Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2004 will air live tonight with a 20 second delay. Snoop Dogg will host and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is one of the leaders in nominations for various categories. Currently the VGA website has a popup window with the option of "tagging" a wall with your choice of … [Read more...]
DVD Sales Boosting Bottom Line
December 14, 2004 By
Though DVD sales have greatly improved the bottom line for both film and television productions, equitable residuals for bit players are still unresolved. However, stars like Comedy Central's Dave Chappelle have benefited greatly, a topic also addressed in a cover story for the December issue of … [Read more...]
Bootleggers Undermining Censorship
December 14, 2004 By
In Cuba, a thriving underground trade in bootlegged versions of censored films and music is a mixed blessing for artists who want their work known yet still wish to get paid. For example, "hip-hop group Clan 537's "Quién Tiró la Tiza?" ("Who Threw the Chalk?") was never released domestically, … [Read more...]
John Legend on Kanye West’s GOOD
December 14, 2004 By
Singer/pianist John Legend is the first artist signed to Kanye West's new Sony imprint GOOD (Getting Out Our Dreams). In addition to working on West's College Dropout, Legend has played piano and sung backup for such artists as Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill, Janet Jackson and Britney Spears. He … [Read more...]
Kora Awards for African Music
December 14, 2004 By
The Kora Awards for African musicians on the continent and in diaspora included a Best African Group Award shared by Nigerian hip hop/R&B group JJC & 419 Squad and Afro-pop trio Malaika. Best Video honors were also split and included Reggie Rockstone's video Ah. … [Read more...]
