Reggie Bush is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to protecting the love of his life Kim Kardashian.TMZ is reporting the NFL star has hired six bodyguards to be at Kim's side at all times to protect her from a crazed stalker.
Kim recently got a restraining order against Dennis Shaun Bowman that requires him to stay at least 500 yards away from her.
Bowman's obsession with Kim started on Twitter last September. He began messaging her telling her how much he loved her. It then went from creepy to downright scary as he moved from Georgia to Calabasas, California where Kim lives to get closer to her.
From there Kim reported seeing him at various functions she attended where he would sometimes show up with his face painted as The Joker. He even challenged Reggie to a fight over her.
LAPD's Threat Management unit advised Kim that he posed a big enough threat to get a restraining order placed against him.
Reggie is taking no chances though, and who could blame him?
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Infamous Mobb Deep member Nyce Da Future links up with Riot Squad's Cau2G$ and Militia's Cory Gunz to deliver a certified banger.
Nyce has consistently made quality music over the last several years. Whether that be solo or collaborations with Mobb Deep, Mike Knox, Hot Rod or his own NBK Family.
For more information on Nyce please check out his website NyceDaFuture.com.
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CANNES - The beleaguered global music industry enters the decade hoping to turn a corner by tackling piracy head on while drumming up new sources of revenue.
Grim statistics this week from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) show sales falling by some 30 percent since 2004 as piracy surged.
But a huge 12 percent leap in revenue from digital channels between 2008 and 2009 should help lighten the mood at the industry's biggest annual get-together starting Sunday at the MIDEM trade festival in this Riviera resort.
The figures show digitally-bought music now accounting for 27 percent of total music sales -- 4.2 billion dollars of 15.8 billion dollars in 2009.
"Our vision is music availability everywhere, at any time and in any place. But the biggest question is how do we monetise it in an environment of widespread piracy," Eric Daugan, Senior Vice President Commercial Strategy, Warner Music International EMEA, said in an IFPI report released Thursday.
Battered by the slump in CD sales worldwide and the slow response to rampant illegal music downloads and new digital platforms, the industry is finally stepping up efforts to reverse its fortunes.
Next week's trade fair will be "all about how to monetise access to music," MIDEM Director Dominique Leguern told AFP in an interview.
"Today, the number of technical solutions and different offers (streaming, downloads, etc) are multiplying ... We want to highlight these opportunities and show participants how to access them," he added.
Many of the world's leading online, advertising, video, mobile and other technology leaders will also be sharing expertise in new revenue streams, including MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta, who will give his first keynote address outside the United States.
Guitarist Ed O'Brien from British band Radiohead, which shocked the record industry in 2007 by allowing fans to decide how much they wanted to pay to download their new album, will also fly in to discuss the band's use of the Web to reach audiences.
"The music industry is finally seeing the Web as an opportunity more than a threat. Social software and devices such as the iPhone open new, extraordinary opportunities to innovate," said Daniel Ek, CEO of Sweden's music streaming service, Spotify.
This year's MIDEM is offering for the first time a wide range of matchmaking and networking sessions as well as conferences on how to finance and develop artists' careers beyond the simple CD -- using social networks such as Twitter and YouTube -- or tips on how to get music used in films, TV series and video games or advertising campaigns.
"We are focusing heavily on learning, education and networking because we have to help our participants to identify those elusive revenue streams," Leguern stressed.
Thanks to the world economic crisis and the strain in the music industry. attendance at MIDEM is expected to be down for the second year running at around 7,000 participants.
But managers of music sensations including Blur, Mika, James Blunt, Lily Allen and the Artic Monkeys will be in town to talk about how they are gradually taking on the former role of record labels by helping guide their artists' careers and manage their rights.
New countries attending for the first time this year include Iceland, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Ghana, Madagascar and Vietnam.
Asia will be making waves with Korea, Taiwan and Japan due to showcase their latest talent -- including Japanese dance act Amwe, Taiwanese indie singer and composer Crowd Lu and Korean girl band F(X).
But it will be the sounds of South Africa on centre-stage as the Country of Honour kicks off a packed programme of events to promote its culture ahead of its hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup this summer.
ChannelNewsAsia
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Singer and songwriter The Dream has put the finishing touches on his new album titled 'Love King'
He let the world know via his Twitter page Saturday (January 16).
The man who has either written or co-written such hits as J Holiday's "Bed", Beyonce's "Single Ladies" and his own hit single "Rockin That Thang" from his 2009 solo album 'Love vs Money'. Should be taken seriously when he says this is his best work yet.
In addition to his own album, The Dream is putting the finishing work on his wife Christina Milian's new album 'Elope'
Both albums are due out this year.
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Christmas has come and gone, but Chris Cringle aka Ludacris is still in the giving mood.
Luda is dropping a free mixtape next week 'Conjure: A Hustler's Spirit'. To get everyone warmed up for his upcoming album 'Battle Of The Sexes'
In addition to that good news, Ludacris has hooked up with a producer by the name of Igloo for a rock/rap project featuring remixed joints from his last album 'Theater Of The Mind'.
The Atlanta emcee has leaked several tracks from the rock project as well as a one from the mixtape.
Peep the mixtape artwork and download the leaked tracks below
Video After The JumpThe newest Coke Boys, T-Bird and Duly aka Skyy High Entertainment LLC join French Montana in this latest video directed by Mazi O.
Be on the lookout for their new mixtape "Theater Seats" coming soon !!
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Pusha T and Malice of the Virginia rap duo, Clipse hung out at the Playboy Mansion for New Year's
They looked right at home chilling with Playboy Bunny Twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon from EOline's Girls Next Door Show. Along with Too $hort, Jose Conseco, Lou Ferrigno and of course Hugh Hefnfer.
Videos After The Jump106 and Park had by far the best New Year's Eve Show. They brought together some of the hottest acts in the game today in both rap and r&b.
The star studded show featured performances from Maino, Omarion , Trey Songz , New Boyz, Pleasure P and Dorrough. As well as Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj, Clipse, Jerimih, Day 26 and Mishon
Trey Songz Performing "Say Ahh"
Clipse Performing "I'm Good"
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Maybe the inmates really are running the asylum.
A correction officer has been disciplined for dozing on the job after a colleague snapped a picture of her asleep while on post at a Rikers Island infirmary, officials said yesterday.
A clearly conked-out Nadja Green is leaning in a chair with her head back, arms folded, eyes closed and mouth open.
But even more alarming is an amused inmate seen hovering above her, mere inches from a set of keys that hangs from her belt.
The picture was circulated around the department, and a source e-mailed it to The Post.
Green was transferred on the island and placed on modified duty watching female inmates. She will face charges of sleeping on the job and other security- and performance-related charges.
"We do not expect this type of behavior or performance from our officers, nor do we tolerate it," said city correction spokesman Steve Morello.
The officer who took the picture, Claudel Barrau, was also transferred and placed on modified duty.
Morello said possession and use of cellphones in jails, even by guards, is prohibited.
"They are only allowed to carry a cell into a property locker and not into jail proper," Morello said. "And not where inmates circulate. It's a basic and obvious regulation and this represents a breach."
Officials said the embarrassing photo was taken earlier this month in the prison's North Infirmary Command, formerly Rikers Island Hospital, which houses nearly 400 sick prisoners.
The facility includes a wing for AIDS patients, one for sex offenders and one for exceptionally violent inmates.
The disciplined officers will not be supervising inmates, according to officials.
Morello said the picture was brought to the attention of the department's senior management.
He said officials do not believe the sleeping officer was ever in any danger. There will be no charges against the inmate in the picture.
Green, who turned 30 yesterday, has been on the job 4½ years. She lives in Queens and could not be reached for comment.
Barrau, 47, has been on the job 18 years. When approached by a Post photographer at his Long Island home, he asked, "Why are you taking my picture?"
A prison source described Green as "the Precious of Corrections," a reference to the movie about a teen from a dysfunctional family.
A source said Green had a difficult upbringing and is the mother of several children. The source said she worked 96 hours of overtime this month.
A union official said prison authorities should avoid a rush to judgment.
"Many correction officers are forced to work 70 to 80 hours of mandatory overtime," said Correction Officer Benevolent Association spokesman Michael Skelly.
"Since we don't know the particular circumstances of that particular officer, we are not going to condemn her. She may have been sick.
"We believe it was highly suspect for the other officer to take a picture and potentially jeopardize her safety."
New York Post
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Tupac Shakur once rapped "Life as a celebrity aint everything they make it". Well nobody bothered to tell R&B crooner John Legend that as he celebrated his 31st birthday Monday night (December 28).
With his beautiful model girlfriend Christine Teigen on one arm. John partied at New York City's Simyone Lounge with fellow stars Estelle, Ludacris, Ryan Leslie and Consequence.
The Good Music artist was taking a brief break from his Evolver World Tour which runs through early 2010.
Video After The JumpThe Youngest In Charge, Cory Gunz unleashes visuals for one the hottest tracks off of his "Heir To The Throne" mixtape. In this Pulp Fiction inspired video directed by John Columbo, Cory keeps his cool and keeps spitting while the restaurant he's in is getting jacked.
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