02-23-06 EURextra: Busta's Sealed Lips Could Lead to Grand Jury / Prince & Tamar

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BUSTA’S SEALED LIPS COULD LEAD TO GRAND JURY: Police and prosecutors threatening to force rapper to talk about bodyguard killing.
*New York police and prosecutors are threatening to send Busta Rhymes before a grand jury in an effort to force him to talk about the murder of his bodyguard earlier this month. Read Full Story

PRINCE AND TAMAR ON A MINI TOUR: Pair has scheduled shows in Minneapolis, Chicago and Philly; sweepstakes on iTunes offers private concert at his crib.
*Prince and his new protégé Tamar, last seen rocking together on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” will perform a joint gig this Saturday (Feb. 25) at the Orpheum Theater in his hometown of Minneapolis. Read Full Story

THUG CROONER JAHEEM A ‘CLASS’ ACT ON BILLBOARD: Singer reaches personal milestone with first No. 1 album.
*Jaheim is enjoying his first-ever view from the top of The Billboard 200 chart following the No. 1 debut of his new album, "Ghetto Classics." Read Full Story

THANDIE NEWTON WINS 'BAFTA': Black actresses not overlooked in England
*For some silly reason, most film reviewers came to the conclusion that last year was a bad year for black actresses. In the face of that conventional wisdom, I pointed out 10 praiseworthy performances by sisters in my annual Blacktrospective. Read Full Story

TERRENCE HOWARD BASKING IN PRE-OSCAR GLOW: Nominated actor says he’s happy ‘to be considered among the best of this year.’
*Terrence Howard says he’ll be sporting a Dolce & Gabanna tux when he walks the red carpet of the Academy Awards next month. Read Full Story

ELDERLY OPRAH FANS RIPPED OFF BY CON MAN: Head of D.C. travel company swindles group by advertising ‘Oprah’ show hookup.
*All they wanted to do was see them some Oprah Winfrey. Instead, about 70 people in the Washington D.C. area, most of them elderly, were swindled out of $500 by the head of a travel company who didn’t follow through on his advertised promise. Read Full Story

MORGAN FREEMAN TO GET UCLA’S SPENCER TRACY AWARD: Honor recognizes outstanding performances and achievement in film.
*UCLA will award Morgan Freeman with its annual Spencer Tracy Award in a ceremony to be held March 7 on campus. Read Full Story

THE RETURN OF PHAROAH MONCH: Rapper signs with new Rifkind label for first album since 1999.
*After an intense bidding war, rapper Pharoahe Monch has inked a deal with a new unnamed label founded by Loud Records/SRC founder Steve Rifkind that will be distributed by Universal. Read Full Story

LIL JON TO DROP NEW SOLO ALBUM ON TVT: Crunkster works out differences with label and is ready to resume work.
*Lil Jon will soon head back to the studio to work on his fourth full-length album, entitled “Crunk Rock.” Read Full Story

JAMES BROWN ON THE GOODFOOT IN CHINA: Godfather of Soul performs in mainland China for the first time in his career.
*An audience in mainland China was able to enjoy the Hardest Working Man In Showbiz for the first time on their own soil. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Rock’s ‘Wife’; Diesel’s ‘Wheelman’; Woodard honored; Cuba’s mama; ‘Dreamworks’ pics.
*Chris Rock has been cast in the Fox Searchlight film "I Think I Love My Wife," a remake of the 1972 French film "Chloe in the Afternoon." Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Mario’s new LP; more J.Lo baby rumors; P.E. enlists Paris; creepy K-Fed; EW&F on ‘Regis.'
*R&B teen dream Mario will work with Jermaine Dupri and Alicia Keys for his next album, due in June. "I'm really looking forward to working with Alicia [again],” Mario tells MTV of the singer, who produced two tracks on his 2002 debut LP “Mario.” Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

02-23-06 EUR FEEDBACK: I have a suggestion for what your (02-20-06 EUR) headline SHOULD have been.
"Hey EUR, regarding Monday's (02-20-06 EUR) story on the black Winter Olympic speedskating star, Shani Davis, I have a suggestion for what your headline SHOULD have been." Read Full Story

02-23-06 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
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