Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — R&B star Brandy has agreed to pay the two children of the woman killed in her 2006 car crash $300,000 each in compensation. more info

E! Online — Brandy is breaking out her checkbook to put the worst day of her life behind her. The R&B songbird has reached a settlement in the wrongful-death lawsuit brought on behalf of... more info

NME — She will pay $300,000 each to Awatef Aboudihaj's two children more info

Perez Hilton — '90s singer Brandy has finally reached a settlement with the children of the woman she killed in the fatal car crash of 2006. The singer had crashed her Range Rover into the woman's car at the intersection of the 101 and 405 freeways in L.A. The vic... more info

TMZ — We've learned Brandy has just reached a settlement with the kids whose mother died in the singer's 2006 car crash.Awatef Aboudihaj's two children will receive a total of $600,000 -- $300,000 each -- according to court documents filed in L.A. County... more info

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MTV.com News — Singer decides to mix it up with cocktail waitress Joanna Hernandez.By MTV Staff Ray-J Photo: Jerritt Clark/ Getty Images In the end, R&B-singer-turned reality-TV star Ray J had a tough decision to make: pick the girl who played hard ball ... more info

The Late Greats — I’ve been a fan of Lewis & Clarke since I first heard their epic song “Before It Breaks You” back in 2007. Since then, I have developed an email relationship with headman Lou Rogi. Lou keeps me up to date with what’s going o... more info

JamBase — By: Greg Gargiulo Traditional music, across the quilt of its countless and varied forms around the globe, has an innate power to reveal a thing or two about the culture from which it originates, sometimes in a comprehendible language, other times ... more info

PopSugar — Rihanna took a break from LA and the stress surrounding her relationship with Chris Brown, spending the weekend with some good friends in NYC. On Friday night she went to the Spotted Pig with Jay-Z, Beyonce and Brandy where she was apparently in grea... more info