Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Fund Created
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - A fund has been created in the name of the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC, who died in a car accident in Honduras on Thursday (April 25). Fans, friends, and family wishing to send condolences are asked to - in lieu of flowers - make a donation to the Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes ...
| TLC Won't Replace Lisa Lopes
ATLANTA (Top40 Charts) - TLC won't replace Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who died last week in a car crash in Honduras. Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the Grammy-winning R&B trio will release its fourth album and plans to continue performing, but she and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins ...
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Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Funeral Details Set, Earlier Accident Details Revealed
ATLANTA (Top40 Charts) - The funeral for TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes has been set for Thursday (May 2) at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Additionally, a private visitation will also take place on Wednesday (May 1) evening at an undisclosed location. Both ...
| R. Kelly to Fight Third Sex Lawsuit
CHICAGO (Chicago Tribune) - Lawyers for two-time Grammy winner R. Kelly said Monday they will fight a third civil lawsuit that claims the R&B star had sex with an underage girl. Kelly's lawyers said they have settled two previous civil suits that also claimed the singer had sex with teen-agers but ...
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'Shock' at Lisa Lopes death
HONDURAS (Top40 Charts) - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in a place that she loved. For years, the 30-year-old member of the Grammy-winning trio TLC would escape to her condo on Honduras' northern coast, attending a nearby healing village and returning "spiritually cleansed," her publicist said today (April ...
| Eminem Impersonates Osama Bin Laden In New Video
DETROIT (Top40 Charts) - For Eminem's 1999 commercial debut, "My Name Is," the controversial Detroit-bred rapper impersonated former President Bill Clinton. Now, he switches political hats for his latest video, "Without You," taking on the likeness of leading September 11 terrorist attack suspect Osama ...
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D'Angelo Reportedly Caught Driving Recklessly With Expired License
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Neo-soul singer-songwriter D'Angelo, whose real name is Michael D'Angelo Archer, was pulled over for reckless driving in New York City on Tuesday (April 23), according to the New York Post. Archer, who was reportedly driving his BMW sports utility vehicle south on FDR Drive ...
| Monica Seeks New Movie Role
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Even though Monica is about to release a new album, the R&B singer says she's still looking for the right role to follow up her acting debut in the 2000 MTV movie "Love Song." Monica told on Monday night that all the scripts she's looked at since then have been similar to the ...
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Eminem Pays To Look Tough
TORONTO, Ca. (Top40 Charts) - Eminem has reportedly just paid �100,000, that�s over $225,000 Canadian, to keep Slim Shady looking real. According to "Face Magazine", next month�s edition of the Face magazine featuring Eminem had the rapper in a pink T-shirt on the front cover. Apparently the original ...
| Kelly Price Gets Eric Clapton To Guest On New Album
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Rock legend Eric Clapton collaborates with platinum R&B singer Kelly Price on the song "Again" from Price's third album, Priceless, which is due out on June 25 on Def Soul records. Clapton graciously agreed to appear on Price's record after her A&R and management representatives ...
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R. Kelly Tape Update
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Since the surface of the alleged R. Kelly sex tape, many people have been seeking the real age and identity of the girl involved. Recently, a rap prot�g� of Kelly�s has come forward to claim to an L.A. radio station that she knows who the girl really is. According to the ...
| Rapper to Perform for Honor Students
SHREVEPORT, La. (Top40 Charts) - Fifteen-year-old rapper Bow Wow will headline a celebration for honor students Monday at Southern University-Shreveport, but many of the invited students will not be allowed to hear his rap about staying in school and off drugs. Three local school districts were invited ...
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Beyonce Knowles Wants a Boyfriend
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The members of Destiny's Child belt out songs about being independent women, but Beyonce Knowles admits that she'd love to find a boyfriend. "The more successful I get, the more I want a boyfriend," the 20-year-old singer tells W magazine for its May issue. "But it's hard. ...
| Notorious B.I.G. Estate Sets Up Informant Web Sites
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - After filing a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this month against the Los Angeles Police Department, the estate of late rapper Notorious B.I.G. - real name Christopher Wallace -- is now seeking the public's help in the case. Wallace's surviving family members, which include ...
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Master P Stalker Arrested In L.A. For Trespassing, Making Terrorist Threats
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - A man accused of stalking hip-hop mogul Master P was arrested on Wednesday (April 17) in the Los Angeles office building of the rapper's lawyer. Antwan Baker, 31, was arrested under suspicion of trespassing and making terrorist threats after allegedly confronting Master ...
| Getting Jiggy Once Again
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Will Smith is back in the music business and preparing to release another album. The artist formerly known as the Fresh Prince told Entertainment Weekly that he has been in the studio for about two weeks, and has about 30 songs. He went on to say that out of the 30 songs ...
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New Eminem Album Shows Aerosmith, Zeppelin & Hendrix Influences
Detroit (Eminem Fans/Face Magazine) - Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, and Eminem? The multiplatinum rapper who loves nothing better than shocking the planet is claiming that his upcoming third album, The Eminem Show, was influenced by the classic rock he listened to while growing up. In an interview in the ...
| Pink Inks Marketing Agreement With Bally Total Fitness
NEW YORK (Pink Fans Website) - Pink has signed a marketing agreement with health-and-fitness service provider Bally Total Fitness. The terms of the agreement call for a creative collaboration between the singer and Bally on a new hip-hop dance aerobics class called Get Your Body Started, and a national ...
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Mary J. Blige: Live In Berlin
Berlin. Germany (Top40-Charts.com Fans Correspondends) - Even where she doesn't speak the native tongue, Mary J. Blige still gets her point across. The queen of hip-hop soul didn't cut back on her usual motivational speeches and minister-esque lectures during her concert Friday night at Columbiahalle, ...
| Nate Dogg Arrested on Drug Charges
KINGMAN, Ariz. (Top40 Charts) - Nate Dogg's hit "Oh No" may have taken on new meaning for the rapper - he was recently arrested on drug and weapons charges. Nate Dogg, whose real name is Nathaniel Dawayne Hale, was booked Friday into the Mohave County Jail on felony charges of possession of marijuana, ...
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