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R Kelly to Complete Songs Recorded with Michael Jackson

Singer had already started work with Jackson on songs
R Kelly has said he is planning to complete work on a series of collaborations he started work on with Michael Jackson prior to his death on June 25.
The singer told Black Voices that he had worked on five songs with Jackson, and was adamant that they [...]

Trey Songz Explains R. Kelly Diss!

Trey Songz is ruffling some feathers with this Death of AutoTune Remix

Keri Hilson Knocks At R. Kelly’s 12 Play Door, Album

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 [...]

R. Kelly No Longer Trapped in Marriage

R. Kelly can officially bump and grind with whomever he chooses: He has finalized his divorce from his wife.
Kelly and his former wife, Andrea, confirmed they were officially divorced after 11 years of marriage.
A joint statement on Thursday said they had reached an amicable resolution concerning all issues related to their marriage and will share [...]

The-Dream Spreads The ‘Love’ On New Album

The-Dream

Barely a year out from the release of his Def Jam artist debut, the-Dream returns Dec. 16 with his sophomore set, “Love vs. Money.” “In the beginning I was just having fun. I didn’t want people thinking too hard, I just wanted them to gravitate toward my lyrics,” the-Dream tells Billboard.com. “But this time my [...]

Jay-Z, Stargate Form Label, Publishing Company

Hip-hop performer and entrepreneur Jay-Z and Norwegian songwriting/production duo Stargate have joined forces under the StarRoc banner, which will encompass a record label and music publishing company under Jay-Z’s Roc Nation venture with Live Nation.
According to the principals, “the focus is to find new talent and develop artists through mutually beneficial global partnerships which include [...]

R. Kelly Defense Rests Its Case

Defense attorneys have rested their case in the child pornography trial of R&B singer R. Kelly in Chicago.
The singer looked relaxed as defense attorney Ed Genson rested the case without calling any witnesses for the day.
Jurors sat in court for just several minutes before Judge Vincent Gaughan (GAWN) sent them home for the day. [...]

R. Kelly Defense Expert: Mark in Video Not a Mole

A forensic expert testified Thursday at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial that a fingernail-sized mark seen on the lower back of the man in the sex tape at the center of the case was not a mole but video distortion.
Video analysis expert Charles Palm testified for the defense that the black mark appears — [...]

Reporter Won’t Answer Questions At R. Kelly Trial

A Chicago Sun-Times reporter isn’t going to answer questions at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial.
Jim DeRogatis (day-roh-GAH’-tus) cited an Illinois law that governs reporters’ rights and the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution in refusing to answer questions Wednesday.
DeRogatis read the statement more than a dozen times in response to questions, including [...]

Woman Claims Tryst With R. Kelly, Alleged Victim

Prosecutors rested their case in R. Kelly’s child pornography trial after a day of sensational testimony about alleged trysts, extortion plots and a duffel bag full of sex tapes.
Star prosecution witness Lisa Van Allen cried on the witness stand, pausing to regain her composure, as she described several alleged three-way sexual encounters with the R&B [...]

Mole Defense Takes Hits At Kelly Child Porn Trial

It was R. Kelly’s own attorney who raised the issue at the start of the R&B superstar’s child pornography trial: If you don’t see a fingernail-sized mole on the lower back of the man in the sex tape at the center of the case, then that man isn’t Kelly.
Jurors last week watched a 4-by-4 [...]

Prosecution Says Mole Links Kelly to Sex Tape

A prosecution witness used images of a lower back mole on Thursday to link R. Kelly to a sex tape at the center of the R&B star’s child pornography trial.

The potentially damaging testimony came a week after the singer’s own attorneys brought up the mole in their opening statements. A defense attorney argued then that [...]

George Daniels Says R. Kelly Slept With His Daughter

George Daniels, the husband of R. Kelly’s former publicist Regina Daniels, claimed on Los Angeles radio station KJLH this week that R. Kelly “crossed the line” with his daughter.
In 2007, Regina Daniels released a statement announcing her resignation from her post as R. Kelly’s publicist. “My resignation was effective as of August 28, 2007. Throughout [...]

Ne-Yo Arrested in a Hurry

When Ne-Yo gets going, it’s the sky—and apparently not the speed—that’s the limit.   The 28-year-old hip-hop star was arrested early Tuesday in Atlanta after Cobb County police clocked his Range Rover going more than 100 mph. 
Police spokeswoman Cassie Reece said Ne-Yo, whose real name is Shaffer Smith, was booked on charges of reckless driving and [...]

Playlist Updates 8/13/07

Umbrella [REMIX] - Rihanna
 
Juicy - Candy Hill
 
Fly Together - Trey Songz
 
Don’t Let Go - R. Kelly
 
How Do I Breathe - Mario
 
Boutique In Heaven - Justin Timberlake
 
Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
 
There’s No Easy Way - James Ingram
 
Anytime - Brian McKnight
 
Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
 
Into the Groove - Madonna
 
Billie Jean - Michael [...]