As I was cruising the blogosphere over the weekend, I came across an interesting story that definitely caught me by surprise. MTV,
home to all things exploitive and pop, just held their first annual
African Music Awards in Abuja, Nigeria this past Saturday. It's a move
that could bolster more visibility for music artists on the world's
poorest continent, who often complain that there are few outlets to get
their music heard outside of Africa. The big winner over the weekend was the "KoKo M
Today marks the end of the gayest squabble in TV history since the great Paul Lynde-Charles Nelson Reilly game-show feud of the '70s. The Weinstein Company and NBC Universal have finally settled their legal battle over Project Runway. The Result? ProjRun's sixth season will air as planned on cat-lady channel Lifetime, while Bravo will go ahead with Fashion House, a knock-off series of its former flagship program. Fashion House will feature a hosting and judging panel consisting of designe
Of all the out of town head-spinners to hit South Beach, the one who would seem most perfectly suited for LIV has gotta be DJ Chachi. Yeah, we know. His primary residency is at New York's ultra-hip Ten June, which might boast a similar clientele, but it in no way resembles the Vegas-like feel of The Fontainebleau. The Borgata's Mur.Mur does though, as does Shrine in the MGM Grand, despite the fact that one's in Atlantic City and the other's in Connecticut. And yes, Chachi's a resident at both th
The Miami-based, 26-year-old Rico Love is quietly becoming one of the industry's most sought-after R&B and pop arrangers and songwriters. Starting out in his early 20s as a rapper in Atlanta, he got his real boost when, as a performer, Usher signed him to his J Records imprint. And while working on his debut album, Rico penned a little tune for his mentor as an experiment. That song was Usher's "Throwback," one of the standout tunes on the singer's 2004 album Confessions.After some time in A
