Archive for the ‘The Industry’ Category

Keith Sweat Sings For McNuggets

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Keith Sweat

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SNEAK PEEK: Novel Remixes Kanye, Drops Double Mixtapes

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Novel

You know you’ve got a hit when folks start covering your album just a week after it drops. (more…)

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Jill Scott & Her Drummer Fiance Show Their Love

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Jill Scott and fiance

When Jill Scott first announced that she was engaged to her drummer during a summer performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall, fans instantly wanted to know more about her new boo. (more…)

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Eminem & Dr. Dre Albums Not Coming Until ‘09

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Eminem & Dr. Dre

What started as a fourth quarter showdown of some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B has ended somewhat less competitively. (more…)

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The Truth Behind Justin & Beyonce’s SNL Spoof

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Justin Timberlake & Beyonce's "Saturday Night Live" spoof

Count yourself lucky if you got to see last week’s “Saturday Night Live” sketch in which Justin Timberlake played a backup dancer for Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” 

Almost immediately after we posted the video on Monday, it was removed from YouTube because of copyright issues. So, naturally we headed over to NBC.com to retrieve the original. Only, it wasn’t there — or anywhere else online, for that matter.

So, what gives? (more…)

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Lil’ Mo Returns

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Lil' Mo

Uh-uh. Don’t dare try to put Lil’ Mo on your whatever-happened-to-such-and-such list. The pint-sized diva who blessed Ja Rule, Fabolous, and Missy Elliott with many a hot hook is now back on her grizzly working on new music. (more…)

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T-Pain Faces Diva Rumors

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

T-PainT-Pain may make public appearances on elephants, talk openly about masturbation, and look to musical terms for baby names, but the self-professed ringleader is no joke when it comes to controlling his media coverage.

The rappa ternt sanga has been on a nonstop promotional run for his latest disc Thr33 Rings and, according to one Pennsylvania radio DJ, has been making some unusual demands on the press. (more…)

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