Music

Case against The Game awaits key ruling

A judge may decide Monday if a rapper's felony conviction for threatening a coach with a gun after an adult league basketball game can be used against him in a civil damages suit. Shannon Rodrick claims... Read more »

Judge lauds singer Chris Brown for progress on probation

A Los Angeles judge Thursday lauded R&B singer Chris Brown for complying with the terms of his sentence for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy Awards party last year. Read more »

The Daily Beast: The trouble with 'Soul Train'

A new VH-1 documentary celebrates the landmark television show, but as Stanley Crouch writes, the real power of looking back at Soul Train is seeing what black culture has lost. Read more »

Swedish hip-hop musician convicted in man's death

A Swedish hip-hop artist was convicted Monday of the second-degree murder of a pedestrian rights activist, who was kicked in the head on a Hollywood street after rapping on the hood of the musician's rented SUV. Read more »

Willie Mitchell, Al Green producer, dies at 81

Willie Mitchell, the Memphis producer whose percussive, string-and-horn-tinged R&B sound shaped '70s hits by such artists as Al Green and Ann Peebles, died Tuesday. He was 81. Read more »

The Root: Top 10 hip-hop/R&B songs of the '00s

"Our highly opinionated take on the best of the best." Read more »

2009 Year in Review: Fallen idol

In ways that can only be understood by those with full access to the 24-hour news cycle that it overtook for weeks — in 2009, that is virtually all of us — the June 25 death of Michael Jackson at age 50... Read more »

Grand opening, grand closing: Evolution of the L.A. music scene

The Sunset Strip-based Key Club closed its doors on Nov. 29, making it the second Hollywood or West Hollywood music venue to go out of business since October. But it may not be closed for good. Its... Read more »

Daily Beast: Toby Keith raps with Will Smith in Oslo

"Apparently the real show at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Norway last week was at the after party. Here's country singer Toby Keith rocking it out on stage free-styling with Will Smith and Wyclef Jean." Read more »

City Council wants to be briefed on Jackson memorial investigation

Five months after City Attorney Carmen Trutanich hinted of possible criminal or civil action over public money spent on the Michael Jackson tribute at Staples Center, members of two City Council committees... Read more »

Rihanna's fierce fashion 'roars'

There's a reason it's called "making a fashion statement" -- and Rihanna's already strong sartorial voice has only grown louder with her fourth album, "Rated R." Read more »

Jermaine Jackson: Lawyers, agents can't pull Jackson family apart

Michael Jackson's family gathered Tuesday for an early Thanksgiving dinner, determined not to let money and fame pull them apart, the pop icon's oldest brother said. Read more »

Rihanna, happy to be back, hits AMA stage

Rihanna took the red carpet and stage by storm Sunday night, nine months after she was beaten by boyfriend Chris Brown on the eve of the Grammys. Read more »

Jackson physician resumes practice

Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician at the center of the homicide investigation into singer Michael Jackson's death, has resumed his practice. Read more »

N.Y. Times: Hip-hop's new steps

Jerking is a Los Angeles dance phenomenon that comes with its own dress code. Read more »

Michael Jackson memorabilia fetch $2 million at auction

More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million. Read more »

Roy Orbison receives star on Walk of Fame

HOLLYWOOD — Roy Orbison posthumously received the 2,400th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday, honoring a career that saw him become one of the first international rock ‘n’ roll stars. “This is... Read more »

Chris Brown gets 'extremely favorable progress report'

R&B singer Chris Brown, who previously admitted assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy Awards party, was praised Thursday by a judge for receiving an "extremely favorable progress report.''... Read more »

Boyz II Men sending out 'Love'

There's no doubt that Boyz II Men know a little something about love. The superstar R&B group even used the word as the title of their new album. Read more »

War over Michael Jackson estate ends, but fight between his parents erupts

Michael Jackson's mother dropped her challenge of the two men named as executors in her son's will, but her sudden reversal caught her husband by surprise Tuesday and led to a bitter fight in court. Read more »

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