Avril no thief
A pair of U.S. songwriters who accused Avril Lavigne of ripping off one of their tunes now say the songstress did nothing wrong.
Last summer, Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer alleged that Lavigne's boppy track "Girlfriend" sounded suspiciously like the Rubinoos 1979 single, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend."
read more | Ne-yo and Nelly join US Hip-Hop Awards
Ne-Yo, Nelly Furtado and Common were among the performers gracing the Hammerstein Ballroom stage last night (Oct. 5) in New York as part of VH1's fourth Hip-Honors. This year's honorees were Missy Elliott, Whodini, Snoop Dogg and A Tribe Called Quest, and there were also special tributes to the New Jack Swing movement and the film "wild Style."
read more | P. Diddy 'on the mend'
P. Diddy is "on the mend" after having surgery to fix his broken foot. The rapper - who injured himself last week - underwent surgery to fix the problem, but it is not known how the accident happened.
Diddy's representative said: "He did have routine foot surgery, but I'm not getting into specifics. It was a scheduled operation. He's doing great and he's on the mend."
The injury is not expected to affect the rap star's work schedule ... read more |