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Nick & Weezy's Billboard Awards Performance Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne performed their collab "High School" at the Billboard Music Awards last night, and it was one of the craziest Nicki performances yet. Watch the HB twerk and shake it for Weezy above.

Singer Miguel performs onstage during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada *Miguel appeared to nearly decapitate a woman at the Billboard Music Awards last night (May 19) when he jumped into the crowd while attempting a James Brown split. Performing the hit song “Adorn” from his album “Kaleidoscope Dream” in the first half of the show, the singer was trying to jump from one platform to another and accidentally landed on a female audience member’s head, pushing her skull into the flooring and locking it with his knees. Other crowd members nearby were described to be “horrified.” And while Miguel kept right on singing during the live telecast, he was seen moments after the incident consoling the girl who was being treated with an ice pack. Later, the crooner brought the women onto the Billboard live-stream right after the incident, and she appeared to be OK. Watch video of the accident below.

Morgan Freeman leaves his hotel to attend the 2013 Boston University graduation where he was presented with a Doctor of Humane Letters at the University’s graduation.(May 18, 2013) *Myriad Pictures has tapped Richard Loncraine to direct Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton in “Life Itself,” a comedy based on the Jill Ciment novel Heroic Measures. Charlie Peters wrote the screenplay, about a long-married NY couple who find themselves swept into an emotional and comical real estate bidding war when they put their beloved downtown apartment on the market — and must come to terms with the possibility of moving from the home where they have spent most of their adult lives. Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment will produce with Latitude Productions, reports Deadline.com. McCreary, Curtis Burch, Peters and Tracy Mercer are producing, and Freeman will executive produce. “We are happy to be working with Morgan and Lori again (Myriad previously handled international sales for “10 Items Or Less”) and of course the extraordinary Diane Keaton on this clever and timely comedy set in the world of New York real estate and art”, Myriad’s Kirk D’Amico said. “We know that Richard Loncraine will do a great job directing this insightful script by Charlie Peters.”

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TODAY - Singer Miguel literally kicked the 2013 Billboard Music Awards into high gear Sunday night when, during a soulful performance of his song “Adorn,” he decided to surf across the heads of audience members below. What appeared to be an attempt to jump from one part of the stage to another, over fans, resulted in Miguel landing directly on the head of a woman, causing her neck to snap back. Within minutes of the freak accident, the Internet was buzzing with GIFs and memes, many likening Miguel’s performance to an episode of WWE Smackdown. Miguel quickly took to his Twitter account to address the accident. got caught up in the moment, thank goodness Khyati is okay— Miguel (@MiguelUnlimited) May 20, 2013 Click here to read more.

ATLANTA – President Obama delivered a fearless and passionate commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, which despite the steady rain, left the crowds captivated. Peppering his speech with light-hearted humor, Obama emphasized the importance of not only academic success but a willingness to serve the powerless and give back to underserved communities. “But I will say it betrays a poverty of ambition if all you think about is what goods you can buy instead of what good you can do,” said Obama in a speech that at times sounded like a motivational sermon. A momentous day Wearing academic robes in maroon and black, the president encouraged the 500 graduating men to be positive role models for “those who’ve been left behind, who haven’t had the same opportunities we have — they need to hear from you.” Amid the pomp and ceremony of the college’s 129th commencement, there was an undeniable feeling that Obama’s very presence was a momentous historical day: the first African-American president addressing the nation’s premier institution of higher education exclusively for young black men. Indeed, he did not shy away from highlighting the significance of the occasion: “laws and hearts and minds have been changed to the point where someone who looks just like you can somehow come to serve as President of these United States of America.” He also made reference to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who was “just 15 years old when he enrolled here at Morehouse” but his education “helped to forge the intellect, the discipline, the compassion, the soul force that would transform America.” Obama gets personal Linking the turbulent history of African-Americans to today’s opportunities for graduates, the president said “whatever you’ve gone through, it pales in comparison to the hardships previous generations endured — and they overcame them. And if they overcame them, you can overcome them, too.” Speaking in strikingly personal terms the president also paid tribute to his “heroic single mom” but also talked about the challenges of being raised in a single-parent household. He said his father’s absence inspires him to be “a better father, a better husband, a better man.” During the commencement President Obama was awarded an honorary law degree. Despite the stormy weather, the rain-soaked crowds, mostly wearing plastic ponchos over their Sunday-best clothes, remained upbeat throughout the outdoor ceremony. ‘Proud and excited’ “I am happy, proud and excited and this is just one more blessing,” said Cherry Davis, of San Diego, California, whose middle son Byron Donovan, was graduating with a political science degree. “I am very proud,” said Janie L Hendrix, the half sister of the legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who resides in Seattle, Washington. She was there to see her son Claytin Hendrix Wright, 23, graduate with a bachelor’s degree in history. “When my kids were little I read the story of Martin Luther King attending Morehouse College and that inspired them to attend her,” says Hendrix.”The lessons learned here are beyond academic. The instructors help these young men to become men of Morehouse.” Hendrix is the mom of four sons and of these three have attended Morehouse College. Other notable guests who attended included, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), talk show host Steve Harvey, senior advisor to the president Valerie Jarrett and filmmaker Spike Lee, Spike Lee, who is an Atlanta native and a Morehouse man. It was Obama’s second graduation speech in as many weeks. Last week, the president delivered the commencement address at Ohio State. His third and final speech of graduation season, at the U.S. Naval Academy, is scheduled for Friday. Follow Kunbi Tinuoye on Twitter at @Kunbiti

William Miles *Documentarian William Miles, whose films include 1981’s “I Remember Harlem” and 1992’s “Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II,” died May 12 in New York, according to the NY Times. He was 82. In 1977 the Harlem native made his first documentary “Men Of Bronze,” about the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment sent to fight alongside the French in WWI, after himself serving in the National Guard. William Miles “Liberators,” co-directed with Nina Rosenblum, recounted the story of black soldiers who helped to liberate Nazi concentration camps and was nominated for an Oscar. He earned a CableACE nomination for 1993’s “The Untold West” and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers. Watch clips from Williams Miles’ films below.

NEW YORK (AP) — If either her husband or daughter is calling, Audra McDonald knows without looking at her phone. That’s because the five-time Tony Award winner has programed the ring tone for both to be The Carpenters’ hit version of “(They Long to Be) Close to You.” “It’s cute, right?” the 42-year-old actress-singer asks. It is indeed. For more revealing things about McDonald look no further than her new CD and televised concert. Both pull back the curtain on one of the most decorated women on Broadway. The 12-song disc called “Go Back Home” includes classics like Stephen Sondheim’s “The Glamorous Life,” Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Edelweiss” and “First You Dream,” from the John Kander and Fred Ebb show “Steel Pier.” It also highlights younger composers such as Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler (“Baltimore”), Adam Gwon (“I’ll Be Here”) and two songs by Michael John LaChiusa (“Virtue” and “Married Love”). The CD’s title — taken from the stunning Kander and Ebb song from “The Scottsboro Boys” musical — is a hint that this is McDonald’s most personal album to date. Since her last record — “Build a Bridge” in 2006 — McDonald lost her father in a plane crash, divorced and remarried, spent four seasons on TV’s “Private Practice” and won her fifth Tony Award for “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.” All those events have influenced her choice of songs. “If you were to write a musical about my life over the past seven years, this would be the soundtrack,” she says. The song “First You Dream” makes her think of her 12-year-old daughter Zoe, “Edelweiss” of her late father and “Make Someone Happy” of her husband, fellow performer Will Swenson. The CDends on that optimistic note. “That’s what I’ve come to and where I am now,” she says. McDonald, who is host of “Live From Lincoln Center,” has a line of concert dates until Christmas, has shot a pilot for CBS with Hope Davis and Sam Neill, and has three theater projects percolating. On Friday, her “Audra McDonald in Concert: Go Back Home” concert special airs on PBS. The Associated Press recently sat down with the singer and longtime activist for marriage equality to find out about the new album — out Tuesday — and why she won’t be listening to it. AP: Why so long between albums? McDonald: Life happened. And I wasn’t quite ready to say anything. I was like, ‘I don’t want to force it. I don’t want to make an album simply to make an album. I need to have something to say.’ AP: Is there a story behind “Edelweiss”? McDonald: That’s the first song I ever auditioned for anything with. I was 9 years old and my dad played it on the piano for me during my audition. It was for a dinner theater troupe in Fresno, Calif. I got in, and that started me on my theater journey. That song has always had this huge influence. AP: Has your voice changed in these seven years? McDonald: I think I understand my voice more than I did seven years ago. I’m much more comfortable with what my voice is than I was seven years ago. I’m not so anxious to sound like someone else. And that’s always been a goal of mine: be comfortable with your own voice, your own sound. AP: You have five Tonys. Do you hope for a sixth? McDonald: It’s still not even fathomable to me that I have one, let alone five. It does not compute. In my life, it really doesn’t. Last night, I was walking upstairs after having done three loads of laundry. I came upstairs and turned a corner to another pile of laundry. There’s just so much laundry in my life! Someone with five Tonys shouldn’t have this much laundry! So it doesn&#

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