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Wu-Tang Clan man and ‘The Wire’ actor arrested in New York
Method Man has been arrested and charged with tax evasion in New York.
The Wu Tang Clan rapper, real name Clifford Smith, turned himself in to police on Monday (October 5), after an arrest warrant was issued due to him reportedly failing to pay almost $33,000 [...]

Up until 2003, Los Angeles band the Black Eyed Peas was a fledgling hip-hop act best known for its impressive dance moves and feel-good beats.
But with the addition of Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson, BEP transformed into a sleek pop hit machine, churning out a seemingly endless stream of hit singles, which culminated with a record-breaking run [...]

Beyonce finally comments about Kanye West hijacking Taylor Swift’s acceptance at MTV’s VMA awards.

The Soul Train Awards plan to return to the air after a two-year hiatus to recognize those who helped shape R&B music.
Record executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid, singers Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson will be honored on the two-hour music special to be taped in Atlanta.
The awards are scheduled to air Nov. 29 [...]

Mariah Carey’s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, which has already spawned the much-debated hit “Obsessed,” is Carey’s latest mix of R&B, hip-hop and pop. And the singing superstar has been hearing that it’s her best album since Butterfly.

“I love it. I really love it,” she told MTV News while promoting her flick “Precious.” “People were [...]

Janet Jackson will wear only black colored clothes for a year to mourn the death of her brother/singer Michael Jackson, sources say.
The singer had the dark color on, when she did a rendition of the King of pop’s 1995 hit duet Scream at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month.
“Janet, like the rest of [...]

Kanye West Apology about 2009 MTV WMA Incident on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno - 9/14/09

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‘Enjoy it’ rapper tells fans
Jay-Z has reacted nonchalantly to the news that his forthcoming new album, “The Blueprint 3″, has leaked online.
The album is not set for official release until September 11, but it has leaked, with fans sharing the tracks from the Kanye West-produced album early.
“I may be the most bootlegged artist in history,” [...]

Christina Milian and The Dream officially tied the knot in a quick ceremony at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The couple’s shotgun wedding went down at exactly 12:00 AM Friday morning (Sep 4).
But sources tell MTV that this was only the first of three ceremonies. The newlyweds are set to get married [...]

Some of the most highly anticipated albums of the summer have been delayed, including Mariah Carey’s “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “Last Train to Paris” and Lil Wayne’s rock and roll album “Rebirth.”
Carey’s “Memoirs,” first slated for an August 25 release via Island Def Jam, will instead be available September 15, according [...]

Queens-bred rapper turned preacher Reverend Run, who’s also the star of MTV’s “Run’s House,” and his wife, Justine, got down and dirty for a good cause—building playgrounds in the neighborhoods that need them the most.
Today, the Simmonses teamed with KaBOOM, Kool-Aid and The Odyssey House  to lend a helping hand in the Bronx, New York, [...]

First it was Timbaland, then Kanye followed by Ne-Yo, today Keri Hilson says she’s knocking at R. Kelly’s door !
“I’m doing a lot of features right now for other people. Fabolous, R. Kelly, who else?,” Hilson shared with Atlanta’s AJC while on tour with Keyshia Cole.
According to Hilson, there is something special in the [...]

After weeks of voting at MTV.com, Taraji P. Henson and Zac Efron managed to snag nominations for the upcoming 2009 MTV Movie Awards !
Henson, previously nominated for an Oscar, has earned a nod for Best Female Performance for her role in the blockbuster flick ‘The Curious Case of  Benjamin Button’ where she starred alongside Cate [...]

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 [...]