Ed Lover and DJ Vlad the Butcher are set to release the newest installment of the Hot in Here DVD series this week, with Busta Rhymes and Karrine "Superhead" Steffans gracing dual covers of the mixtape DVD.

This third offering from Oakland's DJ Vlad, Hot in Here 3 offers some exclusive footage of Steffans, who talks to the camera about her steamy best-selling tell-all Confessions of a Video Vixen and drops a few details about her next book, including how she plans to reveal certain niceties left out of Confessions. Several of "Superhead's" former lovers also make appearances on the DVD to weigh in on the appropriateness of her nickname and to share some of their personal experiences with Steffans.

Steffans isn't grabbing all the attention for Hot in Here 3, Busta Rhymes is also featured flexing for the alternate cover of the DVD. DMX, Juelz Santana, Big Tigga, Lil Flip and Julia Bond also make appearances in the latest in Vlad's attention grabbing series.

DJ Vlad's mixtape efforts have earned him top honors from Vibe, XXL, Rolling Stone and MTV. The Butcher next plans to take his act overseas for a UK television show and he also has a Too Short mixtape in the works.
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After donning Star Wars costumes for last night's (6/8) MTV Movie Awards Gnarls Barkley has finalized plans for their North American Tour.

The duo comprised of Grammy-winning Gorillaz producer Danger Mouse and Atlanta soulman Cee Lo, performed for the MTV main event last night, which was hosted by actress Jessica Alba. Despite Cee Lo's somewhat muted microphone, Gnarls Barkley, whose entire band sported the outfits of various Star Wars characters, wowed their audience with a live version of their St. Elsewhere smash hit "Crazy."

Fans can check their local listings to catch an encore of the broadcast. MTV is scheduled to re-air the Awards Show throughout the weekend. Gnarls also has an upcoming appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," scheduled for June 12th. The group previously performed "Crazy" for NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" last month.

"I always enjoyed the late night talk shows more than anything else on TV," Gnarls Barkley stated. "Except for certain cartoons."

The group recently returned from a number of overseas tour dates, including performances at international festivals like Japan's Fuji Rock, Switzerland's Montreux Jazz and England's Creamfields.

Currently enjoying the buzz following St. Elsewhere, which is poised in the #14 spot on the Billboard Top 200, having sold some 168,000 copies since it's release four weeks ago, Gnarls recently announced a number of U.S. tour dates. The album is also #1 on Billboard's "Top Electronic Albums" in addition to ranking in the Top 5 for both Digital Albums and Alternative Albums, and has been extremely well received by critics.

"If you accept praise," Barkley added, also by statement, "you must be prepared to take criticism as well. I am always curious to hear either. But I particularly enjoy the praise, when I feel it is deserved. In the case of St. Elsewhere, I feel it is deserved."

For more information on Gnarls Barkley, please visit www.gnarlsbarkley.com.
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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), along with Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) and Billboard will announce a new Gold and Platinum Award, recognizing sales of mobile ring tones.

The event will take place on June 14 at the Time Warner Center in New York, at which point 128 different racks will be certified.

Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, Bubba Sparxx, Mario and Dem Franchise Boyz, who have sold more than 2.5 million ring tones, are a few of the artists slated to attend the event.

The RIAA represents the entire recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of a large number of private corporate entities, such as record labels and distributors, who create and distribute about 90% of recorded music sold in the US.

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