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☆ Scooter Braun's right-hand man wanted to make Camila Sterling a star. After she died in his hotel room, he wanted the world to forget.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Anna Silman | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +33 min

He also created an LLC under his initials in 2021, seemingly for the sole purpose of releasing Sterling's music. But since Sterling's death, Bolno has worked to distance himself from the tragedy and buff his reputation online. On June 29, 2023, three months after Sterling's death, Ozuna and Andino signed to SB Projects, Scooter Braun's management company. Since Sterling's death, Bolno has appeared to try to distance himself from the tragedy. However, in September, a message from Centeno's email address sent on behalf of Sterling's mother asked Insider to stop reporting on Sterling's death.

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☆ Still Mourning Takeoff’s Death, Quavo Steps Out Alone
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Elena Bergeron | More About Elena Bergeron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After the performance, video footage showed he and Offset arguing backstage, though both have since played down the dispute. “We’ll get onstage any time we want to,” Quavo said, with finality. Quavo had recorded 12 songs (“Super, super aggressive, super angry,” the rapper said) over a 48-hour period that he wanted to release immediately. It makes sense that the recording booth would be restorative for Quavo. But Quavo said he worried that if there were many more songs like it, fans would think he was having too much fun.

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☆ Fyre Festival 2 tickets are now on sale – and selling out – according to embattled founder Billy McFarland
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Founder of the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival Billy McFarland appears ready for round two. “Since 2016 FYRE has been the most talked about festival in the world. Many of the musicians who were expected to perform ended up backing out of the festival because of the chaotic planning. Prosecutors said in a statement at the time that McFarland defrauded Fyre Festival investors and ticket vendors of about $26 million, and that he’d participated in a separate “sham ticket scheme” in which he sold bogus tickets to fashion, music and sporting events while out on bail. McFarland was released from prison in 2022 after serving nearly four years of his six-year sentence.

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Hong Kong/Seoul CNN —The billionaire mastermind behind some of the world’s biggest K-pop stars is pushing back on accusations that he’s trying to monopolize the Korean music industry. “It wouldn’t be correct to say that we’re trying to take over the whole industry,” Bang told CNN in an exclusive interview in Seoul. Bang Si-Hyuk, who chairs the HYBE management agency, spoke with CNN's Richard Quest on Tuesday. “When the two companies are combined, a monopoly and oligopolistic group of companies that account for approximately 66% of total market sales will be created,” it told CNN. The company would then announce the outcome and next steps, it told CNN on Friday.

Seoul/Hong Kong CNN —HYBE, the management agency behind superstar boy band BTS, will become the biggest shareholder of its K-pop rival, SM Entertainment. The South Korean entertainment giants announced the deal Friday, with HYBE set to pick up a 14.8% stake in SM Entertainment for 422.8 billion Korean won ($334.5 million). SM Entertainment’s shares soared 14.1% in Seoul on Friday, while HYBE’s stock jumped 6.4%. “This acquisition represents a major step by HYBE to integrate the global expertise of both companies to become a game changer in the global music industry,” HYBE said in a statement. On Thursday, it announced another major deal in the United States, saying it would acquire the owner of Quality Control, a hip-hop label that represents popular artists including Migos and Lil Yachty.

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

Police arrested two people in connection with the slaying of renowned Migos rapper Takeoff, who was "an innocent bystander" when he was fatally shot last month, Houston authorities said Friday. News of the arrests came one month after Kirshnik Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff, was killed on Nov. 1 outside a downtown Houston bowling alley. Officials said Takeoff and Quavo, 31, another member of Migos, were at a private party at 810 Billiards & Bowling. Police would not discuss if Clark and Joshua knew Takeoff, or if they were invited to the private party. The group had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, although Takeoff was not on its multiweek No.

☆ Suspect Arrested in Killing of Migos Rapper Takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Takeoff, whose real name was Kirsnick Khari Ball, was 28 years old when he was killed. Police arrested a 33-year-old man in the shooting death of Takeoff, a member of the popular hip-hop trio Migos who was killed outside of a bowling alley in Houston last month. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said officers arrested Patrick Xavier Clark on a murder charge Thursday evening. They also arrested Cameron Joshua , a 22-year-old at the scene, in November on a charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon, Chief Finner said.

☆ Suspect in murder of Migos rapper Takeoff arrested in Houston
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 2 (Reuters) - A suspect has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of rapper Takeoff last month, Houston police and city officials said on Friday, in what the mayor called the latest tragic example of "a young man taking the life of another young man." Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was taken into custody on Thursday evening and charged with murder, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner told a news conference alongside Mayor Sylvester Turner. Two other people were wounded in the shooting, which police said erupted during an argument over a "lucrative" dice game. He was an innocent bystander," Houston Police Sergeant Michael Burrow told the news conference." Ball is the latest rapper to be slain by gunfire in recent years, following Nipsey Hussle, Pop Smoke and King Von.

☆ Rap industry leaders say hip-hop should not be the ‘scapegoat’ for the growing violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Candice Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

The hip-hop community calls for change, but there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight to the violence. So I think hip-hop is the scapegoat for a lot of things.”Greg Yuna and Lenny Santiago. Some of those murders are now being explored in a new WE tv’s docuseries “Hip Hop Homicides,” which looks at the shooting deaths of rap artists including Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion and King Von. In some cases, money exacerbates some of these things.”Although Lathan believes there should be more accountability in hip-hop from those who create the violence, rap artists can’t always be blamed for the violence that surrounds them or happens to them. Caz said that in those days hip-hop music was used as a form of escape.

☆ Offset says he’s ‘shattered’ following death of former bandmate Takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Offset has broken his social media silence about the death of Takeoff, a fellow member of platinum-selling rap group Migos. Takeoff, along with his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset, had been members of the rap trio. Offset spoke emotionally at Takeoff’s recent memorial, held at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, but it was not televised. Offset wrote that he wished he could hug Takeoff “one last time” and “laugh one last time. Perform one last time.”“I know someone with a soul like yours is in heaven now,” Offset wrote.

☆ ‘Hip Hop Homicides’ didn’t intend to be timely
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“Everyone who gets the culture knows that hip hop is not just violence,” Lathan told CNN in a recent interview. Yet gun violence has claimed the lives of at least one hip hop artist every year since 2018. “So, whether we like it or not, there’s something to talk about…there’s something to talk about and we have to discuss it.”That discussion has come in the form of WEtv’s new series “Hip Hop Homicides,” which looks at the shooting deaths of hip hop artists including Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion and King Von. “And he felt suspicious about some of the details about Pop’s murder.”Williams told CNN it was important for the show to feature interviews with friends and family of the late artists. And if we really attack a couple of things, then we might be able to have better outcomes for future generations.”“Hip Hop Homicides” airs Thursdays at 9 p.m.

☆ Migos rapper Takeoff to be honored by as many as 20,000 at memorial service
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

As many as 20,000 people are expected to gather Friday for a celebration of the life of Migos rapper Takeoff, who was fatally shot outside a Houston bowling alley earlier this month. Tickets for the memorial service at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, quickly sold out shortly after going on sale Tuesday. Venue officials said the event had reached capacity, meaning as many as 20,000 people could be in attendance. The service is expected to be a star-studded event, with Canadian rapper Drake among those expected to attend. The public memorial is expected to follow a strict no photo or video policy, with media barred from entry to cover the event, according to the event page.

☆ Takeoff’s funeral to take place in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Funeral arrangements for Migos founding member Takeoff were announced on Tuesday. The rapper, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, was shot and killed in Houston on Nov. 1. His family will host a special “Celebration of Life” this Friday, November 11, at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena at 12:00 p.m.Free tickets are available only to Georgia residents starting Tuesday, November 8th at 2 p.m. via Ticketmaster. Originally called Polo Club, the trio changed their name to Migos and released their first mixtape, “Juug Season,” in 2011. Additional funeral details can be found on the State Farm Arena website.

☆ Takeoff’s killing: Details from the coroner’s report and Offset’s subtle tribute
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —New details regarding the death of Takeoff have been revealed as the artist continues to be mourned. Takeoff, who came to fame as one-third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday at a private party in Houston, Texas. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office listed the manner of death as homicide with “penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into the arm” stated as the cause of his death. “That’s why I don’t even really post like that, or if I do, I post after I left the spot. I post tomorrow or the next day and you think I’m at a location.

He’s always been shining, but on this project he got to shine a little bit more.”Rea Davis. Since the news broke, reactions of shock and devastation have poured in from fans and musicians alike, with many paying homage to Takeoff for his contributions to hip-hop as they mourn his loss. The group released a trilogy of albums, “Culture,” “Culture II” and “Culture III,” with the first two reaching No. Atlanta’s V-103 has received nonstop calls from grieving radio listeners who have been sharing what Takeoff meant to them, according to WXIA. But, Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, an associate professor of political science at Georgia State University who specializes in hip-hop culture, said gun violence is not a “hip-hop problem.”“It’s not hip-hop that’s overly violent.

☆ Rapper Takeoff was killed by gunshot wounds to the head and chest, autopsy shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HOUSTON — Rapper Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso following a shooting outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley, authorities announced Wednesday. Takeoff’s primary cause of death was listed as “penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm” and his manner of death was called homicide. The 28-year-old rapper was killed around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday when gunfire erupted outside of 810 Billiards & Bowling following a private party. Investigators are looking to speak with the 40 people who attended the party and fled after the gunfire, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. They put out a trilogy of albums called “Culture,” “Culture II” and “Culture III,” with the first two hitting No.

☆ JSU head coach Deion Sanders to prohibit players from leaving hotel after Takeoff shot and killed
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jackson State University head football coach Deion Sanders has told his players they can’t leave their hotel in Houston, Texas, this upcoming weekend in the wake of rapper Takeoff’s fatal shooting in the city. “Sooner or later we gotta start changing our addresses guys,” Sanders said. Now you guys are Jackson State royalty. You’re 8-0 now. You’re gonna have to disconnect, sooner or later you’re gonna have to.”

CNN —Houston officials vowed to deliver justice in the killing of rapper Takeoff, with the chief of police calling the 28-year-old Atlantan a “peaceful” man and urging any witnesses to the shooting to come forward. There were roughly 40 people at the event, many of whom left “possibly out of fear,” Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. “This great city, with our great citizens, with our police department – we will find who’s responsible for it. Finner was clear, however, that investigators do not believe Takeoff was “involved in anything criminal at the time,” he said. Rap star was on an upward trajectoryThe news of Takeoff’s death was a blow to the hip-hop community, still reeling from the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock in September.

☆ Rapper Takeoff of Popular Trio Migos Killed in Houston
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Elizabeth Findell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Takeoff, of the group Migos, performing during the 2019 BET Experience in Los Angeles. The rapper known as Takeoff, part of the Georgia-based hip-hop trio Migos, was killed in an overnight shooting at a Houston bowling alley, a person briefed on the investigation said. Takeoff, whose name was Kirsnick Khari Ball , was 28 years old. Migos was nominated for best rap performance and best rap album at the 2018 Grammys and has been one of the most commercially successful rap groups of recent years.

☆ Members of hip-hop group Migos were at Houston bowling alley where 1 was killed, 2 others were wounded in shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

An overnight shooting at a Houston bowling alley has left one person dead and two people injured, police said. Authorities confirmed during an early morning news conference that two members of the hip-hop trio Migos — Takeoff, 28, and Quavo, 31 — were at 810 Billiards & Bowling in downtown Houston when the shooting took place, according to NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston. Offset, Takeoff and Quavo of the group Migos in Atlanta, on June 15, 2019. Around 40 to 50 people were at the location, where a private party was being held, according to KPRC. Migos consists of Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball; Quavo, or Quavious Keyate Marshall; and Offset, or Kiari Kendrell Cephus, 30.

☆ Migos rapper Takeoff killed in Houston shooting, aged 28
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rapper Takeoff of the group Migos performs onstage at the Rolling Loud Festival at NOS Events Center on December 16, 2017 in San Bernardino, California. Images)Takeoff, a member of the Atlanta-based hip-hop trio Migos, died early Tuesday in a downtown Houston shooting, an attorney for the rapper confirmed. Takeoff was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. They released a trilogy of top-charting albums called "Culture," "Culture II" and "Culture III." Earlier this month, Takeoff and Quavo debuted a new album "Only Built for Infinity Links," without member Offset.

☆ 28-year-old rapper Takeoff killed at private party in Houston
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email28-year-old rapper Takeoff killed at private party in HoustonCNBC's Shep Smith reports that Migos rapper Takeoff was killed early Tuesday morning in a shooting at a Houston bowling alley.

CNN —Takeoff, who was one third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Houston, Texas, a source close to the group confirmed to CNN. According to authorities, police were informed that a private party had been held at the venue prior to the shooting. Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Takeoff began performing with his uncle and fellow rapper Quavo, along with Offset, as Migos in 2008. “I really wanna thank the Migos, not for being in the show, but for making ‘Bad and Boujee,’” Glover said at the time. It’s time to give me my flowers, you know what I mean?, Takeoff said.

☆ Rapper Takeoff killed in Houston shooting, media reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ATLANTA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Takeoff, a member of the rap group Migos, was fatally shot at a party held at a Houston bowling alley early on Tuesday, according to media reports. Two other people were wounded, but Houston police were holding back the names of the victims until the next of kin are notified, police spokesman John Cannon said. Rolling Stone's website and TMZ said Takeoff, 28, the rapper whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was killed. A second member of Migos - Quavo, 31, whose real name is Quavious Keyate Marshall - was also at the party but not hurt, Rolling Stone reported. A third member - Takeoff's cousin Offset, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus - was not there.

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