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Diddy And Lil Wayne To World: "Get Off The Computer And Go Do Something" [Diddy Or Die]
Artists mentioned:This little piece of advice, courtesy this week's album-chart champ and a man who's hoping to have some of said champ's platinum dust sprinkled on his karma, couldn't have come at a better time. See you tomorrow! (NB: "Something" may turn out to be "attempting this week's New York Times...(read full post)
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50 Cent's Lawyer Claims The Gatman Doesn't Own Any Firearms [Gun? What's A Gun?]
Artists mentioned:Young Buck, T.I., Taco Bell—none of these annoyances can compare to ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins for 50 Cent right now. First they fought over child support, then they fought over her living his house. Then the house burnt down. Then she said he did it. Then he sued her for $20...(read full post)
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Rihanna: A Career In Advertising [Umbrellas For Sale]
Artists mentioned:Anyone who watches TV probably knows that Rihanna is not opposed to being part of an ad campaign, but a New York Times article about celebrity endorsements shows that one could map out the course of her career through her promotional contracts even easier than through her albums. Where lots...(read full post)
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Ice-T Backs Down Further As Kanye Weighs In On Soulja Beef [Kanye Boy Tell Em]
Artists mentioned:Oh, this Internet age! The Soulja Boy/Ice-T beef may already be over before a single battle track could be laid down, judging by Ice-T's interview with AllHipHop.com. "Soulja Boy, you killed hip-hop" has now become "Soulja Boy, you could try harder," as Ice-T acknowledges the long list of corny-ass dances...(read full post)
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Beatles Inching Closer To Their Own "Guitar Hero" [They Gotta Use 'and Your Bird Can Sing']
Artists mentioned:Sony honchos in charge of the Fab Four's publishing first voiced their enthusiasm for a Beatles-specific Guitar Hero game back in March, and now Apple Corps and EMI are meeting with both Activision (makers of Guitar Hero) and MTV Games (makers of Rock Band). Since the death of unofficial CEO...(read full post)
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Arista Drops Idol Runner-Up Blake Lewis After Less Than A Year [Heaven Needed A Timberlake Wannabe]
Artists mentioned:Ruben Studdard released three albums before getting dropped. Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee got a year and a half on their post-Idol contracts before being let go. Now 2007 American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis has been cast away by Arista, less than a year after they announced signing him. How...(read full post)
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NPR's "Best Albums Of 2008" Poll: All Songs Considered, Especially If You're Into Self-Reinforcing Stereotypes About "NPR Music" [Pledge Drive Me Away]
Artists mentioned:Why am I surprised-to-the-point-of-gagging by the "best of '08 so far" poll put forth by NPR's All Songs Considered, which allows users to cast a ballot for Colin Meloy's live album (41 votes so far!) but not for Erykah Badu's astonishing New Amerykah Vol. 1, the Ponytail album, or the...(read full post)
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T.I. Sings, Continues His Half-Assed Repentance [Leak Of The Weekend]
Artists mentioned:ARTIST: T.I. TITLE: "A Better Day" WEB DEBUT: June 21, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: Expecting T.I. to start putting out schmaltzy lesson-learned tracks now that he's doing community service? Well, you'd be right about the schmaltz. You want to go straight but you can only get money through dealing drugs? "It's...(read full post)
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A chicken in every pot, and a festival in ... [Festivals]
Artists mentioned:A chicken in every pot, and a festival in every state: Live Nation is looking to bring a three-day music festival featuring "family-friendly" acts to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in lieu of the area's annual Fort Lauderdale Air & Sea Show. They're even paying for extra police! Given recent touring conditions...(read full post)
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Avril Lavigne Fans Using Their Hero's Downtime To Engage In Some YouTube Gaming [View Or Die]
Artists mentioned:Avril Lavigne's video for "Girlfriend" is currently YouTube's all-time No. 2 clip, having been viewed some 88,739,107 (and counting) times; it's playing second fiddle by some million views to the "inspirational comedian" Judson Laipply's "Evolution Of Dance," a clip that jerks the "OMG, remember this?!?!" chain harder than Girl Talk...(read full post)
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Sebastian Bach Is Happy To Talk About Axl Rose [Hi, Axl! Hi, Axl! Where's Axl?]
Artists mentioned:Is Sebastian Bach the only person who can say he's bros with Axl, or is he just the only one who goes to the press to describe how tight the two of them are? Rolling Stone called up the reclusive rock star's former competitor and current compatriot in hopes of...(read full post)
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Following an intimate church ceremony that ... [Welcome To Our Wedding]
Artists mentioned:Following an intimate church ceremony that was so casual, the bride and groom wore sweatpants, Timbaland and Monique Idlett (who's also the mother of his infant daughter Reign) had a big-ass formal wedding in Aruba yesterday. Guests included Jimmy Iovine and collaborators past and present: Missy Elliott, Ginwuine, Keri Hilson,...(read full post)
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Can Emphysematic Amy Winehouse Avoid Drugs Long Enough To Sing For Mandela? [Irregular Heartbeat? It's A Love Beat!]
Artists mentioned:Thanks to her prodigious intake of cigarettes and crack pipes, the 24-year-old Amy Winehouse has come down with a slight case of emphysema and an irregular heartbeat. Says her daddy Mitch, "With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes her lungs are all gunked up. There are nodules around the...(read full post)
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Grandpa Ice-T Reaffirms Soulja Boy's Wackness [Actors Just Don't Understand]
Artists mentioned:Ice-T would like to humbly apologize for telling young Soulja Boy to eat a dick. "Truthfully, a brother of my caliber shouldn't be talking down on a youngster your age." Wait for it..."But as far as your music goes? It's garbage." Here's a list of Ice-T's issues with Soulja Boy....(read full post)
