Birdman To Release 16 Albums This Year
| [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Birdman Photo:VT Images"]  [/caption]Music Birdman has high hopes for 2012. During an interview m, the Cash Money Records CEO revealed that he’s looking to release 16 albums of different genres on YMCMB this year, including full-length LPs from Nicki Minaj, Bow Wow, Lil Twist and Limp Bizkit. “I think bringing Fred and Limp Bizkit to the team gives us a different look,” he said. “We dominate rap, but we’re also trying to grow in different areas; Pop, rock, gospel, country.” |
The-Dream To Drop “Kill The Lights” Single Today
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Music The-Dream is ready to take his show on the road. In preparation for his Love IV album, the singer/songwriter is getting ready to embark on a new tour, and on Thursday (February 23), he's planning to drop a new song to commemorate the run. The Kill the Lights Tour will begin March 11 in New York, and The-Dream is dropping his new single of the same name. "The name of the song is actually 'Kill the Lights,' featuring my artist Casha," he said on Wednesday's "RapFix Live." |
Whitney Houston Remembered by Kevin Costner
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News On Saturday afternoon (February 18), Whitney Houston was sent to rest by family and friends at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, during a stirring funeral dubbed her Home-Going. While the pop diva's onetime leading man Bobby Brown reportedly left moments before the noon ceremony began, the pop diva's onscreen leading man Kevin Costner delivered a poignant eulogy in her honor. |
Whitney Houston Is Dead At The Age Of 48
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News Whitney is DEAD! Musicians, many already in Los Angeles ahead of the Grammys on Sunday (tomorrow AEDT), lined up to pay tribute to the singer, who sold over 170 million records before descending into a very public battle with substance abuse."She was one of the greatest singers I ever heard," said veteran crooner Tony Bennett, on the red carpet at the Beverly Hills hotel, where Houston's body was found in her fourth floor room. |
Brandy And Monica Reunite
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News Grammy-winning duo Brandy and Monica, who joined together to propel their single “The Boy Is Mine” to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks, have reunited — and it sounds so good. Fourteen years after their best-selling hit, Monica and Brandy released “It All Belongs to Me” Monday through RCA Records. The reunion was not without the help of a little bit of love — super-producer-singer-songwriter Rico Love produced the song. |
Drake Sued By Ex-Girlfriend For Royalties
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News According to an exclusive story by The Hollywood Reporter, a woman claiming to be Drake’s ex-girlfriend and the inspiration for “Marvin’s Room” is suing the YMCMB rapper for co-writing royalties on the song. Ericka Lee, who is credited in the liner notes of “Marvin’s Room” as a vocalist under the name “Syren Lyric Muse,” believes she is entitled to a larger share of the song’s royalties. |
Oscar Nominations Upset Mary J. Blige
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News Being disappointed on this year Oscar nomination, Mary J. Blige took to twitter to voice her disappointment for Best Original Song. This year’s nominations have come as a surprise as only two songs managed to become contenders for the award, while normally up to five songs can earn a nomination. Mary J. Blige tweeted her opinion of the selection shortly after The Oscar Nominations were announced and wrote, “I’m so thankful for true fans like you all. |
Thug Life Tattoos On Rihanna Knuckles
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News In an homage to Tupac Shakur, Rihanna has tattooed the words "Thug Life" across her knuckles. Posting a picture of her latest ink to Twitter, the Bajan songstress showed off her tats, writing, "All these bitches screaming that 2pac back #THUGLIFE." She later vetted criticism from the Twittersphere, responding, "Err'body has an opinion, but yall know what yall can do with them!!! #THUGLIFE." |
What Is SOPA Anyway
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News What is SOPA? Who is SOPA? What do they want? Where are they from? These are questions going through the minds of internet surfers. It will undermine free speech and due process, says one side. It will protect America's creative class from thieves, says the other. But what's really in the Stop Online Piracy Act? Read the Full article.... |
Wikipedia And Other Website Are Down
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News Wikipedia was among several websites to shut down Wednesday in protest of anti-piracy bills now in Congress that critics say could amount to censorship.Instead of the usual encyclopedia articles, visitors to Wikipedia's English-language site were greeted by a message about the decision to black out its Web page for an entire day. |
