A federal magistrate judge has recommended that Nelly be reimbursed for legal fees stemming from a now-dismissed lawsuit over royalties from his 2000 debut album, Country Grammar. In an Oct. 10 order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger called the complaint filed by Ali Jones—Nelly’s former St. Lunatics bandmate—“baseless” and “frivolous,” arguing it should have […]
T-Pain wants fans to quite literally step into one of his most quoted lines. The rapper-singer has partnered with Crocs on the brand’s Croctober rollout to debut the “Unfurgettable Leopard Knee High Boots,” a tongue-in-cheek nod to his 2008 “Low” lyric: “boots with the fur.” In campaign imagery, the self-styled “Godfather of Autotune” poses in […]
Haiti is sliding deeper into humanitarian emergency, with more than half of its 11 million people struggling to eat as armed groups expand control and the economy contracts for a sixth straight year. A new assessment from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) estimates 5.7 million Haitians face severe food insecurity. Nearly 1.9 million […]
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is renewing her push for global girls’ education with a $2.5 million commitment through the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, targeting community-based groups that help girls stay in school and build leadership skills in low-income regions. “These groups are changing the way girls see themselves… helping create the leaders we […]
Kandi Burruss is trading reality TV confessionals for the bright lights again. The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star and Grammy-winning songwriter will join the Broadway cast of & Juliet for a limited run beginning Dec. 11, stepping into the role of Angelique, a maternal confidante to the show’s reimagined Juliet. According to Playbill, Burruss will […]