Is Mariah Carey ready to play the mom of a teenager?
The diva, age 40, is in talks to play the mom of "High School Musical" actress Vanessa Hudgens, 21, in a new movie, according to Showbizspy.com.
The singer — who's been getting critical raves for her serious role as a social worker in "Precious" — is set to team up with Hudgens for a comedy flick based around an "X-Factor" and "American Idol"-type show.
Producer Scott Storch is expected to be a major player in the musical comeback of rapper Shyne, who was deported to his native Belize after over nine years of incarceration.
Storch exclusively told AllHipHop.com of his plans to craft a new album for the former Bad Boy.
"Yeah, Shyne's my man. I've been talking to him and I was talking to him all through his prison sentence. He's always… Continue
The Big Apple's reigning rapper has had a banner year.
Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter left Def Jam Recordings and struck an unprecedented $150 million deal with Live Nation in May, allowing him to create a joint record label, talent/management agency and music publishing company under the umbrella Roc Nation.
The $82 million music mogul dropped "The Blueprint 3" in September, selling 476,000 copies its first week and becoming iTunes'… Continue
Newly released documents suggest that Courtney Love may have abused her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.
According to TMZ.com, it’s possible that one of the reasons Love lost legal control of her 17-year-old daughter, Frances, is that Love had been accused of child abuse. The court documents obtained by TMZ ask that all articles “relating to a minor and allegations of domestic violence" be sealed in addition to Frances’ medical… Continue
Fantasia Barrino knows what people have heard about her, and she wants them to know that most of it isn't true.
The season three "American Idol" winner is using her new VH1 reality show, "Fantasia for Real," to set the record straight about her family life, her love life and her career.
"In 2008, there were a lot of things going on in Fantasia's world," Barrino told The News. "There was a lot of press about me - a lot of truth but also… Continue
Gucci Mane spoke to MTV News from jail on Wednesday and, despite his location, was in good spirits and excited about the release of his new LP, The State vs. Radric Davis. The album made it into the Billboard top 10, and Gucc wanted to thank all the fans for their support and also apologize for not being on the outside to perform for them.
Gucci also revealed that he already has his next album done and as soon as his jail term is over, he's going… Continue
Brown's third album "Graffiti" sold 102,000 copies, well below the 150,000-175,000 units he was expected to sell. His last set, "Exclusive," debuted at No. 4 in 2007 with 294,000.
The R&B star, looking to get his career back on track after he was convicted of beating up then-girlfriend Rihanna in February, took to his Twitter account during the weekend to accuse retailers of "blackballing" his album -- a charge that anecdotal evidence… Continue
While most of Lil Wayne's fans will have to wait until at least February for the rapper's often-promised and often-delayed album, about 500 Amazon customers who pre-ordered "Rebirth" are enjoying the record already, thanks to a shipping mishap.
According to sources and an e-mail to Billboard from an Amazon customer, the online merchant sent copies of the album to some customers who pre-ordered "Rebirth." The album began arriving in mailboxes on… Continue
Here's one way to stop traffic!
Commuters passing through New York's Times Square will get a surprising welcome upon seeing a giant billboard plastered with an image of a nude Bethenny Frankel.
The "Real Housewives of New York" star bared all for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' newest "I'd Rather go Naked" campaign, in which the reformed fur wearer posed au naturel in front of the Manhattan skyline.
COPENHAGEN - Mayor Bloomberg toured an enormous set of high-tech windmills anchored miles offshore here - and said Monday he wants to build the same thing off the Rockaways.
"It's pretty hard to find any reason against it," Bloomberg said after donning a bright orange suit and safety gear to see the 91 turbines slowly spinning above the ocean, where they make up the world's largest wind farm, generating 209 megawatts of power.
Tara Reid has overcome her botched plastic surgery insecurities by stripping down to pose for the upcoming issue of Playboy magazine.
Dressed in a cropped tuxedo shirt, fishnet stockings and black lace bra, the "American Pie" actress seductively poses on the cover of the magazine's "massive double" January/February issue.
Despite previous reports the actress would be posing in the buff, Reid says she appears only topless in the… Continue
No one ever accused Alicia Keys of lacking ambition.
But it seems her hunger to take on new roles has lately reached the point of ravenousness.
In conversation, Keys holds forth on the tasks she's well-known for: singer, songwriter, producer, AIDS advocate, charity czar and, most recently, jewelry maker. But she also ticks off a long list of new goals for herself, including playwright, movie producer, film star, Broadway actress, Web… Continue
R&B singer Cassie’s new song and all we can say is . . . WOW!!! In her new song, entitled What She Don’t Know, the girl is taking some OBVIOUS shots and Diddy’s OTHER CHICK, his baby’s moms Kim Porter. This may be the most BRAZEN jumpoff pride anthem that we’ve ever… Continue
Former NBA baller Latrell Sprewell appears to be broke!! According to the NY Daily News, his 3.3 acre New York mansion is getting foreclosed. Latrell apparently owes $1.6 million on his mortgage and he ain't pay on it since 2008.
So why didn't the bank foreclose earlier?? Well word is that the home, which Latrell bought in 2000 for $2.3 million has since appreciated to $5.3… Continue
Kelis is bouncing back from her divorce from Nas with a new record deal and a new single for fans. "My song is called “Acapella” and I wrote it with love and life in mind,” Kelis tweeted. “ I hope that it finds you well and that you love it, cause honestly I do! Muah!" Kelis tweeted as she set the stage for her upcoming Will.I.Am/Interscope Records debut. "My album is pretty much done. I signed a new deal and I’m madly in love with life and ready to… Continue
Months after parting ways with the folks at The Inc., Ashanti is forging a new solo path in the world of reality television. The songbird has signed a development deal to work with Reveille LLC on a new reality show. Details of the new deal have not been fully disclosed.
Ashantithisisme.com reports that under the partnership, Ashanti will service as “executive producer and will appear and oversee a new music based competition TV… Continue
Rihanna certainly knows how to make a comeback.
The songbird's first big NYC bash in honor of her album "Rated R," which was released Friday, was anything but ordinary.
Although the 21-year-old didn't show up at the Tuesday-night fete (which began at 10) until 1 a.m., several of her guests, including Jay-Z, P. Diddy and Fabolous, arrived, er, promptly at midnight at the Juliet Supperclub.
R&B singer Kelis released a new single today (November 23). The 29-year-old singer’s new track "Acapella" hit the Internet today around 12:30 PM. The single is Kelis’ first official release since giving birth to her new born son Knight with estranged husband/rapper, Nas, in July. The pair are currently involved in a divorce, with both seeking custody of the child. Kelis is also seeking $72,728 in spousal and child support , a request which Nas attempted to block earlier… Continue