If you caught the Billboard Music Awards last night or not, the excitement that takes place on-camera is great, but there is so much that goes into the production behind the scenes, and intimate moments which you usually do not get to see. Billboard wants to share some of these moments with you though, and they have the photos for you…
Take a look behind-the-scenes at some of Sunday night’s big show below…
Rico Love turned the lights all the way on at his star-studded 29th birthday bash hosted by Usher, Mary J. Blige, and Diddy during Art Basel week in Miami on Friday night (Dec. 2). The Grammy-winning songwriter/producer, who’s written hits for Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Diddy-Dirty Money, partied with his friends including Timbaland, Cee Lo Green, Yelawolf, Maino, Irv Gotti, and his Division1 signees Cherlise and Teairra Mari, who celebrated her 24th birthday. Guests dined on Italian fare at the invite-only dinner at Vic & Angelo’s before heading to the after-party at Club Play.
Rico was presented with the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “There Goes My Baby” by his close friend and mentor Usher, while “4 AM” singer Melanie Fiona serenaded him with “Happy Birthday” before he blew out the candles on his five-tier music-themed cake.
“I had such an amazing time! I had Diddy, Usher, and Mary hosting, my closest friends celebrating with me—this was so epic,” said Rico, who was named SESAC’s Songwriter of the Year. “2011 was such an incredible year for me and I look forward to another year of #1 hits.”
See the pics below.
Peace, love, and soul ruled the night at the 2011 Soul Train Awards. The 40th anniversary show, which was taped earlier this month at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre and aired on Sunday night, featured the soulful stylings of Cee Lo Green, Robin Thicke, Lloyd, and more, along with tributes to the late Heavy D and Legend Award recipients Earth, Wind & Fire and Gladys Knight.
Common dueted with Marsha Ambrosius on his single “Blue Sky,” a barefoot Cee Lo teamed up with Melanie Fiona for a white-hot duet of “Fool for You,” Mindless Behavior had the crowd on its feet with “Girls Talkin’ ‘Bout” and “Mrs. Right,” Robin Thicke smoothed it out with “Love After War,” and Lloyd spiced things up with “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That).” Plus, Doug E. Fresh, Goodie Mobb, Naughty by Nature, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane, and Kurtis Blow paid homage to the late Heavy D with a medley of his hits.
An absent Chris Brown went home with Album of the Year for F.A.M.E., Miguel picked up Best New Artist, and Kelly Rowland scored Song of the Year for “Motivation.” Other winners included Nicki Minaj (Best Hip-Hop Song), Jill Scott (Best Female R&B/Soul Artist), Cee Lo (Best Male R&B/Soul Artist), Marsha Ambrosius (Record of the Year), and Beyoncé (Best Dance Performance).
If you missed it, catch some of the performances below.
Cee-Lo, The Black Liberace! At least that’s what it seems he was going for with his latest video “I Want You (Hold On To Love)”. Flaunting lavish gifts to the women while singing on a sparkling piano poolside at Sin City’s Caesar’s Palace.
I guess it ain’t tricking if you got it ehh?
I watched this the other night while it was on and walked away feeling some kind of way. I then screamed out-loud, ”Damn, Cee-Lo may be one of the most versatile artists of my time.”
Take a walk with Cee-Lo “Goodie” Green as he performs some of his most definitive tracks from his past to present on VH1 Storytellers.
Cee-Lo stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s last night to chop it up about his role on “The Voice”; man it’s Cee-lo, just watch and enjoy!
John Legend and girlfriend Christine Teigen attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Celebrities including Cee Lo Green, will.i.am, Russell Simmons, Jeremy Piven, Kerry Washington and Gayle King mingled with journalists and political figures at the annual event. President Obama cracked jokes during his lighthearted speech, referencing Biggie and 2Pac and using a Wu-Tang Clan song during his video montage. The evening continued at the Bloomberg and Vanity Fair cocktail reception.
The Lady Killer leaks out a record that I’m assuming didn’t make it on the actual Lady Killer album. Cee-Lo explains that “she doesn’t want that robot sex; She wants human touch”…… And I agree! Minus the thriller laughing at the end of the track I really enjoy it, funky baselines and groovy vocals, nice!
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