Associated Press
Flavor Flav Arrested in Las Vegas for Felony Assault
Police in Las Vegas say entertainer Flavor Flav is jailed on felony charges stemming from a domestic argument with his fiancee and threats to attack her teenage son with a knife.
Officer Bill Cassell says no one was injured before the arrest around 3:30 a...
Rihanna Assault Satirized by New York High School Students in Blackface
WAVERLY, N.Y. (AP) - A pep rally skit by three white high school students who wore blackface and parodied Chris Brown's arrest for assaulting Rihanna has officials in the largely white New York district vowing to set clearer expectations for school events...
Sosan Firooz, First Female Rapper in Afghanistan Breaking All the Rules
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - "Listen to my story! Listen to my pain and suffering!" Afghanistan's first female rapper Sosan Firooz pleads into her microphone.
With her first rap song, the outspoken 23-year-old singer is making history in her homeland where society frowns on women who take the stage...
Lil Wayne Voices Opinion on Drake’s Involvement in New Aaliyah Album
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Lil Wayne thinks the late Aaliyah's music is better than a lot of music out today - and he's confident that Drake's plan to produce unreleased Aaliyah songs will be an "awesome collaboration."
Drake - a huge Aaliyah fan - has announced that he is working on a posthumous album of Aaliyah music, and he's already released the song "Enough Said" featuring himself
N.W.A., Public Enemy Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
Rush, Deep Purple, Public Enemy and N.W.A. are among the group of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They join returnees Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Randy Newman, Donna Summer and Kraftwerk among the 15 artists vying for entry...
Jim Jones Enters Plea in Connecticut Casino Brawl
NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP) - Rapper Jim Jones has pleaded guilty to interfering with police in connection with a February brawl at a Connecticut casino.
The Day newspaper (http://bit.ly/PxbKCt ) reports Jones appeared in New London Superior Court on Tuesday and paid a $1,000 fine to resolve the criminal case...
Alicia Keys, Dionne Warwick Among Honorees for BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock’
NEW YORK (AP) - Alicia Keys and Dionne Warwick are known for singing pop and R&B, but they'll be honored as black women who "rock" on BET.
The "Black Girls Rock!" special, which honors the accomplishments of black women, returns to the network on Nov. 4;...
Frank Wilson Dead, Motown Producer Dies at 71
DUARTE, Calif. (AP) - Motown record producer and songwriter Frank Wilson, who worked with the Supremes, the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, has died in Southern California at 71.
Daughter Tracey Stein tells the Los Angeles Times (lat.ms/Ubo82G) that Wilson died of lung infection complications on Sept...
Jennifer Hudson, Usher Will Perform for Whitney Houston TV Special
NEW YORK (AP) - Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston in a one-hour TV special.
"We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston" will tape Oct. 11 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and will feature performances by Dion, Hudson and Usher...
Lil Wayne Beats Elvis Presley’s Billboard Chart Record
NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne is not only making rap history, he's making rock 'n roll history: the rapper has surpassed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Lil Wayne now has 109 songs on that chart with Thursday's debut of Game's song "Celebration," where he is a guest alongside Chris Brown, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa...