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News Ticker: Lil Wayne, Shakira, Aretha Franklin, Thom Yorke

2/13/08, 9:20 am EST

  • Lil Wayne has been indicted on four felony drug and weapons charges related to his January arrest in Arizona. Despite the indictment, his lawyer says the rapper’s touring plans remain intact.
  • A Shakira charity auction raised $76,000 after fans paid $3,000 for one of the singer’s bras and $14,000 for a meet and greet, among other items.
  • Aretha Franklin expressed offense at Beyoncé calling Tina Turner “the Queen” at Sunday’s Grammys, saying in a statement: “I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on…however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy.”
  • Thom Yorke is slated to DJ National Public Radio’s “All Songs Considered” tomorrow. He will discuss In Rainbows, The Eraser and how he discovers new music.

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cammmmro. | 4/9/2009, 9:20 pm EST

welll welll lil wayne is by far the best rapper in americaaa, word. and he is veryy intelligant and i trulyy fell in love with his music me and my cousin aree completely head over heels he is doing a great job at what he doess and i repsect him for that fullly and some day we will get married (:

yo mama lil wayne | 1/21/2009, 4:02 pm EST

u are shit

mr. carter | 7/30/2008, 8:58 am EST

lil wayne is the shit

J-rock | 2/19/2008, 9:54 am EST

Wuz up cuz dis yo boi J-rock and Lil Wayne keep yo head up dogg u is da hardest rapper around.

will | 2/15/2008, 7:37 pm EST

yo you the best rapper you are like g

and i like ya song i feel like dyin

Anonymous | 2/15/2008, 3:49 pm EST

wat u lil wayne u good u out and stuff hope u r and dont let dem folks get u down

gusti | 2/14/2008, 9:12 pm EST

Everybody around the world love Tina , She is not just an american Icon , she is a Citizen of the world , she played the sell out stadium all over the world , US, Europe, Asia, even Latin American ,. just Brazil 185.000 fans to see Tina …We love you so much !

Jake | 2/14/2008, 4:19 pm EST

SHAKIRA RULES AND IT’S GOOD TO KNOW SHE HELPS PEOPLE.

DNICE | 2/13/2008, 6:04 pm EST

TINA QUEEN OF ROCK Aretha QUEEN OF SOUL MADONNA Queen of pop !!!!

Aretha was just a little jealous !!!!! and I can see why LOL LOL LOL TINAS LOOKS DAME GOOD !

Mahalia | 2/13/2008, 5:40 pm EST

Aretha and Tina are my 2 favourite singers so its sad to see this dispute but the qualities I expect in a monarch are grace and dignity and Aretha seems a little lacking there.

For the record Aretha hasn’t had a top 10 hit since 1987 so the poster who claims she’s been in the top 10 every decade is mistaken. Tina’s last visit to the top 10 was 1993.

Their careers have also taken fairly different routes - Aretha being the dominant singer of her generation from 1967-73 at Atlantic, replacing Dionne and Diana. Back in those days with Ike, Tina wasn’t so successful.

20 years later the tables turned, Private Dancer was a bigger album than Aretha ever released and she has never played the sell out stadium tours Tina did.

the saddest part is I’d love to hear them duet - i guess thats out of the question.

Celisa S | 2/13/2008, 2:22 pm EST

Beyonce is young, but she definitely isn’t stupid, is she? She has lived in a bubble/fishbowl for years and years and probably has very little time to, ya know, read a book, or actually listen to some music.

She does, however, find the time to go shopping online to get her niece and nephew a boomerang and something else that I forget now. This post brought to you by AMEX. Because Beyonce gets paid by them,why shouldn’t I?

Sasquatch | 2/13/2008, 12:54 pm EST

Agree with Mike. Tina is the real queen, not Aretha. Tina rocked the Grammys and the only thing Aretha can rock these days is the earth whenever she walks being the big fatso that she is.

glenn w. ree/gee | 2/13/2008, 12:20 pm EST

now now now, calm down.Aretha has had a top ten hit record to hit the charts in every decade since 1967.In total she has over 100 singles to chart since the 60s.No other female has accomplished this feat. That’s why Aretha is the Queen of Soul! Let it rest!!!!!

glenn w. ree/gee | 2/13/2008, 12:10 pm EST

tina turner has not charted in every decade since her begining aretha has!aretha has had over 100singles to hit the charts since 1964.a top ten record in every decade since.there is truly no reason for anyone to knock aretha because of her gain or health issues!

Mike/Houston,TX. | 2/13/2008, 10:58 am EST

Aretha Franklin needs to get over herself. First off, with all the millions she has made, she should hire a dietician, regardless of whatever anyone says, because of her health. TINA TURNER has been recording and issuing records since the late 1950’s and possibly has charted in every decade since. At least, for many decades, Tina got off her ass and toured to promote her records and is now enjoying the fruits of her labors in a much deserved retirement. Aretha’s jealous…if Beyonce is inspired by Tina, more power to her. TINA rocked the Grammys the other night in an electrifying, high energy performance - and she turns 70 this year! TINA TURNER is the undisputed QUEEN OF ROCK!

Stuporfly | 2/13/2008, 9:42 am EST

There’s only one person who might consider Beyoncé calling Tina Turner “the Queen” at the Grammy Awards a “controversy”: Aretha Franklin. No one else in the entire world gives a shit.

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