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Ted Williams, The Man With The Golden Voice, will be the subject of an upcoming reality show called “Second Chances At Life.”  The show is scheduled to begin shooting in two weeks.

Eric Benet was recently put on the hot seat when one of TMZ’s photographers caught up with him on the street. Eric was asked how he felt about Halle’s custody battle and a certain nickname his friends had for the actress-“Halle Scary.” Benet says “Ah man, you going back deep, you going back in ancient […]

Music

In 2007, a new song by Lauryn Hill called “Lose Myself” appeared on the soundtrack to the animated film Surfs Up.  In 2011, Marsha Ambrosius has revived the song and included it on her solo debut, Late Nights & Early Mornings.

Music

Not even 24 hours after Carmelo Anthony‘s trade to the Knicks was announced does Maino record and release a new track welcoming ‘Melo back home to New York City.

This past weekend in Los Angeles was a huge weekend for events, parties and of course the big NBA All Star Game. Aside from the NBA activities, there were also celebrity events which included a signing party for Diego Cash, LaLa’s brother who was featured on her VH1 reality show, “LaLa’s Full Court Wedding.” Diego […]

Want to know the way to gauge how great a show is? Break it down by episodes. Take The Cosby Show for instance: For those who watched the series through it’s eight seasons, the debate is never whether or not the show was good, it’s which episode was the best. Ask as many people possible […]

Newly single Rihanna has been reportedly sexting bad boy actor Colin Farrell.  According to popeater.com, Rihanna met the actor when they both appeared on a British talk show in December. The pair hit it off immediately and decided to swap cell phone numbers, and Rihanna has been reaching out and leaving him sexy messages. 25 […]

Music

Eminem has become the first rapper to hit 1 billion views on YouTube.   The rapper is only the third artist in the website’s history to reach the milestone.

Music

Advertising executive, and former music biz exec “Commissioner” Steve Stoute took out a full-page ad in the New York Times calling the National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and their annual Grammy Awards ceremony as out of touch with popular culture.

Facts

1989: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince win the first Rap Grammy for the hit single “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”

Music

The Foreign Exchange‘s Phonte & Nicolay take some time off in their new video for “Authenticity,” which doesn’t feature the pair at all, save for a brief cameo from Phonte.

Beyonce has posed in “blackface” for L’Officiel Paris magazine. The African-themed photo shoot pays tribute to the legendary Fela Kuti and is featured in the mag’s March 2011 issue, which also celebrates their 90th anniversary. Kuti, the Nigerian musician and human rights activist, was reportedly a large influence on Beyonce’s upcoming fourth album. While “blackface” […]