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Astro Reportedly Signs to Jay-Z’s Label
Don’t be feeling sorry for teenage rap dynamo Astro, who was voted off ‘X Factor‘ straightaway last night for having the lowest amount of votes from the viewing audience. The kid has reportedly signed to Jay-Z‘s Roc-Nation label already.
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Nicki Minaj’s Name Misspelled on Display at Grammy Nominations Concert
We’ve heard of Nicki Minaj but Niki Minaj? Yeah, we don’t know her. Her alter ego is Roman, not Niki! Turns out, the producers at the Grammy nominations live concert know this Niki Minaj.
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Beyonce Films ‘Oh Baby!’ Video
Oh baby! Remember those pesky rumors that Beyonce isn’t really pregnant and that she has been wearing a prosthetic baby bump? Yeah, we know, we had forgotten about them, too, since they were so preposterous. Well, it turns out that Bey filmed a video about all the hype surrounding her pregnancy during which she chants “Oh baby” dramatically. While it’s not exactly a response to those ridiculous rumors, it’s an example of Bey’s amazing sense of humor about the matter.
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Nicki Minaj + Cher Engage in Twitter Battle
Oh Twitter. You unite as much as you divide. The latest divas to engage in a war of the words confined to 140 characters are Nicki Minaj and Cher. To be fair, it wasn’t exactly Minaj and Cher directly exchanging words or verbal barbs. It was Minaj’s Barbs — her pet name for her fans — who started spouting off to Cher. It had the makings of a mini feud, but the drama between these wig lovers seems to have died down with relative quickness.
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Rihanna Shares Video of Her Spending Time With Family
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Google Officially Launches Google Music
A new Google product is officially upon us and it’s Google Music. The Beta version was available for a good chunk of time and it allowed users to upload up to 20,000 songs, free of charge, to the cloud, so it could be streamed no matter the user’s location. Well, now the service has been upgraded with the launch and there is so much content and convenience that will be yours for the taking.
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Rihanna to Perform on ‘X Factor’ This Week
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Michael Jackson’s Propofol Addiction Started in 1999
The Conrad Murray verdict was handed down a week ago (Nov. 7), with the doctor being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the case of Michael Jackson. Murray came under fire for administering the surgical anesthetic propofol to the singer outside of the operating room, which killed him.
Now, Frank Cascio, who was once the King of Pop’s personal assistant and manager, has written a tell-all book that makes the blockbuster claim that the singer began taking the dangerous drug as far back as 1999, well before he met and hired Dr. Murray.
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Justin Bieber to Collaborate With Tinie Tempah for Holiday TV Special
Justin Bieber and Tinie Tempah are two fine young gentlemen with tons of talent. That’s why they are teaming up for a holiday TV special for ITV in the U.K. Both pop stars tweeted the exciting news about their collab.
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Rihanna Shares Snippets From ‘Talk That Talk’ Album
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Former Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray Put on Suicide Watch
Now that a guilty verdict has been handed down in the case of Dr. Conrad Murray, who was accused of involuntary manslaughter regarding his patient Michael Jackson, the doctor has been remanded to custody and was promptly placed on suicide watch in the L.A. County Jail while he awaits sentencing. Murray’s sentencing is slated for Nov. 29.
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Rick Ross Says Sleep Deprivation Was Cause of Seizures
Rick Ross sure knows how to make an entrance. The rapper, who suffered two seizures last month, which were shrouded in mystery, appeared on BET’s ’106 & Park’ to drop two bombshells, both of which will make his fans happy.
First, he’s okay. He was suffering from sleep deprivation and lack of shut-eye caused him to have that pair of seizures, which had the whole hip-hop scene worried about his overall health. Secondly, he just wrapped a collab with Jay-Z! Holla!