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*If you thought the crazy ass woman popularly known as the tanning mom was ridiculous for being in denial of her tanning regiment, taking her daughter to a tanning salon, and the fried skin she thought was so attractive, you have a new item to add to your list. Patricia Krentcil is now launching a [...]
*Two lawsuits are in the works over music by the late R&B singer Aaliyah. According to TMZ, publishing company Reservoir Media Management is suing independent record label and film distributor Craze Productions for illegally selling tracks off Aaliyah’s self-titled 2001 album on iTunes. In the lawsuit, Reservoir claims they purchased the rights to those songs [...]
*Ashanti is about ripe to get back out there and begin wooing fans again. In an interview with Singersroom.com, she admitted a lot has happened over the years, but this is her time to get over that hump. “It was like a black cloud that I had to come out of,” said Ashanti. “I wanted [...]
*The Temptations are suing Universal Music in federal court in California, seeking millions of dollars after allegedly being cheated out of revenue from digital downloads and ringtones. Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. Original member Otis Williams and Ron Tyson, one of the later members, are [...]
*Sony has apologized for raising the sales price of two Whitney Houston records in the UK immediately following the singer’s death on Saturday. “Whitney Houston product was mistakenly mispriced on the U.K. iTunes store on Sunday,” said a statement issued by Sony. “When discovered, the mistake was immediately corrected. We apologize for any offense caused.” [...]
*With his family already at their annual vacation spot in Hawaii, President Obama took advantage of his alone time to do some Christmas shopping. On Wednesday, he and and first dog Bo hit up a PetSmart in Alexandria, Va., where Bo appeared to be sizing up a small brown “standard poodle” named Cinnamon, according to [...]
*British singer Adele continues to rack up year-end honors for her soul-drenched, break up-themed album “21.” She made Billboard history on Friday by becoming the first female singer to be named top artist, have the top album, and score the top single, “Rolling in the Deep,” all in one year. The 23-year-old chanteuse was followed [...]
*President Barack Obama has commented on the recent passing of two titans: Fred Shuttlesworth, one of the brave cornerstones of the modern civil rights movement, and Apple creator Steve Jobs, who transformed the computer and entertainment industries, and forever changed the way we consume media. The mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, [...]
*Looking to follow every nook and cranny of Conrad Murray’s involuntary manslaughter trial? Well now there’s an app for that. The “Michael Jackson Doctor Trial” app, already No. 1 in iTunes’ news app store, comes with live streaming video from the courtroom and much more – all courtesy of Fox’s Los Angeles affiliate KTTV. The [...]
*Three weeks after Jay-Z and Kanye West set a single-week album sales record for iTunes with their “Watch the Throne” CD, Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” has set a new bar, selling over 300,000 downloads in its first week of release. “Throne,” which was only available on iTunes the first four days of its release, [...]
*Motownphilly is most definitely back again. EntertainmentWeekly.com premiered the first taste from Philly R&B trailblazers Boyz II Men’s new CD release, Twenty. Bolstered by production and guest vocals from Gap Band legend Charlie Wilson, the vintage soul of “More Than You’ll Ever Know” is a confident standout on the new release. Now the song has [...]
*Lil Wayne announced he is releasing his next album digitally at midnight on Aug. 29 — hours after he performs at the MTV Video Music Awards. “Tha Carter IV” will be sold on Amazon.com, iTunes and elsewhere online midnight, and then later in stores that same day. “I am extremely excited to be the first [...]
*Jay-Z and Kanye West have just broken Coldplay’s three-year record for iTunes downloads. The duo managed to tally up over 290,000 downloads of their new disc “Watch The Throne” since it hit iTunes on Aug. 8. The feat breaks a record set by Coldplay’s 2008 album “Viva La Vida,” which sold over 282,000 digital copies [...]
*It’s no secret that Prince has consistently been a critic of digital music and refuses to allow his back catalog to be sold digitally online by retail outlets such as Amazon and Apple’s iTunes store. “I personally can’t stand digital music. You’re getting sound in bits,” he tells the Guardian newspaper. “It affects a different [...]
*One day before he was headed to trial, Dr. Dre settled his lawsuit over damages from unauthorized online sales of his album “The Chronic.” Attorneys for the rapper/producer, whose real name is Andre Young, filed a notice of settlement in a Los Angeles federal court late Monday afternoon, reports the Associated Press. He had been [...]
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