February 2014

Jimmy Fallon and Will Smith Present the Evolution of Hip-Hop Dance

The Late Night Wars: Next Generation kicked off last night with the series premiere of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

The big musical story of the night wasn't U2, but a hip-hop version of the perennial YouTube clip Evolution Of Dance. Fallon and guest Will Smith do it all from The Robot to Crank That Soulja Boy and even a nice homage to Beastie Boys. And just as fun: Hearing house band The Roots nail every sound.

Another Lawsuit Over Rihanna "S&M"

Rihanna's "S&M" video is the gift that keeps on giving to lawyers and billable hours.

Having already settled with photographer/director/artist David LaChapelle over the alleged  appropriation of his imagery in the video, German photographer Philipp Paulus is seeking restitution and an injunction over other scenes similar to his photo series depicting a woman under clear plastic scrawled with black X's.

If he wins, the video could potentially be removed offline, which probably wouldn't be a huge loss, since I'm sure everyone is tired of the headache and,despite having nearly 50 million views, it's barely been viewed since July 2011:

Also, in other Rihanna news: She owns a technicolor dreamcoat.

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