Daily Archives: July 14, 2008

Jermaine Dupri Teams with Proctor & Gamble to Launch Music Label

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Hip Hop News, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Music

In a seemingly unlikely partnership, music producing big wig Jermaine Dupri has launched a new music label with pharmaceutical giant Procter & Gamble. Dupri - who has produced hits for Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, and longtime girlfriend Janet Jackson - joins a wave of celebrities partnering with consumer goods companies in efforts to revive languishing music [...]

Tagged in: Big Wig, Def Jam Music, Def Jam Music Group, Girlfriend Janet, Grammy Nod, Island Def Jam, Island Def Jam Music Group, Jermaine Dupri, Krs One, Longtime Girlfriend, Marketing Budget, Music Division, Music Industry Sales, Music Label, music news, Pharmaceutical Giant, Procter & Gamble, Procter Amp Gamble, Proctor Gamble, Rakim, Sports Brand, Tag Records | 1 Comment

Death Row Records Auctioned for $24 Million

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in 2pac, Dr Dre, Entertainment, Hip Hop News, Music, Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight

Death Row Records, the hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, has been auctioned for $24 million.
The New York-based Global Music Group Inc. said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that on June 24 it purchased Death Row, including its enviable back catalog [...]

Tagged in: Artist Contracts, Back Catalog, Bankruptcy Protection, Bankruptcy Trustee, Death Row Records, Dr Dre, gangster rap, Global Music, Global Music Group, Gross Mismanagement, Hollywood Nightclub, Independent Label, Knight Death, Marion "Suge" Knight, Michael Harris, Parking Attendant, Posthumous Release, Rap Albums, Roller Coaster, Snoop Dogg, Tupac, Tupac Shakur, Unreleased Material | 1 Comment

B.B. King Gets Own XM Radio Show

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in Blues, Entertainment, Music, Radio

Tagged in: Anticipation, B B King, B.B. King, Blues, Blues Music, Bluesman, Bluesville, Career, Debut, Favorite Music, Gospel Music, July 14, King Radio, Love, Music, Music Listen, Octogenarian, Passion, Personal Anecdotes, Sounds Of The Blues, United Press International, Upi, Weekly Radio Show, XM radio | 1 Comment

No �American Idol’ Tryouts in Phila. This Summer

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in American Idol, Entertainment, Music, Pop News, Reality TV, Television

Maybe we should blame “Pauly Nipple,” that Paula Abdul “stalker” guy.
Last year, the American Idol auditions in Philadelphia drew the show’s biggest crowds ever - and some of the zaniest contestants.
This summer’s talent quest, however, which starts Thursday in San Francisco, has only one stop northeast of Louisville - and it’s nowhere near a Liberty [...]

Tagged in: 40 Year Old Virgin, American Idol, American Idol Auditions, American Idol Tryouts, Americanidol Com Auditions, Brooke White, celebrity news, East Rutherford, Girl Outfit, Joanne Borgella, Kansas City Mo, Kristy Lee, Lee Cook, Leia Slave Girl, Princess Leia, Princess Leia Slave Girl, Rousing Success, San Juan Puerto Rico, Summer Search, Talent Quest, Welcome To Hollywood, West Coast California | 1 Comment

Jay-Z’s Beyonce Bust

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in Beyonce, Entertainment, Hip Hop News, Jay-Z, Music

Jay-Z demanded a watermelon carved in the shape of wife Beyonce Knowles’ bust during his stay in Africa.
The rapper wanted the bizarre sculpture to be displayed in his £2,500-a-night hotel room where he was staying ahead of his performance at the THISDAY Festival in Nigeria on Friday (11.07.08).
A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “One [...]

Tagged in: Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles, Breasts, Bust, celebrity news, Continent, Daily Mirror, Hotel Room, Jay-Z, Mary J Blige, Music, Naomi Campbell, Night Hotel, Nipples, Noel Gallagher, Oasis Guitarist, Rendition, Rihanna, Showbiz, Sustainable Solutions, Two Cherries, Watermelon, watermelons | 1 Comment

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