• Kanye West's 'Late Registration' debuts atop album sales chart

  September 7, 2005
  Rapper Kanye West's sophomore album "Late Registration" fought off a pack of high-profile debuts to enter The Billboard 200 at No. 1 this week.

• Marion "Suge" Knight out of the hospital after unsolved shooting

  September 6, 2005
  Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight has been released from the Miami Beach hospital where he underwent surgery after being shot in the leg.

• Los Angeles Times criticizes NBC's censoring of rapper Kanye West

  September 4, 2005
  The Los Angeles Times Sunday criticized NBC for censoring rapper Kanye West's criticism of President Bush during "A Concert for Hurricane Relief."

• NBC TV special raises Hurricane Katrina funds for Red Cross

  September 2, 2005
  An all-star lineup of performers with ties to the Gulf Region headlined a special on NBC Friday night to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

• MTV renews its 'Nick Cannon Presents' and 'Date My Mom' TV series

  August 31, 2005
  MTV has renewed the series "Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out" and "Date My Mom," it was reported Wednesday.

• Marion "Suge" Knight shot at MTV Video Music Awards pre-party

  August 28, 2005
  West Coast rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was shot in the leg early Sunday during a party in Miami leading up to the MTV Video Music Awards.

• 2005 BMI Urban Awards handed out in Miami Beach

  August 27, 2005
  Lil Jon and R. Kelly won Songwriters of the Year honors at the 2005 BMI Urban Awards at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach.

• Report: Gwen Stefani planning to boycott MTV Video Music Awards

  August 21, 2005
  "Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani is nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards but she's reportedly boycotting the Miami ceremony at the end of this month.

• Coldplay and 50 Cent join MTV Video Awards' live performancers list

  August 16, 2005
  MTV Tuesday added 50 Cent and Coldplay to the growing number of live performances during the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.

• Esquire releases its annual worldwide "best dressed men" list

  August 12, 2005
  Grammy-winner Pharrell Williams has been named "Best Dressed Man in the World" by Esquire magazine.

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