VH1 News

International recording star Beenie Man will do a collaboration with hip hop artiste and actress Karlie Redd who is well known for her role on the VH1 series Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta.

The ways social media is having an impact on TV -- and vice versa -- is a both a big deal here and a global phenomenon, according to a new study by Viacom.

VH1's The Gossip Game follows seven urban media professionals, as they navigate their way through the New York entertainment industry.

Tolkien-heads can get a rare fresh fix with the release of The Fall of Arthur, J.R.R.'s unfinished epic poem on the Arthurian legend.

Instead of premiering a music video on the expected outlets like VH1, MTV or YouTube, Kanye West decided to premiere his new video for "New Slaves" on the side of 66 different buildings around the world.

The Hangout Music Festival kicks off on Friday on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, with a lineup that includes headliners the Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, plus Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick Lamar, Ellie Goulding and a whole lot more.

Named plaintiffs included the English Premier League , the French Tennis Federation , the National Music Publishers' Association [corporate websites] and several other music publishers.

Lou Gramm has once again pulled back from talk of a Foreigner reunion, telling Dave Bassner of the VH1 Radio Network that he may retire "sooner than you think." Reunion fever struck when Gramm and Mick Jones were announced as inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In just four short years, the Hangout Music Festival has become a must for music fans everywhere.

ITV has acquired a controlling stake of reality production company High Noon Entertainment, the U.K.-based TV network announced Monday.

High Noon Entertainment, the producers behind TLC's Cake Boss , is adding two more series to its slate -- this time targeting the Hispanic audience.

Ne-Yo, Jill Scott and J. Cole are among the artists who'll be celebrating Independence Day this year in the city where our nation really got started: Philadelphia.

The upmarket natural foods chain Whole Foods recalled real and fake chicken salad in the New York area and elsewhere in the northeast because of a label mixup.

Sen. John McCain introduced legislation today that he says will give consumers better control over their pay-television choices.

VIAB has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Barclays Capital raised their price target on shares of Viacom from $68.00 to $73.00 in a research note to investors on Thursday, May 2nd.

One of the perks of having Gin Wigmore as VH1's You Oughta Know artist this month is being able to stalk our favorite Kiwi soul siren without being creepy.

Kicking off in the City of Brotherly Love, The Philly 4th of July Jam, a signature event of the Wawa Welcome America! festival, and live streamed on VH1.com . Hometown favorites The Roots , serve as the house band with this year's lineup, including: John Mayer , Jill Scott , Demi Lovato , Ne-Yo , Grace Potter and J. Cole .

Viacom Inc said on Wednesday a $1 billion lawsuit by Cablevision Systems Corp accusing it of forcing cable providers and subscribers to buy channels they don't want, should be thrown out.

Stevie's irreverent attitude is devilishly brilliant as she impersonates the most talked about stars in entertainment.

That's a surprise to me, frankly. To think that a company like Viacom, Inc. can still see growth in the ad sales of one of its - admittedly flagship - cable networks in this age of cash-for-content is a confusing sign.