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*Is Whoopi Goldberg looking to get into the restaurant business? There’s speculation in that regard because the comedian/actress/talk show host recently took a tour with executive chef Billy Oliva of Delmonico’s restaurant in NYC. “She was in a great mood,” said a witness. “After her tour, Whoopi posed for photos with the staff. She even [...]
*Singer-songwriter Ester Dean, a member of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, says there’s a reason why she was picked to play a lesbian college student and lone African American recruited into an all-women’s a cappella group in the film “Pitch Perfect.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “I fit the character, like super-urban,” said the straight actress during [...]
*After a decade of doing other work and straying away from music, femcee Eve is ripe for a new album. But the artist expressed her frustration in getting her fourth project out the door and to the ears of her longing fans. “I need another word for frustration,” she tells Time.com. “I’ve completely gone past [...]
*Dr. Dre and Eve have been hit with a lawsuit over royalties from their Faith Evans collaboration, “Love Is Blind.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Music producer Big Hutch claims he co-wrote and produced the single in 1997 for Eve, who was then signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. But when Eve finally recorded the [...]
*50 Cent has taken to Twitter with either cries for attention or cries for help. “Ill be honest I don’t think I’m gonna live much longer,” the rapper tweeted on Jan. 2, though he quickly reassured his followers that he wasn’t planning on doing anything rash. “To be conscious that life is short is not [...]
*As previously reported, choreographer and creative director Laurieann Gibson has parted ways with her most famous client, Lady Gaga. The exact cause of the split has yet to be revealed, though rumors blamed it on tension between the two longtime collaborators — some claiming it stemmed from statements Gibson made in the press, others pointing [...]
*Interscope has responded to federal prosecutors’ claim that the company’s offices were used by a drug-trafficking ring involving Game manager Jimmy “Henchman” Rosemond as a transit point for cases filled with cocaine and cash. In a statement released Friday afternoon, a company rep said: “The information being reported in the press regarding Interscope Records’ involvement [...]
*Federal prosecutors say that the offices of Interscope Records were used by a drug-trafficking ring as a transit point for cases filled with cocaine and cash, according to a report in the Smoking Gun published Thursday. The allegation was included in a letter containing evidence against James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond, the CEO of Czar Entertainment [...]
*50 Cent used Twitter to go in on his label Interscope Records, saying he’ll be postponing the release of his new album, rumored to be titled “Black Magic,” until he and the company are able to work out their differences. “Ok I tried to be cool with my record company. I went to the meeting [...]
*Laurieann Gibson’s new E! show “The Dance Scene” premiered Sunday night, but not before an extensive Q&A about the series, her role as creative director for Lady Gaga, her gig as an image consultant for Interscope artists and her infamous battle with Sean “Diddy” Combs during her run on “Making the Band.” Below, her interview [...]
*It’s atypical that anyone in the music industry could stay relevant for three decades having only released two official solo studio albums-but yet, Dr. Dre has seemed to do exactly that, ironically, while sometimes staying behind the scenes. Though he’s been busy over the years launching the careers of superstars Eminem and 50 Cent, and [...]
*Troy Marshall is a music business veteran that has over 20 years in the game. He has shaped the careers of acts like Nelly, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Common and so many others. While less visible than his other executive counterparts such as Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Rhone, Marshall continues to be a driving and [...]
*Graduates of Culver City High School were surprised to find that the featured guests at their graduation party on Wednesday were none other than Dr. Dre and Timbaland. “When we walked in, we were like, ‘Whoa. Is this a second prom?’” 17-year-old junior Saul Salmeron told the Associated Press. Dre did not perform, [...]
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