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Comerica Bank, which was appointed earlier this year to administer Prince’s estate, has selected Spotify’s Troy Carter as its entertainment adviser. His role is generally analogous to the one performed over the past several months by Charles Koppelman and L. Londell McMillan as “special music industry advisors” for Comerica’s predecessor, Bremer Bank.

“It’s an honor…

At first, it was a rap star on a spring break shopping jaunt on a Mississippi Sunday afternoon. Then, cellphone video shows a security guard pepper spraying rapper Boosie Badazz and his entourage after he told them to leave the Polo Ralph Lauren section of a department store. Finally, police say it was five people attacking the security guard and a Biloxi police officer…

Fresh off his co-starring role in “La La Land,” John Legend is trying another medium: virtual reality.

Legend will executive produce and lend his voice to the title character of the upcoming Baobab Studios series “Rainbow Crow.” The production company was to announce Legend’s involvement Tuesday. The first installment of the series is to premiere at the Tribeca Film…

A hip-hop manager linked to names like Drake and Lil' Wayne admitted Tuesday he didn’t file tax returns over three years.

Aspire Music Group co-founder Derrick Lawrence hauled in more than $2.2 million between 2009 and 2011. He’d been riding high after Aspire signed then-budding Canadian hitmaker Drake to an exclusive management deal in 2008.

But Lawrence, 47,…

50 Cent was caught on camera slugging a woman in the crowd at one of his concerts — and then inviting her to dance onstage.

In TMZ video taken at Baltimore Soundstage, the "In Da Club" rapper is seen walking to the edge of the stage and grabbing a female fan's hand.…

Once again, Drake, J. Cole and Future have found themselves invited to the circle of music award show champions.

Recently, it was announced the three artists have been nominated for trophies at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.

As is almost invariably the case, the Views rapper leads the field, earning 22 nominations for the star-studded awards show, including…

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01. SADADAY INTRO

02. KENDRICK LAMAR - HUMBLE

03. GUCCI MANE - DROP TOP WIZOP FREESTYLE

04. DESIIGNER - UP

05. DRAKE - FREE SMOKE

06. DAVE EAST -…

Epic Records has recommitted to Mariah Carey, announcing Monday a new joint partnership between the singer’s Butterfly MC Records and the Sony Music Entertainment label as well as a long-awaited studio album due out “later this year.” Terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

The deal seemingly puts to rest rumors that Carey’s recording contract was in jeopardy.…

She’s having a marriage malfunction!

Just months after giving birth to her first child at age 50, Janet Jackson has split with billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana.

While one source said the split is amicable and the couple will co-parent their son, others said trouble had been brewing for months.

“She thought he had become too controlling during the…

Soulja Boy can breathe a sigh of relief after reaching a plea deal in his 2016 felony gun case. Soulja Boy allegedly violated his probation when cops discovered a gun in his Hollywood Hills home in mid-December. He was already on two years probation from an incident in 2014 when he was charged possession of a loaded gun. The December charges were reportedly dropped a few…

Chief Keef was arrested in Miami Beach Saturday and charged with a DUI after cops found him nursing a cup of sizzurp, also known as Purple Drank, the Daily News confirmed.

Keef, 21, originally born Keith Cozart, first drew the cops' attention after a passenger in the green McLaren he was driving exited the car and struck up a conversation with the occupants of the…

All of Jay-Z’s solo albums have been removed from the Apple Music and Spotify streaming services. According to a statement made to the Verge by Spotify, the removal came “at the request of the artist.” Jay-Z’s solo work is also almost entirely absent from Amazon Music’s streaming catalog, with just four tracks from mixtapes offered.

Jay-Z, a.k.a. Shawn Carter, is part…

Things might be getting real for Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, as the two hip hop superstars are reportedly targets in a new federal drug investigation. According to TMZ, the case involves thousands of dollars worth of narcotics, and was triggered by a drug trial involving music producer Harrison Garcia.

The Miami producer reportedly named both artists in sent text…

This will surely be music to Kendrick Lamar fans' ears.

The hip hop wordsmith is set to release his highly anticipated new album on April 14. Apple Music posted a pre-order link for Lamar's latest work on Friday evening with that date, though an official title for the album has not yet been announced.

Spotify, meanwhile, also shared a pre-save link for the…

Rapper Bobby Shmurda, who is doing time for a gang conspiracy, has been barraged by obsessed fans trying to visit him in prison, his lawyer claimed as Shmurda was sentenced on a new charge that he smuggled a blade into jail Friday.

The Corrections Department has been "overwhelmed" with fan mail for Shmurda, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard. And women keep trying…

Sean Kingston is finding himself back in hot water when it comes to jewelry, and this time, he owes a fair amount of money for a piece. The “Beautiful Girls” singer reportedly purchased a rolex worth $46,000 back in June 2013, but according to the jeweler, he has only paid about half the bill since then, and now the jeweler has filed a lawsuit.

TMZ reports that the…

Nate Dogg’s son was arrested on Wednesday (April 5) for allegedly dealing Xanax. Naijiel Hale, the 21-year-old son of the late singer, was apprehended along with his Montana State football teammate Darren Gardenhire and a student named Christopher Flanagan.

Hale was charged with two counts of felony distribution of dangerous drugs and a misdemeanor count of possession…

"Empire" star Morocco Omari was arrested after reportedly brutalizing a woman this week.

The actor, who portrays Lucious' half-brother on the series, allegedly pushed a 24-year-old unidentified woman to the ground during an argument on Wednesday night, according to TMZ.

Police arrived and discovered the woman with scratches to her neck and…

A California judge on Thursday said the murder trial of former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight will begin in January without any further delays, a move that was welcomed by Knight.

The Death Row Records co-founder has changed attorneys several times since he was arrested in early 2015 after he ran over two men outside a Compton burger stand, killing one.

His…

Lil Wayne upset fans at the University of Florida by showing up late to a performance on Tuesday (April 4). The New Orleans native did not take the stage at the O’Connell Center until 11:26 p.m., according to Alligator. Wayne’s arrival was met with boos since the show was supposed to end around 11 p.m.

Doors at the venue opened at 7:15 p.m. Bas and CyHi The Prynce,…