NEW RELEASES: Chris Brown F.A.M.E, Jennifer Hudson Remember, Bobby V Fly.
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The new effort explores Brown's versatility and musical abilities as he boasted collaborations with a wide range of performers like Justin Bieber, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, Ludacris and more. "There are songs from all genres: from street records to others that are real soul, 808 heavy that you'll hear in the club, and then others are strictly for the heart; songs that your mom and grandma can listen to and love," Brown previously stated.
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Game Gives An Update On His Beef With Ras Kass.
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The nearly five-year-old feud between West Coast emcees Game and Ras Kass apparently won’t be ending anytime soon. Although both Game and Ras Kass’ humorous take on the matter may make this one of the more entertaining beefs in recent Hip Hop history.
“I’ll beat you up and give you props at the same time,” Game joked during an interview with Power 106’s syndicated radio personality Big Boy. “He was one of the more underrated artists on the West Coast. He just never got his break.”
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[UPDATE]Wyclef Jean Was Not Shot, But Cut By Glass: Reports Police Chief!
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Less than 24 hours after the shooting, Haiti police officials are dismissing those reports. "We met with the doctor who saw him and he confirmed Wyclef was cut by glass," Vanel Lacroix, police chief in Petionville said in a statement, printed in The International Business Times. Jean has stated that he is unaware of who the shooter was, or if he was the intended target. The artist's management has already confirmed that he has recovered.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Eminem Royalty Case.
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Since their introduction, major record labels have typically given artists an 18-23% royalty split of all of digital downloads. In 2004, The Bass Brothers, collectively known as F.B.T. Productions, filed a suit against Aftermath Records and Universal Music Group. The lawsuit called for an increased royalty share of the alleged $2.5 million Eminem's digital downloads made between 2003 and 2008.
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Wyclef Relaeased From Hospital After A Shot In Haiti.
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Jean, a native of Haiti who rocketed to fame as a member of the hip-hop trio The Fugees, is in his home country to support fellow musician and friend Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, one of two presidential candidates in a run-off vote taking place Sunday. Last week, Jean participated in a Martelly concert in downtown Port-au-Prince that sought to win over voters.
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Drake Halts Jamaican Performance After Reprimand For Explicit Language.
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Young Money's Drake made a surprise appearance at Montego Bay, Jamaica's Brit Jam 2011 on Monday, March 14. However, the the platinum-selling emcee's performance was cut short, when he was reportedly reprimanded for using the term "bloodclot."-.
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Nate Dogg Reportedly Died Of Complications From Strokes.
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Nate was reportedly making "significant" progress in his recovery from the second stroke and was "95 percent recovered from the first stroke" he suffered in 2007, according to McGrew. No information was ever released about what had caused those previous health crises — and -
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Three Unreleased Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury Songs.
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When rock and pop icons come together in a studio, the result can be nothing short of epic! Fans of the King of Pop and rock band, Queen should be very excited. Apparently, Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury recorded three tracks in the 1980's that were never released to the public.
Very unfortunately, the songs weren't able to be enjoyed by fans before both legends' untimely deaths. But former Queen bandmate, Roger Taylor offers up this piece of news for fans.
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Jennifer Hudson Calls Her Son ‘A Little Michael Jackson’.
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"Last year we took the decision to restructure the label and begin to carve out it's own world-wide distribution, marketing and promotions strategy, said Nikki Martin, Vice President, G-Unit Records & Entertainment. “After signing with EMI for North America we looked at who could help develop the brand in other key territories and we decided to partner with PIAS who shared our vision and passion for the music."
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50Cent Secures New International Distribution Deal For Gunit..
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"Last year we took the decision to restructure the label and begin to carve out it's own world-wide distribution, marketing and promotions strategy, said Nikki Martin, Vice President, G-Unit Records & Entertainment. “After signing with EMI for North America we looked at who could help develop the brand in other key territories and we decided to partner with PIAS who shared our vision and passion for the music."
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