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Entertainment: Ike Turner dead at age 76
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner, whose achievements as one of the founding fathers of the genre were overshadowed by ex-wife Tina Turner's claims that he regularly beat her for almost two decades, died on Wednesday at his home near San Diego. He was 76.
Note: By Bob Tourtellotte and Dean Goodman
Posted by jcohen on Saturday, December 15 @ 18:15:29 UTC (6650 reads)
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Entertainment: R&B star Gerald Levert dies of heart attack
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Popular R&B singer Gerald Levert died Friday of a heart attack in his hometown of Cleveland. The artist turned 40 years old in July.
Note: By Gail Mitchell
Posted by jcohen on Sunday, November 12 @ 09:19:51 UTC (2105 reads)
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Entertainment: Host Damon Wayans calls 2006 BET Awards a 'big, black blast'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Jamie Foxx and Chris Brown were all double winners at Tuesday's BET Awards.
Note: Wed Jun 28, 12:24 AM EST
By Sandy Cohen
Posted by jcohen on Wednesday, June 28 @ 11:45:07 UTC (2707 reads)
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Entertainment: Stevie Wonder to sing at anniversary event to mark Detroit riots
DETROIT (AP) - Stevie Wonder will sing at the city's Ford Field stadium as part of a 40-day observance of the 40th anniversary of Detroit's deadly 1967 riots, the Detroit News reported Friday.
Posted by jcohen on Saturday, June 10 @ 00:00:00 UTC (2070 reads)
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Entertainment: Ex-manager sues singer Ashanti
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former manager for the R&B singer Ashanti who claimed to have been instrumental in the singer's career sued her on Tuesday, seeking millions of dollars in damages for breach of contract.
Posted by jcohen on Thursday, June 08 @ 12:41:16 UTC (2388 reads)
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Entertainment: West Indies Spelling Bee contestents eliminated in 4th round
Anjenet Loon of Nassau Bahamas and Rosanna Pike of Kingston Jamaica were eliminated in the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Posted by jcohen on Thursday, June 01 @ 12:04:07 UTC (2210 reads)
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Entertainment: Fast-Food Ads Shown More on Black-Focused TV Channels
CHICAGO (AP) _ There are far more ads for fast food and snacks on black-oriented TV than on channels with more general programming, researchers report in a provocative study that suggests a link to high obesity rates in black children.
Note: By LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
Posted by jcohen on Monday, May 08 @ 14:45:52 UTC (2142 reads)
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Entertainment: 17 year old Paris Bennett next idol to leave
NEW YORK (AP) - Paris Bennett sang Kiss - and the pint-size soul singer and judge favourite kissed American Idol goodbye Wednesday, becoming the latest singer sacked in viewer voting.
Posted by jcohen on Thursday, May 04 @ 10:44:08 UTC (2071 reads)
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Entertainment: Musicians want their say in copyright laws
Don’t even think about
suing music fans.
Posted by jcohen on Wednesday, May 03 @ 00:00:00 UTC (1917 reads)
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Entertainment: Snoop, arrested
Rapper Snoop Dog and five other associates
were arrested after a
fracas at Heathrow Airport that
injured seven police officers, British
media reported yesterday.
Posted by jcohen on Friday, April 28 @ 12:04:55 UTC (2078 reads)
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