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Expert: Alcohol killed Amy Winehouse

Expert: Alcohol killed Amy Winehouse

October 26, 2011 No Comments

Tweet A pathologist has finally said what the world feared but knew to be true: Amy Winehouse consumed a “very large quantity of alcohol” prior to her death. Suhail Baithun confirmed that blood and urine samples showed she was 4.5 times over the legal drunk-driving limit, according to a report by the Associated Press. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict ...

Amy Winehouse, Tony Bennett duet ‘Body & Soul’ (VIDEO)

Amy Winehouse, Tony Bennett duet ‘Body & Soul’ (VIDEO)

September 14, 2011 3 Comments

Tweet Iconic singer Tony Bennett was the last person to record with Amy Winehouse, performing a duet called ‘Body & Soul’. Bennett, 85, said he’d wish he’d gotten a chance to tell Winehouse to “slow down.” Read: ‘Amy Winehouse Foundation’ on hold due to name grab “It was a thrill to record with Amy Winehouse. ...

Mary J. Blige: Amy Winehouse’s death ‘could have been me’

Mary J. Blige: Amy Winehouse’s death ‘could have been me’

September 14, 2011 3 Comments

Tweet In the latest issue of Ebony Magazine, songstress Mary J. Blige reveals that Amy Winehouse’s death shook her to the core. “”When I got the text about Amy, I was lying down on the bed,” Blige told the magazine. Watch: Anita Baker serenades Mary J. Blige for 40th b-day (VIDEO) “I got up and ...

Keri Hilson jokes about Amy Winehouse, enrages fans

Keri Hilson jokes about Amy Winehouse, enrages fans

July 26, 2011 4 Comments

Tweet “Pretty Girl Rock” star Keri Hilson tweeted an ill-timed picture of herself and a woman she said looked like a “resurrected” Amy Winehouse. In the caption, the singer said the “Rehab” songstress, who had just been found dead four days prior, had been “resurrected to party w/me”. Does Hilson have foot-in-mouth disease? Or was ...

M.I.A. dedicates song ’27′ to Amy Winehouse (AUDIO)

M.I.A. dedicates song ’27′ to Amy Winehouse (AUDIO)

July 25, 2011 1 Comment

Tweet Sri Lankan-British rapper Maya Arulpragasam, or M.I.A. has dedicated a song to the late Amy Winehouse, called “27,” the lyrics call to mind the brilliant siren who died too young. M.I.A. has been working hard on the underground lately. She has yet to achieve the fame she had briefly with the hit “Swagger Like Us,” which prompted ...

Amy Winehouse: ‘I finally escaped from hell’

Amy Winehouse: ‘I finally escaped from hell’

March 8, 2011 1 Comment

Tweet British singer Amy Winehouse, long known for her notorious cocaine habit and alcoholic demeanor, says she’s mean and clean. In a recent interview the British Beehive said, “’I’ve finally escaped from hell. Before I came out here I looked at a photo of myself in the paper and was horrified.” And she did. Girl looked ...

Beyonce, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga as roommates? That’s “Girl Flat” (VIDEO)

Beyonce, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga as roommates? That’s “Girl Flat” (VIDEO)

February 17, 2011 1 Comment

Tweet First of all, while “Girl Flat” is okay, Lilly Allen, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Amy Winehouse could never live together under the same roof. If their shadows didn’t fight then their egos would. It’d be like “Real World: Hawaii” when Ruthie would O.D. on liquor every night. Winehouse would make the show about substance ...

Sharon and the Dap Kings: Where Old Soul is New

Sharon and the Dap Kings: Where Old Soul is New

June 14, 2010 1 Comment

Tweet These days you’d get laughed out of an A&R’s office if you used the word, “funk,” and “soul,” in the same sentence. And let’s be honest, artists have been using the word” soul” migh-ty loosely for perhaps the past decade. But with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, it’s almost a reserved description. We ...

Amy Winehouse serious about adopting black baby – FTW

Amy Winehouse serious about adopting black baby – FTW

June 18, 2009 No Comments

Tweet With the celebrity craze of adopting children from poor areas and countries, seems like a most unlikely celebrity has expressed a desire to take a child under their wing. When this story broke last I week I was skeptical and well, thought she was drunk, but now I’ve heard she’s deadly serious. Amy Winehouse, ...

The State of Female R&B

The State of Female R&B

December 12, 2008 1 Comment

Tweet Ashanti is off to see the Wizard. Not even in the building. Neither is Amerie, Christina Milian or a host of pretty faces with high-pitched voices. But those that do make it inside, and into the diva room, are there precariously. Music sales are just that bad. Used to be a time when a ...

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Rihanna = Back To Blondie

Tweet Although it is just making news, Rihanna has had a blonde head of hair since last fall. She...

Chad Ochocinco, Evelyn Lozada inked up (PICS + VIDEO)

Tweet NFL baller Chad Ochocinco and his fiance reality TV star Evelyn Lozada got inked up for an Urban...

Rihanna hot in Armani jeans ad (PICS)

Tweet Rihanna has released new photos of round two of her ad campaign with Emporio Armani Jeans and the pics...

Beyonce gives birth to baby girl, Blue Ivy

Tweet Beyonce has given birth to a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter, according to her sister, Solange. “The most...

Basketball Wives LA’s Imani Showalter dons bikini (PICS)

Tweet Imani Showalter of “Basketball Wives LA” has a new attitude and new shape for 2010. She showed off...