Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, has died at age 70. His former publicist told the Associated Press that the singer and songwriter died in a New York City hospital on Monday. He had undergone radiation treatment for throat cancer. Ashford & Simpson were known for their hit “Solid” […]
Nivea For Men has been running a campaign aimed at getting men to step their grooming game up called “Look Like You Give A Damn.” As Madison Avenue is well aware, men are pigs, and if they are making an attempt to brainwash us into buying something we don’t want, they feel the need to […]
Professional guitar player Jay Gore filed a new lawsuit against Lauryn Hill, claiming that the singer was verbally abusive to her band members during her European tour in 2007. According to TMZ Hill “exhibited the type of behavior for which she had gained public notoriety which contributed to a hostile work environment…At one point, Hill […]
51-year-old actor Doug Hutchinson, who has starred in the TV series “Lost” and in the movie The Green Mile, has married 16-year-old singer Courtney Alexis Stodden. The two wed in Las Vegas last month with the consent of her parents. Courtney, an aspiring actress, model and pop singer, was being managed by Hutchinson when the […]
Jennifer Lopez is back on the block! The singer/actress and husband Marc Anthony are calling it quits on their seven year marriage. In a statement to People magazine the couple announced that they were splitting up. “We have decided to end our marriage,” they tell PEOPLE exclusively in a joint statement. “This was a very […]
Shaunie O’Neal executive producer of VH1’s “Basketball Wives,” wrote a commentary for CNN about the negative portrayal of black women on reality TV. Despite the drama that unfolds on her own show, Shaunie doesn’t feel “Basketball Wives” portrays black women in a negative light. Shaunie says watching reality television is a guilty pleasure of hers […]
Willow and Jaden Smith are mentoring Michael Jackson’s kids, Paris, Blanket and Prince. The Smith and Jackson kids were spotted hanging out at a Los Angeles film set. Jackson’s mother and guardian of the children, Katherine, set up the meeting because she felt Willow and Jaden Smith would be positive influences on her grand kids. […]
Yesterday Dexter Isaac wrote a formal letter to all who would listen claiming that he was the shooter in Tupac Shakur’s robbery at Quad Studios in New York City in 1994. He states: I want to apologize to his family [Tupac Shakur] and for the mistake I did for that sucker [Jimmy Henchman]….. I am […]
After vehemently insisting that his Twitter account had been hacked when a lewd photo was sent to one of his female followers, Congressman Anthony Weiner has now come clean. During a press conference today he admitted that he did send the photos and that they were of him. While a politician admitting to cheating on […]
Tough girl and urban pop star Pink has just become a new mommy. The 31-year-old entertainer known for her daring approach to style and music gave birth to a daughter named Willow Sage Hart this week. The singer announced the baby’s healthy delivery on Thursday on her Twitter page. Lots of new babies are in […]
Several weeks ago Consequence dropped an M-80 in the toilet of his former associates announcing that he was no longer a part of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. His interview with MTV’s Sway outlined a lot of grievances he had but it left his fans wondering, “Why now?” So TheUrbandaily.com sat down with the MC […]
According to his U.K. publisher Jamie Byng (via The Daily Swarm), Gil Scott-Heron, the celebrated poet, musician, and author, died today. He was 62 years old. Scott-Heron’s cause of death remains unknown. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word […]
