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Myanmar artists test recent freedoms through film (AP)

AP – Artists in Myanmar are testing new freedoms through films shown at a festival that for the first time in the country’s recent history were not censored.

Chris Brown Stirs Up Frenzy On F.A.M.E. Tour

TeamBreezy came out in droves on Friday for star’s New York stop at Nassau Coliseum. By Rebecca Thomas Chris Brown performs during his F.A.M.E

Kanye West’s Fashion Show ‘Monumental,’ Ciara Says

‘I saw Kanye after, and I told him it was amazing,’ Ciara tells MTV News via phone from Paris Fashion Week.

Watch The Throne ‘Murder To Excellence’ Inspiration Danroy Henry Honored

Friends and family gather in New York for a peaceful demonstration to honor fallen college student.

Slaughterhouse To Release Single By December, Says Royce Da 5′9"

‘Hopefully, we’ll have a single out by the end of the year, if not the album,’ Royce tells ‘RapFix Live.’ By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Sway Calloway Royce Da 5′9″ Photo: MTV News With Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne in pop-up stores and a joint Drake and Lil Wayne album on the horizon, hip-hop collaborations are the latest buzz topic. A four-man collective that should be in the discussion is Slaughterhouse, consisting of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and recent MTV “RapFix Live” guest Royce Da 5′9″

Kaskade, Steve Aoki, Nervo, More Kick Off ‘Crazee’ Identity Festival Tour

EDM artists hope to collaborate with each other on their down time between cities. By Akshay Bhansali Kaskade Photo: David Rojas/ FilmMagic America’s first touring electronic dance music fest, the Identity Festival , officially launched in Noblesville, Indiana, on Thursday, and the crowd was treated to sets from the likes of Kaskade , Steve Lawler, Chuckie, Steve Aoki , LA Riots, Manufactured Superstars and many more

Watch The Throne Fans Rave Over Pop-Up Store, ‘Otis’ Vid

MTV News crashed Jay-Z and Kanye’s pop-up store in NYC to speak to Throne fans. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Steven Roberts Kanye West and Jay-Z Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImageGetty Images/ NEW YORK — “We were at our office and one of my colleagues said, ‘I just saw on Twitter that there is a new pop-up shop that’s selling Watch the Throne, ” said a man identified only by his Twitter handle @hiprobbie.

Jay-Z And Kanye West’s ‘Otis’ Maybach Work: How Much Did It Cost?

Kanye West and Jay-Z could have spent up to $150,000 trashing the $350,000 car for the video.

Jay-Z And Kanye’s ‘Otis’ Video: What Does It Mean?

MTV News gathers a group of tastemakers to break down the clip, which features a mutilated Maybach, fireworks and a huge American flag. By Rob Markman Jay-Z and Kanye West (file) Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Who knew destroying a Maybach could be so fun? In Jay-Z and Kanye West ’s new Spike Jonze-directed video for “Otis,” the Throne give the luxury vehicle the chop-shop treatment and then do doughnuts with reckless abandon

Jani Lane Recalls ‘Cherry Pie’ Criticism In Vintage Video

‘We thought it was a pop-art video,’ singer said of sexy clip featuring model Bobbie Brown. By Jocelyn Vena Warrant’s Jani Lane in 1991 Photo: MTV News In 2011, Warrant ’s video for “Cherry Pie” hardly seems very controversial. But when it was released in 1990, the kitschy clip, featuring model Bobbie Brown dancing around in super-short cutoffs and a red halter as the bandmembers drool after her, earned them a bit of flak