LONDON -- Whoopi Goldberg has left the London production of "Sister Act" to fly back to the U.S. after her mother had a stroke. Goldberg was due to appear as the Mother Superior in the convent-set musical until the end of the month.
Producers say the 54-year-old star flew home Friday after learning of her mother Emma's illness. They said "the thoughts and sincere best wishes of the producers and the entire 'Sister Act' company are with her… Continue
Fantasia’s soaking up all the free publicity she can get right now after the little O.D. situation. She took a moment to sit down with VIBE to tell them that she feels the only reason she is getting so much negative press is because of the color of her skin… It had nothing to do with her trying to kill herself!!!
Prior to her suicide attempt Fantasia Barrino naturally faced a barrage of negative press surrounding her affair with Antwaun Cook and… Continue
Last night (Aug 27), the twitterverse was buzzing with news that Drake and Nicki Minaj tied the knot. In the song “Miss Me,” he devotes a couple of bars to swooning over Nicki,
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was arrested late Friday night on felony cocaine possession charges in Las Vegas, authorities said.
Cops stopped the car Hilton was in after spotting what they believed was marijuana smoke pouring out of the windows, a police spokesman told The Associated Press.
A concert featuring Houston, Texas rapper Slim Thug planned for tonight was canceled in Bay City, Texas. According to promoters, the concert featuring Slim Thug was nixed due to lack of ticket sales. "It just didn't come together," said Steve Coppler, President of AdoreAble Promotions. "There were very few tickets sold." Fans who purchased tickets to the event are being offered refunds from the outlets where they were purchased, according to… Continue
A phone meeting between Kanye West and former Death Row Records CEO Marion "Suge" Knight ended in a stalemate and produced no results involving Knight's $1 million dollar lawsuit against the Chicago rapper.
The Associated Press reports that the latest meeting took place yesterday (August 26th) in Miami, with Knight present and West attending by telephone.
According Knight's attorney Marc Brumer, the two sides could not reach an… Continue
One of the most innovative duos in Hip Hop history reveal their comeback plans, curious relationship with EPMD, and working with Marco Polo on his latest LP.
This year’s ingoing college freshman class were likely in utero when two Virginia State students abandoned their English majors to pursue higher learning off campus in the music biz. After meeting during their freshman year at VSU, Andre “Drayz” Weston and Willie… Continue
No jail for "No Angels" singer in HIV rap.
Nadja Benaissa, a member of the popular German girl band, won't be heading to prison despite being found guilty of having unprotected sex with men and failing to inform them she was HIV positive.
A court in Germany spared the 28-year-old of jail time, and instead sentenced her to a two-year suspended sentence, according to the German news agency, ddp.
Rapper Mos Def is accused of recently bailing on a gig 24 hours before it was set to go off and causing the promoter to take a $57,000 hit ... this according to a new lawsuit. According to the documents -- filed today in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ -- Mos was paid a $12,500 deposit to do a show at the Kool Haus in Toronto back on February 25.
In the suit, the promoters, REMG Entertainment, claim Mos suddenly backed out of… Continue
Get your Yankees hats here - with a Jay-Z logo.
The hip-hop mogul is teaming up with his favorite baseball team on co-branded clothes that will be sold exclusively at the Stadium beginning next week. All the items, from caps to T-shirts and hooded sweat shirts, will feature Yankees and Jay-Z logos.
The Yankees Thursday said the attire was created to commemorate the first official concerts at the new Yankee Stadium on Sept. 13 and 14,… Continue
Shyne & Foxy Brown will be teaming up once again. About a week or two ago Inga tweeted that she will be taking a trip to Belize to pay the homie a visit. Lets just hope this result in the two of them getting in the lab for a feature on both of their new albums. I think the new Bonnie and Clyde is definitely needed because from the looks of it Jay-Z and Foxy will never be tearing down another hot classic the way they did many years… Continue
Chris Brown and Drake once had a beef over their back-to-back dating of Rihanna last year, but they've clearly put their differences in the past. A source tells us the duo ripped up SoHo hot spot Greenhouse together on Tuesday night with a little help from their friends. After Lil Jon and T.I. did an impromptu back-and-forth at the nightclub, Brown surprised the Corona-cheered crowd with a five-song set and repeated shoutouts to "my man, Drake" when… Continue
Ms. Winehouse might look a mess, but you can’t knock her talent. A British newspaper called “Metro” reported that Amy will be finished with her album by years end. In the mean time her current boo, Reg Traviss, was seen cheating on her (Aug. 23) by the British paparazzi.
Allegedly, Amy’s man Reg Traviss was seen holding hands with his ex girlfriend in the wee hours of the morning. This prompted the British tabloids to report that Traviss was… Continue