From mtv.com:
Sean Paul shot the video for his next single, "Like Glue," on Monday night in the East New York section of Brooklyn.
Benny Boom directed the shots, which were filmed at the Elite Arc Nightclub. ...
I LOVE this song!
The song "Rosa Parks" is continuing to haunt
Outkast members
Andre 3000 and
Big Boi. While a lawsuit filed against the duo by the civil-rights legend for using her name for their 1998 cut was dismissed in 1999, a panel of three judges overturned the ruling on Monday.
Jay-Z is filming the video for his "Bad Boys 2" soundtrack cut, "La, La, La (Excuse Me Again)," on Wednesday at an undisclosed location.
Chris Robinson will direct.
A monument to
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes will be erected on land the
TLC rapper purchased in the Honduran town of La Ceiba before she was killed in a car accident there a year ago. The memorial will be unveiled on May 27. ...
Michael Jackson, who went to war last year with Sony Music, is now suing his old record label Motown, seeking unpaid royalties and rights to his catalog. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses Motown Records and its Universal Music parent company of reneging on the terms of a 1980 agreement that settled an acrimonious split from Motown by Jackson and his brothers in 1976. ...
Stevie Wonder,
Musiq,
Erykah Badu and
Babyface are scheduled to join
P. Diddy,
Nappy Roots,
Jaheim and
Maze, among others, at the three-day
Essence Music Festival. Taking place July 3-5 at New Orleans' Superdome, the festival covers five stages and will be emceed by a variety of hosts including
Jamie Foxx and
A.J. Jamal. Previously announced appearances by
Nelly and the St. Lunatics and
Luther Vandross have been canceled, as Vandross remains hospitalized following last month's stroke and Nelly is spearheading a national bone-marrow drive to save the life of his sister Jackie Donahue, who is suffering from leukemia. Various other celebrities will be involved in the "Jes Us 4 Jackie" program, which will set up nine donor test locations on June 21 in New York, Los Angeles and Nelly's stomping grounds of St. Louis. The drive will be publicized in public service announcements on radio and television.