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The cast of "Jersey Shore" is so dissatisfied over their contract situation that they refused to shoot scenes for the upcoming third season until they get a better deal ... this according to sources connected with the show.
The cast was supposed to begin shooting "at home" scenes today for season three, but we're told JWoww, Ronnie, Sammi, Pauly D and Vinny -- who are spread out between New York and Rhode Island -- told the crews they weren't shooting without new contracts.
The Situation and Snooki are supposed to shoot tomorrow, and we're told Snooki plans to do the same. No word yet on The Situation, but as we first reported ... he's having contract issues of his own.
Sources close to the show tell TMZ the cast feels they can make more money doing appearances for two months, rather than filming the show.
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Well I have one!!!! Come film "Nashville Shores" while they strike! I'll assemble you a cast of REAL nuts! lol
Hip-hop pioneer Dr. Dre will be presented with the ASCAP Founders Award during the organization's 23rd annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The ceremony-which will also honor the songwriters and publishers of 2009's most performed ASCAP songs on the R&B/hip-hop, rap and gospel charts - will take place June 25 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The ASCAP Founders Awards is given to songwriters and composers whose musical legacies have inspired and influenced fellow music creators. Dr. Dre, a founding member with Eazy-E and Ice Cube of the seminal rap group N.W.A., is also a Grammy Award-winning producer of the year, songwriter and label chief who has directed such hits as BlackStreet's "No Diggity," Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair" and 2Pac ("California Love"). In addition to helping launch the careers of Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent, Dr. Dre is a hit-making artist in his own right, including "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" from his pivotal 1992 solo debut "The Chronic." Dr. Dre joins such previous Founders honorees as Stevie Wonder, Garth Brooks, Paul McCartney, Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson.
"Dre is one of the most important voices in modern music," said ASCAP president/chairman Paul Williams in a statement. "He created a unique, recognizable sound that dominated rap music in the early '90s...and continues to inspire artists and producers across all genres with his musical techniques."
Atlanta rapper B.oB. Has announced his first major headlining tour will start this August on the “Shootin’ For Stars" tour.
B.o.B. will hit the road from August to November, when he finished up his current tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
The tour announcement comes amidst a busy schedule for B.o.B., who has dates lined up with The Black Eyed Peas (August 1st), Lollapalooza (August 6th) and the 5th Annual Summer Spirit 
"I just want to show people that there are endless possibilities of what you can do," B.o.B said in a statement. "You don't just have to be a rapper, you don't just have to be a trapper; you can be anything you want to be and whatever you do, just love it and it will show."
B.o.B. is riding the success of his debut album B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, which hit #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart when it was released in April.
Additionally, B.o.B.’s latest single “Airplanes” featuring Hayley
Tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
If Cali Swag District has its way, everyone across the country will be doing the dougie. That's the name of the dance movement that the Inglewood, Calif., rap group has fashioned into an infectious first single -- and first hit -- on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Moving 10-9 this week on the chart, "Teach Me How to Dougie" also climbs 9-6 on Hot Rap Songs and graduates after two weeks at No. 1 on Heatseekers Songs to No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. Up 13% from last week with 30,000 in sales, the song has sold 184,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and rises 62-48 on Hot Digital Songs.
"This time last year, we weren't on any charts," says Yung, who with fellow rappers Smoove Da General, JayAre and dancer M-Bone comprise Cali Swag District. "This is a dream come true."
Initially introduced to the dougie by a friend attending Texas Southern University, the group members decided to put their own energetic West Coast twist on the dance, directing followers to "put your arms out front and lean side to side." Since then, Cali Swag District's YouTube video has garnered more than 1.5 million views. The 19-year-old alumni of Inglewood's Morningside High School have also performed on a series of school tours; at rhythmic KPWR Los Angeles' Power House Concert with headliners Snoop Dogg, Drake and Trey Songz; on Fuel TV's "Daily Habit"; and on the 2010 BET Awards preshow.
Up next is Cali Swag District's debut album, "The Kickback." It's set to drop Sept. 14 on Checkmate Records/Capitol. In-house Checkmate producers including rapper Poly Rob, Jay Hustle and GX are supplying tracks for the album, which will release a second single in the coming weeks.
The group's members are aware of the one-hit-wonder stigma that has categorized other rap/dance acts in the last several years. "We have other tracks you can dance to," Smoove Da General says, "but we also have many different styles . . . We're pretty sure we won't be one-hit wonders."
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