Tyga welcomed the newest member of the YMCMB family. During The Game’s set at the “How the West Was Won” concert on Saturday night, the Last Kings rapper made a special appearance to perform “Faded.” Afterwards, he presented Game with his very own Cash Money chain.

“I drove two hours to let everybody know that Game is signed to Cash Money Records,” said Tyga before placing the chain over Game’s neck. “Welcome to Cash Money!”

After releasing five albums on Interscope, The Game announced his signing to the label over the weekend.

Birdman welcomed him to the family, tweeting, “S/O 2MY@thegame Westcoast makit Official.RICHGANG.YMCMBusine$$.”

In addition to Game, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube headlined the West Coast concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, Calif.

Watch Tyga induct him into the family below.

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Azealia Banks brought her racks, racks, racks to BBC 1Xtra Live 2013 in London on Thursday. Dressed in a rose-covered outfit, Yung Rapunxel opened her 20-minute set with “ATM Jam” and performed her EP and mixtape cuts including “1991,” “Liquorice,” and “Esta Noche.”

She also showed off her singing chops with a cover of Groove Theory’s “Tell Me” (6:50 mark).

“Let’s fuck it up, ya’ll,” said Banks before closing with her hit “212.”

Her video for “ATM Jam” featuring Pharrell will premiere on Oct. 14.

Watch Azealia’s red-hot set below.

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JoJo has covered SWV’s “Weak” and Aaliyah’s “Rock the Boat” during her West Coast tour with Leah LaBelle. During the last stop of the 6-date trek at The Crocodile in Seattle, she paid tribute to Nirvana with a cover of the hometown band’s classic “Smells Like Teen Sprit,” which they performed at the same venue in 1992.

“*smells like teen spirit* Seattle, you are excellent. You are legal. And I love you for it. See you again soon…” tweeted JoJo.

Watch her rock out in Seatown.

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Jay Z landed in the U.K. for the launch of his “Magna Carter World Tour.” The Roc Nation mogul, who graces the latest cover of Vanity Fair, performed two back-to-back shows at Manchester’s Phones 4 U Arena on Thursday and Friday.

With Timbaland by his side, he delivered his classics including “Empire State of Mind” and “99 Problems” as well as his latest material off his No. 1 album Magna Carta… Holy Grail.

At one point, he handed the stage over to Timbo, who entertained the crowd with his biggest hits, and performed his verse off Drake’s “Pound Cake” for the first time.

The tour travels to France, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, and Germany through the end of October before making its way to the U.S. on Nov. 30.

Check out some footage from the opening nights below.

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JoJo showed up and showed out during the second stop of her West Coast tour at L.A.’s Tru Hollywood on Thursday. Following a sexified set from Leah LaBelle, the 22-year-old pop powerhouse took fans on a journey through her nearly decade-long career.

During the hour-long set, she belted out her classics “Leave (Get Out)” and “Too Little Too Late” as well as fan favorites including her remix to “Marvin’s Room” and the seductive “Demonstrate.”

She commanded a cover of Sade’s “The Sweetest Taboo” and paid homage to the late Aaliyah with “Rock the Boat,” while the sold-out crowd grooved along.

The tour continues tonight in Oakland before traveling to Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle.

Following the release of her chart-topping album Love and War, Tamar Braxton headed overseas for her first solo concert in Paris, France. The “Braxton Family Values” star performed before a sold-out crowd at Nouveau Casino and met up with her French Tamartians.

During Monday’s show, she had fans singing along to her Biggie-sampled single “The One” and sizzled with her ratchet club banger “Hot Sugar.” She also performed an acoustic cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds.”

“I had a BALL! #cantwait2comeback,” tweeted Tamar.

She will join John Legend on his “Made to Love” tour starting Oct. 20 and is gearing up for the release of her first Christmas album on Oct. 22.

Watch her ShutDownCity.org.

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Jessie J celebrated the U.K. release of her sophomore album Alive with a performance at the iTunes Festival in London on Monday. In addition to singing her hits, the blonde-haired Brit brought out Brandy to duet on their empowering anthem “Conquer the World.” The ladies put their powerful pipes on display while belting out the big ballad.

“So overwhelmed right now! Partying with my closest people! Thank you iTunes thank you everyone who gave me love tonight. My heart is heavy with love,” tweeted Jessie.

See the powerhouse divas team up and shut down the stage.

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Justin Timberlake brought the house down when he appeared on “BBC Live Lounge.” During his trip overseas, the 32-year-old entertainer delivered a cover of the Jacksons’ “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground).” He jammed with his band, The Tennessee Kids, and nailed some choreographed moves.

Following the release of The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 on Sept. 30, Timberlake will launch his “20/20 Experience World Tour” in Montreal on Oct. 31.

Get down to his funky sound.

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