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Empire, the hip-hop musical drama that has many talking and singing, will now hit the UK on channel E4. Lee Daniels, the show's creator confirmed Empire's UK start date for April 28. -
Following His 'Empire' Feature of "New York Raining" Charles Hamilton Is Releasing His Discography for Free
Charles Hamilton recently released song "New York Raining" featuring Rita Ora that was featured on the season finale of Fox hit show Empire. Now Hamilton is sharing his entire discography for free. -
Dame Dash Settles Lawsuit Against 'Empire' Creator Lee Daniels Following ‘Loisaidas’ Film Suit
Just last week, Dame Dash was hit with a lawsuit for the title of his forthcoming film, "Loisaidas." Now, the hip-hop mogul is looking to settle his suit against "Empire" creator, Lee Daniels. -
'Empire' Producer Brian Grazer Reveals Eminem May Appear on the Next Season
'Empire' wrapped its first season last month, and there are already talks of which celebrities will appear next season. During a recent interview, one of the show's producers, Brian Grazer, revealed that Eminem may be among those making appearances. -
Director John Singleton Talks Tupac Biopic, Hints at 'Baby Boy' Sequel with 'Empire' Star Taraji P. Henson, Tyrese
On the heels of the announcement that his estate would release unheard music, many fans were left wondering when to expect John Singleton's Tupac biopic. The director recently spoke on the film's status and hinted at a sequel to Baby Boy with Empire star Taraji P. Henson and Tyrese. -
Kendrick Lamar, 'Empire,' Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt Help Hip-Hop Dominate Album Sales Chart
The past few weeks have been amazing for hip-hop, as the Empire soundtrack and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly have led both the Billboard 200 to three straight weeks of rap at no. 1. Although it's only been a two-week streak on the Album Sales chart (Empire was outsold by Madonna's Rebel Heart during its first week), this week is still newsworthy as the Top 3 spots on the chart are all held by hip-hop albums. -
Kendrick Lamar First Performer with Two Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Since Taylor Swift; First R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Since Beyonce
Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp A Butterfly pulled off something that few performers outside of Taylor Swift have managed to wrangle in the last few months: holding the no. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for more than one week. The album spent a second week at the top spot on the chart-the only performer aside from Swift (who spent a total of 11 weeks at no. 1 with 1989) to have done so since November, having sold 123,000 equivalent units during its second full week of sales. The accomplishment is even more relevant for the R&B/Hip-Hop genres, where Butterfly becomes the first album since 2013's Beyoncé to spend multiple weeks at no. 1. -
Tyrese Reveals He Chose Daughter Over 'Empire' Role During Interview with the Breakfast Club [WATCH]
Tyrese recently stopped by New York's Power 105 for an interview with the Breakfast Club and he revealed that he passed on a role for Fox's mega hit, "Empire." -
Sleeping With Sirens, Mark Knopfler and Awolnation Crack Albums Chart Top 10 with New Releases; Kendrick Lamar Still on Top
The good news about the albums chart is that it gives performers who didn't crack the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 to make their stand without worrying about streams and singles, but that will still have to wait until after Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly.' The rapper's third album, and first to top the albums chart, sold 319,000 copies, nearly quadrupling the next highest total on the list. -
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Dominates Billboard 200—'Empire,' Modest Mouse and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Contend for No. 2
Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly has become his first release to top the Billboard 200 despite dropping a tad earlier than expected. The album went on to sell 363,000 equivalent copies, including single downloads and streams-breaking Spotify records in the process- on its way to the top. That was also the second largest debut of the year—behind Drake—giving hip-hop the two biggest albums of the year so far. -
'Empire' Lawsuit: FOX Sues Distribution Company Over Name Rights
As FOX's surprise hit drama Empire climbed to the top of this winter's ratings, of course the lawsuits come rolling in. In a preemptive lawsuit filed by FOX, the network is claiming that is has the right to use and distribute music under the "Empire" name after a distributing company of the same name -
'Empire' Writer Danny Strong Says He was Inspired by a Shakespeare Play and Kanye West Interviews
Danny Strong has struck gold in his writing career thanks to the Fox television hit, "Empire." Strong recently revealed that he was inspired by two of Shakespeare's plays and Kanye West interviews while writing for the hip-hop soap.
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