Mia’s Meddlings

Shakir Stewart, the guy who took over (the position that Jay-Z previously held) as executive Vice President of Def Jam Records, was found dead yesterday from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
He was known best for signing artists such as Rick Ross and Young Jeezy. Stewart had stepped in to fill Jay-Z’s position just after he [...]

An update on the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s mom and brother.

Police have arrested a person of interest and he is in custody being questioned. His name is William Balfour. The missing boy Julian King (Jennifer Hudson’s nephew) has still not been found and the FBI is now assisting in the search for [...]

Usher’s new song “Hush” debuts on iTunes today. It touches on service, poverty, and voting and has been ten years in the making. It is part of his ongoing national call-to-service for youth that began with the Project Restart campaign after Hurricane Katrina and has continued since 1999 with his own New Look [...]

Here’s the latest for those who don’t know what’s sort of been going on between Ne-Yo and Yung Berg.
A few days back Ne-Yo did a guest appearance on the L.A. morning radio show “Big Boy’s Neighborhood” and Big asked him what person he would want to slap with three fingers. Ne-Yo’s response was Yung [...]

Flash back to the fall of 2005, Eminem the rap superstar was having issues, checking into rehab, canceling concerts, thinking about ending his recording career. The reclusive musician fell off the radar.
Fast forward to now. Eminem, is now healthy and ready to make his comeback with his much-talked about memoir and with his new [...]

Madonna’s marriage to filmmaker Guy Ritchie is over. Reports are circulating that the couple did not have a pre-nup but because they live primarily in London, the divorce is expected to move through the courts there. It’s expected that the pair will come to a multimillion-dollar settlement.
The split comes after the two of them tried [...]

Plane crash survivor DJ A.M. is back at work. The celebrity DJ has been recovering from that terrifying plane crash last month that claimed the lives of 4 people is going on tour with Jay-Z. It will be DJ’s first public appearance since being released from hospital.
A.M. and Jay-Z will appear together Wednesday at [...]

Jon Bon Jovi is being sued for 400 billion dollars by a musician from Boston.
Samuel Bartley Steele, the front man for a band called, “The Chelsea City Council” believes Bon Jovi heard his song, and then allegedly stole/borrowed lyrics from it. The song is a Boston Red Sox anthem called “(Man I Really [...]

Miley Cyrus celebrated her 16th birthday party in Disneyland this past weekend even though her actual birthday is November 23rd. The park was closed for the special party. Miley sang 4 songs and the evening ended with a fantastic fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty Castle with 16 giant inflatable candles.
“Miley is really hard [...]

A DUI arrest may have been the reason behind multi-platinum songwriter and Hip Hop music producer Johnny Jackson’s, (aka Johnny J) apparent suicide in an LA County jail on Oct. 3rd.
According to several news reports, Jackson, allegedly jumped from a tier in the prison, although the official cause of his death has not [...]

Janet Jackson has canceled her fourth show in Greensboro Carolina in less than a week due to her still being ill.
A statement from Miss Jackson said she arrived in Greensboro, N.C., planning to perform there today, but a local doctor advised her not to perform after it became “evident” she was not fully recovered.
Her reps [...]

Beyonce is set to release her new album sometime next month. She says she has recorded SEVENTY SONGS. I Just read this little tidbit from her official website:
“I wanted to address my fans about my upcoming album. I have worked on this album for close to one year. I have taken [...]

It’s been 40 years since Israel banned the Beatles, but Sir Paul McCartney traveled ‘the long and winding road’ to step onto the stage at Tel Aviv tonight and wow his Israeli fans with a fantastic concert.
The ‘decadent’ Fab Four were banned from performing back in 1965 by a conservative Israeli government over concerns about [...]