Stevie Wonder galvanized Bonnaroo with a sweaty, irresistible nighttime performance, an act that headliner Jay-Z followed with torrid, flawless bombast.
Jay-Z and Wonder were perhaps the two biggest acts to perform back-to-back at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which closes Sunday night with the Dave Matthews Band. The two took the Bonnaroo main stage in succession on Saturday, pumping the festival crowd - some… Continue
"Jackass" star Bam Margera was knocked down on his own derriere when a woman hit him in the head with a baseball bat Saturday morning outside a bar he owns, TMZ reported.
The 31-year-old former professional skateboarder turned MTV sensation was hospitalized after the attack - which occurred during an early morning fight outside The Note bar in West Chester, PA.
The unidentified woman was arrested and charged with assault, according to… Continue
Police are investigating a possible link between hip-hop star Fabolous and the murder of an upstart rapper near a Queens nightclub, the Daily News has learned.
NYPD detectives aren't sure what role, if any, the Brooklyn rapper might have played in the March killing, but a surveillance video shows Fabolous leaving Club Amazura seconds before a mystery gunman blasted Greg (G-Baby) Brown in the… Continue
R&B singer CHRIS BROWN and rapper BOW WOW were left long faced during a night out in New York City, after they failed to crash a star-studded party hosted by rap crew CASH MONEY. The Kiss Kiss hitmaker and the hip-hop star reportedly crashed a listening party for rapper Drake’s new album at MSR studios, hosted by bosses at his incarcerated mentor Lil Wayne’s record label. The pair were reportedly turned away because they weren’t on the invited… Continue
Nicki Minaj has been hit with a lawsuit over a pink Lamborghini featured in the video for her latest single “Massive Attack.”
Nicki Minaj rented the Lambo from Hollywood Exotic Car Rental at the cost of $1,750 per day, to include the 2008 luxury vehicle in her video.
According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, someone caused $11,589.41 in damages to the Lamborghini during… Continue
The claws are out for "Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel and reality TV villain Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.
During an appearance on "The View" Thursday, Frankel said she could not be compared to the infamous reality show star because she has made "a real career" out of her time in the spotlight.
"I think she's an interesting example because she used [her time on a reality show] to be… Continue
Brian McKnight is the proud new father of a 14-year-old boy ... so says a Florida judge.
Miriam Lee filed paternity and child support docs in Orange County, FL last year alleging McKnight is the father of her son.
Brian never filed docs addressing her claim .. so the judge has ruled Brian's the daddy.
And now for the bad news -- the judge also decided Brian must fork over 14 years worth of child support ... which comes to a… Continue
Hip-hop artist Kid Cudi was arrested after going on a drunken tantrum in a young woman's Chelsea apartment early Friday, sources said.
The 26-year-old rapper - whose real name is Scott Mescudi - yanked the woman's door off the hinges and smashed her cell phone against a wall about 4:15a.m., police said.
It was not clear what sparked the fit of rage, but sources said Mescudi appeared intoxicated. Cops also found a glassine envelope… Continue
Alicia Keys and her belly hit the stage up for the Opening of the World Cup Series. John Legend, and Black Eyed Peas hit the stage last night for the World Cup Opening Ceremony in South Africa too. Alicia put on a 10-minute concert with songs “Fallin’”, “Empire State of Mind II”, “No One”, “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart”, and others. By the way keep the Mandala family in your prayers Nelson Mandela’s great granddaughter died in a… Continue
Producer Dr. Dre was delivered a minor loss in court earlier this week, when a Los Angeles judge dismissed claims that the “new” Death Row Records illegally re-released his hit 1992 album The Chronic.
Dr. Dre was one of the original owners of Death Row Records when the legendary label launched in 1992 with Marion “Suge” Knight.
After Dre’s departure in early 1996 to form Aftermath, the label continued into a spiral, starting with the… Continue
Mother Nature has a wrath like no other.
A Nebraska man was strangled to death by his pet boa constrictor while showing the snake to a friend, police reported on Thursday.
Cory Byrne was pronounced dead Wednesday after police and paramedics loosened the 9-foot, 25-pound snake's deadly squeeze, said police.
The Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha, which currently has custody of the red-tailed constrictor, has not been able to… Continue
In his upcoming cover story with Rolling Stone, Jay-Z opened up on wife’s creative influence, competing with younger emcees, and Hip-Hop losing creative ground to indie rock. Dubbed the “King of America” in the article’s title, the normally guarded Jay-Z was more candid about his married life with fellow superstar Beyonce. He explained they occasionally seek each other’s input on their musical directions, and marveled at her eye for… Continue
Francis Scott Key is probably turning in his grave.
Anita Baker belted out a rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" Thursday night before the start of Game 4 of the NBA finals, but the R&B singer fell short of hitting the song's key notes.
The 52-year-old throwback singer started off a little shaky before the performance nosedived as Baker sung, " … And the rocket's red glare."