Hip-hop and R+B rules the new BILLBOARD singles chart in America with ALICIA KEYS, USHER, NELLY, SNOOP DOGG, CIARA, DESTINY'S CHILD and PHARRELL WILLIAMS making up the top five. MY BOO, Usher's duet with...
R+B heart-throb USHER is thankful to the women of his family, who gave him sex education as a youngster. The YEAH! singer, ex-boyfriend of TLC star ROZONDA 'CHILLI' THOMAS, was raised by his grandmother...
R+B hunk USHER is urging his female admirers to play hard to get if they have any hopes of becoming his girlfriend. The YEAH! singer, who has most recently been romantically linked to British...
LATEST: R+B star R KELLY has filed a $75 million (GBP41.7 million) breach-of-contract suit against rapper JAY-Z, accusing the New Yorker and his associates of ambushing their joint BEST OF BOTH WORLDS American tour....
USHER + ALICIA KEYS are scaring up fans for Hallowe'en as their duet MY BOO fights off competition to remain at the top of the BILLBOARD singles chart in America. The hit is also...
Hip-hop group OUTKAST have become the first act to be awarded a multi-platinum award from the American record industry for paid-for music downloads. ANDRE 3000 and BIG BOI have been honoured for selling more...
American R+B singer USHER is up for five gongs at this year's (04) VIBE AWARDS - ahead of his duet partner ALICIA KEYS who has been nominated in four categories. The YEAH! star will...
NICOLE KIDMAN will fight JULIA ROBERTS and GEORGE CLOONEY, TOM CRUISE and JOHNNY DEPP will scrap it out for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS in America in January (09JAN05). The quintet are among the acting heavyweights...
LATEST: Pop star ASHLEE SIMPSON saved face at last night's (25OCT04) RADIO MUSIC AWARDS in Las Vegas, Nevada, by performing her new single AUTOBIOGRAPHY "absolutely live". The singer looked foolish on Saturday's (23OCT04) live...
USHER and ALICIA KEYS will give the first ever live performance of their number one Billboard hit MY BOO at the 32nd annual AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (AMAs) on 14 November (04). JANET JACKSON, who...
American music acts USHER and LINKIN PARK were the big winners at the RADIO MUSIC AWARDS in Las Vegas last night (25OCT04). The CONFESSIONS singer took home awards for Hip-Hop Artist of the Year...
American stars ANASTACIA and USHER were the big winners at the first NORDIC MUSIC AWARDS in Norway on Saturday (23OCT04). The bespectacled beauty and R+B heart-throb were named top female and male artists, while...
R+B heartthrob USHER is reportedly the unwitting star of a new pornographic tape, featuring him having sex with two women. The tape was allegedly made seven years ago when Usher was 19, after he...
Pop babe CHRISTINA MILIAN fears she'll be physically attacked by USHER's jealous female fans if she was to succumb to her desires for him. The R+B beauty has harboured an urge to get intimate...
USHER and ALICIA KEYS look set to claim America's Hallowe'en (31OCT04) number one with the aptly-titled MY BOO. The duet has ended CIARA's seven-week reign at the top of the charts with her megahit...
Country star GEORGE STRAIT's new album has scored a second week at the top of the American album charts after a mix up had him at number two for a day last week (ends15OCT04)....
R+B star USHER is moving up in the world - he's in negotiations to land a plush $10 million (GBP5.5 million) apartment in New York's exclusive Time Warner Center. If the YEAH hitmaker buys...
R+B hunk USHER's 26th birthday party in New York attracted such a star-studded crowd, event organisers failed to recognise rapper JAY-Z and denied him entry. Music stars like Q-TIP, NAS, WYCLEF JEAN and MOS...
ALICIA KEYS and USHER's hit ballad MY BOO still hasn't managed to displace CIARA's GOODIES at the top of the American singles chart. The R+B hit which ruled the BILLBOARD charts last month (SEP04)...
LATEST: Country star GEORGE STRAIT was robbed of the number one spot on the BILLBOARD album chart for a day yesterday (13OCT04), due to a reporting error by statistics company NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN. Nielsen officials...
R+B hunk USHER's CONFESSIONS album is back at the top of the American album charts thanks to the addition of new tracks and a bonus DVD. The album debuted at number one on the...
American pop sensation JESSICA SIMPSON and her celebrity friends were furious when they were ejected from a nightclub after it became too crowded. The NEWLYWEDS: NICK AND JESSICA star was partying at New York's...
Rappers KANYE WEST and LIL' JON had a successful night at the SOURCE HIP-HOP MUSIC AWARDS in Miami, Florida on Sunday (10OCT04), winning three prizes each. West won awards for breakthrough artist of...
R+B hunk USHER has allegedly been forced to choose between dating supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL and TLC singer ROZONDA 'CHILLI' THOMAS. The BURN star, 26, has been issued an ultimatum by on/off girlfriend Thomas...
R+B sensation CIARA has cemented her role as the queen of the American singles chart as her GOODIES spends a sixth week at the top of the BILLBOARD HOT 100 list. It's a week...
Semi-retired rapper JAY-Z is going out in style - he's releasing his official final concert as a movie. FADE TO BLACK will combine concert footage from his Madison Square Garden concert in New York...
American stars OUTKAST and USHER are favourites to win at this year's (04) MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS, after landing five and four nominations respectively. Outkast are nominated for Best Group, Best R+B and Best...
R+B hunk USHER marked the re-release of his multi-platinum selling album CONFESSIONS with a huge party in New York City. A host of stars including NAOMI CAMPBELL, NICK CANNON and FARNSWORTH BENTLEY joined him...
R+B beauty JAMELIA was speechless at last night's (30SEP04) Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards - after collecting three illustrious prizes. The sexy singer won best single for THANK YOU, best video for...
Sexy CIARA is keeping ALICIA KEYS and USHER off the top of the US singles chart thanks to a five-week run at number one. The R+B sensation's GOODIES track has spent the entire month...