05-30-06 EUR: Ice Cube Joins Anti-Oprah Brigade / Beyonce CD on Her 25th B-Day

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BEYONCE TO DROP NEW ALBUM ON 25TH BIRTHDAY: Singer puts boyfriend Jay-Z in first single…and on a strict diet.
*For her birthday on Sept. 4, Beyonce will go against tradition and give away a present – her long-awaited sophomore solo album, appropriately titled, “B’Day.” Read Full Story

ICE CUBE JOINS ANTI-OPRAH BRIGADE: Rapper sounds off against talk show host's anti-rap stance in latest issue of FHM.
*Producers for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” may want to pitch the idea of having September’s season premiere feature guests Ludacris, 50 Cent and Ice Cube so that the four can discuss their opposing points of view on a very topical issue – hip hop lyrics. Read Full Story

POLICE SKEPTICAL ABOUT BEANIE SIGEL SHOOTING: No one heard gunshots, no shell casings found at the scene, police say.
*Police sources tell Philadelphia Daily News that investigators are skeptical about rapper Beanie Sigel's account of his shooting, which took place last week and sent him to the hospital with a wound in his shoulder. Read Full Story

KANYE, LUDACRIS GIVE IMPROMPTU PERFORMANCE IN COURT: Rappers spit verse of ‘Stand Up’ during copyright infringement trial.
*Kanye West took the stand in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday and performed a portion of the 2003 song “Stand Up,” which is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by New Jersey rap group I.O.F. and production company BMS Entertainment/Heat Music LLC. Read Full Story

PRINCE NEARLY A NO-SHOW FOR ‘IDOL’ GIG: Singer shows up seconds before performance; plus, ‘Idol’ ratings news.
*Minutes before Prince was scheduled to perform live during the “American Idol” season finale, he and his people where nowhere to be found. Read Full Story

MARIAH CAREY SEEKS TOUR INPUT FROM RANDY JACKSON: Plus, singer’s new Gillette ad to be unveiled today in NY.
*Mariah Carey wants to shake things up for her upcoming “Adventures of Mimi” tour and has enlisted her favorite road dawg for the job. Read Full Story

MIJAC ALL UP IN TOKYO: Singer accepts award from MTV Japan; visits orphanage during first leg of Asian P.R. tour.
*With the type of emotion displayed at the end of his ballad “She’s Out of My Life,” Michael Jackson accepted MTV Japan’s “Legend Award” in Tokyo Sunday during the first stop of his scheduled promo swing through Asia. Read Full Story

MARY WILSON SAYS SHE’S NOT HAVING BYPASS SURGERY: Singer releases statement saying doctors chose another route.
*Following reports last week that singer Mary Wilson had suffered a heart attack and was scheduled for bypass surgery, the former Supremes member has released a statement denying both stories. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: 'X-Men The Last Stand'
By Kam Williams
*The initial installment of X-Men (2000) was a character-driven affair which elicited sympathy for the mutants attending Professor Charles Xavier’s (Patrick Stewart) School for Gifted Students by establishing them not as superficial superheroes but as vulnerable outcasts struggling to find their way to fit into a world which would ostracize them as freaks. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER DESMOND DEKKER: Ska legend dies of a heart attack in England.
*Desmond Dekker, the pioneering music legend who introduced Jamaican ska music to the world, has died, his manager said Friday. He was 64. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN’S NAIL CASE TO RESUME IN JULY: Judge sets trial date, extends order of protection.
*A judge on Friday set a July 17 trial date for Foxy Brown’s assault case, which is rooted in an incident that occurred two years ago when she allegedly attacked two New York manicurists over a bill. Read Full Story

BONDS MOVES PAST THE BABE: Shot heard around the world gives slugger home run No. 715 on the all time list.
*It finally happened in his own back yard. Barry Bonds hit the 715th homer of his career on Sunday, sending the ball from Colorado Rockies pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim 445 feet over the wall and the athlete ahead of Babe Ruth on the all time home run list. Read Full Story

BABIES FOR BRANGELINA; GWEN STEFANI: Namibia wants to claim Shiloh as its own; Stefani’s hollaback boy arrives in Los Angeles.
*The Brangababy has finally arrived, and it’s a girl. Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt was born to parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at Welwitschia Clinic in Namibia late Saturday, reportedly via Caesarean section after a minor complication. Read Full Story

NBA MOTHERS RESOLVE DUI CASES: Amare Stoudemire’s mom sentenced to three years in prison; LeBron’s mother gets community service.
*The mother of Phoenix Suns star Amare Stoudemire was sentenced Friday to three years in prison in a drunken driving case, while LeBron James’ mom was found guilty of four charges stemming from an incident in which her SUV hit an unmarked police vehicle. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘X-Men’s’ b.o.; Berry’s toe; Perry’s ‘Girl’; ‘Snakes’ Web site; Lionsgate gets ‘Brave’; Glover ‘Rewinds’; Star & Al; G. Garvin & Tyson foods.
*Halle Berry and her “X-Men: The Last Stand” co-stars have taken the weekend box office by storm, as its estimated $107 million in ticket sales is the largest ever for Memorial Day weekend and the fourth-biggest in box office history. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: New Koch labels; Dash snags Plumm; Nelly/Neptunes sued; grateful Ghostface; DMX name change; Peas in S.A.; Banks at shady barbeque.
*KOCH Records has announced the addition of three new labels under its belt: Damon Dash Music Group, Kedar Entertainment and an imprint from Atlanta's Big Oomp. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Williams an Argonaut; French Open update; no Wimbledon for Serena; Arenas arrested; Vikings fined; Ironhead dies; Richardson & racism,; Patterson mourned.
Suspended Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is now a member of the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. The 29-year-old signed a one-year contract for a reported $250,000 to play during the 2006 season. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: L.A. community leaders protest Danny Bakewell; Smokey honored in London; Jennifer Holliday hosts ‘Black 2 Broadway.’
*A number of Los Angeles community leaders are gathering at 3 p.m. today outside the offices of the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper (3800 Crenshaw Blvd.) to protest its publisher Danny Bakewell following a negative article written about a local politician. 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

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