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

Singles

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

51. "Fly Together" by Red Cafe (a new high, up from 55).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

51. "Fly Together" by Red Cafe (a new high, up from 55).

Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles

7. "Wild Boy" by Machine Gun Kelly (a new high, up from 20).

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In the clip below, fun. performs a live, acoustic version of "We Are Young," which features Janelle Monae. It was first released in September.

Update (12/21/2011): The song is called "Invincible" and it can now be purchased.

An exclusive song from Machine Gun Kelly is featured in the new commercial for the HTC Rezound phone, pitched as the "first phone with Beats Audio built in," following HTC's purchase of a majority stake in Beats by Dr. Dre.

In January, we learned that Guy Gerber and Diddy were working on a collaborative album.

The Independent and mybeatFix.com both chatted with Gerber in September and he revealed more about the project.

The project itself is called "11:11." It's unclear if that is the album title, the name that the pair have given themselves collectively (which seems to be how it is being referred to) or both.

According to Gerber, the project will include vocals from Diddy, Dirty Money and "Biggie's old tracks that [Diddy] gave" Gerber. The album is "about a date when a mystical gate is open and two worlds collide. It's the beginning of the carnival. It's the beginning of the end or the start of another dimension."

The first single was being mastered in September and is titled "Tourist Trap." It will have remixes from Jamie Jones, Visionquest, Soul Clap, Renaissance Man and David K. In the interview with The Independent in early September, Gerber said that it was to be released within the next two months, a time frame that has now come and gone.

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TMZ reports that Diddy is among those invited to Heavy D's funeral, which they say will be "very private" and "only includes close members of Heavy's family and dear friends."

This is not a big surprise, as Diddy and Heavy D were very close, but I wanted to mention it nonetheless. Rest in peace, Heavy D.

According to a report by TMZ, the last time that late rapper Heavy D stepped into a recording studio was in July. The studio? Bad Boy's Daddy's House recording studio where he was finishing up his latest album, "Love Opus." TMZ has photos.

Heavy D passed away earlier this week at the age of 44.

Care of Aasim, below you can listen to and download "Poud Up" by Short Dawg featuring Aasim and Murdah Baby. Murdah Baby's Twitter indicates that it might be his record.

But, either way, it features Aasim.

In September, we learned that Machine Gun Kelly would be featured on the upcoming mixtape coming from Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte. Now, the day has come.

Complex has the release of "Before Volume One" by The Madden Brothers. It features "OHMYGOD (OMGMGK)," their collaboration with Machine Gun Kelly. You can listen to and download the individual track below.

Day26 recently had a photo shoot with Derek Blanks. According to their official website, the "Alter Ego" shoot represents "the group reaching from the past into a new era."


You can pick up a large copy on their website and check out some behind the scenes footage below.

Despite hints to the contrary by Rick Ross in August, Diddy does not appear on the just released remix to Meek Mill's "Ima Boss."

The song features Ross, T.I., Swizz Beatz, Birdman, Lil Wayne and DJ Khaled. You can listen to it on Vibe, care of Ross.