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Friday, December 28, 2012

Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Rihanna And The Best Photos From The NBA On Christmas

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian watch Lamar Odom and the L.A. Clippers

Lil Wayne at the Heat/Thunder game

Chris Brown and Rihanna take in the Lakers/Knicks game

Ray Allen's Christmas Jordans
Kobe Bryant and...those.

YouTube Strips Universal, Sony/BMG & RCA Records Of 2 Billion Fake Views, Issues Terms Of Violations To Some Users


Written by Chase Hoffberger @chasehoffberger Via Daily Dot

Google slashed the cumulative view counts on YouTube channels belonging to Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG, and RCA Records by more than 2 billion views Tuesday, a drastic winter cleanup that may be aimed at shutting down black hat view count-building techniques employed by a community of rogue view count manipulators on the video-sharing site.

Universal's channel is the one that took the biggest hit. According to figures compiled by the YouTube statistics analysts at SocialBlade, the record company's YouTube channel lost more than 1 billion views from its preexisting tally of 7 billion views Tuesday.




Sony/BMG was the second largest sufferer, dropping more than 850 million views in one day, bringing its total number of views to a mere 2.3 million. RCA, which got off scot free by comparison, dipped 159 million views. Its tally now sits more modestly at 120 million views.

In addition, each label's YouTube archives are now surprisingly thin. UMG, which had long held a heavy hand in YouTube operations, now only boasts five videos on its YouTube channel, none of which are actual songs—and none of which last more than 1:23.

Sony's page, by comparison, is currently empty. The company did not respond to the Daily Dot's request for comment.

Other notable channels affected include the ones belonging to Michael JacksonChris BrownBeyoncĂ©, and Avril Lavigne, among others. More than 500 prominent YouTube channels have been stripped of preexisting YouTube views in the past 30 days, something that causes concern when you consider that YouTube views counts, unlike subscriber statistics, are cumulative and cannot organically drop at any point throughout their existence.

Google's takedown of these major music channels came on the same day that hundreds of YouTubers took to Google forums and their own YouTube channels to inform their peers that they'd been subject to a series of video takedowns for violations of YouTube's Terms of Service (TOS). Some speculated that the widespread video takedowns were caused by a technical error, but YouTube confirmed that the users violated TOS item 4, Section H, which bans automated methods of inflating view counts. 

"This was not a bug or a security breach. This was an enforcement of our viewcount policy," wrote a Google representative on the forums.

The apparent crackdown on fake views became a major talking point Wednesday on Black Hat World, a forum where users trade tips about unethical search engine optimization tactics.

The thread's first post alluded to a friend of the poster who "sells likes" and was recently told by four different customers that their videos "got deleted due to TOS violation."

"Now I also got a message from a customer who ordered views from me that his video was removed," the individual wrote, sparking a six page conversation that continues on to this moment—and mentions Universal Music Group throughout.

"I spoke with some people on Skype and 2-3 more have the same problems with videos being removed for fake views," the original poster added in a later post. "Likes are from YLH (YouLikeHits) and AddMeFast and views from ViralSocial in my case."

Later in the thread, the conversation turned towards an individual known in some online circles as Tapangoldy, a 16-year-old seller of YouTube views who is prominent on the cheap favors website Fiverr and claimed last month to have already raised $60,000through the site. Recently, he closed up shop for a few days "to fix all issue thanks."


Photo via Fiverr
Tapangoldy, who among other things had offered YouTubers an excess of 10,700 new views to any video of their choosing for $5, held a 98 percent "Gig Rating" before becoming inundated with negative reviews on Wednesday, most of which painted him as a fraud who uses bots to accrue YouTube views.

Although Tapangoldy seems to be one of the top-rated sellers of YouTube views, he isn’t the only Fiverr user whose business has been affected. One Black Hat World user wrote, “I'm just having great fun watching the Fiverr bloodbath. Most the top rated gigs for views are either paused or being flooded with bad reviews.”

How closely is Tapangoldy tied to Universal, Sony, and RCA? It's something we can't presently confirm. The Daily Dot has been unable to contact him during his temporary exile, and he could have nothing to do with the labels’ overnight YouTube collapse. But Tapangoldy's sudden change in fortune comes at an interesting time considering all of the preexisting elements, their pertinence to the major label music structure or otherwise.

YouTube did not respond to the Daily Dot's request for comment.

UPDATE: Universal acknowledged the sudden drop in views, and told the Daily Dot that the Universal Music Group channel, though popular, has been mostly dormant since the company shifted its focus to individual channels hosted on Vevo, which Universal founded in conjunction with Sony Music, Abu Dhabi Media Company, and E1 Entertainment in 2009.

Petition To Deport CNN's Piers Morgan Because Of His Views On U.S. Gun Control Gaining Steam. 62,000 Signatures & Counting


The petition to deport British CNN host Piers Morgan is gaining steam. The petition created December 21 on the White House e-petition website by a user in Texas accuses Morgan of engaging in a "hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution" by targeting the Second Amendment. It demands he be deported immediately for "exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens."

Within a day or two the petition had 25,000 signatures requiring a response from President Obama. As it now stands there are 62,881 signatures.

Morgan has been outspoken regarding his views that America must do something about it's gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting massacre. He specifically wants assault weapons & high-capacity magazines banned.

Morgan's temper reached a boling point last Tuesday during an interview with gun advocate Larry Pratt on the "Piers Morgan Show." Morgan said to his guest, “You’re an unbelievably stupid man, aren’t you?"




Despite the call for him to be deported, Morgan is not backing down. He has taken to Twitter where he has continued to espouse his views.







What do you think of the petition to deport Morgan?






Piers Morgan calls Larry Pratt "an incredibly stupid man"



Shawty Lo To Star In New Oxygen Reality Show With 10 Babies’ Mamas


Whether we like it or not, Ratchet TV is here to stay!
With the success of shows like Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, which brought killer ratings to VH1 while sparking one of the most engaging discussions of any show on air via Twitter each and every week, networks are led to believe that the African American audience loves the portrayal of women fighting, men fathering multiple kids out of wedlock and openly dating multiple women, and it is their new cash cow.  Now, Oxygen (the network Oprah originally co-founded) wants in.
They’ve ordered up a new series titled All My Babies’ Mamas which features Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo and wait for it…. all 10 of his baby mamas. According to Shadow and Act, the one hour weekly special will feature Shawty Lo showing off his huge 10-bedroom, eight-bathroom Georgia home while balancing what’s left of his career, 10 baby mamas and 11 kids.
Oh, you are really not ready for this foolery.
In the trailer, there’s a rundown of some of the mamas, starting with Ecreia the former fiancĂ©e known as the “First Lady” because she controls the cash flow.  There there’s Angela aka “Chocolate” who is the ‘Fighter Baby Mama,’ Amanda is the “Jealous Baby Mama,” Sujuan is the ‘Wanna-Be Bougie Baby Mama,’ Tamara is the ‘No Drama Baby Mama,’ Serena who is the “Shady Baby Mama,” and Liana aka “Pebbles” who’s the “Baby Mama from Hell.”
To top it all off, Shawty Lo has a new 19-year-old girlfriend he’s been dating for a year who is the same age as his oldest kids.
Somewhere Oprah is clutching her pearls and thanking God she sold her stake in the network.
According to Cori Abraham, Senior Vice President of Development at Oxygen Media:
All My Babies’ Mamas’ will be filled with outrageous and authentic over-the-top moments that our young, diverse female audience can tweet and gossip about.
Check out the trailer below:

Just a little something to think about: According to a Nielsen study, African Americans watch more television than any other race in the United States. Networks are aware of this research and they are also aware of what type of shows get the highest ratings. Whether we want to accept it or not, we control the programming by what we choose to tune into

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Trey Songz Denies Being Gay After Leaked Photo Shows Him Allegedly Playing Kissy Face With Another DL Brotha

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Trey Songz Denies Gay Photo

Rumors have been swirling around for years that suspect R&B artist Trey Songz is gay. Recently, a photo hit the web that reignited those rumors.
The photo shows a man who resembles Trey playing ‘hide the tongue’ with another young man in the backseat of a car. Well, it looks like Trey wasn’t feeling the negativity and took to his Twitter account to shut down the rumor….
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YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!
Trey kinda addressed the rumor without really denying it, eh? However, nay-sayers who don’t believe Trey could ever like it up the poop-chute claim another gentlemen is the gay bandit in the photo.


Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Carmelo Anthony, Beyonce, John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Will Ferrell, Chris Rock, Cameron Diaz & More Demand An End To Gun Violence In Powerful New PSA [Video]

 
America has seen a rash of mass shootings in places such as Newtown, Connecticut, Aurora, California, Virginia Tech, the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and Columbine High School.

Celebrities across the country like Carmelo Anthony, Beyonce, John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Will Ferrell, Chris Rock, Cameron Diaz, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Aniston, Conan O'Brien, Sarah Silverman, Olivia Munn and more have teamed up with http://www.demandaplan.org/ seeking a change in America's gun policies.

Tt’s time. Join more than 750 mayors and 750,000 grassroots supporters to demand that President Obama and Congress step forward with a plan to end gun violence.

Our efforts cannot bring back the 20 innocent children murdered in Newtown, CT -- or the 34 people murdered with guns every day in America. But we can prevent future tragedies by passing common sense legislation that will:

1. Require a criminal background check for every gun sold in America
2. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines
3. Make gun trafficking a federal crime, including real penalties for “straw purchasers”


If you're interested in signing the petition for change head over to http://www.demandaplan.org/ and watch the powerful message below.


The Obamas Head To Hawaii For The Holidays

 
Aloha! The First Family’s annual Hawaiian holiday has begun. President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle and adorable First Daughters Malia and Sasha were spotted departing on Air Force One for their trip to the President’s hometown, Honolulu for the holidays. When they landed, the family was as picturesque as ever, with the First Lady looking impeccable in a printed dress. Ever stylish and comfortable, Sasha and Malia embraced the tropical weather in light prints and cute flats. We wish them a very happy holiday season with lots of fun in the sun!


Rihanna And Karrueche Send Each Other Subliminal Messages

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When Breezy’s away, the birds don’t play……nice
Ratchet Rih-Rih is back on her best bullish for the holiday season.
The Roc Nation roster chick did a little multi-tasking over the weekend and managed to piss off lil crunchy Karrueche all while piff-puffin in a kini with her bajan bawwwdy on blast.
Rih started with this photo and caption, hinting that she’s “the fave…”
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And followed up with a not-so-subliminal shot at Kae with this message and caption…
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SMH. Just when all the messy mayhem between these two seemed to be settling down. Hit the flip to hear what Karrueche had to say…

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106 & Park: T.I. Discusses His Varying Names and Rap Personas

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Audience Identification Characters Cast for ‘Transformers 4′



Shia LaBeouf won’t be coming back to the Transformers franchise for the fourth installment, so director Michael Bay has had to seek out new human protagonists to interact with blue screens / rigs with dots on them that will later be digitally exchanged with giant robots. Mark Wahlberg has already been cast, and now he will be joined by Nicola Peltz and Brenton Thwaites.
You may or may not recognize Peltz. She was one of the leads in M. Night Shyamalan’s deliriously dumb The Last Airbender. Is coming to this series a step down or merely a lateral move for her? Thwaites is an Australian soap opera actor who’s recently started doing stuff in the US. He was in the Lifetime Channel remake of The Blue Lagoon, and will play a prince in Disney’s Maleficent (he certainly looks bland and white enough for the role).
Really, how good or bad they or Whalberg will be in the movie is immaterial. This is Transformers. The only question that concerns me is this: can any of them run and go “nononononononononNONONONONONONO” the way LaBeouf could? If not, the magic is truly lost.
Trans4mers is set to come out June 27th, 2014. Thanks to Slashfilm, who also provided the image, for the scoop.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

15 Signs He's TOTALLY Not Over His Ex

You've just found yourself in a great relationship with a new guy and you're envisioning wedding bells and babies ... when all of a sudden, it dawns on you -- you're also dating his ex. Why? He's broken a cardinal rule of dating: getting involved with someone new before getting over his ex.
How do you know he's not over his ex? Let's examine some signs that he's SO not over his ex.

1) He accidentally calls you by her name. Often enough that you're starting to wonder if you should change your name to hers, just to feel less crappy about it.
2) His mantle, desktop, and cellphone pictures are all of the two of them together in better days.
3) He's still obsessively interested in what she's doing and who she's doing it with, and he won't stop talking about her new guy to you.
4) He's always in contact with her on social media. From responding to her Facebook updates to using Twitter to reply to everything she ever says, he's all over her.
5) She's still number 1 on his speed dial.
6) Her parents are number 2.
7) He refuses to change his Facebook status from "single" to "in a relationship with (your name)" because, well, he dodges that one.
8) Good or bad, he's always comparing her to you. You're getting used to hearing "(ex's name) blah blah blah" when it comes to anything from the way you snore to how you like your eggs.
9) He can't stop complaining about her. Sounds like a good sign, right? He hates her! Problem is, he's still THINKING about her that much.
10) He reads and rereads her texts in front of you.
11) In fact, he's still texting her regularly - and when she doesn't immediately reply, he seems upset.
12) He's still *ahem* dating her. But he's going to break it off, he promises! *Ahem* lies *ahem*!
13) He's always ready and eager to help her out with anything. Doesn't matter what's up, he'll drop what he's doing and help her.
14) He's been using your computer to check up on her - googling her, looking at her LinkedIn profile, you name it.
15) He insists on walking out of the room every time she calls so you can't hear the conversation.
Have you ever been in this situation? What did you do?

15 Alleged Hollywood Hook-Ups

Celebrities are known for having a good time, but what happens when that “good time” includes a fellow celebrity?
You get our list of 15 alleged hollywood hook-ups.  From Nas and Amy Winehouse to Kobe Bryant and Trina, check out the list below.
Ray J and Whitney Houston (RIP)
Getty: John Gichigi
Reports surfaced in 2007, that Brandy’s brother was dating (late singer) Whitney Houston.
Their alleged fling raised eyebrows considering that Houston is over 20 years older than the R&B singer.
Amy Winehouse and Nas (RIP)
Getty: Sylvia Linares
Amy Winehouse and Nas were spotted in London earlier this year leaving Damian Marley’s birthday party.
The photos sparked controversy considering Winehouse previously recorded a song titled “Me And Mr. Jones” allegedly about her love for the rapper.
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Gucci Mane and Mya were spotted at Atlanta’s Velvet Room night club in 2009, in seemingly compromising positons.
Mya quickly shot down romance rumors herself however, telling DJ Whoo Kid,
“That was a rumor as well that I had to laugh at. No diss, but the way people turn things around. I’d taken a photo with him at a club and I went to say bye, my manager was present and I went to say by to Gucci and I said something in his ear but I had to get closer because the club music was so loud, they caught me in the wrong pose looking like we had just finished kissing or that we were kissing.”
Getty: Prince Williams
Amber Rose And Chris Brown
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Rumors swirled that Amber Rose and Chris Brown hooked up in 2009 at Diddy’s White Party, while she was still with Kanye.
Several people claimed to confirm the rumor by posting pictures of the pair talking at the event including Chris Brown’s good friend Teyana Taylor who said they were “cupcakin it all night.”
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50 Cent And Paris Hilton
Getty: Jamie McCarthy
50 Cent and Paris Hilton were spotted looking mighty cozy in Las Vegas back in 2007 before the MTV Video Music Awards.
Getty: Jason Merritt
The G-Unit head has denied ever being involved with the heiress and later sparked controversy by telling her to “Get the f*ck off the stage” during one of his performances, allegedly making her cry.
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Around the same time Ray-J was spotted with Whitney Houston, the R&B singer and sextape star was seen with Lil Kim.
The “Wait A Minute” collaborators were spotted by TMZ cameras in 2007 entering a party hand in hand.
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Drake and Rihanna
Getty: Johnny Nunez
Drake and Rihanna reportedly hooked up in 2009 at New York’s Lucky Strike bowling alley.
Drake initially denied reports of their hookup saying, “It’s not like that at all.”I’m being honest. [She's] just a friend, that’s all. A great artist.”
He then went on to pen “Fireworks” about their hookup that famed May night.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye  
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There were reports in 2010 that the real reason why Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Reggie Bush broke up was because she cheated with Kanye West.
Kardashian went on to call the rumors “completely false” but has since been spotted with West taping for an episode of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” an according to In Touch magazine,
“Kanye had his arm around her all evening! He was rubbing her knee all night – they definitely looked like a couple.”
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Rihanna And Kanye
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In 2008 Star Magazine reported that Rihanna and Kanye were spotted kissing backstage at a T.I. concert.
“Rihanna was sitting on Kanye’s lap, singing along to the music. Before long, the two were full-on kissing each other. People were shocked. After a while, Rihanna must have realized people were watching, because she had her security escort her back to the dressing room.”

Amber Rose and Reggie Bush
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In 2010 rumors circulated that Amber Rose had moved on from Kanye West and was hooking up with NFL star Reggie Bush.
The ex-girlfriend of Ye and ex-boyfriend of Kim Kardashian were reportedly spotted at the EPSYs getting mighty cozy, where a reported lap dance took place.
HollywoodLife reports,
“The 27-year-old socialite and model, who broke up with rapper Kanye West earlier this month after dating for two years, grabbed Reggie’s hand, stared deeply into his eyes and began to give the athlete a sensual lap dance. Although there was music playing in the background, Amber moved to her own beat and Reggie loved every second of it.”

Trina and Kobe
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In 2009 there were reports of an alleged altercation between rapper Trina and Vanessa, the wife of Kobe Bryant sparked by a line where the femcee said,
“This n*gga thinkin’ I’m sweatin’ his Rolex watch, you need more than that, to get in my thighs. A car that’s fly, maybe a house in the sky, I know you wanna beat it up right quick, And I was the first b*tch Kobe cheated on his wife with…”
Trina later went on to deny sleeping with Bryant and released a statement saying the rap was “fabricated.”
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Wale And Solange
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In 2009, DMV rapper Wale made headlines after declaring his love for Beyonce’s little sister.
The two were known to flirt on Twitter before being spotted out together at Central Park.
Following that, he told Honey Magazine,
“I do love her, we’re friends. She’s amazing. She’s a good person. Any single mother contributing to society the way she does — I got a lot of love for them.”

Photo Credit: gossips-celebrity.com

Khloe Kardashian And Jeezy
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In 2008 there were reports that the youngest Kardashian was booed up with Young Jeezy.
The two were spotted partying in Vegas for her 24th birthday alongside her family, Reggie Bush, Lauren London and the Haqq twins from “ATL.”
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Diddy And Sienna Miller
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Shortly after Diddy’s twin daughters were born, there were reports that he was hooking up with actress Sienna Miller.
TMZ cameras caught the mogul entering a hotel room with Miller and described the surprised look on his face saying,
“Diddy, father of newborn twins, was spotted dropping off Miller at her NYC hotel this morning after a rumored night of partying together in the city. Diddy had a trapped rat look when he noticed cameras watching from across the street — and we’re told a bodyguard was sent over to the photographer to try and get him to delete the footage.”
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Amber Rose And Fabolous
Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez
Rumors circulated in October that Kanye’s ex-girlfriend had moved on to Fabolous and was pregnant with his baby.
Both Amber and Fab have denied the rumors of being involved and expecting.
Amber took to her Twitter account to say,
“Whoa…Lol I’m NOT Pregnant…Please ppl the internet is 97% wrong ABOUT ME…I’m not THAT girl they portray me to be.”
Fabolous also chimed in on Twitter saying,
“I see Media Takeout is the urban CNN.. Despite the rumor I didn’t get anyone pregnant.. #ItAintMineTweet”