In what comes as unfortunate news, the husband of UK singer Corrine Bailey has been found dead in Leeds, England. See the report, via The Telegraph below:

The body of Jason Rae was discovered in a Leeds flat on Saturday.

The 32-year-old musician was a saxophonist with the Haggis Horns.

The band describe themselves on their Myspace page as “an eight-piece live funk extravaganza” who combine funk, soul, hip-hop and afrobeat with jazz virtuosity.

The group had performed with Corinne Bailey Rae, as well as other artists including Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Nightmares On Wax.

They released their debut album, Hot Damn!, last September.

A post mortem examination carried out last night proved inconclusive.

Police said they were currently awaiting the results of toxicology reports.

Officers investigating his death have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs.

He has been released on bail pending further inquiries, West Yorkshire Police have said.

Condolences to Corrine and her husband’s family.

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Pop queen Janet Jackson lived up to her regal billing with the electrifying launch of the European leg of her ‘Together Again Tour.’

The global trek has already made history by becoming the legend’s highest-grossing live outing to date.

Blazing the Accor Arena in Paris, the superstar powered through smash hit after smash hit – including ‘Feedback,’ ‘All For You,’ ‘If,’ and ‘Rhythm Nation.’

Beloved fan favorites such as ‘So Excited,’ ‘With U,’ and opener ‘Night’ were received with equally amplified excitement from the sold-out crowd.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s performance serves as a return to the spotlight following the tragic death of her brother Tito Jackson earlier this month. And following many a media headline.

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Fatman Scoop‘s sudden death last month shocked millions worldwide.

As reported, the beloved Hip-Hop hypeman was on-stage in Connecuit when he collapsed and was rushed to hosptial.

Tragically, he was pronounced dead shortly after.

Now, weeks on, his official cause of death has been revealed..

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Pop Queen Janet Jackson has left jaws royally dropped after a bombshell interview with ‘The Guardian.’

The usually reserved music royal – hot on the promo trail for the 2024 leg of her hotly selling ‘Together Again Tour‘ – chatted with the British daily paper during her time in London (weeks ahead of the unexpected death of her older brother Tito Jackson).

Weighing in on everything from the incident (aka the 2004 Super Bowl) to America’s current political landscape, hop inside to see the buzzworthy quotes from the chat that’s set social media ablaze.

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The cast of ABC‘s ‘Abbott Elementary’ have a reason to celebrate as the show goes into its fourth season.

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Tito Jackson‘s sudden death at age 70 has caused an outpouring of emotion.

And while the world knew the singer as a founding member of the Jackson 5, the star’s passing is unquestionably being most felt by those who knew him intimately – namely his sons, singing siblings 3T.

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The bitter breakup between Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann has become even more unsavory.

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Beyonce scorches on the cover of GQ Magazine‘s October issue.

Arriving during a busy window of activity for Queen Bey, the feature sees the megastar pose it up in a blazing shoot lensed by Bryce Anderson and open up about her new business ventures – SirDavis and CÉCRED.

Renowned for rarely giving interviews, the insightful chat also sees the ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ chart-topper delve into considerable detail about her music – from the inspiration behind her ‘Cowboy Carter’ album, 2011’s ‘4’ being her “anti-Pop” moment, and the ever-elusive visual component to her album trilogy.

Beyonce spoke in depth about her family life, sharping her schedule around her children, Blue Ivy taking to the stage, and more.

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The sudden death of rapper Rich Homie Quan this week sent shockwaves through the Hip-Hop community.

In the days since his passing, further details have emerged.

The star was found unresponsive on a couch at his home by his girlfriend Amber Williams. Believing him to have been asleep initially, she quickly discovered all was not well when noticing that he was foaming at the mouth. She called emergency services, but he was pronounced deceased shortly after.

Now, Williams has broken her silence.

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This week’s From The Vault sees That Grape Juice toast one of music’s most legendary voices, Mariah Carey, and pay homage to Fatman Scoop, who sadly died this weekend.

Their showing of ‘It’s Like That’ at VH1‘s Save The Music 2005 (together with Jermaine Dupri) serves as today’s pick.

While the modern music climate sees many artists shun the promotional trail in favor of scarcity marketing, the 00s saw in-person “promotion” function as an essential component of any and every album rollout. Forget the current embrace of “less is more,” back then more was more.

With that, Team Mariah embarked on a stellar campaign in support of the diva’s blockbuster comeback album ‘The Emancipation of Mimi.’

A day before the LP hit stores (and went on to become one of Carey’s most iconic offerings), the songbird rocked the April 11, 2005 taping of Save The Music with ‘It’s Like That.’

The showing was notable in that it’s one of few to feature Mimi, Fatman Scoop, and Dupri (who produced the song) together on stage.

Electrifying, the energy from the performers and the adoring crowd was pulsatingly palpable and etched this showing in history as the most resonating rendition of ‘It’s Like That’ to date.

An eternal salute to Carey, JD, and the late Fatman Scoop.

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