(AllHipHop News) As the tension and excitement builds in the months leading up to the release of Kanye West’s still untitled 5th album, Kanye West is “all about the fans” and will be releasing a  new song every week until Christmas. Kanye, who tweeted the announcement Sunday night (August 22nd), stressed the importance of giving back to the fans. He also let the fans know how hard he has been working to ensure that his label, G.O.O.D Music, puts out a quality product. “I know y’all need the music so I’m dropping 1 new song every weekend until Xmas.  It may be my song, it may be a new Jay song, etc,” Kanye tweeted.  A minute later the Chicago based MC/Producer coined the impromptu releases as “Good Fridays”. “I’m calling it good Fridays. Yall know every Friday yall gone have a new joint from our family. We look at the game completely different now,” Mr. West added.  “It’s about the fans. No more holding back. That’s why I dropped see me now… It wasn’t about me it was about the Summer the BBQs etc.” Kanye then talked about what he’s been working on as of late and let the fans know about his dedication to his music and the art he creates. He is working on projects for Pusha T, Raekwon, Mos Def, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell Williams. “Swizz looked at me the other night and said man are you getting sleep and I told him I can’t sleep… My people need this new music,” Kanye recalled. “Yall make all the hard work worth it…. We been up to 5 am every night working on everything Pusha, Rakwon, Mos, Swizz, Skateboard etc. “ Additionally, Kanye is in the process of creating a movie that will go along with the much anticipated album he has been working on in seclusion.   “In Prague organizing the movie based around the album… I just wanna thank everybody for the overwhelming response to the Power remix!,“ he tweeted.  Kanye West will perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, which air live September 12 at 9 p.m. The appearance marks his VMA return after a notorious onstage interruption during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for her VMA Award.

(AllHipHop News) Bow Wow and Ice Cube’s latest flick Lottery Ticket pulled in over $11 million dollars its first week in theaters, according to box office data. The movie, which also stars Naturi Naughton and Loretta Devine, landed at #4 in box office tickets sales over the weekend, behind The Expendables (#1) Vampires Suck (#2) and Eat Pray Love (#3). Bow Wow, who has starred in movies like Roll Bounce, Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Hurricane Season, will press on with his acting career. The rapper, born Shad Gregory Moss, has landed a role in the upcoming Tyler Perry film Madea’s Big Happy Family. “It’s another huge cast. I’m very excited about how my acting career is taking off,” Bow Wow told AllHipHop.com. “I am taking on all challenges coming my way. The pressure of carrying a Cube Vision film on my shoulders to working with Tyler Perry; man, skies the limit for me. No telling what’s going to happen next.”On the rapping side, Bow Wow is planning to drop a new installment of his Greenlight Mixtape series featuring Jadakiss, in addition to working on his debut album for Cash Money Records. Additionally, Bow Wow will be featured as a playable character in EA Sports’ highly anticipated NBA 2K11 game featuring Michael Jordan.”I have a playable character in the game (as Bow Wow),” the rapper/actor revealed to AllHipHop.com. “It’s amazing being a part of one of the largest NBA video game franchises, and to be in it is a blessing.”

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z, the world’s top earning rapper Jay-Z and the world’s top earning tour band U2 will join together for a tour of Australia and New Zealand later this year. The two artists will host the concerts to support the launch of Live Nation Australia, which opened this past July and his headed up by Luke Hede and veteran promoter Roger Field. The tour will kick off at Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium on November 25th and make stops in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney. The final performance will take place at Perth’s Subiaco Oval and mark’s the first time U2 has played in Perth since 1998. According to Billboard, tickets will be priced at $39.90 and that almost 45% of the tickets will be priced under $100. The tour combines two of Live Nation’s most lucrative acts. Jay-Z was recently named Hip-Hop top earner for 2009-2010 with $63 million earned, while U2’s 2009 world tour earned the band $300 million. Tickets to all concerts will go on sale September 3rd.

(AllHipHop News) Actress/rapper Queen Latifah will team with country singer/actress Dolly Parton for a new film titled Joyful Noise.The movie, which is a gospel-choir feature, centers around two women who are forced to work together to save a small town gospel choir after budget cuts threatens their future. Latifah will play a mother who takes over the choir after the untimely death of the original director, while Parton plays the widow of the deceased director. The role will be the first major appearance in film for Dolly Parton since 1992’s flick Straight Talk. Queen Latifah was recently seen on the big screen alongside rapper/actor Common in the basketball flick, Just Wright. Joyful Noise will be by Warner Brothers/Alcon Entertainment.

(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Faith Evans was arrested earlier this morning on suspicion of DUI, near Marina Del Ray, California. Faith, who was once married to legendary rapper Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, was stopped at a checkpoint when officers detected alcohol. According to TMZ.com, police arrested Faith for being intoxicated, although her blood alcohol level was not known as of press time. This is not Faith Evans’ first brush with the law. In 2004, Faith and her husband/manager Todd Russaw were arrested in an Atlanta suburb for possessing marijuana and cocaine.In February of 2010, Faith Evans announced a new deal with E1 Television and E1 Music to launch a reality show and new album, which will be distributed by Faith’s own label, Prolific Music Group.