AP - Feb 9, 2010
Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap s pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, Rebirth, was officially released Feb....
More »Reuters - Jan 7, 2010
After online reports suggested that Lil Wayne's oft-delayed Rebirth album was once again delayed, this time to June 22nd, the rapper's publicist said the rock-leaning set is still scheduled for...
More »AP - Dec 18, 2009
Rapper Lil Wayne and 11 people traveling with him were briefly detained Friday night after U.S. Border Patrol officers found marijuana on two of his tour buses, authorities said. Lil Wayne, whose real...
More »AP - Dec 1, 2009
Lil Wayne is facing a year behind bars in February, but don t expect either the rapper or his label, Cash Money, to fall off the radar in his absence. Birdman, who is the co-founder of Cash Money, already...
More »Reuters - Nov 30, 2009
Chris Brown will appear on ABC's 20/20 newsmagazine December 11. In what the network is billing as an in-depth interview, the singer will discuss his assault on ex-girlfriend and recording superstar...
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...
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