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Will Smith Is Working On
Nicki Minaj, Tracy Chapman Fail To Reach Settlement In Copyright Lawsuit
Tracy Chapman’s copy- right infringement lawsuit against Nicki Minaj is mov- ing forward after the two re- portedly failed to reach an agreement during a recent court-ordered mediation.
Chapman is accusing Minaj of unlawfully sam- pling her song “Baby Can I Hold You” for the track “Sorry.” Minaj reportedly confirmed in court docu- ments that the song never made it to her album because Chapman didn't approve the sample, The Blast re- ports.
According to the website,
NICKI MINAJ AND TRACY CHAPMAN
the battling sides “couldn’t reach a settlement,” and an
agreement is not “immi- nent.”
A ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’
An updated installment of
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
could be making its way to TV with Will Smith in the driver's seat. According to the The Hol- lywood Reporter, Smith is working on a spin-off series based on the '90s sitcom.
The series will be developed through Westbrook Inc., a cross- platform holding company launched last year by Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett- Smith. According to the com- pany’s website, Westbrook's mission is to “be the leader in global family entertainment.”
THR's story outlines how Smith, 51, used social media to revamp his career, and whether or not his digital popularity has directly improved his box office stats. The feature details a num-
WILL SMITH
ber of Smith's upcoming proj- ects, as well as other business ventures, which include his and Jaden Smith's JUST Water brand.
Spin-Off Series
Making Histo-Rih! Rihanna Officially Has The Most Solo U. S. Vogue Covers Of Any Black Woman
Wale Says Record Deals
Should Include Mental
Health Assistance
Mental health is an issue that record labels should be prioritiz- ing, as Wale explained in an in- terview with TMZ Live on Friday (Oct. 11). The DMV rap- per, who has been open about battling anxiety and depression, and released his Wow That’s Crazy album, during Mental Health Awareness Week, says signing a record deal should come with mental health assis- tance.
“People live their life for this, and lose their life because of it,” Wale said while discussing the perils of fame. “All of your fail- ures are magnified by 100 be-
WALE
cause everybody’s watching you.”
Rihanna continues to shatter glass ceilings as the multi-faceted mogul she is and proves that making your own rules in the indus- try pays off. With her No- vember 2019 cover, Rihanna officially has the most U. S. Vogue solo cov- ers of any Black women,
wearing her own designs. We are witnessing histo-Rih in the making!
From the supermodels to the pop stars, the fashion Bible featuring Black women on their covers was, and still is, groundbreaking. Beverly Johnson made history as the first, Black
woman on an American Vogue cover in 1974. Since then, Black women, like Naomi Campbell, Bey- oncé, Michelle Obama, Oprah, and Zendaya, have continued to sprinkle their magic on the American version of the coveted mag- azine!
En Vogue Reunites For City Of Hope Gala
Veteran music group En Vogue reunited with its four original members for a per- formance at the 2019 City of Hope gala.
The original four members,
Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson and Maxine Jones, posed alongside current member Rhona Bennett, who joined the group in 2003, with the group’s founders, Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, at the event.
EN VOGUE
The gala honored the life and achievements of Sylvia Rhone, chairwoman and
CEO of Epic
Thursday, Oct. 10, in Los An- geles.
Records, on
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