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MUSIC NEWS: BEYONCE LEADS 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES

Last night, the 2010 Grammy Award Nominees were announced!

This year, Beyonce leads Grammy nominations with 10 nods, including the most coveted Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year Awards, all for her contributions from her latest studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce.

Following behind her with the second highest nominations is Taylor Swift, with 8 nominations, followed by Maxwell, Black Eyed Peas, and Kanye West, with 6 nods, while Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and David Guetta pull in 5 nominations.

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will air on January 31, 2010, live at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Click above for an entire list of all the nominees this year!

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NEW MUSIC: SNOOP DOGG FEAT. BRANDY – “SPECIAL”


♫ Snoop Dogg feat. Brandy & Pharrell – Special

More music from Snoop Dogg has released from his forthcoming tenth studio album, Malice ‘N Wonderland, and this time featuring none other than Brandy and Pharrell.

The new track, “Special,” was produced by The Neptunes, and his rumored to be the album’s third single. Malice ‘N Wonderland is slated to hit stores on December 8th.

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HOT OR NOT: CHRIS BROWN & ESTER DEAN – “I LOVE YOU”


♫ Chris Brown feat. Ester Dean – I Love You

Check out new music from Chris Brown and newcomer, Ester Dean on their new track, “I Love You.”

Although the track isn’t on the official tracklisting for Chris Brown’s upcoming third studio album, Graffiti, this Polow Da Don-produced track isn’t the first time the pair has worked together.

Chris Brown’s new album will hit stores December 8th.

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NEW MUSIC: ALICIA KEYS – “EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (PART 2)”


♫ Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind, Part 2

As the date draws nearer to the release of Alicia Keys’s new album, more tracks have started to leak. Here is the sequel to the hugely popular hit collaboration between her and Jay-Z, in the form of “Empire State of Mind, Part 2,” which isn’t too much different from its original, but mostly more acoustic.

Alicia’s new album, Elements of Freedom is set to hit stores December 15th.

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