Barry White looks for kidney donor
LOS ANGELES (Barry White Fans Website) - Deep-voiced soul singer Barry White was resting at home while his search for a kidney donor continued, his manager said. Barry White, 58, had dialysis treatment in September to stabilize his condition, a complication from years of chronic high blood pressure. ...
| Beyonce Knowles sings for the 'Monahan Center' Fundraiser
NEW YORK (Beyonce Fans Website) - Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles will be among the Hollywood and Broadway stars gathered to raise money for the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at New York's Waldorf-Astoria on November 12. Monahan, Today show co-host Katie Couric's late husband, ...
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Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flag , Faith Band Together for Artist Rights
NEW YORK (Artist Empowerment Coalition) - Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Faith Evans, DMX and other artists are confirmed for a benefit concert hosted by The Artist Empowerment Coalition. The event which takes place at New York's Beacon Theater next Mon (10/28). This is the first in a series of benefit ...
| Missy Elliott Botches Aaliyah Tribute In New York
NEW YORK (Aaliyah Fans Website) - Every artist has an off night once in a while, and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's was Tuesday (Oct. 22) night at Irving Plaza in New York for the Vanity Fair In Concert Series show to benefit the Step Up Women's Network. An enthusiastic hip-hop crowd stood for over three ...
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Chaka Khan slams pop
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (CNN) -- Ain't nobody does it better than Chaka Khan, some R&B music lovers might say. But the Grammy-winning singer insists there are a handful of new-generation vocalists who come real close -- though the music scene today is swamped by flavorless tunes and shallow talent, she ...
| DMX Bio Due Nov. 5
NEW YORK (DMX Fans Website) - DMX has proved to be one of the most prolific and talented rappers of the last four years, but can he write? With the help of journalist Smokey D. Fontaine, he can. DMX's E.A.R.L. -- The Autobiography of DMX, as told to Fontaine, hits stores on Nov. 5, it was confirmed ...
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Ashanti At Bogart Event
LOS ANGELES (Ashanti Fans Website) - Ashanti, Michelle Branch, Sugar Ray, and Sixpence None the Richer have been confirmed to perform at the Bogart Tour for a Cure benefit Nov. 4, honoring Britney Spears and the Universal Amphitheatre. The event, at L.A.'s Universal Amphitheatre, will also feature comedian ...
| 'Just Whitney' (Whitney's new album) Leaked Online
NEW YORK (Whitney Houston Fans Website) - A version of Whitney Houston's forthcoming Arista Records album, Just Whitney (due November 26), has been leaked to websites and downloading services. The version of the album currently online might not be the final version that will hit stores next month, but ...
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Fat Joe: 'Just Writing Songs Is Therapeutic'
NEW YORK (Fat Joe Fans Website) - Rapper Fat Joe will release a new album, Loyalty, via Atlantic Records on November 12. The set features guest appearances by Ginuwine, Scarface, Cam'ron, Tony Sunshine, Prospect, Remy, and Charlie Rock LD. The rapper wrote the bulk of the new album while on tour for ...
| A fan stabbed at a Nelly's concert
CHULA VISTA, California (Nelly Fans Website) - A fan stabbed at a concert featuring rap artist Nelly has died, while another remained hospitalized - the second musical event where violence has erupted in recent months, police said. Faitamai Taunuu, 30, died Saturday of multiple stab wounds he suffered ...
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New R&B sensations takes center stage in NY
NEW YORK (RnB NY Magazine) - 2002 R&B artist Felicia Adams, who was featured on the soundtrack of the John Singleton film Baby Boy in 2001, will be headlining at the Elbow Room in New York on October 23rd. This show came about after her successful performance as the opening act for Interscope recording ...
| Lisa's Life Honoured On Video
NEW YORK (TLC Fans Website) - The late Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes will be honoured in TLC's next video for the song, 'Girl Talk.' Described by its director Dave Meyers as a fun, high-energy tribute to Lopes, who died in an April car crash in Honduras, the video will be shot in Atlanta next week. "It's an ...
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Ja Rule, OutKast Honored As GQ Men Of The Year
NEW YORK (NBC) - OutKast and Ja Rule picked up the music-related trophies at GQ's seventh annual Men of the Year Awards at the Manhattan Center in New York on Wednesday (Oct. 16). OutKast grabbed the Band Men of the Year Award, while Ja Rule was bestowed with the Musician, Solo nod. The Men of the Year ...
| Clipse's Winning Debut With The Neptunes
TORONTO, Canada (MuchMusic Website) - In the world of hip-hop we generally hear about music from the East and West Coasts, the Mid-West, and most recently the Dirty South. Now with the arrival of Clipse and their debut release Lord Willin' they are introducing the Virginia streets to the hip hop world. ...
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Hip-hop's heartland is in the mid-west?
NEW YORK (San Francisco Chronicle) - When St. Louis rapper Nelly bumped Detroit native Eminem from the No. 1 slot on US singles chart in July, he did more than make good bank. He made history: For the first time, two rap artists hailing from America's great untapped Midwest battled for national sales ...
| Usher's birhtday celebration with Ja Rule, Ashanti, Bobby Brown...
LOS ANGELES (Usher Fans Website) - Usher's masquerade birthday celebration held Monday (October 14) at The Highlands in Los Angeles drew support from numerous celebrities, including his girlfriend and TLC member Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas, Alyssa Milano, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Bobby Brown, and Rick James. Some ...
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Snoop Dogg Returns With 6th Solo Album
NEW YORK (Snoop Fans Website) - Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss, Snoop Dogg's sixth studio album, is scheduled for a November 26 release. The album, which features production from The Neptunes, Just Blaze, DJ Premier and Jelly Roll and FredWreck (two of the West Coast's hottest up-and-coming producers), ...
| GZA's 'Knock Knock' Video
NEW YORK (GZA Fans Website) - The Wu-Tang Clan resurfaced on Tuesday (October 15) to shoot the video for GZA's new single, "Knock Knock," a song from the rapper's forthcoming fourth solo album, Legend Of The Liquid Sword. With GZA serving as director, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, RZA, and actors Hassan ...
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Eminem Michigan Jam
NEW YORK (Eminem Fans Website) - It was only supposed to be a screening of 8 Mile, but Eminem gave attendees quite the pleasant surprise Friday (Oct. 11) night. Some 1,700 people were gathered at the Michigan State Auditorium in East Lansing, Mich., for the screening of the rapper's new movie. But, ...
| Toni Braxton's Life is 'More Than A Woman'...
NEW YORK (Toni Braxton Official Website) - Arista recording artist Toni Braxton is living up to the title of her brand new fifth album, MORE THAN A WOMAN, stepping out from her multiple roles as mother, wife, actress, recording superstar, and pop diva to kick off a rigorous schedule of promotion and ...
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