Three 2010 recordings credited to Michael Jackson were apparently fakes. Vibe reports that “Monster,” “Keep Your Head Up,” and “Breaking News” — which were included on Michael, a posthumous 2010 album of previously unreleased material, were not recorded by Jackson. Sony admitted that in court this week during a lawsuit brought by the Jackson family and devoted fan Vera Servoa, who launched…… MORE
Aretha Franklin died as the result of pancreatic cancer … according to her death certificate. The document says the Queen of Soul died at 9:50 AM on August 16, 2018. The death certificate also says Aretha will be entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, the same place Rosa Parks is buried. The document lists her occupation…… MORE
San Francisco jurors just ruled that that Roundup, the most popular weedkiller in the world, gave a former school groundskeeper terminal cancer. So they awarded him $289 million in damages — mostly to punish the agricultural company Monsanto. Dewayne Johnson’s victory Friday could set a massive precedent for thousands of other cases claiming Monsato’s famous…… MORE
Apple has become America’s first trillion dollar company yesterday when their stock passed $207.05 and closed at $207.39, ending the day worth over a trillion dollars. And check this out: If you would have invested $10,000 when MAC launched in 1984, you’d have $3.8 million dollars! If you would have invested when Steve Jobs took…… MORE
R&B singer Brandy’s discography has been streamed 1.5 BILLION times on all digital platforms, making her the ONLY artist from the 90’s to achieve this! And she still looks like little Moesha!! Congratulations to Brandy! Making history and thangs!!… MORE
According to the Chicago Sun Times, Camilla Hudson said in a widely shared Facebook post, “So, THIS just happened: I had the police called on me for attempting to use a coupon @ the CVS Pharmacy located at 6150 N. Broadway in Chicago!” In the video, the manager, who identified himself as Morry Matson can be seen…… MORE
Floyd Mayweather Sr. has been involved in a paternity suit with a woman by the name of Purisa Farris, who filed court documents in January. Well, the verdict is out and Mayweather is the father of a one year old baby girl. Mayweather has 5 other children, including 41 year old Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Just…… MORE
Remember the young girl that was selling bottles of water outside of her home the other day and the woman called the police? Well, the woman has been identified as Allison Ettel and she called the police citing ‘selling water without a permit.’ Now, the woman is retracting her actions, saying her actions had no…… MORE
Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy is in full effect. There are hundreds of immigrants housed in cages in a facility in South Texas, where the lights stay on 24 hours a day, water and chip bags litter the floor and foil sheets are used as blankets. Many children have been separated from their parents. The Border Patrol…… MORE
Although the US Supreme Court has ruled against life without parole for juveniles, Cyntonia Brown is apparently the exception. The Tennessee attorney general’s office disagrees, saying Brown should be eligible for parole after 51 years. According to advocates, the then 16 year old was a teen sex trafficking victim, and shot 43 year old real…… MORE
Chris O’Donnell is headed back to the small screen to star in the 9-1-1 spinoff series, 9-1-1: Nashville on ABC. We don’t know many plot details yet, but the show will follow first responders in the Tennessee-based city. Chris will play Captain Don Sharpe, who Variety describes as “a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider…
Will Smith announced his new album, Based On A True Story, will be released on March 28, 20 years after his last album. The album features DJ Jazzy Jeff, Teyana Taylor, and Smith’s son Jaden. The tracklist is divided into “episodes” instead of songs. He also recently revealed that he and Prince discussed launching an…
SZA is feeling speechless after her album SOS managed to tie Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller. The two artists are officially tied at 79 total non-consecutive weeks spent in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. According to Luminate, that’s the most for a Black artist. TMZ Hip-Hop caught up with SZA after her appearance on…
Angie Stone’s catalog received a hefty boost following her recent death. Billboard reports that Stone’s streams have increased by 1,300 percent to 8.4 million. Stone’s sales have risen by 10,700 percent. Her 1999 hit “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” got the biggest bump in listens. Stone died in a car accident in Alabama on…