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TV NETWORK CANCELS RAPPER’S ‘ALL MY BABIES’ MAMAS’ “REALITY” SHOW DUE TO PUBLIC PRESSURE / RAPPER URGES NETWORK TO ‘GIVE THE SHOW A CHANCE’

January 17, 2013

Last month it was reported that the US TV network Oxygen Media was set to air a new “reality” show titled ‘All My Babies’ Mamas’ featuring Atlanta rap artist Shawty Lo (real name Carlos Walker), his 11 children and their 10 different mothers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGFbavTUYRs …. What a disgrace…. Thankfully this low brow nonsense has been shut down after thousands (37,000) signed an online petition calling for Oxygen to cancel the show after the trailer hit the Internet. The Parents Television Council also called the show’s concept “grotesquely  irresponsible and exploitive” and pledged to contact advertisers of the show […]

UK NEWS: SCREEN NATION AWARDS CANCELLED TO “PROTECT THE SCREEN NATION BRAND”

November 9, 2012

The Voice Online reports that the annual Screen Nation Film & Television Awards (aka the ‘black Oscars’) which is due to take place on Sunday (November 11th) at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel has now been cancelled. In a rather intriguing statement organisers said that the event had been cancelled to “protect the Screen Nation Brand” and blamed the last-minute cancellation on “delays in payment,  partners pulling out at late notice and a major health and safety issue. Chief executive Charles Thompson added: “On the same day the […]

UK NEWS: EAST LONDON’S ‘UNDERAGE FESTIVAL’ CANCELLED

August 15, 2012

The Voice Online reports that the youth music event the Underage Festival has been cancelled due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. The festival geared towards 13-18 year olds was due to take place on Friday August 31st in Shoreditch Park. Festival organisers issued the following statement:  “It is with great sadness that we announce Underage Festival will no longer be taking place this year.” The powers that be probably made the decision to shut down this event because the area of East London has had its fill of excitement for one year (BBC Radio Hackney Weekend […]

R KELLY CANCELS PERFORMANCE AT REGGAE SUMFEST

July 22, 2011

Singer R Kelly will no longer be performing at this years Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Jamaica, due to having undergone emergency surgery to drain an abscess from his tonsil, and will be ‘laid up indefinitely’. Summerfest Productions executive director Johnny Gourzong said in a statement “Kelly’s unforeseen and unavoidable health issues will prevent him from making a scheduled appearance on the music festival. We are truly going to miss his presence on the festival,”.

POLICE SHUT DOWN DRAKE CONCERT IN NEW YORK

June 16, 2010

Rapper/singer Drake released his highly anticipated debut album Thank Me Later yesterday, and decided to throw a free concert in New York. However the concert was later cancelled when 25,000 people turned up and proceeded to lose their minds and acted the fool for no good reason. The crowd became unruly (fights broke out and rioting) which led to safety concerns. According to WABC in New York, the crowd for the concert, which also had the singing band of brothers Hanson on the bill, swelled to 25,000 people — more than double the […]

UK EVENT: BRRRAP PACK TOUR CANCELLED

October 3, 2009

The word on the Twitter street is that the highly anticipated Brrrap Pack Tour featuring a host of UK “Urban” acts has been cancelled.   Sources say the venues insurance costs were too high, and that ‘s the reason behind the tours sudden cancellation. Oh dear not even backing from that tabloid rag The Sun could save this baby.

UPDATE: UK FILM: FIND HER KEEP HER – PREMIERE CANCELLED!

September 11, 2009

The makers behind Find Her Keep Her should reward me handsomely for constantly promoting their film on Mad News. Anyway I know that my regular visitors have seen the previous trailers of the film, but now check out the OFFICIAL trailer for Find Her Keep Her starring comedian Kojo and video model Rachel Ritfeld. Set in London Find Her Keep Her is about three friends out in search for MRS RIGHT! The storyline – The Americans were making films that explored the exact same […]

UPDATE: UK EVENT: THE BLACK TIE COMEDY AWARDS CANCELLED / NEW DATE NOW CONFIRMED

August 24, 2009

It’s been announced that the highly anticipated Black Tie Comedy Awards, due to be held tonight (August 23rd), has been cancelled. The first ever Black Tie Comedy Awards organised in celebration of some of the UK’s top black comedians was supposed to be held at the IndigO2 but the Metropolitan Police apparently stepped in and shut it down. The event will now be rescheduled for a new date in November. Tickets are refundable at the point of purchase. Media Enquiries please contact […]

SAVE RISE FESTIVAL PETITION

May 31, 2009

Rise Festival was a London event set up by the Trades Union Congress in 1996 as a music event to promote anti-racism. The original event took part in Finsbury Park, north London, featuring artists Chumbawumba, Fun-Da-Mental, Asian Dub Foundation and Incognito and was held again the following year in East London’s Victoria Park in Hackney. After a three year hiatus the event was revived when Ken Livingstone was elected Mayor of London in 2000 and held annually around London featuring acts such […]