Dr Dre
Dre Loses Chronic Battle
Legendary rapper/producer Dr. Dre has lost a legal battle against the owners of Death Row Records over a reissued version of his iconic album The Chronic.
Dre, real name Andre Young, took label bosses to court in February (10), alleging a modified version of the 1992 classic, now titled The Chronic Re-Lit, was in violation of trademark and publicity law.
He accused Death Row owners of failing to ask for his permission before releasing the disc and falsely suggesting he endorsed the new album by placing his name and likeness on the CD cover art.
But a California judge has dismissed Dre's claims. The case was thrown out of court earlier this week (begs07Jun10), according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Dre left Death Row Records in 1996.
The label was acquired by company executives at WIDEawake from bankrupt founder Marion 'Suge' Knight last year (09).
Helders Joins Diddy's Dirty Money
Arctic Monkeys Drummer Matt Helders became an honorary member of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Dirty Money group on Thursday (10Jun10) when the rocker joined the trio for a U.K. TV performance.
Combs invited the Brit to play drums as he performed his new song Hello Good Morning during a taping of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, which was taped 24 hours before its air date on Friday (11Jun10).
The unlikely pals struck up a friendship last year (09) while the Arctic Monkeys were recording in the U.S.
Diddy and Helders celebrated the TV collaboration by partying at London nightclub Whisky Mist after the talk show taping.
Jay-Z Plays Star-Studded Set At British Festival
Jay-Z thrilled fans during his set at Britain's Isle of Wight festival on Friday night (11Jun10) with guest performances from Kanye West And Mr Hudson.
The hip-hop mogul was headlining the event with an 80-minute show, and during the slot he introduced Mr Hudson to the crowd on hit track Forever Young.
He was then joined by West, who rapped on Run This Town, to rapturous applause from fans.
The 99 Problems hitmaker also used his set to pay tribute to U.S. President Barack Obama, telling the crowd, "After 44 tries we've got a black president, we changed the world. And somebody in this field will change the world."
Kid Cudi Arrested In New York
Rapper Kid Cudi has been arrested in New York and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance.
The 24 year old smashed a woman's cellphone and broke the door of her apartment off its hinges, according to TMZ.com.
Cops found a glass bottle of a controlled substance at the scene.
Further details of the incident and the arrest were not available as FemaleFirst went to press.