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Ben E. King, best known for the sweet soulful anthem to fidelity, “Stand By Me,” died on Thursday at age 76, his publicist confirmed to the BBC. He is reported to have died of natural causes. Born Benjamin Earl Nelson, King began his career with soul doo-wop group The Drifters in the 1950s, where he […]

Just last year, Jamaican singer Sean Kingston was under the watchful eye of doctors as he battled to survive a near-fatal boating accident.  Now he will be battling to save his good name in a civil lawsuit that was served last Friday, accusing him of attacking a woman along with a gang of other men, reports RadarOnline. SEE ALSO: […]

Sean Kingston says doctors performed open heart surgery on him after his Memorial Day weekend jet ski crash. When Kingston was being released from the hospital, doctors discovered a heart condition that required immediate surgery, the singer told Sway Calloway during an MTV interview. “I had open heart surgery and I had two other surgeries […]

MIAMI — Singer Sean Kingston is out of the hospital, almost a month after crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge. Kingston’s publicist Joseph Carozza said Wednesday the singer is recovering at home after being released from a Miami hospital. On his Twitter page Sunday, Kingston posted a message to his fans. He wrote: […]

MIAMI — A publicist for Sean Kingston says the “Beautiful Girls” singer is breathing on his own and walking in a Miami hospital. LINK: BLACK MUSIC MOMENTS #67: LaFace Records Founded Joseph Carozza says his client’s condition has been upgraded to serious more than a week after Kingston crashed his watercraft into a bridge off […]

MIAMI — Hip-hop singer Sean Kingston has been stabilized and moved to the intensive care unit at a hospital after crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge, his publicist said Monday.