Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

While actor Wesley Snipes sits behind bars, credit card giant American Express wants him to pay up. According to TheWrap.com, AmEx recently hit The Blade star with a lawsuit in Orange County, Fla. They say the actor owes them $29,343, which he racked up prior to his imprisonment. The company is aiming for the full […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The doctor convicted in the overdose death of Michael Jackson was sentenced to the maximum four years behind bars Tuesday by a judge who denounced him as a reckless physician whose actions were a “disgrace to the medical profession.” Dr. Conrad Murray sat stoically with his hands crossed as Superior Court […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Nicki Minaj will have another moment to savor from her super year: Billboard is honoring her as its rising star of 2011. She is slated to get the honor at Billboard’s “Women in Music” event on Dec. 2 in New York City. Minaj said Wednesday she was “deeply honored to be […]

Mary Mary fans will soon get the chance to see how members of the successful gospel duo balance it all, thanks to a new reality series set to premiere on AMC Network’s WE tv. Tentatively titled “Mary Mary,” the hour-long series will show how sisters Erica and Tina Campbell manage their careers and families. The […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — One of the founders of a leading Jamaican reggae and rocksteady trio from the 1960s has died. A bandmate says Barry Llewellyn of the Heptones died Wednesday at age 64. Lead singer Leroy Sibbles said Friday that Llewellyn died of unknown causes at Kingston Public Hospital. Llewellyn founded the Heptones with […]

iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending Nov. 21, 2011: Top Songs: 1. “We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris),” Rihanna 2. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO 3. “It Will Rain,” Bruno Mars 4. “Rumour Has It / Someone Like You (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast 5. “Take Care (feat. Rihanna),” Drake 6. “Good […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say singer Patricia “Bonnie” Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has been arrested for investigation of possessing rock cocaine. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore says the 61-year-old singer was arrested Friday in South Los Angeles after the car she was riding in was pulled over for a mechanical malfunction. Deputies say she […]

Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Common rose to prominence as one of hip-hop’s most poetic and respected lyricists, having garnered multiple Grammy Awards for his first eight albums. Common’s ninth, The Dreamer, The Believer, will be released in December by Warner Brothers Records. In 2004, he partnered with fellow Chicago […]

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — Heavy D was remembered with laughter and tears Friday during a star-studded funeral service that included Jay-Z and Will Smith, humorous anecdotes from longtime friend Diddy, and words of encouragement for the late rapper’s family, delivered in a letter from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. “We extend […]

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin says she’s curious about exactly what former belongings of hers might be sold this weekend in suburban Detroit. Franklin said in a statement to The Detroit News that she has no connection to Saturday’s planned sale, which is offering clothing, shoes and household items. She said […]

Filming of Tyler Perry’s new movie, “The Marriage Counselor” began only recently, but fans are already threatening to stay away, angry over the director’s casting of reality TV star Kim Kardashian for a role in the film. According to The Huffington Post, fans have used Perry’s website to criticize his choice for the role of […]

George Tillman Jr., director of the 2009 biopic “Notorious” about the life of rapper Notorious B.I.G., will direct a new film based on the life of jazz musician Miles Davis. According to The Huffington Post, producers are working with Davis’ eldest son Gregory to bring the film to life. It will be loosely based on […]