After making his debut last weekend, 2 Chainz returned to the desert for Coachella. He lit up the stage with a smoking set that included a giant joint in honor of 4/20 and special guests Fall Out Boy.

Wearing a Tupac T-shirt and sparkly glove, the rapper formerly known as Tity Boi rocked with Pete Wentz and the band on the remix to their song “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up).”

He later came out as the surprise guest during Major Lazer’s set at the Mojave Tent. After changing into Jeremy Scott track pants, he joined Diplo and the group on “Bubble Butt” off Major Lazer’s new album Free the Universe.

His busy day ended with a trip to the studio to work on his sophomore album. “Jus got to work and no I’m not sleepy, see u guys in the morning,” tweeted 2 Chainz.

Watch him perform “Bubble Butt” with Major Lazer below.

Read the rest of this entry »

Keyshia Cole has been traveling across the country on her “Woman to Woman” tour with Chrisette Michele and Mateo. Every night during the 18-city trek, she brings a fan onstage to duet with her on “Woman to Woman.”

Last night at Club Nokia in Los Angeles was no exception. The R&B diva invited a young lady to join her on the title track to her latest album. Keysh opened the song, letting the fan sing Ashanti’s parts. But when the girl started singing Keyshia’s opening verse, she put her in check, holding up a finger (:08 mark).

The tour wraps on Sunday in Keyshia’s hometown of Oakland.

Watch K.C. make a fan’s dream come true.

Read the rest of this entry »

Taylor Swift fans were in for a treat when her “Red” tour touched down in Atlanta on Friday. In addition to performing her hits, she surprised the sold-out crowd at Philips Arena with special guest B.o.B. The two performed their collaboration “Both of Us” off Bobby Ray’s album Strange Clouds.

“So cool that @bobatl came to the show last night and surprised the Atlanta crowd with ‘Both of Us’! Insanely fun,” tweeted Taylor.

America’s sweetheart previously brought out B.o.B to perform “Airplanes” during her concert in Dallas in 2011. Just last month, Nelly joined her onstage to perform “Hey Porsche” at her St. Louis show.

B.o.B has just joined the lineup for Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky’s “Under the Influence of Music” tour.

Watch them rock the stage below.

Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh off the song’s official debut, Pharrell performed “Get Lucky,” his collaboration with Daft Punk, for the first time during the HTC One launch at Brooklyn’s House of Vans on Friday night. He did it not once, but three times as the crowd sang along.

“Man these guys that made this record, they’re like so far beyond their time. I’m honored to know those guys, those robots,” said Pharrell of the French electro duo. “We just have a lot of incredible history together. So when they called me over the summer, I just remembered thinking one thing…Try to get lucky, right?”

The disco-funk track has already rocketed to No. 1 on iTunes in over 40 countries. It marks the first single off Daft Punk’s upcoming album Random Access Memories, due May 21.

Watch Pharrell “Get Lucky” live.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bow down, Belgrade. Beyoncé pulled out all the stops during the kickoff to “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday. A sold-out crowd of 20,000 packed into the Kombank Arena to witness the first of 65 dates on her globe-trotting trek. There were plenty of show-stopping moments including costume changes, choreography, pyrotechnics, and hit after hit.

The 31-year-old pop icon stormed the stage in a white beaded dress to her anthem “Run the World (Girls),” marching into “End of Time” with her troop of dancers.

Queen B turned heads in a dazzling wardrobe by designers including Emilio Pucci, Dsquared2, Givenchy, and Ralph & Russo, with shoes by Stuart Weitzman. She strut across the stage in a racy gold sequined bodysuit (complete with nipples) and flew over the audience in a Swarovski-studded blue bodysuit by Vrettos Vrettakos.

She didn’t debut any new material, pulling from her past four solo albums and one Destiny’s Child song (“Survivor”). The unforgettable evening closed with Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and “Halo.”

“Thank ya’ll for being such a beautiful audience,” said B, who was presented with the Serbian flag. “I’ll never forget my first show. I’ll never forget all of these beautiful faces. I had such a good time tonight.”

The tour will travel throughout Europe in April and May before making its way to North America on June 28.

Check out more photos and video from B’s big night below.

Read the rest of this entry »

Solange wasn’t officially on the bill at Coachella, but she did make a special appearance during The xx’s set on Saturday night. The British band’s frontman Oliver Sim introduced the 26-year-old singer, who performed “Locked in Closets” off her EP True. She sauntered across the stage before dueting with Oliver on Aaliyah’s “Hot Like Fire.”

“Let’s dance!” said Solange as the crowd moved their feet.

See Solo shine on the starry night.

Read the rest of this entry »

John Legend ventures outside the R&B realm on “Dance the Pain Away,” his EDM collaboration with Benny Benassi. The G.O.O.D. Music crooner and DJ debuted the record last night at Coachella in Indio, Calif.

Mr. Legend appeared in a red motorcycle jacket and joined the DJ behind the booth as the crowd in the Sahara Tent danced along.

“How can you dance the pain away?” he sings on the melancholy track.

Watch their performance and listen to a 30-second snippet of the song below.

Read the rest of this entry »

2 Chainz turned the desert into a strip club while making his Coachella debut. The Atlanta rapper drew a large crowd at the Mohave Tent during his set on Saturday afternoon. Clad in a Givenchy tank, black-and-white leather pants, Gucci sneakers, and flip-up shades, he hit the stage 20 minutes late.

But the boos were silenced once he started delivering his Based on a T.R.U. Story hits including “No Lie,” “Birthday Song,” and “I’m Different.” He won over the sweaty crowd with his verses from Kanye West’s “Mercy” and Nicki Minaj’s “Beez in the Trap.”

“Coachella , Wuzzzz a fukn Movie,” tweeted 2 Chainz, who will do it again next weekend.

Check out footage from his 45-minute set below.

Read the rest of this entry »