Diddy's 'Making His Band' Premieres Tonight

Sean "Diddy" Combs premieres his latest reality show "Making His Band" tonight on MTV at 10PM ET/PT. Musicians (singers, drummers, guitarists, bassists and keyboardists) will compete for a spot on Diddy's national tour for his upcoming album "LAST TRAIN TO PARIS".

Diddy will be joined by judges -- Laurie Ann Gibson, world renowned choreographer, Om'Mas Keith, producer and lyricist, Rob Lewis, Nisan Stewart, musical director, and Romeo, former vocal coach to Michael Jackson.

MTV's Making His Band Trailer



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Joc in Court Today Over Stereo Equipment

Bad Boy's Yung Joc is due in court today, after the rapper allegedly stiffed a audio company approx. 25k in fees.

WSBTV reports..

Robinson [a.k.a. Yung Joc] and a company called "Stereotypes" are in fraud and contract disputes.The case surrounds the installation of high-end stereo equipment in Robinson's car.The company claimed Robinson did not pay the total for the services provided, nearly $25,000.

Elsewhere.. Vote Puffy into VIBE's Best Rapper Alive tournament.. Puffy is in the play-in battle against Jim Jones as the vie for the final spot in the field of 64 rappers.

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Info on Janelle Monáe's Metropolis:The Chase (Special Edition) Album

Amazon.com has published details (including the cover below) on Janelle Monáe's upcoming Metropolis: The Chase Special Edition album.

Published track listing..

1. March of The Wolfmasters

2. Violet Stars Happy Hunting!

3. Many Moons

4. Cybertronic Purgatory

5. Sincerely, Jane

6. Smile

7. Mr. President

The album is scheduled to drop August 12.

Other Reading: Janelle Monáe is an Andy Warhol-quoting, pop music superchick

Bitchassness Reaches Level Orange

Diddy's new video, proclaims "Bitchassness alert level orange".. He goes on with a two-minute rant, talking about "haters" and hoping you have not been infected by the disease.

Danity Kane & Day26 Upcoming Dates

Day26 is scheduled for a five city national tour in the coming weeks.

July 23, 2008 Cleveland,, House of Blues
July 24, 2008 Columbus, Newport Music Hall
July 25, 2008 Detroit, The Fillmore
July 26, 2008 St. Paul, The Myth
July 27, 2008 St. Louis, The Pageant

Danity Kane will also be performing at WKTU-FM's "Beatstock" Aug. 23rd and 24th.

The Record reports,

Tickets for WKTU-FM's (103.5) "Beatstock" Aug. 23 at Nikon at Jones Beach, Wantagh, N.Y., and Aug. 24 at PNC Bank Arts Center are still available through Ticketmaster. The performance lineup includes Pussycat Dolls, Danity Kane and Chris Willis.

Diddy and Cassie End Their Relationship

Cassie has ended her relationship with Diddy, Cassie confirmed telling Us Magazine. Though, the two were still spotted together in NYC. Cassie is just the latest, whom's been rumored with Diddy.

omg Yahoo! reports,

"I will confirm that rumor," the 21-year-old told reporters who asked her to confirm split rumors at DJ Cassidy's birthday at Cipriani 23rd Street.

Though Cassie tells Us she's not seeing anyone special "right now," a party source spotted Diddy and Cassie "slipping out" together after the soiree ended.

Gorilla Zoe's Sophomore Album Due Out In Sept.

Looks like Block Entertainment's Gorilla Zoe is set to release his sophomore album Don't Feed Da Animals, due out September 23rd. The album will also feature, single "On the Corner" featuring Sean Kingston.

According to Zoe, Don't Feed Da Animals is collectively "a huge album, filled with life experiences, thoughts and feelings-real and uncut."

Diddy Encourages You To Drive Safely

Checkout Diddy's PSA featuring Ciroc vodka in E!'s Drive Safe Campaign.



Diddy encourages drivers to get a designated driver when drinking. Drivers can text "Drive Safe" to 37373 from their wireless devices to receive taxi contact information in their area.

Checkout behind-the-scenes at E! Online.

Diddy Hangs With Will Smith

Diddy made an appearance at Will Smith's latest movie premiere "Hancock". Smith and Combs both caught together with their sons, Combs praised Smith by proclaiming, "Will Smith is my hero!"

Cassie's Upcoming Album Should Surprise Fans

Diddy is apparently feeling the upcoming Cassie album, he says fans are in for a surprise.

Combs telling Billboard.com

"That's going to really, really catch people off guard," he says. "There's a huge [cry] out there for a younger Britney Spears, a younger Janet Jackson. Those two great artists have paved the way. She has a single out called 'Official Girl' and Danja produced it, and it is a smash."

While time will only tell.. The long awaited album is due out in September.