In between touring with LL Cool J and Public Enemy on the “Kings of the Mic” tour, Ice Cube made a pit stop at “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday. Dressed in all black, the West Coast gangsta rapper performed his 1993 classic “It Was a Good Day” with The Roots.
Cube’s new album, Everythang’s Corrupt, is due next year. Last month, he gave fans a taste of what’s to come with “The Big Show.”
With Born Sinner in stores, J. Cole marked his album release day with a visit to “106 & Park.” He sat down with Bow Wow and Angela Simmons to discuss his sophomore album, “Dollar & A Dream Tour,” and dropping his album on the same day as Kanye West’s Yeezus.
“I’m trying to make a statement like, ‘Yo, I’m here for the new generation in hip-hop that can make classics too, so I just moved it up,” explained Cole.
Later in the day, he hosted an album signing at J&R Music World in NYC. Some of his most loyal fans stood out in the rain, reciting lyrics as they waited in line. He autographed CDs and even a pair of Jordans.
“5 hours signing albums. Thanks to everybody that showed up,” he tweeted.
On Wednesday morning, he stopped by Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” to discuss his “beef” with Diggy Simmons (“It was kind of really embarrassing”), his song “Let Nas Down,” and competing with Kanye.
A day after the release of her new album Talk a Good Game, Kelly Rowland made a visit to “Good Morning America.” She sat down with Lara Spencer to discuss the lyrics behind her confessional single “Dirty Laundry.”
“I was going through my own personal battle. So when [Beyoncé's] doing her thing, I’m over here thinking, ‘What am I going to do next? What do I wanna do with my life?’” said Kelly. “The song turned into something so positive for me and I’m so happy that it did.”
While Destiny’s Child has no immediate plans for a reunion, they can all be heard on “You Changed” on Game. “I’m so grateful, I love my girls,” she said.
She also previewed the video for “Dirty Laundry” and hit the stage to perform her new single “Street Life” with Pusha T.
“The Voice” capped off its season with a star-studded finale. Christina Aguilera returned to NBC’s singing competition to perform “Feel This Moment” with Pitbull on Tuesday’s show.
The pop diva descended on a platform, while Mr. Worldwide worked up a sweat in his suit. Confetti poured down on them as Shakira and Usher looked on.
Nelly also joined Florida Georgia Line to perform their country collaboration “Cruise,” and Bruno Mars rocked the stage with his latest single “Treasure.”
While promoting his album Watching Movies With the Sound Off in New York, Mac Miller stopped by “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” to perform with his pal Ariana Grande. Following their appearance on “Ellen” last month, the two delivered their hit collaboration “The Way” with some help from The Roots.
“Can’t believe we got to perform with The Roots. Mac killed it as always. Thanks again Jimmy Fallon,” tweeted Ariana.
Mac also guested on “106 & Park” earlier in the day, where he revealed his dream collaboration with Missy Elliott. “I want her to take me to do a club record, but I want it to be a weird club record,” said Mac. “Missy Elliott really knows how to do the creative everything.”
A flattered Missy responded on Twitter, writing, “Thank u SO MUCH @MacMiller 4 the Luv u showed me on tv 2day! I am humbly grateful!!! C ya soon *hugs u*”
Bruno Mars brings back the ’80s in the throwback video for “Treasure,” the third single off his album Unorthodox Jukebox. The Hawaiian hitmaker dances under a disco ball with his band, the Hooligans, in red suits and leopard-print shirts, and charms a young lady in the grainy visuals, which are reminiscent of a VHS recording.
Following the death of his mother earlier this month, Bruno thanked his fans for their support. “So thankful for all the love during the most difficult time in my life. Ill be back on my feet again soon.Thats what mom wants, she told me,” he tweeted.
Catch him performing on the season finale of “The Voice” on Tuesday, June 18.
With “The Voice” season finale next week, Usher stopped by “Conan” to get the vote out for his Team Usher contestant Michelle Chamuel.
During the sit-down interview, the R&B superstar spoke about going “balls out” for former President Clinton, playing boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard in the upcoming biopic Hands of Stone, and making “sexy time” to his own music.
“I don’t make love or perform to my own songs intimately,” he said.
He recalled the time a female fan decided to get naked in front of him in the street. “I didn’t let her on the bus, of course,” said Ursh.
Before leaving, he taught Conan some slick choreography and in return, Conan showed him his own signature moves.
Robin Thicke celebrated his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Clad in a black suit, the R&B crooner performed his hit “Blurred Lines” with some help from Pharrell on Thursday’s show. Miley Cyrus and Leah LaBelle danced onstage during the lively set, which was taped from the Myspace event the prior night.
Kimmel also remade the famous NSFW video, but his version was not quite as sexy or cool as the original. In the “unedited” clip, the talk show host and his sidekick Guillermo crash the set, dancing alongside the models in matching outfits just like Thicke and Pharrell’s. Pharrell eventually breaks a chair over Kimmel’s head, while Guillermo gets down in his metallic suit.
“I think Guillermo wore it better @jimmykimmel,” joked Pharrell.
