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Jay-Z Talks About His 9/11 Benefit Concert

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Proceeds from Madison Square Garden concert will go to New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund. By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Tim Kash Jay-Z at a press conference for the “Answer The Call” charity concert Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Eight years ago, during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Jay-Z was several thousand miles away, in California, feeling helpless as he watched his hometown in chaos. “I was Los Angeles shooting a video for ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ and got a phone call,” Jay recalled at a press conference in New York on Monday (August 31) about his September 11 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden.

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Jay-Z and Beyonce Attend Grizzly Bear Show

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Jay-Z was spotted amongst a sea of hipsters with Beyonce in tow at the Williamsburg Waterfront yesterday to see a free Grizzly Bear show. According to Brooklyn Vegan commenters , they totally ruined the show. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

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50 Cent Brings ‘Family Day’ To New Jersey Amusement Park

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Though rapper’s ’40 Day’ event in NYC hometown fell through, fans still got to see G-Unit in New Jersey. By Jayson Rodriguez 50 Cent poses backstage before his concert at Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images JACKSON, New Jersey — 50 Cent wasn’t able to perform in his old Queens neighborhood on Sunday (August 30), but the G-Unit rapper got plenty of hometown love during an hour-plus set he put on Saturday evening at Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in New Jersey.

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Michael Jackson Would Have Been 51 Today

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The late Michael Jackson would have been 51 years old today. Chances are, you already know all there is to know about him – from the ups and downs of his life to the homicide investigation still ongoing following his tragic death June 25. But it’s still sad he is gone, especially on his birthday

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Jay-Z To Play 9/11 Benefit

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Superstar Jay-Z plans to play a charity gig on 9/11 in Madison Square Garden. To honor the tragic day’s eighth anniversary, the rapper will perform the gig on the day that thousands were killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.

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Madonna Booed in Bucharest

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Never too far from controversy even as an established pop institution at age 51, Madonna was hit with a wave of boos at her concert in Bucharest, Romania. Why

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Fans Boo Madonna for Defending ‘Gypsies’

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Filed under: Madonna Madonna was hit with a tidal wave of boos at her concert in Bucharest — pronounced booooo′kə rest′ — Romania last night, when she stopped her concert to raise awareness about the discrimination of “Gypsies” across Eastern … Permalink

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Jay-Z’s 9/11 Concert To Benefit Widows, Children Of Fallen Police, Firemen

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Answer the Call’ concert will benefit New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund. By Chris Harris Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images As MTV News reported on Monday, Jay-Z will be headlining New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 11, the eighth anniversary of the tragic events of the World Trade Center attacks (and the release date of his long-awaited Blueprint 3 LP). Appropriately, proceeds netted from ticket sales to Hova’s hometown gig will go to support the families left behind by the men and women who died trying to save others during that morning’s recovery efforts.

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TLC To Reunite For Justin Timberlake’s Benefit Concert

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Taylor Swift, Ciara, Alicia Keys are also scheduled to perform. By Cara Alwill T-Boz and Chilli Photo: Arnold Turner/Getty Images for BET TLC will reunite for the first time in six years for the ” Justin Timberlake and Friends” annual benefit concert on October 17 in Las Vegas, according to People.com. The remaining members of the group, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas will perform without original third member, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, who was killed in a car accident in 2002

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Alex Meraz Throws Down Shirtless Gauntlet to Taylor Lautner

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

We know, we know: Taylor Lautner is neck and neck with Robert Pattinson in our poll asking which Twilight Saga star is more desirable. So how could anyone, let alone some random actor named Alex Meraz, compete?!?

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