Did You Hear?

:: Chances are, Jamie Foxx knows more famous people than you do. [Vulture]

:: Drake will embark on an eco-friendly 25-city college campus tour. Yet another reason to party all night long and skip class the next day. [Hip-Hop Wired]

:: Are you a celebrity? Are you thinking about donning a catsuit à la Jennifer Lopez? Then you should read this handy guideline to decide whether that’s a good idea or not. (Most likely: not.) [Celebuzz]

:: Both Lily Allen and Gorillaz’ Murdoc are jumping on the Lady Gaga bandwagon a little too late. Hello, guys, people have been yakking about Gaga since last September’s VMAs, get with it. [@lilyroseallen, MTV]

:: Not all celebs hate the paparazzi—Jordin Sparks gave the paps an impromptu performance for free! [Just Jared]

After the jump: Sade is back! And it only took ten years.

Music On TV Tonight:
:: Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC) – Matisyahu (repeat)
:: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) – Sade
:: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) – Ryan Bingham
:: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) – Regina Spektor
:: Lopez Tonight (TBS) – Jewel

Music On TV Tomorrow Morning:
:: The View – Sade
:: The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Michael Bublé

VIDEO REWIND OF THE DAY: Sade’s sixth studio album, Soldier of Love, drops today, and it’s the first release from the British soul group since 2000. So what have lead singer Sade Adu and the other members of her band been up to the last decade? Our guess: rolling around in all the licensing money made from their hit song “Smooth Operator.” The minimalist video, shot on what appears to be a backlot street set, may not be very memorable, but the jazzy love song goes down as smooth as it did in 1984. Welcome back, Sade!

Have a great day, everyone!

[Via E! Online]

Kris Allen – “Live Like We’re Dying”

Allison Iraheta – “Friday I’ll Be Over You”

“Live Like We’re Dying” is really growing on us, and we’re not alone: the song is slowly but surely climbing the charts, and now sits at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. And we’re just glad the gravel-voiced Allison, who came in fourth place, hasn’t vanished into Idol obscurity.

The two singers will reunite on-stage this Friday with Lambert (who recently tweeted about his own upcoming AOL Sessions) in Ryan Seacrest’s Ryan, Rock My Town concert at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. For now, watch Kris and Allison perform a few other tracks from their debut albums over at AOL Sessions.

Now the Young Money rapper is offering a reward of $50,000 for the safe return of her young monkey. We took the liberty of drafting up a “lost pet” poster to help out our favorite Harajuku Barbie. Please print out and post on all nearby telephone poles! After the jump: Nicki’s frantic tweets.

The news of Minaj’s lost chimp first broke across the Twitterverse when this message was posted on Sunday: “Dear Barbz, have u seen Oscar? U know…pink monkey I had wen I did Letterman…? He’s gone! Plz help! All Points Bulletin: Where’s Oscar?!!”

Nicki made the search for Oscar interesting with a cash reward offer. “$50,000 reward for Oscar. I call him Osk for short! He was last seen on a Miami bound plane from New York. Plz help!” she tweeted.

Things then took a heartbreaking turn when the “Girlfriend” rapper pleaded, “OSK!!!! OSK!!!!! Plz come back!!!! OSK!!!!! *breaks down n cries*”

Awww. Here’s hoping Oscar swings back to Nicki safe and sound, so she can put all this monkey business behind her.

Diddy feat. Chester French and Clinton Sparks – “Cîroc Star” (Director’s Cut)

We don’t know about you, but we could really go for a refreshing glass of Cîroc right about now. But that’s not where the vodka pimping ends! Diddy unveiled a new track at his Super Bowl party this past weekend, “Hello, Good Morning.” And the star of the live video—after Diddy, of course—is his beautiful bottle of booze.

Diddy – “Hello, Good Morning”(Live)

We somehow doubt “Cîroc Star,” an average, uninspired track (which comes off more like a hip-hop TV commercial jingle), will end up on the final cut of Combs’ fifth studio album Last Train to Paris (which still has no official release date yet). We are, however, fully expecting a Cîroc bottle to be front and center on the album cover.

Seriously, though, these videos are one step away from this:

The end of the video bears the slogan “Cash Money Records Established 1990: We Made It.” Despite the upbeat attitude and current success of the label, you can’t help but wonder how Weezy’s impending stint in prison—and his absence over the next year—will ultimately affect everyone involved.

“Lil Wayne is gonna be OK,” retired NYPD detective and noted “hip-hop cop” Derrick Parker told MTV News. “While he’s in jail, it’s a matter of fact they may not put him with the general population because of who he is and his popularity. They might lock him down and let him come out with a supervisor and stuff like that [when he's] in the main area—but he’s definitely going to be treated differently.”

As for Kevin Rudolf, so far there’s no official title or release date for his sophomore album. Maybe he’ll just wait till Weez’s own release…from the slammer.

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:: Carrie Underwood sang the national anthem at yesterday’s game, and she “pulled a Taylor” (ie. went flat while singing live in front of millions, but still remains likable). [MTV]

:: Chris Daughtry performed at the Super Bowl pre-game tailgate party, and sported a five-o-clock shadow on top of his head. [MJsbigblog]

:: David Cook is preparing his second studio album, and he’s apparently taking after fellow Idol winner Kelly Clarkson by possibly collaborating with Ryan Tedder and Max Martin, among others. [EW]

:: Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick might take her buddy Adam Lambert as her date to the Academy Awards. Can he give her some styling tips? Her last few dresses have been sorely lacking in the glam department. [Zap 2 It]