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Feature: Grammy Awards 2009 Re-cap

The Grammy Awards is the music industry's biggest night. But insiders, fans and the artist community don't merely buzz about who took home the statuette for Best Pop Vocal, Duo or Group! Rat

Lil Wayne Announces New LP

Lil Wayne has set a tentative June 9 release date for his next disc, Rebirth. The first single, "Prom Queen," starts streaming on the rapper's MySpace page today. It'll also appear

Katie Couric Recruits Justin Timberlake, Lil Wayne For TV Special

CBS News has announced the lineup for Katie Couric's All Access Grammy Special, including Justin Timberlake, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Metallica and Taylor Swift."Couric has an innate ability f

Live Review: Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Keyshia Cole - Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles

Who is hip hop's king of the hill? Is it the man with the hottest hooks or the man with the most raucous raps? Is it T-Pain or Lil Wayne? Both names are so ubiquitous in pop and rap right now tha

Billboard Names Chris Brown Artist of the Year

Billboard has named its top artists of 2008, a list that's determined by album sales, digital downloads, radio airplay and Internet streams. Chris Brown led the pack yet again (he also did in 200

Lil Wayne Doc On the Way

Director Adam Bhala Lough best known for The Upsetter, his film about Lee "Scratch" Perry has readied his Lil Wayne doc, The Carter, for a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month.

iTunes Reveals Year-End Charts

Coldplay's Viva la Vida has landed on top of iTunes' best-selling albums list, with Jack Johnson (Sleep Through the Static), the Juno soundtrack, Lil Wayne (Tha Carter III) and Sara Bareille

Lil Wayne, Coldplay Get Much Grammy Love

The Recording Academy held a primetime concert special on CBS last night. Co-hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, the event featured performances from Mariah Carey

Lil Wayne Returns to the Road

Lil Wayne has confirmed more than a dozen new shows, ranging from a December 6 stop in Rochester, NY, to a January 3 gig in Hampton, VA. The rapper's rotating cast of supporting acts includes Key

Coldplay Lead World Music Awards

Monaco presented the 20th Annual World Music Awards on Sunday, hosting such performers as Kid Rock and Beyoncé and naming Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends the best-sellin

Internet Hacker Posts Fake News Stories About Wiley, Lil Wayne

An Internet hacker by the name of Gilgamesh has posted several fake BBC News pages relating to Wiley and Lil Wayne. First there was the Sunday story that Wayne was killed in New Orleans as a result of

Lil Wayne Welcomes Son Into the World

Lil Wayne celebrated the birth of his son, Dwayne Carter III, yesterday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. The identity of the child's mother is unknown at this time, however.In other Weezy ne

Lil Wayne Plans Re-Release of 'Tha Carter III' Record

Lil Wayne has revealed an alternate version of Tha Carter III, one with new songs not included on the best-selling album. According to an MTV report, the record does not have a confirmed release date

BET Names Lil Wayne Lyricist of the Year

BET held the taping of its annual Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday in Atlanta. Among the show's appearances were T.I., Soulja Boy, Busta Rhymes, Young Jeezy, Salt-n-Pepa, MC Lyte and more. While T-Pain

Lil Wayne Offers Blog Services to ESPN

An ESPN interview about Major League at-bat music (a bunch of players use Lil Wayne's music) has led to the rapper writing for the magazine's daily blog. His first post includes the followi

TV on the Radio, N.E.R.D. Among Voodoo Fest Additions

New Orleans' Voodoo Experience festival has added a number of new acts to this year's three-day event, including TV on the Radio, the Mars Volta, Butthole Surfers, N.E.R.D., and Fishbone. Th

Lil Wayne Facing Lawsuit For Copyright Infringement

Abkco Music Inc. a music publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones song "Play With Fire" has filed a copyright infringement/unfair competition lawsuit against Lil Wayne,

Lil Wayne Launches Champagne Line

Lil Wayne has revealed his very own top-shelf champagne line. Due out this fall, Halo comes in four varieties: Halo Brut, Halo Brut Vintage, Halo Rose, and Halo Pinnacle. For a breakdown of their flav

Lil Wayne Passes the 1 Million Mark

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III has scored the music industry's biggest first-week sales numbers since 50 Cent's The Massacre in 2005, shifting more than a million copies according to Nielse

Lil Wayne On Track For Record Sales

Rampant leaks and bootlegging can't seem to stop the breakout sales of Lil Wayne's latest LP. According to Billboard magazine, Tha Carter III has sold 423,000 copies in its first day and is

Lil Wayne Launches Summer Tour

Now that Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III is finally coming out, the rapper has revealed a number of tour dates, running from this Saturday, June 7, in Bridgeport, CT, through an August 10 stop at Balt

Lil Wayne Takes on Film, TV Roles

Lil Wayne has been linked to at least two new movies: Patriots, a Forest Whitaker feature that began filming in New Orleans last month, and the fourth installment of The Fast and the Furious, which w

Lil Wayne Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges

Lil Wayne entered a not guilty plea to numerous drug charges on Tuesday in Arizona Superior Court. According to Allhiphop.com, the rapper pled innocent to possession of dangerous drugs, possession of

Hot 97 Hires Perez Hilton, Announces Summer Jam Show

Hot 97 has added Perez Hilton to its morning show, giving the Hollywood-based blogger one minute to share the latest celebrity gossip. The "Hot 97 Perez Hilton Update" will air at 8 a.m. eve

Lil Wayne LP Pushed Back 'Til June

The long-awaited final installment of Lil Wayne's Carter trilogy, Tha Carter III, has been pushed back from a May 13 release date to June 10. It's unknown just how concrete that deadline is,

Isaiah Washington Trades the Hospital for Hoops

Embattled former Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington, who was booted from his role as a doctor on ABC's hottest hospital drama last summer after making questionable, controversial remarks

Lil Wayne Completes LP Trilogy

Lil Wayne will release Tha Carter III, the final volume of a planned trilogy, on May 13 through Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown. The first single from the effort, "Lollipop," has alr

Lil Wayne, David Banner Among Bun B Guests

Bun B has finished his first solo record since the passing of former UGK partner Pimp C and the release of their final record, Underground Kingz. Due out on April 29 through Rap-A-Lot/Asylum, II Trill

Lil Wayne Pleads Not Guilty To Felonies

An Arizona jury indicted Lil Wayne on numerous drug and weapon-related charges this past Friday. The 25-year-old rapper (born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) pleaded not guilty to possession of a narcotic

Lil Wayne Facing Drug Possession Charges

DEA agents in Yuma, AZ, arrested Lil Wayne and two unnamed members of his entourage on Tuesday night around 11:30 p.m. The trio's tour bus was pulled over by border patrol officers on Interstate

David Banner Returns with New Album

He will not turn into the Incredible Hulk (that's Bruce!) but rap's newest star, David Banner, will release a new album this fall titled Greatest Story Ever Told. The Mississippi rapper is c

Ja Rule, Lil Wayne Both Arrested

Both Lil Wayne and Ja Rule were coincidentally arrested last night in New York on charges of criminal weapons possession in separate incidents. Only hours after Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter

DJ Drama Readies Legit Mixtape, Speaks out on His Arrest

Mixtape kingpin DJ Drama's arrest on racketeering charges on January 16th of this year shook up the hip-hop industry, and seemed to indicate that the authorities were going to crack down hard on

Young Jeezy Readies the USDA, Tour

Young Jeezy is doing plenty of hustling these days. As "Go Getta," his newest single and collaboration with R. Kelly climbs the urban charts, the Atlanta rapper is putting the finishing touc

Lil Wayne Sued for No-Show

Florida-based promoters are suing Lil Wayne after the 24-year-old rapper allegedly failed to show up for a concert on October 29 of last year, then neglected to reschedule. The promoters, Nunoise Ent

Hip-Hop Community Reacts to DJ Drama Bust

Hip-hoppers and mixtape makers are trying to figure out how this week's high-profile bust of DJ Drama and DJ Don Cannon on illegal bootlegging charges is going to affect the industry. Drama and C

Jack White Forms Yet Another New Band

While he insists that the White Stripes and Raconteurs are "still happening," Jack White has added a third band to his ever-evolving discography. The Dead Weather featuring The Kills' A

Live Review: Lil Wayne - The Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles

During "Shoot Me Down," Lil Wayne told Los Angeles's sold out Gibson Amphitheatre, "This is history in the making!" He meant it too. Eyes blazed and bloodshot staring through

VH1 Brings Back ‘Behind the Music’ Series

VH1’s long-running and sorely-missed Behind the Music series has been green-lit for a season of 10 new episodes, including looks at the lives of Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland. "It felt like t

DJ Drama, Lil Wayne Lawsuit Gets Explained in E-mail

Makin Moves Entertainment sent an E-mail statement to members of the music industry yesterday, explaining the lawsuit filed against the company and DJ Drama on February 18. Cash Money Records is appar

Baby Drama For Wayne

Lil Wayne, yet again, has more baby mama drama. Two women are said to give birth to his children this year. The rapper also has a daughter and son from two other women. The guy really knows how to re

Lil Wayne to go to trial for the possession of drugs and gun

Rapper Lil Wayne is set to go to trial for the possession of drugs and a gun.

The 27-year-old will attend court soon over charges of weapon and drugs possession.

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Lil Wayne to be a dad for fourth time

Rapper Lil Wayne is to be a dad for the fourth time as his wife Nivea is pregnant.

The 27-year-old rapper confirmed reports that his wife Nivea, 27, is expecting their first child together.

Lil Wayne heading to jail after admitting gun charges

Rapper Lil Wayne is heading for jail after pleading guilty to attempted weapons possession.

The Lollipop star expected to go through a pre-trial court hearing in New York over a series of c

Lil Wayne parties before jail

Rapper Lil Wayne has been seen partying before he heads to jail.

The hip-hop star - who last week pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a .40-calibre semi-automatic gun - was spotted surr