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Michael Jackson tells Rabbi Shmuley Boteach he’s repulsed by his appearance in more audio tapes released on NBC’s Today Show, 9/29/09.

After the tragic passing of singer Michael Jackson, Harlem rapper Mase has found himself once again inspired to return to the world of Hip Hop.
“Mike passed away and it just lit the fire in me — it made me go in the studio and do something. I’m excited,” Mase told Power 105.1’s DJ Self. “I [...]

Aretha Franklin has been making more headlines these days for gigs she has cancelled.
The Queen of Soul has just nixed her scheduled June 16 performance in San Antonio, TX, and ticketholders are being told they can request a refund at the point of purchase. No reason was given for the cancellation.
“All of our [...]

VIA DX:
A man was injured following a shooting after a Drake concert at House of Blues Chicago early Saturday (May 16) morning.
Reports indicated that a 21-year-old male was shot in the buttocks at approximately 4:00 AM, during which time over 1,000 fans were making their way out of the venue.
Witnesses at the show said Drake [...]

Chris Brown might be facing legal woes but as they say, the best must go on.. According to songwriter/producer Robert Allen, Brown is tackling country on his forthcoming effort “Grafitti”.
“It’s just feeling like you don’t want that dream to go away,” Allen says of a song titled “Trapped In A Dream”.
Since achieving multi-Platinum success [...]

Results from this week’s top searches indicate that alleged nude photographs of Rihanna dominated search traffic for at least half the week. In fact, searches for Rihanna were up 600% at Google !
According to reports found at Google and revealed through Nielsen/Blog Buzz, blogs referencing Rihanna increased upon news of her first red carpet appearance [...]

Eminem is planning a free show in the Detroit area on the same day his album “Relapse” is released.
He announced plans for Tuesday’s show on his MySpace page. Fans lined up for tickets Monday morning at Record Time in the Detroit suburb of Roseville. The tickets were to be given away later in the day.
The [...]

A judge in Phoenix has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of rapper DMX after he failed to show up in court Friday morning.
It was the second time DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has missed an appearance in Maricopa County Superior Court.
The 37-year-old is facing charges of drug possession, identity theft and animal cruelty stemming from three felony arrests.
Judge Michael [...]

Details of Britney Spears’s now infamous attempted “comeback” at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 9) continue to emerge, via tabloid magazines and gossip websites.

According to Usmagazine.com, Britney’s reaction as she ran offstage after her performance was: “Oh, my God, I looked like a fat pig! I looked like a fat pig!”
The website, [...]