Rihanna just won the Internet with this amazing April Fool’s prank she played on Jimmy Kimmel!!! Watch Rihanna and her Entourage sneak into Kimmel‘s home and effectively promote her new Single Bitch Better Have My Money, terrify him and make us LOL all at once.

Watch:

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Despite mixed Reviews from Critics, 20th Century Fox‘s HOME hits a home run with Audiences garnering not only an A CinemaScore, but also the top of the Box Office this weekend with a strong $52.7 million from 3,708 theatres.  On the Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes, the Animated Feature which showcases the voicework of Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez,  tallied-in at 48%.

Debuting in second with $33 million from, 3,175 theatres was Warner Bros.‘ raunchy Comedy GET HARD starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart.  Critics didn’t think much of it with a 32% on the Tomatometer, but Audiences thought much more highly of it with a B CinemaScore.

INSURGENT continues to perform well in third in its second week out with $23.9 million this weekend. It was last week’s Box Office Champ.  Thus far, the Action/Fantasy and second Film in The Divergent Series, has grossed $88.1 million domestically for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films.

CINDERELLA in its third week out earns $17.3 million for Disney, thus far earning $150 million in its North American run.

IT FOLLOWS expands to 1,218 theatres this weekend, good enough for fifth with $3.7 million for RADiUS (The Weinstein Co.)/Mongrel Media. In three weeks it has made $4.2 million.

THE GUNMAN rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.2 million in its second week out for Elevation Pictures/Open Road Films.

In an unprecedented runaround to hear 10 seconds of a Song, Rihanna finally releases a proper full version of her new Single. After a tease on her Social Media channels yesterday afternoon with a new Single Cover sporting thick eyebrows, cryptic Hashtag #BBHMM and a hinting of something about to drop today, we finally get to hear what all the hype was.

 Fans took to Twitter midnight to express their eagerness, wondering where this potential Single or Album was. Shortly after, Fans were directed to download Lip Syncing-Selfie Video App, Dubsmash to hear a Series of short Audio Clips of Rihanna‘s new Single BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY.

Without further a do, the Single has been released in its entirety:

Rihanna did indicate her upcoming Disc R8 would we her ‘realest’ yet.  What do you think? Is this ‘real’ enough?

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Not that we are surprised, but Sam Smith walked away the big winner at tonight’s 57th GRAMMYs.  The British Singer-Songwriter went-on to win four Awards at the Ceremony honouring the Year’s best in Music, nabbing Record of the Year and Single of the Year for his Hit Single STAY WITH ME, which he performed alongside Mary J. Blige.  His IN THE LONELY HOUR went-on to win Best Pop Vocal Album. The 22-year-old was forthcoming about his sexuality, thanking his former Lover on-stage, “I want to thank the Man who broke my heart, as it inspired me to win four GRAMMYs!”.  Smith also won Best New Artist, defeating the likes of Iggy Azalea and HAIM.

See Smith and Blige perform STAY WITH ME:

Veteran Alternative Singer/Songwriter BECK has shown amazing longevity in a Career which has spanned over three decades now.  His Disc MORNING PHASE went-on to win Album of the Year as well as Best Rock Album.  On the Show, he performed HEART IS A DRUM alongside Coldplay‘s Chris Martin.

Highlights tonight included a huge choreographed Comeback performance from Madonna, who was flawless in delivering new Single LIVING FOR LOVE.   See the performance below:

Australian Singer-Songwriter certainly has been at it for a number of years now and she had just about everybody talking about her performance of Hit, CHANDELIER tonight featuring former Saturday Night Live Alumni Kristen Wiig doing performance art!

BEYONCE also brought it home delivering a pure and powerful rendition of Take My Hand, Precious Lord. She with Husband Jay-Z won Best R&B Performance for their Single DRUNK IN LOVE.

RIHANNA too made a powerful statement delivering a vocally on-point performance of new Single FOURFIVESECONDS alongside The Beatles Icon Paul McCartney and Kanye West. See it below:

For a complete list of Winners, click here.

See Mr. Will and some of this year’s GRAMMYs Stars over the years below:

A photo posted by Will Wong (@mrwillwong) on Feb 8, 2015 at 7:59pm PST

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It’s been over two years now since we’ve heard anything new from Rihanna. We’ve been expecting an explosive return to the Dance Floor or something darker like her Unapologetic era. But alas what we get is a Collabo with The Beatles Legend Paul McCartney and Kanye West. Upon first glance we were thinking – maybe a Club Banger with a Paul McCartney Sample? WRONG. Four Five Seconds is an acoustic affair – soulful vocals from Rihanna – who has never sounded better –  with her and Kanye taking turns on the verses, and McCartney on guitar. Although we weren’t sure if this was a proper Single, it indeed is.

A new Video, simple in black and white directed by Fashion Photographers Inez & Vinoodh has just surfaced for the acoustic Single. Anything more would’ve been too much for the laid-back and minimal Track!

Watch the Video for FourFiveSeconds:

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Now that’s a proper Comeback!  Colombian Goddess Shakira joins forces with Rihanna for an amazing bit of Pop Perfection in Can’t Remember to Forget You.  Oh Shakira, you salty little Wordsmith, you!  The Track is The Voice Mentor’s first Single since 2010’s Gypsy.

The Rock/Ska-esque Banger boasts a strong Melody and I cannot stress how nice it is hearing Rihanna properly sing versus some of her more recent few-note Melody offerings of late!

Listen to the Track in full below:

Official Artwork:

The Joseph Kahn-directed Video is on its way and Shakira‘s eight Studio Disc is due later this year via Sony Music!

Download the Track here.

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It was a great year for Pop Music in 2013.  DJ Earworm recaps it best and in what is becoming an annual Pop Tradition, the San Francisco-based Mash-up Artist has just unveiled his United State of Pop 2013 Megamix.  And he never disappoints!  Although a bit less energetic and a bit darker than previous year’s, this is definitely among his best.

The Mix includes Billboard Magazine‘s Year-End Top 25 Songs and this year we have:

Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up
Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
Capital Cities – Safe & Sound
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky
Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster
Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly – Cruise
Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
Imagine Dragons – Demons
Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail
Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Katy Perry – Roar
Lady Gaga – Applause
Lorde – Royals
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop
Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
OneRepublic – Counting Stars
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason
Rihanna – Stay
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines
Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child
Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble
Will.I.Am feat. Britney Spears – Scream And Shout

Check it out in full below:

Held at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, the American Music Awards brought-out the biggest names in Music!  And when we say big, we mean huge!  The likes of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Rihanna, Lady Antebellum, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Ke$ha, Imagine Dragons and several, several more.  Pitbull had the distinction of hosting the Awards this year.  Created in 1973 by Dick Clark, the Awards give Music Lovers and the general Public a chance the decide who wins.

Taylor Swift was the night’s big Winner, winning her 14th AMA tonight including the coveted Artist of the Year Award, her third time winning the Title. Earlier in the evening, she won Favourite Album, Country and Favourite Female Artist, Country.

Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly wowed audiences with a Marilyn Monroe and JFK-inspired rendition of Do What U Want, while Miley Cyrus had the Audience oddly-mesmerized with her Wrecking Ball Performance with a Space Kitten and Lasers projected behind her. On the verge of a Comeback, TLC had Lil Mama join them onstage for a delivery of their Hit Waterfalls.  Is this perhaps a sign of things to come?  She certainly fits the voided “L” in TLC.

Much of the Talent looked highly presentable, opting for flattering cuts and proper coverage. The Winners on the Carpet included Miley Cyrus who wore a sophisticated white Versus Versace Pantsuit, Katy Perry who looked cute in an Oscar de la Renta Dress with polka dots and roses – veering more and more towards the demure of late, while Swift looked super-cute in a sparkly and leggy gold Julien MacDonald Mini-Dress.  A golden-tanned Nicole Richie was stunning in a hip-revealing, white Emilio Pucci Dress, while Lady Gaga was the clear winner in a violet Versace number, arriving on a white costume horse, navigated by scantily clad men.

At the young age of 25, Rihanna had the distinction of winning the first-ever AMA Icon Award, presented to her by her Mother, Monica. The Mother told her celebrated Daughter, “Tonight I applaud and admire you for being so strong, so positive, so humble and so focussed. I mean it’s amazing how you manage to take good from all your experiences.”.

Below are this year’s Winners:

Favorite Male Artist, Pop/Rock
Justin Timberlake

Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B
Rihanna

Favorite Album, Country
Taylor Swift/Red

Favorite Album, Rap/Hip-Hop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/The Heist

Favorite Artist, Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons

Favorite Artist, Latin
Marc Anthony

Favorite Album, Pop/Rock
One Direction/Take Me Home

New Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande

Favorite Male Artist, Soul/R&B
Justin Timberlake

Single of the Year
Cruise by Florida Georgia Line, featuring Nelly

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Pop/Rock
One Direction

Favorite Male Artist, Country
Luke Bryan

Favorite Female Artist, Country
Taylor Swift

Favorite Artist, Rap/Hip-Hop
Jay Z
Lil Wayne
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Favorite Album, Soul/R&B
Justin Timberlake/The 20/20 Experience

Favorite Artist, Electronic Dance Music
Avicii

See some of the best Performances from the Evening:

A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera – Say Something

Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly – Do What U Want

Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball

Rihanna – Diamonds

Katy Perry – Unconditionally

TLC ft. Lil Mama – Waterfalls

Visit the official American Music Awards Website here.

The Grammy Awards are set to take place Sunday, February 9, 2014.

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They don’t come much more down-to-earth than these two Guys and Toronto gave two of its favourite Canadians a welcome return home at Scotiabank Theatre tonight.  Writer/first-time Director Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express) and Funnyman Seth Rogen both hail originally from Vancouver but have found widespread success south of the Border.

The Duo who have long been Friends and Collaborators, are in-town to promote  highly-touted Comedy This is The End, boasting an A-List Cast of Hollywood Heavyweights starring as themselves including: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Jay Baruchel, Michael Cera, Craig Robinson, Emma Watson, Channing Tatum, Rihanna and several, several more. Set around a wild Party at Franco‘s House, This is the End suddenly places these Celebrities amidst a sudden Apocalypse.  Faced with the challenges of having to ration what limited supplies are left in his home, they find their Friendships tested to every possible limit.   Tempers flare, daggers are thrown and the laughs are infinite.

Walking an intimate Red Carpet tonight with a few select Media Outlets, the order of the day was Work as both Rogen and Goldberg plowed through a series of Interviews, opting to stay-in for Dinner at the Theatre.  They even treated Fans to a Q&A following the Advance Screening, fielding questions from Fans ranging from the Backstreet Boys’ surprise involvement in the Finale to the difficulties of shopping their Script originally. “I wish I could say it was really hard to get the Backstreet Boys, but it wasn’t that hard!”, laughs Rogen. “We released a scene in December and the Backstreet Boys had heard about the Movie and had seen a Trailer for it.  Evidently, it was Movie they were excited for and we were all losing our minds!”.

On the challenges the Duo faced shopping their Script, Rogen told the Audience, “We do this thing every time we write a Script thinking we’ve re-invented the wheel, and then we put it out to sell and nobody wants to buy it!”.  “We even had all six major Movie Stars attached to it and because the idea we all are playing ourselves, people were terrified”, he says. “I think it’s never been done before and Movie Studios hate to be the first one to do something. It’s happened enough times that whatever scares them, ultimately they will embrace and love in the end!”.

I captured some Clips of Rogen & Goldberg at tonight’s Screening. Watch below:

 Rogen was nice enough to sign a Photo which one of my Readers will win!  Simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook to enter.  Share on Facebook with your Friends and double those chances!  All are welcome to enter. Good luck.

Sony Pictures releases the hilarious This is the End on Friday, June 12, 2013.

Brace yourselves for one of this Summer’s funniest Surprises!

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The 2013 Billboard Music Awards were held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand tonight and winning top honours tonight was Taylor Swift with a total eight awards including Top Artist and Billboard Hot 200 Album with her Disc, Red.  Poking fun at herself, Swift accepted her Award, stating, “you’re the longest and best relationship I’ve ever had!”.

Not to be outshone, Rihanna and Gotye both picked-up four awards each – the former doing extremely well in the R&B Categories winning Top Album, Song and Artist, while also nabbing Top Radio Songs Artist.  Gotye was victorious in the categories: Hot 100 Song, Rock Song, Radio Song and Streaming Song (Audio) based on the strength of his Smash with Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know.

Two Pop Legends were honoured also in Prince and Madonna.  The former not only performing tonight a Medley which included Let’s Go Crazy, received the Icon Award for his lasting career which has seen ten Diamond Albums and 30 Top 40 Hits.  The latter, whom we spotted in New York City last week at the Met Gala, won Top Touring Artist for her MDNA Tour.

Canada’s Carly Rae Jepsen even was recognized with the Award for Top Digital Song with Call Me Maybe.

Although the evening was highlighted by some dazzling performances from the likes of Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Pitbull, it was Miguel who stirred-up the most controversy apparently kicking two female Fans when crowdsurfing into the audience during his performance of Adorn.

Click here for a complete list of Winners.

More amazing Photos over at Zimbio!

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