Diageo, the beverage company that owns the Ciroc brand, has recognized Blue Flame and Raison Pure for their work on the launch of Ciroc's flavors, reports The Drum.
Blue Flame, Bad Boy's in-house marketing agency, was honored in the Innovation category, of the Diageo Marketing Brilliance Awards, a yearly program through which the company highlights work done by those responsible for marketing its brands.
At the release party for his new EP, "Half Naked & Almost Famous," Machine Gun Kelly brought out French Montana and Travis Porter. Bad Boy also presented him with a cake, which he promptly put his face in. Watch below, care of RealTalkNY.
Drake is set to kick off the third leg of his "Club Paradise Tour," which will consist of a 27 date amphitheater run in the U.S. J. Cole will serve as the opening act and, according to MTV.com's Rob Markman, Waka Flocka Flame, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz and French Montana will support them on unspecified dates. Here is the full slate of dates (again, it is unclear if Montana will be on all of these or just some):
5/7 - Concord, CA at Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
5/8 - Irvine, CA at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
5/10 - Phoenix, AZ at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
5/11 - Las Vegas, NV at MGM Grand Garden Arena
5/13 - Denver, CO at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
5/14 - Albuquerque, NM at Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion
5/16 - Dallas, TX at Gexa Energy Pavilion
5/17 - Houston, TX at Toyota Center
5/19 - Charlotte, NC at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
5/20 - Atlanta, GA at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
5/22 - Raleigh, NC at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
5/23 - Virginia Beach, VA at Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
5/25 - Washington, DC at Verizon Center
5/26 - Pittsburgh, PA at First Niagara Pavilion
5/28 - Cleveland, OH at Blossom Music Center
5/30 - Detroit, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre
6/1 - Indianapolis, IN at Klipsch Music Center
6/2 - Chicago, IL at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
6/5 - Memphis, TN at FedEx Forum
6/6 - Cincinnati, OH at Riverbend Music Center
6/8 - Darien Lake, NY at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
6/9 - Philadelphia, PA at Susquehanna Bank Center
6/11 - Hartford, CT at Comcast Theatre
6/12 - Holmdel, NJ at PNC Bank Arts Center
6/14 - Saratoga Springs, NY at Saratoga Performing Arts Center
6/16 - New York, NY at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/17 - Boston, MA at Comcast Center
Machine Gun Kelly told Rob Markman of MTV.com that, initially, he fought against leading with "Wild Boy" and "Invincible." But, Diddy convinced him to use "Wild Boy" as his first single and, in hindsight, MGK is happy with the success and calls the song "a completely accurate statement about the person I am."
"[Diddy] was the one who encouraged 'Wild Boy,'" he said. "He encouraged that whole thing. I was like, 'Nah, no way, no way, we gotta go serious with the serious stuff right now. And if we would've went that route, I would've fizzled off real quick."
"I did fight 'Wild Boy.' I fought that and I fought 'Invincible,' too, and now 'Invincible' is a WWE WrestleMania theme song and it's on like a new movie trailer. So, maybe I just hate every song I'm about to release."
If you're like me, you purchased your copy of Machine Gun Kelly's "Half Naked & Almost Famous" on iTunes shortly after it was released. But, when he released the DVD content through his Facebook page, you had some trouble downloading it.
When you went to the page, it said you needed to update your version of Java and you pressed "OK." Then nothing happened. I found a solution that worked for me.
Head over to java.com. Click on the "Free Java Download" button. Now, if you don't have the latest version, it'll offer it to you. Download that file to your computer and then open it. Follow the prompts and allow it to install. Now, close your web browser, open it again and go back to the DVD content area of MGK's Facebook page. Try it again.
For me, it worked and I was able to download the DVD content as a .mov file, 1.2 GB in size. Keep in mind that you must have purchased a copy via iTunes and, presumably, you may have to access the DVD content on the same computer from which you made the purchase, since that is where the files and iTunes license information is likely stored.
Diddy announced on Twitter today that he would guest mentor on tonight's episode of "American Idol" on FOX, alongside Jimmy Iovine. Watch it starting at 8 PM ET.
Some fans have had trouble accessing the DVD content that was supposed to come with the purchase of his new "Half Naked & Almost Famous" EP. Due to this, Machine Gun Kelly is making it available for free streaming from 10 PM ET tonight through 3 AM. Watch it while you can.
French Montana has shot a visual for "Everything's A Go," directed by Spiff TV. The clip will feature cameos from Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, DJ Khaled, Wale and "Mob Wives" star Drita D'Avanzo. Check out the behind the scenes footage below, care of UrbanPartyLife.com.
