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ARTISTdirect Launches Exclusive Grammy Mini-Site

On Friday January 23, 2009, ARTISTdirect.com goes live with a unique and exclusive custom mini-site for the 51st annual Grammy awards. The Grammys are the biggest music event of the year, and ARTISTdi

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

Interview: T-Pain

"There are a bunch of tents and circus freaks waiting on me right now," laughs T-Pain with a smirk. No, hip hop's resident "hit" man didn't join the circus, though no one

Jack Black, T-Pain Among Guests on Lonely Island LP

The Lonely Island a sketch comedy trio featuring Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg and SNL writers Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer—have announced their first album, Incredibad. Due out

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

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

Michael Phelps Named VMA Presenter

Fresh off winning a record eight gold medals at the Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps has announced his plans for further world domination including hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Liv

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

BMG Hires New Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

The BMG label group announced some key executive level changes this week, beginning with moving Clive Davis from his spot as the head of operations to a chief creative officer position. Barry Weiss, t

Neko Case, Josh Homme Among 'Aqua Teen' Guests

The upcoming season of Aqua Teen Hunger Force (premiering this Sunday, January 20) promises plenty of completely random guests, including Neko Case, Josh Homme, Kelly Hogan, T-Pain and former Philadel

R. Kelly is a "Flirt" on New Record

Not only is R&B's most controversial star still recording music, but artists are lining up to work with him. On the first single "I'm a Flirt" off his upcoming album (due out M

Hip-hop star T-Pain slapped with lawsuit after failing to perform Guyana concert amid death threats

Hip-hop star T-Pain has been slapped with a lawsuit after failing to perform a concert in South America amid alleged kidnap and death threats.

It's claimed the 23-year-old rapper had demand

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

US hip-hop artist T-Pain has become a dad for the third time, according to reports

US hip-hop artist T-Pain has become a dad for the third time, according to reports.

The 23-year-old, real name Faheem Rasheed Najm, and wife Amber recently welcomed a baby boy.

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