NEW ORLEANS – R&B singer Mary J. Blige will headline this year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Billed as one of the nation's largest annual events celebrating black music and culture, the festival is slated for July 2 through 4.
The full lineup has not been released, but as in the past, musical acts will perform at the Louisiana Superdome and motivational seminars will be held during the day at the Morial Convention… Continue
Omarion has finally found the perfect balance between family, friends and work — his mother even appears in the video for his new single, "Hoodie." His third solo LP, Ollusion, is now in stores, and after false starts with Timbaland's Mosely Music Group and Lil Wayne's Young Money, O is independent — the album came out on his own Starworld Entertainment imprint.
"The title derived from the word illusion," he explained to MTV News. "The thing… Continue
G-Unit member Lloyd Banks and three associates, who were jailed after allegedly assaulting and robbing a concert promoter in Canada, were released on bail Tuesday (January 12), but Banks and associate Nicklas Sloane were remanded by Canadian immigration.
According to Olaf Heinzel, a spokesperson for the Kitchener (Ontario) Police, the two were held for unspecified immigration issues; a Canadian immigration spokesperson told MTV News that details… Continue
LOS ANGELES - An Orlando model linked to a lineup of NBA players claims Shaquille O'Neal harassed and threatened her after she ended a sexual affair with the married superstar in September.
Vanessa Lopez, 30, is planning to file suit in Florida late Tuesday, her lawyer Gloria Allred said.
She will claim the 7'1" basketball behemoth barraged her with unwanted calls and told an associate to "shut dat bitch up" when she threatened to go to his wife if he… Continue
Anytime you see Wale you see his band. His live go-go style music is his trademark and he has two of the best bands in DC to thank for that sound, TCB and The Backyard Band. We'll apparently they haven't been feeling the love recently and turned to Twitter to air out their grievances. They say they are upset he has sold the rights to songs they created without their permission and they're upset he shot the "Pretty Girls" video without featuring them. They have started a… Continue
The Game’s highly anticipated release The R.E.D. Album has been delayed, according to the Compton MC himself. The rapper took to his Twitter page announce that his legal obligations to the state of California for a gun possession charge will prevent him from traveling to promote the album, until March. “Bad news: this just in. The R.E.D. Album just got pushed back again to March 23rd. The judge told my lawyer & my P.O. I can’t travel or do any out… Continue
Oh, what a tangled web.
Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced they're officially squashing "Spider-Man 4" in favor of a gritty reboot that demotes Peter Parker back to high school.
The move means that fan favorites director Sam Raimi and actor Tobey Maguire are leaving the franchise, which has grossed nearly $2.5 billion worldwide at the box office.
"Working on the 'Spider-Man' movies was the experience of a lifetime… Continue
The Garden State is set to bloom with weed.
Outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine is expected to sign legislation before leaving office next week making New Jersey the nation's 14th state to legalize medical marijuana.
Legislators approved a law Monday allowing chronically ill patients to buy up to 2 ounces of pot a month at state-monitored dispensaries.
"I don't think we should make criminals out of our very sick and terminally ill,"… Continue
Cheaters everywhere now have a rap anthem, and it's named after the world's greatest golfer.
Brooklyn rapper Maino's "Get 'Em Tiger (Tiger Woods)" has snagged the attention of radio and club deejays and has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube.
In the chorus, the self-professed cheater says, "I got women in the 'burbs / Women in the hood / Yeah my wifey mad 'cause she knows I'm no good / Man I'm just a dog / I'd be faithful if I could / But I'm… Continue
Usher claims he was the victim of a serious Christmastime jewel heist -- when someone jacked $1,000,000 in jewelry from the back of his car! It all went down in Atlanta on December 14th -- Usher and a friend were in an AT&T store when someone broke into his GMC Yukon and took whatever they could get.
According to the police report, Usher claims the bandit made off with all sorts of Xmas gifts and personal belongings including $50,000 in… Continue
Lloyd Banks' lawyer said the rapper should be headed home to America on Tuesday.
Since Saturday morning, Banks has been held in a Kitchener, Ontario, jail on assault and robbery charges after an incident involving a local promoter Friday night. Authorities say Banks and three others assaulted the promoter after the G-Unit member performed at Club NV in nearby Brantford late Friday night. There will be a… Continue