Reuters - Nov 20, 2009
When R&B artist Omarion sings, I done cut the braids, low cut, got my grown on, in a raspy croon on his new single I Get It In, he's referencing a turning point in his career. I felt like my braids...
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After much delay, rapper Lil Wayne's rock-inspired album, Rebirth, is now slated for a December 15 release date according to Universal Music Group. The set was originally scheduled...
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Chris Brown's third album Graffiti has been pushed up a week to December 8, his Jive Records label said. No explanation was immediately available. His former girlfriend, Rihanna, will beat him to...
More »AP - Oct 30, 2009
A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect — for using his voice in an album track called just that. Thomas Marasciullo filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Friday...
More »Reuters - Oct 22, 2009
U.S. rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in a July 2007 incident and will serve a year in prison, New York City prosecutors said. Lil Wayne, 27, who...
More »Yahoo! Music - Sep 29, 2009
Courtesy of NME.com -- Rapper makes an appearance on Raditude Weezer s Rivers Cuomo has revealed that Lil Wayne has recorded a guest rap on a song on the band s forthcoming new album, Raditude . The...
More »Reuters - Jul 27, 2009
Some of the most highly anticipated albums of the summer have been delayed, including Mariah Carey's Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, Sean Diddy Combs' Last Train to Paris and Lil Wayne's rock...
More »Reuters - Jun 5, 2009
Toronto rapper Drake is such a hot artist that one of his albums is selling even though he didn't release it. An unauthorized album, The Girls Love Drake, which features selections from Drake'...
More »AP - Apr 29, 2009
Rapper Lil Wayne is suing the producer of a song he performed that allegedly sampled another singer s work without permission. A lawsuit filed last year against Lil Wayne accuses him of copyright infringement...
More »AP - Mar 4, 2009
A judge in Atlanta has dismissed felony drug charges against rapper Lil Wayne. The Grammy-award winning rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was arrested in August 2006 at a hotel. Atlanta...
More »AP - Feb 24, 2009
A New York City judge says a handgun found on Lil Wayne s tour bus after a 2007 concert can be used as evidence at the rapper s trial. Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, has pleaded not guilty...
More »AP - Feb 5, 2009
Although the Grammys were slow to recognize hip-hop, over the past decade, rap acts have enjoyed a bevy of Grammy nominations, often emerging as the leader when nominations are announced. This year, rap...
More »AP - Feb 3, 2009
Lil Wayne and Coldplay were the kings of the music industry last year. They had the No. 1 and No. 2 best-selling CDs, respectively, and come into this year s Grammys leading the pack in nominations, with...
More »E! Online - Dec 31, 2008
Not even Ronald Reagan could have topped this Carter administration. After scoring the first million-plus sales debut in three years, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III easily cruised to the top of the 2008...
More »Reuters - Dec 23, 2008
The ultraprolific rap/music machine known as Lil Wayne stormed into town Sunday with the year's best-selling album and on the heels of eight Grammy nominations. While not possessed of the most mellifluous...
More »Reuters - Dec 13, 2008
It's been more than five years since Apple's iTunes store changed music retail by introducing single-track digital downloads. But it wasn't until 2008 that most musicians and labels started...
More »AP - Dec 12, 2008
If you want to create a mix-tape of the year s best songs, here are the must-haves for 2008. 1. Never Would Have Made It, Marvin Sapp: Of course, a gospel tome is inspirational that s the whole...
More »E! Online - Dec 4, 2008
Coldplay, the Jonas Brothers and Lil Wayne go together like, well, Grammy nominees, of course. The acts all scored top nominations tonight for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Coldplay and Lil Wayne notched...
More »AP - Dec 4, 2008
Lil Wayne didn t get A Milli Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing eight. Nominations for the prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became pop s biggest success in 2008...
More »AP - Dec 3, 2008
Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: Chasing Pavements, Adele; Viva La Vida, Coldplay; Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis; Paper Planes, M.I.A...
More »Reuters - Nov 16, 2008
When one of Framing Hanley's guitarists quit the band because of health issues earlier this year, the group never imagined a practice session with his future replacement would result in an out-of-...
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