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Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado Donates $1 Million to Charity

Date Added: 9/29/2011 11:20:28 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

"Promiscuous" singer Nelly Furtado opened her heart and clutch by pledging $1 million to Free The Children, which helps impoverished girls throughout the world. Her donation in front of 18,000 people during 'We Day' in Toronto, Canada inspired the group that came to celebrate social activism.

"My charitable mission is to empower girls around the world to realize their full potential. I le...

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Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado to Donate $1-million Gadhafi Earnings, No Word From Beyonce, Carey or Usher

Date Added: 3/1/2011 11:16:35 PM | Aleta Watson | Comments: 0

Canadian singer-songwriter, Nelly Furtado posted via Twitter early Monday morning that she intends to donate the $1-million she received for a performance she gave in 2007 to the family of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Furtado tweeted that she did a 45-minute performance for guests in an Italian hotel. The singer then added, "I am going to donate this $." As of now, no official word...

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Nelly Hints At Marrying Ashanti in The Future

Date Added: 12/17/2010 9:04:21 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Rapper Nelly and R&B singer Ashanti has maintained a strong united front about their relationship in the media but lately, Nelly, who stressed that their “good friends,” has been dropping certain hints.

“Same as it’s always been, where really good friends. I think that’s the thing that people really don’t understand…it’s like society puts a pressure on you cause they want to see a ...

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Nelly and Kelly Team Up For 'Dilemma' Sequel

Date Added: 11/9/2010 12:46:13 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Can Nelly and Kelly Rowland do it again? The St Louis rapper and the former Destiny’s Child singer have joined forces once again for what is dubbed a “Dilemma sequel.”

Titled “Gone,” which will be released on Nelly’s forthcoming album Nelly 5.O, the Jim...

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Nelly Taps Diddy, Plies, Akon For Untitled Album

Date Added: 12/01/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 3

Nelly is back in the studio ! This time however, the "Country Grammar" star has his sights set on a number of collaborations.

In a departure from much of his discography, which includes hits like "E.I.," "Hot In Here," and "Flap Your Wings," Nelly says his next album will be loaded with a number of fellow rappers including Plies.

"I've been real fortunate where I have great people ar...

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Trey Songz, Nelly Lace Up For Big Tigger Classic

Date Added: 05/26/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 1

Trey Songz, Nelly, J. Holiday, Tank, and Jackie Long are among celebrities who might just lace up for radio personality and BET host Big Tiggers 8th Annual Celebrity Classic.

Slated for June 5 and 6, the event will not only bring in some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment but will also raise money and awareness to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Washington D.C and throughout the st...

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Nelly Gets 'Serious' With Ashanti

Date Added: 11/03/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 1

After being under the radar so to speak for a number of years, Nelly confirmed his relationship with Ashanti this week.

"I think it's always serious when you hang with a person continuously and still have fun" says the Hip Hop star.

Rumored to have been a couple since 2003, Nelly and Ashanti have been having 'fun' for sometime without confirming their relationship publicly.

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Nelly Hits Hard With R&B Laced 'Knuckles,' Signs Up For 'C.S.I. NY'

Date Added: 09/16/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 2

After a four year album hiatus, Hip Hop star Nelly is ready for the 'ring' again, this time out he's tapped top R&B talent for "Brass Knuckles," his fifth studio album.

"Nobody's going to give you anything, you got to work hard for what you want. You got to continue to press" says the multi-platinum rapper who approached "Brass Knuckles" with the same hunger and ambition exhibited...

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Nelly Has Harsh Words For Spelman Protesters, Rapper Says 'I Don't Have My Sister Today!'

Date Added: 08/31/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 13

Three years after a highly publicized protest at Spelman College, Nelly has issued a candid response to the group that protested his "Tip Drill" video at a bone marrow fundraiser.

 
"I come down there to teach people about leukemia and help benefit and try to help save lives and try to find a donor for my sister" says Nelly who recently discussed the death of his sister a y...

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Stage Fight Ends Nelly Furtado’s Concert, Report

Date Added: 07/18/08 | Singersroom News | Comments: 3

A concert played by R&B/Pop singer Nelly Furtado in Moscow, Russia was marred by a stage fight after Russian rapper Timati tried to get on stage to perform a planned set with her.

Venue officials reportedly halted Timati from going near Furtado, leading to Nelly's security team becoming involved in an altercation.

The incident quickly descended into a brawl reportedly involving...

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Nelly Furtado's 'LOOSE' Achieves Record Setting Sales Worldwide

Date Added: 08/21/07 | Singersroom News | Comments: 0

Global sales of Nelly Furtado's third album, LOOSE, have passed 6.1 million and counting. No other female recording artist has achieved this level of sales during the past year, according to Universal Music Group.

Additionally, LOOSE has racked up 7.4 million digital singles sales worldwide and 4.4 million in ringtones

This week LOOSE will celebrate it's 60th conti...

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Nelly Furtado To Get 'Loose' On 17 City U.S. Tour

Date Added: 04/22/07 | Singersroom News | Comments: 0

International superstar Nelly Furtado will bring her Get Loose Tour to the United States for 17 concerts, starting May 30 in Hollywood, Fla., close by where she recorded most of her five-million-selling hit album "Loose."

The Get Loose Tour started in Europe with 23 shows over five weeks. The next leg crossed her native Canada, starting in Victoria, B.C. where the mayor's office pr...

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Nelly Furtado Cleans Up At Last Night's Juno Awards

Date Added: 04/02/07 | Singersroom News | Comments: 1

Nelly Furtado was the highlight of the night at Canada's 2007 Juno Awards this weekend where she hosted and performed a cameo of her 3 hit songs (as well as one of her up-coming hits) and took home every award she was nominated for.

The awards show opened with Furtado, dressed in a black tutu adorned with feathers, floating down from the ceiling to the stage in a nod to her 2001 breakt...

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Nelly Furtado Returns to U.S. Album Top Ten While Earning Platinum/Gold in 25 Other Countries

Date Added: 03/13/07 | Singersroom News | Comments: 4

Powered by the success of her current single, "Say It Right," Nelly Furtado's platinum album "Loose" has returned to the Billboard Top 200 Album chart with a strong #7 position. The album debuted at #1 when it was released June 20, 2006.

Furtado, currently on a headlining tour of Europe, to be followed by a concert swing across her native Canada, has also been dominating the top po...

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Nelly Furtado Goes Back To Her R&B Roots

Date Added: 05/09/06 | Singersroom news | Comments: 1

Nelly Furtado has defended her decision to drop pop and move into the R&B arena. Furtado worked with hit producer Timbaland on her new album ?Loose? that hits the shops next month. Speaking to Billboard Fortado said: "For a long time I kind of denied my R&B and hip-hop roots. "All that rap and R&B I listened to as a kid made an impression on me; I used to write R&B songs...

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