Busta Rhymes’ ‘Bang’ crowns three album charts
Music-Slam.com Busta Rhymes burst onto the U.S. album charts on Wednesday with his first No. 1 release, "The Big Bang," leading a generally sedate week on the Billboard 200 pop music…
June 2006
AFI Plucks Chicks
AFI's playing fox in the Dixie Chicks' henhouse. The California goth rockers stormed the coop with their seventh studio album, Decemberunderground, ending the Texas trio's two-week run atop the pop…
EMI settles payola probe for $3.75M
EMI Music North America, the third largest recording label in the world, has settled a pay-for-play investigation into radio air time sold or traded to benefit artists including the Rolling…
Jacob The Jeweler nabbed on money laundering charges
Famed jeweler Jacob Arabov, referenced in songs by R. Kelly and Kanye West, has been arrested on money laundering charges, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday. Spokeswoman…
Island Def Jam axes its Milian dollar baby
Aspiring R&B diva Christina Milian is singing the blues. I hear that Island Def Jam dumped the 24-year-old Milian — best known for her 2001 single "AM to PM" —…
Jay-Z decides to boycott Cristal
Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.…
Missy Elliott to star in her life story
Missy Elliott will star in the big-screen version of her life story, Universal Pictures has announced. The untitled project is in the development phase, studio spokeswoman Jennifer Chamberlain said Wednesday.…
UK buzz bands say “Don’t believe the hype”
It's the latest rock 'n' roll cliche: U.K. buzz band rides wave of Internet hype to claim Next Big Thing status. But the rise of blog mania is creating fears…