Morning Mix: Is Chris Brown Finito?
- Is Chris Brown Done? You Decide. Further silence from singer Chris Brown's camp after he was charged with making criminal threats (allegedly against his girlfriend Rihanna) has tabloids and industry press assuming the worst about the star's future career. An unnamed industry source told People that since "a lot of his fans are female," that the impact on his soaring popularity could be devastating. Wrigley has already temporarily canned his spokesmanship for Doublemint, and Brown has canceled all appearances in the near future. [People]
- NAACP Image Awards: "Bees" Has Big Buzz. "Secret Life of Bees," Russell Simmons and Muhammed Ali were among those honored at the NAACP Image Awards last night. Jennifer Hudson returned to the mike to serenade Ali, and Will Smith and Rosario Dawson nabbed best actor and best actress awards for their roles in "Seven Pounds." Full list of winner at the link. [Variety]
- Video Game, Concert Attendance Are... Up? Maybe hitched to the Wii Fit and fitness-oriented resolutions, video game industry profits were up 13 percent in the month of January. Meanwhile, Live Nation has announced that it's beating Wall Street's projections and is already ahead of last year's position on summer concert sales. The concert promotion company has been in the news of late for its hopes to buy Ticketmaster, sparking an anti-trust debate. [Variety; Reuters]
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