AP - Dec 31, 2007
The estate of Rick James has settled a lawsuit claiming that a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. The estate s attorney, Jennifer J. McGrath, announced...
More »E! Online - Mar 22, 2007
Nobody messes with Rick James, bitch, even after his death. The estate of the late "Super Freak" singer has sued his former music publisher, claiming the company signed agreements with European...
More »Reuters - Mar 22, 2007
The estate of Rick James has sued the late R&B singer's former music publisher, claiming it entered into contracts with European firms even after it was told its contract was not being renewed....
More »USRN - Jul 11, 2005
Music that the late punk funkster Rick James was working on before his death last year will be released on a new album titled Rick James Forever, due August 16 on Sanctuary Records. The album will include...
More »AP - Aug 15, 2004
Grammy Award-winning funk singer Rick James was laid to rest Saturday in his hometown, where 6,000 people waited for hours to pay their final respects. The line of mourners stretched more than two city...
More »E! Online - Aug 12, 2004
Rick James said goodbye to Hollywood Thursday. Hundreds of fans and close friends of the R&B/funk singer tearfully paid their respects at Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills, not far from...
More »AP - Aug 8, 2004
An autopsy Saturday failed to determine the cause of death for funk legend Rick James, authorities said. James, 56, died in his sleep Friday at his home near Universal City. The singer was a diabetic...
More »E! Online - Aug 6, 2004
Rick James lived the rock n roll life to excess--right up until he faced a life sentence in prison. The influential but troubled funkmeister, known for his 1981 hit Super Freak (Part 1) and a two...
More »USRN - Nov 20, 2002
(11/20/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Super Freak singer Rick James denies the allegations that he sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman at his home the weekend of November 9. James s attorney Steffeny Holtz said...
More »USRN - Nov 14, 2002
(11/14/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- R&B artist Rick James is in trouble with the law yet again. Los Angeles Police searched James s home on Monday (November 11) after a 26-year-old woman claimed the singer sexually...
More »USRN - Oct 13, 2002
(10/13/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Motown Records will once again rerelease the Rick James album Street Songs on November 12. Originally recorded in 1981, Street Songs became James s best-selling album, and has...
More »USRN - Aug 29, 2002
(8/29/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Rick James has agreed to guest on the remix of Nocturnal Rage s song Miss Mary Jane, an ode to marijuana modeled after James s 1978 hit Mary Jane. James was scheduled to make...
More »USRN - Jun 18, 2002
(6/18/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- The best of funkmaster Rick James is celebrated on Rick James: Anthology, which comes out Tuesday (June 18). The 28-track double-CD effort features highlights from James s 30-...
More »USRN - Mar 8, 2002
(3/8/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Rick James is on the road, but don t put off getting tickets--this is his farewell tour. James and his Stone City Band have played a handful of dates already, including one at...
More »USRN - Nov 27, 2001
(11/27/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- Rick James and Mary J. Blige are planning to assemble the Mary Jane Girls 2000, a group of teenagers modeled after James s 80s R&B girl group, the Mary Jane Girls, that bore a...
More »USRN - Sep 26, 2001
(9/26/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- When preparing for the soundtrack for her motion picture debut Glitter, Mariah Carey phoned Rick James and asked him to contribute a song to the project. James, who was responsible...
More »USRN - Feb 23, 2000
(2/21/00, 7 a.m. ET) - Get ready for Rick James to come to your town this summer. Rick s tour boss, road manager Jimmy Daniels, told LAUNCH exclusively that James is currently planning to tour the U.S...
More »USRN - Feb 1, 2000
(2/1/00, 1 p.m. ET) - Rick James celebrates his 48th birthday today (Feb. 1). James has kept a fairly low profile since he suffered a stroke in November 1998 (LAUNCH, 12/10/98), but he s getting ready...
More »USRN - Oct 1, 1999
(10/1/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - Notorious rap personality Ol Dirty Bastard, born Russell Tyrone Jones, who has made plenty of news with his legal exploits, recently released his long-awaited sophomore album,...
More »USRN - Sep 2, 1999
(9/2/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Some of the biggest names in funk took to the stage in Los Angeles last night (Sept. 1) to promote United We Funk, a newly formed collective of old-school bands. The assembly--including...
More »USRN - Dec 9, 1998
(12/10/98, 1 a.m. PST) - A month after suffering a stroke, veteran funk-rocker Rick James is slated to leave Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday (Dec. 11) at 10 a.m. and return to his...
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