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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 [...]

The Game: Fate Looms As Support Swells And Creator Plans Revamp

While there’s been much scuttlebutt in the blogosphere about the fate of ‘The Game,’ no decisions have been made.
A rep for CBS Paramount, producers of the popular sitcom airing on the CW network about San Diego-based professional football players and the women who love them, assures us that definitive announcements won’t be made about next [...]

4 Stabbed During Club’s Party for ‘Notorious’ Film

Police say four men were stabbed at a New York City nightclub advertising an after-party for the film premiere of “Notorious” about rapper Biggie Smalls.
Police said Saturday a 21-year-old victim stabbed numerous times was in critical condition at Brookdale Hospital. Three others were stable.
The Djumbala club is in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. Police did [...]

Aretha Franklin Earns ‘Torch Of Freedom’ Award

The Queen of Soul was in New York City over the weekend to receive the Torch of Freedom Award.
Presented by the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club of New York, Franklin received the award Sunday afternoon.
The club says it offers ‘’service to those who have served their country.”
Members of the armed [...]

Diddy’s Ex Speaks Out

Kim Porter issues statement about breakup. 
 

It was short and to the point, but at least she’s speaking out for the record. In a statement sent to EUR, via her rep, Marvet Britto, Kim Porter says …
 
      “After ten years, I have decided to end my on-again/off-again relationship with Sean Diddy’ Combs.
 
      “In ending this relationship, I made [...]