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Two "American Idol" alums have taken part in an annual event honoring men and women in the military service. On Sunday, May 27, Jessica Sanchez, the runner-up of season 11, and Chris Daughtry, the fourth-place finisher on season 5, hit the stage set on the West Lawn in Washington, D.C. for the 2012 PBS National Memorial Day concert.

Before hosts Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna came out on the stage, Sanchez got the honor to kick off the show. Wearing a full-length blue gown, the 16-year-old singer belted out the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". Daughtry came next with his band, DAUGHTRY. They performed "Home" as a welcome to U.S. troops coming home from war.

Lady GaGa won't personally greet her Indonesian fans due to threat of violence from Islamic hardliners, but she is trying not to leave them too disappointed. Shortly after confirming that she and her team were forced to cancel her June 3 concert in Jakarta, the "Marry the Night" singer turned to Twitter to tell them, "I will try to put together something special for you."

The 26-year-old songstress also sent her love to the country in the same tweet. "My love for Indonesia has only grown. #GagaSendsLoveToJakarta and all its people," so she wrote minutes after tweeting, "We had to cancel the concert in Indonesia. I'm so very sorry to the fans & just as devastated as you if not more. You are everything to me."

Big Boi has dropped one detail after another on his new solo project. Just days after he revealed that he was 80% done with his sophomore album, the one-half of Hip-Hop duo OutKast took to Twitter once again to reveal what title he has chosen for his follow-up to "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty".

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the 37-year-old rapper tweeted, "Breaking News !!!!! Title of My Album is Called ' Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors ' Stay Tuned." Just moment earlier, he revealed that the album will feature a collaboration with Big K.R.I.T. and UGK. "I gotta a Record I just finished with Me @BIGKRIT and UGK All on one song. On my new Album," so he wrote.

Kirk "Kirko Bangz" Randle hasn't released a full-length studio album, but he already took music scene by storm. Through a street song called "Drank in My Cup", he sat at No. 1 on Billboard Rap Songs and Heatseekers, busted top 5 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and climbed up to No. 28 on Hot 100.

The song is taken from his latest mixtape "Progression 2: A Young Texas Playa. Due to its success, a number of artists have jumped on it for remixes. It was revamped by J. Cole, 2 Chainz, Juelz Santana, Bow Wow, Chamillionaire and Trey Songz among other stars.

Nas is going personal with the music video for his latest single, "Daughters". Premiered on MTV Jams Sunday, May 27, the brand new clip takes a look at the "Hate Me Now" rapper's trials and tribulations of being a father to his daughter, Destiny Jones, from the day she was born until she becomes a teenager.

Directed by Chris Robinson, the video is told through the eyes of Destiny, who is making a cameo at the end. "I think that this song for Nas is so personal, everything in the song is real, that he wanted to share this moment with his fans, with the world, and it was actually his suggestion," Robinson told MTV News. "I was ready to cast someone, and he was real calm and said, 'Hey, Dest is gonna be here, I think we need to keep it real.' "

Beyonce Knowles is giving a treat to those who didn't make it into her four-night concert series in Atlantic City, New Jersey. On Sunday, May 27, the "Halo" singer uploaded an exclusive video on her official site that captures her busting her moves to "End of Time" in the opening number of her Revel Resort show.

The clip is 90 seconds long and displays Beyonce kicking off the performance by appearing solo in silhouette. Wearing a glimmering silver dress by Ralph & Russo and a pair of hot pink shoes, the songstress wife of Jay-Z then stormed the stage inside Ovation Hall along with her backup dancers and Les Twins.

Ten months after they announced their separation, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were reunited onstage in Las Vegas. The estranged couple made merry "Q'Viva! The Chosen" live concert with their separate performances, and sent the crowd wild with their united appearance at the end of the show.

During the five-act show on Saturday, May 26 night, Lopez and Anthony took turn performing in front of an audience of 8,400. Taking the stage inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center, the 42-year-old songstress delivered her rendition of "Lambada" and "On the Floor", while her 43-year-old estranged husband sang "Aguanile" and "Migente".

After weeks of negotiations and discussions, Lady GaGa's concert is canceled officially. The decision came from the "Born This Way" singer's side over security concerns especially after Islamic groups made a threat about imposing violence if the concert goes on as scheduled.

"Lady GaGa's management has considered the situation minute to minute, and with threats if the concert goes ahead, Lady GaGa's side is calling off the concert," Minola Sebayang, lawyer for promoters Big Daddy, told reporters on Sunday, May 27, adding "This is not only about Lady GaGa's security, but extends to those who will be watching her."

Lil Wayne takes his feud with Pusha T to a new level. On May 25 night, Wayne released a diss track titled "Goulish" which throws shots at the fellow rapper and his fans. "F--k Pusha T and everybody that love him. His head up his a$$ so imma have to head butt him," he rapped in the song.

The beef started two days earlier when Pusha T released "Exodus 23:1" in which he rapped about Weezy's artist Drake. "You signed to one n***a that signed to another n***a that's signed to three n***a," the lyrics say. Drake is Young Money's artist and Wayne is signed to Birdman, who is signed to Universal.

50 Cent has just shared a music video for his new song "Murder One". At midnight on Saturday, May 26, the "Candy Shop" rapper uploaded the fresh clip for his Eminem-assisted track on his official YouTube channel. He tweeted afterward, "this that new sh*t MURDER ONE check it out."

The video is directed by Eif Rivera and sees the 36-year-old spitting his rhymes amidst chains and sparks. "Silence, it's the return of the tyrant/ See him through my third eye with both closed eyelids/ Stand closer to the homey you gonna die with/ Flames come up out the muzzle on the sh** that I spit," he raps.

Drake might have followed Lil Wayne's footsteps in returning the jab at Pusha T. After Weezy responded to Pusha's alleged diss on "Exodus 23:1" by releasing his own cut, words ran wild that Drizzy has also fired back at the G.O.O.D. Music rapper during his Club Paradise tour stop in Washington, D.C.

According to MTV's RapFix, 25-year-old Drizzy took shot at 35-year-old Pusha when taking the stage at the Verizon Center on Friday, May 25 evening. "If you was doin' 16s when I was 16 and your sh** still flopped and you switched teams don't talk to me my n***a," the "Take Care" singer allegedly told the crowd.

The official music video for Angels & Airwaves's "Surrender" has finally arrived. Premiered on MTVu on Friday, May 25, the four-minute-plus clip sees a group of young people dancing in the streets and protesters facing off against riot police as the Tom DeLonge-fronted band rock the anthem elsewhere.

This brand new music video has William Eubank serving as its director. Picking up the protest theme, it once again brings into light the Occupy Wall Street movement, a public protest against social and economic inequality that began in September 2011 in New York City. At times in the clip, the band's vocalist DeLonge can be seen singing in front of Occupy and Anonymous posters.

Rap moguls Jay-Z and Kanye West haven't done with their collaborative project just yet. Producer Mike Dean has recently confirmed that there are plans for the "Empire State of Mind" hitmaker and the "Heartless" MC to follow up their hit collaboration album, "Watch the Throne", with another one.

Dean, who is also credited for his work in Yeezy's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy", spilled the beans during an interview with Quiet Lunch. "I'm working on the G.O.O.D. Music album, of course," said the Grammy-winning producer, "and 'Watch the Throne 2' - it's not started yet, but it's coming."

Beyonce Knowles is taking fans deeper into her comeback preparation in anticipation of her four-night concert series in Atlantic City. After admitting that she feels a little nervous about it in the first "Making of Revel" video, the "Run the World (Girls)" singer wonders if she will be ready in time in the second one.

"I'm trying to become Sasha Fierce again," 30-year-old Beyonce tells the camera in the beginning of the new behind-the-scenes video. "She's dead but I need to bring her back to life." Footage of the songstress rehearsing several dance numbers with her backup dancers and discussing the choreography can also be seen throughout the video.

Robin Thicke and Pitbull are bringing their individual charm to this year's summer concert series. Kicking off the Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 25 morning, the "Sex Therapy" hitmaker injected a dose of soul to "Good Morning America", while the "Krazy" rapper shook up the "Today" show.

Fresh off the "Duets" premiere, Thicke took over an outdoor stage in Central Park, New York and delivered a delightful performance of some of his soulful hits. Wearing leather jacket and tight black jeans, the husband of actress Paula Patton entertained the crowd with "All Tied Up" and "Pretty Lil' Heart".