T.I. holds off Pumpkins, Interpol to remain No. 1
Music-Slam.com T.I.'s "T.I. vs. T.I.P." maintains its lead on the Billboard 200 for a second week after moving 175,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's a 63…
2007
Fugees Reunion Dead
The Fugees reunion is dead, according to member Pras. The trio reunited briefly in 2004 and were said to be working on new material--however, the rapper has set the record…
Defense opens case in Phil Spector murder trial
Lawyers for Phil Spector called their first witness on Tuesday in his murder trial, a forensic expert who told jurors that an actress the pioneering rock producer is accused of…
Hudson, Beyonce, among BET winners
The BET Awards are known for show-stopping performances, and they came one after another on Tuesday. It started off with a dream, uniting "Dreamgirls" from past and present with a…
Carlton, hip-hop mogul link for comeback album
In an unlikely pairing between two music stars on the comeback trail, singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton has joined forces with hip-hop entrepreneur Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo for her next album. Gotti's Universal…
Stack Bundles shot dead in Queens
An up-and-coming rapper with ties to established stars like Fabolous and Jim Jones was gunned down in the lobby of his Queens apartment building yesterday, police said. Stack Bundles -…
Big moment for Journey at `Sopranos’ end
The songwriters of Journey's power ballad "Don't Stop Believin'" were "jumping up and down" when they learned a few weeks ago it had been licensed for use in the final…
Kanye’s name misspelled on birthday cake
Kanye West's 30th birthday celebrations were marred when he was given a cake misspelling his name, according to reports. The rap superstar was the center of attention at a lavish…