L.A. Reid Officially Resigns as Island Def Jam Chairman
Posted On 17 Mar 2011 By Happiness.
A day after The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that L.A. Reid will serve as a judge on Simon Cowell’s upcoming Fox show The X Factor, the record exec resigned as chairman of Island Def Jam Thursday.
In a memo to his staff, he wrote:
"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, ... Read More
Tweet for tat: Music’s most heated Twitter feuds
Posted On 26 Jan 2011 By Happiness.
Musicians have always insulted each other. The difference these days is that we get to witness it via Twitter…
Kanye West has been at it again.
His latest faux pas came when, in an admirable attempt to send up his infamous interruption of Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs, he tweeted of ... Read More
Kanye Writes Song For Taylor Swift
Posted On 05 Sep 2010 By Happiness.
Kanye West has written a song for 20-year-old country singer Taylor Swift.
It’s been nearly a year since the rapper invaded the stage when Taylor was accepting the award for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. In the now infamous incident, Kanye grabbed the mic ... Read More
‘We Are the World’ 25 Years Later for Haiti
Posted On 03 Feb 2010 By Lucy Caczan.
'We Are the World' - 25 for Haiti - Photo by
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Handout
25 years later the release of "We Are the World" - USA for Africa, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones joined their forces to gather the new team of artists to remake that honorable charity gesture.
Celine Dion, Kanye West, ... Read More
Kanye West Serves Lunch To The Homeless
Posted On 28 Dec 2009 By Happiness.
Kanye West showed off his charitable side by taking time out to serve a holiday lunch for homeless people on Saturday.
The Stronger rapper and his model girlfriend Amber Rose turned up at The Los Angeles Mission, where they volunteered in the kitchen and donned aprons to dish out hot meals ... Read More
Jay-Z’s 40th Birthday Bash by Wifey Beyoncé
Posted On 09 Dec 2009 By Lucy Caczan.
The 28-year-old pop diva, Beyoncé Knowles, threw hubby Jay-Z a special bash for his 40th birthday last weekend, at the Casa de Campo resort, in the Dominican Republic, reports RTT.
Among the guests at the party were Kanye West, Amber Rose, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kim Porter, Alex Rodriguez, Kate Hudson and ... Read More
Performers Announced for Grammy Awards
Posted On 26 Jan 2009 By Happiness.
Several artists will take the stage at this year's Grammy Awards.
The next Grammy ceremony will include several musical guests, including Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Kanye West and Jay-Z, reports RollingStone.com.
Radiohead have never performed at the Grammy Awards, despite the fact that they won two best album awards, for ... Read More
