In an interview with Hardknock TV, Day26 criticized Donnie Klang for remarks he made on the finale of the second part of the third season of Making the Band 4. Specifically, his comments about Day26 having more TV time. I pulled the footage of the finale and watched this part of the show. Here is the exchange between Sway, the show's host, and Donnie:


This doesn't seem all that bad, but it struck a nerve with the members of Day26. Mike especially had harsh words, repeatedly saying "father f*** you" in reference to Donnie. I don't really care about the context, but repeatedly saying that phrase as he does in the interview just isn't professional or mature and it casts the group in a bad light. In any case, though, between the mixture of laughter and silence from the others, they all share in the responsibility for this interview.

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As more and more Bad Boy artists, marketing people and employees get on Twitter, they are discovering the personal and professional benefits that it can create. At the same time, most are still relatively new to it and, as such, are still learning the lay of the land and how they can get the most out of it and use it most effectively.

I'm here to help. From watching various members of the Bad Boy camp participate, I've developed this ten point guide to getting the most out of Twitter, from both a personal and professional perspective.

This includes a marketing perspective, as well, allowing you to create value and generate interest in whatever it is you are doing right now, in the form of traffic, replies and retweets (when someone else passes along a tweet that you sent). Yes, Twitter is (in part, at least) about self promotion or, more or less, talking about what you are doing.

With all of this said, I just wanted to say that one of the great things about Twitter is that it is what you make of it, in many ways. Plenty of people try to place "rules" on how others should participate, but the beauty of Twitter is that you can follow whoever you want. Everyone, no one or something in between. At the end of the day, the important thing is to stay true and respect others. These aren't "rules," just friendly advice.

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Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. The release of "Notorious" on DVD sends Biggie back up, "Imma Put It On Her" stalls, "Forever in a Day" holds modestly and "Echo" continues it's upward trend.

Albums

The Billboard 200

8. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 (down from 2).
85. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 81).

Billboard Comprehensive Albums

8. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 (down from 2).
91. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 89).

Top Digital Albums

15. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 (down from 5).

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At the recent Core DJ Retreat in Atlanta, in front of an audience of DJs and standing beside Akon, Red Cafe and Cassie, Diddy helped introduce the new remix to Red Cafe's "Hottest in the Hood." It features Jadakiss, Rick Ross, Fabolous, OJ da Juiceman and Diddy. The video from this appearance is below.

He also discussed the potential partnership with Akon's Konvict Muzik, that would bring Red Cafe to Bad Boy.

At the end of the clip, he tells the DJs a little bit about "Last Train to Paris," and how it will be different - not so different that they can't play it, but that it's something they'll have to believe in.

Though the video begins with text saying "P. Diddy & Akon announce collaboration with Shakedown Ent. artist Red Cafe," Diddy says in the video that the paperwork is not signed. So, although it looks like it's probably happening, I'll be waiting to declare it official until I hear something more concrete. Stay tuned.

In the video below, Diddy reveals that Bad Boy is in "final negotiations" to sign Red Cafe to Bad Boy through a joint venture with Akon's Konvict Muzik and Shakedown. Check out Red Cafe's MySpace (warning: visual content not suitable for all audiences) for more on him. After Diddy and Red Cafe talk, the new remix to Red Cafe's "Hottest in the Hood (Remix)" is played. It features Jadakiss, Rick Ross, Fabolous, OJ da Juiceman and Diddy.

Once the signing is confirmed, we'll have more.

Otis Taylor of The State has details on 100.1 The Beat's Birthday Bash in Columbia, South Carolina tonight. Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe are performing. It'll be at Club Level.

During last night's season three finale of Making the Band 4, it became clear that Danity Kane was over - for now and the foreseeable future, at least.

Diddy announced that he was letting the girls out of their contracts. He had mentioned this on a previous episode, stating that he was not releasing Dawn as he wanted to continue to work with her, without saying in what capacity. He also made a point to say that Dawn had a solo effort on the way.

Most likely, this means that Dawn Richard is now a solo artist on Bad Boy. I'm trying to see if I can get someone at the label to officially confirm this and will report back when I do.

Dawn also mentioned working with Dirty Money on "Last Train to Paris." Her statement was slightly ambiguous, but my guess is that this might be the name of Diddy's three person band for the album, that Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls said Dawn was in. So far, no one from Bad Boy has gone on record. But, we'll have more news as it becomes available.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released yesterday.

This includes the debut of Day26's second album, "Forever in a Day," as well as small gains by their first single, "Imma Put It On Her" and Gorilla Zoe's "Echo."

Albums

The Billboard 200

2. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 ("Hot Shot Debut").
81. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (up from 93).

Billboard Comprehensive Albums

2. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 ("Hot Shot Debut").
89. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (up from 96).

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We reported in December that Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe would be appearing on Paul Wall's upcoming album, "Fast Life." According to CD Universe, they are both featured on the same track, called "Fly."

MTV News' James Montgomery reports on speculation that Diddy has signed the Arctic Monkeys to Bad Boy in the U.S. We first reported this on March 28, after Diddy sent out a Twitter message where he said as much. On Tuesday, we shared video of Diddy's encounter with Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys, that again illustrated the possibility.

It is still unclear as to if they are actually signed or if this is just Diddy showing some love and support. I am trying to find out, though, and we'll have more information as it becomes available.