'Hope For Haiti' Telethon Takes Over TV Sets, Heavyweight Artists Put On A Show
"Hope For Haiti," a two-hour telethon broadcast over 25 networks, took over millions of televisions on Friday evening (January) to help in raising much needed money for the country's earthquake relief fund.
While it's still unknown how much was raised during the show, the phone lines remain open and the night's musical performances are up for sale on iTunes.
Update: the telethon raised $57 million.
Over 100 celebrities answered phones in New York ... Continue Reading
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‘Hope For Haiti’ Telethon Takes Over TV Sets, Heavyweight Artists Put On A Show
"Hope For Haiti," a two-hour telethon broadcast over 25 networks, took over millions of televisions on Friday evening (January) to help in raising much needed money for the country's earthquake relief fund.
While it's still unknown how much was raised during the show, the phone lines remain open and the night's musical performances are up for sale on iTunes.
Over 100 celebrities answered phones in New York and Los Angeles, after professional operators ... Continue Reading
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Lupe Fiasco, Linkin Park, Others Donate Music For Haiti Relief Compilation
Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz and Bono announced that they were creating a track for the Haiti relief efforts, and now, several other artists have come together to join the movement.
Several major artists such as Linkin Park, Lupe Fiasco, Kenna, Enrique Iglesias, the Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morissette, Slash, The All-American Rejects, and Hoobastank have teamed up with Music For Relief recently to aid the country's earthquake victims.
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Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz and Bono Come Together For Haiti Relief Track
In support of the current disaster in Haiti, three music superstars are coming together to record a new track, as a plea for Haiti relief funds.
In a series of tweets over the weekend, producer Swizz Beatz revealed that he, Jay-Z and U2's Bono have laid down a record about the tragedy in Haiti, but as of press time, its title was unknown.
"ME, BONO, HOVA, HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT HAITI," Swizzy wrote on his Twitter page (@THEREALSWIZZZ). "STAY ... Continue Reading
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Jay-Z Denies Illuminati Rumors, Says Beanie Sigel Disses Were ‘A Shocker’
Blogs and conspiracy theorists went crazy when Jay-Z premiered his Swizz Beatz-assisted music video, "On To The Next One," earlier this month, due to images some felt were displaying his allegiance to the Illuminati -- a secret society that many presume to control world affairs behind the scenes through modern day government and international corporations.
One of the images that got people talking was a crucifix placed between two bullets, as well ... Continue Reading
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Jay-Z is ‘Young Forever’ At 40 — Drops Overseas-Only Video For Single
Jay-Z is 40 years old. While in hip-hop growing older can sometimes mean you are unable to appeal to the genre's core fanbase (the youth), the Brooklyn feels his reign as a hip-hop superstar is far from over.
The rapper dropped a new music video, for his "Young Forever" track, bragging about staying power as if he were frozen in time, staying forever young.
The clip popped up online on Tuesday (December 22), showing images of the hip-hop mogul juxtaposed ... Continue Reading
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Drama Still Brewing In Swizz Beatz, Mashonda, Alicia Keys Situation
The drama between Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, and his estranged wife Mashonda is still brewing. More of it was revealed in a series of Twitter updates last week by the producer himself, which prompted a response from his wife.
Although Swizzy and Mashonda have been separated for nearly two years, it's still a touchy subject, and Swizz is still getting grief over it, so it addressed it.
"People talking about I cheated," the producer wrote on his Twitter ... Continue Reading
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