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PICS OF THE DAY: NELSON MANDELA 46664 CONCERT

The 46664 Concert was part of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations, which took place yesterday (June 27th) in Hyde Park, London. Nelson Mandela and Will Smith Amy Winehouse.. (I don’t even know why this loser was invited….) Singer Leona Lewis Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Singer Jameila 80s Reggae artist Eddy Grant  Photographs: WireImage

MAD NEWS: BACK IN ACTION!

Hi Everyone Some of you may have noticed that there hasn’t been any new Mad News posts since Thursday evening – well that is, up until now….  I was temporarily restricted from blogging new content, thanks to the RIAA (The Recording Industry Association of America) and the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). They got word of my posts featuring new/currently unreleased singles from R.Kelly and rapper Common, informed WordPress and my function which enables me to post new content was disabled. Anyway to cut a long story short, I have now removed the ‘offending’ posts and I am []

URBAN INK FRONT COVER (SUMMER ISSUE) – JIM JONES

Jim Jones posing with my, Myspace pal Crashington (standing on the left) Jim could have made it as a top male model…. just look at that physique!  Gorgeous! He could give Tyson Beckford a run for his money (I’ve never rated him..)  Admit it, my Jim Jim looks fine!

PICS OF THE DAY: DINNER IN HONOUR OF NELSON MANDELA (LONDON)

The dinner in honour of Nelson Mandela took place yesterday (June 25th), and will raise funds for Madiba’s global charity projects, The Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664. Mandela will also celebrate his 90th birthday tomorrow (June 27th) at Hyde Park. Nelson Mandela Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith Oprah Winfery Actor Robert De Niro with wife Grace Hightower Oscar winner Forest Whitaker with wife Keisha Denzel Washington with wife Pauletta Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and Pussy Cat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger Singer []

BET AWARDS 2008 – WINNERS

Please see below the list of winners of the 2008 BET Awards: Female R&B artist: Alicia Keys Male R&B artist: Chris Brown Group: UGK Gospel artist: Marvin Sapp Female hip-hop artist: Missy Elliott – Who else was nominated in this category? Male hip-hop artist: Kanye West –  Lil Wayne stans must be devestated…. New artist: The-Dream Collaboration: Kanye West f/T-Pain, “Good Life” Video director: Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto Video of the Year: UGK f/Outkast, “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)” Actress: Halle Berry []

PICS OF THE DAY: BET AWARDS 2008

The BET Awards 2008 took place last night (June 24th) in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium. Host comedian/actor D.L Hughley  Presenter Queen Latifah Sean Combs presents Alicia Keys with an award Quincy Jones Alicia Keys performs Ashanti Chris Brown performs Rihanna performs Usher performs Lil Kim and Keyshia Cole Lil Wayne T-Pain 90s R&B group SWV (press room) TLC: T-Boz and Chilli (press room) En Vogue (Press Room) *Alicia Keys brought out SWV, TLC and En Vogue during her performance* Photographs: WireImage 

UK NEWS: TOUCH MAGAZINE SHUT’S DOWN …. AGAIN

According to Originsmag.com, Touch magazine has closed it’s door (AGAIN!), and well placed sources have confirmed the news to be true, stating that the closure wasn’t planned but was in fact a surprise to everyone involved in the magazine. Apparently the closure stems from a lack of advertising sales revenue, resulting in the owners shutting the magazine down. Continue Reading…. Well this news doesn’t really come as a surprise. This has been on the cards for a long time…

JACOB THE JEWELLER SENTENCED

TMZ.com reports that celebrity jeweller Jacob Arabov aka Jacob The Jeweller, has been sentenced to two and a half years in a federal prison for lying to investigators looking into a multi-state drug ring. “43-year-old Jacob Arabov copped a plea last October to doctoring records and lying to the Feds. In court Jacob said, “I feel ashamed that I broke the laws of this country, a country that has been so good for me. I will carry this shame for the rest of []

UK NEWS: MAN JAILED OVER CROSS FIRE DEATH

Armel Gnango sentenced today Victim: Magda Pniewska A man has been jailed for at least 20 years for the murder of a woman caught in a “Wild West” style shoot-out. Magda Pniewska, 26, was shot in the head in New Cross, south London, in October last year. The care assistant was talking on her mobile when she was shot. Her sister in Poland told the Old Bailey she heard Ms Pniewska’s last breath down the phone. Armel Gnango, 18, was jailed for []

AMY WINEHOUSE HAS LUNG DISEASE

Singer Amy Winehouse has “traces” of the lung disease emphysema but is “responding brilliantly to treatment”, her father has said. Mitch Winehouse told BBC Radio 1 his daughter would recover “completely” as long as she stopped smoking. The star has now been in hospital for a week, but her father said she would perform at the Glastonbury Festival and Nelson Mandela concert this weekend. “With patience, her lungs will recover completely and she’s responding brilliantly to treatment – she’s actually flourishing,” Mr []