Archive for the ‘News’ Category
TECH| AT&T TO BUY T-MOBILE ? THE COMMUNICATIONS GIANT REVEALS PLANS!
Posted by Justin | Filed under News
AT&T Inc. says it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion. The company will have to await approval from the government, but if the deal occurs and closes in a year as planned, it will create one, if not the, largest wireless carriers in the nation, bringing [...]
NEWS| DOUG MORRIS NAMED SONY MUSIC CEO
Posted by Justin | Filed under News
Formerly CEO/Chairman of Universal Music Group, Doug Morris has now switched teams and is officially the CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. Current CEO Rolf Schimidt-Holz will step down from his position in March and Morris will take over officially on July 1st, 2011. Between late March and July, Sony President Howard Stringer will oversee the [...]
NEWS| BEYONCE + NELLY FURTADO DONATE QUADDAFI PROFITS TO CHARITY
Posted by Justin | Filed under Beyoncé, Nelly Furtado, News
This week, Nelly Furtado gave away the $1 million dollars she earned performing for the Quaddafi family and now Beyoncé has followed suit… except she apparently was already ahead of the game. According to a statement released by her publicist, “all monies paid to Beyoncé for her performance at a private party at Nikki Beach [...]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB MARLEY!
Posted by Justin | Filed under News
Today would’ve been Bob Marley‘s 66th birthday! Born on the island of Jamaica, Marley became the most iconic figure in the reggae music genre. Through his music his spread the messages of peace, brotherhood, love as well standing up for those wronged by social injustice. Over 30 years after he succumbed to cancer, the music [...]
ARETHA FRANKLIN CALLS INTO WENDY WILLAMS SHOW+ WHO SHOULD PLAY ARETHA IN A MOVIE?
Posted by Justin | Filed under News
The legendary Aretha Franklin called into The Wendy Williams Show yesterday to assure fans that her health is “superb”. Aretha quickly took the interview out of Wendy’s hands like only a diva could! Check out the clip below In addition to addressing her health, Ms. Franklin also stated that she has lined up Oscar winning [...]
REPORT| FUNK/SOUL LEGEND TEENA MARIE DEAD AT 54
Posted by Justin | Filed under News
According to reports hiting the internet today, noted R&B/Funk Singer Teena Marie has died at the age of 54 today, December 26th, 2010. No other information has been released or made available. Marie is best known as the protegé of fellow funk legend Rick James. Marie may have died from suffering a grand mal seizure, [...]
NEWS| EX-PARAMORE MEMBERS GIVE THEIR STORY ON LEAVING THE BAND
Posted by Roneil | Filed under Morning Tea...and Shade, News, Paramore
And so the Paramore drama continues…This past weekend Hayley, Taylor, and Jeremy released a statement breaking the news that former members, Zac and Josh had left the band due to them not being happy or wanting to be around. However, as we soon find out, this wasn’t the complete story and Josh released a statement [...]
DON’T COUNT PARAMORE OUT YET, THEY STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO
Posted by Roneil | Filed under News, Paramore
To my dismay, I discovered earlier this week that Josh and Zac Farro who played the guitar and drums, respectively, have decided to leave Paramore, making the band a trio consisting of Hayley Williams, Taylor York, and Jeremy Davis. In their blog, the band wrote that “Josh and Zac let us know they would be [...]
NEWS| MARIAH CAREY EXPECTING TWINS
Posted by Roneil | Filed under Mariah Carey, News
Congratulations to Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon; the two have announced that they are expecting twins. Cannon spilled the tea (without Mimi’s permission) on his radio show 92.3 Rollin’ With Nick Cannon this morning, saying that Mariah was the first one to give the announcement. At her performance on TNT’s Christmas In Washington 2010, Mariah [...]
NEWS| BEYONCE’S HEAT AD GETS BANNED IN THE U.K.
Posted by Roneil | Filed under Beyoncé, News, Ron's Picks
Apparently, Beyonce’s new ad for her perfume, Heat, was too hot for the U.K. to handle. The ad was banned by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority who deemed it too racy or inappropriate for daytime television. However, they are allowing it to show after 7:30. The organization found a problem with “Beyonce’s body movements” and [...]
NEWS| APPLE INTRODUCES THE BEATLES CATALOG TO ITUNES
Posted by Justin | Filed under News
As Itunes as quickly become one of the premiere destinations for digital media downloads, one of the biggest bands in the world was always conspicuously missing. Now, almost 9 years after the software has hit computers all across the world, the music of the legendary U.K band The Beatles, is now available for purchase on [...]
NEWS| REGGAE SINGER GREGORY ISSACS DIES AT 60
Posted by Justin | Filed under News
Legendary Reggae singer Gregory Issacs passed away this week at age 60, after a long battle with lung cancer. Those whose knowledge of Reggae halts at Sean Paul and Bob Marley, might not know that Isaacs was one of the world’s biggest reggae stars in the 1970s and 1980s with major hits like “Night Nurse”, [...]