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Sean Paul of The YoungBloodZ has changed his name to Sean P and is planning the release of his new solo album, which is due in stores in summer 2007. According to Sean P, the new album is being r

Corporate giant Verizon has ended its partnership with Akon, after an explicit dance with a 15-year-old girl at a show in Trinidad. The girl, who reportedly thought she won a dance contest, was a

Every celebrity imaginable was in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, including tabloid fodder O.J. Simpson. Simpson and a group of around 12 people entered an upscale steakhouse and the owner of

The “End of School Megafest” featuring Busta Rhymes at the Gwinnett Arena was postponed, and now it has been officially cancelled. The Megafest was scheduled for April 28 and on April 25 the

Nas cancelled a recent "Hip-Hop Is Dead" tour date in San Diego, CA amidst claims that he and wife Kelis encountered "racist" club employees, who treated them like "terrorists." San Diego's Z-90.3

The city of Lethbridge, Canada is considering tightening the rules for concert performers at the city-owned Enmax Centre, after Snoop Dogg allegedly smoked marijuana on stage at one of his recent perf

Police in the UK obtained a court order that forced a club to close for 24 hours to stop a concert by American rapper Lloyd Banks, amid fears that the show will attract gang members. According to

LOS ANGELES -- Singer-actor Brandy is being sued for negligence and wrongful death by the husband of the woman Brandy killed in a freeway crash late last year. Marouane Hdidou filed the lawsuit W

LOS ANGELES -- City prosecutors filed misdemeanor charges Friday against Eve stemming from a traffic accident in Hollywood last week. The rapper-actress (real name: Jihan Jeffers) was charged with

LOS ANGELES - A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on heiress' partying, for while anyway. Hilton must go to jail on June

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was sentenced to 20 days in jail, 100 hours of community service, anger management and fathering courses and three years of searchable probation, the Sacramento Bee

NEW YORK — R. Kelly has written a new song, "Rise Up," about healing in the aftermath of the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech. A gunman killed 32 people and himself on the university's campus in Bl

Charleston, SC - A Playboy playmate from Atlanta was arrested in South Carolina on drug trafficking charges after police say a cleaning of her hotel room turned up a kilo of cocaine. The playmate

Smithfield, VA - The Atlanta Falcons say they are gathering information before commenting about the latest mess involving quarterback Michael Vick. Police conducting a drug investigation raided a

Kiss 104.1 mid-day host Sasha the Diva was let go today. Her contract is not up until June but the station decided to release her early after five years on the air. The station is quoted as saying th

CJ Simpson, formally of Hot 107.9, will be joining 95.5 The Beat with Murph Dawg in the morning from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Simpson says now, “I’ll be able to show who I am more,” compared to her limite

The radio talk show host Don Imus was suspended for two weeks yesterday after the outcry over his racially disparaging remarks about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. Demonstrators prot

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS: 50 Cent noted last week he was changing the name of his upcoming album to "Curtis." An important note that may have gone over folk's head was Fif originally planned to call the a

R&B sensation Usher Raymond, 28, has popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, stylist Tameka Foster, who was recently spotted with a diamond on her ring finger. The singer’s spokeswoman Simone

IRWINDALE, Calif. -- "The brother can't drive." So said comic Eddie Griffin after crashing a rare Ferrari Enzo worth $1.5 million. It happened at a race track near Los Angeles while Griffin was pro

Busta Rhymes is now headed to trial over his assault case after a court withdrew an offer that included probation and community service. According to the judge, Busta's recent arrest for driving with

The Notorious B.I.G.'s "GREATEST HITS," the new Bad Boy Records compilation honoring the extraordinary life and career of the late, great hip-hop legend, has made a triumphant #1 debut on both the Bil

Could Jennifer Hudson be the woman to play Aretha Franklin on the big screen? As reported last year, a musical production, based on the life of the soul singer is already in the works with audition

According to a report, Michael Jackson will sell his stake in the Beatles catalog. MJ's share of the Beatles music was rumored to be the cause of the long fought battle to put the classic tracks in th

The International Soul Music Summit (ISMS) returns to Atlanta, Georgia, July 25– 29, 2007 with a new theme, more artists, networking and nightlife activities. With the theme: "Underground Meets Mainst