NEW YORK – Rihanna is now under Jay-Z's umbrella.The Grammy-winning pop singer has parted ways with manager Marc Jordan and is now being managed by Jay-Z's Roc Nation Management.Rihanna told The Associated Press in a statement Wednesday that she's "so excited to take this next step in my career."The 22-year-old is also launching a new…

Trey Songz, "Passion, Pain & Pleasure" (Atlantic Records)Trey Songz has a new album? Yup.The singer, who became an R&B star after the release of his breakthrough 2009 CD "Ready," is trying to capitalize on that success with "Passion, Pain & Pleasure."But what the 25-year-old should have been is patient. The new effort shines at moments,…

The Breast Health & Healing Foundation, (BHHF) , has launched “Lobby Me,” the first of its kind application for IPhone, Android and Blackberry that allows the user to send personal emails directly to Senators, Congressmen and the staff who run their offices on Capitol Hill.Belleville, NJ (PRWEB) September 14, 2010 -- The Breast Health &…

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Rihanna unveiled her new single "Only Girl (In the World)" on Tuesday shortly after announcing the title of her fifth studio album, "Loud," on her official fansite."Yes it is called 'Loud'," the pop star told fans while appearing on Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show on Tuesday. "Get loud everybody. Get crazy.…

LONDON – A British auction house is selling a work of natural history billed as the world's most expensive book, alongside a rare first edition of Shakespeare's plays.One of only 100 or so remaining copies of John James Audubon's early 19th-century "Birds of America" is valued at between 4 million pounds and 6 million pounds…

When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what they're listening to? If so, 's new music discovery and sharing app for iOS, , could help you find out. Recently updated to 2.0, SongStumblr uses your iPhone's 3G and…

BOGOTA, Colombia – Security gains and capitalist-friendly investment rules are spurring an unprecedented mining and oil boom in Colombia, a pro-business outpost on an increasingly leftist continent.Investors are deeming Colombia well worth the risk though many parts of the country where reserves are being exploited continue to be plagued by illegal armed groups. Even a…

Doug Sloan wants the microphone. The crowd gathered at Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington, D.C., is hundreds deep, and the day's event, a rally celebrating the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, presents a huge opportunity. Cable news channels have trained their cameras on the stage. The Rev. Al…

BEIJING – East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.HTC supplies U.S. carriers Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile but…