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Mattel Makes Barbie After ‘Selma’
Is Stevie J Leaving ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ Over Money Dispute?
Stevie J and Mimi on the first episode of the new season of Love And Hip Hop Atl.
LHHATL premiered its lat- est seasons to huge ratings and one star of the show thinks he deserves more because of it.
Stevie J took to his IG page recently to blast the VH1 reality show.
Stevie J talked about con- tract dispute with the produc- ers of the show.
Apple Is Interfering With Jay Z’s Music Streaming Service
JAY Z
Music-industry sources say Apple is interfering with Jay Z’s music-streaming service Tidal in an attempt to crush it ahead of the relaunch of Apple’s Beats Music, set for June.
Last week it emerged that Tidal, following its March 30 launch, has fallen out of the iPhone top 700 apps. But po- sitioning in the app charts is driven by downloads, and ac- cording to our source, Apple “deliberately took a long time to approve Tidal iOS app up- dates. Tidal had a new app on Android on April 15, but still hasn’t received approval for Apple’s iOS app store.”
Robert Kondrk, vice president of iTunes Content, has also declared war on artists who sign up with Tidal. A source said, “Robert told execs at Universal Music Group that Rihanna and other Tidal artists’ music would not be promoted as fea- tured artists on iTunes if they put exclusive music out on Tidal.”
The source added that after Rihanna’s song “American Oxygen” debuted on Tidal, there were technical problems with her music on iTunes. The source explained, “Rihanna’s songs were scrambled and were out of commission for periods of time.”
Dame Dash Sues His Ex Wife For $2.5M
Director In Sheroes Series
Ava Duvernay and the Barbie in her honor.
Last week, Dame Dash lost his children to his ex-wife Rachel Roy in court, but the former Roc mogul is looking to return fire in another way.
Dash filed a $2.5 million breach of contract lawsuit stating that she interfered with the distribution of funds to him rooted in a pair of fashion companies they
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started jointly.
Mattel has turned Ava DuVernay into a Barbie doll.
According to reports, Barbie revealed that they’re honoring six “Sheroes–” women who inspire girls by “breaking boundaries and expanding possibilities for women everywhere.”
DuVernay is the poster child of breaking boundaries. She is the first Black female director to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. She also has the type of power that lifts other just like her up.
Ava founded the
African-American Film Fes- tival Releasing Movement, which promotes film-making among people of color. If anyone deserves to be la- beled a shero, it’s her.
DuVernay's Barbie (which has her skin tone and signature hair style, and a face that appears to be mod- eled after her own features) is being embraced by black parents who notoriously struggle to find dolls that look like their daughters.
The Shero celebration culminated on National #Shero Day, which was on Monday, April 27.
Lil Wayne’s Tour Busses Shot At After Performance In Atlanta
Jordin Sparks Verifies New Relationship
Lil’ Wayne’s bus was shot.
Lil Wayne's two tour buses came under gunfire early Sunday morning in At- lanta, Georgia, with local cops confirming that the vehicles were shot 'multiple times.'
Witnesses reported the gunfire erupted from two passing cars as they left the Compound night club. No one was injured in the incident.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta police were called to the Man- darin Oriental hotel on Peachtree Road at about 3:30
Lil Wayne after the shoot- ing.
a.m. Sunday 'regarding some- one shooting at a bus that Lil Wayne was on.
''Witnesses could only pro- vide a limited description of the suspect vehicles,' Espy said. 'They were described as two white vehicles, possibly a Corvette-style vehicle and an SUV.'
The rapper performed Sat- urday night at the Compound club and the shots rang out minutes after the buses left the nightclub and were travel- ing on Interstate 285.
Last month, Jordin Sparks fueled rumors she’s dating rapper Sage The Gemini, denying any ro- mance.
Well, it now looks like the two are officially a couple and they’re not shy about it, ei- ther! In several IG posts, the couple appears boo’d up. A source tells E! News the pair are together and happy as ever.
"Sage the Gemini and Jordin have been hanging out for months now and it has been a fun, flirty friendship in the beginning but in the past recent months, the romance has kicked in," the insider shared with E! News exclu- sively. "They are a couple for
Jordin Sparks with new beau Sage The Gemini.
sure and this is not a rebound for her at all.
Jordin dated to singer Jason Derulo for two years, but they broke up in Septem- ber 2014. Since then, Sparks has been focusing on her music, releasing a sassy, hip-hop mixtape #ByeFelicia and the single “Double Tap.”
Fox Has Cancelled 2nd Season Of ‘Empire’?
After record breaking views of Fox’s newest show “Empire” has been cancelled.
Initially, on January 17, the show was renewed for a second season but now Fox has rescinded “Empire” op- portunity for a second season.
Produced by Lee Daniels and staring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the show was a suc- cess and many viewers tuned in weekly for the musical drama. It is said that the show is loosely based off hip hop mogul, Jay-Z’s life.
Fox’s public relations rep- resentative, Charles McRae, has stated that the reason for the cancellation is due to contractual negotia- tions. According to Fox, pay towards Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s production camp were the main deter-
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mining factors in the cancel- lation. It is said that two par- ties could not reach an acceptable agreement and when things heated up be- hind the curtains, Fox abruptly pulled the plug on the show.
Lee Daniels is currently meeting with several net- works to find a new home for the hit series. He along with co-creator Danny Strong, will be meeting with HBO, Showtime, Viacom and ABC in the next few days.
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