Featured Blog Posts – January 2019 Archive (102)

Illinois officials say a concert in Springfield that was to be hosted by R. Kelly cannot take place in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the R&B star.

Illinois Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Denise Albert told the Chicago Tribune that the application for the Spring Break Jam in April was denied Thursday because of security concerns…

Big Boi and Travis Scott will join Maroon 5 in this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.

Maroon 5 had been the widely reported halftime show act since September, but the NFL officially announced the band as its headliner Sunday. The league says Maroon 5 will feature guest artists including Big Boi, the Atlanta-based rapper from Outkast, and Scott.…

Rapper Lil Uzi Vert posted an Instagram story on Friday evening saying that he has quit making music.

“I wanna take the time out to say I thank each and every one of my supports, but I’m done with music,” he wrote on the post. “I deleted everything. I wanna be normal… I wanna wake up in 2013.”

Fans immediately took to social media to register their distress…

Missy Elliott is making history as the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, whose 2019 class also includes legendary British singer Cat Stevens and country-folk icon John Prine.

The organization announced the new group of inductees Saturday. Other inductees include Tom T. Hall, who Johnny Cash called his “all-time favorite songwriter”; Jack…

Drake is a man of wealth and, yes, excess, worth more than $100 million in published accounts.

Very late Thursday night, he hinted strongly he’s a man of XS, too.

“Vegas! When I came back, I thought it’d be back at T-Mobile Arena or some (stuff),” he said during a 30-minute foray of his richly streamed music at XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas. “But I’ll be…

Juelz Santana and Kimbella have finally tied the knot.

The “Love & Hip-Hop” stars were wed in a private ceremony in New York on Thursday night, reports Complex. Among those in attendance were Lil Kim, Joe Budden and Santana’s Dipset pals Cam’ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey.

Santana (whose real name is LaRon Louis James), 36, proposed to the reality star,…

Travis Scott has settled his lawsuit with the organizers of the Rhythm, Wine & Brews Experience.

The “Sicko Mode” rapper has reportedly returned the $217,500 deposit he was paid and the suit will be dropped as a result, according to The Blast.

The website reports that the person who booked the gig for Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend was not his normal booker, and…

The legal battle between Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Teairra Mari has now been officially settled but not in favor of the reality television star. A judge sided with the business mogul and rapper in the lawsuit, ordering Mari to pay up $30,000.…

The Game’s upcoming Canadian tour has hit a major snag: He’s not allowed in the country.

A five-date tour the rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, was set to make across America’s neighbor to the north has been canceled after he was denied the Temporary Resident Permit needed to enter Canada, according to organizers. The permit is required for any artist…

Michael Jackson‘s estate slammed a documentary about two of his sexual abuse accusers as a “pathetic attempt to exploit and cash in.”

The film “Leaving Neverland,” which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month, tells the story of two men, now in their 30s, who had long-running relationships with the King of Pop at ages 7 and 10.

The late…

Future thinks people should just stop talking about R. Kelly.

The rapper, who is currently promoting his new album “The WIZRD,” was asked about his collaboration with the controversial singer on 2012 track “Parachute” during an interview with Los Angeles’ Power 106 radio station (via Pitchfork) on Wednesday.

“Man, who is that,” the 35-year-old said. “I thought…

Viewers of Wendy Williams’ daytime talker will have to wait another week for the host’s return.

Williams, who is recovering from an injury she said she suffered last month, will resume taping of “The Wendy Williams Show” Jan. 21, distributor and producer Debmar-Mercury confirmed Wednesday. That’s a week later than the Jan. 14 return date that had been previously…

Leaving Neverland" says it will tell the stories of two boys who began long-running relationships with the pop star at the height of his stardom.

A documentary about the lives of two boys who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse has been added to this year's Sundance Film Festival lineup.

Leaving Neverland, from producer-director Dan Reed, says it will tell…

Rihanna announced her Savage x Fenty Valentine’s Day collection with a nearly NSFW photoshoot.

Now available online, the collection includes 23 pieces with three different motifs. The “Wild Thoughts” singer modeled the Hearts line in pink cutout undies adorned with a velvet heart, but other designs include sheer bras and bottoms embroidered with lips, metallic lace…

Dame Dash was forced to look the other way when former business partner Jay-Z collaborated with R. Kelly.

In a clip from an upcoming episode of Nick Cannon’s “Cannon’s Class,” the Roc-a-Fella Records co-founder admitted he…

Female artists, Spanish-English hits and Drake fueled explosive growth in US music consumption last year, according to a Nielsen report on Tuesday.

The report, which did not include radio broadcasts, said domestic music listening in all other formats — including paid and unpaid streaming services, CDs and vinyl sales — increased 23 percent in 2018.

The growth…

The rapper seemed to throw on just about anything he had in his closet for his performance,…

Pras Michel is challenging the seizure by the U.S. government of $37.5 million in one of his bank accounts. On Monday, the former Fugees rapper submitted a claim to the money in D.C. federal court.

Back in November, federal prosecutors filed a forfeiture complaint as part of its ongoing investigation into the alleged looting of the Malaysian public wealth fund called…

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Tommie Lee has been indicted on multiple child abuse charges.

The reality star, whose real name is Atasha Chizaah Jefferson, was indicted in Cobb County, Georgia, last week on charges of aggravated assault, child cruelty, battery, aggravated stalking and disrupting a public school, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The…

R. Kelly is reportedly the subject of a criminal investigation in Georgia thanks in part to “Surviving R. Kelly.”

The Fulton County district attorney is looking into the singer and a mansion he previously owned in Johns Creek, Ga., reports The Blast. Kelly’s former home is featured in the six-part Lifetime docuseries highlighting his alleged sexual misconduct with…