January 2, 2011
Discovery cancels Michael Jackson autopsy TV show
The Discovery Channel television network has said it will not air a re-enactment of Michael Jackson's autopsy,…
January 2, 2011
Chuck Berry taken ill during gig
Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry cut short a concert in Chicago after collapsing on stage. He slumped over his keyboard and did not move for a couple of minutes before being helped off stage, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Dave Hoekstra wrote.…
January 1, 2011
Chris Brown’s New Year’s Resolution: ‘Shut the Hell Up’
Chris Brown has learned a lesson from his recent Twitter spat with Raz-B .
The singers became embroiled in a…
December 30, 2010
Teena Marie: Autopsy Done; Toxology Pending; 911 Call Released
Investigators say an autopsy on R&B singer Teena Marie revealed no signs of trauma, but it likely will be weeks before a cause of death will be determined, reports the Associated Press. Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said…
December 30, 2010
DMX Sent To Arizona Mental Health-Unit
Troubled rap star DMX was admitted to a mental health unit in an Arizona prison facility on December 20th.
According to…
December 30, 2010
US soul singer Bernard Wilson dies at 64
US soul singer Bernard Wilson, a member of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, has died at the age of 64. The baritone vocalist died on 26 December from undisclosed medical complications in Voorhees, New Jersey. Wilson was part of the classic Blue…
December 30, 2010
Billy Taylor, US jazz musician and composer, dies at 89
The jazz musician and composer Billy Taylor has died in New York of heart failure at the age of 89.
Taylor had…
December 30, 2010
Boney M singer Bobby Farrell dies aged 61
Bobby Farrell, lead singer of the 1970s disco group Boney M, has died at the age of 61, his agent has announced.
The…
December 29, 2010
Beyonce is 2010’s Highest Earning Musician; Oprah Tops List Overall
Beyoncé’s estimated earnings of $87 million this year were enough to make her the…
December 29, 2010
Alison ready for TNT carnival
Soca queen Alison Hinds will be giving her last performance at home for the year at the Ship Inn on Thursday night. Hinds has not performed locally since Crop-Over, and it is the first time she will be performing in this kind of setting in a…
