Over the last few years, Ne-Yo has struck gold with his foray into the EDM scene. Features on hits like “Give Me Everything,” as well as his own EDM-inspired last album, R.E.D., and its smash single, “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself),” made some wonder if the singer would ever return to his R&B roots.

Fear not: That’s exactly what he plans to do on his new album, Non Fiction.

“I needed my R&B fans to know that I hadn’t abandoned them,” Ne-Yo said during an interview with Power 105.1′s “The Breakfast Club” on Tuesday (May 27) — the same day that he released his Jeezy-assisted new single, “Money Can’t Buy.”

“I had heard something like that being said, and nothing could be farther from the truth. I’ma keep the lights on; I’ma make the money. But I’m also gonna make the music that feels good to me. But at the same time, I do understand where that came from.”

“This album is 99.999998 percent R&B,” he vowed. “I can’t completely abandon that fanbase, because, as I said, they kept the lights on for a very long time. I still got some stuff that can live in that [EDM] world, but there’s so much R&B on this album that I had to find something that could live in that world but could also make sense on the album.”

The Jeezy collab is the first full step back towards the R&B world. The song connects the two to follow up their 2011 ...

When La Roux finally ended a years-long hiatus earlier this month with the rather moody “Let Me Down Gently,” it seemed like a decided departure from Elly Jackson’s defiant “Bulletproof” and “I’m Not Your Toy” days.

But worry not, with her latest offering, “Uptight Downtown,” Jackson proves that, even though a lot has changed since La Roux and her split from her longtime bandmate Ben Longmaid, she’s still down to party.

The synth-heavy dance-pop track is meant for a sweaty night out — a dance-fueled party somewhere downtown that you can’t quite place — and as Elly continues to sing “the temperature is rising,” it seems that music is, too.

Trouble In Paradise drops Stateside on July 8.

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Cher Lloyd may be a little late on her sophomore album, but it was well worth the wait.

Three years after her debut album, the British pop star released her long-awaited second LP Sorry I’m Late on Tuesday (May 27), and she celebrated the big day by stopping by “Live From MTV.”

In addition to performing two tracks off the album, including her latest single, “Sirens,” she talked about how she was “relieved, excited and bit overwhelmed” about its release.

“I ain’t been like this for a while,” Cher said pointing to herself all done up in hair and make-up. “I’ve been sitting on my sofa eating Funyuns for a month.”

While there is still the sassiness that we all fell in love with on her hit “Want U Back,” Cher gets raw, vulnerable and emotional on this album (listen to “Human” and “Sirens”), and she credits wanting to show off that side of her to just growing up and being comfortable in her own skin.

“I would say that you go through many different things growing up and the thing for me, is I just figured out who I was that was the biggest issue for me,” Cher said. “Because when you live in this kind of world, in this present time it feels like everyone else is making the decision for you. This is what you are meant to look like because it’s in this magazine, or your hair should be like because it’s the top rated hair style ...

It would appear that “Friends” actor David Schwimmer can now add “crime solver” to his resume — or, at the very least, “guy who tried to solve a crime.”

The New York Post reported that Schwimmer spent part of his Memorial Day weekend going over security footage from his apartment’s cameras after three men got into a brawl on the street outside. Eventually, one of the men smashed through a glass lobby door of the East Village building. The dispute was reportedly over a failure to pay in a prostitution deal. One party was hospitalized, one was arrested and charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and robbery, and the third party ran away.

Schwimmer’s home security footage may be used in court, as the only other evidence in the case is the accounts of the two men caught at the scene.

David Schwimmer: Crime buster!

Here’s one thing that’s not a mystery: They were on a break.

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Cher Lloyd stopped by the MTV Newsroom on Tuesday (May 27) to warn us that, in the next few months, she’s going to be everywhere… “like a rash.”

With her album Sorry I’m Late out today, tons of press, and supposedly an upcoming tour (and even more supposedly, a video with Demi Lovato), Cher is letting herself be heard. When she came by for “Live from MTV,” she performed “Sirens” and “Bind Your Love” and answered all the fan questions we can get into 30 minutes.

Which song does she find the most personal? How long does she spend on her hair? Cher dished all, and she wasn’t afraid to give out a little advice for her Bratz too.

A few fans introduced their queries to Lloyd, hoping for a little direction, and boy, she didn’t sweeten any of her answers. When it came to dealing with that boyfriend-obsessed BFF, she said to get rid of her. “Don’t waste your time thinking about her, because I’m sure she’s not thinking about you when she’s with him.” Damn, Cher.

What does she think about that fan who admitted to cheating on her boyfriend on Twitter? Watch her answer along with the games we put her through during “Live From MTV.”

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On Yeezus, Kanye West professed, “I Am A God,” and now, the rapper is taking it to a “God Level,” with his new track.

The song first surfaced over the weekend as part of an Adidas commercial for their “All or Nothing” campaign. The ad included only a snippet, but the company reportedly uploaded a longer version to their Soundcloud account — and, of course, it was then ripped and posted to YouTube by fans, before Adidas took the stream down.

The new version, which still clocks in at under three minutes, doesn’t include many more lyrics than what we already heard. Instead, it’s mostly an extension of the beat, which was reportedly produced by West, Hudson Mohawke, 88-Keys, Mike Dean, and Noah Goldstein.

“You see it’s sharks in the water/ And they ain’t tryna do nothin’ but put c–ks in your daughter/ Don’t say nothin’ ’bout what ‘Ye said/ Don’t move motherf–ker, play dead,” Yeezy raps, over a dark, percussive beat.

This certainly seems like an extended version — but that doesn’t mean it’s the “full” version. Those familiar with Kanye West and his music knows that the Chicago native is incredibly meticulous when it comes to his output, and oftentimes is working on songs until the final hour. That fact, coupled with a Hudson Mowhawke tweet, suggests that this isn’t the most up-to-date version of the song that exists.

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You know who has an amazing face? “Teen Mom 2” career girl Chelsea Houska, that’s who. I mean, she’s got amazing hair, an amazing personality and so many other amazing qualities (also, I like to say amazing.) But today I’m talking all about her mug. Seriously, have you ever visited her Instagram page? The woman tosses up selfies that are basically high art. I’d also posit that she’s single-handedly reinvented the photobomb. It used to be something funny and unflattering, and somehow she’s made it totally charming. Doubt me? Prepare to be proven wrong, royally.

Chelsea knows that the ability to take hilarious selfies isn’t something you’re born with, it’s learned. Check out the adorable face she’s pulling while instructing her too-precious baby girl, Aubree, how to give the camera what it wants.

What’s better than Kailyn Lowry-Marroquin taking a selfie with Dr. Drew? Kailyn taking a selfie with Dr. Drew not knowing that Chelsea is photobombing the heck out of them!

Only Chelsea could make glasses look this good — and I say this as someone who wears glasses. She is serving goofy, nerd-realness, and serving it well.

Kail makes her second appearance on the list! Doesn’t this photo fill you with a fervent desire to make Chelsea your bestie? I feel like she’d always be there, Instagram primed, ready to make you laugh no matter how bad your day has been.

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Nowadays, it’s news when a big-budget, explosion-filled star vehicle is actually good, and the latest surprise gem appears to be “Edge of Tomorrow,” starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.

The sci-fi action flick screened early for critics last weekend and wowed many of them with its fun time-hopping premise, exciting action and believable performances. Now, thanks to four clips from the film, you can get an idea for yourself of what might be in store for us with “Edge of Tomorrow.”

“Edge of Tomorrow” follows the trials, tribulations and retrials of William Cage (Cruise), an untrained soldier thrown into battle against an attacking alien foe. An accidental battlefield transfusion with one of the E.T. enemies imbues Cage with the power to restart a day once he dies.

The conceit allows Cage to relive a decisive battle over and over again, improving his combat skills each time with the help of Rita (Blunt), who previously lived with the same temporal hiccup.

Meredith Woerner from io9 could barely contain her enthusiasm in her review. “‘Edge of Tomorrow’ is just a god—n delight,” she wrote. “I felt alive and pumped when I left the theater, and so did the other batch of critics who followed me. I want to see it again, right now. You will have fun.”

Mike Ryan over at Screen Crush called it the best movie of the summer so far. “It’s been a long time since Tom Cruise has been this funny and, frankly, confident,” he wrote. “Plus, ...

Chance the Rapper has been very outspoken about his disgust with the state of Chicago’s bloody, bullet-ridden streets and if you listen closely to the lyrics on Acid Rap, you can also hear his fear. “It just got warm out, this the sh– I’ve been warned ’bout / I hope that it storm in the morning, I hope that it’s pourin’ out,” he raps on “Pusha Man/Paranoia.”

In those lines, he’s referring to warmer summer months in the city when violence skyrockets, especially since students are out of school for the season. So, with the encouragement of his dad, the 21-year-old joined hundreds of others in campaigning for a cease-fire over Memorial Day Weekend — which is usually considered to be the start of the summer season.

“when i was in LA My pops asked me to help with a project. He was tryin to get Community Org’s in CHI to prevent every murder on Memorial Day,” Chance explained via Twitter on Tuesday (May 27). He had talked to “Churches, Schools, Outreach Prog’s and Business’s, trying to get them to commit to saving every life possible yesterday.”

“The plan was to get these mass numbers of people out on street corners Friday night with posters and banners with the plea “#SAVECHICAGO,” he continued. “His plan was to get radio stations like @WGCI and @Power92Chicago to say “PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN CHICAGO” every hour on the hour the wk before. ll he asked of me was to say something ...