Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Rappers Meek Mill (left) and Drake (right). (Courtesy and AP Photos) Rapper Meek Mill had the Twitter world in a frenzy on July 21 with some words about fellow rapper Drake. Mill tweeted, “Stop comparing Drake to me too…. He don’t write his own raps.  That’s why he ain’t tweet my album because we found out.” […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chris Brown finally left the Philippines late Friday, but not without complications. The 26-year-old R&B artist performed at a packed concert in Manila on Tuesday, then wasn’t able to leave because a fraud complaint Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown, center, arrives at a hotel in Macau, Friday, July 24, 2015. Brown […]

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has severed ties with Hulk Hogan. The company deleted most references to Hogan on its website and issued a statement Friday saying it had terminated its contract with FILE – In this Oct. 15, 2012 file photo, former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry […]

(Left) In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Nicki Minaj performs at the 2015 Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey (AP/ Scott Roth/Invision); (Right) In this Friday, July 10, 2015 file photo, singer Taylor Swift performs during her “1989” world tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford in New […]

In this July 21, 2015 file photo, rapper Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, leaves court after testifying in front of the jury about his finances, his business deals and the media attention surrounding his recent bankruptcy filing, in New York. A jury decided Friday that Jackson must pay an additional $2 million in […]

Rapper Wale poses with President Obama after the 2015 Beating the Odds Summit at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2015. (Instagram Photo) WASHINGTON (AP) — He can croon the blues. He can belt out gospel. But Barack Obama draws the line at rap. “My rapping skills are terrible,” Obama told a crowd […]

Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown (AP File Photo) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In a profanity-laced video, Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown vented his frustration Thursday at being stuck in the Philippines for a second day after running afoul of a politically powerful religious group that filed a fraud complaint against him for a cancelled concert. […]

R&B singer Usher. (Photo/YouTube) ATLANTA (AP) — R&B singer Usher says he wants to lower the high school dropout rate through his New Look Foundation. Usher spoke strongly about being committed to developing young scholars through education at his foundation’s 16th anniversary luncheon on Thursday in downtown Atlanta. The Grammy winner told about 400 attendees that […]

A woman walks past a mural depicting entertainer Bill Cosby, center, Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program is considering removing the work featuring Cosby, the latest fallout from allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted women. An organization spokeswoman said Wednesday “recent headlines” factored into its decision to move the mural much […]

This undated booking photo provided by the Clark County Detention Center shows William Drayton Jr. aka Flavor Flav after his arrest in Las Vegas. Authorities say they arrested the entertainer shortly after midnight on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Las Vegas for driving under the influence, speeding, possessing less than an ounce of marijuana and […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is setting his sights beyond the basketball court. Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player LeBron James arrives for the special screening of his film, Trainwreck at the Regal Cinemas Montrose Stadium 12 theaters, on Friday, July 10, 2015, in Akron, Ohio. James is hosting the screening of the film which also […]

Forest Whitaker and Jake Gyllenhaal star in “Southpaw” (Photo credit Scott Garfield) Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) surmounted incredible odds en route to becoming the World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champ. After all, his prospects weren’t exactly brilliant, given how he’d been abandoned by his mother at birth. But he was lucky enough to meet Maureen (Rachel […]