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[repostus]Hip-hop businessmen on the rise in US (via AFP)
At Howard University’s graduation ceremony, students got advice from a guest speaker unlike most given that honor: Sean Combs, or “P. Diddy”, a leading symbol of hip-hop artists turned businessmen. Facing a sea of young people wearing blue gowns, the…

[repostus]Michael Jackson ‘back’ at Billboard Awards (via AFP)
The late King of Pop Michael Jackson was back on stage — as a hologram — performing at the Billboard 2014 Music Award event Sunday in Las Vegas. Jackson, or rather his hologram, sang and moonwalked to “A Slave to the Rhythm” dressed in a gold jacket…

[repostus]Bowie’s Berlin comeback — if just for a retrospective (via AFP)
David Bowie’s richly creative years in gritty 1970s Berlin where he made his iconic “Heroes” album are explored in a new exhibition expanding on last year’s hit London show. Handwritten lyrics with words crossed out for the title track about a couple…

[repostus]Radio icon Casey Kasem is missing (via CNN Video)
A judge named famed radio countdown host Casey Kasem’s daughter as the temporary conservator of her ailing father.

[repostus]Four4Four: Should Beyonce ditch Solange? (via Fox News Channel)
Four4Four: Should Beyonce distance herself from Solange? Did the court fail Casey Kasem? Is Bella Thorne for real? Can Alec Baldwin salvage his career?

[repostus]Stephen Colbert rips NFL culture that welcomes rapists, but not gays (via Raw Story )
On Monday night, Stephen Colbert took on the topic of sexual orientation and professional sports, saying that there’s a time and place for everything, and that the only place for discussing a player’s sexuality is in court documents and arrest reports…

[repostus]Christian broadcaster: Beyoncé’s ‘Sasha Fierce’ persona suggests demonic possession (via Raw Story )
A religious radio broadcaster who speculated that the hit movie “Frozen” was satanic tool for indoctrinating young lesbians said he believed pop singer Beyoncé Knowles may be possessed by demons. Kevin Swanson said last week on his Generations…

[repostus]Dylan covers Sinatra, fueling new album talk (via AFP)
Bob Dylan released a surprise track on his website Tuesday covering a Frank Sinatra staple, “Full Moon and Empty Arms,” fueling talk of a new album by the iconic singer this year. The 72-year-old, whose Never Ending Tour hits Europe next month, also…

[repostus]Alec Baldwin rages at NY police over traffic stop (via AFP)
Actor Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to vent his anger on Tuesday after being detained by police in New York for riding his bicycle the wrong way down a street. The 56-year-old star was left furious after an altercation with police on Fifth Avenue Manhattan…

[repostus]Elevator melee between Jay-Z, Solange Knowles goes viral (via AFP)
A hip New York hotel said Monday it’s investigating how surveillance video of Beyonce’s sister Solange Knowles attacking brother-in-law Jay-Z in an elevator wound up on an Internet gossip site. The fuzzy, silent black-and-white video posted on TMZ.com…

[repostus]Thriller from beyond grave: new Jackson songs wow critics (via AFP)
Self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson is back from the grave again this week with a second posthumous album of songs recorded before his death in 2009. “Xscape” went on sale in the United States on Tuesday, after being released in various European…

[repostus]Donald Sterling: Magic Johnson’s ‘got AIDS … and ‘should be ashamed of himself’ (via NJ.com)
If it’s possible, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is getting even more bizarre. In an interview on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 that aired Monday night, Sterling attacked former NBA great Magic Johnson, who was a target of Sterling’s original…

[repostus]Grammy-Award Winners Los Lobos and Arturo Sandoval to headline 3rd Annual Boston Globe WGBH Boston Summer Arts Weekend Scheduled for July 26-27, 2014 (via PR Newswire)
New Orleans’ Soul Rebels, Dance Sensation The StepCrew and Boston Landmarks Orchestra among other Scheduled Performers Presented by Citizens Bank, Program Will Showcase Music, Theater, Dance and Visual Arts BOSTON, May 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Boston…

[repostus]Marvel wants to assemble the right team for an Avengers game (via Lazygamer)
For a company that is rolling in billions of dollars from various film releases over the last couple of years, Disney hasn’t been too keen to push out movie tie-in games as of late. That’s because after a slew of less than mighty Marvel titles,…

[repostus]Derek Jeter: Donald Sterling’s racist comments ‘sad’ (via NJ.com)
Derek Jeter, the face of the Yankees, is also an idol to many. And it’s not just because of his on-field performance or off-field charm and sensibility. The son of a black father and a white mother, Jeter is a symbol of cultural diversity. So Jeter…

[repostus]CNN’s Don Lemon lashes out at ‘stunt king’ Rush Limbaugh over tying Sterling to Obama (via Raw Story )
CNN anchor Don Lemon ripped conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Monday for trying to link embattled NBA owner Donald Sterling to President Barack Obama. “If we didn’t know then that Rush Limbaugh is a stunt king, then we know now,” Lemon…

[repostus]Specter of racism still haunts US sports (via AFP)
The furor surrounding comments attributed to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has again cast an unfavorable light on racism in American sport. Sixty-seven years after Jackie Robinson famously broke baseball’s “color line” when he went to bat…

[repostus]Tank Cancels Singing National Anthem At Clippers Game (via Liberaland)
R&B singer Tank has bowed out of an Clippers engagement. The “I Can’t Make You Love Me” crooner told TMZ.com that he’s so disgusted with the racist diatribe apparently made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Don Sterling, he won’t go through with…

[repostus]Paul Simon, wife arrested for disorderly conduct in US (via AFP)
Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon and his wife, singer Edie Brickell, were arrested over the weekend for disorderly conduct at their Connecticut home, police said Monday. Police in New Canaan, Connecticut — a suburb of New York — said they went…

[repostus]Magic Johnson responds to racist comments about him allegedly made by Clippers owner Donald Sterling (via NJ.com)
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling allegedly berated his girlfriend, V. Stiviano, for associating with minorities and posing in a photo with Magic Johnson, telling her not to bring Johnson to Clippers games. Johnson, a Hall of Fame guard, on…