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American Idol: The San Francisco Treatise

To Simon, long hair must equal target for derision, because he and Kara DioGuardi have been going at it over her judging prowess, his snark, the economic stimulus package… “It’s like man versus woman up here,” Randy Jackson noted.
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Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon’s Baby-Making Plans

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon may not be poppin’ out babies right now, but it’s gonna happen.
“We’re definitely into planning a family and stuff but when everything calms down and we get the time,” Cannon told me earlier today after finishing up a workout at Gatorade’s G Gym at Village at the Yard at Sundance. “We’re [...]

T-Pain And Tim McGraw: More Hip-Hoppin’ Country

Will Tim McGraw be ditching his cowboy hats and boots for a gold grill grin?
Probably not, but the hip-hop world sure does love the country superstar. Four years ago McGraw and Nelly collaborated on “Over and Over.” Earlier this month McGraw reportedly recorded a new single, “Human,” for Chris Brown’s upcoming album.
And now there’s more. Hip-hop impresario T-Pain tells [...]

Intern Kanye? Say What?!

Once again, it seems like the “K” in U.K. stands for kooky. While there may be a sliver of truth to the idea that Kanye West wants to get some hands-on experience in the fashion biz with a London position at Louis Vuitton or some other fashion house, we’ve got a problem with this quote, [...]

DMX Done In By Tipster, Busted in Miami Beach

Nothing like a little FBI bust to harsh one’s mellow.
DMX was trying to put in a little quality time at a friend’s beachsideMiami mansion when he was unceremoniously collared by FBI agents. A warrant has been out for the scofflaw hip-hopster since he ditched a hearing last Friday in Arizona in an animal-cruelty case.
“He was [...]

Rihanna & Chris Brown’s $1M Hit

A photographer won’t stop the music until Rihanna and Chris Brown have forked over $1 million.
Luis Santana, a shutterbug for Florida’s St. Petersburg Times, is suing the R&B crooners, claiming their bodyguards beat him and confiscated his camera after he caught them leaving the Vintage Ultra Lounge together in early May. 

Despite their matching tattoos, the chart-toppers have [...]

Ne-Yo And Queen Latifah to Sing…Barbra Streisand?

You might not think  Ne-Yo and Barbra Streisand have many fans in common.
But just wait until next month when Streisand is honored at the Kennedy Center Honors gala.
I’ve just got word that Ne-Yo will be one of the performers paying tribute to the legendary diva. Yes, the 26-year-old R&B crooner will be singing a Streisand tune, [...]

T.I.: Witness to Murder

Looks like we might have a clue why T.I. went on a gun-shopping spree that got him in so much doo-doo.
Flanked by some serious security, the self-proclaimed King of the South took the stand today as a witness for the prosecution in the murder trial of an Ohio man accused of killing a member of T.I.’s [...]

Taco Bell to 50 Cent: You’re a Gangsta Wannabe

Taco Bell is using fightin’ words in its latest beef with 50 Cent, calling him out as “a self-described former drug dealer and hustler” and otherwise faux gangsta.
In July the rapper, otherwise known as Curtis Jackson, sued the fast food chain for $4 million for trademark infringement after the company wrote an open letter asking [...]

Ex-Soul Train Boss Charged in Domestic Spat

You can bet your last money, it’s gonna be an interesting court fight, honey.
Erstwhile Soul Train ringmaster Don Cornelius has been charged with multiple misdemeanors for last month’s domestic-violence arrest.
The 72-year-old showbiz vet faces three counts of spousal battery, one count of dissuading a witness from making a police report and one count of assault [...]

Kanye Arrested for Allegedy Popping Another Pap

Kanye West’s love may not be the only thing that needs to be put on lockdown—his fists might also want to consider it.
The rapper was arrested on suspicion of assault in Newcastle, England, early this morning, after allegedly getting into a physical altercation with a paparazzo.
Northumbria Police have confirmed to E! News that a 31-year-old [...]

Suge Blames Kanye for Shooting, MIA Earring

Kanye West took care of 50 Cent last year. Now he’s got a whole new beef on his hands, and the outcome could cost him dearly.
Former Death Row Records overlord Marion “Suge” Knight is linking West to a shooting incident that left Knight with a bullet in his leg and some pricey bling gone AWOL.
According to [...]

Janet Lacks “Discipline” in Detroit, May Join Jackson 5 Reunion

Apparently Detroit didn’t want a repeat of Boobgate.
Facing pressure from officials at the Palace of Auburn Hills arena—and not wanting to be a scofflaw—Janet Jackson nixed a racy segment of her oh-so-troubled Rock Witchu tour Tuesday.
Because of a Michigan law that forbids simulated sex acts in a public performing space, the Control diva nixed her [...]

Lil Wayne’s Assistant Testifies in Gun Trial

Was Lil Wayne packing heat?
That’s the question facing jurors at “The Block Is Hot” rapper’s trial on gun charges in Manhattan Monday.
Terry Bourgeois, Lil Wayne’s assistant, testified he saw a handgun “occasionally” on the hip-hopster’s tour bus and witnessed various people smoking marijuana, but he could not specifically single out the 26-year-old Wayne for possessing [...]

Eminem Ready for Relapse

Eminem’s done the rehab. Now it’s time for the Relapse.
During an interview last night on his Sirius Satellite Radio channel, Shade 45, Eminem announced his forthcoming sixth album would be titled Relapse and include the track “I’m Having a Relapse.”
While the rap superstar stopped short of announcing a release date, he has previously indicated it [...]