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Every Super Bowl we practically look for something to scandalize us, and this year M.I.A.’s finger flip is the new wardrobe malfunction. As if M.I.A. didn’t make her message clear enough while rapping the verse “I don’t give a sh**” she literally gave America the middle finger during last night’s halftime performance with Madonna. Many are calling it premeditated because she looked directly at the camera. Gasp!

Inevitably the move raised profound questions: Why does M.I.A. hate us? Does she actually want us to F-off or was this a publicity stunt? Was this her opportunity to make an obscure political statement?

Or — and I know this might sound crazy — maybe she was just swept up in the moment, as they say. Whatever the reason, many online commentators are questioning if she’ll ever be allowed to appear on live TV again.

Statements are being issued all over the place. In one corner, the NFL issued an apology for the “completely inappropriate gesture,” while NBC took a more diplomatic route, apologizing that their delay system failed to catch the spontaneous brush off — so not taking much responsibility at all.

Still, the people M.I.A. ought to be worried about are the concerned parents of America. Although her finger is no more scandalous than things you’d find on any prime time show, the Parents’ Television Council is calling it a cheap way to get attention. They claim the moment was a slap in the face and (cue ominous music) that “the nation — and the PTC — is watching.” Cue ominous music: dum, dum, dum.

There’s still no word on how next year’s performer plans to up MIA. Do you have any ideas? Let us know below. 

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When Nicki raps she spits out a hundred words per minute. She’s one of the fastest talkers out there in the industry.

But what would she sound like if she was played in super slow motion? The answer: Jay-Z.

One YouTube user uploaded a sluggish version of her popular music video “Super Bass”. The normally 3 minute long song is now an extended 4:52. You even get to see Nicki dance at the speed of a snail, which is pretty amusing.

Nicki sounds so much like Hova it’s a bit frightening. Check it out:

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As Twitter buzzes about faux ‘RIP Drake’ rumours – he must’ve overdosed on confidence – the rapper has some business to take care of himself.

Yesterday, word spread that Drake was being sued by Ericka Lee, his alleged ex-girlfriend and business partner who appeared on the infamous voicemail message in the Take Care single ‘Marvin’s Room’ – now Drake’s party has responded and released the following statement:

“This claim is entirely without merit and our client has not engaged in any wrongful conduct. Ericka Lee consented to the use of her voice in the song “Marvin’s Room” prior to its release. Lee asked only for the credit she received as ‘Syren Lyric Muse,’ and she did not ask for any compensation. It was only after she retained a lawyer that there was a demand for payment. Drake tried for months to resolve the matter amicably, and he now looks forward to being vindicated in court.”

Lee had claimed that she deserves credit as co-writer and should received royalties for her contribution to the song.

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A lot of amazing videos have come out today and M.I.A.’s “Bad Girl” is no exception.

The English rapper takes “The Fast and the Furious” to Morrocco, where the video takes place.

Billboard calls it “an interesting take on culture, blending lyrics about having sex in cars with Americanized imagery of Moroccan culture”.

The track was produced by Danja, one of Timbaland’s apprentices. This song will definitely be featured on M.I.A.’s upcoming album set to be released in the summer. Expect more divine Danja-produced songs on it.

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The newest from South African rap-rave trio Die Antwoord isn’t as “freeky” as their previous videos but it’s still up to par.

“I Fink U Freaky” features the typical items normally found in a DA video: people in their underwear, creepy children, weird dancing, and a couple of snakes. No big deal.

Different bodies gyrate to the pulsating beat as  Yo-Landi sings into the camera, “I think you’re freaky and I like you a lot.” The feeling is mutual, guys.

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If you thought Nicki Minaj’s video for “Stupid Hoe” was really weird, wait until you see her latest featuring David Guetta.

While David Guetta’s songs and beats are generic, his videos prove to be the opposite.

The Frankenstein-esque video for “Turn Me On” has the DJ clipping away in his dungeon to create the ultimate female pop star, Nicki Minaj. The pink-haired rebel spends half the video an actual plastic doll – freaky!

We’ve never seen the two über cool performers in a dingy, medieval setting before so this is kind of a treat, albeit a pretty disturbing one.

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Glitter queen Ke$ha is working on her follow-up album to “Animal”, which she promises will show off her more vulnerable side. So, before Ke$ha goes all soft on us, she decided to put out one more wild video.

The song “Get Sleazy 2.0″ features Andre 3000, Wiz Khalifa, T.I. and Lil Wayne. The video, however, doesn’t feature any of these people. It stars a big black man with a mohawk, a Pabst Blue Ribbon-drinking drag queen, a local hippie, a foul-mouthed old man, and a bat-wielding teen hooligan.

Ke$ha shared this video on her YouTube page, writing “this video is the product of my friends seeing how sleazy the already monumentally ‘Sleazy Remix 2.0′ could get. Brace yourself because this video takes SLEAZY to a whole new level.”

You heard her, brace yourself.

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Whenever the Far East Movement make music videos, it’s always a party. Case in point, their latest featuring Rye Rye called “Jello”.

The gents crash a lame conference in a Mini Cooper, rocking some thick fake moustaches and proceed to make all those in attendance chug back beers.

Their main mission is to make people “shake their jello” and as this fast-paced video plays, their mission is totally accomplished. It’s always fun watching old people do jello shots, isn’t it?

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It was Mac Miller’s birthday yesterday and he turned 20 years old. So how did he spend his special day? Well he posted a tweet that summarized at least the highlight of it.

Mac tweeted, “just had crazy sex. maid outfit, handcuffs, etc. now i’m putting bailey’s in a cup of coffee, ordering room service, and enjoying my b day.”

Happy birthday Mac!

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As we reported earlier, rumors were swirling that Rihanna and Chris Brown were getting back together. However, Brown denies there is any truth to that.

“He and Rihanna are just friends,” his rep tells ABC News. “He is with his girlfriend, Karrueche, and is not cheating.”

An informed source told Us Weekly that the former couple “meet up very casually,” adding, “She comes to see him anytime she’s in L.A.” Other sources say that “they can’t get enough of each other. I don’t see it ending well.”

“Rihanna loves to live dangerously,” another source added. “And talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that.”

Rihanna definitely does like to live dangerous. There is nothing more dangerous to your health than a beat down from Chris Brown. Hasn’t she learned her lesson?

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Who doesn’t love giving the occasional middle finger? Admit it, sometimes it is very satisfying to just to point that finger up at somebody. Now, Cobra Starship and Mac Miller have a video that pays homage to everyone’s favorite hand gesture.

Mac starts the song off by saying, ”Got my middle finger up and it’s pointed to the ground/Rollin’ in with my whole entourage, too many of us to count.”

The whole video is a collection of people giving the Cobra Starship crew the finger.

What do you think of the video?

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Could this be a glimpse into what’s to come when Harlem rap sensation Azealia Banks drops her first record?

As of today, Azealia can now be heard on Machinedrum’s album “SXLND”. Her sharp vocals and rhymes add more life to the song and many are calling it “her most accessible track to date”.

“‘NEEDSUMLUV’ is about being a guy’s other girl,” the newcomer tells Rap-Up of the Aaliyah-sampling song. “It’s about knowing that you’re number #2, but still sticking around in hopes of becoming #1.”

You can stream or download the song below.

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There’s a fine line between sampling a song and straight ripping off someone else’s artistic integrity. Imitation is recognized as the highest form of flattery – but at what point does it go too far?

Most recently, Madonna finally spoke out about her insane influence of Lady Gaga, with focus on ‘Born This Way‘ and it’s similarity with Madge’s 1989 hit ‘Express Yourself’. And in the spirit of that buzz – we’re delighted to bring you a little sampling, thirteen songs that famously ripped off others (and were pretty successful in their own right). Some of which dealt with court settlements and others were able to slip through the legal cracks. For those arguing that the likes of Hammer and Vanilla Ice had the right to sample – both were busted by the predecessors for their use. Ice even argued in an episode of VH1′s ‘Behind the Music’ that it was completely original and the sampling accusations were bogus.

Tell us what you think! Below are thirteen examples, first being the song that ripped off the following song:

Jennifer Lopez “On The Floor (Ft. Pitbull)” VS. Los Kjarkas “Lloranda se fue”

MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” VS. Rick James “Superfreak”

Sean Kingston “Me Love” VS. Led Zeppelin “D’yer Mak’er”

Sum 41 “Pieces” VS. Coldplay “The Scientist”

Ray Parker Jr. “Ghostbusters” VS. Huey Lewis “I Want A New Drug”

Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California” VS. Tom Petty “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”

Flo Rida “Right Round” VS. Dead Or Alive “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)”

The Offspring “Why Don’t You Get A Job” VS. The Beatles “Ob La Di Ob La Da”

Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby” VS. Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure”

Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend” VS. The Rubinoos “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”

Coldplay “Viva La Vida” VS. Joe Satriani “If I Could Fly”

Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” VS. Oasis “Wonderwall”

Fergie “Fergalicious” VS. J.J. Fad “Supersonic”

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It has finally happened – Beyonce gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday in New York City. The baby is named Ivy Blue Carter, reports TMZ. The baby reportedly was delivered by a c-section.

Rihanna tweeted, “Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih”

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons also took to Twitter, saying … “congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z.”

What do you think about the name Ivy Blue? It is definitely unique.

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Wiz Khalifa has become one of the kings of hip/hop, but now a rapper is accusing Wiz of ripping him off. We are sure you have heard of Wiz’s hit “Black and Yellow.” Well a Pennsylvania rapper named Maxamillion says that track is his.

Maxamillion is saying “Black and Yellow” is an obvious rip-off of his own track, “Pink N Yellow.” TMZ reports Wiz is saying that’s complete bullsh*t, because he has never even heard of “Pink N Yellow.” A source says, “Wiz has never heard of this guy … it’s just a plot that happens all the the time to rappers to get money. This is just some no-name rapper who wants to get paid.”

Eitherway, Maxamillion is now suing Wiz for $2.3 Million.

What do you think? Do these tracks sound similar?

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