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2 accused of extorting Wonder ordered to trial
Written by ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Associated Press 20 July 2012
Caption: In this May 9, 2012 file photo, Stevie Wonder performs during the "In Performance at the White House" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach ... read more >>

Jay-Z, partners accused of stiffing logo designer
Written by Associated Press 20 July 2012
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, President and CEO of Def Jam Records, answers a question after it was announced he would collaborate with the United Nations and MTV to raise awareness on the worldwide water ... read more >>

Actress urges action against human trafficking
Written by ANDRES GONZALEZ | Associated Press 20 July 2012
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith waves as she takes her seat at the State Department ceremony releasing the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ... read more >>

Jailed reggae star Buju Banton wants new trial
Written by Associated Press 20 July 2012
Mug shot of Buju Banton. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jailed reggae star Buju Banton wants a new trial in U.S. federal court. Last month, the federal appeals court in Atlanta upheld the Jamaican singer's ... read more >>

Beanie Sigel gets 2 years for Philly tax charges
Written by Associated Press 19 July 2012
Rapper Beanie Sigel poses at the Roc-A-Fella record company offices in New York on May 27, 2004. Beanie has worked overtime to complete his latest album, "The B-Coming," so it can be released in December. ... read more >>

'Green Mile's' Michael Clarke Duncan hospitalized
Written by Associated Press 19 July 2012
This June 27, 2010 file photo shows actor Michael Clarke Duncan at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Duncan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after a heart attack. Publicist Joy Fehily says in a brief ... read more >>

Spike Lee works on Michael Jackson documentary
Written by NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Associated Press 12 July 2012
This June 18, 2012 file photo shows director Spike Lee talks about his Broadway directorial debut "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth", a one man show starring Mike Tyson, in New York. Lee is working on ... read more >>

Treme Brass Band singer Lionel Batiste dead at 81
Written by JANET McCONNAUGHEY | Associated Press 11 July 2012
In this Feb. 17, 2006 file photo, Uncle Lionel Batiste, foreground with umbrella, dances during the Krew of Cork parade through New Orleans' French Quarter. Batiste, the vocalist, bass drummer and ... read more >>

Celebrity Birthdays July 5th – July 11th
Written by Sentinel News Service 05 July 2012
RZA – July 5th MAC Dre – July 5th Royce Da 5’9 – July 5th Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – July 6th Tia & Tamera Mowry – July 6th Nnambi Asomugha – July 6th Cree Summer – July ... read more >>

Naomi Campbell, perfume firm settle NYC lawsuits
Written by Sentinel News Service 05 July 2012
In this Feb. 13, 2012 file photo, Naomi Campbell poses in the press room for the Elle Style Awards at the Savoy hotel in London. Campbell and a perfume company have settled a sour dispute that started ... read more >>

Lauryn Hill pleads guilty in NJ to tax charges
Written by DAVID PORTER | Associated Press 05 July 2012
Lauryn Hill arrives at federal court Friday, June, 29, 2012, in Newark, N.J. The eight-time Grammy Award winner and South Orange, N.J., resident was charged this week with willfully failing to file ... read more >>

Bobby Womack makes his return with 'Bravest Man'
Written by CHRIS TALBOTT | Associated Press 05 July 2012
In this June 22, 2012 photo, musician Bobby Womack poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. With health and drug problems behind him, Womack makes his return with a new album, "The Bravest Man in the Universe." ... read more >>

Houston honored, Kanye, Jay-Z win top award
Written by MESFIN FEKADU | Associated Press 04 July 2012
Cissy Houston performs during the in memoriam to her daughter Whitney Houston at the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) Chris Brown performs ... read more >>

Vanessa Bell Calloway signs first celebrity endorsement deal
Written by Sentinel News Service 04 July 2012
Herbalife, a global nutrition company, announced the endorsement of eight time NAACP Image Award nominee actress Vanessa Calloway. This partnership marks the first time the global nutrition company ... read more >>

Actress Nia Long Grand Marshall for 1st Los Angeles Cultural Festival
Written by Sentinel News Service 29 June 2012
Nia Long backstage at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) The Institute of Caribbean Studies, DC and the Caribbean Heritage Organization are pleased ... read more >>

Celebrity Birthdays June 28th – July 4th
Written by Sentinel News Service 29 June 2012
Tichina Arnold – June 28th Joe Johnson – June 29th David Alan Grier – June 30th Mike Tyson – June 30th Fantasia Barrino – June 30th Thomas Sewell – June 30th Lena Horne – June ... read more >>

Aretha Franklin Receives her 12th Honorary Doctorate Degree
Written by Sentinel News Service 28 June 2012
Franklin is Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Princeton University (New York, NY - June 7, 2012) - Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winner Aretha Franklin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of ... read more >>

Musical on Motown Records founder to hit Broadway
Written by MARK KENNEDY | Associated Press 28 June 2012
This Feb. 11, 2012 file photo shows Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. arriving at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis honoring Richard Branson in Beverly Hills, ... read more >>

MJB Says ROCK OF AGES is Personal
Written by Sandra Varner/Talk2SV.com Contributing Writer 21 June 2012
Singer Mary J. Blige, a cast member in the film "Rock of Ages," poses for a portrait on Sunday, June 3, 2012 in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Mary J. Blige is ... read more >>

The GRAMMY Museum to Host Backstage Pass with Roshon Fegan
Written by Sentinel News Service 21 June 2012
The GRAMMY Museum is honored to welcome musical artist, songwriter, producer and actor Roshon Fegan to the Clive Davis Theater for a special discussion and performance on Monday, June 25, 2012. Fegan ... read more >>

Celebrity Birthdays June 21st - June 27th
Written by Sentinel News Service 21 June 2012
O.C. Smith - June 21stDonald Faison - June 22ndEd Bradley - June 22nd Clyde “Glide” Drexler - June 22nd Champ Bailey - June 22nd LaDainian Tomlinson - June 23rdChico DeBarge - June 23rdMemphis Bleek ... read more >>

Brown, girlfriend and bodyguard injured in brawl
Written by COLLEEN LONG | Associated Press 21 June 2012
This combination of 2012 and 2011 file photos shows hip hop stars Chris Brown, left, and Drake. New York City police investigated a report Thursday, June 14, 2012 of a bar brawl involving hip-hop stars ... read more >>

Ex-boxer Mike Tyson to take a bite out of Broadway
Written by MARK KENNEDY | Associated Press 21 June 2012
Former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson, left, and director Spiken Lee announce "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth", a one man show on Broadway starring Mike Tyson, on Monday June 18, 2012 in New York. (Photo ... read more >>

Lil Wayne focuses on business, fashion
Written by Associated Press 21 June 2012
In this June 1, 2012 file photo shows Grammy Award winning Hip Hop Icon, Lil Wayne, celebrating the launch of his contemporary clothing line, TRUKFIT at Macy's, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Katy Winn/Invision, ... read more >>

Ice-T focuses on hip-hop craft in 'The Art of Rap'
Written by JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. | Associated Press 21 June 2012
This June 11, 2012 photo shows rapper and actor Ice-T in Atlanta. Ice-T wants to show the importance of lyricism in rap music through his new documentary, "Something From Nothing: The Art of Hip-Hop," ... read more >>

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