eyeListen: "Jam" & "21st Century Girl"

The world of pop music is making a bigger splash each and everyday. Today we have releases from rising "Popstars" Kim Kardashian and Willow Smith. Despite the prior leakage of her debut single, Kim Kardashian officially released "Jam" produced by The Dream on Ryan Seacrest's radio show today. After hearing the track, I was just as surprised as hearing the debut of "Tardy for the Party" by Kim Zolciac. Don't get me wrong, the track is cool, but I wasn't blown away or anything. Most of the track is auto-tuned, laced with vocals from The Dream. I give it to Kim for branding herself in a number of different markets. One thing you can't deny is the girl knowing how to keep the money rolling in.

With Willow's undeniable success with her single "Whip My Hair", it's no mistaking that she has the talent and charisma to become the new "It" girl of the industry. She recently premiered a snippet of her upcoming single "21st Century Girl" on Oprah's Most Talented Kids episode.

The 10-year-old has been compared to Rihanna for her sound and fashion sense. We can only imagine that her success will be just as great. Peep the snippet of "21st Century Girl" & Kim's "Jam" below and be sure to leave us your opinions. Happy listening!

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To Be or Not To Be...

A humanitarian. The choice is yours, just like it is the discretion of others. Some find it in their soul to be of assistance to those in less fortunate situations. Without such philanthropic natures in this world, where would we be? Without the Boys and Girls Clubs, the Cub Scouts, the Children's Aid Societies, Christian Children's Funds, etc. where would those who have a need turn?

I bring this point to a head as a mark of reverence, and celebration similar to First Lady of California Maria Shriver's Minerva Award gala. The event took place October 26th in Long Beach, CA. Oprah Winfrey received an award for her charitable efforts as notables such as Maru J and Michelle Obama looked on.

Other receiving awards for their Humanitarianism were: Sanda Day O'Connor, Oral Lee Brown, and Sister Terry Dodge.

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J-to-the-izzO

If you happened to miss Jay-Z on Oprah, then luckily you have people us at elleelleye to keep you up to date (thank you Dime Wars). It's a great interview and you can see the typical Jay with his witty remarks and answers. They talk about Beyoncé, his father, him selling drugs and about him using the N-word in his music. Here's the video! Happy Watching!

What did you think of the interview? He seemed a bit nervous to me, but I definitely think he handled himself well, considering its "Oprah" ya know!

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eyeLove it! "Oprah's Feeling"

On September 10, 2009 the Black Eyed Peas performed at Oprah's 24th Kickoff Party. But they didn't perform in just any boring way; the crowd at the Oprah taping in Chicago did a special flash mob dance to the Black Eyed Peas live performance of the song, "I Gotta Feeling." This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. Oprah was amazed by it and it was so cool to see how humbled she was watching it.

I'm still shocked as to how all of these people could learn that dance and do it on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. They were so sycnchronized and man, it was perfect!

Well I guess my shock can be put to rest because this how it all happened:

To celebrate her 24th season premiere, Oprah took over Chicago's famed Michigan Avenue for a fun-filled, star-studded event! Before thousands of fans filled the streets, crews worked overtime to get the stage and lighting assembled.

As the 5 p.m. showtime neared, more than 21,000 people gathered on
Michigan Avenue to see performances by the Black Eyed Peas, magician Criss Angel, Jennifer Hudson, James Taylor and Rascal Flatts.

The men and women of Oprah's production crew who helped make the kickoff party possible gathered in front of the stage before the show.

Before the show began, trained dancers taught audience members choreographed steps. When the Black Eyed Peas kicked off the party with their song, "Oprah Feelin'," the dance spread through the crowd, much to Oprah's surprise!

To pull off this flash mob, producers brought in the creative masterminds behind the T-Mobile viral sensation, award-winning director Michael Gracey and choreographer Ashley Wallen.

As the Black Eyed Peas sang "Oprah Feelin'," the audience performed their choreographed dance number—a history-making moment! As the music faded, thousands stood together with one finger held in the air.

Once the flash mob dance ended, Oprah, Fergie and will.i.am gave the audience their due. "That was the coolest!" Oprah said. "Woo, that was fun."

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eyeLive: Jay-Z & Oprah in Brooklyn

Here's some pictures of Jay-Z and Oprah in Brooklyn visiting Jay-Z's hood, Marcy projects. Word is that they were shooting footage for a special episode on Oprah's show. eyeCan't wait to see what these too were working on. There were other celebrity friends spotted that day as well. I guess you know you made it when you can get Oprah to chill with you in your old hood. (Click the thumbnails for larger images.)

Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3 is set to release on September 11th!

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