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R&B singer D’Angelo has cancelled five dates since last weekend “due to a medical emergency.” He’s missed shows in Chicago, Minneapolis, San Diego, New York and Maryland. The Chicago Tribune reported that Live Nation stated the cancellations were due to an unspecified medical emergency. An agent for D’Angelo confirmed by saying, “It’s serious, but he’ll be OK,” […]

Jazz musician George Duke has passed away at the age of 67. Fans and friends in the industry are greatly saddened by the news.

A man who called 911 to complain about his McDonald’s order ended up going to jail. “I went in to order seven McDoubles and one McChicken and one fry,” Lorenzo Riggins told local station WALB-TV. But he says that’s not what he walked away with. “When I got to my truck and I got ready to leave, […]

Spike Lee announced a few weeks ago that he was creating a Kickstarter.com campaign to finance his next independent film. Financing an independent film via Kickstarter is done all the time, but it’s mostly used by ‘up and coming’ artists. Spike went on Bloomberg’s “Smart Street,” where he and host Trish Reegan didn’t see eye to eye “I’ve […]

“Preachers of L.A. gives a candid and revealing look at six boldly different and world renowned mega-pastors in Southern California, who are willing to share diverse aspects of their lives, from their work in the community and with their parishioners to the very large and sometimes provocative lives they lead away from the pulpit.” – […]

Before his Late Night with Jimmy Fallon appearance, Robin Thicke stopped by the Late Night “Music Room” to perform the summer’s hottest single “Blurred Lines” using classroom instruments The instruments, wood block, kazoo, maraca, etc., are all items you would find in an average elementary school classroom.

Few items from the George Zimmerman trial are as symbolic as Trayvon Martin’s hoodie. The piece of clothing which the teen wore the night he was shot in 2012 has served as a rallying point for protesters across the country. Now that the trial is over, items are slowly filtering back to Martin’s family and the director of […]

Riley Cooper, the Philadelphia Eagles receiver who apologized for using a racial slur that was caught on video, had a bounty put on him by Michael Vick‘s brother, although the Eagles quarterback was defensive of his teammate. Marcus Vick, a former college quarterback and Michael’s brother, tweeted out that he would put a $1,000 bounty on Cooper. He […]

Cissy Houston isn’t on great terms with her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. When Cissy’s book, Remembering Whitney, came out in February, Bobbi Kristina — Krissy — boycotted it. Because it included details of Whitney Houston’s drug abuse, rumors of a gay relationship and problems with ex-husband Bobby Brown, Krissy said it was “disrespectful.” In a letter […]

It aint looking good for singer Usher! Tameka Raymond may no longer be with her superstar ex hubby, but she’s managed to become a regular in the headlines thanks to their nasty custody battle. Despite rumors suggesting that she would join the cast of Real Housewives of Atlanta, Tameka is rumored to have nabbed a […]

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s famed New Village Leadership Academy School in Calabasas, Calif., has reportedly closed its doors. The learning institution allegedly ran in to trouble when many of the students’ parents got wind of the school’s alleged religious slant and curriculum, which was said to be steeped in Scientology. The school, which […]

The organization behind the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, (AMPAS), has put in place its first African American president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Boone Isaacs was elected by the board of governors to lead the Academy on Tuesday night, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. Boone Isaacs, a veteran marketing executive who currently heads CBI Enterprises, is only […]