April 22, 2015
Actor Ben Affleck: ‘Embarrassed’ by Slave-owning Ancestor
Actor Ben Affleck said Tuesday he regretted asking a PBS documentary show profiling his ancestors to exclude a relative who'd owned slaves, saying he was embarrassed by the revelation. Affleck's ancestry was traced by Harvard scholar Henry Louis…
April 21, 2015
Jon Stewart Sets Date for His Final ‘Daily Show’
Jon Stewart has set the end date for his days as "The Daily Show" host. The comedian announced at the end of the show's Monday, April 20 episode that he would depart the Comedy Central series on Thursday, August 6. "My last 'Daily Show' program will…
April 21, 2015
Willie Nelson Launches His Own Brand of Pot
While some Hollywood celebrities commemorated 4/20 on social media, country music legend Willie Nelson launched his own brand of pot "Willie's Reserve" on Monday, April 20. The product will be grown and sold in Colorado and Washington, where…
April 21, 2015
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threat to kill
Phil Rudd, drummer of Australian rock band AC/DC, has changed his plea to guilty on a charge of a threat to kill, at a court in Tauranga, New Zealand. The court heard he was unhappy about his album's launch party and asked for a former employee to…
April 17, 2015
Bahamas R&B singer Johnny Kemp of ‘Just Got Paid’ fame dies
Bahamian R&B singer Johnny Kemp, who is best known for the hit song "Just Got Paid," has died in Jamaica. He was 55. Jamaica police said Friday that Kemp was found floating at a beach in Montego Bay on Thursday morning. It had not yet been…
April 17, 2015
Chris Brown Shares First Photo of daughter
Chris Brown posted on Instagram a first photo of him with his daughter Royalty on Thursday, April 16. In the image, he sports matching red hooded jumper with the 10-month-old little girl, who sits in his lap. He captioned the photo, "God has blessed…
April 15, 2015
Digital music matches physical sales for the first time
Digital music revenues matched physical sales for the first time in 2014, thanks to strong growth in the streaming market. The digital market rose 6.9% to $6.9 billion (£4.6 billion), representing 46% of all global music sales, reported the music…
April 15, 2015
Trey Songz Releases Surprise ‘Intermission’ EP
Fresh off finishing his European tour with Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz surprised his fans on Tuesday, April 14 when he unexpectedly released a new EP. The R&B crooner made all songs off the project called "Intermission" available on his SoundCloud…
April 15, 2015
Game of Thrones Periscope broadcasts anger HBO
Games of Thrones broadcaster HBO has sent "take down" notices to Periscope, the live-streaming video app owned by Twitter, after users of the app broadcast episodes of the hit show on Sunday night. HBO also said Saturday's online leaks of four…
April 15, 2015
Soul singer Percy Sledge dies aged 74
US soul singer Percy Sledge, famed for his song When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 74. Steve Green from talent agency Artists International Management Inc confirmed to the BBC that he died at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday. "He…