Michael Jackson sues Motown
LOS ANGELES (Michael Jackson Fans Website) - Michael Jackson is suing Motown Records for money he says he is owed for classic songs he recorded with the Jackson Five. He filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles alleging he has not been paid the royalties due for the music. Jackson alleges that he has never received ...
| Beyonce Knowles to release solo album
NEW YORK (Destiny's Child Fans Website) - Beyonce Knowles is to become the final member of Destiny's Child to release her debut solo album. Dangerously In Love will be released in July, and features collaborations with Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Sean Paul and OutKast's Big Boi. Tracks include the album's ...
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50 Cent sued by doctor
NEW YORK (50 Cent Fans Website) - 50 Cent is reportedly being sued by a US surgeon over an unpaid medical bill. The doctor claims the rapper and his friend turned up at a hospital with gunshot wounds nearly three years ago. He says 50 Cent never paid the 35,000$ bill for treatment, despite being asked ...
| 112 will release a mix with fourth album
NEW YORK (112 Fans Website) - R&B quartet 112 will release a yet-untitled fourth album in August on Def Soul Records. The group endured an 18-month legal battle with former label, Bad Boy Entertainment before Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Island Def Jam head Lyor Cohen were able to reach a resolution that ...
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Public Enemy with new single 'Son Of A Bush'
NEW YORK (Public Enemy Official Website) - Public Enemy will release the controversial song, "Son Of A Bush," commercially on May 6. The single will be packaged in a special two disc CD & DVD set. The CD will also include "Twisted Sense Of God Pt. 1" by Chuck D's rock outfit, Fine Arts Militia, and ...
| Detroit Hip-Hop Summit historic success
DETROIT, Mi. (Hip Hop Summit Action Network Website) - Russell Simmons , Dr. Benjamin Chavis and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) reported historic results in the aftermath of the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit yesterday. The largest Hip-Hop Summit ever drew over 17,000 participants in the Detroit Hip-Hop ...
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Luther Vandross suffers of pneumonia
NEW YORK (Luther Vandross Fans Website) - Luther Vandross contracted pneumonia after suffering a stroke and had to undergo a tracheotomy to help him breathe, but the procedure didn't damage his vocal chords, his representatives said Monday. The Grammy-winning singer remains in critical but stable condition, ...
| Nas is a hero
NEW YORK (Nas Fans Website) - Nas will be honoured this weekend in Detroit at the latest and largest Hip Hop Summit created by Russell Simmons. Nas will receive "The Heroes Award" in part for his positive song "I Can". Simmons says it's good a song like that is a hit but that's not the only reason Nas ...
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Toni Braxton takes Broadway role!
NEW YORK (Bradway online news magazine) - Toni Braxton is set to return to Broadway in the title role of Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida The singer has signed on for a four-month stint at New York's Palace Theater from June 30. She made her Broadway debut in the role of Belle in Disney's Beauty and the ...
| Rap boss denies 'murder link'
LOS ANGELES (Hip Hop magazine) - Hip hop mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has said his company has no involvement with a rapper who is charged with murdering a woman in Los Angeles last year. The family of the victim has started a wrongful death lawsuit, which names rapper Big Lurch, as well as Knight's Death ...
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Eminem vs Ja Rule
NEW YORK (RapBassment Website) - The battle continues between Eminem and Ja Rule. This time it's Eminem's turn to lash out with the help of chart topper 50 Cent. The two Shady rappers have released a new mixtape called "Invasion Part II: Conspiracy Theory" where they say, "If Pac was still here now/ ...
| Jeffrey Osborne releases his new album on June 10
NEW YORK (Jay Oz Records) - Jeffrey Osborne has just wrapped up production on a brand new album entitled Music Is Life, which is slated for release on June 10, 2003. Not only does Music Is Life have the distinction of being the christening release of Jay Oz Records, the Number One independent record ...
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50 Cent gets labeled
NEW YORK (50 Cent Fans Website) - Top-selling rapper 50 Cent has signed a label deal with Interscope Records. The label will be called G-Unit records, and - appropriately enough - the first release will be from 50 Cent's group, also called G-Unit. The G-Unit album, which features Tony Yayo and Lloyd ...
| Ms Dynamite signs up to Pepsi
LONDON, UK (Sun newspaper) - Ms Dynamite has signed a �1 million deal to promote Pepsi. They are joining forces to encourage children from tough backgrounds to break into the music business and become stars of the future. The rap star will be pictured on millions of cans, sporting a glamorous new image. ...
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Queen Latifah to host 'VH1 Divas' concert
NEW YORK (VH1) - Queen Latifah will reign as host of this year's "VH1 Divas" concert, which will feature performances from Mary J. Blige , Jewel and Chaka Khan . The show is scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. EDT May 22 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas . Other scheduled musicians will be announced later. ...
| 'In Da Club' and 50 Cent dominates airwaves!
NEW YORK (50 Cent Fans Website) - Rapper 50 Cent continues to rewrite the record books with his hit single, "In Da Club." During one week in March, the song reached an astounding 170.2 million radio listeners. That makes it the most listened-to song in radio history. The song also helped 50 Cent move ...
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R Kelly records 'A Soldier's heart' for US troops
NEW YORK (R. Kelly Fans Website) - R Kelly is releasing a single dedicated to troops fighting in Iraq as he awaits trial on child pornography charges. He has recorded A Soldier's Heart as "a tribute to the courageous soldiers and military men and women who are risking their lives to preserve freedom". ...
| Toni Braxton welcomed her second baby
NEW YORK (Toni Braxton Fans Website) - Toni Braxton and her husband, Keri Lewis, welcomed their second son, Diezel Ky Braxton Lewis, on Sunday (March 30). The boy was born in an Atlanta hospital, and both he and his mom are doing fine, according to Braxton's publicist. Lewis and Braxton had their first ...
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Lou Rawls has new lawsuit problems
LOS ANGELES (RnB online magazine) - A woman who says she gave up her business to become Lou Rawls' mistress sued the soul singer for $12 million, claiming he backed out of a verbal agreement to support her financially even if they split. Rawls' manager said the lawsuit was frivolous, and that the singer ...
| Diana Ross is writing a book
NEW YORK (Dianna Ross Fans Website) - Pop legend Diana Ross is writing a memoir she says will look at "the recent heartaches of her life". Ross, 58, says the book will include details of her drink driving arrest, the breakup of her marriage and the disastrous Supremes reunion tour. Upside Down: Wrong ...
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