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Already on track to have the best-selling album of 2008, rapper Lil
Wayne leads the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with
eight, including album of the year and best rap album for "Tha
Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop" and best rap/sung
collaboration for "Got Money" featuring T-Pain.

Other leading artists are Coldplay, who earned seven nominations,
and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West, who each scored six.

In album of the year, the nominees were: Coldplay for "Viva La Vida
Or Death And All His Friends," Lil Wayne for "Tha Carter III,"
Ne-Yo for "Year of the Gentlemen," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
for "Raising Sand" and Radiohead for "In Rainbows."

For record of the year, the nominees were: Adele for "Chasing
Pavements," Coldplay for "Viva La Vida," Leona Lewis for "Bleeding
Love," M.I.A. for "Paper Planes" and Plant & Krauss for "Please
Read the Letter."

Song of the year nominees include: "American Boy," by songwriters
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John
Stephens, Estelle Swaray and Kanye West; "Chasing Pavements" by
songwriters Adele Adkins and Eg White; "I’m Yours" by Jason Mraz;
"Love Song" by Sara Bareilles; and "Viva La Vida" by songwriters
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Two of West’s nominations came for his production on "Tha Carter
III" and "American Boy." He is also up against himself in the best
rap performance by a duo or group category, for "Swagga Like Us"
with Jay-Z & T.I. and featuring Lil Wayne and "Put On" with
Young Jeezy. Jay-Z also faces off against himself in that category,
with "Swagga" going up against his collaboration with Wayne on "Mr.
Carter."

In the best new artist category, Adele, Duffy, the Jonas Brothers,
Lady Antebellum and Jazmine Sullivan received nominations.

In the best pop collaboration category with vocals, the nominees
were: Alicia Keys and John Mayer for "Lessons Learned," Madonna,
Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes," Plant and Krauss
for "Rich Woman," Rihanna and Maroon 5 for "If I Never See Your
Face Again" and Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown for "No Air." source

Britney Spears’ new music video for the song Circus leaked online. Do you think the old Britney is back? So far the pr machine that is spinning the new Britney seems to working it’s magic on her first week album sales. Britney is expected to debut her new album "Circus" at the number one spot on the Billboard charts.

Britney Spears’ sixth studio album, "Circus," is on track to debut
at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 next week, as the Jive set will lead
Nielsen SoundScan’s Building chart when it is released later today
(Dec. 3).



Unweighted first-day sales of "Circus" through the close of
business yesterday stood at 219,000. Billboard estimates the eight
merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan’s Building chart — Trans
World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, iTunes, Starbucks,
Borders, Target and Anderson Merchandisers — comprise about 80% of
all U.S. album sales.



Sources close to the project suggest that "Circus" could move as
much as 450,000 in its first week.



If "Circus" arrives atop the tally, it will be Spears’ fifth No. 1
album. Among female artists, only four have racked up more
chart-toppers: Barbra Streisand (eight), Madonna (seven) and Mariah
Carey and Janet Jackson (both with six). source

Kanye West was number one this week with his pop album  808’s and Heartbreak while Guns and Roses’ big comeback flopped with lackluster sales.

After nearly 17 years in the studio, one truly odd MTV VMA appearance, a failed world tour, a riot in Philadelphia, a lot of defensive talk from Sebastian Bach, a leak facilitated by Mike Piazza and DJ Eddie Trunk, a much-ballyhooed exclusive deal with Best Buy, a lawsuit involving the Offspring, the apparently empty promise of free Dr Pepper for all, innumerable and mysterious delays, $13 million in reported production costs, a Greatest Hits album, a change in managers, five possible producers, five guitarists, two bassists, three drummers, the invention of the iPod, a guy with a KFC bucket on his head, zero promotion from the album’s mastermind, and now, rumors of a potential reunion of the original lineup, Guns N’ Roses’ sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy, sold a whopping 261,200 copies its first week on store shelves.

That’s right, just 261,200 copies.

Two weeks ago, it seemed like the #1 position on Billboard’s weekly albums sales chart could have gone to either Guns or Kanye West. Chinese Democracy was released on November 23, and West’s 808s & Heartbreak dropped November 24. It was a battle that pitted one of hip-hop’s biggest stars against one of rock’s most enigmatic ringleaders, and in the end, GN’R just couldn’t contend.

When Nielsen SoundScan issued the latest national album sales data on Wednesday (December 3), it was West’s latest at #1, opening with sales of more than 450,100, leaving the #2 slot wide open for Guns … or so it seemed. Unfortunately, no one factored country crossover cutie Taylor Swift into the equation. In its third week out, her new one, Fearless, climbed from #4 to #2, thanks to sales of close to 267,400 — meaning GN’R’s first appearance on the chart in close to 20 years will be at #3.

Whether it was to pick up Kanye’s new one or Axl Rose’s magnum opus, consumers made their presence felt at record retail last week — one of the biggest shopping weeks of the year. Virtually every album in Billboard’s Top 200 experienced either increased or stronger sales, with 22 new efforts cracking the chart. Beyond ‘Ye and GN’R, two other albums debut in next week’s top 10: Ludacris’ Theater of the Mind bows at #5, selling 213,500 units, with The Killers’ Day & Age following at #6, scanning 193,400 copies. source

Videos posted on YouTube today have been circulating all around the internet creating a frenzy of bloggers reacting to the news.  In it, Raz B, a former B2K member, real name DeMario Thorton, accuses his former managers Chris Stokes and Marques Houston of forcing him to engage in sexual acts starting at the ages of 11 and 12. The following video description was posted on Youtube :

"Starting at ages 11 and 12 TUG management heads Chris Stokes and Marques Houston forced the boys of B2K into orgies with managers, agents, friends and each other. This went on until the group disbanded."

The now 22-year-old Bump, Bump, Bump star believes his old bandmates, Omarion, Lil’ Fizz and J-Boog, have also been victims of Stokes’ reported pedophilia. Raz B is seen being asked a series of questions by the sister of singer/actor Marques Houston – one of Stokes’ longtime clients – who has also been accused of taking part in the molestation.   When asked when the inappropriate behaviour first began, Raz B says, "It all started with Chris Stokes. Chris was like – let me touch you… I can’t speak for everybody, but if you want my personal opinion, I think he did (touch all group members)."

Raz B recorded himself on the phone with the families of Stokes and Houston.  Later in the video Raz B’s little brother, Ricardo who calls himself ‘Ricky Romantic’,blames himself for not protecting his brother. He’s heard in the video saying the following.

"Chris made me take showers with the other boys …. All the that my brother was introduced to, that … was brought to me first. I blocked that … and I wasn’t with it – I backed out … I kinda knew what was going on there. And yet, I took my brother over to Chris, and I didn’t protect him like I should have."
" molested my brother and he molested me … when I say that, it hurts."

Chris Stokes’ response was, "I don’t do that anymore, that was me years ago … I just don’t do that in my life anymore."

RAYJ B2K DISS SONG SETTLE THE SCORE

Also making it’s way around the internet is a graphic B2K diss song by Ray J
called, "Settle the
Score". 

In the song, from DJ Kay Slay’s mixtape,
Ray J, who is best known as Brandy’s younger brother and socialite porn star Kim Kardashian’s
plaything, seems to be supporting the child molestation allegations against his former manager Chris Stokes.

(Ray J is pictured above with his ex-girlfriend ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashian’s’ star Kim Kardashian. He is pictured below with his sister R&B singer Brandy.)

The song can also be heard playing in the background in one of the controversial Raz B Youtube videos. Listen to the song below. 

WARNING THE SONG IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC IN NATURE AND CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT. PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED.   

RAY J – SETTLE THE SCORE

Major websites like ALLHIPHOP.COM, BOSSIP , MediaTakeOut.com and ConcreteLoop.com have all posted the following response by Chris Stokes to the allegations on their websites.

CHRIS STOKES RESPONDS!

Here is the latest! Chris Stokes has denied the allegations of Raz B (Demario Thorton) and Ricky Romance (Ricardo Thorton).  See the statement below.

“The accusations that Demario “Raz B” Thorton and Ricardo Thorton have made are vehemently false and hold no merit.  I have recently stopped financially supporting both individuals along with assisting them with their criminal and legal matters which leads me to believe they are resentful and looking to benefit financially from this.  My family is my first priority and the reason why I have been so supportive of them.  In bringing these false claims, they have not only slandered me, they have also put me in a position to ensure that the truth is known and I will take all legal routes to protect myself, my family and my four children," said Chris Stokes, CEO of The Ultimate Group.

"It’s also quite ironic that these statements were made only 2 weeks after they were denied admittance by a venue for an event I hosted in Beverly Hills," added Stokes.

Note: Now we must also mention, that before this scandal broke, rumors have been on various internet sites about Omarion; while he was on his recent album release press tour with Bow Wow.

Here’s one example of a rumor on MediaTakeOut.Com.  And here’s another one on the SOHH.COM blog.    

We’re not saying anything. Will keep you updated on the Raz B story.

WATCH B2K BUMP BUMP BUMP VIDEO WITH P. DIDDY.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH Raz B’s CONTROVERSIAL VIDEOS.  WARNING  THE  VIDEOS ARE EXPLICIT AND GRAPHIC IN NATURE. MATURE CONTENT. PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED.