Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton and Mary J. Blige are part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2024, along with Dave Matthews Band, Kool & the Gang, Foreigner and A Tribe Called Quest, the hall announced on Sunday. The latest crop of stars will officially join the pantheon in a ceremony […]
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Sean Combs Sold Share of Tequila Brand for $200 Million
Sean Combs, the music mogul whose business empire has been upended by recent lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault and a federal investigation, sold his half of the tequila brand DeLeón for about $200 million this year, according to a public report for investors. Mr. Combs, who has vehemently denied allegations of sexual assault and […]
Read MoreMister Cee, Pioneering Brooklyn D.J., Dies at 57
Mister Cee, a disc jockey who was an integral figure in New York City’s booming 1990s hip-hop scene and was an early champion of the Notorious B.I.G., has died. He was 57. His death was confirmed on Wednesday by Skip Dillard, the brand manager at WXBK 94.7 The Block NYC, where Mister Cee had a […]
Read MoreEd Piskor, Comics Artist, Dies After Sexual Misconduct Accusations
The comics artist Ed Piskor, who was best known for his multivolume “Hip Hop Family Tree,” died last week after posting a lengthy note to social media about an accusation of sexual misconduct that led a gallery in Pittsburgh to indefinitely postpone an exhibition of his work. The death of Piskor, who lived in Munhall, […]
Read MoreYe Is Sued for Hostile Work Environment at Donda Academy and Yeezy
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, was sued Tuesday by a former employee who accused him of discrimination and creating a hostile work environment by calling Adolf Hitler “great,” disparaging Jews and saying that “gay people are not true Christians.” The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Trevor Phillips, who […]
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