I know this was something of a foregone conclusion at this point, but I like to wait for confirmation. Following up on the comments from B5's manager and the report on AOL's BlackVoices blog, I have confirmed with a label source that B5 has been dropped from Bad Boy.

Here at Bad Boy Blog, since we launched, we've covered B5 perhaps as closely as any publication online and, though there have been random people to the contrary, we received a lot of good support from B5 fans. So, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for that. We wish them well.

Jawn Murray of AOL's BlackVoices blog reports that B5 has been dropped by Bad Boy. As I reported last week, they were at least working on the details. I'm just waiting for some official confirmation, as to whether or not it is actually completed.

The News Journal reports that B5 participating in a celebrity softball game at Frawley Stadium Wilmington, Delaware on August 2. The event will benefit the Duffy's Hope charity. Before the game, B5 will be giving a performance.

Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased on the Duffy's Hope website. They are also selling $40 VIP tickets at the stadium (in advance or at the time of the event). With this ticket, you are able to participate in celebrity meet and greets (they don't mention which celebrities, though) and receive reserved seating and food in the VIP area.

Over the weekend, B5 manager Jim McMahan confirmed to me that "we [referring to B5] are leaving Bad Boy."

"We wish P. Diddy and staff all the luck in the world," he continued. "We needed to move on to a label that understands a group like B5 more! We are shopping [for] a new home now..."

It's unclear if it is a done deal, contractually, but I've asked for confirmation.