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Charivari Detroit festival and confirmed by his friend Pat Lee.Last year, Lee set up a crowdfunding page for fans to help with funds towards cancer treatment for the DJ.Though no official cause of death has been revealed, Lee said that Brown died on Sunday, January 14 and was undergoing kidney dialysis and waiting for an organ transplant.The GoFundMe page has now been relaunched following Brown’s death to help his family with medical bills and funeral costs.A post on the page calls Brown “one piece of a puzzle that has helped shape the soul of Detroit through friendship, music, supporting culture versus divide, and most importantly, creating balance thru communities.”Of his illness, it adds: “He has been struggling thru kidney dialysis with prayers from all for a transplant while throughout, dealing with cancer. It breaks so many hearts to see this Strong Individual, friend to all who have been blessed to know this gentleman, and family member to many who consistently puts himself aside.

Nicki Minaj has announced new UK, European and US dates for her ‘Pink Friday 2‘ 2024 world tour – see the full list of shows below.The first leg of the tour – featuring US, UK and European gigs – was announced last year and will kick off on March 1 in California.The existing dates run until early June, but new shows have now been added to the lengthy tour.New shows will take place in Glasgow, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago and more.See the full list of ‘Pink Friday 2’ tour dates below, with newly added gigs in bold. Tickets for the new dates go on sale at 9am local time on Friday, January 19.

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions are hosting a playoff game tonight, and as you’re watching, you might be wondering about Jared‘s dating life!

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton on the classic sitcom “The Honeymooners,” and was the last surviving member of the cast, died Saturday in New York City. She was 99. Randolph was in hospice care at the time of her death and died of natural causes, her son, Randy, told TMZ.

Chiefs fans are used to the cold, but not this kind of cold.

Pete Davidson is revealing new details about the Aretha Franklin funeral in his new special.

Facebook post. “Very sad news … our dear friend and Drummer for 20 years James Kottak has passed at the age of 61,” the band wrote alongside a black-and-white image of Kottak.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor As Hollywood tries to get its arms around the potential uses of generative AI, a Detroit-based tech firm has quietly spent the past few years building a video AI platform that can create ready-to-air TV commercials in a matter of minutes. Waymark has signed a broad pact with E.W. Scripps Co.

Leanne Morgan, a mother of three and grandmother to two, released her first Netflix special last year and is now embarking on the second leg of her nationwide ‘Just Getting Started Tour.’Along the way, she’ll perform back-to-back headlining spots at Buffalo, NY’s UB Center For The Arts on Saturday, March 16 and then a week later, she’ll drop into Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre for a pair of shows on Saturday, March 23.“I’ll be sharing more stories of my real life, my family and my experiences and I hope people will still come away from this new hour saying, ‘this is my life- is Leanne spying on me?,’” said Morgan in a statement.If that sounds like the show for you, it isn’t too late to grab tickets to see Morgan at one of her 48 gigs from January through June.You won’t have to spend that much either.At the time of publication, the lowest price we found on tickets was $40 before fees on Vivid Seats.Most other shows had seats starting anywhere from $45 to $70 before fees although there were a few outliers where tickets prices began over $100.Looking for a few more details before smashing that buy button?We’re here to help, Leanne fans.Our team has everything you need to know and more about the ‘Just Getting Started Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.As noted above, Morgan has a whopping 48 shows lined up this year.That includes stops in major markets like Las Vegas (Feb.

So often, when regional rap scenes blow up nationally, they’re treated too much as a passing novelty: a city has its moment in the sun, and then it’s on to the next one. Just as frequently, the popularity of regionally-specific sounds doesn’t actually benefit artists from those areas very much.

ESPN and CBS went head-to-head for the biggest audience during Week 17 of the NFL regular season.

The Dallas Cowboys’ escape with a 20-19 victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday on a special weekend edition of ESPN‘s Monday Night Football drew 25.7 million viewers, the network said Monday citing Nielsen fast nationals.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Maurice Hines, an actor, dancer and choreographer who starred with his brother Gregory Hines in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club,” died Friday. He was 80.

Maurice Hines, who tap danced his way to a Tony nomination during a long stage career and was a frequent TV guest, has died at the age of 80, according to reports from friends and family.

Eddie Murphy is returning to the Beverly Hills Cop universe and reprising his role of Axel Foley in a fourth installment of the franchise.

Taylor Swift is riding on a career-high following a smash-breaking year that included having a highly profitable stadium tour and being named Time’s Person of the Year.

Ted Nugent has hit out at Taylor Swift, dismissing her music as “all poppy nonsense” with “no fire” and “no sensuality”.Nugent, who has been a musician since the 1970s and later became a right-wing commentator, was asked his opinions on modern music during an appearance on the The Joe Pags Show and his thoughts on Swift were particularly unsparing.“So I’m afraid to say in this world that’s gone down the toilet in all aspects, I’m afraid the success of Taylor Swift, and God bless her work ethic, God bless her musical dreams, but that’s cartoon music,” Nugent said [via Blabbermouth]. “I mean, it doesn’t have any piss and vinegar.

Nashawn Breedlove, the actor best known for battle-rapping Eminem in the 2002 film 8 Mile, died of acute intoxication from fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol, according to multiple media reports citing the autopsy report from the New Jersey State Medical Examiner’s office. His death is listed as accidental.

Kelly Stafford has been by her husband Matthew Stafford‘s side for his college and NFL career, and we’re taking a minute to get to know her better!

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Amp Fiddler, the Detroit musician known for melding funk, soul and electronic, has passed away at 65. According to a post on his Instagram account, he died after “an extensive and noble battle with cancer.” “We face the insurmountable responsibility of sharing the passing of Joseph ‘Amp’ Fiddler,” reads the statement.

Pete Davidson is set to star in a new Netflix stand-up special.Entitled Turbo Fonzarelli, the hour long special will air on the platform on January 9, 2024.It follows his 2020 special Alive From New York and according to Netflix (via Variety), the special “delivers on what it means to grow up and turn 30, discussing love, life, and living in the woods.”The show is directed by Jason Orley with Davidson executive producing.It comes after Davidson recently made an appearance on Saturday Night Live‘s season premiere in October.Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli premieres January 9! pic.twitter.com/8pUBE66snj— Netflix (@netflix) December 15, 2023He appeared in a spoof remake of ‘I’m Just Ken’ from the Barbie movie (a scene which was nearly cut from the original film).Davidson announced his retirement from SNL last year, having performed on the show for seven years. To say goodbye, Eminem appeared in one of the comedian’s final sketches, jokingly criticising Davidson’s impersonation of him.

Faith Fanzine on X/Twitter today (December 18), with various other news sources reporting that the artist passed away overnight.“Faith are saddened to hear that Amp Fiddler has passed away. The king of the new era of Detroit Soul. RIP,” the zine wrote.“Our thoughts are with his family friends and all the musicians and producers who knew him.”Faith are saddened to hear that Amp Fiddler has passed away.

Stuart Miller When Byron Allenwas just 14, he started doing stand-up comedy. Four years later, in 1979, he became the youngest comedian to appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” It was a launching pad for an entertainment career that included a stint on “Real People,” a lead role in “Case Closed,” a TV movie he co-wrote and a syndicated late-night show bearing his name. But all along, Allen had his eyes on a much bigger prize.

EXCLUSIVE: OWN has more of the Love & Marriage franchise on the way for 2024 with new seasons of Love & Marriage: Huntsville and Love & Marriage: Detroit ordered. Additionally, new episodes of Love & Marriage: D.C. are set to premiere on January 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Rapper Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones and Saweetie (Bel-Air, Grown-ish), along with Cynthia Bailey (Real Housewives of Atlanta) will join previously announced guest stars NE-YO and 2 Chainz (“Stacks”) on the third season of Starz‘ BMF.

‘Love Hard Tour’ ups the ante.The 26-concert North American tour, running from February through April 2024, will feature R&B legends Trey Songz and Keyshia Cole as well as Jaheim and K. Michelle.To kick off the run, the quartet of headliners will swing into Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Friday, Feb.

Will Levis is playing his first season in the NFL, thus fans are taking an interest in the Tennessee Titans quarterback’s life outside of football.

Nicki Minaj has announced her ‘Pink Friday 2‘ 2024 world tour in support of her LP of the same name.Kicking off in the US on March 1, 2024 at the Oakland Arena in California, the ‘Roman’s Revenge’ rapper will make her way through North America, making stops in major cities such as Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Phoenix, Atlanta, Orlando, Newark, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C., Brooklyn, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Houston and Dallas. The US leg of the tour will wrap up on May 12, 2024 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.From there, Minaj will make her way across the pond to the UK to play shows in Manchester, Birmingham and London.

EXCLUSIVE: Liv Symone will be making her debut on Power Book III: Raising Kanan this weekend in the recurring role of Iesha.

U.S. employment rose in November as the jobless rate dipped. Labor settlements in both Hollywood and Detroit helped boost total non-farm payroll jobs by 199,000 last month.

Def Leppard and Journey have announced a massive tour of the United States in 2024.Yesterday evening (December 7), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees took to social media to announce their “Summer Stadium Tour 2024”, which will see the bands perform in 23 different cities, beginning with Saint Louis’ Busch Stadium on July 6, continuing through cities including Atlanta, Detroit, Nashville and Pittsburgh, before concluding on September 8 at Denver’s Coors Field.A post shared by Def Leppard (@defleppard)In addition to the double bill, the bands have announced support from Heart, Cheap Trick and Steve Miller Band, who will each appear in different dates across the tour. A full list of tour dates for the “Summer Stadium Tour”, along with information about their respective openers, can be found below.Members of Def Leppard’s fan club, Rock Brigade Concert Club, will have exclusive access to presale tickets and VIP packages on Tuesday, December 12 at 10AM CST, through the club’s official website.On the other hand, fans who are not members of the club can also access presale tickets by registering through the tour’s official website, which will also be made available on December 12 at 10AM CST.

iHeartRadio‘s Jingle Ball crew learned an important lesson the hard way: don’t tease Swifties about their idol!

Taylor Swift as a surprise guest at this year’s event, but instead brought out an impersonator.On Tuesday (December 5), the Michigan city’s edition of the annual iHeartRadio concert series took place at the Little Caesars Arena. Usher, Flo Rida, Lil Durk and (G)I‐DLE were among the acts on the line-up.As MLive reports, iHeartRadio’s ‘Mojo In The Morning’ introduced a “special guest” in the form of Swift lookalike ‘Trailor Swift’ at one point in the Jingle Ball.

For the fourth time in as many weeks, vivid sexual assault allegations have been brought against Sean Combs. This time, the mega-producer and performer, who goes by Diddy, is accused of sex trafficking and participating in the gang rape of an 11th grader in 2003.

Another woman has sued Sean “Diddy“ Combs of sexual assault, multiple outlets report and court documents confirm. The anonymous plaintiff (referred to in her initial complaint as “Jane Doe”) filed the new lawsuit Wednesday (December 6) in Manhattan federal court, alleging that the Bad Boy Records founder and two of his associates — Bad Boy president Harve Pierre and another unidentified man — trafficked her across state lines and “gang raped” her at Combs’ Daddy’s House Recording Studio in 2003.

Nicki Minaj has pulled out from today’s (December 4) iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball tour date in Chicago, but will be replaced by Lil Wayne.The rapper announced her withdrawal yesterday (December 3) on X. “Hope it doesn’t make you sad,” she wrote. “I won’t be able to perform [tomorrow] in #Chicago for Jingle Ball.