Rapper Foxy Brown freed from jail
Sunday, April 20th, 2008US hip-hop artist Foxy Brown has been released from jail after serving eight months of her one-year sentence.
The punishment stemmed from an attack on two Manhattan nail salon stylists over a $20 (£10) manicure in 2004, which led to three years probation.
She was then jailed last September when she was accused of hitting a [...]
Glastonbury defends Jay-Z booking
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Glastonbury defends Jay-Z booking
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has defended the decision to headline this year’s festival with rapper Jay-Z.
Writing in the Independent, Ms Eavis said they felt “honoured” to have the hip-hop star. “He is absolutely the right act for our festival,” she wrote.
“There is no reason why we should not have the [...]
Queen plan second stage musical
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed a sequel to the stage musical We Will Rock You will be bought to the stage.
“We are planning the sequel,” he said. “It is a real challenge.”
The 60-year-old said about two million people had seen We Will Rock You, written and directed by Ben Elton, since it opened [...]
Hip-hop ‘wrong’ for Glastonbury
Monday, April 14th, 2008
By Colin Paterson
Entertainment reporter, BBC News
Noel Gallagher has criticised [...]
Ministry of Sound Builds Ad-Supported Internet Video Business With Brightcove Platform
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Ministry of Sound TV expands Internet video distribution into social networks with viral widgets for MySpace and Bebo -
Brightcove, the leading Internet TV platform, and Ministry of Sound (MoS), Europe’s largest independent record label and dance music entertainment brand, today announced a partnership enabling the media company to use Brightcove to program and distribute advertising-supported [...]
EMI Music Publishing songwriters dominate at the 25th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Stargate writer Tor Erik Hermansen picks up five awards to cap incredible 2007
World’s most creative music publisher wins ASCAP Pop Publisher of the Year for 14th time
New York, April 10, 2008 — EMI Music Publishing songwriters including Fergie, Beyonce, Nelly Furtado and Stargate’s Tor Erik Hermansen swept the board at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards [...]
Spears’ car causes motorway crash
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Pop star Britney Spears has been involved in a minor road accident on the Ventura Freeway in Los Angeles.
The 26-year-old was driving her Mercedes through slow-moving traffic when she struck a Nissan which had stopped in front of her, police said.
The Nissan bumped into another vehicle but there was no damage and nobody in [...]