MUSIC ROUNDUP: Justin Timberlake Rocks SNL, Three 6 Mafia Rapper Dies

Justin Timberlake did what he does best on last night’s season episode of “Saturday Night Live.”

The 32-year-old singer took to the stage and blew America away with performances of “Only When I Walk Away” and “Pair Of Wings.” But it wasn’t just his vocals that stole show. Justin teamed up with his comedy partner in crime, Jimmy Fallon, to present skits like “Wrappinville Cold Open,” “Family Feud Celeb Edition,” “#Hashtag,” and “The Barry Gibb Talk Show.”

According to Deadline, the episode — which also included cameos from Madonna, Paul McCartney, Michael Bloomberg and Barry Gibb — averaged “a 6.3 household rating in Nielsen’s 56 metered markets and a 3.9/18 in adults 18-49,” SNL‘s highest ratings in both categories in nearly two years.

Check out a few of the funniest moments below.

Three 6 Mafia’s Lord Infamous Dead At 40

Three 6 Mafia founding member Ricky “Lord Infamous” Dunigan died in his sleep of a heart attack Friday night.

According to bandmate DJ Paul, “He was at home sitting at the table and he just lay his head down and he just left us.”

Lord Infamous was an original member of Memphis-based rap group Three 6 Mafia. In 2005, the group took home a Best Original Song Oscar for track “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp,” which became famous in the film Hustle and Flow.

“He was a legend in the game, truly ahead of his time,” DJ Paul told Rolling Stone. “He was such a great lyricist and he always came with these different styles in his rap and his flow…Lord Infamous was the kind of person that never cared about having a lot of money or this or that. He just liked to make music, he liked to rap, and he liked to make people happy.”

The rapper was 40 years old.

R.Kelly & Mary J.Blige Planning 2014 ‘King & Queen Tour’

R. Kelly and Mary J Blige may hit the road together next year.

According to reports, the R&B duo are planning a North America king and queen tour.

“We’re working on the Black Panties tour right now,” R. Kelly told WBLS 107.5, “but before we get into the Black Panties Tour, I’m going on tour with Mary J. We’re doing a King and Queens tour.”

Details on the tour, including when it will kick off and how long it will run, have yet to be announced.

K. Michelle Drops New Christmas New Video

K. Michelle dropped a new record to help his get into he Christmas spirit, or maybe we should say the “holiday heartbreak” spirt.

The R&B songstress followed the path of her frienemy Tamar Braxton with her new video “Christmas Night,” a track lifted from her A Rebellious Christmas mixtape. Like Braxton’s “She Can Have You,” K. Michelle’s new release is centered around lost love during the holiday season.

“Everybody isn’t always happy on Christmas,” the “Love and Hip Hop” star says in the opening of the video. “Some people, they reminisce on the loved ones that they lost. Some people reminisce on things they never got for Christmas.”

Check out the video below and tell us your thoughts in the comment section.

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