Following news of Aretha Franklin's cancer diagnosis, the legendary singer's cousin said she is "doing better than doctors expected" and will be released from the hospital this weekend.
Brenda Corbett said Franklin "has a long life in front of her and will be back in concert, on stage, late spring or early summer," according to the Detroit Free… Continue
No one would look twice at the sight of Amanda Hurst breast-feeding her infant son, but watching her do the same for her 6-year-old is a different story.
Hurst, 29, of Hemingfield, England, currently breast feeds both her sons, 5-month-old William and 6-year-old Jonathan, she revealed in an interview with the Daily Mail.
The Four Loko tap has almost run dry.
Friday is the final day beverages that combine caffeine and alcohol can be delivered to New York retailers - marking a last call for Four Loko lovers.
"Sometimes people need a drink and a little energy boost at the same time," said fan Maria Perez, 24, who was shopping for the controversial elixir at the West Side… Continue
The guy who played Eddie Winslow on "Family Matters" has been temporarily ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from his ex-wife after allegedly beating her with a belt ... in front of her son. The woman behind the accusations is famed video vixen Karrine Steffans -- who filed legal papers in L.A. ... describing two separate violent encounters with 34-year-old…
YEAH! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' BOUT! REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN YOU WOULD JUST KNUCKLE UP! 2 OLD DUDES GO @ IT!
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Keri Hilson was out in L.A. making her rounds on the late night talk show circuit. As creative as this chick is with the lyrics, her conversation is not as, what’s the word, intriguing.
Chelsea Handler managed to channel the conversation onto a topic that Keri has no problem talking about these days: BALLS!!!…
Miami record label Slip-N-Slide, Plies and an independent label formerly based in Miami have been named in a lawsuit filed by a Charlotte, North Carolina songwriter. Songwriter Romell Caldwell filed the lawsuit in The United Stated District Court For the Southern District of New York on Monday (December 6th) claiming Plies stole the song "Bond Money."
The lawsuit names Slip-n-Slide, Plies, UDigg Records and 101 Distribution as defendants… Continue
"Everyone has a right to their opinion on you when you're public property. Some people who may not be in a good financial state are angry that you have the ability to do that. I sent a joke on Twitter at the wrong time and it was completely misinterpreted. You could say my name and it will provoke emotion. Some people love it--some people hate it. Some people don't have enough interest in it to care either way, but they [still] know who you're…
How many homes did you have at 18-years-old? Probably not as many as rebel pop queen Miley Cyrus. TMZ reports that in addition to her lavish Los Angeles family estate, Cyrus secretly bought a $1.8 million Florida beach house last year.
The outlet reports that the waterfront home has four bedrooms, a fitness room, a cinema room, and plenty of outdoor space for having fun in the sun.
Cyrus has reportedly said she will live with… Continue
Christina Aguilera may strip down to her skivvies in "Burlesque," but the singer is furious about a set of risqué photos circulating the web that expose her in some rather compromising positions.
A rep for the 29-year-old singer spoke out Wednesday after a series of semi-nude pictures of Aguilera made the rounds online.
"The photos of Christina Aguilera being leaked to the press were illegally obtained by a hacker who tapped into… Continue
Manny Pacquiao says his former business partners are simply envious of his recent $15 million boxing payday -- and that's why they concocted a scheme to sue him over a busted record deal ... this according to new legal docs. Pacquiao is firing back at RBM Group International -- claiming their $10 million lawsuit against him for allegedly backing out of a 12 song record deal is nothing more than a "shakedown."
The new music video for "Hold My Hand" begins with hundreds of Michael Jackson fans yelling, "Love you, Michael" -- before showcasing classic MJ clips, MJ impersonations, and a giant shadow of Michael cast on the side of a hangar. The music video also features a heavy dose of Akon -- MJ's duet partner on the song -- and around 2:44 ... a man with one hand. A casting call for the video had listed a role for "a disabled person… Continue
SH!T IZ REAL IN THE HOOD! TALK SH!T ON THE NET & FACE 2 FACE THEY A B!TCH A$$ NI**A! LOL! SHOUT OUT 2 ALL THE THUMB THUGZ OUT THERE! THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU! WHEN YOU TALK SH!T! YOU GOTTA HOLD THAT… Continue
Last week Kanye West and Nicki Minaj held the first and second spots but this week they get dethroned by Susan Boyle and Taylor Swift. That means the number one Hip Hop (and I use the term Hip Hop loosely) album for the week is by none other than The Black Eyed Peas. The group’s sixth studio album, The Beginning, enters the charts at number six and sells 117,066 copies. Unless there is some kind of a Hip Hop, Christmas miracle, expect to see these guys… Continue
Swizz Beatz is a jack-of-all-trades: colorful rapper, producer for the likes of Kanye West and Jay-Z, designer for brands such as Aston Martin and Christian Louboutin. He's also Mr. Alicia Keys. But to NYU students, he's a dreammaker.
The 32-year-old hip-hop veteran — who was just nominated for three Grammys last week — was recently named a producer-in-residence at the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music. Since his tenure kicked…
Young Jeezy was arrested in the Bahamas over this past weekend for an unknown infraction, according to the Bahamas' Tribune newspaper. The rapper was slated to hit the stage during a concert on Saturday (December 4th) in Fox Hill, but was instead, taken into custody at the Wulff Road Police station.
According to reports, the rapper was simply "in the wrong place at the wrong time" when he was arrested and released, just before his… Continue
Now I see why the Doug E. Fresh been doing so many appearances. The IRS filed a lien against him with the New York City register’s office in October for his $2,276, 848 debt, according to a report in the Detroit News. This isn’t the first time Uncle Sam knocked on his door. In 2008, he owed $367,000 in taxes. Despite his tax troubles, he continued with his business ventures and opened up his eatery in Harlem.
Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj have been the center of attention when it comes to females in Hip-Hop for the past couple of months. Since they’re on some tit-for-tat type shizzz, Eve felt it was the right time to creep up on these chicks and throw out a new track featuring Swizz Beatz called “Hot Steppa #1.”…