May 18, 2013

Day26 from Diddy’s ‘Making the Band’ Officially Over

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*Day 26 has called it a day. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The group, which formed on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ MTV reality show “Making the Band” in 2007, announced today that they have officially parted ways. The four remaining members–Willie, Brian, Robert, and Mike–released a statement saying, “It is with great sadness and deep pain [...]




‘Making The Band’ Rapper Chopper City Shot In Chicago

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*Former Making the Band rapper Chopper City from New Orleans was reportedly shot in Chicago this weekend, according to popular Hip-Hop blog Fake Shore Drive. The rapper was in Chicago for a show when he was attacked by a gang of goons for a colorful gold chain he wears. Pictures were taken by the rapper [...]




Diddy, Bad Boy Sued over ‘Making the Band’ Mishap

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*Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a lawsuit from a concert-goer who claims he was hit in the stomach with a microphone during a 2008 taping of his former MTV reality show “Making The Band.” Kevin Faraday has filed suit claiming he was in the audience at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York during filming and [...]




Diddy’s Gotta Come Up with $7.5 Million Over a Lawsuit

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*Diddy’s empire is in a little trouble after being told by the court he and Viacom has to come up with $7.5 million. Bad Boy Records and the media conglomerate have agreed to pay the hefty sum to Lou Pearlman over the series, “Making the Band,” according to reports. It all started with Trans Continental [...]




Report: Arsenio, Aubrey O’Day in New ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

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*The new cast of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice 5″ outed themselves in New York last week as they participated in what appeared to be a sandwich-making competition for the upcoming season, according to the blog Reality Blurred. Former talk show host Arsenio Hall and “Making the Band” vet Aubrey O’Day are said to be among a [...]




Laurieann Gibson on Diddy Spat, Gaga Gig and New E! Reality Series

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*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 [...]




Laurieann ‘Boom-Kat’ Gibson Lands E! Reality Show

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*Laurieann Gibson, choreographer for Lady Gaga and formerly Diddy’s “Making the Band,” has scored a “docusoap” series at E! produced by Ryan Seacrest. Previously reported as being in development at the network, EW is reporting that “The Dance Scene” has received a series greenlight. Eight episodes of the half-hour show will follow Gibson as she [...]




Danity Kane’s Aubrey Gets a Reality Show

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*Former Danity Kane lead vocalist Aubrey O’Day returns to reality TV in a new series for the women’s cable channel Oxygen. O’Day was discovered in 2004 as part of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ MTV’s series “Making the Band.” Diddy famously fired O’Day during an episode of the show two years ago. Now, Oxygen’s “The Aubrey O’Day [...]




Making The Band Winner Leaves the Label

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*Donnie Klang is moving on now from Bad Boy Entertainment. The young singer released a solo album after winning Diddy’s reality TV competition, “Making the Band” in 2008, but he claims there are no hard feelings between him and the producer. He’s moved on to independent label Eight72 Entertainment. “It’s tough being on a label [...]




T-Pain Sued Over Jennifer Hudson Track

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*T-Pain is reportedly being sued by singer Sara Stokes from Diddy’s MTV series “Making the Band” after he allegedly failed to credit her for a song she wrote for Jennifer Hudson. Stokes claimed that she co-wrote Hudson’s track “What’s Wrong (Go Away)’ with the Auto-Tuned rapper, whose real name is Faheem Najm. The song appeared [...]




Diddy Planning to Open Business School

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*Entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced plans to launch a business school in New York to share his success with budding entrepreneurs. The mogul has been sitting on top of a million-dollar empire since his days as an intern for Uptown’s Andre Harrell. He’s now CEO of Bad Boy Records and Sean John Clothing, the [...]