Last week, in-demand songwriter Claude Kelly called comparisons between Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera “crap,” citing the latter powerhouse vocalist’s decade plus longevity in a business where career success is fleeting.
Now, multiplatinum artist and producer Akon, who signed Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution label in 2008, is giving his own view on the musical battle that's igniting debate on both sides of the fence.
R&B singer The-Dream has made a big contribution to the music world, or at least he thinks so. In a recent interview with BET.com, the “Rockin That Thang” singer says he’s personally rejuvenated R&B. He states, quote,
“I’m at my peak as far as what The-Dream the artist is as an R&B artist. Yeah, because in some particular type of way I’ve changed the sound or made it…I made R&B somewhat cool again.”
Chris Rock has some advice for Tiger Woods: Never say 'Never again.'
The former "Saturday Night Live" star suggested that the disgraced golf legend should not set the bar too high with his wife, Elin Nordegren.
"Just say, 'I'm going to try to do my best,'" Rock said during an interview with PBS' Tavis Smiley, set to air on Thursday.
The funnyman, who has been married to Malaak Compton-Rock for 13 years, knows from experience… Continue
Bobby Brown is heading to court on June 24 in an attempt to lower his child support to Kim Ward, mother of two of his children. The reason: Brown says he has no source of income and can't afford the $5,500 a month he dishes out to his baby mama. Not that he's done a great job making payments thus far: He was jailed in February 2007 for failing to pay Ward $22,000.
Flo Rida saved the night at Harrah's Atlantic City last weekend: The rapper agreed to take the stage at the Pool After Dark when scheduled performer Iyaz canceled at the last minute.
"Flo was just there to hang out, but agreed to help the venue when they had no one to fill the slot," says an insider, who adds that Iyaz's flight from the Bahamas to A.C. had been canceled. "He got up on stage for four songs and then made an impromptu splash in the… Continue
WILKINSBURG, Pa. - Police near Pittsburgh have confiscated what they suspect were 50 to 60 small bags of heroin from a third-grade student who was passing them out at his school. Tests will be done on the substance, but Wilkinsburg police suspect the 8-year-old boy was passing around the drug Tuesday at Turner Elementary School.
Officials say the bags had the words "trust me" stamped on them and would have a street value of about $1,000 if… Continue
Nicki Minaj and Diddy? The rumor mill is working overtime today guys.
There's a rumor going around the industry. The word is that Nicki Minaj has hired Diddy as her new manager.
Last week Nicki announced that she was parting ways with her former manager, Wacka Flocka’s mother. And now she’s supposedly signed on to have Diddy manage her.
Yeah, the same Diddy who did such a wonderful job with Black Rob, Carl Thomas and Faith… Continue
I have to set the record straight about my song "Control" featuring Drake. In no way was I trying to deceive anyone. The producers, Rony Arzoumanian, Raffi "DJ Special K" Kenadjan and DJ Finesse approached me about the record and asked if I could create a song around the beat and Drake verse they owned and created. Since I had not spoken to Drake, I was very clear that the record could not be used for my album and could only be used for… Continue
The chains disappears at about 2:28 To me it looks like it might have fallen off he was holding it up and then it was gone i didnt see anyone reach up and snatch… Continue
BET’s popular reality series “Tiny & Toya” returns tonight for its second season. The series, which began last May, chronicles the lives of former Xscape singer and T.I.’s fiancée Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, as well as Lil Wayne’s ex-wife Antonia “Toya” Carter.
During season two, viewers will get to watch as Tiny raises her children while trying to expand her business and deal with a father who suffers from… Continue
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California officials say former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has failed to pay $493,000 in personal income tax. Anderson is on the annual list of delinquent taxpayers released Monday by the California Franchise Tax Board.
The 42-year-old actress is currently competing on the television show "Dancing With the Stars."
Anderson is among 250 individual and business taxpayers that owe more than $100,000 in back… Continue
A Manhattan lighting designer found dead in his apartment was wearing a latex body suit and mask and may have been killed during a sexual encounter, investigators believe.
When Alejandro Bulaevsky, 26, was discovered in his Battery Park City pad, his hands were bound with handcuffs, police sources said Tuesday.
Bulaevsky, one of the founders of a design firm that has created lighting for… Continue
Rapper Drake has shot down reports that he collaborated with former G-Unit “first lady” Olivia on a recently leaked track titled “Control.”
Olivia apologized for the leak via Twitter and stated that the collaboration record was taken off of her upcoming mixtape, which will precede her new album Show The World.
According to Canadian rapper Drake, he never authorized any songs to be released, nor has he recorded with Olivia.
Peep what he said in a recent interview with VIBE.com:
“He really hasn’t been interested in working with me, so I can’t speak on the present,” Ginuwine tells VIBE of Timbaland. “But back in the days, it spoke for itself as far as him being the most sought after producer. Music was boring until he came out with that new sound. Back then, I would have described it as futuristic because it was something that had not been done and people jumped on it.… Continue
Just as Amy Winehouse cleans up her act, the "Rehab" singer was back in the hospital over the weekend – but not for the reasons most would suspect.
According to People.com, the 26-year-old singer was experiencing chest pain and discomfort in the breast implants she had put in last fall.
"She had them checked out and all was OK, so she didn't have to stay in," a friend told the mag.
Following last year's surgical procedure,… Continue
A Queens spa owner has been charged with nearly killing a woman during a botched butt enhancement, and prosecutors think there may be more victims.
Barbara Nieto, 27, was charged Friday with assault, unlawfully practicing medicine and endangering the life of customer Augusta Velez.
Velez, 23, went to Nieto's Perfect Image Stethics in Corona on March 20 to have fat removed from her stomach and injected into her buttocks, Queens… Continue
Nas went to court Monday over his divorce with Kelis -- and walked out a little lighter in the wallet.
According to documents filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Nas had to immediately fork over $47,249.42 in back child support and $40,454 in back spousal support.
The judge also ordered Nas to pay $10,000/month in spousal support until he pays off the $299,015.50 he owes Kelis.
Nas also has to pay 90% of Kelis' legal fees in… Continue