Rhetoric Candy

Seventies icon, George Clinton performed recently at a show with some of his old running mates. I remember last summer, he was at the House of Blues here in Los Angeles and did a show in Anaheim as well. Can't knock the guy for staying relevant and landing gigs after all these years... One nation, under a groove!

You have to give it to this man, or musical genius that is Raphael Saadiq I should say, for remaining relevant after all this years. For you young ones (born in 1990 or later), Google the man! He performed at a concert in Paris, France last week. From the looks of it, he's still got it...

R&B singer/songwriter Keri Hilson & rapper Lil' Wayne performed at his I AM MUSIC Tour in New Jersey last night. Keri showed off a new 'do and wore a cool, unique outfit on stage. You can see the chemistry between Weezy & Keri in the photos. I hope they make more music together considering the success of their #1 hit single "Turnin Me On"...

Photos: Keri Hilson Fan.com

Legendary model and icon Grace Jones performed in Belgium recently at the Lokerse Festival. I absolutely loved her in Boomerang with Eddie Murphy. My, how time flies...

I nearly fainted when I went on Tickemaster.com last night and saw that Keri Hilson (omg I love her) and Robin Thicke were going to be performing at the House of Blues on the Sunset strip this Thursday (August 14). Unfortunately, the tickets are sold out. If you snabbed your tickets already then I am jealous... I can't wait to see the photos from the show though! I know Keri and Robin are going to be hot!

The highest paid producer in the music industry known as Timabaland has cancelled his Australian tour according to Aussie news source, Adelaide Now. Timbaland says he's "looking forward to coming to Australia in the near future." No official statement as to why the tour was canceled has been reported as of yet.

The amazingly talented Erykah Badu performed at the 26th Annual Martin Luther King Concert Series featuring in Brooklyn, New York earlier this week. The singer who's also expecting her third child was nice enough to take the time and have a fun meet and greet with some fans after the set. Nice!

Photos: Retna

Okay, I think Beyonce is a great artist and all, but I just couldn't help myself from laughing when I saw this video. The clip basically counts down how annoying Beyonce can be at concerts. Once again, I like the girl but this is funny...and hey, I did just buy a Dereon dress, so don't call me a "hater". Get ready to laugh... (Spotted at: Crunk & Disorderly)

Kanye West put on one heck of a show at his "Glow in the Dark" tour in Manchester, England Sunday. Hip Hop mogul and pink-hoodie-wearin' Jay-Z made a surprise appearance at the sold out show. "The crowd at the Manchester Evening News arena went nuts as Jigga appeared with West halfway through the show for a performance of "Encore." (See video below.) West produced the hit single for Jay-Z's 2003 CD, "The Black Album." West was due to wrap his "Glow in the Dark" tour last night in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, GB. The trek began late last month shortly after the death of his mother, Donda West. "

Source: [ Euroweb ]

Hip Hop heavyweight Kanye West is scheduled to perform live on New Year’s Eve at the Pearl theater at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. The anti-Bush rapper who killed 50 Cent in first week record sales of the already Platinum album, Graduation is bound to rock the mic and bring in the new year right! To ring in the New Year jammin' to Kanye in Sin City, tickets are available for purchase this Friday (11/9) at Ticketmaster.com, and other all Ticketmaster outlets.

R&B superstar Alicia Keys is confirmed to perform at New York radio station Z100's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden on December 14th, just in time for Christmas. The lineup for the annual event includes American Idol Winner Jordin Sparks, Timbaland (with proteges OneRepublic and Keri Hilson,)Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys, Boys Like Girls and others. For ticket information, visit Ticketmaster.com.