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Taraji P. Henson & Tatyana Ali Win 'Black Girls Rock' Awards

Taraji P Henson

Taraji P. Henson and singer/actress Tatyana Ali were among the honorees at Saturday night's sixth annual Black Girls Rock Awards. Henson picked up the "Star Power Award" while Ali was named the "...


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Kanye West Dedicates Coachella Set To His Late Mother

Kanye West

Kanye West ended this weekend's Coachella music festival on a poignant note by dedicating his headline set to his late mother. The rapper took to the stage on Sunday night to bring the Indio, Cal...


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Snoop Dogg Leads The Tributes To Nate Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Stars of hip-hop including Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Ludacris and The Game have paid tribute to rapper/singer Nate Dogg, who died on Tuesday after a lengthy battle with ill health. The 41 year old pa...


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Prince's Super Bowl Show Axed

Prince

A Super Bowl benefit show starring Prince and Erykah Badu was canceled shortly before it was due to begin on Friday after financial backing for the concert collapsed. Fans flocked to buy tickets ...


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Kanye West Headlining Coachella 2011

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Listen up music lovers! The Coachella 2011 line-up has officially been revealed and Starpulse is giving you a first look! Headlining this year's 3-day festival will be none other than Mr. Kanye Wes...


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Alicia Keys & Usher Lead Soul Train Nominations

Alicia Keys

New mom Alicia Keys has something else to celebrate after learning she has been nominated for four Soul Train Awards. The "No One" singer gave birth to her first child, Egypt, on Friday, and now s...


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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Given The 'Green Light' At Cypress Hill Festival

Cypress Hill

Rappers Cypress Hill have scored a coup at their upcoming SmokeOut festival in California - the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary will be in business on site. The group will take the stag...


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Erykah Badu Fined $500 For Her Video Striptease

Erykah Badu

Soul star Erykah Badu has been handed six months probation and fined $500 after she was convicted on a charge of disorderly conduct for stripping in public during a controversial video shoot. The...


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Maxwell Cancels Tour

Maxwell

Soul star Maxwell has cancelled the second half of his U.S. tour with Jill Scott and Erykah Badu, citing "scheduling conflicts." The singer will play all of his dates up to and including sold ou...


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Sarah Mclachlan's First Studio Album In 7 Years, 'Laws Of Illusion,' Out June 15

Sarah McLachlan

Multi-platinum and Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan is scheduled to release her first studio album of new material in 7 years "Laws Of Illusion" on June 15th on Arista Records...


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Erykah Badu Pleads Not Guilty To Disorderly Conduct

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu has pleaded not guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct after a female bystander made an official complaint about the singer's public nudity during a controversial video shoot. The R...


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Rihanna Joins Lilith Fair

Rihanna

Rihanna has added her name to music's biggest show of girl power - she'll be part of this summer's Lilith Fair festival tour. The R&B star will make a special appearance at Lilith's Salt Lake City...


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Soundgarden Return To Rock Lollapalooza

Chris Cornell

Soundgarden will mark their rock reunion by headlining the 2010 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois this summer - 12 years after they split. The group has been confirmed to join Lady GaGa...


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Erykah Badu: 'My Video Was Grossly Misunderstood'

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu has defended her decision to appear naked in her controversial new music video, insisting it was "grossly misunderstood all over America." The R&B star caused a stir after shooting the...


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Erykah Badu Feared Kids Would Be 'Traumatized' By Her Naked Video Shoot

Erykah Badu

"There were children there. I prayed they wouldnt b traumatized. (People were) yelling, THIS IS A PUBLIC PLACE : YOU OUGHTA BE ASHAMED : PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON : DAMN GIRL! etc..." Erykah Badu on her ...


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Erykah Badu Planned Her Own Arrest For Her Naked Video (See Video Here)

Erykah Badu

Provocative R&B star Erykah Badu planned to film the world's most controversial music video - she tried to get arrested by cops during the shoot. The singer/songwriter rips off her clothes in fro...


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2009: The Year Of Celebrity Tweeters

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Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, could not have possibly imagined the impact that the free social-networking site would come to have in the world of social celebrity media. The internet application h...


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Beyonce Is A Triple Threat At Soul Train Awards

Beyonce At Soul Train Awards

Beyonce ruled the 2009 Soul Train Awards on Tuesday after taking home three top prizes at the ceremony. The Irreplaceable superstar was named Best Female R&B/Soul Artist, while her track Single Lad...


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Norah Jones' New Album, 'The Fall', Due Nov. 17

Norah Jones new album The Fall

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones has announced the title and release date of her upcoming album, "The Fall", her fourth studio album which will be released by EMI's B...


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Celebrity Birthdays, February 26

Johnny Cash

Happy Birthday to "Lavagirl" Taylor Dooley (1993), football running back Marshall Faulk (1973), singer Eyrkah Badu (1971), American singer and butt of an "Office Space" joke Michael Bolton (1954), ...


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Erykah Badu Gives Birth To Baby Girl

Erykah Badu

Soul singer Erykah Badu and hip-hop star Jay Electronica are the proud parents of a new daughter. The couple welcomed the child - their first together - into their family on February 1st. The...


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Erykah Badu: 'Kiss My Black Placenta'

Erykah Badu

Pregnant soul star Erykah Badu has lashed out at critics who slammed her decision to have a third child out of wedlock. The singer, who has kids by Outkast star Andre Benjamin and The D.O.C., ...


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Nikka Costa Returns With 'Pebble To A Pearl'

Nikka Costa

Nikka Costa has always seemed to thrive on a certain sense of freedom. It's no wonder, that when Nikka set out to create a record on her own terms and as an independent artist finally free of major...


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Erykah Badu Announces Third Pregnancy

Erykah Badu

Soul star Erykah Badu is reportedly expecting her third child with rapper Jay Electronica. The singer was said to have announced the news at the Austin City Limits Festival in Texas last weekend, w...


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No More Elgin Lumpkin Or Georgios Panayioutous: Celebrities Who Changed Their Names

Cher

Marilyn Monroe was originally christened Norma Jean. Archibald Leach opted for the more debonair nom de guerre Cary Grant. At the age of 10, musical prodigy Steveland Morris was dubbed (by Motown f...


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Erykah Badu Is A Certified Healer

Erykah Badu

R&B star Erykah Badu didn't waste her five year break from music - she had a child and became a certified holistic healer. The singer is back in 2008 with new album New Amerykah, half a decade afte...


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Common Dating Tennis Ace Serena Williams?

Common

Rapper-turned-actor Common has scored another top date after reportedly courting tennis ace Serena Williams. The acclaimed hitmaker and the sports star have been spotted clubbing in both Los Angele...


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Erykah Badu Turns Home Into A School

Erykah Badu

Soul star Erykah Badu turned her home into an after-hours school during her recent break from the music industry. The 37-year-old's new album New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War) is the singer's ...


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Janet Jackson Back On Top

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson has claimed her first U.S. number one album since 2001 after toppling another famous J.J. - Jack Johnson. Jackson ended the surf-rocker's three-week reign atop the Billboard 200 by de...


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Erykah Badu 'New Amerykah': An Edgy Sweet Experience

Erykah Badu

On Tuesday Feb 27th a New Amerykah was delivered to the world via Miss Badu! This new Amerykah is a melting pot: part 70's cool funk and part 80s raw hip hop. Edgy and sweet, it is an experience to...


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