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Jay Z And Solange’s Relationship: A Look Back Over The Years

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Following the Met Gala last week, Beyoncé shared photos of herself happily posing with Jay Z and a few starlets inside the big soiree, so no one would’ve imagined, then, what appears to have taken place later in the night. Leaked video footage shows what seems to be Bey’s sister, Solange, angrily attacking Jay Z in an elevator, while a bodyguard attempts to separate them.

If the footage is legit, it underscores that no family is immune to feuds. But the clip posted by TMZ on Monday (May 12) was still shocking since we’ve only seen happy photos of the Carter-Knowles clan over the years. In 2010, Jay Z even brought Solange’s son, Juelz, with him onstage to accept a Grammy Award. And way back in 2002, before they were in-laws, the trio appeared on BET’s 106 & Park to promote their musical projects together.

CLICK: Jay Z Violently Attacked By Beyonce’s Sister Solange In Leaked Video

Take a look back at some photos from Jay and Solange’s public appearances over the past 10 years.

It was a family affair in 2004, when Jay sat next to both Solange and her father, Matthew Knowles, during the Grammy Awards.

The 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage and Audience

In 2005, Soloange joined Jay, her big sister and Kelly Rowland at the NBA All-Star Game.

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What’s Up With Mac Miller And Bill Murray?

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Mac Miller kicked off Valentine’s Day with a truly loving tweet:

Mac’s love for Bill Murray is something he’s hinted at during his career. He called himself the “Young Bill Murray” on Statik Selektah’s 2013 single “21 & Over,” and name-dropped the comedian in his 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards cypher.

It makes some sense, then, that Murray seemed to serve as inspiration for Mac’s new mixtape, Faces, which dropped on Sunday and includes dialogue from two of Murray’s movies on two separate songs.

Those aren’t the vocal samples on the project. After some digging, we found four other notable ones used — taken both from movies and interviews with famous authors.

Song: “Grand Finale”
Sampled Line: “The hallucinations have stopped, finally, thank God, but uh, my adrenaline reserves are burning out and I’m staring straight into the face of a total psychotic freakout.”
What It’s From: “Where The Buffalo Roam” (1980)

Song: “It Just Doesn’t Matter”
Sampled Line: “They’ve got the best equipment that money can buy. Hell, every team they’re sending over here has their own personal masseuse, not masseur, masseuse. But it doesn’t matter.”
What It’s From: “Meatballs” (1979)

Song: “Here We Go”
Sampled Line: “Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth , even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; this is your oath.”
What It’s From: “Kingdom of Heaven” (2005)

Song: “Polo Jeans”
Sampled Line: Kid #1: “Damn you, rabbit! You smell like f–kin’ piss!”
Kid #2: “You can ...

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This Man Says He Kept Jay Z Out Of Jail In The 1980s

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Jay Z diehards should recognize the name Calvin “Klein” Bacote. Hov famously rapped about the Brooklyn street legend on “Allure,” off his The Black Album LP. The lyric was memorable and mysterious at the same time.

“I never felt more alive/ Than riding shotgun in Klein’s green Five/ Until the cops pulled guns,” Hov spits, without divulging much more info. Now the man immortalized in the line has come forward to speak on it.

“That came from a case that he and I caught in ’89,” Bacote told VladTV in a video interview that was posted to the Internet over the weekend. “We were at a party; mayhem just broke out crazy.”

Bacote, who recently wrote the book “Neighborhoods Under Siege: Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs Of A Brooklyn Don,” noted that the party was in Maryland, but didn’t detail exactly what happened besides a fight in which he, Jay and their crew of about a dozen were significantly outnumbered. According to Bacote, when all was said and done, he and the then-unknown rapper were in hot water.

“Long story short, Jay and I wound up being the ones who got caught,” Klein claimed. “We actually got locked up, charged with [attempted] murder, [attempted] murder to maim, battery assault, possession of a deadly weapon.”

Bacote alleged that he got the victim to agree to drop the charges on either himself or Jay — but not both. Bacote already had prior convictions, so Jay offered to stand trial in his place. “Jay was like, ‘Yo, ...

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Clay Aiken ‘Deeply Saddened’ By Death Of Congressional Opponent

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Keith Crisco, Clay Aiken’s chief opponent in the Democratic Congressional race in North Carolina, died on Monday (May 12) at the age of 71.

According to The Courier-Tribune, Crisco, who was formerly the state’s secretary of commerce, died suddenly in his home in Asheboro after a fall. He was in a tight race with “American Idol” veteran to represent North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional district in the House of Representatives.

“I am stunned and deeply saddened by Keith Crisco’s death. He was a gentleman, a good and honorable man and an extraordinary public servant,” Aiken announced on Twitter. He also announced that he is suspending all his campaign activities in light of the news.

He was reportedly a mere 369 points behind the “Invisible” singer in a primary battle. Final results were expected later this week.

Joshua Lawson, spokesman for North Carolina’s Board of Elections, told ABC News that his death does not influence vote certification process. According to Lawson, if Crisco comes out on top over Aiken, then the district executive committee of the Democratic Party will choose the nominee.

Crisco is survived by his wife, Jane, and three children and six grandchildren.

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Ed Sheeran’s ‘Sing’ Video: Muppets, Strippers And Pharrell

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For over a month, Sheerios have been listening to Ed Sheeran’s new single, “Sing,” on repeat, so when will we finally get to see the video?

Well, when we caught up with Ed at KIIS-FM’s annual Wango Tango concert on Saturday (May 10), he revealed he’s dropping the video for his lead Multiply single this week — and things are about to get really weird.

“The concept is The Muppets going out on a night out with a bunch of Korean business men who sing karaoke and then kidnapping me and Pharrell and taking us to that karaoke bar,’ Ed explained. “Oh, and there’s also a bunch of strippers in it. It’s really weird, really weird, I don’t know what I was on.”

Clearly that’s a lot to take in, but it may not be as weird as you think. Now, we understand why Pharrell is in the video, since he is the producer for “Sing,” but Ed also has a connection to the Muppets.

Back in October of 2013, Ed was spotted “hanging with his friends Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and the Cookie Monster.” The singer filmed a guest spot on “Sesame Street” for an episode that will air in September, so maybe they just wanted to return the favor?

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Watch 50 Cent Do Play-By-Play Of Jay Z/Solange Video

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The elevator scuffle between Jay Z and Solange has dominated Twitter, Instagram and water cooler talk since the footage surfaced early on Monday (May 12).

Your friend probably texted you about it, your co-worker might have offered their take, And you may have seen the many memes floating around social media.

It’s not just Avergae Joes cracking jokes about what they saw on the footage, though. A handful of celebrities got in on it, too, making light of what went down.

50 Cent narrated the footage, in classic 50 fashion:

Snoop, meanwhile, reposted a number of the memes that were floating around:

And actor Orlando Jones, who some were saying looks like Solange, attempted to clarify that he wasn’t, in fact, involved in the incident.

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Taylor Swift Is Looking Super Serious In This New ‘Giver’ Pic

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Seeing Taylor Swift seated behind a piano is nothing new, but the circumstances of seeing her behind a piano this particular time are: This is a still from “The Giver,” the big-screen adaptation of Lois Lowry’s celebrated children’s book (and Swift’s latest attempt at conquering the silver screen).

Swift plays the small but important role of Rosemary, a past trainee for the job of Receiver of Memories, who has more going on than meets the eye. We only caught the slightest of glimpses of Rosemary in the film’s first trailer, leaving fans intrigued about Swift’s character.

For now, however, you can peep Swift in a still from the movie, sitting beside a younger version of Jeff Bridges’ character, the titular Giver.

THE GIVER

“The Giver,” which takes place in a strictly regimented community where individuality is discouraged and pain avoided at all costs, is set to hit theaters August 15.

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Coldplay Are Telling Ghost Stories One Week Early: Listen

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Do you want to hear a ghost story? You’re in luck, Coldplay is streaming their new record, Ghost Stories, Monday (May 12) — a week before its official release.

If you hear on over to iTunes or iTunes radio now, you’ll be able to hear the band’s sixth studio album in full, complete with an animation of Mila Fürstová’s album artwork directed by Alasdair + Jock at Trunk Animation.

Since revealing their album title in March, the band has been giving us shimmering glimpses of the record — from the atmospheric “Midnight” to the Avicii-assisted “A Sky Full Of Stars.”

According to a recent interview with BBC Radio 1′s Zane Lowe in which the singer discussed his divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow for the first time, frontman Chris Martin said he penned the band’s upcoming record with love in mind — love and all its pitfalls.

“I think in life everyone needs to be broken in some way,” Martin said. “I think everyone in their life goes through challenges, whether it’s love or money, kids, or illness … You have to really not run away from that stuff. Life throws these colorful challenges at you.”

Ghost Stories drops on May 19.

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored ...

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‘The Fault In Our Stars’ Gets Emotional With New Track From Lykke Li

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With critics still raving over her third album, the at-times heartbreaking I Never Learn, Lykke Li released yet another sad one on Monday (May 12) with “No One Ever Loved,” the latest off the upcoming “The Fault in Our Stars” soundtrack.

Filled with longing and tinged with melancholy, the track is an appropriate accompaniment to the big-screen adaptation of John Green’s novel, about two 16-year-old cancer patients who fall in love. Just last week, Ed Sheeran shared his contribution, the equally emotional “All of the Stars.” Also on the soundtrack are Birdy, Charli XCX and Ray La LaMontagne.

The full soundtrack will be available May 19.

» Ed Sheeran — “All Of The Stars”
» Jake Bugg — “Simple As This”
» Grouplove — “Let Me In”
» Birdy & Jaymes Young — “Best Shot”
» Kodaline — “All I Want”
» Tom Odell — “Long Way Down”
» Charli XCX — “Boom Clap”
» STRFKR — “While I’m Alive”
» Indians — “Oblivion”
» The Radio Dept. — “Strange Things Will Happen”
» Afasi & Filthy — “Bomfallarella”
» Ray LaMontagne — “Without Words”
» Birdy — “Not About Angels”
» Lykke Li — “No One Ever Loved”
» M83 — “Wait”
Bonus track: Birdy — “Tee Shirt”

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It’s Demi Lovato’s #Demiversary: New Single, New Lyric Video And Performances

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Are you Lovatics ready for a #Demiversary?

Of course you are! In celebration of one year since the release of her self-titled fourth album, Demi Lovato not only thanked her fans during a video chat, she treated them to some big announcements set to roll out over the next month, including word that the lyric video for her brand-new single, “Really Don’t Care,” drops May 14.

Here’s a breakdown of everything Demi has going on so you don’t miss a thing!

Monday, May 12
Get ready to burn up like “Neon Lights,” when the singer debuts video footage from the Neon Lights Tour on VEVO.

Tuesday, May 13
If you don’t already subscribe to Spotify, do it now, because they’ll be offering a worldwide stream of five songs that Demi recorded in London last year.

Also on Tuesday, the video for her ballad “In Case,” which was previously available only on Demi’s iBook, will be available.

Wednesday, May 14
Demi will drop the lyric video for her new single, “Really Don’t Care,” which will most likely feature some of her Lovatics since she revealed during the video chat that “the fans helped out with this one, so it was really really fun.”

Demi added, “For me it was just about a breakup a while ago and now it’s just an overall of thinking and not giving a sh– about what people say or what people think about you and your beliefs.”

Friday, June 6
Set your DVR’s (or maybe go into school a little late) because Demi will perform “Really Don’t ...

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