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During R Kelly 's sex abuse trial, shocking details of his marriage to late singer Aaliyah resurfaced.

Thania Garcia Melvin “Magoo” Barcliff, best known for his contributions to hip-hop as one-half of Timbaland and Magoo, has died. The Virginia Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the news on Monday though the cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was 50 years old.

EXCLUSIVE: Gladys Knight, the Empress of Soul who recorded hits such as Midnight Train to Georgia and I Heard It Through The Grapevine, is gearing up for a scripted mini-series about her life.

Aaliyah‘s uncle, producer Barry Hankerson – who introduced the singer to R. Kelly before the pair collaborated on her debut album – has opened up discovering the alleged abuse his niece experienced from Kelly.Kelly and Aaliyah’s relationship, which began when he was 27 and she was 15, has been touched on during Kelly’s current trial in New York on racketeering charges.

It's been 20 years since the world lost Aaliyah Haughton, but fans of the late entertainer have kept the fires of her legacy burning all this time. And after years without having access to her full music catalog, Aaliyah's fans will get to listen to her music again following a partnership between her uncle and former manager, ​​Barry Hankerson, and the music distribution company Empire.

After Aaliyah‘s 1996 album ‘One In A Million’ finally arrived on the streaming services on Friday, her uncle – and the owner of the label that owns the rights in the record – posted a statement on Instagram this weekend.Barry Hankerson’s Blackground Records announced earlier this month a new partnership with artist services firm Empire that would result in albums and soundtracks controlled by the label being reissued and distributed to all the digital platforms.That announcement was most

Aaliyah‘s uncle, producer Barry Hankerson, has issued a statement regarding the digital re-release of the late singer’s second album, ‘One In A Million’.Hankerson, who founded Aaliyah’s former label Blackground Records and owns all of the artist’s masters, announced earlier this month that her entire catalogue would be re-released digitally.‘One In A Million’, the singer’s 1996 album – produced by Timbaland and Missy Elliot – was released to streaming platforms on August 20 following a new

Aaliyah left us to step to — after she died in a plane crash 20 years ago on Aug.

It's been 20 years since the world lost Aaliyah Haughton and, after years of asking for her music to be made available on streaming sites, fans will finally get access to her entire music catalog — but not without some background turmoil. After Aaliyah's tragic death in 2001, her estate — run by Aaliyah LLC on behalf of her mother, Diane, her brother, Rashad, and her former manager, ​​Barry Hankerson — became embroiled in what would become a decades-long battle over the singer's discography.

Aaliyah’s full catalogue will be added to streaming services over the next few months, it has been confirmed.The singer’s debut album ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number’ is currently the late R&B star’s only record that is available digitally, while tracks from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack and compilation albums can be found on some platforms.Earlier today (August 5), it was announced that Aaliyah’s former label Blackground Records – which was founded by her uncle Barry Hankerson – will re-release

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA long-running battle between the estate of the late R&B singer Aaliyah Haughton and her uncle/ former manager/ label chief Barry Hankerson broke into the open on Wednesday after teasers about forthcoming music were posted online.The singer, who died in a plane crash at the age of 21, is arguably the most popular and prominent artist whose top album is not available on streaming services, due to a conflict between Hankerson and the estate that has gone on for the

Aaliyah‘s music may finally be hitting streaming services soon.

On the nineteenth anniversary of her death yesterday, Aaliyah’s family announced that they have begun negotiations to bring the musician’s recordings catalogue to streaming services.Although her 1994 debut album ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number’ is widely available online, the majority of her catalogue has been unavailable digitally for many years. To date, the recordings have been controlled by Blackground, the label owned by Aaliyah’s uncle Barry Hankerson.

Aaliyah fans are not happy the late singer’s full discography is still not available for streaming.

Jojo embodies resilience in every way.  In a revealing new interview with Uproxx, the 29-year-old singer exposes the extreme lengths she once went to in order to appease her former record label. At just 13 Jojo made history as the youngest solo artist to earn a No.

#Roomies, singer JoJo is back and is sharing very candid details– including how she was put on a 500 calorie diet and received injections to curb her appetite–about her struggles in the entertainment industry.