Music News

SUSPECT MUSIC INDUSTRY ANTICS: LILY ALLEN WINS BEST SOLO ARTIST AT NME AWARDS 2014

February 27, 2014

Pop singer Lily Allen announced she was “retiring” from the music industry three years ago but decided to return to the scene late last year with the single Hard Out Here, along with a controversial video featuring those misguided former Britain’s Got Talent contestants the CEO Dancers. Hard  Out Here failed to set the chart alight and Lily has not released her new album titled Sheezus (*rolls eyes*) yet. So imagine my surprise when I spotted her smug mug on the front cover […]

TWEET OF THE DAY: ANITA BAKER

February 23, 2014

R&B has been replaced by Ego, Narcissism, the Cult of Personality… all of which has very little to do with actually "Creating Music" — Anita Baker (@IAMANITABAKER) February 22, 2014 Well said Anita!

WIG DESIGNER SUING NICKI MINAJ FOR $30 MILLION

February 21, 2014

Via Access Atlanta An Atlanta wig designer is suing hip hop superstar Nicki Minaj for $30 million, claiming intellectual property infringement. In the civil complaint filed Friday morning in federal court, Terrence Davidson claims he and Minaj, his former client, struck a deal to form a wig-making business. But Davidson claims Minaj, whose real name is Onika Maraj, started the business without his consent or knowledge, turning it into a multi-million dollar business selling his designs. “I actually hand-made these wigs,” Davidson […]

DAMAGE CONTROL: AFTER N-WORD CONTROVERSY MADONNA TAKES BLACK SON TO THE GRAMMYS

January 27, 2014

Several weeks ago Madonna caused uproar after she called her Caucasian son Rocco Ritchie a ‘nigga’ on her Instagram page (Click here to read all about it). The star was then later forced to apologise. Last night the 55 year old (who is old enough to know better) rocked up to The Grammys red carpet with a gold grill in her mouth and her adopted black son David Banda in tow. Click here to watch them talking to E! host Ryan Seacrest […]

SINGER ESTELLE LAUNCHES SCARVES COLLECTION

November 30, 2013

! British artist Estelle has launched her own collection of scarves. According to the official website the Swaray scarves collection is made from luxurious silks and inspired by colours, patterns and materials passed down from Estelle’s family and collected on tours around the globe. CLICK HERE to view the collection. $225.00 (£137.00) for a head scarf –  BARGAIN!!! Congratulations Estelle.

JAY Z STICKS WITH BARNEYS DEPARTMENT STORE DESPITE THEIR RACIAL PROFILING ANTICS

November 16, 2013

Well as expected the former waste man from Marcy Projects is falling in to line and has decided to still pursue his business relationship with those kings of racial profiling Barneys, all in the name of “charity”. Click here to read the original news report. Last night Shawn Carter aka Jay Z issued the following statement via his website: In the past several weeks two separate investigations were launched as a result of the wrongful detention of Trayon Christian and Kayla Phillips. […]

BBC RADIO 1 HOST / RACISM EXPERT JAMEELA JAMIL DEFENDS LILY ALLEN AND ‘HARD OUT HERE’ MUSIC VIDEO

November 16, 2013

Doesn’t this chick have a radio show to present? BBC Radio 1 presenter and former T4 host Jameela Jamil has posted a blog in defence of her mate Lily Allen, who earlier last week released the controversial video to her new single Hard Out Here (Click here to read all about it). Presenter now turned racism analyst/expert Jameela had this to say in her blog post titled ‘Another Bloody Blog About ‘Hard Out Here’. Every morning this week I’ve fallen out of my […]

LILY ALLEN RESPONDS TO THOSE WHO SAY HER NEW VIDEO IS RACIST / MY THOUGHTS

November 13, 2013

Yesterday singer Lily Allen released the video to her new single Hard Out Here, which has now been branded racist.  In the video a troupe of black dancers “twerk” and do all sorts with their buttocks. CLICK HERE to read Black In Asia’s Tumblr post criticising Lily and the video. Lilly who claims the video is meant to be “light hearted and satirical” wrote: Privilege,Superiority and Misconceptions 1. If anyone thinks for a second that I requested specific ethnicities for the video, they’re […]

UK RADIO NEWS: FORMER CHOICE FM PERSONALITY DJ JIGS JOINS MI-SOUL

November 9, 2013

Radio Today reports that DJ Jigs has joined Internet radio station Mi-Soul.  He will host the weekday late show. Jigs said, “I’m delighted to be able to call Mi-Soul Radio my new home, and I’m really looking forward to being able to play the music I love on air.” After Global Radio officially “rebranded” Choice FM and turned it in to Capital Xtra Jigs resigned the following day after 24 years service. Former Choice FM DJ Natty B has also just joined […]