Entertainment Attorney Frederick Brown Dies
Prominent entertainment attorney Frederick Brown, who worked at Warner Bros Records and MGM, died August 29, 2011 at age 56 after battling cancer....
Month : August 2011
Dr. Dre Sells 51 Percent of Company for $309 Million
Dr. Dre sells 51% of Beats Electronics for $309 million. The audio company, co-founded with Jimmy Iovine, produces celebrity-endorsed headphones including Justbeats and Heartbeats....
Sister who Loaned Berry Gordy $800 to Start Motown Dies
Esther Gordy Edwards, Berry Gordy's sister who loaned him $800 to start Motown Records in 1959, died at age 91. She founded the Motown Museum...
GAMBLE & HUFF STATEMENT ON NICK ASHFORD’S PASSING
Legendary producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff pay tribute to Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson, crediting him with producing their hit 'I'm Gonna Make...
PHILADELPHIA INTL RECORDS LAUNCHES TSOPSOULRADIO.COM FOR 40TH ANNIVERSARY
Philadelphia International Records launches TSOPSoulRadio.com for their 40th anniversary, delivering the legendary Sound of Philadelphia 24/7 online. The station features rare tracks from Gamble &...
AJ Appleberry’s Final Arrangements (Update)
Radio veteran Aaron 'AJ' Appleberry's funeral arrangements announced. Services will be held at Household of Faith Church in New Orleans following his sudden passing....
UNSUNG REVIEW: Mary Wells
TV One's Unsung explores Mary Wells' tragic story as Motown's first female star whose career crumbled after leaving the label. Despite topping The Beatles with...
WOW: Laid off Workers Hit Lottery (vid)
Laid off workers celebrate after hitting the lottery jackpot. A remarkable story of timing and fortune captured on video....
WOW: People Supporting The Poverty Tour
Cornel West, Rev. Bernice King, Martin Luther King III and Tavis Smiley unite at The King Center in Atlanta to support The Poverty Tour activism...
Smiley and West Criticized for Poverty Tour Focus
Steve Harvey criticizes Tavis Smiley and Cornel West's Poverty Tour, calling out their motives and questioning their personal grudges against Obama....
Maurice Johnson,Two Masters Degree and Homeless (vid)
Maurice Johnson's story reveals how life circumstances can drastically change everything, even for those with two master's degrees who thought they were prepared....
Outkast Rapper Big Boi Arrested for Drug Possession
Outkast rapper Big Boi was arrested in Miami after customs agents found Ecstasy and unprescribed Viagra during a cruise ship search. He faces multiple drug...