February 09, 2010
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail — for dental surgery.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper’s sentencing in a New York City gun case was postponed Tuesday, because he needs to finish a string of recent surgeries before he goes to jail.
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February 02, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
On Monday night, 80 artists – including singers, rappers and even a few actors – gathered in Hollywood with Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones to record “We Are the World – 25 Years for Haiti,” an event in which everyone was grateful to take part.
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February 01, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
It’s a tribute to the Grammys’ success at becoming more a musical spectacle than an awards show that on the night she made history, Beyonce was just another face in the crowd.
Pop’s reigning diva earned six Grammys on Sunday, more than any woman on a single night of the 52-year-old awards show. Her anthem “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” was song of the year. But she didn’t come onstage to accept that — her collaborators said she was prepping for a performance — and four of her other awards came during the non-televised pre-show.
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February 01, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
The Grammy Awards give the music industry a reason to party like — well — like rock stars, and the party begins on the red carpet outside Staples Center.
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January 02, 2010
LONDON, U.K.
Elton John says he has been helping American rapper Eminen fight drug problems for more than a year.
He says Eminem is succeeding in his well-publicized battle against substance abuse.
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December 29, 2009
NEW ORLEANS, La.
Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he’s staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career.
The artist returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance Monday on what he’s calling his farewell tour.
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November 05, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Kanye West has stepped out of the limelight after his much-mocked interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards earlier this year, but the star may be revealing his new inspiration through his blog.
In a series of posts now up to seven, Kanye has been posting photos and quotes from the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali — another star whose ego was as famous as his talents.
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October 30, 2009
SYDNEY, Australia
An Australian rapper who was a boyhood friend of Heath Ledger has released a music video the star directed shortly before his death.
N’fa Forster-Jones posted the 3 minute, 31 second-clip for his song “Cause An Effect” on his YouTube and MySpace pages on Thursday, along with a video in which he explains how the project came about.
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