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CNN’s Piers Morgan talks to Bruno Mars about the reality behind what many assume is overnight success. As well as discussing the pros and cons of Bruno’s heart throb celebrity status, Piers Morgan also asks important questions relating to Bruno Mars rise to fame regarding growing in Hawaii, musical influences, personal happiness, drugs and the harsh realities of working as a singer/songwriter. Check out the full interview below.
Common stopped by the Rolling Stone studio recently to perform his new single “Blue Sky,” which samples a snippet of Electric Light Orchestra’s classic “Mr. Blue Sky” After the performance, the rapper and actor talked about his role on the TV show Hell on Wheels and getting caught up in the political crossfire of a recent Fox News controversy, Watch the interview after the Jump
Gaga opened up about what she listens to when she’s not recording or touring, and the effect of hip-hop on her musical style. The multifaceted Grammy Award-winner elaborated on how her fans have influenced her feelings of social responsibility “The fans lead the music. And it just so happens that a lot of my fans have shared with me their stories,” she said. “I traveled all over the world, and every night when the show was over, I would stop outside the arena and take pictures and sign autographs. And sometimes when it was really cold out, I would invite 30 fans on the bus and give them hot chocolate, give them Cheetos. Ask them if they were okay and they would say, ‘My dad kicked me out because I’m gay'” She continued, “I would meet fans who were beat up outside of school or had to move high schools because they were teased for being fat. I can go on and on about the stories. But it wasn’t until they shared their stories with me that I realized how like them I was, and I began to relive all of my struggles as a teenager.” Connecting with her countless fans has also made the singer-songwriter want to treat them like her family. “It’s about society, but it’s also about pledging a certain allegiance to your fan base” she added. “It’s not like, ‘Thanks for buying my record, f*ck you it’s like, “Thanks for buying my record — and I will live and die and breath my work and my art to protect your dreams. Because you protect mine.” Press Play Below
Katy B performs her hit “On A Mission” live rocking the rooftop as well as answering a few questions over at Mophonic Studios in New York exclusively for Billboard’s Tastemakers series. Check the video out below.
Watch Jimmy had a chat with the flamboyant 11-year-old singer Willow Smith about the upcoming “Fireball” music video featuring Superstar Nicki Minaj and check out the youngest Roc Nation’s artist after the jump going head-to-head for a bumper car race through the NBC studio. Press play Below
After interviewing Jay-Z and Jimmy Iovine on “The Tanning Effect” Steve Stoute sits down with super producer, Pharrell Williams. In this edition of the web series, Pharrell discusses life growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia (which he calls “Normalville, U.S.A.”), as well as how he encouraged Justin Timberlake to discard his boy band reputation. “His taste in music was so expansive,” Pharrell says. “But you would never get that by the way he dressed at the time because he was in that mold,” Find Out more in Part 2 after the break
Following the Part 1 of Steve Stoute’s interview with Jay-Z on his web series, “The Tanning Effect,” debuted last week in partnership with AOL/Huffington Post’s “Black Voices.” In part 2 of their sit-down, Hov shares his thoughts on Oasis front man, Noel Gallagher’s initial push back on a rapper headlining London’s Glastonbury Festival, as well as NBA Commissioner David Stern’s request to Stoute that he ask Jay-Z to tell people to “change clothes back” to jerseys after a decline in sales following the release of “Change Clothes.” An interesting Conversation between two influencial individuals, Press Play Above to watch.
Chris Martin speaks to Stephen Colbert and performs Paradise off the new studio album Mylo-Xyloto with Coldplay on the late night satirical television program The Colbert Report which airs on Comedy Central.
NY’s Rocky been busy in the city, so The Fader met him downtown in a secret blunt-safe basement beneath a clothing store. He told The Fader why he’s not selling drugs anymore (“It’s corny”), what ASAP stands for (everything) and what kinds of girls he likes to fuck (weird ones). Taking them around and to their favorite Pizza Spot
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