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Kanye West Does Cannes By Yacht

Erika Brooks Adickman — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:52:15 +0000

Ahoy, mateys! Kanye West was spotted today taking in the sights of Cannes by yacht. (No, we don’t think it was Pharrell’s musical Love Boat.) Apparently, he’s not just in town to kiss pretty ladies and jam on stage with Jamie Foxx. The recent Coachella performer kept it casual in while at sea in black t-shirt and matching black hoodie. Jump below for a full look at the monster rapper getting his sea legs — or walk the plank!

Kanye West And Jamie Foxx Unearth “Gold Digger” At Cannes

Idolator Staff — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:32:06 +0000

We’re not saying Kanye West and Jamie Foxx are gold-diggers, but they definitely knew what they were doing dusting off their 2005 mega-smash “Gold Digger.” The Oscar-winning “Yep, Dat’s Me” singer and his Coachella-rocking buddy hit up the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival’s Red Granite party, treating the crowd to their half-decade-old hit. How’d it compare to the Cannes performances by Jessie J and Lady Gaga? Find out below.

‘American Idol’: Naima & Thia Voted Off, Fantasia Performs

Robbie Daw — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:03:47 +0000

Just in case you didn’t get the memo from Ryan Seacrest, last night’s elimination round of American Idol was to have two contestants voted off. And the episode didn’t disappoint—well, unless you were fans of either Naima Adedapo or Thia Megia. One surprise, however, came when the usual group performance was ditched in favor of the Top 11 contestants splitting into duet partners, trios and quartets. Read on!

The first duet came from Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, who took on Idol alum Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis’ “I Told You So.” The country-leaning pair sitting and making googly eyes at each other while singing the heart-tugging ballad was far more entertaining than watching Jacob Lusk and Naima Adedapo’s awkward dancing while delivering their rendition of Ashford & Simpson’s “Solid.” Naima was the first one to land in the Bottom Three.

Next up was Thia, Pia Toscano and Haley Reinhart’s karaoke-lite version of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.” Sorry, girls, but it was pretty cheesy. But if it’s any comfort, we’ve yet to hear Katy herself deliver a truly great live performance of her hit.

Thia was shuffled off to join Naima in the Bottom Three before James Durbin, Paul McDonald, Casey Abrams and Stefano Langone took the stage with their respective instruments and banged out the best performance of the evening, a cover of Paul McCartney & Wings’ “Band On The Run.” Afterwards, Paul wound up filling out the Bottom Three, which wasn’t really a shock to us, given his wobbly turn on “Rocket Man” Wednesday night.

Before the results were given, Season 3 winner Fantasia returned to the Idol stage to dish up her Back To Me single “Collard Greens & Cornbread.”

And after the Black Eyed Peas’ performance of “Just Can’t Get Enough” the other week, will.i.am returned to rap on Rio soundtrack jam “Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)” with Jamie Foxx.

In the end, Paul wound up safe, while Thia and Naima got the axe. If we had our way, Stefano would have been tossed out instead of reggae-loving Naima, but such is the way of the cruel American Idol machine.

What did you think of last night’s results?

Yep, Dat’s Jamie Foxx On The ‘Tonight Show’

Robbie Daw — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:09:12 +0000

Jamie Foxx took to the Tonight Show With Jay Leno stage last night to promote recently-released album Best Night Of My Life, and there was nary an Auto-Tuned vocal to be heard. The seemingly unstoppable entertainer-of-all-trades started off crooning his new ballad “Fall For Your Type” (sans Drake) then segued into club jam “Yep Dat’s Me” (sans Ludacris and Soulja Boy, who was probably off yapping to anyone who’ll listen that he wrote “Whip My Hair”). Watch below.

Taylor Swift Wins The Xmas Chart Race

Idolator Staff — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:15:19 +0000

It was freaking Christmas last week, people. Did you think anyone was going to knock sweet, family-friendly cover girl Taylor Swift out of the top spot on the chart? Not a chance. (Oh Taylor, don’t act all surprised.) In what is traditionally one of the biggest weeks of the year for music sales, shoppers picked up another 276,000 copies of Speak Now, delivering Taylor her second straight week at #1. Swift easily held off new albums from Jamie Foxx and Keyshia Cole. But did anyone give Michael Jackson’s posthumous Michael for Xmas? Find out after the jump.

Last-minute shopping for the week ending Dec. 26 also benefitted a number of other albums that (presumably) made for lovely stocking stuffers: the Glee Christmas album sold 160,000 copies (up 1% to grab the #3 spot); Eminem’s Recovery jumped 15 spots to take #7, with 137,000 copies (that’s a 100% increase); and Rihanna’s Loud crept back into the top 10, rising 1 spot with sales of 111,000 copies (up 33%).

But all of that amounted to a lump of coal for Keri Hilson, whose No Boys Allowed album was denied a Top 10 debut. She had to settle for #11, with sales of 102,000. Wonder if anyone thinks this was Santa’s way of telling Keri she’s on the naughty list.

What did you think of this week’s results?

1. Taylor Swift, Speak Now *4 weeks*
2. Susan Boyle, The Gift
3. Glee Cast, Glee: The Music—The Christmas Album
4. Jackie Evancho, O Holy Night
5. Michael Jackson, Michael
6. Jamie Foxx, Best Night Of My Life *new*
7. Eminem, Recovery
8. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday
9. Keyshia Cole, Calling All Hearts *new*
10. Rihanna, Loud

Jamie Foxx “Fall For Your Type” And “Yep, That’s Me” On ‘GMA’

Becky Bain — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:13:05 +0000

On the eve of the release of his new album Best Night Of My Life, Jamie Foxx brought the country out of its collective slumber with a one-two punch performance on Good Morning America. The suited-up singer crooned out his soulful tune, “Fall For Your Type“, followed by the Halle Berry-referencing club number, “Yep, That’s Me“. Hop below to watch!

Jamie Foxx – “Fall For Your Type” and “Yep, That’s Me” (Live)

Best Night Of My Life, drops tomorrow, and we’re curious how well it will sell — although the publicity for this album has been so-so, the singer-actor’s last two albums charted pretty impressively at #1 and #3 on the Billboard 200. We’ll have to wait til the new year to see how many people picked up Foxx’s LP as a last-minute Christmas gift.

Jamie Foxx Spends His Birthday With Drake And Ellen

Becky Bain — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:24:05 +0000

Jamie Foxx, who turns 43 today, swung by The Ellen DeGeneres Show this morning to compare astrological signs with the cheery talk show host and reveal his big b-day plans: “I wanna get arrested!” Uh, be careful what you joke about, Jamie — hip-hop stars being thrown behind bars appears to be a growing trend this year, and you know what they say about the Rule of Threes. Catch Jamie and Drake performing their song “Fall For Your Type” below.

Jamie Foxx and Drake – “Fall For Your Type”

Jamie also sat down with Ellen, and though he sounded downtrodden while performing his sad song, the birthday boy was in very high spirits. He’s certainly having a better day than he was in the song’s video.

Happy b-day, Jamie! And just remember, if you do end up partying too hardy and get arrested, you can’t blame it on the alcohol and get away with it.

Jamie Foxx And Drake Maintain Balance With “Fall For Your Type” Video

Idolator Staff — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:14:42 +0000

Jamie Foxx takes falling in love to new heights in the video for “Fall For Your Type,” in which he literally plummets off a downtown-LA skyscraper thanks to comely model (and Playboy Playmate) Jessica Burciaga. Fresh from having the “Best Night of My Life”, this Chris Robinson-directed video depicts the film and music superstar having a decidedly bad day, with an appearance by Drake. Watch it here.

This artistic vid makes good use of slow-motion and a few striking visuals, most notably that of Foxx hurtling through the air amidst broken glass. A few less bankable items also take a tumble, including a cell phone into a glass of Chardonnay – though nothing quite lives up to the sight of an Academy Award winner dropping to what seems a certain demise.

What actually happens when Foxx reaches the end of his descent remains a mystery, since the video instead opts to have Jamie and his plunge-worthy girlfriend patch things up at the end. And who says a relationship has to be over just because she pushed you out of a high-rise?

Best Night Of My Life, Foxx’s fourth studio album, is due December 21.

[Via Yardie]

Jamie Foxx Is Having The “Best Night Of My Life” On His Album Title Track

Becky Bain — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:42:57 +0000

The lead single to Jamie Foxx’s fourth studio album Best Night Of My Life, the Justin Timberlake collab “Winner“, was released all the way back in April — knee-deep into Winter, and now Fox’s camp is just starting to roll out the rest of his tracks only one fortnight til his LP drops on December 21. Beware, Jamie, the cautionary tale of The Black Eyed Peas, who released their first single a mere moment before The Beginning dropped to poor sales — for them, at least. Whatever happened to drumming up hype over a long period of time? Nicki Minaj and Kanye did it that way, and look how well that worked for them.

Anyway, listen to Jamie’s title track below and see if it was worth the wait.

Jamie Foxx feat. Wiz Khalifa - Best Night Of My Life

“If we keep lovin’ like this, we might make a child / A daughter or son, whichever one / Girl, you’re second to none,” sings Jamie.

The tune is surprisingly less stuffed up with excess beats and unnecessary production flare than we expected — you’d think the way most hip-hop songs are built these days, you’d need an overload of air horns just to keep people’s attention for three minutes. But this simple and sweet love jam hits it just right without ever going overboard. It’s also a great jumping off point for a more intense dance remix.

What do you think of the Oscar winner’s latest?

Jamie Foxx And Rick Ross Are “Living Better Now”

Idolator Staff — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:30:32 +0000

Jamie Foxx may or may not have some free time (depending on whether Skank Robbers really sees the light of day or Kane And Lynch goes into production). But, occupied with acting or not, he’s prepping a new album, Body, and he’s dropped a slinky first single. With an assist from Bawse-man Rick Ross (and a nice Notorious B.I.G. sample), “Living Better Now” finds Foxx living large and seducing the ladies in sly style. Hear it below:

Jamie Foxx f/ Rick Ross - Living Better Now

Produced by Bink (of Kanye West’s “Devil In A New Dress”), the track follows a series of extremely club-ready Foxx tracks. But will it be as big as “Blame It”?

[Via Rap-Up]