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ITTY BITTY BITS: Ne-Yo and New Kids; David Banda's half-brother; Jim Jones pushes education; Rush's Art For Life benefit.
*Ne-Yo has teamed up with New Kids on the Block to record "Single," a song from the group's upcoming album "The Block," due out Sept. 2. The track will be available on iTunes Aug. 12. So far, NKOTB has recorded "Full Service" with New Edition, and "Grown Man" with the Pussycat Dolls. Listen To “Single” By New Kids On The Block & Ne-Yo.
*Madonna's African son, David Banda, has a new half-brother. The wife of his biological father, Yohane Banda, gave birth to the yet-to-be named boy at the Mchinji District Hospital in Malawi, the same clinic where David was born in 2005, reports the Associated Press. "I am over the moon," Yohane, 33, tells the AP. "We thought of keeping this birth a secret. But now we are happy to announce the birth of our son." Madonna found David at a Malawi orphanage shortly after his father placed him there when his then-wife, Marta, died from childbirth complications. Yohane claimed he couldn't afford to feed the boy.
*Rapper Jim Jones has joined the board of directors for Entertainers 4 Education Alliance (E4EA), a campaign to encourage kids to complete their education. MTV host Sway Calloway and former New York Knicks basketball player John Starks have also joined the board of E4EA, which named rap star Lil' Mama as the face of its new "I Will Graduate," campaign urging teens to finish high school. Jones said in a statement: "It's only right that I give back to the community and E4EA is the perfect organization which offers such a great service where I can use my celebrity status to let our youth know to make smart choices and education is very important. Graduating from high school - that's balling!"
*Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Ninth Annual Art For Life East Hampton benefit gala sold out and raised a record $1.5 Million on Saturday, July 19th. The annual gala is held in celebration of the creative energy of New York City youth. An online auction at CharityBuzz.com, which ends today, includes dance lessons from Jason Taylor and tickets to the Victoria Secret 2008 fashion show. Proceeds will benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, which donates to over 50 youth organizations, as well as Rush's own programs, providing arts education to disadvantaged New York City youth.
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