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UK MUSIC NEWS: YOLANDA BROWN TO PLAY BENEFIT CONCERT FOR JAPAN DISASTER AT UNDER THE BRIDGE

May 24, 2011

  Black Grape Global and Yamaha Music are delighted to present a special benefit concert by the double MOBO Award winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown, to help raise funds for The Japan Society’s Tohoku earthquake relief fund. The concert on Saturday 4th June is to be held at London’s luxurious new entertainment venue ‘Under The Bridge’, costing £20 million and located within the Chelsea Football Club complex at Stamford Bridge. Yamaha Artist YolanDa Brown is widely regarded as the emerging “voice” of mainstream […]

UK NEWS: RYAN GIGGS NAMED BY MP AS INJUNCTION FOOTBALLER

May 23, 2011

Thousands of pounds spent on securing this ridiculous super injunction. What a waste of money. Ryan Giggs probably wants to strangle his slippery lawyer right now, who knew that the footballer’s identity would be revealed at some point, and that taking out an injunction was a waste of time and money. Via BBC News A married footballer named on Twitter as having an injunction over an alleged affair with a reality TV star has been identified in Parliament as Ryan Giggs. Lib […]

UK NEWS: BENEFIT FRAUD CASE DELAYED FOR SUSPECT ‘TOO BIG TO FIT IN THE DOCK’

May 23, 2011

Just when you think you’ve heard and seen it all… (shaking my head) Via The Evening Standard A “clinically obese” fraud suspect asked for her case to be postponed after complaining about the layout of an old fashioned courtroom. Beverley Douglas, 43, claimed she could not climb the stairs to a narrow secure doorway into the dock of Court One at Inner London crown court to face 13 fraud charges. She is accused of claiming thousands of pounds of state handouts while […]

UK EVENT: THE I’M POSSIBLE CONVERSATION (JUNE 15TH)

May 23, 2011

The long awaited first event entitled The I’mPOSSIBLE conversation is a groundbreaking, intimate event that gives a platform for various women of colour to share their journey on how they became POSSIBLE. It will be hosted by our favourite Eastenders funny woman, Tameka Empson (Kim Fox) and the panel members are: Bonnie Greer OBE – art critic, author and recognised from BBC Question Time appearance opposing BNP leader; Nick Griffin. Angie LeMar – Legendary comedienne, actress and playwright. Charlene White – ITV […]

HIP-HOP’S FIRST LUXURY COFFEE TABLE BOOK: A CULTURAL ODYSSEY

May 23, 2011

  ONE CULTURE CHANGED THE WORLD. ONE BOOK TELLS THE STORY. Launching this summer is Hip-Hop Culture’s first official luxury, large-format coffee table book, Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey.  The mammoth, 420-page tribute includes never-before-seen photos and interviews with the pioneers, players and legends of Hip-Hop bringing to life the birth, evolution and global impact of Hip-Hop Culture over the past four decades from Grandmaster Flash to Nicki Minaj. Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey is beautifully Smyth sewn in bonded black leather, measuring an […]

VIDEOS: 2011 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS (PERFORMANCES) – BEYONCE, RIHANNA FT BRITNEY, AND MARY J BLIGE FT LIL WAYNE

May 23, 2011

The 2011 Billboard Awards took place last night in Las Vegas. Check out performances below from Beyonce, Rihanna featuring Britney Spears, and Mary J Blige featuring Lil Wayne. 2011 Billboard Music Awards winners: Top Artist of the Year: Eminem Top Album Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift Digital Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber Top Female Artist of the Year: Rihanna Top Male Artist of the Year: Eminem Viral Innovator of the Year: Cee Lo Green Radio Artist of the Year: Rihanna […]

UK TV: TIM WESTWOOD AND SNOOP DOGG TO APPEAR IN CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER?

May 22, 2011

BBC Radio DJ Tim Westwood tweeted today that he has been approached to appear on Celebrity Big Brother which has now moved to Channel 5. Westwood also claims that Snoop Dogg has also been approached. They asked me to do Ch5 Celebrity Big Brother. Snoop Dogg said they talkin to him. If he goes in – I'm goin in! It'll be the Dawg House! — IG: TimWestwoodTV (@TimWestwood) May 22, 2011 If Tim does end up in the Big Brother house with […]

UK NEWS: JLS GET TIPS ON HOW TO PULL THE LADIES FROM CRAIG DAVID AND ENCOURAGE HIM TO WEAR THEIR CONDOMS

May 22, 2011

Tabloid rag The Sun reports that boy band JLS and singer Craig David have struck up a close friendship. JLS star Oritsé Williams revealed to the newspaper that Craig David recently gave the band tips on how to pull the ladies . Hahahahahaha! Oritsé said, We went out for dinner with him. Then we went to his flat to drink a few tequilas.  We talked about women loads. He said, ‘Just stick with me. I’ll take you to all the good places […]

UK NEWS: TV STAR FIRST TO FACE JAIL OVER TWEETS AFTER PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER CLAIMS THEY BREACH INJUNCTION

May 22, 2011

Via The Daily Mail A journalist on one of Britain’s most respected newspapers – who also appears on a widely-viewed BBC programme – could face a jail sentence after naming on Twitter a Premier League footballer who had taken out a privacy injunction. In the first case of its kind, lawyers for the soccer star have persuaded a High Court judge to ask Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC to consider a criminal prosecution against the writer for breaching a privacy injunction. If […]