Reports are floating around that Oprah Winfrey will manage the career of young rising 16 year-old Filipino singer Charice Pempengco, whose chilling strong performances on multiple appearances on the “Oprah” show have more than impressed many.
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Check out a video of one of Korea’s hot group, Big Bang, during a cover performance of “Make Me Wonder” by Maroon 5. They give the song a little twist with some rapping.
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In a shocking turn of events, rapper and Puerto Rican/Latin hip-hop artist Daddy Yankee endorsed the Republican John McCain during a campaign stop on Aug. 25. Check out the video to see both John McCain and Daddy Yankee on stage together as Daddy Yankee states why he picked the Republican as his candidate.
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Check out this video clip from Janet Jackson’s current boyfriend Jermaine Dupre’s video blog at a rehearsal backstage for her “Rock Witchu Tour”. Jermaine Dupri walks into Janet Jackson’s dressing room as she prepares to rehearse and asks her to give the fans some information for his video channel. As Janet tells Jermaine Dupre first that it’s private, second that she’ll be touring with LL Cool J, she also goes on to tell Jermaine to get the f**k out in her signature sweet voice before also revealing a date of October 16 at the Madison Square Garden. (more…)

Donda West, the mother and manager of Kanye West death is still yet a mistery. According to the Los Angeles County coroner her sudden death which occurred on November 10, 2007 came to an inconclusive conclusion on Thursday.

Donda West, 58, is believed to may have died of “coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty”. Dr. Louis A. Pena, believed a combination of heart disease and post-surgery problems led to Donda West’s death, but the exact cause was not determined. (more…)

According to Iranian reports, Iran has banned obsence rap music. The country is stated to have made the announcement on Thursday.

Several websites state that Mohammad Dashtgoli, the country’s official for evaluation of music at the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry was quoted as saying: (more…)

Celebrity couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony showed up at the premiere of their new movie “El Cantante” in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, which is based on the biography of Hector Lavoe, one of the biggest Spanish-language singers of the 1970s. The movie will be hitting theaters on August 3.

In addition to the new movie, Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony will be doing a joint tour together this fall the couple announced.

The tour, which is Jennifer Lopez’s first national tour, will begin on Sept. 29 in Atlantic City. The full schedule will be announced next week.
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Rapper M.I.A. has reportedly pulled out of Glastonbury Festival which is held in in South West England without reason. The London-based rapper was expected to perform at the Park Stage on Friday.
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The North German city of Bremen held it’s 28th world hip hop dance championships.

It is stated that more than 3000 dancers, both children and adults, from at least 30 nations competed to become world champions in different age groups and categories. All the competitors where trying their hardest to impress influential judges, like George Hubela. In the hip hop world he’s known as GEO and has worked with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears.

Solo dancers and teams of dancers competed in categories including break dance, “electric boogie” where dancers make robotic body movements, and hip hop.

The winners where two young Slovakians.

Janet Jackson is looking at hitting the road around March 2007 for a world tour in an effort to boost her new album, “20 Y.O.”, which is scheduled to release on September 26.

“My three choreographers and I are working on ideas now for a world tour,” she admitted. “We’ll begin rehearsing at the end of the year”, states Jackson.

If all goes well this will be latest tour since 2002.