Just like the “Seinfeld” episode where George wanted everyone to call him “T-Bone,” Beyonce Knowles would like to be known by a bold new name.
The R&B singer has christened herself “Sasha Fierce” for her new double album, “I Am … Sasha Fierce,” due in U.S. stores on November 18, and has released a lengthy justification [...]
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The Academy Award winning actress and singer’s mother, Darnell Hudson Donnerson and brother Jason, were shot and killed Friday afternoon in Chicago.
Two adults were found fatally shot at a home at 70th Street and Yale Avenue at 3 p.m. Friday, authorities said. Willie Davis, the pastor of the Hudson family’s church, Progressive Baptist, confirmed [...]
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Arguably the most powerful voice in Motown’s storied history has been silenced. Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs Jr. died Friday at his home in Detroit after a long series of health problems, including cancer and a stroke, that forced him to stop performing in 2000. He was 72.
Funeral arrangements were pending for Stubbs, who [...]
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“A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE” — set to be hosted by MTV News correspondent Sway — will be taped in New York on October 23 and air on MTV on October 24. The show’s goal is to raise awareness about veterans’ causes, including employment, health care, homelessness and education. The [...]
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Hip-hop’s playboy Ray J is getting his own dating show on VH1 in 2009, and producers are already looking for smart, confident and attractive women over 21 who think they can handle the drama of celebrity life and turn this notorious playa into a one-woman man. Whitney Houston and Kim Kardashian couldn’t do it, but [...]
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Alicia Keys had a leading five nominations for the 2008 American Music Awards, including artist of the year and favorite female artist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories.
Coldplay and the Eagles had four nominations each, while Chris Brown and Lil Wayne received three apiece. They were also contenders for artist of the year, [...]
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The-Dream
Barely a year out from the release of his Def Jam artist debut, the-Dream returns Dec. 16 with his sophomore set, “Love vs. Money.” “In the beginning I was just having fun. I didn’t want people thinking too hard, I just wanted them to gravitate toward my lyrics,” the-Dream tells Billboard.com. “But this time my [...]
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The I Love New York star has given a verbal lashing to former second-season suitor David Otunga and third-season American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson, his new wife-to-be.
“He’s really loving being Mr. Jennifer Hudson. I think he’s loving the lavish things she brings to his life, he’s seeing the world due to Jennifer’s success,” Pollard told In Touch Weekly in a [...]
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Singing stars and sweethearts Rihanna and Chris Brown are headed Down Under. The two will kick off a tandem tour of New Zealand and Australia, beginning October 27th in Auckland. The tour will start with three dates in New Zealand, and then through Australia’s Sydney, Bondall, Melbourne, wrapping up in Perth on November 11th.
Rihanna continues [...]
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After remaining tight-lipped about her marriage, Beyonce is at last speaking out about her wedding to Jay-Z.
“What Jay and I have is real. It’s not about interviews or getting the right photo op. It’s real,” Beyonce told Essence magazine in its November issue.
The singer says she did not want an engagement ring.
“People put too much [...]
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After an eight-year retirement, Tina Turner kicked off her “Tina Turner Live” tour at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. on Oct. 1.
Performing for the first time in almost a decade isn’t the only thing the ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ singer is doing.
The 68-year-old singer also broke her silence [...]
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T.I.’s Paper beats Metallica’s rock.
The legally embattled Georgia rapper got some good news for a change as his new Paper Trail debuted at No. 1, selling a career-high 568,000 copies and ending the three-week reign of Metallica’s Death Magnetic.
Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke, James Taylor and Kellie Pickler all landed albums in the Top 10.
This [...]
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Hip-hop performer and entrepreneur Jay-Z and Norwegian songwriting/production duo Stargate have joined forces under the StarRoc banner, which will encompass a record label and music publishing company under Jay-Z’s Roc Nation venture with Live Nation.
According to the principals, “the focus is to find new talent and develop artists through mutually beneficial global partnerships which include [...]
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Natalie Cole, who recently revealed she had hepatitis C, has been hospitalized as a result of side effects from her medication and a heavy promotional schedule, her representative said Friday.
The Grammy-winning singer has been in a New York City hospital since Sept. 12, and is expected to remain there for at least a few [...]
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Isaac Hayes has left his estate to his wife, Adjowa, his children and the Isaac Hayes Foundation, which promotes literacy, music and nutrition, according to his will.
The will was filed last week in Probate Court. The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reported the value and contents of Hayes’ estate hasn’t been filed.
Part of Hayes’ humanitarian [...]
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IRS Tax Support