Global Grind’s Summer’s Best Blockbusters!

September 5th, 2010

As we come to the end of the summer, let’s look back at the best flicks we saw…

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Lady Gaga’s Daring Fashion Makes Her A VMA Icon

September 5th, 2010

Armed with multiple dressing rooms and costume changes, Gaga makes a memorable debut.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Lady Gaga performs at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

Photo: Getty Images

After the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga was no longer just another face in the pantheon of rising pop stars who occasionally hit the red carpet in [...]

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Kanye West Apologizes To Taylor Swift For 2009 VMA Interruption

September 4th, 2010

‘I’m sorry, Taylor,’ West wrote on Twitter Saturday morning.By Paul Cantor

Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2009 Video Music Awards

Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic

Kanye West took to his Twitter account Saturday morning (September 4) to readdress the 2009 Video Music Awards, when he fatefully interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech.

“I’m sorry, Taylor,” he wrote. “We’re both [...]

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Eminem’s DJ Alchemist ‘Became A Fan’ In Detroit

September 4th, 2010

‘I knew Em was really comfortable,’ Al says after Thursday’s Home and Home show.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway

Alchemist and Sway Calloway

Photo: MTV News

DETROIT — To steal a line from Bun B, Jay-Z and Eminem did everything but walk on water for the crowd at Comerica Park on Thursday and Friday. G-Unit, [...]

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50 Cent Explains Photo With Jay-Z Backstage In Detroit

September 4th, 2010

Fif ‘got a chance to kick it’ with Jay at Home and Home shows, co-headlined by Eminem.By Shaheem Reid

50 Cent and Jay-Z in Detroit Friday

Photo: Thelifefiles.com

DETROIT — You didn’t think they were going to have two of the biggest hip-hop shows in the past decade without inviting 50 Cent to join in, did you? Fif [...]

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Kanye West Premieres ‘Devil In A New Dress’

September 4th, 2010

The MC’s ‘G.O.O.D. Friday’ initiative rolls on with his second song.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Kanye West

Photo: Dominique Charriau/WireImage

Kanye West has had a busy morning.

Just before doling out a series of Twitter missives apologizing to Taylor Swift for his VMA rant, the Chicago MC dropped a new song, “Devil in a New Dress,” on his KanyeUniversecity [...]

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Eminem Turns Up The Volume In Detroit

September 4th, 2010

Night two of Home and Home tour with Jay-Z was even more energetic than the kickoff.By Shaheem Reid

Eminem performs in Detroit on Thursday

Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage

DETROIT — By the time Eminem got to “Cinderella Man,” near the bottom of his set list on Friday night, the air was filled with so much audible adoration for [...]

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‘Machete’ Slices Competition At Friday Box Office

September 4th, 2010

‘The American’ is hot on the heels of the action flick.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Jessica Alba in “Machete”

Photo: 20th Century Fox

The Box-Office Top Five

#1 “Machete” ($3.9 million)
#2 “The American” ($3.8 million)
#3 “Takers” ($3 million)
#4 “The Last Exorcism” ($2.3 million)
#5 “Going the Distance” ($2.2 million)

“Machete” was a cut above the competition in a close [...]

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Eminem, Jay-Z Fans Recall Favorite Moments From Detroit Shows

September 4th, 2010

‘I really feel sorry for everyone who did miss it but it was awesome,’ says one fan.By Mawuse Ziegbe, with reporting by Sway Calloway

Jay-Z performs at Comerica Park on in Detroit, Michigan Thursday

Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage

There’s no question that Jay-Z and Eminem’s Home and Home Tour stops in Detroit were two of the biggest events [...]

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Katy Perry, Russell Brand’s Love Story Began At The VMAs

September 4th, 2010

Russ-Kat’s backstage interactions were broken down in “The VMAs: Revealed”By Mawuse Ziegbe

Katy Perry and Russell Brand

Photo: Jeff Vespa/ Getty Images

MTV Video Music Award nominee and California Gurl Katy Perry has summed up the main reason why fans tune in to the madness every year: “The VMAs are always the best show to watch because [...]

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