David Harraway (who represents Aasim) is offering a free download of "December (Remix)" by Olivia featuring Aasim. The track was also shared on Olivia's Twitter profile.

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, will honor Diddy with the ASCAP Founders Award during the 24th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Los Angeles on June 24.

According to the organization's website, the award is their "most prestigious honor and is given to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Each recipient is a musical innovator who possesses a unique style of creative genius, which will enrich generations to come."

Past recipients have included Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy Jr. and Motown Industries, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, James Taylor, Neil Young, Annie Lennox, Dr. Dre and Rod Stewart. That is a pretty impressive list of artists.

"To be recognized for my contributions to music by ASCAP, an organization that represents music creators, is a true honor," Diddy said via press release. "All I wanted to do was make people dance and hopefully inspire others to never settle for anything but their best."

"Diddy is a world-renowned producer, performer, top-notch developer of talent, fashion designer, an actor and astute businessman," said ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams. "His success is a testament to his entrepreneurial spirit, hard work and ingenious ability to add his personal touch to contemporary culture. He continues to be a major force in hip-hop music, and we are very proud to honor him with ASCAP's Founders Award."

Aasim has released "So It's On" via free download. The song takes vocals from Drake's "Do It All" and puts them over a new beat with a verse from Aasim.

Thanks Theo for the tip.

Update: Post first said it was Drake's single "Over." But, it's actually "Do It All."

On Twitter, David Harraway, who represents Aasim, posted a free download of "Madness" by Aasim featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy.

The song includes a Biggie verse from "Long Kiss Goodnight" and an introduction from Diddy.

Thanks Theo for the tip.

In a joint interview with Complex, Rick Ross and comedian Andy Samberg reflected on what they learned from Diddy. Samberg was featured in a skit with Diddy, when he appeared on "Saturday Night Live" in December.

MYMAG is a service that allows celebrities to create custom magazines, sharing "documents, photographs and meaningful personal artifacts with their fans." The latest celebrity to use the service? Diddy/Dirty Money. You can see a preview and buy their magazine for $12.00 plus $4.95 shipping from the MYMAG website.

On Twitter, Diddy shared a photo from the music video shoot for Red Cafe's "We Get it On" featuring Omarion, which was featured on the rapper's "Above the Cloudz" mixtape.

Cassie is featured in the June/July 2011 issue of Vibe magazine. On the cover, which you can see below, there is a teaser for "Cassie: Bad Boy's Fashion Freak."

Yesterday, the music video for Dirty Money's "Looking for Love" premiered on BET's "106 & Park". The clip, which was originally shot in November, is now available online, care of Diddy. Watch below.

Back in February, HipHopDX's Jake Paine reported that Gorilla Zoe was no longer signed to Bad Boy.

We have maintained coverage of Zoe, while all of the details were sorted out. Here's another wrinkle: MTV's Rob Markman has a story on the album, following an interview with the rapper. The album, he says, is set for a June 14 release on Block Ent./Bad Boy. Of course, we also know that E1 Music is a part of the picture.

On Twitter, I asked Markman who had told him that Zoe remained with Bad Boy and he was kind enough to respond, saying that Zoe had told him.

In the interview, Zoe said that Diddy was "hands-off" on the project and that both he and Russell "Block" Spencer give him freedom musically. The article also mentions that Gucci Mane, T-Pain, Yo Gotti and Lil' Jon are all set to feature on the set, which will also have production by Zaytoven, Drumma Boy and Sonny Digital, who produced around half of the album, according to Zoe.

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