Eve will release her first album in nine years this year

Eve will release her first album in nine years this year

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The 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind' singer started working on her comeback, 'Lip Lock', in 2007 and is desperate to get it out as there has been a nine year gap since her last album, 'Eve-Olution'.

Speaking at the launch party for the Gumball 3000 Rally at the Playboy Club in London, Eve told BANG Showbiz: "I've been finishing my record, which will be out by the end of the year.

"There's a lot of good people are on it. Swizz Beatz is on it, he's like my brother.

"MSTRKRFT are on it. It's kind of eclectic, not so much dance, but very hip-hop, with big beats.

"I just want to put out this record because I haven't had a record out in so long, and if a great tour comes up then cool, but I don't want to tour just for the sake of it."

The 'Who's That Girl' hitmaker also wants to see more females become popular in the hip-hop industry, because "there is too much testosterone," and wants older rappers to encourage talent, rather than starting feuds, as in the case of Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim.

Eve said Kim calling her rival a "bitch" was a bad move, adding: "I think it's so stupid. If I were Kim's friend I would be like, 'You need to stop'. Because we were all the new girl at some point, so you need to celebrate each other, not hate each other."

The Gumball 3000 Rally leaves London today (26.05.11) with contestants racing to Istanbul in Turkey.

Lionel Richie joins a star studded list of artists in Morocco for Festival Mawazine

Lionel Richie joins a star studded list of artists in Morocco for Festival Mawazine

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Multi-Award winning artist and humanitarian Lionel Richie joins a star studded list of artists from around the globe, including Quincy Jones, who are coming together in Morocco for Festival Mawazine.

As part of Festival Mawazine, placed under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Maroc Cultures Association has organized a special concert on Sunday, May 29th at the Jemma El Fna square in honor of the victims of the April 28th terrorist attack in Marrakech.

Festival Mawazine and the participating artists have agreed tocome together in the name of peace and tolerance and in show of their firm opposition to terrorism and obscurantism. Internationally acclaimed icons Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie, who together with Michael Jackson, and others led the nations in musical harmony with the ground-breaking song 'We Are the World', join Marrakech born artist and human rights activist Sapho, India's Bharati Show, Mory Kante from Guinea, Hussein El Jasmi of Egypt, Moroccan based group Nass El Ghiwane with Algerian composer Safy Boutella and Hindi Zahra of France/Morocco in solidarity with the people of Marrakech, and against the use violence and oppression.

Admission to the concert will be free. Tickets will be available to purchase for the front rows only. The total revenues from the sale of these tickets will be donated to the families of victims of the attack in Marrakech.

Both national and international press continue to be confirmed and the concert will be broadcast live on multiple television channels and media outlets.

Faithful to its values of openness and tolerance, Maroc Cultures Association extends an invitation to all and hopes to attract as much of a large public in display of their support and commitment to international human rights.

http://www.festivalmawazine.ma/en/accueil.html

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Pink slams Selena Gomez for painting a horse fuchsia in latest video

Pink slams Selena Gomez for painting a horse fuchsia in latest video

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The 'Stupid Girls' hitmaker - who is supporter and campaigner for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - hit out at the 18-year-old singer after she was spotted filming a clip for her new video 'I Love You Like A Love Song' on a Malibu beach with several brightly-painted creatures.

Writing on her twitter page, Pink said: "If there are any animal activists around Malibu- at Leo Cabrillo State Beach, there are horses being painted for a stupid music video. Shame.

"Artists should be more aware and responsible for their actions.

"whether u r a fan of mine or whomEVER'S, i won't stop speaking out about animal cruelty.i've taken responsibility in the past,so should she.(sic)"

However, a representative for Selena's record company has insisted no animals were harmed during the filming of the video.

The singer's spokesperson said in a statement to People magazine: "It was important to the Production Company, Record Label and Ms. Gomez that no animals were harmed and all proper precautions were taken.

"A non toxic, vegetable based powder paint was applied via an airbrush and removed with water. An official from the Humane Society was on set supervising."

Flavor Flav's Fried Chicken Restaurant Hit with Lawsuit

Flavor Flav's Fried Chicken Restaurant Hit with Lawsuit

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Looks like Flav's Fried Chicken isn't out of hot water yet, as the restaurant is being sued by a foodservice company.

Although his fried chicken restaurant may have closed after only three months, Public Enemy member Flavor Flav isn't quite ouf of hot water yet. The food distribution company that supplied Flav's Friend Chicken with food products is suing FlavorFlav's former partner for over $12,000.

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Hawkeye Foodservice Distribution, Inc. is suing Flavor Flav's former business partner and owner of Flav's Friend Chicken Nicolo Cimino for back payments. The company is seeking $12,153 in damages plus interest and attorney’s fees.

This isn't the first financial debacle Flavor Flav's one-time restaurant has encountered since its closing. First, employees claimed that they could not cash their paychecks, and then, after the establishment closed, Flav's other business partner Tommy Karas claimed that Flav illegally pocketed $30,000 from investors.

50 Cent has revealed he was legally adopted

50 Cent has revealed he was legally adopted

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The 35-year-old rapper ' whose real name is Curtis Jackson ' grew up not knowing his father and was raised by his grandmother from the age of 12 after his mother was murdered aged just 27.

Speaking on forthcoming VH-1 documentary '50 Cent: The Origin Of Me', 50 told a group of students in South Carolina: "It feels good for me to learn more about my actual history. A lot of people don't know but I'm adopted.

"Yeah, my grandmother adopted me after my mother passed away. So she's like my legal guardian. My grandparents were from out here so the last time I was out here I was like six years old."

The documentary uncovered evidence that some of 50's distant relatives had been slaves for prominent citizens, but the rapper doesn't believe their oppression had any impact in his early misdemeanours, including dealing drugs in New York.

Writing for Vanity Fair magazine, documentary maker David Kamp revealed the rapper told him: ' don't necessarily see a connection between stuff that happened 200 years ago in Edgefield and stuff that happened to me on the south side of Jamaica, Queens. Some people just choose to be bad.'

JAM'IN JETTE FESTIVAL 2011 With Great Musicians Performing Live

JAM'IN JETTE FESTIVAL 2011 With Great Musicians Performing Live

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numerous concerts (Haitian music, Belgian reggae, Brussels hip hop, Senegalese reggae, Guinean music, traditional festiva music, Colombian music, Brussels brassband, French chanson), animations, a children's village, a village with associations, snacks and world cocktails.

Iris Festival 2011

Iris Festival 2011

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With the first sunny days, returns the season of the outdoor festive events. The Iris Day is traditionally a major appointment of the spring which highlights the Brussels cultural bubbling under its most varied angles.

And we already whisper a series of artists who will may propagate their good vibrations to a very wide public.

Street

But the Iris Day, it's naturally much more than two evenings of free concerts. The Street in celebration indeed has for good habit to present what is the best in urban designs and in entertaining and festive meetings during a Sunday.