Daily Buzz 4.19.11

Beyoncé roars back with new single

Now we can finally put a tune with the behind-the-scenes pics. Beyoncé’s new single “Girls (Who Run The World)” has leaked online!

The flagship track from Bey’s upcoming album, produced by Diplo and Switch, hails girl power as she sings, “disrespect us, no they won’t.” Somehow Lil Jon found his way onto the song as a hype man.  We’re kind of feeling this single, but listen to “Girls (Who Run the World)” below and let us know what you think in the comments section.

 

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Chris Brown goes gold

Chris Brown’s new album F.A.M.E., which was immediately embraced by the masses and debuted at #1, has reached another benchmark. After only three weeks in stores, the RIAA has announced that F.A.M.E has been certified gold.

The milestone means that Chris’ album has sold more than 500,000 copies.

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Estelle gets with Rick Ross

Estelle teamed up with Rick Ross for a new track titled “Break My Heart.” In the song she finds herself getting involved with a man whom she isn’t sure she can trust with her heart.

Find out how Rick adds to “Break My Heart” when you listen to the single, which will be featured on her upcoming album All of Me.
 

 

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Drake, Nicki turn on each other

Drake and Nicki Minaj decided to give MTV’s Sway a break and turn their mics on each other. The two Young Money artists interviewed one another while a silent Sway looked on in amusement.

Drake asked when Nicki will be coming out with new music. “Once we’re off the tour with Brit, we’ll start,” she said.

Nicki asked Drake about his “afro look.” He said he had the look for a movie, but then he decided not to do that particular film.

See what else the two chatted about below.

 

 

 

 

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Ceddy joins TV Land

Cedric the Entertainer has signed on to star in a new TV Land spinoff of “Hot in Cleveland.”

“We’re definitely going to bring people quality entertainment and laughs with this new show. I’m very excited to be working with TV Land and the creative team of ‘Hot in Cleveland,’” said the comedian.

Cedric will also co-write the sitcom with ‘Cleveland’ creator Suzanne Martin.

Cedric should feel right at home on TV. He co-starred with fellow funnyman Steve Harvey on the “Steve Harvey Show.”

Cedric has also starred in the big-screen films The Kings of Comedy, The Honeymooners and the Barbershop movies.

 

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Laz Alonso: T.I. crashed my best friend’s wedding

 

Laz Alonso knows a thing or two about surprises at weddings. He stars in Jumping the Broom, the upcoming film about the unexpected drama that can occur when two very different families become one, and he attended a wedding where two uninvited celebrities made a big splash at the afterparty.

“One of my best friends growing up got married in Jamaica,” Laz said. “And we all had villas. … It was the wedding night: we did the reception, we had an afterparty at one of the villas, pool party 2-3 in the morning. All of a sudden we start seeing some hands and feet crawling up over the wall. And we’re in Jamaica! We’re thinking, ‘Okay, it’s about to go down! They’re coming to get us!’ … And all of a sudden we squint, we look, and they start looking familiar. … T.I., his wife Tiny and their bodyguard were also staying at the same resort, heard about the party and wanted to come and join us for the party. Now, they could have very easily knocked on the door, and we would’ve let ’em in. But they climbed over the wall and jumped in the pool, and we partied with T.I. and Tiny that night.”

Now that’s a wedding experience to remember.

Check out the surprises in Jumping the Broom when it hits theaters May 6.

 

 

 

 

— Ericka Boston, Sonya Eskridge and Tracy L. Scott