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Music

Shakir Stewart Committed Suicide

The music industry has been recently struck by another tragedy as vice-president of Def Jam...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 16:54
Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” Still Reigns Charts

Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” Still Reigns Charts

Metallica’s new album “Death Magnetic” continues to thrive. The latest release from the legendary...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 13:01
Janet Jackson Released, Recuperating, Cancelling Shows

Janet Jackson Released, Recuperating, Cancelling Shows

Janet Jackson has left the Montreal hospital she entered so frantically Monday, she is still...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:25
Janet Jackson’s Tour Interrupted by Health Problems

Janet Jackson’s Tour Interrupted by Health Problems

What a day for Janet Jackson! Although the singer is on a North American concert tour, she had no...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 18:06
Janet Jackson Hospitalized For Mystery Illness

Janet Jackson Hospitalized For Mystery Illness

Janet Jackson is in the midst of a North American concert tour but has cancelled a Montreal show...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:33
Simmons' Wife Gets Sole Custody And Allowance for Kids

Simmons' Wife Gets Sole Custody And Allowance for Kids

Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons and his estranged wife, fashion tycoon Kimora Lee...
» read full story June 29th, 2008 - 16:29
Nas Makes Assuaging Decision, Changes Album Name

Nas Makes Assuaging Decision, Changes Album Name

Nas has received heavy criticism after announcing last year he would title his upcoming album...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 15:17
Jay-Z to Join Major Live Nation Collaborators

Jay-Z to Join Major Live Nation Collaborators

Concert promoter Live Nation and rap mogul Jay-Z are on the verge of closing another of those huge...
» read full story April 03rd, 2008 - 12:50
Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Make It Official?

Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Make It Official?

Rumors of a wedding between Beyoncé Knowles and longtime partner Jay-Z have been lingering...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 12:09
Mariah Carey Replaces Janet Jackson on “SNL”

Mariah Carey Replaces Janet Jackson on “SNL”

NBC announced that Mariah Carey will replace Janet Jackson on the next episode of "Saturday...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 19:55
Mariah Carey's Energy Formula

Mariah Carey's Energy Formula

It’s been three years since Mariah Carey’s previous album “The Emancipation of...
» read full story February 13th, 2008 - 15:16
Jay-Z Steps Down As President of Def Jam

Jay-Z Steps Down As President of Def Jam

On Christmas Eve Jay-Z announced that he will step down as the president of Def Jam Records at the...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 12:19
Jay-Z to Be no More Def Jam Recordings’ President

Jay-Z to Be no More Def Jam Recordings’ President

Popular rapper Jay-Z announced on Monday that he would step down from his position as Def Jam...
» read full story December 26th, 2007 - 20:09
Alicia Keys Storms Billboard 200 with Mega-Selling “As I Am”

Alicia Keys Storms Billboard 200 with Mega-Selling “As I Am”

Alicia Keys storms The Billboard 200 this week with “As I Am” (J Records), which debuts at No. 1...
» read full story November 22nd, 2007 - 11:26
Jay-Z's Short "American Gangster" Tour

Jay-Z's Short "American Gangster" Tour

Rapper Jay-Z will embark on a small tour in November in support of his forthcoming “American...
» read full story October 23rd, 2007 - 09:22
Kanye West Finally Wins

Kanye West Finally Wins

Rapper Kanye West was greatly frustrated when he didn’t win at the MTV Video Music Awards a...
» read full story September 20th, 2007 - 15:53
50 Cent To Bet His Solo Career On An Album Sale Race

50 Cent To Bet His Solo Career On An Album Sale Race

September 11th promises to rock the US music domain, with high expectations concerning album...
» read full story August 11th, 2007 - 11:51
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Business

Courtney Holt Named MySpace Music President

Courtney Holt Named MySpace Music President

Tuesday, social networking website MySpace announced that former MTV executive Courtney...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 18:35
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People

Def Jam’s Shakir Stewart, Suicide Confirmed

Def Jam’s Shakir Stewart, Suicide Confirmed

The Senior Vice President of Island Def Jam Music Group and the Executive Vice President of Def...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 18:48
Update: Janet Jackson Is Back On Track

Update: Janet Jackson Is Back On Track

The 42-year-old performer was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal on Monday night,...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 22:10
Kimora Lee Gets The Kids And $480,000 A Year For Each

Kimora Lee Gets The Kids And $480,000 A Year For Each

The two daughters of hip hop mogul Russell Simmons with his ex-wife Kimora Lee, will be well taken...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 14:25
Nas Confirms Controversial Album Name

Nas Confirms Controversial Album Name

Rapper Nas is releasing a new album this December and its racial epithet-inspired title has already...
» read full story October 21st, 2007 - 10:23
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Specials

Head of Def Jam Dies from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Injury

Head of Def Jam Dies from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Injury

A music executive who signed Beyoncé while he was working for the Hitco publishing company and who...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 15:47
Def Jam's VP Commits Suicide

Def Jam's VP Commits Suicide

The news reported today about the death of Def Jam Records' Vice-President Shakir Stewart came as a...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 21:37
Jay-Z Hooks a Brother Up: 2 Free Concerts for Obama

Jay-Z Hooks a Brother Up: 2 Free Concerts for Obama

Hip hop singer Jay-Z announced he plans to perform two free concerts this weekend with the goal of...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 13:37

On-Stage And Off-Stage Bernie Mac Forever Remembered

“I ain’t scared at ya!” was one of Bernie Mac’s catchphrases. He surely wasn’t scared and he...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 17:22
Actor/Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at 50 after Pneumonia Complications

Actor/Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at 50 after Pneumonia Complications

Well-known comedian and actor Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, a.k.a. Bernie Mac, died at the age of 50...
» read full story August 09th, 2008 - 17:42
Nas Has Number One (Untitled) Album on Billboard 200

Nas Has Number One (Untitled) Album on Billboard 200

Rapper Nas has released his ninth studio album to great controversy and to good success on the...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 16:47
Forbes Names Jay-Z Richest Rap Mogul

Forbes Names Jay-Z Richest Rap Mogul

Forbes announced Thursday on its site that the king of cash in hip-hop is the multitalented Jay-Z,...
» read full story August 17th, 2007 - 11:23
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World

Obama Endorsed by Def Jam’s Russell Simmons

Obama Endorsed by Def Jam’s Russell Simmons

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons announced Sunday that he is endorsing Democratic candidate Barack...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 13:33
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Video Games

EA To Launch A New Marvel Fighting Game In 2008

EA To Launch A New Marvel Fighting Game In 2008

Electronic Arts announced that its Chicago studio is working a new fighting game inspired by a...
» read full story July 28th, 2007 - 08:22
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