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After recently revealing to the BoomBox that his long-delayed fourth album 'rEVOLVEr' will be pushed back until September 2011, Auto-Tune devotee T-Pain has announced that he's abandoning his trademark voice modification software. "I'm done with Auto-Tune," T-Pain said in a statement...

It appears Lupe Fiasco is taking a break from Twitter. The 'Lasers' rapper, who has made similar departures from the spotlight in the past, announced his retirement from the social networking site Wednesday (July 13), leaving behind more than 723,000 followers...

Aretha Franklin won't be quitting the music business anytime soon. After battling an undisclosed illness earlier this year and later shedding 85 pounds, the Queen of Soul has revealed that she's got music on her mind in anticipation of the release of her latest album, 'Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love,' in stores today...

When his absence from Lil Wayne's I Am Still Music comeback tour sparked rumors of dissension between Drake and the Young Money boss, the Canadian MC made a high profile appearance on the tour's Washington, D.C. stop, announcing that he hopes to be a member of the crew forever...

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony founding member Krayzie Bone has announced that he is leaving the group to focus on his solo career and his record label, The Life Entertainment. "I will no longer be part of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony," Krayzie revealed in his official 'Goodbye BTNH Update' video on Thursday morning (April 14)...

Foxy Brown's Twitter rant regarding the release of her new track, 'You Ain't Ruff Enough,' may end up costing her $100,000. The Brooklyn rapper's manager, Bernadette Brennan, has decided to part ways with Brown, and is prepping a lawsuit for unpaid expenses including studio fees...

Gangster rapper-turned-philanthropist P. "Master P" Miller gave some unsolicited advice to expatriated rapper Shyne recently. In an interview with ForbezDVD, Miller advised Shyne to give up rapping altogether, and begin acting in order to save his career...

Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village has had it rough over the past few years, having lost members J Dilla and Baatin as well as dealing with label changes and personal troubles. But after 13 years since the 1997 release of their debut album 'Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol...

After spending close to 30 years in the music industry music and selling more than 100 million albums worldwide Janet Jackson is reportedly done recording albums. According to her former boyfriend, producer Jermaine Dupri, Janet says recording an album just isn't worth the time anymore and plans to focus on her acting career...