http://www.slam101fm.com/ SLAM 101.1 News headlines Copyright © 2010 lumbian@gmail.com Fri, 24 May 2013 12:49:07 -0400 20 Subdreamer RSS Syndicator BEYONCE pregnancy rumours have reached a fevered pitch, and now, it seems, hubby Jay-Z is trying to douse them. According to ABC News, programme director Ebro Darden of New York\'s Hot 97 said today on the radio that he heard from Jay-Z that reports of Beyonce being pregnant with their second child are false. Darden, also known as Old Man Ebro, said he emailed Jay-Z on Friday to send his best wishes on Beyonce\'s reported second pregnancy.. \"I emailed on some congratulations, send my love to the family, blah, blah, blah,\" Ebro said. \"He emailed me back and said it\'s not true.\" http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1241 SCRATCH Blog Wed, 22 May 2013 09:38:55 -0400 Simon Cowell will be exactly where he likes when the third season of \"X Factor\" kicks off in the fall: with women on all sides. The noted lothario has officially added former Destiny\'s Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin pop sensation Paulina Rubio to the panel of his reality singing program. The hires have been rumored
 for several days, but Fox finally confirmed the news on Monday. \"It\'s taken more than a decade, but I\'m delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!),\" said Cowell in a statement. \"Paulina and Kelly both have great taste and massive experience in the music industry and together with Demi, this is going to be a fun panel. It just feels like the time to do something different.\" Rowland was a judge on the eighth series of the British version of the show and also did a tour of duty on the Australian dance competition \"Everybody Dance Now.\" The singer, who recently turned heads with her single \"Dirty Laundry,\"
 which revealed her jealousy of former bandmate Beyoncé, said in a statement that she was psyched to join the panel. Demi Lovato Learned A Lot From Britney Spears On \'X Factor\' \"I am very excited to be reuniting with Simon Cowell and \'The X Factor\' family,\" she said. \"It feels great to be able to take this journey here at home in the states!\" Rowland\'s new album, Talk a Good Game, is due out on June 18. Latina singer Rubio, who began her music career in 1984 and has sold 20 million records to date, said she loves the show and can\'t wait to get a jump on the first major American reality singing show to have three female judges. \"I can\'t wait to find the next big music star here in America,\" said Rubio, who judged on \"La Voz ... Mexico\" and \"La Voz Kids.\" \"I\'m so thrilled to be part of the show as a judge. Simon, be careful what you wish for, let\'s see if you are ready to handle me, empieza la fiesta, amigo!\" Rowland and Rubio replace L.A. Reid and Britney Spears,
 who departed the show after last season. Auditions for season three kick off on Tuesday (May 21) in Charleston, North Carolina. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1240 SCRATCH Blog Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:51 -0400 Rihanna is not letting anyone profit off her image without her authorization. The pop superstar reportedly filed a lawsuit against British retail store Topshop for selling T-Shirts with her image printed on them. According to Page Six, Rihanna filed the suit after negotiations broke down. “Rihanna’s management asked Topshop a number of times to stop selling her image and were told, ‘We do what we want.’ They buy the pictures from a photographer, but they do not pay the artist licensingfees. Unfortunately, UK law does not protect the artist,” sources said. “What is most offensive for Rihanna is that they basically told her, ‘Go to hell. We don’t care; we are going to continue selling you.’ Topshop is now in the United States. They set up in Manhattan and Nordstrom, but they know better than to do this in the US because they would get in trouble,” Page Six source continued. “Even though the UK laws don’t protect the artist, she has decided to move forward and sue Topshop. She has spent almost $1 million in litigation at this point. She says it’s the principle, and wants to make a statement about it. They are taking advantage of artists. It is just exploitation. What they are doing is wrong.” http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1239 SCRATCH Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:39:54 -0400 Watch out 50 Cent because Ja Rule is coming to get you. Ja Rule spent his two years in prison very well. The New York rapper packed on a lot of muscle during his stint behind bars. The above photo is the first of Ja Rule since his release from a New York prison earlier this month. Ja Rule walked out of prison on May 7th after spending two years for tax fraudand a gun charge. The rap veteran is currently working on his new album. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1238 SCRATCH Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:21 -0400 Jay-Z is a happy man right now. After weeks of rumors and speculations, Beyonce pregnancy was confirmed by multiple sources close to the singer. According to E! News, sources confirmed the pregnancy although the couple has remain tight lipped about the rumors. Rumors started earlier this month when photos showing a tiny bulge in Beyonce’s belly emerge. The photo was snapped during her performance inLondon on one of her The Mrs. Carter World Tour stop. The pop diva also cancelled one of her tour dates in Belgium earlier this week under doctor orders, citing dehydration and exhaustion. Beyonce has been hinting that she want to give her daughter Blue Ivy Cartersome company. Looks like that is finally coming through. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1237 SCRATCH Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:45 -0400 He started from the bottom, but now he\'s on top at the BET Awards: Drake has 12 nominations. BET announced the nominees yesterday. Rappers Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz are up for 8 awards each. Drake is nominated three times for the top prize, video of the year. His hit, Started from the Bottom, will compete with his collaborations with 2 Chainz (No Lie) and A$AP Rocky (Problems). The top award has 10 nominees, including Justin Timberlake\'s Suit & Tie, Kanye West\'s Mercy, Adorn by Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis\' Thrift Shop. Chris Brown and R Kelly will perform at the awards show, to air live June 30 from the Nokia Theater LA Live. Chris Tucker will host the BET Awards. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1236 SCRATCH Blog Wed, 15 May 2013 21:19:53 -0400 Social media network Facebook was buzzing last Friday night, minutes after news broke that America\'s latest heartthrob, Miguel, is one of the headline acts on Reggae Sumfest 2013. The Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter joins an impressive list of internationally acclaimed musicians such as Destiny\'s Child, Rihanna, R Kelly, Kanye West, Lionel Richie, Usher and Chris Brown who have graced the Reggae Sumfest stage. The R&B vocalist, well known for Sure Thing, Do You, and All I Want is You, is scheduled to perform on Saturday, July 27, the final night of the festival, alongside Damian \'Junior Gong\' Marley and Chronixx. It will be the California-born singer\'s first performance in Jamaica. Miguel\'s biggest hit to date, Adorn, is a sultry, soulful ballad reminiscent of the late Marvin Gaye\'s smash, Sexual Healing. Adorn was the first track released from the singer\'s sophomore album, Kaleidoscope Dream, which peaked at the number 1 spot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-hop chart. \"Sumfest patrons can expect to be wowed by the young artiste\'s striking vocals and alluring stage presence, while rocking to the sounds of his eclectic LPs,\" said a media release from Summerfest Productions, organisers of the annual festival. Colourful Musical Oeuvres According to Summerfest Production\'s marketing representative Touchstone Productions Miguel, who has been knighted as the modern day Prince, often blends the rich sounds of R&B, rock, pop and funk to produce colourful musical oeuvres. Reggae Sumfest, now in its 21st year, will take place from July 21 to 27. Dubbed The Greatest Reggae Show on Earth, the festival is expected to attract thousands of patrons from Jamaica and the rest of the world to its home in Montego Bay. The festival kicks off with its annual beach party on Sunday, July 21. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1235 SCRATCH Blog Wed, 15 May 2013 21:16:46 -0400 Earlier this week Vybz Kartel issues a scathing statement from behind bars condemning Popcaan and Tommy Lee for betraying him. Vybz Kartel has also denied recent allegations of being attempting suicide, beaten and stabbed behind bars. Vybz Kartel says jail is for him the worst place on earth. “Jail is undoubtedly, unquestionably the worst place to be on this planet called Earth, but as it relates to my encounters with the correctional officers at the institution, I have no complaints,” Vybz Kartel said. A close source to the “Dancehall Hero” who visited him behind bars this week, told Urban Islandz that the deejay is doing okay. “Jail is like a hell hole but Addi holding up pretty good, don’t underestimate the strength of the man both mentally and physically,” the source said. “The authorities are under pressure now after so many delays and smear tactics so we are hoping he will be out for the summer,” the source added. Vybz Kartel next court date is set for May 27 where is trial is expected to begin on two murder charges. Vybz Kartel has maintained his innocence in the ongoing ordeal. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1234 SCRATCH Blog Sun, 12 May 2013 14:37:19 -0400 Chris Smith remembered his Kris Kross hip-hop partner Chris Kelly Thursday as a true friend who he\'s sure is in heaven now. Smith struggled to blurt out words at the pulpit of Jackson Baptist Memorial Church at Kelly\'s funeral attended by some 300 friends, family and fellow entertainers The 34-year-old Kelly, who had the 1992 hit Jump with Smith, was found dead May 1 of a suspected drug overdose. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1233 SCRATCH Blog Sun, 12 May 2013 14:32:02 -0400 The bureau says the release date for the 36-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, technically remains July 28, with possible community-based supervision for the balance. TMZ reports his wife picked him up and that he\'ll remain in home confinement until then. Ja Rule had served most of a two-year sentence for illegal gun possession in a New York state prison before his release in February and subsequent transfer into federal custody in the tax evasion case. He admitted failing to pay taxes on more than US$3 million earned between 2004 and 2006. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1232 SCRATCH Blog Wed, 08 May 2013 13:17:07 -0400 During a forceful statement to the judge yesterday, Hill explained she had always meant to eventually pay the taxes but was unable to during a period of time when she dropped out of the music business, echoing a defence she wrote last year in a long post online. \"I needed to be able to earn so I could pay my taxes, without compromising the health and welfare of my children, and I was being denied that,\" Hill said Monday, without explaining what exactly triggered her actions. Before the sentencing, her attorney had said Hill had paid more than US$970,000 to satisfy the state and federal tax liabilities. Hill had faced a maximum sentence of one year each on three counts. Her attorney had sought probation. She\'s to report to prison July 8. It\'s not clear where she\'ll serve her sentence. Hill got her start with The Fugees and began her solo career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She then largely disappeared from public view to raise her six children, five of whom she had with Rohan Marley, the son of reggae singer Bob Marley. At the time of her arrest last year, Hill wrote a criticism rejecting pop culture\'s \"climate of hostility, false entitlement, manipulation, racial prejudice, sexism and ageism.\" \"Over-commercialisation and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual,\" Hill wrote. \"I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities, but I did however put my safety, health and freedom and the freedom, safety and health of my family first over all other material concerns! I also embraced my right to resist a system intentionally opposing my right to whole and integral survival.\" She also said she hadn\'t paid taxes since she withdrew from society to guarantee her family\'s safety but that she always intended to rectify the situation. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Lauryn-Hill-gets-three-months-for-failing-to-pay-taxes_14217581#ixzz2Sc44nf2P http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1231 SCRATCH Blog Tue, 07 May 2013 13:30:02 -0400 Super-hero blockbuster sequel Iron Man 3 smashed to the top at the US box office with a massive US$175.3 million take — the second best opening weekend ever — industry estimates showed yesterday. The film starring Robert Downey Jr. as the title character now sits behind just The Avengers — another Walt Disney comic book superhero flick — which earned US$207.4 million when it opened a year ago. In second place for this weekend\'s box office was action comedy Pain & Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne \'The Rock\' Johnson, with US$7.6 million in ticket sales, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations. Not far behind was \"42,\" a biopic about trailblazing black baseball star Jackie Robinson, which made US$6.2 million. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1230 SCRATCH Blog Mon, 06 May 2013 13:03:40 -0400 Justin Bieber seems to get into trouble when he goes overseas. At his concert Sunday in Dubai, a fan was able to bum rush the stage and briefly attack the spritely Canadian singer. First of all, Bieber was two hours late for the Dubai show, which is becoming a thing with Bieber lately. He\'s late a lot. But the concert took a dark turn when a crazed fan, perhaps angry for being kept waiting so long, ran onto the stage. The National reports a 19-year-old was able to attack Bieber, though only briefly, while the singer was sitting at the piano singing a ballad before a horde of security guards jumped on the unwanted fan. Beiber was able to escape the scrum with his perfectly sculpted face unscathed. He scampered over to the side of the stage and continued bopping while his security team walloped this poor schmo into submission. Unfortunately, the piano was knocked over during the melee and couldn\'t be used for the rest of the show. http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1229 SCRATCH Blog Mon, 06 May 2013 12:54:47 -0400 Lil Wayne issued an apology for his lyrics referencing Emmett Till earlier this month, but Mountain Dew still opted to drop the rapper from an endorsement deal over the controversy.Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Too little too late? Lil Wayne\'s rhymes are getting him in trouble -- and this time around, even an apology can\'t save the situation. The \"Money on My Mind\" rapper has officially been dropped from an endorsement deal with Mountain Dew over controversial lyrics that he contributed to a remix of Future\'s \"Karate Chop,\" which was leaked online in February. The line in question involves Wayne rapping that he\'ll \"beat the p---y up like Emmett Till,\" a nod to the historic 1955 beating and murder of Mississippi teenager Emmett Till after the teen allegedly flirted with a white woman. Members of the Mamie Till Mobley Foundation, which honors both the memory of Emmett\'s late mother and his haunting legacy, immediately took issue with the verse, reacting to Wayne\'s word choice with \"utter shock, disappointment and sadness.\" Mountain Dew and parent company PepsiCo. issued an official statement on Friday, May 3, distancing themselves from Wayne and confirming that they had severed ties with the artist and dropped their joint \"DeWeezy\" campaign. \"We do not plan any additional work with Lil Wayne moving forward,\" the company said in the statement. \"His offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand.\" Earlier this month, Weezy himself took responsibility for his lyrics and wrote a letter addressing the controversy. \"As a recording artist, I have always been interested in word play,\" he began the apology, which was first published at MissInfo.TV. \"My lyrics often reference people, places, and events in my music, as well as the music that I create for or alongside other artists. …It has come to my attention that lyrics from my contribution to a fellow artist\'s song has deeply offended your family. As a father myself, I cannot imagine the pain that your family has had to endure.\" The letter goes on to state that he will refrain from referencing Emmett Till or the Till family in general in any future songs, and that he has \"tremendous respect\" for those who have made an impact and \"paved the way\" for public figures such as himself. Wayne\'s apology didn\'t fix the situation, however, and after Mountain Dew ultimately pulled the plug on its relationship with Weezy, the Till family praised the company for its decision. \"Just as Mamie Till Mobley didn\'t endure the pain of losing Emmett Till alone, many people have stood in solidarity with our family, even if it wasn\'t the most popular stand to take,\" Airickca Gordon-Taylor, Executive Director of the foundation, said in a statement. \"This decision was monumental, we commend Mountain Dew for taking action towards better social responsibility, and now I finally feel that we can exhale and focus on our beloved Mamie Till Mobley\'s charge... Let\'s get on with the business of positive thinking and living.\" http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1228 SCRATCH Blog Mon, 06 May 2013 12:51:38 -0400 In March, Jennifer Lopez hit the studio with Chris Brown to work on new music. Now the pop megastar is sharing more details about their collaborations. During an interview with “Extra,” the 43-year-old singer said the music will remind fans of her older material. “Yes, we were in the studio, writing songs and just getting that ‘Jenny From the Block’ flavor back,” she told Mario Lopez. They recorded more than one song for her upcoming 10th album. “We actually worked on a bunch of ideas…and we talked about doing a duet together for his album,” she said. J.Lo’s new album is due this summer, but she doesn’t have a title yet. The RedOne-produced first single, “Live It Up”featuring Pitbull, is set to premiere on Wednesday, May 8. Chris is also eyeing a Lopez duet for his forthcoming albumX. “I got a couple other songs on my album that would be a great girl feature, especially for me and J.Lo,” he toldPower 106. “I just want to do a dope dance video with me and her.” http://www.slam101fm.com/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=1227 SCRATCH Blog Fri, 03 May 2013 01:52:37 -0400