Pimp C Released From Prison
Music-Slam.com All those "Free Pimp C" T-shirts and baseball caps are no longer needed. After almost four years in prison, underground rap star Pimp C became a free man just before…
December 2005
Linkin Park Will Stay With Warner Music
Less than eight months after issuing a stinging, public vote of no-confidence in its record company, Warner Music Group, the multiplatinum rap-rock act Linkin Park has signed a lucrative new…
U.S. Music Album Sales Down 7 Percent
U.S. album sales were down about 7 percent as 2005 drew to a close, but the budding market for music downloads, which more than doubled over last year, helped narrow…
Blige Breaks Through, Bests Foxx, B.I.G.
Looks like Mary J. Blige made Santa's nice list. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul handily held off strong challenges from Jamie Foxx and the Notorious B.I.G. to lead the Christmas…
Eminem’s hits package extends reign on U.S. charts
The Eminem retrospective "Curtain Call" began a second week at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, while "American Idol" runner-up Bo Bice and country icon Johnny Cash were…
3 Stabbed at Notorious B.I.G. Record Party
Three people were stabbed early Wednesday at a Manhattan club that was hosting a record release party for a new collection of duets featuring slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. Detectives also…
Complete List Of 2006 Grammy Nominees
Category 1 Record Of The Year (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.) * We Belong Together Mariah Carey Mariah…
Carey, West, Legend lead Grammy nominees
Comeback queen Mariah Carey, rapper Kanye West and newcomer John Legend led the field with eight nominations each for the Grammy Awards when the contenders were unveiled in New York…