Janelle Monáe has canceled two out of five dates on the Australian and New Zealand leg of her Golden Electric Tour, due to sudden illness.

According to Billboard, a statement issued by promoters, Live Nation Australasia, said Monáe has been required to stay in Melbourne under medical supervision to assess her recovery.

On Saturday, Monáe canceled her Melbourne show after Kimbra’s opening performance, even though her band was already set up. The singer stayed in Melbourne and canceled Monday night’s show in Sydney as well.

No word from the Electric Lady singer as yet, but Live Nation is expected to make a statement today about rescheduling the missed dates. MTV News has reached out to Monáe, but has not heard back by press time.

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By Leslie Simon

On tonight’s episode of “16 and Pregnant,” we met Karley, an academic overachiever who was forced to put her college plans on hold upon finding out she was expecting TWINS with her boyfriend, Tony. After news of the pregnancy sunk in, Karley and Tony got married and moved into her parents’ house, much to the dissatisfaction of the young dad-to-be.

Throughout Karley’s pregnancy, Tony grumbled about his living conditions, and though his complaining seemed to stop once Amariah and Amayah were born — mostly because he and his wife were so busy taking turns feeding, burping and changing the babies’ diapers — it wasn’t long before he started venting about how much he hated not having his own space (one particular fight with his mother-in-law, Cindy, turned into a verifiable screaming match). But all hell really broke loose when Tony dropped his family’s entire savings on a used truck…that only sat three people.

“I can’t just go out and spend a bunch of money on something I want,” Karley said upon hearing about Tony’s purchase. “I’ve given up basically everything. Whenever I do anything, I take into consideration our family and our babies.”

Tony insisted that if he made the money, then he could decide how to spend it — and Karley could get her own job if she objected. But Karley explained that it would be impossible given their current situation for her to bring in an additional paycheck.

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By Maurice Bobb

It’s celebration season for 50 Cent, who dons a black tuxedo and an air of sophistication in the new visuals for “Twisted,” the final music video, released Monday (May 19), in his Animal Ambition series.

Set in a lavish nightclub, the Eif Rivera-directed clip begins with Fif surrounded by equally dapper male companions toasting to success with a parade of beautiful women as Dutch singer Mr. Probz croons over the smoothed-out track.

While smoking the finest cigars and popping bottles, Forbes’ #5 wealthiest rapper expounds on his comeuppance in the rap game with lines like “We done came so far, I mean look where we are/ If they don’t call us by name, they call us entrepreneur” and “I’m fond of the phrase ‘if there’s a will there’s a way’/ ‘Cause we come from the part where only killers get play.”

The biggest surprise, though, is the unmentioned cameo by Tony Yayo. Let’s all hope Yayo raising a glass with Curtis means the longtime partners-in-rhyme have ended their beef and have plans to collaborate again in the near future (Summer Jam 2014?).

Animal Ambition, which features guest appearances by Jadakiss, Yo Gotti and Trey Songz, is slated to drop June 3.

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By Maurice Bobb

You might want to leave those singles at home, ladies, because “La Bare,” a documentary about what goes on behind the stage at the world’s most popular male strip club is coming to the big screen this summer. Judging by the NSFW trailer, it’s more than just pelvic thrusting and baby-oiled studs. Hunky “True Blood” actoor Joe Manganiello makes his directorial debut with a film that gives a more realistic and, well, provocative look at the men who are “up all night to make a living.”

The nearly two-minute clip begins with two ripped “cowboys” knocking on a door in a very unassuming neighborhood before entering the house and becoming the G-stringed, gyrating main attraction for a bevy of shrieking women.

“Men want to see naked women,” the trailer’s narrator says, as behind-the-scenes footage from renowned Dallas strip club La Bare is shown. “What women want is the show.”

Several women give giddy interviews, with one explaining that “men are more like microwaves and women are more like an oven,” while cheek-baring male dancers share their stories of free enterprise, excitement and tragedy.

The film’s auteur, Mangianello — who most fans recall in his memorable role as “Big Dick Richie” in 2012’s comedic romp about male strippers, “Magic Mike” — wanted to venture into uncharted territory with this doc.

“With ‘La Bare,’ I had somehow sailed my way into uncharted waters and stumbled upon an island not recorded on any map … the completely misunderstood world of male entertainment,” Manganiello told

Karma and Liam‘s up-and-down, back-and-forth, sexually-charged relationship has been nothing short of an emotional roller coaster ever since the pretend-lesbian caught the eye of the school’s biggest stud. If they could only be honest with each other, something real could potentially come out of this secret romance, but then again…the show’s called “Faking It.”

While Karma continues to convince everyone — including her own parents — that she’s dating her BFF, Amy, she’s been trying to land her male crush on the side, but her grand plan ain’t working out so well. Let us review:

First, the Hester High students shared a romantic kiss that left the bubbly brunette hungry for more, but then she realized that the BMOC was just in the market to have sex with a lesbian — and didn’t have feelings for her, specifically. She eased off, yet Liam quickly charmed his way back into her heart, and they almost knocked boots in the backseat. At the last second, Karma came to her senses and cut the moment short, making a beeline outta the car and back to her best pal.

Then, on last week’s episode, the hunky artist opened up to Karma about his complicated family history, and shared that she had no reason to be jealous of the mysterious girl at the “Occupy Hester” protest, because it was his sister. Karma then confided in Liam that her parents never really understood her until she came out (oh, the irony), and that she was ...

Apparently, I didn’t feel bad enough about the hungover nothingness that was my Saturday morning, because Beyoncé has shared photos from a mini-family reunion that went down this past weekend at Solange‘s home in New Orleans. Though her ways be mysterious, I will learn from this shame. Amen.

And the “Pretty Hurts” singer and her little sister weren’t alone. Bey’s husband, Jay Z, was in attendance along with their daughter, Blue Ivy, and Solange brought her son, Julez, and her director boyfriend Common Alan Ferguson. Even the Knowles family matriarch, Queen Tina herself, #blessed the city of New Orleans with her presence.

So what if the photos were shared on Beyoncé.com and Instagram partially in response to the elevator-video controversy? Those smiles are too warm to be insincere — not even the legendary acting talents behind this “Run” trailer could manufacture those grins. All in all, it looks like the Knowles-Carter family had the kind of weekend get-together that I can only aspire to. First step: Wake up before noon this Saturday.

Sears Portrait Studio, who?

Dying over the thought of Tina Knowles going all “parent with a camera” on her daughters.

If Julez runs back with three baseball mitts I’m gonna cry.

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