MTV announced the 2013 Video Music Awards nominations via their Instagram and Vine video accounts – making the VMAs the first awards show to announce nominations via these social media video platforms. Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” Robin Thicke’s “Blurred…
JoJo Performs “Andre” + A Drake Mash-up!
As fans await for JoJo to announce her official summer tour dates, she caught up with Rap-Up to perform “Andre,” off of her mix tape Agápē. One of my favorite JoJo covers is Drake’s “Houstatlantavegas,” and she only has ever performed it twice including this…
Music News: Drake’s Upcoming Album To Be Released This Summer
While the Grammy Awards were going on last night, you might have just missed the release of Drake’s new music video for “Started From The Bottom,” directed by Little X. Watch here: Drake ~ Started From The Bottom from OctobersVeryOwn…
Music News: 2012 VMA Nominations Are Here!
Definitely the better of MTV’s two award shows, the Video Music Awards nominations have just been announced. Drake and Rihanna take the lead with 5 nominations each. Katy Perry has 4 nominations, and many other artists have nabbed 3 or…
MUSIC: My Top 10 Favorite R&B Songs
By: Melissa Berne Because I adore all of these songs, this list is in no particular order. I love all kinds of music, but I have a soft spot for R&B. This collection spans from the early 1990s to now.…
Underrated Talent: JoJo
By: Melissa Berne Many of you probably know JoJo as “the girl who sings that ‘Leave, (Get Out) song’.” But many of you may not know that particular song catapulted her career, making her the youngest artist, at the age…