Podcast: "Summer Madness" (The BackBeat)

This week on The BackBeat, we get into Sza’s Ctrl Tour (which sadly we didn’t get tickets for), Jay Z’s 4:44 bonus tracks and upcoming feature for the album, delve into new music from Kesha, and talk about Sevyn Streeter releasing her highly anticipated and delayed album Girl Disrupted. We also talk about Pharrell getting in the studio to work on new albums with Ariana Grande and Justin Timberlake.

As always, make sure you stay tuned until the end of the episode for songs of the moment that include Mya, Swae Lee, Drake, Cardi B, Jessie Reyez, and 2 Chainz.

Podcast: "Read A Book" (The BackBeat)

In this week’s episode, we give a shoutout to Janet Jackson who just gave birth to her son Eissa Al Mana, talk about Chris Brown and Soulja Boy feuding over Karrueche Tran, get into Kim Burrell coming sideways at the LGBT community, and breakdown Mariah Carey's NYE performance.

Amazing Cover: "Get Lucky" (Jazmine Sullivan)

I HATE YOU Jazmine Sullivan for turning out "Get Lucky" the way you did in London last year and not giving us a recorded rendition for us to rock. Although I must say her latest album Reality Show is perfection and an added track, even "Get Lucky," might've messed up the flow.

With that said, her runs and scats during the breakdown of the Daft Punk monster smash hit transform "Get Lucky" into an uptempo funky jazzy smooth jam that has me yearning to hear both a recorded official version from Jazmine as well as a bonus cut live version from her. While I know that this will never happen, I hope has her cover of "Kiss From A Rose" at least will appear on an album one day.

Watch this phenomenal live clip of Jazmine breaking it down on Daft Punk's Grammy-winning monster smash hit single "Get Lucky" from her 'comeback' show in London last year and Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Sweet Life" (Frank Ocean)

"Sweet Life" - Frank Ocean

• Writers: Christopher Francis Ocean & Pharrell Williams
• Producers: Pharrell Williams & Christopher Francis Ocean
• Record Label: Def Jam
• Released in 2012 from channel ORANGE
• Peaked at #124 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart

Amazing Cover: "Get Lucky" (Jazmine Sullivan)

I HATE YOU Jazmine Sullivan for turning out "Get Lucky" the way you did in London last year and not giving us a recorded rendition for us to rock. Although I must say her latest album Reality Show is perfection and an added track, even "Get Lucky," might've messed up the flow.

With that said, her runs and scats during the breakdown of the Daft Punk monster smash hit transform "Get Lucky" into an uptempo funky jazzy smooth jam that has me yearning to hear both a recorded official version from Jazmine as well as a bonus cut live version from her. While I know that this will never happen, I hope has her cover of "Kiss From A Rose" at least will appear on an album one day.

Watch this phenomenal live clip of Jazmine breaking it down on Daft Punk's Grammy-winning monster smash hit single "Get Lucky" from her 'comeback' show in London last year and Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Sweet Life" (Frank Ocean)

"Sweet Life" - Frank Ocean

• Writers: Christopher Francis Ocean & Pharrell Williams
• Producers: Pharrell Williams & Christopher Francis Ocean
• Record Label: Def Jam
• Released in 2012 from channel ORANGE
• Peaked at #124 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart

Award Nominations: 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards,

Earlier today the 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards were announced a a bit surprisingly, Kendrick Lamar netted three nominations. While they are well deserved, the NAACP Image Awards have often shied away from nominating rap stars and it seems as though Kendrick has broken through.

With that said, Beyoncé and Pharrell topped the nominations with four nominations and you can peep them all below. The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards is set for Friday, February 6, 2015, with the show set to air live on TV One.

Award Nominations: "Soul Train Awards 2014"

Today has been a big day for music with both the 2014 American Music Awards and Soul Train Awards 2014 nominations being revealed. Earlier in the day, multiple nominee Jhené Aiko took to The Wendy Williams Show to announce some of the nominees with Williams, who will serve as host for the upcoming award show.

Hosted by Wendy Williams, this year’s Soul Train Awards 2014 will usher itself back to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on November 7, and will air its telecast simultaneously on Centric and BET on November 30 at 8 p.m. EST. Watch Wendy and Jhené announce several of the nominees below and look at the entire list of nominees below!

Award Nominations: " 2014 American Music Awards"

Earlier today, the nominees for the 2014 American Music Awards were announced and Iggy Azalea leads the field with six nominations. Interestingly enough, Ariana Grande who has ruled the airwaves this summer with countless singles lifted from her sophomore album My Everything was shutout of the nominations.

Peep all of the nominations for the 2014 American Music Awards below and lookout for the live telecast from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 8pm EST on ABC.

New Joint: "He Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere" (Jennifer Hudson ft Iggy Azalea)

Yesterday, Jennifer Hudson released the official audio to her Iggy Azalea collaboration "He Ain't Goin' Nowhere," which was produced by Pharrell.

Featuring a throwback 70s disco/funk vibe with the production courtesy of in-demand producer Pharrell, the joint is another solid vocal showing from Jennifer Hudson and is lifted off of her pending third album JHUD, which is slated for release next week.

With that said, take a listen to "He Ain't Going Nowhere" below from Jennifer Hudson and Iggy Azalea and lookout for Jennifer Hudson's "return" to music with JHUD, when it's released Tuesday, September 23rd!

Amazing Cover: "Happy" (Maroon 5)

Maroon 5 are currently enjoying their new album V debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album charts this week with sales of 164,000 copies and to celebrate, the band performed a cover of Pharrell's #1 hit "Happy."

Stopping by BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Adam Levine along with hi bandmates offered up a stripped-down rendition of Pharrell's infectious "Happy" and you can watch it go down below!

Amazing Cover: "Get Lucky" (Jazmine Sullivan)

Jazmine Sullivan'w turn out of "Get Lucky" in London a few months ago was everything, and still is as we hopefully start a slow countdown to her highly anticipated third album Reality Show.

Her runs and scats during the breakdown of the Daft Punk monster smash hit transform "Get Lucky" into an uptempo funky jazzy smooth jam that has me yearning to hear both a recorded official version from Jazmine as well as a bonus cut live version from her. While I know that this will never happen on her forthcoming third album, one can hope for a cover of this and "Kiss From A Rose" one day!

With that said, watch this phenomenal live clip of Jazmine breaking it down on Daft Punk's Grammy-winning monster smash hit single "Get Lucky" from her 'comeback' show in London from March 30th below and Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Sweet Life" (Frank Ocean)

"Sweet Life" - Frank Ocean

• Writers: Christopher Francis Ocean & Pharrell Williams
• Producers: Pharrell Williams & Christopher Francis Ocean
• Record Label: Def Jam
• Released in 2012 from channel ORANGE
• Peaked at #124 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart

Live Video of the Day: "Happy" (Pharrell)

Earlier this evening, Pharrell appeared as the musical guest on NBC's Saturday Night Live to help promote his Oscar-nominated hit single "Happy" as well as his recently released album GIRL.

With that said, watch Pharrell perform his current smash #1 hit singe "Happy" below and Enjoy!

Amazing Cover: "Get Lucky" (Jazmine Sullivan)

I HATE YOU Jazmine Sullivan for turning out "Get Lucky" the way you did in London two nights ago and now I NEED your full cover to emerge online and in a form that I can download and have forever.

Her runs and scats during the breakdown of the Daft Punk monster smash hit transform "Get Lucky" into an uptempo funky jazzy smooth jam that has me yearning to hear both a recorded official version from Jazmine as well as a bonus cut live version from her. While I know that this will never happen on her forthcoming third album, that I hope has her cover of "Kiss From A Rose" on it, one can hope!

With that said, watch this phenomenal live clip of Jazmine breaking it down on Daft Punk's Grammy-winning monster smash hit single "Get Lucky" from her 'comeback' show in London from March 30th below and Enjoy!

Live Video of the Day: "Happy" (Pharrell)

I don't know about you, but one of the greatest Oscar moments from earlier tonight has to be Pharrell's electrifying performance of his Oscar nominated #1 hit single "Happy," which is lifted from the animated film Despicable Me 2.

With that said, Oscar nominees Lupita Nyong'o, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams all got in on the happiness of the night and offered what so far has been the highlight of the night. Watch it all go down below and Enjoy!

Live Video of the Day: "Happy" (Pharrell)

Pharrell continues to bring happiness throughout the world with his infectious anthem "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 and this time, he took it to German talk show Wetten, dass..? on Saturday wearing his famous brown Vivienne Westwood 'Mountain' hat.

Backed by a choir, Pharrell along with a kid from the audience, who stole the show with his unrehearsed moves, offered up an infectious rendition of "Happy" and you can watch an interview with Pharrell and his performance of "Happy" below!

Live Clip: "Get Lucky/ Good Times/ Happy" (Pharrell)

Yesterday, Pharrell took to The BRIT Awards 2014 in London and was joined on stage by the legendary Nile Rodgers and Northern Soul dancers as he performed a medley of his collaboration with Daft Punk "Get Lucky," Chic's “Good Times" and his own current hit single and Oscar-nominated hit "Happy," from Despicable Me 2.

With that said, Pharrell and Nile Rodgers brought the house down in London last night with his medley of hits and you can watch it go down below.

Amazing Cover: "Happy" (Angel)

2013 more fully introduced UK artist-on-the-rise Angel to a larger audience and while his debut album About Time has yet to see a release here in the States, hopefully 2014 will bring fortune to both Angel and us here in the States as he is one clearly talented cat with some crazy vocals on him.

With that said, Angel recently caught up with SoulCultureUK to offer a take on Pharrell Williams' anthematic  single "Happy," which was lifted from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. Therefore watch Angel's acoustic take on Pharrell's "Happy" below and Enjoy!

Live Clip: "Happy" (Pharrell)

Pharrell has been making waves in 2013 having produced the year's biggest song "Blurred Lines" and been involved with a flurry of other big hits throughout the year. In addition to making all of these musical moves, Pharrell released the first 24 hour music video for his joint "Happy" and brought the feeling to The Ellen DeGenerous Show.

Lifted from the Despicable Me 2, "Happy" is such an upbeat infectious song that I dare you not to at least tap your foot or snap your fingers along with the throwback infectious instrumentation. With that said, watch Pharrell perform "Happy" on The Ellen DeGenerous Show below and Enjoy!