Ciara drops “Basic Instinct” the day before her more anticipated single “Ride” which will premiere on VEVO.

Common x Just Wright. This newest TV spot for the Common and Queen Latifah rom com focuses a bit more on setting Common up as a legit basketball star including a little gabbing with Miami’s Dwayne Wade and Common even throwing down a dunk. Would love to see Lonnie go one on one with Ron Artest though. Who got game??

Here is the brand new full trailer to the upcoming ensemble comedy Grown Ups which stars Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. So basically a who’s-who of every bad comedian-turned-actor from the 90′s. Some funny moments in the trailer but still all seems a bit forced. Movie hits theaters June 25th.

Janelle Monáe releases The ArchAndroid on May 18, check out the promotional trailer.

T-Pain x Freaknik: The Musical. The soundtrack for the 1 hour {adult swim} animated special “Freaknik: The Musical” is being released on iTunes on Tuesday 4/20. The soundtrack will feature full versions of 5 songs from the show by T-Pain, Rick Ross, Young Cash, Snoop Dogg and Mack Maine. Tracklist as follows:

Diddy x Verizon. Diddy snags another music licensing opportunity with the single “Hello Good Morning” in the new Verizon’s NFL’s #1 Pick commercial. His album Last Train to Paris hits stores on June 22nd.

Ciara x VEVO. Vevo is taking their online music video service marketing efforts to the next level by starting artist exclusive previews and viral clips to seed their upcoming exclusive videos on Vevo. Because the online site is a joint partnership with Universal, Sony and EMI, it is able to get plenty of dedicated artist support to push the platform.

The long term longevity in the site though will depend on how well it can survive without it’s partnership with YouTube which is currently driving most of the traffic. Check the first of these dedicated artist clips starting with Ciara and the upcoming video “Ride” ft. Ludacris.

One of the twenty music videos that Wayne shot before he headed off the prison. According to the director of the film, DJ Scoob Doo, the inspiration for the video came from a Martin Lawrence movie of all things.

“[Wayne's girl was mad that] he didn’t make it home in time,” Scoob said of the story line. “He stayed out all night. That’s the idea I got with the song — it brought me back to watching the film ‘A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.’ Me growing up watching Martin [Lawrence], it was epic, it was a funny movie. I loved the cinematography in it. [Writing the script for the video], that was me being a fan of that movie and good music and putting it together.”

Nice to know that Martin’s work can influence somebody out there. Based on the opening weekend numbers of his latest movie Death at a Funeral he sure could use some more of that loyalty and fan base to support him. Via: TSS