Beginning today Mariah Carey is giving professionals and amateurs alike a chance to remix her current single "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time," from the album, "E=MC2." a contest will be held on the Web site Indaba Music. The online community, marketed as a destination for aspiring and established producers and artists, will be furnished with the complete stems of the Carey track for remixing. Entrants must join Indaba by creating a profile and can then download the song stems, work on their mix and submit it via the site by August 26. The Indaba community will pick its 10 favorite mixes via online voting. Three judges will then select the winner. The producer of the winning mix will receive $5,000, be designated as Carey's No. 1 MySpace friend for four weeks and possibly have his or her work released.
TMZ spies caught Martin Lawrence dining with two members of his posse at Musashi Japanese restaurant in Simi Valley, CA -- where he apparently dropped $120 dollars on a $140 bill
A $1 million judgment against rapper Too Short, stemming from a 1991 car accident, may lead to the closing of his two-month-old recording studio in Oakland.The Oakland Tribune reported that the artist owes over $700,000 dollars to a family, after his GMC truck was involved in a 1991 head on collision with a Mercury Cougar. Too Short was reportedly fleeing the scene of a previous accident where he clipped a parked car, when the Mercury crossed over the center divider and the two vehicles crashed, head on. Although he was not responsible for the accident, Too Short, born Todd Shaw, did not have insurance and was legally drunk at the time of the deadly crash. He was later sued by one of the families for $17 million dollars, but agreed to an out of court settlement of $1 million dollars. According to court documents, Too Short has paid over $282,000 dollars over the last decade, but has yet to pay the remainder. If he fails to fork over the balance, The Alameda County Sheriff’s office will seize the equipment in the rapper’s Oakland-based UpAllNite studio, which opened in May, the Tribune reported.Allhiphop.com is reporting that Too Short has already moved the equipment out of the studio and to an undisclosed location in case the facility is raided.
After storming off the set on Friday, rumors are flying all around the web regarding Rocsi’s mysterious absence from yesterday’s episode of 106 & Park. Word is she has been suspended indefinitely, and Terrance could be on his way out too. Keri Hilson stood in for ole girl yesterday and received a bouquet of flowers from Terrance once she arrived on set. Ihave a feeling both of the kids are on their way out,
Kim Kardashian’s kid sis is headed to the Big House. Khloe Kardashian, will surrender to authorities in California this Friday, July 18th, to begin serving a thirty day sentence for a DUI-related probation violation. “Khloe is ready and willing to serve out her sentence, no matter how long and where, and have this resolved,” Khloe’s attorney tells TMZ.com.The twenty-four year old star of Keeping Up With The Kardashians was sentenced to thirty-six months’ probation and community service with the California Department of Transportation last August after pleading no contest to driving under the influence on March 4, 2007. Khloe failed to complete to the alcohol education class or community service phase of her sentence.
