TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida woman serving 20 years in prison for firing a shot at her estranged husband during an argument will get a new trial, though she will not be able to invoke a "stand your ground" defense, an appeals court ruled Thursday.

The case of Marissa Alexander, a Jacksonville mother of three,…

Pandora Media won a battle in its continuing war with the music industry over royalties when a federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, which represents thousands of members, cannot prevent Pandora from licensing all the songs in its catalog.

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Mister Cee has taken his new sexual discovery (well, new to him...we all figured it out the first time he was arrested) and put it to good use. Check out his new PSA he shot with the Aids Health Foundation inside. And what he says about being sexually free...

Mister Cee has decided to make good out of his new scandalous sexual…

Customers rushed to book $10 United Airlines flights to destinations including Hawaii and Las Vegas. Photo: Toru Hanai/Reuters

United Airlines will honour plane tickets it mistakenly sold online for between $5 and $10, the company said on Friday.

Customers using the airline's website were able to book tickets without paying…

The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards was chock full of questionable moments throughout the night, but (Miley Cyrus aside) A$AP Rocky and Jason Collins may have taken the cake.

The two were paired up to introduce Macklemore’s pro-gay anthem, “Same Love,” and while the setup may have seemed like a good idea in planning — Collins is openly gay and A$AP is vocally tolerant — the Harlemite was visibly uncomfortable next to the towering baller. After Collins said his spiel on…

(AllHipHop News) After over a year of allegations and legal proceedings involving Mr. Cee soliciting sex from cross-dressing prostitutes one thing can be confirmed: He has never been photographed or videotaped in the act. However, popular male blogger Bimbo Winehouse posted audio…

A bodyguard who's reportedly provided security for Jay Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga died under bizarre circumstances shortly after Miami-Dade police used a Taser to subdue him. Huffington Post reports Norman…

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Hip-Hop music would not be as successful without the power of DJs on and off radio. In this…

If your Facebook friend doesn’t “like” paying his or her bills on time, you might want to seek another friendship before applying for a loan.

CNNMoney reports several tech startups have found ways to determine the creditworthiness of loan seekers by looking at how much they…

Drake breaks his silence over “Control”…

The rumor underworld is buzzing with word of an alleged scuffle at the Jay Z and Diddy MTV Video Music Awards after-party at NYC’s Dream Hotel last night (Aug. 25).

The D'ussé and Ciroc sponsored event was star-studded, with Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake and more witnessing the alleged melee…

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George Zimmerman’s attorney told a Florida newspaper that his client plans to ask the state of Florida to cover the $200,000 to $300,000 of his legal expenses.

Defense attorney Mark O’Mara told the Orlando Sentinel Monday night that because Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing Trayvon Martin, state law requires…

Judge Joe Brown may have some explaining to do after a video of him drunk was released on Monday. In the video, which is longer than 5 minutes, Brown takes flirts and pictures with beautiful women, and slurs his words and curses while talking about his job as a judge, his wife, and women.

When the unnamed cameramen mention his status as a judge court show,…

J.Cole, one of hip-hop’s rising stars, has questioned whether his skin tone had anything to do with his success in the music industry.

During a recent interview with BET, Cole was asked about colorism and how it affects rap. His provocative answer quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.

“I can’t say it for sure but I just…

A business student who was a week away from completing a seven-week internship at Bank of America was found dead in his dorm late last week after reportedly working until 6 AM three days in a row.

Moritz Erhardt, 21, who was in the process of completing the intense pre-graduate program at Bank of America's Merrill…

Social media, gun runners and a foolhardy rapper led to the biggest bust ever of illegal firearms by the NYPD. Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed today that undercover cops seized what amounted to a huge arsenal of automatic assault weapons including machine guns, high-capacity assault rifles and handguns.

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Weslyn "Mama Wes" Monroe, the mother of the late Pimp C, is passed away this morning. The news has come out thanks to a picture taken by Pimp C's partner in UGK, Bun B, who added the following caption in tribute:

Thanks to everyone that has sent prayers and condolences. She was a great woman. Nurture us from boys to men and made us strong enough to handle this…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge reinstated Chris Brown's revoked probation Friday and gave the singer a new sentence to perform 1,000 hours of community labor such as cleaning beaches or highways, removing graffiti or performing other chores assigned by the probation department.

Brown's current legal troubles are the latest repercussions…

Raz B needs to pick his battles better. The former B2K singer was in China performing at a club and caught a bottle to the face when trying to break up a fight in the crowd. Yes, there was a fight at a Raz B show.

TZM reports:

The 28-year-old R&B star was performing at a nightclub in Zhejiang (birthplace of Qian Xuesen --…