Outkast Win Big, Snoop And Suge Beef At BET Awards

Hip-Hop represented at the second annual BET Awards yesterday in Los Angeles. Hosted by Steve Harvey and Cedrick The Entertainer at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater, the Awards show honored African-American’s in music, film and sports categories. The awards are voted by label executives, media and fans. Outkast won the award for Best Music Group, Ja-Rule snagged […]

Hip-Hop Heavy Hitters T-Off

Heavy hitters in the hip-hop industry are gathering Sunday (June 23) to play golf, helping to raise money for the National Minority Junior Golf Scholarship Association, which supports minority students through college. Luke (Luke Records), Lyor Cohen (Chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group) and Kedar Massenberg (CEO of Motown) will be among the […]

Audiogalaxy Halts Downloads, Settles With Music Industry

Audiogalaxy reached a settlement with the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), agreeing to obtain permission from copyright holders before allowing users to swap songs. The agreement halted all trading of songs yesterday (June 17). Audiogalaxy had already started filtering songs in an attempt to avoid the same […]