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50 Cent Makes Donation as Private Gadhafi Concert Controversy Grows

Mar 10th 2011 – 10:48AM
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As pressure mounts for performers and others to distance themselves from the Gadhafi regime, rap artist 50 Cent has announced a donation to help the embattled people of Libya. The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was paid an undisclosed amount by Muatassim Gadhafi, one of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons, to...

Mariah Carey 'Embarrassed' Over Concert Performed for Gadhafis

Mar 3rd 2011 – 12:46PM
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Jason Merritt, Getty Images

NEW YORK -- Mariah Carey says she was unaware that she was booked to perform a concert linked to Gadhafi's clan -- and she's embarrassed "to have participated in this mess." Carey is among a handful of entertainers who were paid handsome fees to give exclusive private concerts. It was later revealed the people behind...

Real-Life Glee Club, Chorus From Staten Island, to Sing at Oscars [VIDEO]

Feb 18th 2011 – 2:15PM
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CNN.com

They haven't been nominated for anything, but the fifth-grade chorus members at Graniteville, Staten Island's P.S. 22 are Oscar winners. The chorus will perform at the 74th Academy Awards show, having been informed of the honor by co-host Anne Hathaway, who came to the group's December concert to announce the news in...

Lil Wayne's 'Green and Yellow' and 4 Other Ill-Advised Super Bowl Songs [VIDEOS]

By David KnowlesFeb 4th 2011 – 2:40PM

Make. It. Stop. With the release of "Green and Yellow," rapper Lil Wayne has entered a dubious pool of songwriters who have crafted Super Bowl-themed tunes meant to rev up excitement for Sunday's big game. A musical response to Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," Weezy's freestyle composition is a Packers homage meant to...

Jimmy Buffett Falls Off Stage and Into Concert Mishap Fraternity [VIDEO]

By Steven HofferJan 27th 2011 – 2:05PM

Roughly 40 years into his music career, Jimmy Buffett completed a painful rite of passage when he tumbled off the stage after closing a recent show in Sydney, Australia. The "Margaritaville" singer, who shocked his audience when he suffered a large gash on the head from the fall, is reportedly recovering and "doing well"...

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Gate Five's lawsuit against Beyonce going to court

By Jordan Mallory May 12th 2012 - 09:00PM

Manhattan judge Charles Ramos has ruled that Gate Five's lawsuit against Beyonce Knowles is sufficiently jelly prepared, and as such will be heading to court at some unspecified date in the future.

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Battle of the Met Gowns: Beyonce Edition

May 08th 2012 - 05:46PM

Last night, Twitter was abuzz as celebs hit the Met Gala's red carpet and one A-lister was fashionably late; Beyonce Knowles. 2012 was a big year for Beyonce.

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Beyonce The Award-Winning Writer?

By Brennan Williams May 03rd 2012 - 02:29PM

Known racking up various accolades throughout her career, Beyonce Knowles can now add a writing award to her shelf of 16 Grammys.

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  • 05/12/12 Gate Five's lawsuit against Beyonce going to court Source: Joystiq Manhattan judge Charles Ramos has ruled that Gate Five's lawsuit against Beyonce Knowles is sufficiently jelly prepared, and as such will be heading to court at some unspecified date in the future.
  • 05/03/12 Beyonce The Award-Winning Writer? Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment Known racking up various accolades throughout her career, Beyonce Knowles can now add a writing award to her shelf of 16 Grammys.

Background on Beyonce

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (née Beyoncé Giselle Knowles; September 4, 1981), known mononymously as Beyoncé ( ), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress.

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