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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 [...]

Estelle to Headline Stockholm Jazz Festival

Grammy-winning British singer Estelle will replace Lauryn Hill as the headline act at this year’s Stockholm Jazz Festival.
Earlier this month, the festival said Hill had canceled all European tour dates because of health reasons.
The Stockholm Jazz Festival is one of Sweden’s biggest music events, and has previously hosted stars such as Mary J. Blige, Sting, [...]

DJ Jazzy Jeff Abruptly Stops Kansas City Show

Hip-hop performer DJ Jazzy Jeff stormed off the stage during a weekend performance in Kansas City, saying venue managers did not like the type of music he was playing.
Officials with the Power & Light District say they just wanted the production crew to turn down the music because it was too loud for the sound [...]

Natalie Cole Announces First Post-surgery Concert

Natalie Cole is preparing for her comeback performance less than a month after a successful kidney transplant.
The Grammy-winning singer says she’ll perform Sept. 9 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
The 59-year-old had the surgery in Los Angeles last month. She had been scheduled to start a tour on June 5; those dates are being [...]

R&B Superstar The-Dream Sits Down with Redd Foxx to Discuss Million Dollar Synths, Classical Music, And Upcoming Grammy Hopes

Nate Dogg Charged With Stalking

The charges were dropped April 15, with prosecutors saying that the alleged victim, Nate Dogg’s estranged wife, never contaced them.
At arraignment, the rapper had pleaded not guilty on all counts.
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Nate Dogg is in some deep doo-doo.
Los Angeles prosecutors have slapped the hip-hopster with felony stalking charges stemming from his arrest last month for threatening his [...]

Patriarch of Winans Family Dies in Nashville

David “Pop” Winans Sr., the Grammy-nominated patriarch of the award-winning gospel music family, died Wednesday. He was 76.
A statement from a Los Angeles public relations company representing the family said he died at a Nashville hospice, where he had been since January after suffering a heart attack and stroke last October.
In 1999, Winans was nominated [...]

Whitney Houston Countersuing Stepmother

Whitney Houston is countersuing her stepmother for $1.6 million.
The Grammy-winning singer claims Barbara Houston owes her the money for failing to make mortgage, tax, and condo association payments for the Fort Lee condominium where she has lived since 1987.
Her stepmother initiated the legal tussle last year when she claimed the 45-year-old singer, who issued the [...]

T.I. Sentenced to a Year And a Day

The self-proclaimed King of the South will rise again. In about 366 days’ time.
As expected, T.I. was sentenced today to one year and one day in Georgia prison as part of his plea deal with prosecutors over a 2007 felony weapons charge.
“Today I would like to say thank-you to some, and apologize to all,” the [...]

Jennifer Hudson Returns To Idol ‘One Night Only’

Recent Grammy-winning singer/actress Jennifer Hudson is set to return to the American Idol stage — “One Night Only”.
Hudson, who’s performance had been kept secret until Tuesday, will reportedly tape a special performance after Wednesday’s show however, the performance will not air !
According to sources, Hudson’s performance will air at a later date on Fox.
According to [...]

Boyz II Men Extends 2009 Tour, Nab Summer/Fall Spots

Boyz II Men will continue to hit stages across the world through December, due to a series of new dates added to their 2009 World Tour.
The group’s post-Grammy tour will pick up March 7th in West Wendover, NV and run through over 30 dates before wrapping up December 31st in Richmond, British Columbia.
Touring in support [...]

Tameka Raymond Is ‘Stable,’ Says Rep

Updating a news report on Sunday that Tameka Raymond, 37, had a medical emergency, reps for Raymond’s husband, the musician Usher, said Monday: “Tameka Raymond is in stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil.
“Her husband Usher is with her at the hospital,” the rep added. “No further details will be released, and [...]

Jennifer Hudson To Perform At Inauguration?

We know that Jennifer Hudson will perform at a pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles next month but will she  take the stage for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration as well?
According to Page Six:
Oscar winner and former “American Idol” star Jennifer Hudson hasn’t been able to perform since her mother, sister and nephew were brutally murdered in [...]

LeBron James, Jay-Z to Host Rally for Obama

NBA superstar LeBron James and Grammy-winning recording artist Jay-Z want people to get out early to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
James and Jay-Z will host a rally Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland which will include a free concert by the hip-hop star.
James attended a Cleveland rally earlier this month to encourage [...]

Eminem Eyes Another Encore

The real Slim Shady is not only standing up, he’s coming back.
Four years after his apparent curtain call, Eminem has announced that he has returned to the studio and may release a new album by the end of the year.
“I’m concentrating on my own stuff right now, just banging out tracks,” the artist born [...]