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WRIGLEY DROP CHRIS BROWN AFTER ALLEGED PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH RIHANNA

February 9, 2009

And so it begins… First it’s your reputation then its the endorsement deals…….. According to TMZ.com chewing gum giant Wrigley have decided to suspend their current advertising campaign featuring singer Chris Brown. The decision comes after Brown’s alleged physical altercation with singer and girlfriend Rihanna in the early hours of Sunday morning. Both are said to have sustained bite marks and brusing…..SMH…. Via TMZ Wrigley said in a statement, “We have made the decision to suspend the current advertising featuring Brown and any related marketing communications until […]

KANYE WEST BLOGS ABOUT PARIS FASHION WEEK, TALKS ABOUT BEING INSPIRED, TALKS TALKS AND TALKS!

January 30, 2009

“THIS IS MY LAST DAY IN PARIS AND IT’S BEEN CRAZY. I’VE MET SO MANY DOPE PEOPLE. I FEEL SO INSPIRED BY THE TRIP… I’VE BEEN THINKING OF RAPS, BEATS, CLOTHES, VIDEOS ,STAGE DESIGNS AND PHILOSOPHIES … I ALWAYS FEEL MY BEST WORK IS MY NEXT WORK… I’VE MADE SOME GOOD CHOICES AND SOME MISTAKES… I’VE BEEN LOVED AND HATED…. I’VE BEEN HAILED AND RIDICULED… I’VE BEEN INVITED TO SHOWS AND AS USUAL ASKED NOT TO COME… I’VE BEEN ATTACKED FOR BEING […]

JANET JACKSON’S TOUR OF JAPAN CANCELLED

January 26, 2009

  Via BBC News Janet Jackson’s tour of Japan has been postponed, with promoters blaming the global financial crisis. Japanese concert promoter Kyodo Yokohama said the singer cancelled five concerts due to take place in February. The 42-year-old Grammy Award winner had planned to perform in several major cities, including Nagoya and Osaka. Jackson, on her first world tour in nearly seven years, cancelled seven performances in the US in 2008 because of a bout of vertigo. The gigs in Japan will […]

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S KENYAN CHOIR SIGNS DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UNIVERSAL OUT TO SHAFT)

January 25, 2009

The Kenyan Choir Via BBC News An African youth choir has been signed by Universal Music after performing at President Barack Obama’s inauguration celebrations in the US. The Boys Choir of Kenya signed the deal in the transit lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport as they returned home to Nairobi from Washington DC. They were the only international choir to sing at the inauguration. The choir, who are aged between 13 and 24, put on an impromptu performance for passengers before flying on […]

UK NEWS: BOY GEORGE SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN PRISON

January 16, 2009

Via BBC News Singer Boy George has been jailed for 15 months for falsely imprisoning a male escort in his flat in east London. The singer, whose real name is George O’Dowd, denied the charge and claimed the victim, Norwegian Audun Carlsen, 29, had stolen photos from his laptop. O’Dowd, 47, admitted handcuffing him to a wall in April 2007 but said he did so in order to trace the missing property. Judge David Radford told the former Culture Club singer he […]

ISLAND/DEF JAM SOURCE HITS BACK AT JERMAINE DUPRI

January 13, 2009

In response to Jermaine Dupri’s interview with Essence.com, an Island/Def Jam source has come forward and disclosed the following…… Via Page Six: “After [his girlfriend] Janet Jackson’s album and tour bombed, he basically didn’t come back to work. He still collected a paycheck, but didn’t bother to do anything that he was supposed to do, like find artists, release records or actually show up. Executives tried to talk to him, but he just lost heart.” Dupri was widely blamed for Jackson’s album flop as […]

JERMAINE DUPRI DISAPPOINTED IN L.A REID

January 13, 2009

Jermaine Dupri talks about his current ‘non-existant’ relationship with Universal Music Group President L.A Reid. Dupri was recently fired as President of Island Records Urban Music division.   Via Essence ESSENCE.COM: Was it an amicable parting? DUPRI: I haven’t spoken to L.A. [Reid] in three months. I don’t know if it’s amicable [considering] that they claim they put me out. I feel like it’s not amicable. Don’t lie, be real about the situation. It goes back to their having the attitude of let’s try and […]

A FURIOUS NE-YO LETS RIP VIA HIS MYSPACE BLOG

January 9, 2009

Ne-Yo is fed up folks with all the false allegations and the jokes that are being made at his expense! In his new Myspace blog post the singer gets it all off his chest.   One rule of being a gentleman is to keep your cool and composure at all cost, but right about now I gotta loosen up this tie and take off this expensive suit jacket and talk to the people for a minute. The haters especially. Pardon my french, but what the f**k is […]

JIM JONES CHARGED WITH ASSAULT OVER NE-YO INCIDENT

January 5, 2009

The rumour that Jim Jones a long with members from his entourage attacked R&B star Ne-Yo and an associate of Jay-Z’s in the Louis Vuitton store on Fifth Avenue (New York City),  spread like wild fire on Christmas Eve.   But I had trouble believing this story. I needed confirmation before posting it on Mad News.  I mean.. brawling inside the exclusive LV store and with Ne-Yo of people. It just sounded so ridiculous and far fetched. But it looks as if there is some truth in this sad pathetic tale…. Via Allhiphop […]