Rihanna
Well what a weekend it was, naked pics of our fave singers floating around all over the net, Eminem's album leaks two weeks before its slated release date, One Stop Shop 09 works out well in Arizona and Snoop is cleared.
Def Jam Damage Control
The label home of Rihanna are said to be attempting to remove the naked pics of the Disturbia singer which surfaced on the web late Friday, from a variety of websites.
Pics which are alleged to feature the Bajan singer in a hotel room with her former boyfriend Chris Brown followed photos of Cassie, the Bad Boy singer who also had to deal with an unidentified hacker blasting naked pics of her to the internet last week.
Reps from Def Jam are threatening court proceedings to remove the pics saying it compromises their artist regardless if the explicit photographs are genuine or not.
Relapse Leaks
With just over a week until his come back album Relapse hits the shelves, Eminem has had to deal with the inevitable internet leak.
The album became available in its entirety on Friday as well as snippets from the video for Crack a Bottle video.
Relapse is Eminem's first album in five years after dealing with the personal drama of losing his close friend Proof and also going through a divorce with his wife.
The bulk of the production on this Eminem's sixth studio album is being handled by label boss and good friend Dr. Dre.
One Stop Shop 09
Sha Money XL welcomed hundreds of up and coming producers to Phoenix, Arizona this weekend for his One Stop Shop Producer Conference.
Appearing at the OSS were legendary producers Pete rock, RZA, Q Tip, Just Blaze and more. Panels at the conference touched on topics such as management, publishing, technology and it is estimated over four hundred people were in attendance.
The conference was masterminded by Sha Money to give those who hoped to succeed in the music industry a chance to have their music heard and network with people in the same field as them at the same time.
Snoop Cleared of $22 million Lawsuit
Snoop Dogg was found not guilty after a jury ruled that the rapper was not responsible for injuries to a fan who had been injured at a concert in 2005.
Richard Monroe had been assaulted after joining the rapper on stage as he performed his classic track Gin and Juice, Monroe then filed the suit against Snoop and his entourage for $22 million.
Soopafly, an artist on Snoops Doggystle records, who was also on stage at the time has been ordered to pay damages of $449,000 to Monroe however for medical bills and other related expenses.
Melanie Cornish
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