Sesame Street has added a third Spanish-speaking character to its cast, and will put a special focus on Hispanic heritage in the next season. “Armando” will make his debut in September played by 26-yr-old Puerto Rico-born actor Ismael Cruz Cordova. "Like his character 'Mando,' Ismael represents a culturally fluid and deeply layered new generation of Hispanic-Americans," Carol-Lynn Parente, executive produce ...

Rappers Kendrick Lamar made a stop at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence, Rhode Island while on tour and talked to the students about the importance of education. According to hiphopdx; While out on tour, Kendrick Lamar made a stop to become principal for the day at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence, Rhode Island. The emcee spoke to students about the importance of education and explained how t ...

Tim Lambesis, lead singer for heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested in Oceanside, CA on Tuesday after trying to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife. According to an article on Blemish.com, police confirmed his plan when he solicited an undercover cop for the job. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Jan Caldwell said, “The information came to us late last week. We acted quickly on it. I b ...

Robin Thicke talks leaving his role on BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood. ...

Gunshots rang the air at the set of Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull’s music video. While shooting their music video for Live It Up on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, gunshots were fired near a park where they were filming. Security quickly rushed Lopez away. Police came to investigate but found no evidence of a shooting. Several arrests were made however.   ...

According to a police report, the night before Mac Daddy died he had taken a combination of heroin and cocaine. Kelly’s mother, Donna Kelly Pratt told the police that when her son did drugs, she would usually bring him home to recoup, which is what she did the night prior to his death. The backwards pants wearing rapper was feeling “nauseous” all day until he’d passed out. Once medics got on the scene, they ...

TV series Glee has been renewed for two more seasons This means it will air at least six in total, through May 2015. "Glee debuted as the first and only successful musical comedy series on television, and more than four years later, it continues to defy genres, break new ground and have a significant impact on popular culture," said Fox chairman Kevin Reilly in a statement. "Week in and week out ... the ent ...

After Reebok announced that they would be dropping Rick Ross from his endorsement contract over the growing controversy on his “U.O.E.N.O.” sex assault lyrics, The Boss released an official statement apologizing to fans. Complex reports;   “Before I am an artist, I am a father, a son, and a brother to some of the most cherished women in the world. So for me to suggest in any way that harm and violation ...

MTV "Buckwild" star Shain Gandee is dead. Shain's body was found in a vehicle this morning just 31 hours after he was reported missing.   TMZ reports:   According to officials, Gandee -- along with 2 other bodies -- were discovered in the vehicle in Sissonville, West Virginia. As we previously reported ... Shain was last heard from around 3 AM on Sunday morning, when he and his uncle David Gandee ...

Someone broke into “Breaking Bad” actor Bryan Cranston’s car and stole a script for the popular television show set in New Mexico. TMZ has obtained the 911 call placed by "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston ... moments after a thief broke into his car and stole a script from the upcoming season. In the call, Bryan tells the dispatcher, "I need to report a breaking and entering into my vehicle." He says the t ...

MTV announcened this year's Video Music Awards will be presented at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 8/25. Russell Brand hosted the last NYC VMAs in 2009 at Radio City Music Hall. “From a vibrant musical scene for up and coming artists to epic concerts by today’s biggest stars and the triumphant return of pro sports to the borough after nearly 60 years, Brooklyn has re-emerged as a cultural capitol where ...

[caption id="attachment_9290" align="alignright" width="300"] Maximum Hedrum has released its first album.[/caption]Maximum Hedrum's debut self titled full length album came out Tuesday via Spectrophonic Sound. The band's electronic-funk hybrid features Sam Spiegel, the vocals of Derrick Green from the seminal heavy metal band Sepultura, and renowned German musician and producer Harold Faltermeyer, and exam ...