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Chris Brown may be at the end of his ropes, pleading with fans to request his music in last ditch attempt to offset diminishing radio air-play. According to TheYBF.com, the singer reached out to fans via his Say Now account to address declining radio support and to ask for their help.

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Sir Elton John's status was elevated from pop-icon to terrorist target after his off-handed comment that Jesus Christ was "a super-intelligent gay man" led a Georgia man to make threats against his life. According to Rollingstone.com, Neal Horsely was arrested after posting a video in which he stands outside the singer's Atlanta condo complex making the threats while holding a sign that reads "Elton John Must Die."

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Rihanna is branching out with the help of Jay-Z, who has hooked the singer up with British boy-band JLS. The Barbados-born singer told The Sun she's excited at the prospect of working with the band and hopes it will broaden the boys' US exposure.

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Following his acceptance at the Brit Awards during which he completely failed to mention his brother Noel -- the band's principle songwriter -- Liam Gallagher told NME.com his negligence was simply an effort to give the band's oft-overshadowed other members their due credit. Furthermore he added his controversial offering of both the trophy and microphone to the crowd was not intended as insult but rather as a means of paying tribute to the fans.

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Adding to the ramping arrest tally for musicians as of late, the lead singer of blackened-death-metal band Behemoth was arrested after ripping a bible onstage in Poland, earning him a charge of "insulting Catholics." According to WatchMojo.com, the All-Polish Committee for Defense against Sects originally attempted to bust the singer for "promoting Satanism," but with only one complaint the charges were dropped.