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
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
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
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."