Meet Hal Linton. A native of Barbados, Hal was born into a family of classically trained musicians. Discovered by Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken of SRP, the hit-making team that helped propel Rihanna to superstardom, Hal won four awards at the Barbados Music Awards in 2007, including “Song of the Year” for his single, “Cardiac Arrest”.
Now based in New York, the 24-year-old is prepping his debut album, Return from the Future, which is due to be released later this year on Universal / Motown.
On Tuesday, singer/actor Chris Brown was sentenced to five years of probation and 180 days of community labor to be served at the Commonwealth Catholic Charities in Richmond, Virginia.
He reached a plea deal with prosecutors in June that limited his sentence to probation and no jail time. The 20-year-old is required to take a yearlong domestic violence prevention class and was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Rihanna for the next five years unless they are both at an entertainment-related event, in which case he must stay 10 yards away.
Brown must pay $2,500 in restitution and another $2,500 in probation expenses. He must also pay a $30 criminal conviction fee and $400 that goes into a domestic violence fund. He faced a maximum of five years in prison had he been convicted.
According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed today in Houston, Michael Jacksondied of “lethal levels” of the anesthetic Propofol. Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson’s personal physician, told police that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks, giving Jackson 50 milligrams of Propofol every night through an IV.
Murray said he feared Jackson was becoming addicted and began weaning him off the drugs by lowering the dosage to 25 milligrams and mixing it with two other sedatives, Lorazepam and Midazolam.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Cassie and fashion designer Zac Posen pose for pics at the after party for the special screening of The September Issue at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Wednesday night. Peep more photos below.
Check out this track from Australian R&B singer Daniel Merriweather featuring Wale. Daniel collaborated with DJ/producer Mark Ronson on his 2007 hit “Stop Me“. Ronson, in turn, produced “Change”, the first single from Daniel’s upcoming debut, Love & War.
According to published reports, Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, will be charged with manslaughter within the next two weeks following a search warrant to be executed next week in order to gather more evidence against him.
Jackson’s longtime dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, will also be hit with charges related to medical malpractice. A law enforcement source said investigators are still building their case against Klein, and he will not be arrested for at least another two weeks.
In an online video recorded last Wednesday and posted yesterday, Murray released his first public comment since Jackson’s death. In it, the doctor thanked his supporters and said, “I told the truth, and I have faith the truth will prevail.”
