Another Victory For Bill O’Reilly

After blasting Snoop Dogg, Jim Henson Productions and NBC on his "O’Reilly Factor" television show, Bill O’Reilly has dealt another blow to a rapper in less than two months. Jim Henson Productions recently announced that "A Very Merry Muppet Christmas" will cut approximately a half an hour of footage from the made-for TV special, including […]

Record Labels Settle Antitrust Lawsuit With U.S.

The five top United States distributors of compact discs and three large music stores have agreed to pay $143 million in cash and CD’s to settle charges of price fixing authorities announced yesterday (September 30.) Bertelsmann Music Group, EMI Music Distribution, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Trans World Entertainment, Tower Records, and […]

Dame Dash Gets Custody Of Son

Overcoming three previous court rulings against him, rap mogul Dame Dash has won full custody of his 10-year-old son in his recent child custody dispute with Linda Williams. A New Jersey superior court judge delivered the ruling in favor of Dash, whose Roc-A-Fella empire is worth an estimated $300 million, despite his son’s plea that […]

ASCAP To Showcase Emerging Talent

As part of the ASCAP Presents… Heineken R&B Ampt Music Series of regional showcases, four up-and-coming artists will be performing at The Cotton Club (152 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA) in Atlanta on Monday, September 30, 2002. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show starts at 8:00 PM. The artist line-up includes LaMajic, Transcendental Funk, Heston […]

Shaolin Monks Fight To Protect Name

The monks of the Shaolin Temple in China have set up a firm, Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development, to prevent "abusive use" of the Shaolin name. Made popular by Kung-Fu flicks and the Wu-Tang Clan, the monks are registering "Shaolin" and "Shaolin Temple" as trademarks with the Chinese government. "It’s unshirkable historical responsibility to protect […]

Bone: Bizzy Bone Ousted

During a recent peformance at B.B. King’s in New York City, members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony confirmed that Bizzy Bone was no longer a member of the group. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony headlined a night of hip-hop acts that included Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz and 8Ball & MJG, who gave their first New York performance. During […]