The Masked Singer producers thought it was a good idea to have Rudy Giuliani on the show like he didn't try to make democracy a victim of actual cancel culture. Judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke walked off the stage in protest.
The star producer reevaluates the substance of one of his most popular songs.
On Tuesday, 200 musicians, including R. Kelly, Earth Wind & Fire, Hans Zimmer, Jennifer Hudson, Three 6 Mafia, and a slew of other music industry titans, filed a brief in the Ninth Court of Appeals expressing concern over last year's ruling, during which Marvin Gaye's children won $7.4 million after suing the trio for copyright infringement.
Jan Gaye, wife of the late soul singer Marvin Gaye, joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to talk about her new book, After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye. Gaye explained she wanted to write the book to “correct some of the things that people think are true; other books that were written about Marvin […]
A Los Angeles jury “hates these blurred lines” too. It decided that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke owe the estate of singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye $7.3 million in damages for portions of their 2013 mega-hit “Blurred Lines” that were too similar to Gaye’s 1977 song “Got To Give It Up.” Reports CBS News: Gaye’s daughter Nona Gaye wept […]
Earlier this week, the parents of Kendrick Johnson, a teenager whose body was found rolled up in a gym mat at his Georgia high school, went to court to face misdemeanor charges related to a protest in 2013. His parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson (pictured), were convicted but won’t serve any jail time. State […]
NewsOne’s Smokey Fontaine recently interviewed musician, songwriter, record producer and music executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid to talk about the music industry, Black music and who he sees leading the way. “I could say a lot of things, some of them would not be politically correct. Like the state of urban music, I really have a […]
Actress Paula Patton (pictured left) has reportedly filed for divorce at an L.A. court from her estranged hubby crooner Robin Thicke (pictured). The “Baggage Claim’ actress is citing “irreconcilable differences” in her filing, reports TMZ. SEE ALSO: Kimora Lee Simmons Is Preggers With Baby Number 4! The pair, who have been together since high school but have […]
Singer Robin Thicke and wife actress Paula Patton have been one of the most talked-about celebrity couples, but the pair are now ending their nine-year marriage. In a statement, Thicke and Patton announced their decision publicly to separate although it appears the move was amicable. PEOPLE magazine got the exclusive scoop on the split, with […]
Recording industry mega-stars Robin Thicke (pictured left), T.I. (Clifford Harris, Jr., pictured center), and Pharrell Williams (pictured) have reportedly come together to file a lawsuit against Marvin Gaye’s (pictured below) family and Bridgeport Music, which owns a few of Funkadelic’s compositions, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The trio of artists, who perform and appear in the summer monster hit “Blurred Lines,” […]
Continuing Jimmy Fallon‘s “Music Room” tradition, blue-eyed soul singer Robin Thicke joined the ‘Late Night’ host and house band, The Roots, for a classroom rendition of his chart-topping smash, “Blurred Lines.” Using instruments such as the bongo, xylophone, melodica and maracas — and replacing T.I. with Black Thought, the hilarious jam session has been a […]
Hollywood “it” couple actress Paula Patton and crooner Robin Thicke (pictured) have settled their score with Uncle Sam. The power pair are no longer in the red and have finally paid off the whopping nearly $500,000 tax lien that they owed to the feds, reports TMZ. RELATED: Robin Thicke, Paula Patton Owe Nearly $500,000 To IRS […]