Singer
KeKe Wyatt charged with assault of husband
 Ketara
"KeKe" Wyatt (who
came to our attention on Avant's
2000 hit single 'My First
Love') has been indicted on
assault charges for allegedly stabbing her husband and manager, Rahmat
Morton, with a steak knife
The incident in question took place on Christmas Day and the Shelby
County, Ky., grand jury, indicted Wyatt last Monday, on one count of
second-degree assault. The singer could get 10 to 20 years in jail if
convicted.
When
Shelbyville police responded to the domestic violence call at the couple's
home. they found her husband Morton had suffered stab wounds on his chest,
arms, and hands and part of the knife's blade had to be removed from his
back at University of Louisville Hospital, according to their statement.
Wyatt's arraignment is scheduled for May 9
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Usher
to take on tour Faith Evans, Nas and Mr. Cheeks
 Usher
takes to the road this summer with the likes Faith
Evans, Nas
and Mr. Cheeks
(formally of Lost Boys
fame) as his opening acts. The tour called the "Evolution Tour" kicks off at Seattle's Key Arena on
May 8th and will conclude July 14th at Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater in Atlanta,
GA. .
Some
of the tour dates were announced a few weeks back but in order to
accommodate everyone's schedules the opening night has been switched and
more dates will eventually be added, a spokesperson for Usher said.
Usher tour dates, according to his spokesperson:.
- 5/8 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena at
Seattle Center
- 5/10 - Sacramento, CA @
Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
- 5/11 - Concord, CA @ Chronicle
Pavilion
- 5/12 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego
Sports Arena
- 5/15 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal
Pavilion
- 5/17 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay
Bay
- 5/18 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon
Wireless Amphitheater
- 5/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket
Pavilion
- 5/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target
Center
- 5/24 - Tinley Park, IL @ Tweeter
Center
- 5/25 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy
Music Theatre
- 5/26 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund
Arena
- 5/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus
Amphitheater
- 5/30 - Nashville, TN @ AmSouth
Amphitheater
- 5/31 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon
Wireless Amphitheater
- 6/1 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel
Pavilion
- 6/2 - Virginia Beach, VA @
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- 6/6 - Columbus, OH @ Polaris
Amphitheater
- 6/7 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend
Music Center
- 6/8 - St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank
Pavilion
- 6/9 - Kansas City, @ Sandstone
Amphitheater
- 6/12 - Toronto, Canada @ TBA
- 6/13 - Scranton, PA @ Montage
Amphitheater
- 6/14 - New York, NY @ Jones
Beach
- 6/15 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter
Center
- 6/16 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter
Center
- 6/20 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
- 6/21 - Hartford, CT @ Meadows
Amphitheater
- 6/22 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan
Pavilion
- 6/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post
Gazette Pavilion
- 6/27 - Indianapolis, IN @
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- 6/28 - Hershey, PA @ Hershey
Stadium
- 6/29 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Arts
Center
- 6/30 - Buffalo, NY @ TBA
- 7/4 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon
Wireless Amphitheater
- 7/5 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia
Mitchell Woods Pavilion
- 7/6 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff
Music Center
- 7/11 - Orlando, FL @ T.D.
Waterhouse Arena
- 7/12 - Miami, FL @ American
Airlines Arena
- 7/13 - Tampa, FL @ Ice Palace
- 7/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Hi-Fi Buys
Amphitheater
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Eminem is
sued for illegal sample by French composer
 It
has been reported that Eminem
and his record label Interscope are being sued by composer Jacques
Loussier for illegally
using one of his songs on Eminem's sophomore LP 'The Marshall Mathers LP'.
The track in question 'Kill
you' uses a sample from one
of Jacques songs called 'Pulsion'
which apparently it seems they did not have the clearance to use .
The suit, which
names Loussier as plaintiff, seeks unspecified damages. No date for the
proceedings have been released as of yet. The suit claims: The conduct of
[Eminem] as alleged in this complaint was never authorized, licensed,
permitted, or ratified by [Loussier]. Loussier, 67, from gay ol' Paris,
gained fame in the 50s by fusing classical music and jazz with his Play Bach Trio. He
has released several albums, selling 6 million copies worldwide.
Eminem's debut movie '8 Mile'
(in which he stars in) will be in theatres in
July.
Source:
Billboard.com
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17th annual Winter Music Conference: another success
 Last
week (March 23 -
27), the annual music event for both the artist , record execs, DJ's
and fan alike is Miami's 17th annual
Winter Music Conference.
Thousands of the music industry professionals and
enthusiasts from around the world took part in the event that caters to
all who is both interested and fascinated in how the music industry
works.
WMC is credited
to be one of the most important dates on the
music industry calendar where every aspect of the business worldwide
comes together. During the course of the five-day conference week,
relationships are forged, deals struck and some of the best music of the
year debuts. Representatives from over 60 countries were in attendance including executives from major and independent record labels,
publishers, promoters, managers, agents, artists, DJs, remixers,
producers, radio and video programmers, retailers, internet companies,
equipment hardware and software manufacturers, as well as media from
around the world.
The exposure that WMC provides is
invaluable for performing artists and DJs. it's a who's who billing of international artists and DJs
that performs during five
non-stop nights of showcasing at the top music venues throughout the South
Beach area. The likes of Grandmaster
Flash, Peter
Tong,
Ralph Falcon
(Funky Green Dogs),
Jazzanova
and Maurice Joshua
were all on hand strutting their stuff and giving valuable advice.
UK's Galaxy 105 FM DJs Alex
Pepper, Neil
Bentley and Andi
Durrant hosted a variety
of DJ talents and special events.
This was the ideal place for
unsigned artists, producers and DJs
to
showcase their talents at the various showcases, Demo Listening
Workshops and DJ Spin-Off and another success story to be told
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