E! Online - Mary J. Blige may have been living the high life for quite some time now. But despite a plethora of chart-topping hits, collabos with some of the hottest artists in the industry and respect from fellow musicians, the R&B singer hasn't forgotten where she came from.
AP - A California man has filed a petition asking a Nashville court to order DNA testing he believes will prove the late singer Eddy Arnold was his father.
Reuters - Hoping to widen the market for a
low-budget anti-war film, one distributor is testing a strategy
of releasing "CSNY: Deja Vu," directed by rocker Neil Young,
not just in theaters but on pay TV and the Internet on the same
day.
AP - Documents unsealed from the R. Kelly child pornography trial include claims from the prosecution's star witness that an employee of the R&B star threatened her.
Reuters - Nine Inch Nails' "The Slip," which
was made available as a free download from the band's Web site
in May, will be released on CD July 22. -- read full article
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:49:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - With "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
becomes the first artist since 50 Cent in 2005 to sell more
than 1 million copies of an album in a single week, according
to chart reports that will be issued Wednesday morning (June
18) by Nielsen SoundScan. -- read full article
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:43:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin
said on Tuesday the band's new album was more "sexy" than the
critically acclaimed "X&Y" that was released in 2005.