Diddy-Dirty Money's "Coming Home" Tour Dates

4/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Epic Center 
4/14 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues 
4/15 – Detroit, MI @ Sound Board – MotorCity Casino 
4/16 – Providence, RI – TBD 
4/20 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus 
4/21 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues 
4/22 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom 
4/23 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Showboat 
4/24 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 
4/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle 
4/28 – Jacksonville, FL @ Plush 
4/29 – Melbourne, FL @ Levelz 
4/30 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing 
5/1 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues 
5/6 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre 
5/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia 
5/8 – Anaheim, CA @ The Grove 
5/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ovations Live Showroom 
5/12 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 
5/14 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre 
5/15 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant


Order your Diddy-Dirty Money tickets from Ticketmaster.


I would love to see them in Atlanta but I have a new job now which means, I can't request days off anytime soon. :(

Mixtape Download: C-Weav - "The Cover Letter"

Check out the newest mixtape, The Cover Letter, from one of CandiPop's favorite unsigned artists NC's own, C-Weav. 

Download: "The Cover Letter"

Audio: Kanye West Speaks About Illuminati Rumors + Mos Def Freestyles

Kanye and Mos Def at The Blue Note Ft. Robert Glasper Experiment by cisconyc

spotted at Thisis50

Video: Jennifer Hudson - "Where You At"

I'm about a week late with this video, but who cares right?! LOL. Well here's the new video from Jennifer Hudson's new single, "Where You At", from her upcoming album I Remember Me releasing March 22.

Video: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Lady Gaga premiered her new video for "Born This Way" today and I am just at a lost for words. She just gets more weirder with every album. But I do really LOVE the song and the message behind it.

Check it out for yourself.

New Music: Willow Smith - "21st Century Girl"

Willow Smith debuts her new single "21st Century Girl" on Oprah tomorrow but you can listen to it here on CandiPop first.

 Willow Smith - 21st Century Girl by Willow Smith

CIAA Party & Event List

WEDNESDAY 

WALE OFFICIAL COLLEGE KICKOFF PARTY – Hosted by: Wale

Summit Ave Entertainment Complex

VIP $40 and General Admission $10 - Buy

Club935.com 

THURSDAY

--Day--

CIAA CELEBRATION AT 5TH ELEMENT

5th Element 

$20 all day pass

5thelementnc.com/

--Night--

CIAA CELEBRATION AT 5TH ELEMENT

5th Element

$20

5thelementnc.com

ERIC BENET LIVE! | THE PRELUDE

 Luna Lounge

$20 advance tickets

theprelude2011.eventbrite.com

THURSDAY NIGHT TOSS UP (RALEIGH VS CHARLOTTE) 

Belk Theater at Bluementhal Performing Arts Center

$15-$25

mazentertainment.net/ alistnc.com/

GUCCI MANE LIVE

Club 935

$20 & up

Club935.com

WE OWN THE BLOCK: SPECIAL GUEST LANCE GROSS 

Dharma Lounge

$10 adv tickets

froma2zentertainment.com/

FRIDAY

--Day--

DAYHEM FIRST EVER ALL DAY PARTY

Cosmos

Tickets

CIAA DAY PARTY WITH BAD BOY ENT DJ SNS

1p-6p

$10 adv tickets

ciaadaypartythebreakfastclub.eventbrite.com/

THE PRICE IS RIGHT

Luna Lounge 

12p - 7p

--Night--

THE PREMIERE WITH DJ KOOL

Westin Hotel

alistnextevent.com/

THE OFFICIAL CIROC BOYZ C.I. CELEBRITY TAKEOVER

Whiskey River Nightclub

cirocboyz.eventbrite.com/

CELEBRITY 1ST FRIDAYS WITH DRAKE

Club 935

$40 and up

Tickets

CI VIP AFFAIR

Grand Central

Tickets

RED TIE SOCIETY LAUNCH PARTY

Maggiano's SouthPark

$20 and up

Tickets

Saturday

--day--

REHAB

Black Finn

Tickets

PINDEMONIUM 2

Strike City

Tickets

RETURN OF THE RAM 

Marriott Center City

$10

Tickets

MASTER MIX TOUR WITH BIZ MARKIE

Oasis Uptown

http://www.alistnc.com/ http://www.partyatthetent.com/

--Night--

MIKE EPPS WITH SHERYL UNDERWOOD

Bojangles Coliseum

Tickets

KID CAPRI GRANDE FINALE

Strike City

Tickets

POOCH HALL LADIES NIGHT

Omni Hotel

Tickets

LISA RAYE

Halo

$25 and up

Tickets

WIZ KHALIFA LIVE

Club 935

$30 and up

Tickets

LANCE GROSS AND WALE

Sheraton Charlotte Airport

$20 and up

Tickets

NXL21 URBAN GARDEN

Ritz-Carlton

Tickets

SATURDAY NIGHT FINALE

Bank of America's Founders Hall

$40 and up

Tickets

For a full and complete list of CIAA parties & events visit, http://www.cltcentral.com/

Photos: 2011 BET's Rip the Runway

BET's Rip the Runway was filmed Friday night with the sexy hosts model Selita Ebanks and actor Mehcad Brooks. Performers included; Wiz Khalifa, Keri Hilson, Fabolous, Melanie Fiona, Miguel, and Lloyd. Foxy Brown even made an appearance on the red carpet with her blue contacts, I never realized how pretty she is.

Rip the Runway airs March 21 at 10p on BET. 

Who Do You Think Would Win? CiCi vs. RiRi

Friday night Ciara made an appearance on E!'s Fashion Police and made what I think was an unnecessary comment about Rihanna. She's their to talk about fashion NOT how RiRi treated her a few months ago at some club. Well Rihanna got word of what Ciara said and the two went at it on Twitter.

Check out what Ciara said on Fashion Police and the tweets exchanged between the two...

I think their publicists stepped in quick because then the "apologies" came...

Maybe We Should Start Calling Him Chris Blonde...

With a new album releasing in March, Chris Brown Blonde, decided to switch his style up a bit. 

As I stare at the pictures more and more, the blonde is growing on me a bit. It could be because these pictures are totally photoshopped with the colors though. I need to see a non-colorized photo or him on television to see how it really looks.

His new album, F.A.M.E drops March 22.

2011 Oscar Red Carpet

Shaun Robinson

Preggo Natalie Portman

Matthew McConaughey with girlfriend model Camila Alves.
She's gorgeous!

Justin Timberlake, mmm...

Jennifer Hudson

Scarlett Johansson

Mandy Moore

Halle Berry

Mila Kunis

Trailer: Tyler Perry's Madeas Big Happy Family Reunion

Check out the official trailer for Tyler Perry's latest movie with an all star cast, Madea's Big Happy Family Reunion. The cast includes Bow Wow, Lauren London, Loretta Devine, and Teyana Taylor will be making her first acting debut.

Madea's Big Happy Family will be in theaters April 22.

In Case You Missed It: Bel Biv Devoe Live on Jimmy Fallon

Trailer: Hangover 2

Hangover 2 Trailer
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I just cannot wait for this movie to release! It will be out May 26, 2011.

Lady Gaga Sings 'Born This Way' Acapella at Madison Square Garden

She is truly a very talented artist you cannot say that Lady Gaga can't sing. 

In WTF News??!

One-hit wonder rapper Yung LA just recently got this ridiculous face tattoo of some type of duck. SMH. I just can't with this fad right now. Do they not realize this is going to be on their face for the rest of their lives?! 

Check out the video of him getting the tattoo and talking about his split from Grand Hustle Records and his new projects. 

Travie McCoy Performs on The Ellen

The very sexy Travie McCoy performed his second single, "We'll Be Alright", from his debut solo album Lazarus.

Shontelle Reminds Us She's An Island Girl Too...Sings Rihanna's "Man Down"

Singer Shontelle co-wrote Rihanna's track "Man Down" from the Loud album.

Queen Bey at the 2011 NBA All-Star Game

Because Beyonce will forever be relevant to me no matter how many "breaks" she take...She was at the All-Star game with hubby, Jay Z looking fabulous court side. 

Rihanna NBA AllStar Halftime Performance

Check out Rihanna performing "Umbrella" with a full orchestra, "Only Girl", "What's My Name" with Drake and the surprise performance that I told you all about yesterday of Kanye West's (Kanye turned heads with his red jeggings O_o) new single "All of the Lights".



...and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Rihanna the singer turned 23 today.

Trailer: Jumping the Broom

The new movie Jumping the Broom looks like a great comedy about an engaged couple who grew up living two completely different lives when they're families meet for the wedding it turns into complete chaos.

This movie has a star studded cast with Loretta Devine, Angela Bassett, Mike Epps, DeRay Davis, Meagan Good, Tasha Smith and many more.

Check out the trailer:

Official Video: All of The Lights - Kanye West ft. Rihanna & Kid Cudi

Rihanna's looking HOT as always.

"All of the Lights" is the second single from Kanye's latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.


It's rumored that Kanye will make a surprise appearance during the NBA's AllStar basketball game tomorrow. Rihanna is schedule to preform the halftime but Kanye may come out and do "All of the Lights".

Look Who We Found...

I was on Tumblr going through m dashboard looking at other's posts and noticed that MissJia posted a picture of a rapper who's been missing in action these past few years...Lil Zane! The post directed me to his Twitter page @lilzanesworld and on it he had a TON of twitpics posted and he even tweeted that he had a performance this weekend in Los Angeles.

Sweet Photo

Keri Hilson, Kanye West, and Vanessa Hudgens were spotted front row at designer Jeremy Scott's runway show for New York Fashion Week. 

Lady Gaga Graces The Cover of Billboard Magazine

Lady Gaga is on the cover of the March issue of Billboard Magazine discussing her new album & single "Born This Way", her Grammy's grand entrance & performance, and breaking Billboard's Hot 100 record. 

On the message of "Born This Way": "Harkening back to the early '90s when Madonna, En Vogue, Whitney Houston and TLC were making very empowering music for women and the gay community...the lyrics and the melodies were very poignant and very gospel and very spiritual. I said, 'That's the kind of record I need to make.' "

On the "Grammy egg": "I was thinking about birth. I was thinking about embryos. Even my hair color was a washed out rose color that I had at the Grammys, it was meant to be a hair expression, an after birth." 

Spotted at Billboard Magazine

Official Video: Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears

MTV just premiered the video for Britney Spears hot new single "Hold It Against Me".

Check it out.



Britney's new album Femme Fatale is set to drop March 29.

Official Video: Black Friday - Lil Kim

After 3 months from first releasing the Black Friday track Lil Kim has just premiered the video for the track. I just want her to give up this so-called "beef" between her and Nicki Minaj. If you want to make a comeback then do that, just stop throwing out Nicki's name every time you're able to speak. 


Anywho...check out the video. 





Kimmy does look nice though. 

In Case You Missed It: Jennifer Hudson on Ellen

Jennifer Hudson appeared on the Ellen show today. She performed her new single "Where You At" and talks about her new baby boy and her hot new body.






Her new album I Remember Me will be released March 22.

Official Video: "Bodies" - Cee Lo Green

Check out the Cee Lo Green's new video "Bodies" directed by Mikael Columbo Films. The video also features Kerry Washington, Janelle Monae, and Karl Lagerfeld.

Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez Take On Nicki Minaj

The two stars Selena Gomez & Taylor Swift confessed that they both are huge fans of Nicki Minaj and decided to rap to the song "Super Bass" on Nicki's Pink Friday album.

Selena Gomez


Taylor Swift

Oh, Beyonce...

Beyonce has been on the scene these past few days from the RocNation/Gucci pre-Grammy brunch, to the Grammy's with date Gwyneth Paltrow, to lunch with the girls on Valentine's Day she has been all around Los Angeles looking fabulous!

Let's just admire some of her great glam looks from the weekend.

Lunch with Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, sister Solange, and cousin Angie Beyince.