Lil Wayne & T-Pain Album On Hold

Rapper T-Pain is adamant his collaborative album with Lil Wayne has not been scrapped - insisting the project is merely on hold until his hip-hop pal is released from prison. The pair has long been rumored to be making a record together after they teamed up in 2008 and released a mix-tape under the name T-Wayne. But an album never surfaced - prompting rumors the project had been scrapped. 
However, T-Pain insists the record will be released eventually, but not until Wayne finishes his year-long prison sentence. 
He tells MTV.com, "The T-Wayne album, we're actually gonna wait until he gets out (of prison). He has so much going on. He has Rebirth out right now. I don't wanna interrupt that. We just gonna wait until he gets out to really get in on that. We recorded a bunch of songs. But, right now, it's time for him and his personal s**t. We definitely got an album's worth of material." 
And T-Pain is adamant Wayne's stint behind bars on weapons possession charges, which he began on Monday, won't affect his highly successful career. 
He adds, "You still gonna get 1,000 songs from Wayne. You ain't gonna miss nothing. It's gonna be like he never went to jail. I'm pretty sure they're gonna put out a gang of songs. I'm pretty sure they're gonna do a Free Lil Wayne campaign. That's how it goes."

Chris Brown Appeals For Fans' Help

Chris Brown is begging fans to help put his music back on the radio, insisting stations across America are denying him airplay. Brown has been working to rebuild his image ever since his infamous fight with Rihanna last year, issuing a public apology for his behavior and carrying out community service for the attack.

However, the "Kiss Kiss" hit-maker admits he's struggling to make his comeback - and feels there's "nothing else" he can do to atone for the incident.

In a message uploaded to SayNow.com, Brown says, "I ain't (sic) never really did this but right now I need all of my fans' help. It's crazy because a lot of radio stations aren't playing my records. They're not being that supportive and I wouldn't expect them to. It's on the fans and what you guys do in your power to bring me back because that's all I need. Nothing else will do that except for the fans. There's nothing else that I can do. I'm doing everything that I need to do. I'm doing me as a person and I'm a better guy."

"My singing and my music I do it for you guys and everything else but it won't be possible if I'm not relevant on the radio and it wouldn't be possible for me to be an artist if I don't have any support. I can't be an underground mix-tape artist. That's where we are. I just want all my fans to help me. I love y'all. Peace."

Madonna Planning Fashion Line With Daughter Lourdes

Madonna has teamed up with her teenage daughter to create a fashion line for young women.

The pop superstar is launching her own style empire, called MG Icon, and she is making her first venture, a juniors line, a family affair by inviting 13-year-old Lourdes to help her create the designs.
The Material Girl brand will hit shelves  in August and will include clothing, footwear and accessories.
Madonna will add beauty and fragrance products to the Material Girl range next year.

A statement from Madonna reads, "Joining forces with (clothing makers) Iconix to bring my fashion ideas to consumers is very exciting for me. I look forward to working... to create and translate my vision and ideas for MG Icon."
Madonna has previously designed a 2007 fashion line for high street retailer H&M. She was due to team up with Los Angeles-based fashion mogul Christian Audigier last year but pulled out of plans at the last minute.

Soulja Boy Refutes Probation Reports

Rapper Soulja Boy has dismissed reports he has been sentenced to 12 months' probation stemming from his arrest at a music video shoot in October. Police responded to complaints of noise coming from the Crank That (Soulja Boy) hit-maker's shoot in Georgia, which involved a cast and crew of 40 people, including fans he had invited to participate.

The hip-hop star, real name DeAndre Cortez Way, fled on foot when cops arrived. He was later taken to Henry County jail, where he spent the night before he was released on bond.
Reports last month claimed he was charged with obstruction and sentenced to a year on probation, as well as having to pay a $1,000 Fine.

However, the 19 year old has shot down the allegations, insisting his record is clean.
He says, "I just want to let everybody know that I didn't get probation. That was like a news blast that was everywhere. I know there's like 12 months probation going around, but I just want to let all my fans know that I ain't got no record. I ain't got no probation or nothing. I did go to court, but I just had to pay a fine so I'm not on probation."

Diddy: 'Lil Wayne Will Be Missed'

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has bid farewell to prison-bound Lil Wayne, insisting he'll miss the rapper's "energy" while he's behind bars. The Lollipop hit-maker is due to be sentenced to a year in jail on Monday after he was convicted of weapons possession, stemming from a 2007 arrest. Lil Wayne has recorded new tracks and filmed music videos to be released while he is incarcerated, but fellow hip-hop star Combs maintains he will be greatly missed. And he hopes Wayne will use his jail term to better himself and serve as an example to those who look up to him.

Combs tells MTV.com, "I think we gonna (sic) miss a certain energy that Wayne has. The beauty about it is, he'll be back, and hopefully he'll come back a better person. Whenever we get in trouble, we're in the public spotlight. So hopefully there's a lot of kids out there who could learn from any mistakes that we may have put ourselves in, even if we're not guilty of the crime sometimes. We are human. People have to learn: 'Make sure you know where you're going, who you riding with, what the situation is.' We're targets. I'm just happy he doesn't have to do a lot of time and that he'll be out, and hopefully he'll use the time wisely and use it in a positive way."
Wayne was initially expected to be sentenced in a court hearing last month, but has been granted a string of postponements.

Keyshia Cole Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Singer Keyshia Cole is a first-time mom - she has welcomed a baby boy with her fiancé, basketball star Daniel Gibson. The Last Night hit-maker, 28, gave birth to Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr. on Tuesday.

Cole confirmed long-running rumors she was pregnant with the Cleveland Cavaliers player's baby in January, revealing the couple is also planning to wed after becoming engaged on New Year's Eve.
The delivery comes a month after Cole was admitted to a Cleveland hospital for a "false alarm," sparking rumors she had gone into labor early.

However, a spokesperson for the couple insists Cole had a healthy delivery, telling Usmagazine.com: "Both mother and baby are doing great."

Snoop Dogg Allowed Back In Britain

Snoop Dogg has won a legal battle to gain entry to the U.K. - three years after government officials banned him from Britain. The hip-hop star, real name Calvin Broadus, incurred the wrath of immigration officials in 2006 when he was arrested following a fracas at London's Heathrow Airport.
The following year, he was denied entry into the country, with authorities arguing his previous convictions for drugs and firearms offenses made him a threat. Broadus battled against the ruling, launching a legal challenge and urging stars including David Beckham and Paul McCartney to help get the ban overturned.

It was lifted in 2008, but government officials took the case to the Court of Appeal, where it was decided the judge who reversed the ruling may have "misinterpreted the test of exclusion." Broadus refused to give up and the case went to a U.K. Asylum and Immigration Tribunal on Friday, with the star's lawyers urging officials to take into consideration his work as a high-school football coach and appearances on family-friendly TV shows including The View and his Father Hood reality series.
And The Drop It Like It's Hot hit-maker was finally successful - two senior immigration judges decided border authorities were wrong to deny the star entry. The ruling was released to both parties on Monday and has paved the way for Broadus to return to Britain.

T.I. Makes First Public Appearance Since Prison

Rapper T.I. has made his first public appearance since he was jailed on weapons possession charges - he supported his fiancée at a charity fundraiser on February 24th, 2010.

The Live Your Life hit-maker, real name Clifford Harris, Jr., was transferred from a prison in Arkansas to a halfway house near his home in Atlanta, Georgia in December, after serving seven months behind bars.

He is living out the remainder of his 366-day sentence in more comfortable surroundings at the Dismas Charities Atlanta West facility, where he is allowed out to work during the day.
T.I. has now shown his face in public for the first time since he was sent to jail, stepping out with partner Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle on Monday and joining her onstage at Alzheimer's event For The Love of Our Fathers at Atlanta's Opera venue.
And the star was glad to be out in public again, saying, "I am very well, very happy to be seen."

Alicia Keys' Upbringing Kept Her Away From Drugs

Alicia Keys avoided the temptations of drugs after becoming famous, because she saw so many lives ruined by addiction while she was growing up in the Big Apple.

The Fallin' superstar spent her childhood in the impoverished Manhattan neighborhood of Hell's

Kitchen, and lived in the same apartment building as addicts and prostitutes.
Upon escaping the area after hitting the big time, Keys knew she would avoid the negative trappings of fame as she had already seen the dark side of drugs.
She said, "I always make sure I stay connected to the real world. The way I avoid temptations, what did it for me, was that I grew up around drugs, sex, alcohol and death - and I think that when you see that in your life, you know what it does to you and have no desire to do it."

Lil Wayne Parties Before Jail

Prison-bound rapper Lil Wayne spent his last weekend as a free man partying with friends and family after they threw him a special going away bash in Miami, Florida.

The Lollipop hit-maker, real name Dwayne Carter, Jr. is due to appear before a New York judge on Tuesday, when he is expected to be sentenced to a year behind bars for weapons possession.
However, Wayne is refusing to let his impending jail time get him down, instead making the most of the time he has left to enjoy the company of his pals on Sunday.
The hip-hop star was presented with large white and blue iced cake to celebrate his final days of freedom and wish him well with a message that read: "Keep ya head up Weezy! We love u!!!"

Christina Milian & The-Dream Welcome Baby Daughter

Christina Milian and music producer The-Dream are celebrating after the singer gave birth to the couple's first child together.

The R&B stars welcomed little Violet into the world on Friday, and report the baby already has "a full head of hair".
Milian announced her pregnancy in October, just weeks after secretly marrying the producer/singer in Las Vegas.
Violet is Milian's first child, while The-Dream, real name Terius Nash, already has a four-year-old daughter and three-year-old twin sons from his previous marriage to singer Nivea.