Lil Wayne, Drake, and Chris Brown to Perform at Summer Jam

It’s shaping up to be a hot summer. Lil Wayne, Drake, and Chris Brown have been announced as performers for Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam concert.


This year’s lineup also includes Birdman and Young Money, Dipset, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Lloyd Banks and friends, Wiz Khalifa, and Waka Flocka Flame. The New York radio station-hosted show will take place on Sunday, June 5, at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The hip-hop fest has featured memorable appearances in the past from Michael Jackson, who joined Jay-Z onstage, as well as Eminem, Kanye West, and the late Notorious B.I.G.

Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton Bond Over Jail Time

Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton Bond Over Jail Time

Looks like Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton have more in in common than you would have thought.

In the April issue of Interview Magazine, the bad boy rapper and party-girl heiress bonded over their love for music, clubs, and freedom after jail.


Miss Hilton and the "Lollipop" singer chatted via phone during which time they broke the ice while conversing about their time in the slammer.

"There were times when it was pretty tough to be by yourself, and to have no television, no nothing. That was kind of tough," said Wayne of his one-month stint in solitary confinement, after being caught with an MP3 at Rikers Island last year.

Hilton, who served 23 days in prison in 2007 after violating her probation for repeatedly driving on a suspended license and ignoring court orders, empathized, "I know how you feel. It's the best feeling in the world when you come out."

Paris and Wayne are currently each working on their music careers. They even exchanged phone numbers for a future collaboration."That would be the sickest thing," said Hilton, who hopes to release her second album this summer.

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Randy Jackson promises 'hot' American Idol

Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler are going to bring "heat" to the new series of 'American Idol'.

The two singers have joined Randy Jackson on the panel after previous judges Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres left the show but Randy thinks this year's contestants are even more talented than in previous seasons and says the new series will be better than ever.

He said: "It's gonna be hot. You're gonna love it. I'm telling you, trust me. There's lots of new talent.

"Heat, that's what they're going to bring. Watch, you're going to love them. Steven is mad cool. I love him."

Along with a new panel Randy joked he has some other changes planned for the show, including a live performance and album collaboration between him, TV host Mario Lopez and rapper Lil Wayne.

He added in an interview with RadarOnline.com: "Mario's gonna sing. We're gonna do a hip hop album with Mario. Me and Mario and Lil Wayne are doing this crazy album. The only problem, we just gotta call Lil Wayne first."

Jennifer Lopez has previously revealed she is excited about the talent so far - even though the lengthy audition process did take its toll.

She said: "We've put a bunch of people through - probably more than they have in the past.

"We have about 15-20 real superstars, people who could be recording artists.

"I've cried. We get a lot of elation when we put them through and devastation, almost, when they're not. But it's been a ball."

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Wayne's New Year's Eve Mic Mishap

Lil Wayne's New Year's Eve (31Dec10) concert was marred by an audio mishap on Friday night - when the rapper's microphone appeared to go out during a live broadcast.

The hip-hop star took the stage to rock the crowd at Manhattan's 230 Fifth rooftop bar as part of NBC network's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly - as the TV host counted down the minutes to 2011 from New York.

However, the mishap didn't stop the show - the duo ended the performance by encouraging their fans to put your hands up

Introduced by Nicki Minaj, who called Wayne "the undisputed best rapperalive," Wayne began lyrics to his track 6 Foot 7 Foot, and was joined by his newest protege, Cory Gunz - but their voices couldn't be heard over the music beats and screaming fans.
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However, the mishap didn't stop the show - the duo ended the performance by encouraging their fans to "put your hands up" and Wayne later returned to the stage for a rendition of Right Above It, although the audio issue did not appear to be resolved.

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