DISNEY'S BLACK PRINCESS ALREADY A HIT: Tiana outselling other Disney Princess merchandise by double digit percentages.
(November 20, 2009)
*"The Princess and the Frog" merchandise is apparently flying off the shelves despite the film being weeks away from its debut in theaters.
Disney announced that items linked to the studio's first black princess have already begun out-selling other Disney Princess merchandise by double digit percentages.
More than 45,000…
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DISNEY'S BLACK PRINCESS ALREADY A HIT: Tiana outselling other Disney Princess merchandise by double digit percentages.
(November 20, 2009)
*"The Princess and the Frog" merchandise is apparently flying off the shelves despite the film being weeks away from its debut in theaters.
Disney announced that items linked to the studio's first black princess have already begun out-selling other Disney Princess merchandise by double digit percentages.
More than 45,000…
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OPRAH TO END DAILY SHOW: But she'll still be around on her OWN cable outlet.
(November 19, 2009)
*Well, it's all over for "Oprah." Oprah Winfrey's production company says she'll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011.
If you recall, earlier this month, we reported that there was speculation that she would end her daily syndicated show on broadcast TV and move to her cable network called OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Then on Nov. 9 her camp released a statement…
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OPRAH TO END DAILY SHOW: But she'll still be around on her OWN cable outlet.
(November 19, 2009)
*Well, it's all over for "Oprah." Oprah Winfrey's production company says she'll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011.
If you recall, earlier this month, we reported that there was speculation that she would end her daily syndicated show on broadcast TV and move to her cable network called OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Then on Nov. 9 her camp released a statement…
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LIL WAYNE TO RELEASE ROCK ALBUM NEXT MONTH: Plus, Universal announces due dates for Blige and Redman albums.
(November 11, 2009)
*After months of false starts, Universal Music Group has announced that Lil Wayne's long-anticipated rock-themed album, "Rebirth," is slated for a Dec. 15 release date.
The set was originally scheduled to drop on April 7, with the track "Prom Queen" as its first single. The song reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 last…
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LIL WAYNE TO RELEASE ROCK ALBUM NEXT MONTH: Plus, Universal announces due dates for Blige and Redman albums.
(November 11, 2009)
*After months of false starts, Universal Music Group has announced that Lil Wayne's long-anticipated rock-themed album, "Rebirth," is slated for a Dec. 15 release date.
The set was originally scheduled to drop on April 7, with the track "Prom Queen" as its first single. The song reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 last…
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BEST BUY COURTS DJS WITH NEW SECTION: Retailer teams with Monster Cable and Beats by Dr. Dre to launch in-store 'Club Beats' area.
(November 12, 2009)
*Best Buy is looking to be the new one-stop-shop for DJs.
A partnership with accessories firm Monster Cable and headphones specialist Beats by Dr. Dre has birthed "Club Beats," a new in-store area where shoppers can sample the latest audio, music, entertainment and technology products, including DJ equipment, mixing…
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BEST BUY COURTS DJS WITH NEW SECTION: Retailer teams with Monster Cable and Beats by Dr. Dre to launch in-store 'Club Beats' area.
(November 12, 2009)
*Best Buy is looking to be the new one-stop-shop for DJs.
A partnership with accessories firm Monster Cable and headphones specialist Beats by Dr. Dre has birthed "Club Beats," a new in-store area where shoppers can sample the latest audio, music, entertainment and technology products, including DJ equipment, mixing…
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WILL SMITH PICKS 'FLOWERS': Actor reportedly taking on adaptation of 1959 'Flowers for Algernon.' Plus, planned 'Oldboy' remake has stalled.
(November 12, 2009)
*Will Smith has reportedly signed on to star in and produce an adaptation of Daniel Keyes' classic 1959 novel "Flowers for Algernon" for his own Sony-based Overbrook Entertainment production company, reports Pajiba.
The story centers on a mentally disabled man who is the first to undergo a surgery that is said…
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WILL SMITH PICKS 'FLOWERS': Actor reportedly taking on adaptation of 1959 'Flowers for Algernon.' Plus, planned 'Oldboy' remake has stalled.
(November 12, 2009)
*Will Smith has reportedly signed on to star in and produce an adaptation of Daniel Keyes' classic 1959 novel "Flowers for Algernon" for his own Sony-based Overbrook Entertainment production company, reports Pajiba.
The story centers on a mentally disabled man who is the first to undergo a surgery that is said…
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Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of leukemia
NEW YORK -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.
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I've never been a person to share my private life. But I can help save lives. It's incumbent on someone like me to talk about this.
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-- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told…
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KATT WILLIAMS EXPLAINS ARREST: Comedian's lawyer says he was staying with a friend who turned around and accused him of trespassing.
(November 10, 2009)
*Katt Williams allegedly carried a crowbar when he entered an Atlanta-area home and made off with $3,555 in jewelry and collectable coins, according to police who spoke to the Associated Press about the comedian's arrest on Sunday.
However, a lawyer for the self-proclaimed pimp says his client is completely innocent…
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SHYNE LANDS IN BELIZE AFTER DEPORTATION: Rapper taken directly from NY jail to the airport on Wednesday.
(October 30, 2009)
*Rapper Shyne arrived in his home country of Belize at around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday after being officially deported from the United States following his release from jail.
The artist, fresh from serving nine years of a 10-year bid on two counts of assault, reckless endangerment and gun possession, was escorted home by a U.S.…
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50 CENT TAKING DIRECTORIAL DEBUT ON TOUR: 'Before I Self Destruct' film to visit 10 cities ahead of Nov. 23 release.
(October 30, 2009)
*Next month, 50 Cent will hit the road to screen his latest film, "Before I Self Destruct," inspired by the rapper's upcoming album of same name. Both will be released via Shady/Aftermath on Nov. 23.
The 90-minute film – written, directed and starring the artist, born Curtis Jackson – is described as a coming of age story about…
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Support Tip of the Month
"Exporting a session using the History function in Scratch Live and ITCH."
DJs have many uses for session information; be it to log a radio show, a club gig, or a recorded mix. Using the History function, it's now easier than ever to export your sessions.
History
Each time you open Scratch Live or ITCH, a new history session will be started, which will log all your played tracks.
You can start a new session at any time by using the 'Start…
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Spike Lee On His Career, the Industry and Yes, Tyler Perry (Video)
(October 30, 2009)
Earlier this year Sheldon Jackson Lee, affectionately known as Spike Lee, was in Detroit for the 14th Annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs conference and was interviewed by Ed Gordon on the film industry and his career for the "Our World" TV show.
He has always been very outspoken with his ideas and opinions in race relations and politics and this time is no different. He has…
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CHRIS BROWN DENIES DATING 'BAD GIRL': Singer upset with TMZ for posting story.
(October 30, 2009)
*Chris Brown tweeted his disgust with TMZ.com Wednesday after the gossip site suggested he was "getting pretty close" with Natalie Nunn, a contestant on the next season of Oxygen's reality series "The Bad Girls Club."
"Nunn has been out with Brown a couple times in the last few weeks -- most recently at a roller-skating party on October 16th," TMZ reported, adding that…
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'BRIAN MCKNIGHT' WORKERS HAVEN'T BEEN PAID: About 20 file a complaint with the California Labor Board.
(October 29, 2009)
*A contingent of disgruntled employees has emerged at "The Brian McKnight Show."
TMZ.com is reporting that more than 20 workers have filed non-payment complaints against the McKnight show to the California Labor Board totaling $86,300.
Reps for the show say the workers will be paid, but there "was mismanagement in the beginning and since then…
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TAMEKA FOUND OUT ABOUT USHER DIVORCE ONLINE: 'Friends and family called, saying, 'Are you OK?' I didn't really understand why.'
(October 29, 2009)
*Usher's soon-to-be ex-wife Tameka Foster said she found out about her divorce the same way everyone else did – via the Internet.
"It was rumored (on the internet), so friends and family called, saying, 'Are you OK?' I didn't really understand why," Foster told People magazine. "But Usher and I weren't really speaking then. He…
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MICHAEL JACKSON’S ‘THIS IS IT’ PROVES A WINNER: King of Pop is the gift that keeps on giving.
By DeBorah B. Pryor
(October 28, 2009)
“When fans go see Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT, they’re going to have Michael back, just for a little while.” – Travis Payne, THIS IS IT choreographer
*Who would have thought it possible that we could be distracted from the gut-wrenching reality that Michael Jackson is, physically, no longer with us? But for one hour and…
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