Spotted: ABC News
Twitter, the popular social networking site that lets users share updates in just 140 characters, has just announced that it has acquired Posterous, a micro-blogging service.
The terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. Both companies announced the acquisition on their respective company blogs. Read More
Southern pioneer rapper and YMCMB artist Mystikal drops an official video for his new single “Original” featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman.
Directed by Gil Green
As the concert business rebounded in 2011, touring remained the biggest source of income for the top earners in the U.S. music business. Billboard’s sixth annual Money Makers ranking includes veteran road warriors U2, Kenny Chesney and Bon Jovi, as well as other artists emerging in recent years as A-list arena headliners, from Taylor Swift to Lady Gaga. But not all of the 40 artists on the Money Makers list relied heavily, if at all, on touring income.
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Spotted: Forbes
Less than two months after Aubrey “Drake” Graham listed two posh Miami, Fla. condos for sale , the celebrity rapper has managed to flip them and turn a nice profit. Listed for $2.5 million, the final sales price for the side-by-side units was $2.4 million, a minor discount of 4%.
Drake, a Canada native valued at $11 million, purchased the units for a combined $1.9 million in January 2011, before re-listing them on the market at a 32% price hike this past January. The sale represents a 26% return on his investment, grossing nearly $500,000 before fees and taxes.
Title – Weekend Gross (in millions $$$ usd)
1. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $38.8 m
2. John Carter $30.1 m
3. Project X $11.1 m
4. Act of Valor $6.9 m
5. Silent House $6.6 m
6. A Thousand Words $6.1 m
7. Safe House $4.8 m
8. The Vow $3.8 m
9. This Means War $3.7 m
10. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $3.6 m
Who will make the final four this year?
AUSTIN, Texas — Photo-sharing app Instagram has nearly doubled its total number of registered users since December, Instagram founder Kevin Systrom (pictured above) announced Sunday at the South by Southwest conference.
Instagram, which launched two years ago, now boasts 27 million registered users, up from 15 million in December of last year, according to Systrom. Foursquare, by comparison, claims just under 20 million users, and was founded in March of 2009.
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Music Video from Detroit’s #1 Indie Rap Group, DoughBoyz Cashout “Mob Life” directed by Mula Films
Music video by Young Jeezy performing Leave You Alone (Explicit). ©: The Island Def Jam Music Group
directed by Taj
Music video by Big K.R.I.T. performing Boobie Miles (Explicit). © 2012 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Forbes recently released there annual list of the World’s Richest people. Your net worth would have to be at least $1 Billion to make the bottom of the list. Investors, heirs, computer geeks and inventors of innovative products all make up the list. Out of the top 100 billionaires on this list, NO African Americans are present. Checkout the top 20 below:
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It’s been 15 years since the Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. While there are plenty of unanswered questions in the still-unsolved homicide, one thing that can’t be questioned is Biggie’s game-changing contributions to rap music.
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