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Google Cracks Down on Pirated Material Online | ARTICLE
In response to pressure from music and film companies and other copyright holders, Google announced a number of measures on Thursday intended to fight copyright-infringing material on the web, including a pledge to respond to...
December 2, 2010 12:55 PM ET -
The Contradictory Sides of Kanye West Explored in 'New York Times' Profile | ARTICLE
The only people who spend more time talking about Kanye West than the man himself are members of the media, and it's hard to say which is more full of misinformation and bluster. ...
November 18, 2010 6:13 PM ET -
Plus: Rihanna-Eminem Song Leaks, New MJ Songs Fake? | ARTICLE
Rihanna-Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie, Part II" Leaks "Part II" of Rihanna and Eminem's hit collaboration, "Love the Way You Lie," has hit the Internet. The song, which...
November 3, 2010 4:05 PM ET -
Kanye Talks Taylor Swift and Nude Pics | ARTICLE
Kanye West joined Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex in the studio for nearly five hours Tuesday evening, playing tracks from his forthcoming My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album and taking part in a...
November 3, 2010 1:53 PM ET -
It's Official: Taylor Swift Sells a Million | ARTICLE
As expected, Taylor Swift had the biggest sales week in more than five years, selling 1,047,000 copies of her new LP, Speak Now, according to Nielsen Soundscan. It was the biggest...
November 3, 2010 9:58 AM ET -
Rosanne Cash Tells Off John Boehner | ARTICLE
Johnny Cash was plenty outspoken and so is his daughter Rosanne, but "asshat" isn't a word usually associated with country music's first family — especially when the asshat in question is likely to be the next House...
November 2, 2010 3:41 PM ET -
Taylor Swift Set to Move Million Copies of New Album | ARTICLE
It's been over two years since an album sold more than a million units in its first week — so the news that Taylor Swift's new LP Speak Now is poised to...
November 2, 2010 10:02 AM ET -
Lil Wayne to Record on the Jet Ride Home From Prison | ARTICLE
When Lil Wayne leaves jail on Thursday, he's expected to begin recording even before he gets home — his team is looking for a plane with studio equipment so he can start cutting tracks while he's on...
November 1, 2010 1:21 PM ET -
Nicki Minaj Recruits Eminem, Kanye, Drake, Rihanna | ARTICLE
The tracklist for Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj"s hotly anticipated debut LP, hit iTunes over the weekend. The guests are A-list: Eminem, Drake, Rihanna, Will.I.Am, Kanye West and even Natasha Bedingfield appear on the LP, which...
November 1, 2010 11:36 AM ET -
Plus: Lil Wayne's Q&A From Jail, Rihanna-Katy Collabo | ARTICLE
Lil Wayne Sends Handwritten Q&A From Jail Lil Wayne, who is scheduled to be released from jail on Thursday, recently did a handwritten Q&A with Billboard. He revealed that...
November 1, 2010 9:07 AM ET -
Plus: Free Grateful Dead Downloads, New Feelies LP | ARTICLE
Grateful Dead to Give Away Live Download Every Day This Month Today, dead.net kicked off "30 Days of Dead": Every day throughout the entire...
October 30, 2010 12:08 PM ET -
Crow, Tweedy, the Roots to Perform at Stewart Rally | ARTICLE
Exactly what will transpire at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert"s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on Saturday has been a closely held secret. But the rally"s just-approved permit lays out the schedule in detail, and...
October 28, 2010 6:29 PM ET -
Katy Perry Dedicates New 'Firework' Video to Youth LGBT Project | ARTICLE
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October 28, 2010 5:46 PM ET -
New Videos: Nicki Minaj Fights, T.I. Rocks | ARTICLE
Nicki Minaj's "Right Thru Me" is her...
October 28, 2010 10:24 AM ET -
Kid Rock Says Joining 'American Idol' Is 'The Stupidest Thing' Steven Tyler Has Ever Done | ARTICLE
Reactions to Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler's decision to become an American Idol judge have definitely been mixed, but not many people have unloaded on Tyler quite as heavily as avowed Aerosmith fan Kid...
October 27, 2010 5:20 PM ET -
Prison Officer Suspended for Hanging With Lil Wayne | ARTICLE
Even though he"s still in solitary confinement at New York"s Rikers Island prison, Lil Wayne is finding controversy — or, at least, it"s finding him: A veteran officer was reportedly suspended for hanging out in...
October 27, 2010 4:53 PM ET -
Kanye West Reveals New Album's Tracklist | ARTICLE
After the "Good Friday" tracks, the cover controversy , and the Runaway mini movie, the tracklist for Kanye West's hotly anticipated fifth studio LP, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,...
October 27, 2010 3:23 PM ET -
Alicia Keys Pens Blissed-Out Baby Blog | ARTICLE
Alicia Keys has never been one to skimp on positivity, and the birth of a first child is pretty much the most life-altering experience a person can have, bringing out previously unimagined quantities of love, wonder, obsession...
October 27, 2010 1:22 PM ET -
Justin Beiber Debuts 3-D Movie Trailer | ARTICLE
Fans attending Justin Bieber's Los Angeles tour stop got more than just a concert: The singer debuted the trailer for his forthcoming 3-D film Never Say Never , which is slated for release on...
October 26, 2010 11:54 AM ET -
Jay-Z and Kanye West Now Collaborating on a Full Album | ARTICLE
In an interview with MTV after the premiere of his Runaway mini movie, Kanye West revealed that Watch the Throne, his collaboration with Jay-Z, has grown from an EP to a full...
October 25, 2010 6:12 PM ET
