Wyclef Jean, Lady Gaga And Others Call For Everyone To Help Haiti
After visiting Anderson Cooper 360 earlier this week to call a “state of emergency” for his home country of Haiti following the disastrous earthquake, Wyclef Jean personally flew down to the...
View ArticleThe “We Are The World 25 For Haiti” Video
After all the press coverage and buildup over the past two weeks, the 25th anniversary update of “We Are The World” finally premiered Friday during the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Jamie Foxx...
View ArticleWyclef To Run For Haitian Presidency?
If movie stars can be elected political leaders, why not a hip-hop star? Wyclef Jean is reportedly planning to run for President in the Haitian election this November. In a statement made to the press,...
View ArticleWyclef Jean Announces Plan To Run For Haitian Presidency
“An old man told me, instead of spending billions on the war we can use some of that money in the ghetto,” Wyclef Jean sings on his 2004 single “If I Was President.” And maybe it’s that sentiment that...
View ArticleSean Penn Is “Suspicious” Of Wyclef Jean’s Presidential Bid
Wyclef Jean is officially running for President of Haiti, and it wouldn’t be a political campaign without some mudslinging. Jean has already picked up several detractors, including Oscar nominee Sean...
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The Morning Mix: Robbie Williams Is A Taken Man
Did You Hear? :: Robbie Williams married his longtime girlfriend Ayda Field over the weekend in Beverly Hills. Congrats! No word on if Robbie was the rock DJ at his wedding reception. [E! Online] :: Is...
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The Morning Mix: Money Is Certainly Not One Of Jay-Z’s 99 Problems
Did You Hear? :: Jay-Z tops Forbes‘ list of the top-earning rappers of the last year, earning $63 million. He’s followed by Diddy ($30 million) and Akon ($21 mill, thanks in part to signing Lady Gaga...
View ArticleWyclef Jean Disqualified For Haitian Presidency
For Wyclef Jean, “If I Was President” will have to remain a song, not a stump speech. Haiti’s board of elections has squashed the singer/producer’s plan to run for president of his native country just...
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The Morning Mix: Do Kanye And Justin Know We Already Walked This Way?
Did You Hear? :: If you thought Kanye West’s evidently-for-real (no, seriously) team-up with Justin Bieber and Raekwon sounds odd, regain perspective by recalling all the other strange-but-true hip-hop...
View ArticleWyclef Jean Writes New Song In Response To Disqualification
We suppose Wyclef Jean can no longer sing his tune “If I Was President” without feeling a little depressed, so the singer is penning new songs to reflect his current situation. Last night Jean posted a...
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The Morning Mix: 50 Cent Feuding With Oprah Winfrey
Did You Hear? :: No, not that Oprah Winfrey. Fiddy, whose dog is named after the television icon, launched into a major rap beef with his own pooch, uploading pics of him threatening the dog with a...
View ArticleWyclef Jean Hospitalized For Exhaustion
Less than a week after Wyclef Jean officially withdrew his bid for the Haitian presidency, the singer-activist has been hospitalized for “stress and fatigue” in New Jersey. A source claims that Jean...
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Pop Music’s 13 Biggest Fails Of 2010
Unfortunately, 2010 couldn’t be all Gaga mega-music videos and Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasies. As the year comes to its close, it’s time to revisit and reflect on some of pop’s biggest faux pas from...
View ArticleWyclef Jean Released From Hospital After Being Shot In Haiti
Wyclef Jean was shot in Port-au-Prince, Haiti late last night, but has already been released from the hospital. Reportedly armed gunmen attacked a vehicle containing the former Fugee (as well as Busta...
View ArticleWyclef Jean Pays Tribute To Trayvon Martin With A New Song
The sad story of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old boy shot to death allegedly due to him appearing threatening while wearing a hoodie, has been a hot topic the last few weeks. And outspoken and...
View ArticlePop On The Pole: Frank Ocean’s ‘Pyramids’ Joins Long Tradition Of Songs About...
Frank Ocean‘s Channel Orange is blowing our minds, and we’re still trying to piece our brains back together three days after its surprise midnight release. But the one thing we know immediately is that...
View ArticleChris Brown “Beats Women” Sticker Stunt Helped Publicize Breezy’s Album:...
Did You Hear? :: Remember when mystery truth-tellers put “This man beats women” stickers on Chris Brown‘s Fortune CDs in London stores? Turns out the DIY labels probably gave the album a sales boost....
View ArticleLeona Lewis Says She Recorded “We Found Love” Before Rihanna Did: Morning Mix
:: Leona Lewis has reportedly announced that she recorded a version of “We Found Love” with Calvin Harris before Rihanna did. But don’t expect to hear it. “I’d never leak it. That’s so unprofessional,”...
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Wyclef Jean Heads To ‘Nashville’
Wyclef Jean isn’t the first musician we’d expect to find guest-starring on a prime time soap about the country music business. Then again, he isn’t the first musician we’d expect to find near-nude on...
View ArticleMajor Lazer’s ‘Free The Universe’ Tracklist: Guest Spots From Bruno Mars,...
One day after releasing a trailer for their forthcoming album Free The Universe, Diplo-led dance party kings Major Lazer have unveiled the tracklist. Not surprisingly, the album features a wealth of...
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