MTV.com News — R&B singer says performing the song 'Home' for a crowd 'makes it realistic.'By Jocelyn Vena Ashanti Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Come June 12, Ashanti will be easing on down the road as Dorothy during a three-week stint in "The Wiz" at the... more info

All About Jazz — Drummer, Percussionist and Clinician Richie Gajate Garcia Joins Los Angeles Music Academy's Drum Faculty "Percussion for Vocalists" Added to Curriculum Pasadena, CA -- LA Music Academy (http://www.lamusicacademy.edu), fully accredited by the Nation... more info

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Starpulse — Beyonce is in talks to play the late great Eartha Kitt in a new film. After portraying Etta James in Cadillac Records and emulating Diana Ross in Dreamgirls, the singer/actress is hoping to complete a trilogy[...] Read more! more info

ContactMusic — BEYONCE is in talks to play the late great EARTHA KITT in a new film.After portraying Etta James in Cadillac Records and emulating Diana Ross in Dreamgirls,... more info

VH1 News — Ashanti is studying Diana Ross' performance in the 1978 movie to prepare for "The Wiz." "I watched the DVD twice already," she said of getting ready for the New York City Center production. more info

MTV.com News — 'I watched the DVD twice already,' she says of getting ready for New York City Center production.By Jocelyn Vena Ashanti Photo: Dr. Billy Ingram/ WireImage Ashanti knows a thing or two about visiting Oz. Not only has she played Dorothy in ... more info

MTV.com News — Matt Giraud, Scott MacIntyre round out the bottom three.By Gil Kaufman Matt Giraud, Michael Sarver and Ryan Seacrest on "American Idol" on Thursday Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images/ Fox The "American Idol" judges are being awfully sti... more info

The Daily Mail — Martha Reeves turns up the heat: The Motown diva on her 'rivalry' with Diana Ross... more info

Guardian Music — Motown drummer who featured on many of the label's finest releasesThe contribution of the Funk Brothers, the studio band that helped to create the Motown sound in the 1960s, achieved only belated recognition: it was in 2002, with the release of the d... more info