According to reports, Beyonce will be performing at MTV’s Video Music Awards. This news comes just a couple of weeks after word got that her husband, Jay-Z would be performing. The VMAs airs Live Sunday, September 13th at 9PM ET.
JOJO SUING HER RECORD COMPANY
Joanna Levesque aka ‘Jojo’, has just filed a lawsuit in NYC courts claiming her record company, (Da Family Entertainment/Blackground) shoved her into a musical “limbo” because they wont let her out of her contract. Levesque recently turned 18 and became old enough to file a lawsuit, which she did immediately.
The singer has been talking about her label issues for months and spoke about the lawsuit via her myspace blog this weekend:
My situation is a bit a-typical. It is not a case where the artist loves the material they are making, is set in his or her ways, will not take direction or advice, and will not cooperate with the label. This is NOT the case at all. I’ve been blessed to receive great feedback from the record company in response to the music I’ve been delivering. But unfortunately I have become a victim of industry politics that honestly have nothing to do with me personally or professionally. Because of this, I am willing to fight for what I love and ultimately for the chance to regain control of my livelihood and my life. [ READ THE FULL POST ]
She also wants the label to pay her at least $500,000 for damages.
VH1 BRINGS BACK ‘BEHIND THE MUSIC’
VH1 is re-launching its Emmy Award-nominated and critically-acclaimed series “Behind The Music.” The iconic series that helped put VH1 on the map will premiere on Thursday, September 10th with “Behind The Music: Lil’ Wayne.”
The self-proclaimed “best rapper alive” opens up about his childhood, his music, and his struggles, as he and the people who know him best describe his ascension from a poverty-stricken childhood in New Orleans to his reign as one of hip-hop’s heavy hitters.
Other episodes will feature: singer Pink (September 17), self-proclaimed “King of R&B” Bobby Brown (September 24), rappers T.I. (October 8th) and 50 Cent on (October 13).
Best of luck to JoJo.
hmmm beyonce performing on the VMA’S ??? LOL OKAY I JUST HOPE SHE WONT DO WHAT SHE DID AT THE BET AWARDS !!!!!!!!
Can’t wait to see Weezy’s biography! Bey always shuts down those performances! Hate her but can’t deny the talent!
Loved VH1 Behind the Music… dare I say it, music channels MAY be actually focusing back on… oh shat, music?!! Miracles do happen.
Beyonce always performs at just about every awards show……..That isn’t unusual.
I will watch VH1 bring back the music.
YAY BEY
Afterthought… lmao I hope Bey don’t come flying out the ceiling in her white cockatoo wedding dress again. Ain’t nobody wanna see that shat..lmao.
yay, can’t wait! u know the Queen Bey’s gonna rip her performance apart like she ALWAYS does!! she’s AMAZING! hopefully she performs “Diva” or “Sweet Dreams”, or maybe a medley of songs (:
and best of luck to Jojo, when she is finally able to release an album, i’m defo getting it.
Behind The Music coming back? Oh YES!! Can’t wait for the T.I. one.
I should have already known Beyonce was gonna perform.
My initial and final reactions to the BEYONCE news:
OOOOOOHHHH GGGGGAAAAWWWDDDDDD.
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YES LORD! SHE PUT ME TO SLEEP WITH HER BET AWARDS PERFORMANCE. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT SHE WAS DONE, SHE’D WALK TO ANOTHER PART OF THE STAGE AND CONTINUE HER LULLABY.
Damn, JoJo’s blog was actually very articulate. Rare in a young artist these days. Wish her the best of luck … she CAN sing.
Go ahead JoJo!!! This girl is soooooooooooooo effortlessly talented and they will not seem to give her a break! We keep talking about having REAL singers come back and she’s been around for a minute. It is a shame to not promote TALENTED artists and to SHOVE DOWN OUR THROATS the lack-luster people just because they have a “following”. Well, record execs….JOJO HAS A FOLLOWING TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best of luck on your career because you have a beautiful voice and will still go a long way.
Lil Wayne…Ok.
Beyonce…Wow! What a surprise, right after your hubby signs on to perform…GAG ME!
Bee is about to kill the VMA’s and who knows what Jay-Z got coming.
JoJo is my girl and I hope her situation gets better because I been waiting patiently for her next album and I have all of her old ones so far.
Lil Weezy went from rags to riches.He was the secret weaopon to Cash Money.Dude is hella talented,smart,and dedicated to his art as an artist in the music industry.
***Anybody know what ever happened to the movie he starred in based around Hurricane Katrina???***
JOJO IS TOO TALENTED FOR HER RECORD LABEL TO BE TREATING HER LIKE THAT. I WISH HER NOTHING BUT LUCK BECAUSE SHE DESERVE TO BE SIGN TO A LABEL THAT SHOULD BE SUPPORTING HER 100% AND NOT TREATING HER LIKE THIS.
The VMAs hold an MJ tribute. Yes Beyonce will shut it down, she’s a great performer. I got the chance to see her in concert (best one I ever been to).
Hope things work out for JoJo
PLEASE DONT LET IT BE LIKE AT THE BET AWARDS! EVEN THOUGH SHE SOUNDED BEAUTIFUL! SHE BETTER PERFORM SWEET DREAMS!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE BEE!
Looking forward to VH1 Behind The Music
#11 CRISSY – LOL, honestlyyy
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As much as I dislike Beyonce I like her music so I guess I’m looking forward to see what she will be performing – I just hope it’s not boring or too over-the-top.
JoJo – I hope she gets out of her contract. I remember when she just came into the music industry – I really liked her.
Lil Wayne – not that big of a Wayne fan anymore but I’m still looking forward to see “Behind the Music.” Can’t wait to see T.I’s though – love him!!!
Seen Wayne last night he was great at the AMW tour.. Beyonce well no comment seen her on tour too so I wonder what she will perform.
Well Beyonce is going to Shut It Down!! Seen her LIVE!!!!! WOW!!!! How does she do that!!!!! Beyonce is the best Performer ALIVE!!!!
I Think she is going to Perform Sweet Dreams Well I hope So lol!!
Most likely she will do “Sweet Dreams”… Everything else has been done already
Glad to see that JoJo refuses to sit back and let her label dictate her life.
I love Behind The Music…. They also need to bring back MTVs Diary
Ok, Thats seals it… I will now be watching the VMAs…. Bey always keeps me entertained.
JoJo – Good Luck
Lil Wayne – I would watch.
JUST STOP IT YOU DELUSIONAL STANS.
BEYAWNSAY DOES NOT ALWAYS SHUT DOWN ANYTHING.
IT’S THE SAME THING WITH HER ALL THE TIME
ECHO MACHINE
WIND TUNNEL
LACEFRONT TOSSING
GYRATION
AND OVERSINGING ON THE BUBBLE GUM TRACKS.
CTFU!!!!!!!! LET’S SEE IF SHE HAS ANOTHER QUIET MELTDOWN LIKE THE BET AWARDS IF SHE CAN’T OPEN OR CLOSE THE VMAS.
I glad Behind the Music is back.
I hope Jojo can get out of her contract, she is a really a unique artist that you really dont see much of these days.
@13 I defintely agree with you I hate when they always promote the music artists that aren’t that talented and let the ones that are talented not get much shine it sucks. I guess that’s why this music industry isn’t what it use to be anymore. I wish you luck as well JoJo I hope everything goes well and you could continue to release good music and show the world how talented you are.
Beyonce performing at the VMA’s ok figured it would happen nothing brand new about that one it might be boring and long like her other performances
Lil Wayne behind the music okkkkk…..
cant wait to see my girl Bey. Hope she don’t miss the mark like she did at the BET Awards.
I hope things work out with JoJo…that girl can sing…Her remake of WEAK by SWV was the business!
Great, I am just sorry that I won’t be able to see her perform since i don’t have MTV.
Beyonce ALWAYS gives a good performance… Kill it Bee!
I would also like to hear Sean Kingston Perform ‘Fire Burning’ that song is real Hottt!!!
I’ll have to wait until it is uploaded on YOUTUBE…
I feel bad for Jojo because she is so talented. She deserves better. Her record company probably has no money. Their biggest artist was Aaliyah and yea…
Glad to hear that Beyonce will be performing at the vma’s this year along with her husband peforming too. Hope she will do Sweet Dreams and blow it away. What will really be hot is to start off with Diva and then incorporate sweet dreams taking it to another level,that would be hot hot hot.
Get it JoJo. I will always support you!
pms
WE ALL KNOW SHE GOING TO DO BETTER THEN RIHANNA’S PERFORMACE SHE DID LAST YEAR OMG THE WORST LOL
^^^CTFU,
people gonna tune in just to see and watch rihanna’s run this town swag.
Seen Boring Beyawnsay once, seen her too many times. Overkill big production, more of the same…………..
Rihanna is what’s hot now, get used to it while Boring Beyawnsay is seriously cooling off to a chilly has-been and she knows it that’s why her people jumped to get her on. she’s not gonna let her so-called husband get the shine with his secret crush RIhanna. LOL,
She’s gonna perform to remind people who she is like she failed to do with whack track Diva. LOL
a real diva doesn’t have to ever make a song when she’s insecure. she just strikes a pose and freeze….
Rihanna puts up the ROC sign with so much swag and sex appeal, it was blazing the tv screen.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jigga said: You read Rhi? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I agree, i think Beyonce should do a medley of her songs!!!!
Would be very entertaining…
Cause Lady Gaga is going do some Wierd and Exposed as she usually does, which is WAY OVER the Top for me!!!
Are they just gonna be focusing on Black artists this go round though (VH-1). I’m happy JoJo is suing, she is not getting anywhere fast with Blackground and this label just needs to be defunct.
beyonce sucks her music is terrible it has no soul her voice is so played out i want to see keri hilson or rihanna
now, there is FINALLY a reason to watch the award show. the ONLY reson i watch an award show is if she is performing, because i don’t know what the rest call what they do on stage.
I hear that that Behind the Music was really gonna go deep into how even people born in this country have trouble learning the English language.It should be a fascinating episode .
What the label is doing to Jo Jo is the reason why music is basically dead . Until she picks up that auto-tune, some heels ,and some see thru daisy dukes she is gonna be on that back burner .Its crazy that being able to sing has nothing to do with music these days
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LOL, you say you don’t like bey because she has no soul YET, you like rihanna and keri hilton. LOL
your comment may had made sense if you said mary j. blige or aretha
LOL people are really checking for that Behind the Music with Lil Wayne? I can’t stand Lil Wayne, he’s pathetic. That behind the music looks so boring and all it’s going to do is tell “sad” stories about all the singer’s drug addictions.
JoJo, it’s a shame about her situation, but to tell you the truth, something about her irks me. I really don’t care for the chick. Instead of trying to pursue music, this young lady should go to college. I keep on saying the entertainment business is not for everyone. You see where it got her?
Is it really a surprise that she would perform? Her performances are predictable, flashy, booty shaking, weave spinning, she’ll probably perform sweet dreams and jay will probably bring that skank Rihanna onstage for Run This Town.
I like the behind the music specials so maybe Ill start watching again. I’m really tired of Beyonce cuz she overdoes it alot lately so I hope this her last tv performance for awhile.
I fuks wit JoJo… get it ma!
good luck jojo. that girl has talent!
looking forward to behind the music. i loved that series!
I really would love Bey to do Beautiful Nightmare. I just love choegrahpy in that video.
I really don’t care to hear Lil Wayne story.
I knew Beyonce would perform since she’s in a tie with Lady GaGa for the most nominations this year. I am glad VH 1 is bringing back Behind the Music. I always liked that show.
THE BET AWARDS PERFORMANCE WASN’T BEYONCE’S IDEA FOR THE 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000…. TIME. SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO TO AN MJ SONG AND BET THOUGHT IT TO BE TOO SOMBER SO AT THE LAST MINUTE SHE DID AVE MARIA (BEAUTIFULLY).
OF COURSE, SHE SHOULD PERFORM – SHE’S NOMINATED 9 TIMES!!!!
AND, OF COURSE, SHE’S GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN. SHE DEFINITELY DOING SWEET DREAMS, BUT I WANT A MEDLEY TOO. NO CHICK IS TOUCHING THE STAGE LIVE LIKE SHE.
The should let Letoya Luckett perform. Poor girl gets no support and she is soo talented. I hope everything works out for JoJo, she is a very talented girl.
Blah to Beyonce performing. She’s good, but I feel that I’ve seen everything she can do-a million times already! She’s at EVERY award show EVERY year. People are probably only going to watch the VMAs if Britney is there/performs. I sure hope she does! That would be exciting.
I like JoJo. Wish her the best. Shifty contracts hold so many talented people back:-(
I like Jo-Jo..she really can sing.. hopefully she can get promoted like Rihanna and really get her chance to shine..
As far as Bey and Jay.. boring..who cares? Nothing new there
YAY Bey! BUT I hope she don’t that snoozer shit she did at the BET awards..great vocals as usual, but boring performance.
Since when was Bobby Brown the king of R&B? PLEASE!
I wanna see Pink’s episode.
Good Luck JoJo.
#48
CTFU, stop making excuses for that disaster standing in lingerie boring the audience to tears singing a religious song. CTFU!!!!!
BET awards when she wore that aluminium foil and her stomach looked like dead worms, she was all over the place yelling screaming and squirming on the floor because she has to go alllllllllll out ((((said so herself))))) to get the audience response she needs to feed her ego. But that was another horrendous performance.
Face it, nobody screaming Beyawnsay’s name. Even last year when ppl were arriving majority said they wanted to see Rihanna. A singer or not, Rihanna’s got something Beyawnsay has always lacked self-confidence and great music!!!!!
Keri Hilson said it right: She is fading
Kanye spoke the truth: Rihanna is the best thing to happen to Beyawnsay
LOL!!!! Umma, umma, a diva, been in the game…she ain’t stating no facts, she reminding people who forgot about her whackness, that’s why her album sales continue to drop!!!!! She ain’t no diva! Never has been never will be!!!!!!!
lmfao @ pms
regardless of what you think QUEEN BEE WILL SHUT IT DOWN AGAIN!!!!
and uhm, in that video rihanna looked a damn fool with her oversized head and that ridiculous nest sitting on it, plus her voice was just as bad. you’re too much of an obsessed stan to admit she looked and sounded a mess
to those who want rihanna/ keri hilson instead lmfao….well too bad, no one cares bout your wishes. people want entertainment not comedy
rihanna should take notes on that day, omg…i’m so sure i’m gonna cringe when she starts ‘wailing’ (she cannot sing) her hook during the performance (if Jay’s stupid enough to place a mic in her hands)
how ironic is it that all the comments PMS made where the LONGEST yet this post is not about rihanna lol, you care too much about whatever Beyonce’s doing. her stans didnt even type that much. damn
*laughs at pms who’s surely getting ready to reply*
Beyonce is a fat ass!!!
Kill her!!!
I agree Letoya’s She Ain’t Got Nothing is a Hott song.
They should let Sean Paul perform too…
I’m Dredding Jay-Z’s performance. I know it will be another loud rapping MESS!!!!
She should perform “Ego” and have a bunch of big black dildos hang from the celing” That sh!t will be hot!!! Then come out with a big python around her neck like Britney.
Bey performing at the VMAs not so surprised she got like 6 or 9nominations so… just look forward to see what she gonna do, i already know i’d hate it(VMAs) cos miss gaga gonna be after they cut her short yesterday at the Vfestival in London in the middle of a song hope she hates performing for a while n don’t turn up for the VMAs lol
Goodluck to jojo she amongst the few chicks in the industry who can actually sing but not lucky enuff to get the credit for it
I would love to see Rihanna perform too, I guess with Jay and Kanye. That would be so fierce.