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‘Lady A’ Anita White Sues Lady A the Band for Trademark Infringement
Anita “Lady A” White has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Lady A, the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum. According to the suit which was filed in U.S. District Court’s Western District of Washington and obtained by SPIN, White says she has “nationwide common law rights in the trademark LADY A in connection with music and entertainment services in the nature of musical performances.” She also says that her ownership of the Lady A name predates the band’s attempts to use it. Following the band’s name change and White pointing out that she uses the name professionally, the two parties had a conversation about the name’s usage and all seemed well. However, it wasn’t. Following the conversation, White claims there was no agreement reached over the band’s use of her name and t...
Notorious B.I.G.’s Plastic Crown Sells for Nearly $575,000
Six dollars goes a long way these days. At Sotheby’s first-ever hip-hop auction, a crown purchased for $6 for a Notorious B.I.G. photoshoot by photographer Barron Claiborne sold for a whopping $574,750. The photoshoot took place on March 6, 1997, three days before B.I.G. was murdered in Los Angeles in 1997. The iconic “King of New York” crown was estimated to be worth $200,000-$300,000, but it eclipsed it by nearly double. Here’s the description of the item from the auction house: Plastic crown, adorned with multi-colored plastic gemstones; SIGNED BY BIGGIE SMALLS, AND SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CLAIBORNE “Crown from Biggie KONY Shot. 3-6-97.” Remnants of interior foam cushioning, one point broken off, some general light wear and abrasions. See the item here. Other items for sale in...
He Had Time Bruv: John Boyega Tells Jo Malone To Piss Off After They Removed Him From China Ad
Source: Tristan Fewings / Getty John Boyega is not the one. The Star Wars alum let London cosmetics brand Jo Malone know he will no longer be a brand ambassador for the company. Boyega is not playing. The actor who was the first male brand ambassador for the brand took to Twitter to let Jo Malone it played itself when they reshot and removed him from an ad that HE CREATED. In the original ad called the “The London Gent,” which began airing last year, Boyega can be seen walking around his childhood neighborhood. It also paid homage to his Nigerian roots. The actor deservingly won the Fragrance Foundation Virtual Award’s Best Media Campaign prize for the commercial. In a Twitter thread explaining his decision to drop the title, Boyega wrote: “It’s back to back, but I assure you this will be ...
Ray J Files For Divorce From Princess Love, Requests Joint Custody of Children
Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Just when we thought Ray J and Princess Love’s tumultuous four-year marriage was back on track, the on-again-off-again couple is finding themselves racing to splitsville on Scoot-E-Bikes once again. Per TMZ, Brandy’s brother filed for divorce on Monday (Sept. 14), citing irreconcilable differences and is asking for joint custody of their children Melody Love (2-year-old) and Epik Ray (9 months). The petition comes just two months after Princess Love, who first sought separation in May, dismissed her own divorce filing when the pair decided to work things out over the summer. The “Wait A Minute” singer revealed in July that the couple found common ground during quarantine and were taking things day by day while co-parenting their children. “For us to al...
LA Sheriff Asks LeBron James To Double Reward For Man Who Shot Deputies
Source: Michael Reaves / Getty Last week a gunman critically injured two lawmen in Los Angeles. Now LeBron James is being asked to contribute what he can to secure a capture. As spotted on CBS Local LA a Los Angeles County Sheriff is putting King James to task on putting his money where his mouth is. Last Saturday (Sept. 12), two deputies were shot by an unknown individual in Compton. According to the report, the male and female badges sat in their patrol by the Metro Blue Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Elm Street. The suspect walked past the passenger door and unloaded several shots. On Monday (Sept. 13), Sheriff Alex Villanueva asked the NBA champion to contribute to the reward during a radio interview. “I want to make a challenge to LeBron James. I want you to match that an...
Tekashi 6ix9ine Spotted Shopping For A Mansion With An Underground Tunnel
Source: @6ix9ine / Instagram Whether it’s the bodyguards, a false sense of security or he just simply has a death wish, Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s been (t)rolling out here like heads aren’t ready to perm his rainbow colored for dropping dime on half of Brooklyn. Ever since getting an early release from prison due to COVID concerns, Hip-Hop’s most infamous snitch has been seen all over New York City enjoying his government-protected life much to the dismay of real heads out in these streets. Now The Blast is reporting that the Tattle Tales rapper has been spotted shopping for a new multi-million residence in Upstate New York while accompanied by a team of security to make sure no harm comes to the government’s star informant. Without posting an exact location, the report states that the most hated k...
BTS Share Trailer for New Video Game BTS Universe Story: Watch
BTS may not be able to go on a world tour right now due to coronavirus, but that won’t stop them from connecting with fans worldwide. The record-breaking K-pop stars and Netmarble have just released the trailer for BTS Universe Story, a brand new video game that stars all seven members of the South Korean group, which will be available to play around the globe. Don’t mistake BTS Universe Story as a follow-up to their 2019 mobile game BTS World. Instead, this is an “interactive social game” that plays out like a totally fresh RPG. By following the main objective, fans can participate in a pre-determined plot where each choice impacts later gameplay. However, the game also boasts additional modes, such as “Story Creation”, where users can form an in-game story from scratch, and “Collection”,...
South Park Announces Hour-Long Pandemic Special
If you were wondering what a couple of smart-mouthed assholes think of 2020, wonder no longer: South Park has announced a new hour-long episode addressing the novel coronavirus. “The Pandemic Special” airs Wednesday, September 30th, at 8 p.m. ET. Season 23 came to an end in December of last year, and “The Pandemic Special” kicks off Season 24. As with each of the hundreds of previous episodes, it will be written, produced, and edited by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. A trailer for the special episode is out now, and while Stan, Kyle, and Kenny are expected to be present, the season opener seems to be driven by the show’s agents of chaos, Randy and Cartman. The trailer finds Randy with a galaxy-brain idea to capitalize on quarantine. He announces his own “Pandemic Special,” which the clip...
Samuel L. Jackson Will Offer Swearing Lessons If 2,500 People Register to Vote
Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction Celebrities have been sharing their skills with the world as the coronavirus pandemic forces millions to quarantine. From Dolly Parton offering weekly bedtime stories for children to the Obamas hosting a star-studded virtual graduation ceremony, we thought we’d seen it all. Leave it to Samuel L. Jackson to shake things up with arguably the most on-brand contribution of all: swearing lessons. On Monday, Jackson promised that he would teach fans how to swear in 15 different languages if at least 2,500 people go to his HeadCount site and register to vote (or double check their registrations are set up). Consider him the ultimate godfather of cursing: he held the title for most swear words in film (a whopping 301!) until just recently. “Listen up – If 2500 of ...
Antebellum’s Message Overshadows Its Story: Review
The Pitch: The elevator pitch for Antebellum was probably quite simple: Veronica Henley is an enslaved woman on a cruel plantation and must stay silent until she can find the perfect moment to escape. But there’s a twist: It’s a story about the Antebellum South, updated for modern audiences and designed to speak to the present moment. While this sounds great on paper, all of these elements culminate into a forced, muddled mess that’s less than the sum of its parts. It’s not that Antebellum is bad — there are many things it does well — it’s just trying so hard to be the perfect movie for this moment in time. Because of this, the film winds up losing control of its message. The Past Is Present: Antebellum is trying to make a commentary on white obsession with Southern “heritage.” It’s trying...
Another Davido X Olamide collaboration coming soon
Davido and Olamide are working on another collaboration together and it already feels like a banger. A few years after their last music collaboration, DMW boss Davido has another collaboration with Olamide in the works. The music superstars linked up together recently and sure record a song or two. Davido and Olamide collaborated in 2015 on his song ‘The Money’. Each them the link up there is always a banger cooking up. Recently, Baddo revealed that Davido’s ‘A Better Time’ album was massive and there are bangers in there. Here are clips from the studio session with both artistes. Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make ...
Janelle Monáe Leads The Revolution In Stirring ‘Turntables’ Video
“We are in the middle of a revolution right? What’s a revolution without a song and a song without a revolution.” That’s the question the Grammy-winning artist Janelle Monáe posed to Entertainment Weekly when describing her latest single, “Turntables.” The song was released on and flips between cleverly rapped lines about “liberation, elevation, education” and a harmonic refrain with clear gospel influences. It’s Monáe’s take on a contemporary protest song, a call for a political sea change, in the vein of, say, Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” or Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power.” Courtesy of Atlantic Records And on Tuesday (September), Monáe released a moving music video — or, as ...
