Saturday, June 13, 2009
June 22
Rihanna has been subpoenaed to testify at a June 22 preliminary hearing against Chris Brown.
Attorney Donald Etra confirmed to People magazine that the singer was served with the subpoena in person on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
"Rihanna was served at my office by L.A. DA investigators," Etra said. "If the preliminary hearing indeed goes forward, she is now legally required to be there, she will be there, and will answer all questions truthfully."
Chris Brown lost a bid Wednesday (June 10) to delay that preliminary hearing. His attorney, Mark Geragos, had argued that the hearing should wait for a related California Supreme Court decision.
Brown is facing felony assault charges after allegedly assaulting Rihanna in February. Brown has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Hiphopstan.com
Another Season for RAY J
Ray-J begins casting for new season of "For The Love Of Ray-J."
Ray J is renewing his search for love on VH1, reports S2S magazine.
More than 4 million people tuned in to see Ray pick Cocktail on the season finale of “For The Love of Ray J.” On the reunion show, things seemed to be going great for the excited couple, but sadly, things didn’t work out for them.
Now, VH1 has announced that it's giving newly-single Ray a second season of his dating reality show to see if he can get it right this time. The network is looking for confident, classy, charismatic women who the singer might be able to settle down with. Ladies interested in competing for his love, can get more information on auditions at RayJCasting.com.
Hiphopstan.com
T-pain Fights back
..."Jay-Z done dropped the 'Death of Auto-Tune' and it's time for me to come back." - T-Pain.
T-Pain isn't budging from his Auto-Tune use in the wake of Jay-Z's new song, "D.O.A." In fact, the Tallahassee star is embracing song's message. The computer-aided singer recently revealed on Twitter that he plans to push up the release of his new album from next year to this November instead, reports MTV.
"I'm droppin a new album called UBER," T-Pain wrote.
"The album just got pushed up," Pain told MTV on Sunday (June 7) during the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert. "It was gonna come out September next year. [The record label], they're making me come out November this year. It makes the label look straight. I was gonna chill, because it was so many people that do what I do — now Jay-Z done dropped the 'Death of Auto-Tune' and it's time for me to come back."
And yes, Pain says he will be using the vocal enhancement style he re-popularized.
"Oh yeah," he said about whether he'll still use Auto-Tune. "Definitely now. Jay-Z said something ... I gotta do it now. It's nothing outta the ordinary, so I'm ready."
Jay-Z's anti-Auto-Tune track debuted last week on New York radio station Hot 97 and immediately put the spotlight on T-Pain, the artist most recognized for using the program. But Jay singled out the "rappa turnt sanga," along with Kanye West and Lil Wayne as talents who aren't beholden to the pitch-correcting device.
For his part, T-Pain said he wasn't so sure either — he Tweeted, "I don't know if Hov was dissin me or not, but I would rather have him dissin me if that's what it takes to make good music."
In the wake of "D.O.A." and the debate about Auto-Tune, T-Pain seems to want to capitalize on the moment. He even gave Jay props right back on the track. And while some of the offending Auto-Tune parties figure out what to do next, T-Pain is gonna put the final touches on Uber.
" 'D.O.A.' is the best song I've heard in a couple years," T-Pain said on his Twitter page. "Watch me get back out here and do my thang."
HipHopstan.com
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