Rihanna Donates Nearly $2 Million To Barbados Hospital: Morning Mix

Idolator Staff | December 24, 2012 5:00 am

Did You Hear?

:: Rihanna has donated $1.8 million to a hospital in Barbados in memory of her late grandmother who died this past June. She visited Queen Elizabeth Hospital Saturday with her mother and grandfather to present the generous check. [HuffPo]

:: Nas is being sued for $10 million by a concert promoter who claims he was abducted after the rapper was a no-show at a scheduled concert in Africa last year. [TMZ]

:: Wale released his mixtape cover art and tracklist for the upcoming Folarin, which is set to drop midday on Christmas Eve. The rapper described it as a “fan-inspired” project that features bits and pieces of his past albums. [Vibe]

:: Taylor Swift‘s wildly popular Red album is set to spend a sixth week at the No. 1 spot as long as T.I.‘s Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head and the 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief benefit album stay out of her way — although we’d be okay with the latter taking her spot. [Billboard]

:: A soldier has credited Lil Wayne‘s song “Tie My Hands” for helping him to stay alive during an incident while on duty in Afghanistan when he stepped on a roadside bomb and lost his leg. “PFC Lander Chappell, I’ve always known that my musik could change lives but I never knew it could save em as well. Thank u,” the rapper tweeted in response. [AOL Music]

After the jump, find out which music acts you can watch on the tube today.

:: Live with Kelly & Michael (syndicated) — Aretha Franklin
:: The Talk (CBS) — Carnie Wilson