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South African Rapper Jub Jub Gets 20 Years in Drag-Race Deaths
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A South African judge has sentenced a hip-hop star and his co-accused to 20 years in prison for the killings of four schoolchildren in a drag-race crash.
The South African Press Association reported Wednesday that Magistrate Judge Brian Nemavhidi handed down the sentences to Molemo Maarohanye, best known by his stage name Jub Jub, and Themba Tshabalala...
Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ Jacket, Costumes Auctioned, Lady Gaga Buys 55 Pieces
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Costumes worn by Michael Jackson commanded hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction, and Lady Gaga was among the collectors.
Gaga tweeted Sunday that she bought 55 pieces in the sale administered by Julien's Auctions and said she plans to keep the items "archived and expertly cared for in the spirit and love of Michael Jackson, his bravery and fans worldwide...
Chris Brown, Cellphone Drama: Singer Won’t Be Charged for Stealing Phone
MIAMI (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown will not face criminal charges for snatching a woman's cellphone when she tried to snap a photo of him outside a Miami Beach club, prosecutors said Friday.
A memo released Friday by Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle concludes there is no evidence that Brown intended to steal the phone in February or that he deleted any photos
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: ‘Same Love’ Met With Surprising Support
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Macklemore isn't afraid to tell you he was scared when he saw some of the destinations for his upcoming tour.
Idaho. Montana. Texas.
None of those places in the Heartland seemed like they'd be receptive to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' left-leaning, socially conscious message. A ...
Joe Jackson Stroke: Father of Michael Jackson Hospitalized
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A spokeswoman for Michael Jackson s father says the musical family's patriarch has suffered a mild stroke.
Angel Howansky says Joe Jackson went to a Las Vegas hospital late Wednesday night when he had trouble standing up and walking...
Lenny Kravitz to Play Marvin Gaye in Biopic
NEW YORK (AP) - Lenny Kravitz has signed on for his first leading film role, playing singer Marvin Gaye in a biopic that will be shot next year.
The rocker's publicist Carleen Donovan confirmed the news Tuesday. Kravitz has played supporting roles in the past, including a small part in "The Hunger Games...
R. Kelly, ‘Trapped in the Closet': Broadway Adaptation in the Works
NEW YORK (AP) - Is Broadway ready for Twan, Sylvester, Pimp Lucius and "the package"? R. Kelly thinks so - and says he's working to bring the wacky characters and plotlines in his even wackier "Trapped in the Closet" series to the Great White Way...
Aretha Franklin, Michelle Obama: Queen of Soul Performs for First Lady
WASHINGTON (AP) - Aretha Franklin says "it was fabulous" to have first lady Michelle Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder attend her show in Washington, D.C.
The Queen of Soul sang for Mrs. Obama and Holder -- as well as for about 3,000 fans at DAR Constitution Hall on Saturday night...
Bobby Brown, DUI: Singer Pleads Not Guilty to Drunken Driving Arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawyer for Bobby Brown has entered not guilty pleas to drunken driving and other charges faced by the R&B singer after his arrest last month in Los Angeles.
City attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan says the pleas were entered Friday. Br...
Andre 3000 Solo Album? Outkast Singer Teases Future Projects
NEW YORK (AP) - In order to capture his best version of Jimi Hendrix for an upcoming biopic, Andre 3000 said he had to think of him as a regular dude and not a rock star.
"I didn't look at him as an icon because when you're in it, you don't know you're an icon...