Akon Charged In NY Fan-Tossing Case
FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- Akon is facing criminal charges after a fan said she suffered a concussion when the hip-hop star tossed a teenager off the stage and onto her in the concert crowd.
Ex-Skynyrd Drummer Arrested For 2nd Time
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.(AP) -- Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle has been arrested a second time after failing to properly register as a sex offender, sheriff's officials said.
Spears Driving With Sons Video Submitted
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A video believed to show Britney Spears running a red light was submitted to a Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, the latest piece of evidence entered in the child-custody battle between the pop star and ex-husband Kevin Federline.Mark Vincent Kaplan,...
Judge Fed Up With Kid Rock For No-Show
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- A judge is fed up with Kid Rock for failing to show up for a court-ordered deposition.Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit the 36-year-old rocker filed this year against Kelly Ann Kozlowski, a Novi woman he said...
Woman Says She Was James Brown's Wife
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A Georgia woman who claims to have married James Brown in 1953 says in court papers they were never divorced and she wants to be part of his estate.Velma Warren Brown, 73, filed a sworn statement in Aiken County court Wednesday claiming she was never served with...
Michael Jackson Ignores Freak Reputation
NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Jackson knows his reputation as a freak -- but just ignores it.
Diddy Won't Face Charges In Assault Case
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs won't face criminal charges for reportedly punching a man after a dispute at a trendy SoHo nightspot last month, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Most Fans Paid $0 for Radiohead Album
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Radiohead let its fans decide how much to pay for a digital copy of the band's latest release, "In Rainbows," and more than half of those who downloaded the album chose to pay...
Protests Over Beyonce's Ethiopia Visit
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Students at Ethiopia's top religious college are protesting the close ties between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government, alleged restrictions on their speech -- and Beyonce's recent meeting with their patriarch.
Tattoo Clue In Jam Master Jay Slaying?
NEW YORK (AP) -- The gunman who killed hip hop icon Jam Master Jay has never been identified, but he has what could be a telltale characteristic _ a tattooed neck, according to a witness.Randy Allen noted the mystery gunman's tattoo in a story Sunday in the Daily News, marking what...
Britney Spends Big, Court Papers Reveal
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The pop princess is a big spender.Court papers released Thursday in Britney Spears' custody dispute with Kevin Federline show she...
Publicist: Bass Joked About Vegas Vows
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lance Bass was joking when he said that he once married a girlfriend in Las Vegas.{image_147} Ken...
Da Brat Arrested After Nightclub Dispute
TUCKER, Ga. (AP) -- Da Brat was arrested early Thursday after a dispute at a nightclub.{image_138}Witnesses told police the 33-year-old rapper, whose real name is Shawntae Harris, got into an argument with a waitress and later hit her over the head with a...
Church Organizes Support for Britney
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- The congregation of Southland Christian Church is being asked to send letters of love and support to troubled pop star Britney Spears, described by the pastor as having made "devastating life choices."{image_113}"Take a...
Kid Rock Says He's Not A Troublemaker
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kid Rock isn't one to back down from a fight, but says he doesn't go looking for trouble.
Gun Charges Put T.I.'s Future In Limbo
ATLANTA (AP) -- With all the questions swirling around Clifford "T.I." Harris Jr. since his arrest on federal
Foxy Brown Put In Punitive Segregation
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rapper Foxy Brown has received 76 days in punitive segregation after she scuffled with another inmate at Rikers Island jail, authorities said Tuesday.Brown was separated from other inmates on Oct. 16, said Stephen Morello, deputy commissioner for public
New Trial For Rapper On Murder Charge
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The rapper sometimes known as C-Murder will be tried a second time on a second-degree murder charge.
Rapper Pleads Not Guilty In Assault Case
{image_20}NEW YORK (AP) -- Foxy Brown has pleaded not guilty to charges that she threw a cell phone at a neighbor who complained about the volume of her car radio.The 28-year-old rapper entered the plea to the assault charges in Brooklyn state Supreme Court...
Country Singer Joe Nichols Enters Rehab For Substance Abuse
Joe NicholsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe...
America’s Naughtiest Marching Band
OAKLAND, Calif. (TNA) – “It felt like everything was coming to a climax – and all of the sudden the floor below me was completely wet,” recalled Lily Greene. “My shoes were drenched, literally, up to my ankles. Everything was soaking wet! I had no idea what was...
RushCon No 'Fly-By-Night' Affair For Rock Group’s Fans
NEW YORK (TNA) – Swots and poindexters, welcome to Toronto – or, from Sept. 21-23, La Villa Strangiato, the world capital of all things Rush. For the seventh straight year, the city hosts RushCon, this continent’s largest international convention for fans of the Canadian...
Chaka Khan Won’t Listen To Crap On Radio
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – Legendary soul songstress Chaka Khan has been making music for decades, but when it comes to laying down tracks, she turns off her radio.
It Takes A Lot Of Class To Write Filthy Songs
BOSTON (TNA) – It’s an interesting artistic dichotomy, but writing dirty words is easy while writing dirty songs is hard.That’s the dirty little secret songwriter Red Peters has learned in his 20 years as perhaps the filthiest songwriter in America.
Rappin' The 18th Century With 'Aristocrunk'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TNA) – Two Memphis rappers are taking listeners back – way back, like to the 18th century – with a new genre of music called "aristocrunk." Picture two well-dressed dandies...
Ray Manzarek Won’t Close Any Doors Of Perception
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – It’s been 40 years since The Doors lit a fire in the music world, but while other folks who lived through the Summer of Love have renounced their youthful indiscretions, the band’s keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, continues to revel in them.Case in point:...
KT Tunstall Has A Lifetime Busking Pass
VERONA, Italy (Wireless Flash) – Some people have a bus pass. KT Tunstall has a “busking pass.”The singer who gave the world hits like “Black Horse And The Cherry Tree” and “Suddenly I See,” says before she hit it big in the pop world, she was a...
Canada’s New Pornographers Feel the American Love
NEW YORK (TNA) – Carl Newman of the New Pornographers remembers that first surge of world-beating, skyscraper-striding fame. “We came to New York in February 2001 and we sold out Brownie’s on Avenue A – 200 tickets in advance – and we were like, ‘We own...
New Scorpions CD Appeals To ‘Humanity’
TORONTO (TNA) – Old dogs may not learn new tricks, but old Scorpions can.That’s how members of the legendary heavy metal band feel.
Silverchair Resumes Rocking After Lengthy Break
NEW YORK (TNA) – Members of the band Silverchair performed their first live set at a primary school in Merewether, Australia…at the tender age of 8.Without question, it was a bit rough – they jumped around like maniacs, and sported denim from head to toe. Still, the...
