Archive for August, 2009

Blink-182 Hold Moment Of Silence For DJ AM During Concert

‘He was an innovator and a genius … and a very dear friend,’ Mark Hoppus says in Connecticut.By Eric Ditzian

Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker (file)

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Following the sudden passing of DJ AM on Friday, Travis Barker and band Blink-182 took the stage as planned on Saturday night (August 29) for a concert [...]

DJ AM’s Turntable Skills Revered By Drama, Just Blaze, More DJs

‘With AM, It wasn’t a party; it was an experience,’ DJ Green Lantern tells MTV News.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez

DJ AM

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DJ AM was one of the biggest marquee names when it came to the turntables for a reason: talent. He could hold down the duties for Jay-Z at [...]

50 Cent Just Wanted Kids To ‘Have A Good Time’ On ‘Family Day’

‘I’ll let my actions and activities I’m involved in speak for me,’ rapper tells MTV News of bringing 30 buses of New Yorkers to a theme park.By Jayson Rodriguez

50 Cent at Family Day in Jackson, New Jersey, on Saturday

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JACKSON, New Jersey — 50 Cent transported nearly 30 buses from his old neighborhood in [...]

Fergie, Black Eyed Peas Pay Tribute To DJ AM

Bandmembers had DJed with AM in Las Vegas just last week.By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Matt Elias

The Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo, apl.de.ap and Fergie at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco on Saturday

Photo: MTV News

At the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco on Saturday night (August 29), [...]

Travis Barker Remembers DJ AM Via Twitter

‘U were an amazing friend/DJ/human being,’ Barker tweets on Saturday.By Jem Aswad with MTV News staff

DJ AM and Travis Barker

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Just over 24 hours after DJ AM was found dead by police at his New York apartment, his friend and collaborator, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, commented on his death via Twitter.

Barker, currently [...]

DJ AM Remembered By Khaled, Premier, Other DJs

‘Everyone has love for DJ AM. … He made other DJs proud!’ DJ Khaled told MTV News.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez

DJ AM

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There’s no sector in hip-hop that was hit harder by the death of Adam Goldstein, better known as and DJ AM, than his fellow turntable generals. [...]

DJ AM Autopsy Complete, Results Inconclusive

More tests are required, results are not expected for several weeks.By Gil Kaufman

DJ AM

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Less than 24 hours after police found DJ AM (real name: Adam Goldstein) dead in his New York apartment, the Medical Examiner’s office announced that an autopsy on the DJ’s body failed to determine a cause of [...]

Mandy Moore ‘Heartbroken’ By DJ AM’s Death

Ex-girlfriend says her ‘true friend’ will be ‘missed beyond words.’By Gil Kaufman

Mandy Moore and DJ AM in 2008

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One of DJ AM’s former girlfriends, singer/actress Mandy Moore, expressed her grief on Saturday (August 29) about a man she said was a true friend.

“I am absolutely heartbroken,” Moore said in a statement about [...]

DJ AM Reportedly Was Distraught Over Breakup

Actress Hayley Wood broke up with AM a few days ago, sources say.By Jocelyn Vena

DJ AM and Hayley Wood

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In the days before his death on Friday, DJ AM was “completely devastated” over his recent breakup with model Hayley Wood, according to anonymous sources quoted in TMZ and People.com. The sites reported [...]

DJ AM Found Dead

Adam Goldstein, who survived a plane crash with Travis Barker last year, was 36.By Larry Carroll, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez

DJ AM

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DJ AM was found dead in his New York City apartment on Friday (August 28), his rep confirmed to MTV News. He was 36.

“Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein was found [...]