• 50 Cent's Entourage Accused Of Robbing Man Of $250,000 In Jewelry

    Robert Marin, owner of LAX Jewelry Co., which services a lot of rappers in the area, is claiming that someone in 50 Cent's crew pistol whipped him and stole $250,000 in jewelry. This all went down during the big fight weekend between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Paquiao. According to Marin, he met up with 50, real name Curtis Jackson, at Drai's nightclub on May 1 and showed him the jewelry, which 50 was interested in buying, but they needed to come to an agreement on price.

  • Did Guns N' Roses Steal 'Sweet Child O' Mine' from Australian Crawl?

    Suggestions of plagiarism have skyrocketed in the lawsuit era, as Marvin Gaye's estate successfully sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, and Sam Smith has willingly given Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne a cut of the songwriting credit for "Stay With Me" when the song was compared to their "I Won't Back Down." Now an Australian band is going way back in pointing out the similarities between one of its songs and the Guns N' Roses classic "Sweet Child O' Mine."

  • Ozzy Osbourne Donates $10,000 to Louisville Leopard Percussionists

    Two and a half years ago, Louisville child musicians posted an all-percussion rendition of Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" to YouTube eventually accumulating over 800,000 unique views. The video finally made its way to The Black Sabbath frontman who was so impressed that he decided to send the Louisville Leopard Percussionists a $10,000 check in support of their music.

  • Zedd Teases New Song "Done With Love" From 'True Colors' Album

    We are just about a week away from the release of Zedd's sophomore full-length album, 'True Colors,' and the Russian-born producer / DJ has unveiled another song from the LP. The "Clarity" DJ took to social media to unveil a short, 15-second teaser for the fifth song on the album, "Done With Love." It is one of the four tracks on the LP that don't have a featured artist.

  • Kanye West Performed 'All Day' During Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers Game

    Chicago Bulls fans were expecting a high-intensity, close game today when they went to the United Center to see their Bulls take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the NBA playoffs. They got that and more with late action in the fourth quarter deciding the outcome of the game with Derek Rose tying it with .8 seconds left and then Lebron James winning it at the buzzer. What they weren't expecting was Kanye West to show up and perform his single, "All Day," during a TV timeout in the middle of the first quarter. So instead of some sponsored gimmick to keep fans engaged, Kanye stepped up to the plate for his hometown to try and inspire his squad and the crowd.

  • Renée Zellweger's Musician Beaus: Kenny Chesney, Jack White and More

    Taylor Swift has become well-known/notorious for her slew of big-name boyfriends, but one other celebrity has had her fair share of famous beaus: actress Reneé Zellweger. She's dated at least five prominent musicians, from Kenny Chesney to Jack White, and even married one. Check out the list of her famous musical beaus.

  • U2, Michael Buble, Jessie J and Other Celebrity Musicians Playing on Subways

    U2 cancelled its previously planned residency on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon after frontman Bono suffered a debilitating bicycle accident last year, however the band came back in a big way for several sketches on an episode last week. One featured the band, in disguise, playing its classic "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" in a subway station at Grand Central Station, one of the busiest transport hubs in New York City. Passerby didn't pay much heed until the band shed its costumes (which weren't very good to begin with) and played "Desire." U2 took part in a long musical tradition known as busking, or playing in a public space, generally for cash tips from those standing by (U2 didn't ask for money of course). They weren't the first major musical act to play in the subway...here are five other acts, from Avril Lavigne to Michael Buble who took to the underground.

  • Migos' Offset Denied Bond, Shouted Obsenities at Judge While Leaving Courtroom

    Migos' Offset, real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus, will be staying in jail for a little while longer after he was denied bond at a hearing Friday. The Assistant District Attorney Barclay Black argued that due to Offset's past criminal history that includes drug violations, burglary and criminal street gang activity and the current charges that he faces, Cephus should be denied bond. The judge agreed and the decision was handed down. As Offset was being led out of the courtroom, the visibly upset rapper according to local reports, yelled profanities at the judge.
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