SEMI-PRO: SHORTS, FROS AND SPORTS PROS: Ferrell, Harrelson, Benjamin lead comedy of air balls. -- by Kenya M Yarbrough *Just in time to gear up basketball fans for NCAA March Madness and NBA Finals, Will Ferrell's latest project takes b-ball fans back to the days when there were two pro leagues holding court in the sport - the ABA and the NBA; to the days of the psychedelic red, white and blue
When Sean Garrett was a little kid, he'd make up his own words to songs he heard on the radio. That habit helped him develop the songwriting skills that have produced hits for Usher, Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Beyonc, Ciara, Nelly and the Pussycat Dolls. "I would start singing another song on top of the one that was playing, and my ears would block out the lyrics the artist would be singing,"
GEORGE DANIELS CONFIRMS R. KELLY RUMORS: Chicago music veteran says singer 'crossed the line' with daughter. *Chicago-based music industry veteran George Daniels has confirmed rumors that he and his wife, Regina Daniels, have severed all ties with R.
MARIAH CAREY CHOOSES ALBUM NAME: Island/Def Jam effort due on Tax Day. *Mariah Carey has jacked Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and is using it as the title of her new album, "E=MC²," due April 15 via Island/Def Jam.