Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been axed from the station after almost 20 years

The controversial hip-hop pioneer has been axed as part of a scheduling shake-up on Radio 1

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Rapper Lil' Kim had been due to perform at Lovebox

Lil' Kim apologises to fans after Lovebox gig cancelled

Lovebox organisers say they were forced to cancel Lil' Kim's appearance at the London-based festival this weekend after the singer arrived late.

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Judges have ruled that the latest hit song from the controversial rap artist Bushido can be sold only to adults.

Beyoncé pauses her concert in Nashville after Trayvon Martin verdict

Beyoncé called a halt to her concert in Nashville on Saturday night after news of George Zimmerman’s not-guilty verdict had filtered out.

Best maid of honor speech? Sister of bride Jennifer Gabrielli raps a toast to Eminem's 'Without Me'

Dressed in converse, hoodie and bridesmaid dress, Jennifer Gabrielli personalised lyrics for wedding

50 Cent aka Curtis Jackson has been arrested for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend and vandalising her home

50 Cent's Argos appearance cancelled following arrest

Rapper 50 Cent has cancelled an unlikely in-store appearance at a branch of Argos - after being charged with attacking his ex in the US.

Jerry Seinfeld has collaborated with Wale on his new album

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US rapper Tim Dog accused of faking his own death

Lack of a death certificate or burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death.

Kanye West is working on his sixth LP

Yeezus! Has Kanye West's Messiah complex got out of hand? His new album title and an Instagram shot from Kim Kardashian suggest so...

Anyone who believed Kanye West was suffering from a mild messiah complex may have new evidence to back up their claim.

The Voice coach Jessie J has taken against Will.i.am's song choices

The Voice: Angry Jessie J on the warpath over Will.i.am's 'horrific' song choices

Jessie J had some harsh words for fellow coaches and contestants alike in The Voice as she blasted one of Will.i.am's song choices as "horrific".

A still from the advert showing the line-up of suspects

US soft drinks company PepsiCo apologises for 'Mountain Dew' advert branded 'arguably the most racist commercial in history'

The online advert shows a battered white woman on crutches being urged to identify a suspect from a line-up of black men and a goat

Psy's long-awaited follow-up to Gangnam Style, Gentleman, was released earlier this week

Psy’s ‘Gentleman’ banned by South Korean broadcaster over abuse of public property

Psy has offended a South Korean broadcaster so badly that it has banned his new music video for “Gentleman”.

Courting controversy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z in Cuba

What rhymes with Treasury? Barack Obama raps Jay-Z's Cuba trip

The White House has been forced to deny that President Barack Obama was involved in granting clearance to the hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé, for a recent trip to Cuba.

The Wu-Tang Clan, seen here performing at the V festival in 2007, have announced two UK dates in July 2013

Enter The Wu-Tang Clan: Group announce dates for 20th anniversary UK shows

The Wu-Tang Clan are to reunite on stage in the UK this summer to mark the 20th anniversary of their 1993 debut album Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers).

Psy (Park Jae Sang) is the latest export from South Korea’s K-Pop (or Korean Pop) culture

Gangham Style's Psy in pictures

A success story behind the song which lyrics where sung by Koreans and choreography danced by the world

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