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Hudson Will Return to Chicago to Film ABC Special

Jennifer Hudson returns to her hometown of Chicago for an ABC prime-time special, “Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” that will air in December.
The network says the 28-year-old singer-actress will share childhood memories of the music, people and places that set the stage for her career. Musical performances will be filmed on location throughout [...]

Marie Knight Dies At 84; Gospel Vocalist Sang with Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Marie Knight was best known for her gospel duets with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, including “Up Above My Head” and “Didn’t It Rain.” She toured with the gospel legend in the late 1940s and made a late-in-life comeback as a solo artist. (Patricia De Gorostarzu)
Marie Knight, a gospel singer who came to fame singing duets with [...]

Chrisette Michele Sophomore Disc Her First Career No. 1

Her sophomore disc, Epiphany, gave Michele her first career No. 1,  selling 83,000 copies, per Nielsen SoundScan, for the week ended Sunday. Hannah Montana trailed at No. 2, fewer than 2,000 copies behind.
In previous weeks, Ms. Montana fell to Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life and Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap, which currently sit at Nos. [...]

Text From Chris Brown’s Manager Reportedly Triggered Rihanna Fight

TMZ is reporting that Tina Davis, 39, sent the late-night message that set off alleged altercation.
Chris Brown’s manager is reportedly the woman whose text message to the R&B singer triggered the alleged altercation between him and girlfriend Rihanna, according to TMZ.
The gossip Web site is reporting that a source identified Tina Davis, 39, as the [...]

Michael Jackson Sued By Arab Sheikh in UK Court

The son of an Arab monarch took the King of Pop to court Monday, charging that Michael Jackson took $7 million as an advance on an album and an autobiography that he never produced.
Lawyers for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa say their client paid Jackson expenses as an advance on the book and joint [...]

B.B. King Gets Own XM Radio Show

50 Cent Accuses Kanye’s Label of Chart-Rigging

50 Cent–real name Curtis Jackson–has today (September 17) blamed Kanye West’s record label Def Jam for yesterday’s chart defeat, saying Def Jam had been “rigging” sales.

The two rivals were battling it out for number one in the charts–with West’s Graduation beating 50 Cent’s Curtis.
West’s single “Stronger” has also beaten 50 Cent’s “Ayo Technology” in the [...]