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Bits & Pieces: Tamia Gives Birth, Another Spice Girl Baby, Jay
Posten on: 2008-10-24 22:57:01
R&B singer Tamia and her basketball star husband Grant Hill are celebrating after becoming parents for a second time. Lael Rose Hill was born in Orlando, Florida earlier this week. The couple already has a five-year-old daughter, Myla Grace. The 31-year-old Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton gave birth to a son, Beau, at London's Portland Hospital on Friday (Aug. 10), a spokesman said. He is the first child for Bunton and boyfriend Jade Jones. Bunton, joins bandmate Melanie Brown, who had a baby girl in April. Hip-hop mogul Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter is counter-suing two former employees of his 40/40 nightclub, claiming one woman cost the venue $20,000 in damages. Carter and his sports bar, the 40/40 Club, filed their counter lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday in response to a lost wages claim brought forward by former assistants Kishma Pickering and Sheron Branch. According to MissInfo.TV, 50 Cent caused quite a stir at his G-Unit offices when he found out his song and video for “Follow My Lead” featuring R&B crooner Robin Thicke was leaked to the public. 50 reportedly erupted, ripping out a plasma TV, throwing his cell phone through a glass window and saying that he was going on vacation. No complaint has been filed.
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Prince To Perform At Super Bowl
Posten on: 2008-10-24 22:57:01
Grammy Award winning R&B superstar Prince is set to headline this years Super Bowl halftime festivities in Miami on Feb. 4. The Super Bowl, which will be televised by CBS, is annually television's highest rated show. According to CNN, an estimated 141 million people watched last year's game between Pittsburgh and Seattle. CBS and the NFL has been taking a more cautious approach when booking artist since Janet Jackson's widely criticized "wardrobe malfunction" at halftime of the 2004 game. Last year, Mick Jagger's microphone was silenced as he sang sexually suggestive lyrics in a couple of songs the Stones performed. Prince gained attention early his career with raunchy lyrics and racy performances, but has toned down his act in recent years.
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Michael Jackson Reportedly Brewing Online Album
Posten on: 2008-10-24 22:57:01
Michael Jackson is considered certifiable by most music fans, though the former King of Pop may still be able to sell in large numbers. Despite a molestation scandal, episodes of balcony baby dangling and increasingly zany levels of plastic surgery, Jackson is now preparing a new release. In 2001, the artist sold several million copies of his album, Invincible, a release that scored multi-platinum success in the United States and France. "He may be one the best-known figures internationally, in music or otherwise," one industry executive told Digital Music News. "Go to India, and find the most remote cattle rancher, and that person will probably know Michael Jackson." Now, marketplace receptivity towards Wacko Jacko is about to be tested. The artist is now in the studio with a number of collaborators, including will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. Akon and Chris Brown are also reportedly tied into the project. Whether a major label would release the upcoming album remains unclear, though the big four may not have the opportunity. During recent comments, will.i.am noted that Jackson would release his next project online, without the help of a major marketing or distribution machine. "Michael is the one act who doesn't need a record label," will.i.am said. "He can do it all through social networking sites." The release could be packaged by an entity simply called The Michael Jackson Company, Inc., according to one source, a group that supersedes MJJ Productions. Meanwhile, some information suggests that an unspecified direct-to-consumer music service may also deliver the release, though that remains unconfirmed. Source: Digital Music News
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Rihanna Hooks Up With H&M For New Tanks and Tees Line
Posten on: 2008-10-24 22:57:01
R&B superstar RIHANNA is joining forces with retailer H&M and other musicians such as GOOD CHARLOTTE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, TIMBALAND and ZIGGY MARLEY to launch a collection of T-shirts, hoodies and tanks aimed at teens 15 to 24.The line, called Fashion Against AIDS, launches in February and hopes to raise awareness of the disease among teens with slogans like "Believe" and "Stop and Think." Prices are expected to range from $12 to $34, and 25 percent of the sales from the collection will go to HIV/AIDS-prevention projects around the world. "Supporting YouthAIDS through the Fashion Against AIDS campaign was a great way to encourage my fans to join me in the fight against HIV/AIDS. I love that H&M is providing a fashionable and easy way for young people all over the world to get involved in this worthy cause," Rihanna said in a statement.
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R&B Singer Ciara Set to Headline Philly’s Hip Hop Summit April 20
Posten on: 2008-10-24 22:57:01
R&B singer Ciara will headline the upcoming ‘Turn Up the Vote’ National Hip-Hop Summit at Temple University on Sunday, April 20, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA with rapper T.I. and music mogul Russell Simmons. The Summit is sponsored by The Hip-Hop Research and Education Fund (HREF), PowerPAC and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN). The ‘Turn Up the Vote’ National Hip-Hop Summit takes place two days before the Pennsylvania primary and will educate young adults on the issues in the upcoming Presidential election. 2008 has been described as the “Year of the Youth Vote.” Millions of 18-35 year olds across America are being encouraged to go to the polls and vote in record numbers. Topics to be discussed will include: Overcoming Poverty, Healthcare, Education, Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Stopping Violence in Urban Communities, Ending the War in Iraq and the importance of Civic Engagement. Additional confirmed panelists include: Jim Jones, Flo-Rida, Webbie, Lil Boosie, Rosci and Terrence J (hosts of BET’s 106 & Park), Chrisette Michelle, Rich Boy, Styles P, Lyfe Jennings, Lil X, Green Lantern, Gorilla Zoe, Latino hip- hop/reggaeton stars Alexis y Fido; O’Neal McKnight; Emily King and NAACP National Director, Youth and College Division, Stefanie Brown.. Doors open at 12:30pm. For more information and to download free tickets, log onto: www.hsan.org. Ciara recently announced to MTV VJs Sway and Akshay Bhansali that her new album was to be titled Fantasy Ride, with the first single "High Price" featuring rapper Ludacris. Danja, The Clutch, Polow Da Don, and T-Pain will lend their efforts to the album.
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