August 2015 Blog Posts (139)

It’s the stuff of music industry legend that Suge Knight once threatened Eazy-E when he wanted him to give up claim to former N.W.A. member’s Dr. Dre’s contract, a move, as Stereogum points out, that later allowed Dre and Knight to form Death Row Records. The new N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton even contains a scene depicting this exact circumstance.

Now, though,…

Pharrell and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, where Kanye West will receive a special award.

West will earn the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles for his memorable music videos and live performances.

The Weeknd, Demi Lovato, A$AP Rocky, Tori Kelly and Twenty One Pilots…

Bobby Brown has returned to the stage for the first time since his daughter's tragic death.

The singer, 46, took the stage for a surprise duet with Macy Gray during the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday, making it his first performance since Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away on July 26.

The ex-husband of Whitney Houston thanked the crowd for their support…

The alleged shooter, Vester Lee Flanagan II — who went by Bryce Williams on air — fatally shot himself shortly before noon after a morning manhunt, police…

Taylor Swift fans enjoyed yet another legendary guest performance Tuesday.

R&B crooner John Legend hopped onstage during Swift's Los Angeles concert for a surprise rendition of his 2013 mega-hit "All of Me."

Swift, who sang along as Legend belted the passionate lyrics and keyed the piano, revealed after the show that the sparkling performance wasn't…

A Taiwanese boy accidentally destroyed a 350-year-old, million-dollar painting in a museum Sunday after tripping into it fist-first, punching a hole through the canvas.

Surveillance footage shows the 12-year-old walking with a crowd at “Face of Leonardo: Images of a Genius,” an exhibition at the Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei.

As he passes the…

50 Cent and Waka Flocka Flame performing in Las vegas at Club Drais.

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Chris Brown has had an image of the Venus De Milo statue inked onto the back of his head.

The sculpture is one of the most famous pieces of ancient Greek art and is currently on permanent display at the Louvre in Paris. It depicts Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty.…

Get ready to see Kanye West storm the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards — but this time as a winner.

MTV announced Tuesday that the rapper will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year's awards show.

The award is bestowed on artists who have produced memorable music videos throughout their career.

Past recipients include Justin…

Hip hop star Missy Elliott will work it as a mentor on the upcoming season of “The Voice.”

The “Get Ur Freak On” rapper has signed on to help advise the contestants on judge Pharrell Williams’ team when the NBC singing competition returns on Sept. 21, E! News first reported.

Elliott joins a supergroup of mentors that have already been recruited for the ninth…

Rapper 50 Cent is asking a federal bankruptcy court to shield him from a Florida woman who, he says, wants her "pound of flesh" after winning a $7 million lawsuit against him.

In papers filed in court in Connecticut, the “Power” star, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, says he's a potential victim of Lastonia Leviston, the woman who sued him for putting her private…

Young Buck could go to prison for faking a piss.

The rapper -- who is on a probation -- used someone else's urine to pass a drug test ... so claims his probation officer.

The P.O. says Buck came in for his drug test and concealed a plastic bag with someone else's clean pee, and then used a tube to transfer it into a sample cup.…

Chris Brown and Lenny Kravitz have something in common ... wardrobe malfunctions.

Brown's One Hell of a Nite tour rolled through Bridgeport, CT last night and while he busted some insane dance moves to "Hit The Quan" ... his pants got the best of him.…

Game. Set. Smash.

Here it is ... proof Drake and Serena Williams are officially a thing -- making out at a fancy Cincinnati restaurant Sunday night ... and TMZ has the pics.

Hours after Serena dominated and won the WTA tournament in…

It took only minutes for Lil Wayne to acknowledge his current legal dispute with Cash Money honcho Birdman at the Billboard Hot 100 Festival on Saturday, Aug. 22.

"Before I get started, I just wanna say, I appreciate every one of you out here," he said, shortly after taking the Hot 100 stage at 6:30 p.m. "I would like to thank you for standing by me for all…

Fetty Wap Gets Jumped At DC Nightclub (Stole His Chain & Tried To Rip Out His Dreads)

Kanye West stunned fans – and perhaps even Rihanna herself – when he plucked the Barbadian vocalist out of the audience to play a pair of songs at his FYF Fest performance in Los Angeles Saturday.

The popular songstress hopped on stage to perform "FourFiveSeconds" and "All of the Lights" with the West, eliciting a roar from the unsuspecting fans.

It's…