Check out these screenshots from Kanye West’s video for ‘Monster’. The visual will feature Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z and Rick Ross.  Can’t wait til this video drops, as soon as it does…you can find it here!!

It was ladies’ night for the troops.  Presented by the USO at the MCAS Miramar in San Diego, Nicki Minaj and Keri Hilson hit the VH1 Divas Salute The Troops stage to provide eye candy and music for the soldiers.

They performed alongside Katy Perry , Jennifer Nettles, host Kathy Griffin, MC Lyte and more. And we’ve got pics of the performances and backstage.

The show will air Sunday, December 5 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on VH1.  And here’s what the USO President Sloan Gibson had to say about how much this show means to our troops:

“The USO is thrilled to be partnering with VH1 and honored to be a part of delivering such an uplifting event to our nation’s troops. The holidays are especially tough for our men and women in uniform, and their families, and having the opportunity to touch so many troops stationed around the world at a time of year that matters most lets them know that America still cares about their welfare. There is no better time to celebrate our armed forces and support their efforts than now.”

Erykah Badu responded to the mounting rumors that she is pregnant due to her loosely draped outfit at the Soul Train Awards.  However, Ms. ‘Didn’t Cha Know,’ sets the record straight for all the spectators.  Check it out below:

There you have it! Out the horses mouth.

Even during her ‘hiatus’, there is no stopping the force that is Beyonce. For, after a mere week on sale, the superstar singer’s ‘I Am…World Tour’ DVD has been certified Double Platinum.

Peep the press release:

Beyonce’s I AM…WORLD TOUR full-length concert film, lensed during the artist’s record-breaking international concert tour, has been certified double platinum after its initial release on Friday, November 26. The deluxe DVD/Soundtrack edition—including the concert DVD, a live soundtrack, an exclusive, intimate documentary and explosive travelogue, and a 40-page collection of never-seen photos—was released on Tuesday, November 30. The DVD holds the #1 position on Nielsen SoundScan Music DVD chart.

In Brazil, where Beyonce played to massive audiences, including 60,000 in Sao Paulo, last winter, the DVD has been certified platinum.

The concert film, with it’s never-before-seen, intimate footage of the star around the world, played on big screens in select cities around the country on November 18, the two-year anniversary of the release of the multi-platinum I AM…SASHA FIERCE album, which has sold more than six million copies and 15 million digital singles worldwide, while earning a record-breaking six Grammy Awards, the most ever for a female artist in a single year, in 2010.

The 2011 Grammy Awards were announced just moments ago. The 53rd annual ceremony, which will air live via CBS on February 13th, features Eminem leading the pack with an incredible 10 nominations, Bruno Mars with 7, and Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga with each earn 6 nods each. Check out the full lineup below:

Record of the Year

NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem Featuring Rihanna

F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum

Album of the Year

THE SUBURBS – Arcade Fire

RECOVERY – Eminem

NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum

THE FAME MONSTER – Lady Gaga

TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry

Song of the Year

BEG STEAL OR BORROW – Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)

F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)

THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)

NEED YOU NOW – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

Best New Artist

JUSTIN BIEBER

DRAKE

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

MUMFORD & SONS

ESPERANZA SPALDING

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

KING OF ANYTHING – Sara Bareilles

HALO (LIVE) – Beyoncé

CHASING PIRATES – Norah Jones

BAD ROMANCE – Lady Gaga

TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

HAVEN’T MET YOU YET – Michael Bublé

THIS IS IT – Michael Jackson

WHATAYA WANT FROM ME – Adam Lambert

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – Bruno Mars

HALF OF MY HEART – John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ (REGIONALS VERSION) – Glee Cast

MISERY – Maroon 5

THE ONLY EXCEPTION – Paramore

BABYFATHER – Sade

HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) – Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

AIRPLANES, PART II – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

IMAGINE – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare

IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD – Elton John & Leon Russell

TELEPHONE – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé

CALIFORNIA GURLS – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

FLOW – Laurie Anderson

NESSUN DORMA – Jeff Beck

NO MYSTERY – Stanley Clarke

ORCHESTRAL INTRO – Gorillaz

SLEEPWALK – The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album

MY WORLD 2.0 – Justin Bieber

I DREAMED A DREAM – Susan Boyle

THE FAME MONSTER – Lady Gaga

BATTLE STUDIES – John Mayer

TEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording

ROCKET – Goldfrapp

IN FOR THE KILL – La Roux

DANCE IN THE DARK – Lady Gaga

ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) – Rihanna

DANCING ON MY OWN – Robyn

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

GONE ALREADY – Faith Evans

BITTERSWEET – Fantasia

EVERYTHING TO ME – Monica

TIRED – Kelly Price

HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

SECOND CHANCE – El DeBarge

FINDING MY WAY BACK – Jaheim

WHY WOULD YOU STAY – Kem

WE’RE STILL FRIENDS – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild

THERE GOES MY BABY – Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

LOVE – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller

TAKE MY TIME – Chris Brown & Tank

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin

SHINE – John Legend & The Roots

SOLDIER OF LOVE – Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

WHEN A WOMAN LOVES – R. Kelly

HANG ON IN THERE – John Legend & The Roots

YOU’RE SO AMAZING – Calvin Richardson

IN BETWEEN – Ryan Shaw

GO [LIVE] – Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

LITTLE ONE – Bilal

F*** YOU – Cee Lo Green

ORION – Carolyn Malachi

TIGHTROPE – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi

STILL – Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song

BITTERSWEET – Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)

FINDING MY WAY BACK – Ivan “Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin “Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)

SECOND CHANCE – E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)

SHINE – John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)

WHY WOULD YOU STAY – K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE – Raheem DeVaughn

BACK TO ME – Fantasia

ANOTHER ROUND – Jaheim

WAKE UP! – John Legend & The Roots

STILL STANDING – Monica

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.o.B & Bruno Mars

DEUCES – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Eminem & Rihanna

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

WAKE UP! EVERYBODY – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)

NOT AFRAID – M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)

NOTHIN’ ON YOU – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)

ON TO THE NEXT ONE – Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY – B.o.B

THANK ME LATER – Drake

RECOVERY – Eminem

THE BLUEPRINT 3 – Jay-Z

HOW I GOT OVER – The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album

GRAFFITI – Chris Brown

UNTITLED – R. Kelly

TRANSITION – Ryan Leslie

THE ARCHANDROID – Janelle Monáe

RAYMOND V RAYMOND – Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance

OVER – Drake

NOT AFRAID – Eminem

HOW LOW – Ludacris

I’M BACK – T.I.

POWER – Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

SHUTTERBUGG – Big Boi & Cutty

FANCY – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz

ON TO THE NEXT ONE – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

MY CHICK BAD – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj

LOSE MY MIND – Young Jeezy & Plies

It’s official: the only person who can beat Kanye West is Kanye West. The rapper’s latest effort, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, has captured the top spot on the charts this week, selling an impressive 518,775 copies. This means that the record has sold almost 70k more than his previous effort, ‘808 & Heartbreak’, which debuted with just over 450k in the same week two years prior.

In fact, West has managed to outperform even Nicki Minaj whose ‘Pink Friday’ debut LP sold 317,049 units. Minaj has no reason to worry, however, as her nemesis Lil Kim’s debut album, ‘Hardcore’, entered the charts at #11 back in November 1996.

Ne-Yo managed to land a position in the top 10 at #8 with ‘Libra Scale’ which sold over 117k copies. This accomplishment marks the highest entry for the album on any chart worldwide as it missed the top 10 in every territory including the UK where it debuted at #11 despite his ‘Beautiful Monster’ single peaking at #1.

There were several other interesting moves on this week’s tally. Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ LP experienced a 35% dip in sales, selling another 133,662 copies despite the Thanksgiving rush. On the other hand, Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now’ had a 71% upsurge, claiming the #3 spot with 255,991 records sold. Finally, Christina Aguilera’s ‘Burlesque’ soundtrack shifted 62, 514 units, entering the chart at #18.

Did anyone purchase Jazmine Sullivan’s new album? ‘Love Me Back’ hit the shops today and here are a couple of really nice promo photos. She looks great!