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God Forgives, I Don't

Rick Ross

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DJ Khaled & Rick Ross Live on the Red Carpet VMA'S 2011
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Zac Brown Band

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Zac Brown Exclusive Interview
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Believe

Justin Bieber

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Justin Bieber 2012 Billboard Cover | Video Behind-The-Scenes
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Up All Night

One Direction

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Billboard's Best Photos of 2012

Billboard's Best Photos of 2012

In 2012, we came, we saw, we took these great photos. See Billboard's best original photos of the past year, from portraits to live shots to Day in the Life sessions with One Direction, Team Starkid, Big Sean and more.

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Number Ones

Bee Gees

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Chart Beat Wednesday: Alice In Chains, Jason Aldean, Katy Perry

Chart Beat Wednesday: Alice In Chains, Jason Aldean, Katy Perry

MODERN ROCK: Billboard's rock charts this week boast a number of acts reclaiming the spotlight.

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Life Is Good

Nas

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Nas Launches Hip-Hop Fest Down Under

Nas Launches Hip-Hop Fest Down Under

Veteran rapper Nas is to co-curate and headline a new multi-city hip hop fest Down Under.

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Kidz Bop 22

Kidz Bop Kids

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Adele

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Adele Hits New Dance Club Songs Peak with 'Skyfall'

Adele Hits New Dance Club Songs Peak with 'Skyfall'

Multiple Grammy Award winner. Global platinum seller. Now Adele can add one more title to her esteemed list: electronic dance diva.

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Overexposed

Maroon 5

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PJ Morton Exclusive Song Premiere: 'Only One' feat. Stevie Wonder

PJ Morton Exclusive Song Premiere: 'Only One' feat. Stevie Wonder

With an expansive fan base and the success of his 2012 EP, "Following My First Mind," PJ Morton has managed to create quite a buzz for himself. But the singer-songwriter, producer and Maroon 5 keyboardist is ready to kick it up a notch.

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The Soul Sessions: Vol. 2

Joss Stone

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Tastemakers: Joss Stone

Tastemakers: Joss Stone

Tastemakers: Joss Stone

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A Thousand Miles Left Behind

Gloriana

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Adam Lambert's 'GMA' Performance Cancelled Over AMAs Flap

Adam Lambert's 'GMA' Performance Cancelled Over AMAs Flap

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Dark Roots Of Earth

Testament

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Clockwork Angels

Rush

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Hot Tours: Metallica, Eagles, Eminem & Jay-Z

Hot Tours: Metallica, Eagles, Eminem & Jay-Z

Legendary heavy metal band Metallica takes the top spot on Hot Tours as nears the end of its World Magnetic Tour that began just over two years ago. The act earns its No.

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Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

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Chris Brown Arrives to Court With Rihanna, Judge Delays Decision on Probation

Chris Brown Arrives to Court With Rihanna, Judge Delays Decision on Probation

Chris Brown, accompanied by Rihanna, briefly returned to court Wednesday to face allegations he failed to complete his community labor sentence for Rihanna's 2009 beating, but the judge asked for more information and scheduled another hearing in two months.

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Greatest Hits

James Taylor

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Beyonce to Sing at Obama's Inauguration

Beyonce to Sing at Obama's Inauguration

Beyonce will perform the National Anthem at President Barack Obama's second inauguration later this month, a major honor for the singer who four years ago crooned Etta James' "At Last" at one of the Inaugural Balls.

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Welcome To The Fishbowl

Kenny Chesney

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Tim McGraw Adds 'One' More Country Airplay Top 10, Blake Shelton Bounds On Country Songs

Tim McGraw Adds 'One' More Country Airplay Top 10, Blake Shelton Bounds On Country Songs

Tim McGraw notches his 48th top 10 on Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Country Airplay chart, as "One of Those Nights" lifts 12-9.

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Living Things

Linkin Park

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AMAs 2012: Top 5 Best Performances

AMAs 2012: Top 5 Best Performances

The 2012 American Music Awards, held live at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night (Nov. 18), were stacked wall-to-wall with winning performances in various popular genres.

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Tailgates & Tanlines

Luke Bryan

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Florida Georgia Line Interrupts Taylor Swift on Country Charts, Again

Florida Georgia Line Interrupts Taylor Swift on Country Charts, Again

Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" sails to the top of Billboard's Country Songs chart once again, logging a fourth total week at No. 1.

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Fortune

Chris Brown

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Chris Brown May Face Probation Violation

Chris Brown May Face Probation Violation

Prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke Chris Brown's probation, saying there is no credible evidence he completed his community service sentence for beating Rihanna, and citing several other incidents that they say point to anger management issues.

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Blown Away

Carrie Underwood

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People's Choice 2013: Katy Perry and One Direction Feel the Love

People's Choice 2013: Katy Perry and One Direction Feel the Love

Katy Perry scored five trophies at last year's People's Choice Awards, and she wasn't even there. The pop starlet made it out to this year's event, held Wednesday at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, and only won four. Go figure.

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