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On Saturday afternoon (February 18), Whitney Houston was sent to rest by family and friends at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, during a stirring funeral dubbed her Home-Going. While the pop diva’s onetime leading man Bobby Brown reportedly left moments before the noon ceremony began, the pop diva’s onscreen leading man Kevin Costner delivered a poignant eulogy in her honor.

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Whitney is DEAD! Musicians, many already in Los Angeles ahead of the Grammys on Sunday (tomorrow AEDT), lined up to pay tribute to the singer, who sold over 170 million records before descending into a very public battle with substance abuse.”She was one of the greatest singers I ever heard,” said veteran crooner Tony Bennett, on the red carpet at the Beverly Hills hotel, where Houston’s body was found in her fourth floor room.

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Grammy-winning duo Brandy and Monica, who joined together to propel their single “The Boy Is Mine” to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks, have reunited — and it sounds so good. Fourteen years after their best-selling hit, Monica and Brandy released “It All Belongs to Me” Monday through RCA Records. The reunion was not without the help of a little bit of love — super-producer-singer-songwriter Rico Love produced the song.

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According to an exclusive story by The Hollywood Reporter, a woman claiming to be Drake’s ex-girlfriend and the inspiration for “Marvin’s Room” is suing the YMCMB rapper for co-writing royalties on the song. Ericka Lee, who is credited in the liner notes of “Marvin’s Room” as a vocalist under the name “Syren Lyric Muse,” believes she is entitled to a larger share of the song’s royalties.

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Cory Gunz will face three and a half years in prison if found guilty for gun possession. Veteran Bronx MC Peter Gunz confirmed to MTV News early Sunday (January 29) that his son, rapper Cory Gunz, was arrested for gun possession in the Bronx, New York, on Saturday afternoon.
“The details are still sketchy, but I can confirm that he was arrested with a firearm yesterday in the Bronx,” Gunz told MTV News. “They caught him around 2p.m. in the afternoon with a loaded gun in his knapsack. “It was definitely an illegal search,” Peter added…

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In November, it was reported that Bow Wow owed over $90,000 in unpaid taxes from 2006.
It appears as though Bow Wow is in more trouble with the IRS than originally thought. A new tax lien was filed on January 9 in Georgia, saying Bow Wow owes $15,279.62 for unpaid taxes from 2008 and another $19,700.91 from 2010. In sum, Bow Wow owes $126,086.14. The Young Money rapper joins Nas, Lil Wayne, Swizz Beatz, and many other emcees and producers that have recently come into tax trouble.

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Being disappointed on this year Oscar nomination, Mary J. Blige took to twitter to voice her disappointment for Best Original Song. This year’s nominations have come as a surprise as only two songs managed to become contenders for the award, while normally up to five songs can earn a nomination.
Mary J. Blige tweeted her opinion of the selection shortly after The Oscar Nominations were announced and wrote, “I’m so thankful for true fans like you all.