Destiny's Child: 'We Are Very Much A Group'
NEW YORK (AP) - Responding to the clamor that ensued after Destiny's Child's Beyonce Knowles said last week the group was going on hiatus, the chart-topping trio today (Dec. 13) issued a statement proclaiming, "we are very much a group, very much together, and plan to be for many years. We just want ...
| K-Ci Sued Over 2000 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball Incident
LOS ANGELES (AP) - K-Ci (of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci) is in even more trouble for allegedly unzipping his pants onstage at KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball in December 2000 in Los Angeles. K-Ci (ne' Cedric Hailey) is now being sued by Rachel, Robin, and Robert Garcia (who attended the concert) for nuisance, intentional ...
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Eminem Sued By Former Classmate For $1 Million
DETROIT (AP) - A former school classmate of Eminem has filed a $1 million lawsuit in Macomb County, Mich., Circuit Court against the rapper, alleging his reputation has been damaged by lyrics from Eminem's song "Brain Damage," according to the Detroit Free Press. DeAngelo Bailey of Roseville, Mich., ...
| DMX To Release Tribute To His Grandmother As Next Single, Video
NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper DMX is currently in Los Angeles shooting a video for the third single, "I Miss You," from his platinum-plus fourth album, The Great Depression. The album is currently Number 30 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, while the most recent single, "Who We Be," is currently Number 75 ...
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Bubba Sparxxx: Out To Spread 'New South' Sound Via Own Label
NEW YORK (AP) - Rural rapper Bubba Sparxxx has formed his own record label, New South Entertainment, the debut release from which will likely be from his own hypeman, Attitude. "I will be funding it. I'm starting it now, but we're in the process of trying to get someone else to fund it. We're shopping ...
| Jay-Z Sentenced To Three Years Probation In Stabbing Case
NEW YORK (AP) - Jay-Z Rapper Jay-Z was sentenced to three years probation in New York Criminal Court Thursday (Dec. 6) after pleading guilty to misdemeanor third-degree assault in connection with the stabbing of record executive Lance "Un" Rivera, according to a spokesperson for the Manhattan District ...
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Combs' Child Support Deal Reached
NEW YORK (AP) - Sean "P. Diddy'' Combs and model Kim Porter, the mother of his youngest child, have reached an agreement for support of their 3-year-old son. Terms of the settlement - which would provide for the child, Christian Casey Combs, until he reaches age 21 - were not disclosed in court documents. ...
| R&B trio Destiny's Child taking a break
LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - The three "bootylicious" vocalists from the Grammy-winning R&B act Destiny's Child are parting ways to pursue solo projects for the near future, they said in a television interview aired Wednesday. "Well, Destiny's Child put out four albums in four years, which is unbelievable," ...
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Alicia Keys Kicks Off First National Solo Tour On Jan. 22
NEW YORK (AP) - This year's soul "It Girl," Alicia Keys, has announced a tour to help ring in the new year. The trek - her first national solo tour of the U.S. - will kick off on Jan. 22 at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Conn. Keys, who is touring in support of her four-time platinum debut album ...
| Macy Nixes December Dates
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Epic R&B/soul artist Macy Gray has canceled the handful of shows she had scheduled through mid-December in support of her sophomore album, "The Id." The eight-show trek was due to kick off tomorrow (Nov. 30) at Billboard Live in Miami Beach, Fla., and run through Dec. 11 in Scottsdale, ...
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New Aaliyah Video Coming Soon
NEW YORK (AP) - Fans of singer-actress Aaliyah will be happy to know that the video for "More Than A Woman" will be released in the coming weeks. The song is the third single from the late singer's self-titled, platinum-certified third album. The "More Than A Woman" video was shot in Florida by director ...
| Mya To Take Role In 'Chicago' Movie
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mya stays slumming when picking out her girlfriends, at least on screen. After spending time with Lil' Kim, Pink and Christina Aguilera, playing ladies of the evening in the video for "Lady Marmalade," she's now set to hang with a murderer. The singer is currently in Toronto ...
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Snoop To Get His Own Line Of Cadillacs
NEW YORK (AP) - Snoop Dogg has tackled a number of industries, including music, film, pornography, and apparel, and the automotive business is next on the list for the Long Beach, California-bred artist. Snoop is in talks with Cadillac to issue a line of cars. Snoop recently told the name of his forthcoming ...
| Warren G And Mista Grimm On Hooking Back Up
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Warren G's "Looking At You," featuring Toi and produced by Warren's half-brother Dr. Dre, entered Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart last week at Number 71. The song is the first single from Warren's fourth album, Return Of The Regulator, due out December 11 on Universal ...
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Jazz Pianist Tommy Flanagan Dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan died Friday (November 16) at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York at the age of 71. Flanagan died of complications from an aneurysm he suffered more than a decade ago. Flanagan enjoyed considerable success and renown both as a sideman and as a leader. Born ...
| Quincy Jones Celebrates New Book
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Music mogul Quincy Jones celebrated the release of his autobiography with a party hosted by San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Jones, who spent five years writing his life story, gave a short lecture about "retrograde inversion'' to the crowd gathered Wednesday. He says he learned ...
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Janet Jackson Heads To HBO In February
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Janet Jackson heads to HBO next year for her All for You: Live in Concert from Hawaii, which has just been scheduled for Feb. 17. The concert will be taped live from the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, and marks the singer's second HBO special. Her Janet: The Velvet Rope special ...
| Snoop Dogg Discusses The Wash, Car Washers, & More
NEW YORK (AP) - Snoop Dogg continues his onslaught into movies with Wednesday (Nov. 14)'s opening of The Wash, his latest co-starring vehicle with fellow rapper/actor Dr. Dre. The comedy follows Snoop's appearances in the horror movie Bones, in which he topped the marquee as an enraged ghost, and the ...
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?uestlove's Philadelphia Experiment Lines Up December Shows
NEW YORK (AP) - Originally conceived as a studio project, fans of jazz trio the Philadelphia Experiment - side-project of Roots member ?uestlove (Ahmir Thompson) - will perform three one-off live dates. The group has lined up shows in Falls Church, Va. (near Washington, D.C.), Philadelphia, and New ...
| Injury Forces Usher to Delay Tour
NEW YORK (AP) - A dislocated shoulder has forced Usher to take a three-month rest, delaying the start of his tour. The R&B singer, whose latest hit is "U Got It Bad,'' hurt his shoulder last week while rehearsing a dance number for the U.S. tour, his publicist said Tuesday. He underwent surgery Monday ...
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