The autopsy report carried out on the late musician Leah Labelle and her husband Rasual Rutler has determined the latter was intoxicated at the time of their car crash.

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Def Jam, the label behind the careers of Rihanna, Ashanti and Mariah Carey, is transitioning.

Keen to rebuild following the departures and dismissals of a number of its artists, the Paul Rosenberg-fronted label now sets its sights on the future and has enlisted a team of in-the-know tastemakers from the world of Urban music to help it do so.

First on the agenda?

You.

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Ariana Grande’s smash hit jam ‘Side to Side‘ has found itself in a web of legal trouble.

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Patti Labelle is to flex her acting muscles with help from Oprah Winfrey.

How so? The major role she is to play in the hit African-American series ‘Greenleaf.‘

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In breaking news, it has been confirmed that singer Leah LaBelle has died along with her husband in a tragic car accident.

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2017 was an odd year for Katy Perry.

She earned a top 5 with comeback jam ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ and snagged a $25 Million check for her judging services on the upcoming reboot of ‘American Idol.’

However, it proved to be the most trying year of her music career.

Singles came and went with little impact, housing album ‘Witness’ tanked, and she somehow seemed to lose the ever elusive “cool” that so many clamour for. In many ways, she became the definitive meme of what’s not popping in the pop cultural sphere.

This reality isn’t one that went unnoticed by the head of her label, Capitol Records exec Steve Barnett.

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L.A Reid is ready to return to the record label arena – according to a new report.

The industry visionary, who is famed for engineering career-defining successes for the likes of Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Usher, and TLC, departed Epic Records last April under the most dramatic of circumstances.

Indeed, as reported, the Sony Music severed ties with him after allegations of sexual assault from a co-worker surfaced.

In the time since, Reid has said nothing and been seldom seen. However, the 60 year old seems poised for quite the close-up in 2018.

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Brandy is finally free! Well, almost.

The R&B belle has been locked in litigation with her former label and the battle has ultimately blocked her from releasing new material.

That hold-up looks to be over, though.

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Mariah Carey has long called legend Patti LaBelle her godmother. And it’s more than a flowery title; it’s a role Ms. Patti takes super seriously.

During a visit to Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live to promote her infamous pies and new cooking show, the grandam diva was questioned about advice she’d give Mimi heading into 2018 and her response was rather telling.

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Patti Labelle stopped by ‘Watch What Happens Live’ last night alongside Sam Smith to dish with Andy Cohen on her holiday album, cooking show, and – of course – tis the season for “Patti Pies.”  But, to accompany the news she served on her latest endeavors, Labelle also served a bit of “tea,” if you will, on late R&B vocalist Luther Vandross (who was a longtime friend of hers).

When Cohen quizzed Smith on critics likening him to the ‘Superstar’ singer, the host turned his attention to Miss Patti to ask about the legendary crooner’s rumored battle with “coming out” as openly gay.

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K. Michelle has never been one to hold her tongue. As such, her visit to the Everyday Struggle podcast was always going to be a must see.

The songstress did not disappoint.

With new album ‘Kimberly: The People I Used To Know’ due on December 8th, she seized the platform to hatch a whole lot of her truth.

She opened up about the intricate issues she has with her label, not being able to release the Country music she desires to because of her race, her fraught relationship with “the powers that” be, returning to reality TV, her drama with Nicki Minaj and much more.

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August Alsina has never been afraid of sharing his struggles. As such, it was only a matter of time before he vented about his career dramas.

A few years ago, the R&B singer was on an upward incline thanks to hits such as ‘I Luv This’ and debut album ‘Testimony.’

However, his momentum muted when sophomore offering ‘This Thing Called Life’ didn’t match the success of his first LP. And despite staying active on the touring circuit, he’s been pretty quiet ever since. Sans publicly declaring his health issues.

Now though, he’s turning up the volume on the situation surrounding his third project – and it’s not a good.

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