09-10-07 EUR: Kanye's Latest Tantrum / A List At Oprah's Obama Bash

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ANOTHER 'IT AIN'T FAIR, I DIDN'T WIN' TANTRUM: Kanye West's latest melt down at the Video Music Awards. Does anybody care?
*So what's up with Kanye West actin' a fool when he doesn't win an award? Last night after the MTV Video Music Awards, in front of the media, West threw another hissy fit because he didn't win. He lost all five categories he was nominated for. Read Full Story

NAS VS. BILL O’REILLY: Rapper responds in war of words over his participation at Virginia Tech concert.
*Nas has responded to a verbal attack on his character by Fox News mouthpiece Bill O’Reilly, who said the rapper’s participation in the Sept. 6 concert dedicated to the Virginia Tech massacre was insulting to the memories of the victims. Read Full Story

POITIER, WHITAKER, BERRY ATTEND OPRAH’S OBAMA BASH: Saturday’s fundraiser expected to raise $3 million for candidate.
*Oprah Winfrey’s fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took place Saturday with Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx and Halle Berry among the 1,500 guests in attendance. Read Full Story

KENYA MOORE'S 'GAME' PLAN: Beauty scribes how-to book for the gents.
*Actress/Model Kenya Moore has got game and she's sharing it in her new book "Game, Get Some: What Women Really Want." The former Miss USA, who has no problem in social situations, hopes the book will make it a bit easier for the male species to get a clue when dealing with women. Read Full Story

NEW MAXWELL ALBUM DUE NEXT YEAR: Singer uploads snippet of new track to his MySpace page.
*Maxwell fans were thrown a bone on Friday (Sept. 7) when the singer uploaded a snippet of his new song, “Pretty Wings,” on his MySpace site. Read Full Story

JAY-Z ANNOUNCES THIRD 40/40 CLUB IN VEGAS: Plus, rapper addresses wedding questions at press conference.
*Jay-Z is bringing his 40/40 experience to Sin City. Following locations in New York City and New Jersey, the rap mogul has announced he will open a third franchise of his signature club in Las Vegas. Read Full Story

ANOTHER DEBARGE PLACED IN HANDCUFFS: Chico follows big brother Eldra into the slammer.
*For the second time in less than a week, a member of the DeBarge family has been taken into custody. Four days after El DeBarge was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, his younger brother Chico was nabbed on suspicion of having illegal drugs and cash in his car. Read Full Story

SHERRI SHEPHERD DEMANDED $2 MIL TO JOIN ‘VIEW?’: TV Guide claims money was behind the delay in today’s scheduled announcement.
*Did Sherri Shepherd demand more money than “The View” wanted to give her to become the fifth and final permanent co-host? Read Full Story

WILL SMITH GAINS ‘SEVEN POUNDS’: Actor joins ‘Happyness’ team for new drama.
*Will Smith’s next role seems to have been inspired by Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls,” as the actor portrays a man who inadvertently falls in love while attempting suicide. Read Full Story

DIDDY ‘CLOSER THAN EVER’ TO KIM PORTER?: Plus, Billy Joel’s wife says she wasn’t ‘turned away’ from his white party despite reports.
*As an Essence article about Kim Porter’s dramatic break up with ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs hits the streets, the former couple were spotted “closer than ever” at New York’s Tenjune club Wednesday night, according to the New York Daily News. Read Full Story

PUMA NABS OLD SCHOOL RAPPERS FOR PROMOTION: Doug E. Fresh, MC Shan help plug new Puma x.
*Puma has enlisted old school rappers Doug E. Fresh, M.C. Shan and others to promote its new line of sneakers named after MTV’s groundbreaking series “Yo! MTV Raps.” Read Full Story

IKE TURNER PLANNING REALITY SHOW: Series would follow shenanigans with ex-wife he accused of trying to poison him.
*In a project to rival Bravo’s “Being Bobby Brown,” veteran musician Ike Turner is hoping to launch a reality series based on his volatile relationship with ex-wife Audrey Madison, the woman he claims tried to kill him with an overdose of prescription pills. Read Full Story

REDMAN TO GO ‘WILD’ ON U.S. TOUR: Rapper kicks off club/theater trek this month in Ann Arbor.
*His latest album, “Red Gone Wild – Thee Album,” hit the streets way back in March of this year, but Redman has just now decided to give the project a promotional boost with a fall tour of clubs and theaters across the U.S. Read Full Story

HOT 100 CRANKS THAT ‘SOULJA BOY’: Teen and his dance sensation reaches No. 1; Kanye’s ‘Stronger’ holds down No. 2.
*It was only a matter of time before 17-year-old Soulja Boy reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with his debut single “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” a song with a signature dance that has become a YouTube phenomenon. Read Full Story

WILL.I.AM., POLOW, T-PAIN WIN BMI URBAN AWARDS: Plus, Russell Simmons given special honor during Friday’s pre-VMA ceremony.
*As is tradition, a number of hip hop producers headed for Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards made a pit stop Friday to collect earned trophies from the annual BMI Urban Awards. Read Full Story

WU-TANG PREVIEWS NEW ALBUM: Tracks feature George Clinton, late ODB and son of a famous Beatle.
*Billboard.com got a chance to preview eight unmastered tracks from the new Wu Tang Clan album, “The 8 Diagrams,” due Nov. 13 via Wu Music Group/Loud/SRC/Universal. Read Full Story

LAILA ALI JOINS FIGHT AGAINST CHILD HUNGER: Boxer teams with Uncle Ben’s to donate $1 million toward initiative.
*Laila Ali has teamed with Uncle Ben’s to highlight a new multi-year partnership with the Kids Cafe program of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network. Read Full Story

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Keyshia Cole’s National Anthem; Jameka’s mysterious blue ball; Dr. West and Mos Def on ‘Bill Maher.’
*To kick off the 2007-08 NFL season, the league tapped R&B singer Keyshia Cole to belt the National Anthem before Thursday’s matchup between the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts and the Reggie Bush-led New Orleans Saints. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Martin addresses rumors; P.E. documentary; ‘Levees’ wins Emmys; Jawn Murray joins ‘Star Jones’; Cosby’s ‘Little Bill’ returns.
*At Essence.com, actor Duane Martin responds to rampant rumors that he is gay and his marriage to Tisha Campbell Martin is on the rocks. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Does Beyonce want to be Latina?; Luda’s birthday bash; 50’s short temper; Eve’s SCRAM anklet; Wyclef’s Lauryn worries; Joss Stone at WEEN.
*Ludacris hosted his 30th birthday party Friday night at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas, one of numerous celebrity-filled events leading up to last night’s MTV Video Music Awards. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Musician
By Kam Williams
*Ken Vandermark might not exactly be a household name, but that hasn't gotten in the way of his pursuing his dream of making a decent living as a jazz musician. Based in Chicago, Vandermark is a driven iconoclast who persists in playing his own brand of atonal, improvisation without worrying much about its commercial viability. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: DOA: Dead or Alive
By Kam Williams
*DOA: Dead or Alive is a faithful adaptation of a popular, kiddie computer game which merely pays lip service to plot in favor of eye-popping fight scenes featuring scantily-clad women with gravity-defying boobs performing gravity-defying feats. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: BHERC’s ‘Celebration of Sisterhood’; Quinn’s management firm; Melba Moore’s ‘Soul’ in NJ; ‘Clown Musical’ in Hollywood.
*On Thursday, Oct. 18, - "Great Day in Black Hollywood: A Celebration of Sisterhood Honoring Black Women Directors" will be hosted by Award-winning Filmmaker Julie Dash (“Daughters of the Dust”) at Raleigh Studios. 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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