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Dear Mama Playlist: 20 Songs for Mother's Day
May 10, 2013 2:25 PM EDT Chart Article From 2Pac appreciating his mother to Danzig belting "Mother" at a full-throated, hard-rock howl, there are plenty of ways to toast the women who gave us life on Mother's Day, this Sunday (May 12). Raise a glass this Mo ...
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Irving Azoff on Leaving Live Nation, What's Next, and Why He Regrets Ticketmaster Merger
December 31, 2012 8:15 PM EST Just hours after Irving Azoff's departure from Live Nation was confirmed, Billboard's Ray Waddell caught up with him over the phone from Mexico, where Azoff's family is vacationing with Don Henley's family. In this conversation ...
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Gone But Not Forgotten: Music Stars We Lost in 2012
December 26, 2012 3:55 PM EST 2668709-gone-not-forgotten-mca-whitney-houston-donna-summer-617-409.jpg 2668709-gone-not-forgotten-mca-whitney-houston-donna-summer-617-409.jpg The world of music lost many of its treasured voices in 2012, from the heartbreak of Whitney Houston and ...
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Music Stars With Santa: A Christmas Photo Special
December 22, 2012 3:15 PM EST 2668859-Katy-Perry-Mariah-Jay-Z-Santa.jpg 2668859-Katy-Perry-Mariah-Jay-Z-Santa.jpg Singing with Santa, posing for photos with Santa, and dressing up as Santa, these photos capture musicians that are definitely ready for Christmas. HOLIDAY MUSIC CEN ...
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Jenni Rivera, Big-Voiced Queen of Banda, Dead at 43
December 09, 2012 10:58 PM EST Jenni Rivera, the flamboyant, outspoken, big-voiced singer who was the top-selling regional Mexican female star of her generation was confirmed dead after the small private plane in which she was traveling in Mexico crashed . Rivera was 43 years o ...
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Jenni Rivera, Big-Voiced Queen of Banda, Dead at 43
December 09, 2012 10:55 PM EST Jenni Rivera , the flamboyant, outspoken, big-voiced singer who was the top-selling regional Mexican female star of her generation was confirmed dead after the small private plane in which she was traveling in Mexico crashed. Rivera was 43 years old ...
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Ask Billboard: Chart Ch-ch-Changes
October 12, 2012 4:05 PM EDT A deeper look at the decisions behind Billboard's renovation of the Country, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock and Latin Songs charts. As always, submit your questions about Billboard charts, sales and airplay, as well as general music musings, to askbb@bi ...
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Lollapalooza 2012: Live Photos
August 06, 2012 11:25 AM EDT Live Jack White Justice Of Monsters and Men Childish Gambino Kaskade The Machine At the Drive-In Miike Snow Anthem J.Cole Little Dragon White Rabbits Dum Dum Girls Gary Clark Mariam Bombay Bicycle Club Toro Y Moi The Walkmen Red Hot Chili Peppers An ...
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Lollapalooza 2012: Portraits and Backstage Photos
August 04, 2012 9:00 AM EDT Photos The Ambassadors Portrait Interview Green Performance Milo Perry Farrell Jonathan Brooks Dawes Michael Porter Robinson Zedd bbcom Media: 2468459-the-ambassadors-performlollapalooza-2012-200-133.jpg 2468459-the-ambassadors-performlollapalooza- ...
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Casting Call: 15 Hip-Hop Biopics We Want to See
May 10, 2012 12:00 PM EDT Photos Tyler Rick Ross Perry Nick Cannon Diddy Jordan Michael T.I. Wood Harris 50 Cent Kevin Hart Lil Wayne Omar Nas Drake Tristan Parker Nate DMX Thompson Luke Kanye West Derek Nicki Minaj Raven Lil' Kim Eminem Josh bbcom Media: 2083069-rick- ...
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Beastie Boys' Mike D Remembers Adam Yauch
May 07, 2012 8:57 PM EDT Three days after the death of Beastie Boys rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch, band mate Michael "Mike D" Diamond is sharing his grief. "I know, we should have tweeted and instagrammed every sad, happy and inspired thought, smile or te ...
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Gone But Not Forgotten: Music Stars We Lost in 2011
December 27, 2011 4:35 PM EST Photos Obits Gone Heavy D Forgotten Amy Winehouse Steve Jobs Charlie Louvin Thin Lizzy Gary Moore Alice in Chains Starr Nate Dogg Ferlin Husky Pinetop Perkins Loleatta Holloway Gerard Smith Poly Styrene Phoebe Snow Gil Scott-Heron Gardner Carl Clare ...
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The Year in Arrests: 2011
December 20, 2011 2:40 PM EST Photos Mugshot Juelz Santana Starr Mike Juvenile Christina Aguilera Rick Ross Angie Stone Jim Jones Gucci Mane Flava Rick Springfield Flo Rida Tone-Loc Todd Michael Nick Oliveri Waka Flocka Flame Big Sean Portrait Mari Machine Gun Kelly DMX Paul Wal ...
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Photos of the Year 2011
December 12, 2011 1:35 PM EST Photos Baby Bumps Beyonce Ocean Nicki Minaj Morning Chris Brown Good Guilty Trial Celebration Conrad Verdict Lil Wayne Britney Spears Lady Gaga Show Tattoo Justin Bieber Burnt Stage Indiana Jack White Insane Clown Posse Move Dance Mark Snoop Dogg Se ...
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Madonna Fans Rejoice: New Album Due in Spring 2012
September 03, 2011 10:09 PM EDT News Madonna Sean Jackson Palladium Warren Show After Michael Live Fashion Lourdes Truth Darkroom bbcom Media: 110063-madonna_sean_penn_617_409.jpg 110063-madonna_sean_penn_617_409.jpg Person: Madonna Sean Description: Media: 110074-madonna_jack ...
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POTW: Katy Perry, Gaga, Bieber and more '2011 Billboard Music Awards' Finalists
May 13, 2011 4:30 PM EDT Photos of the Week Kangaroo Katy Perry Lady Gaga Japan Nivea Rihanna Bono Ke$ha Justin Bieber Hilary Scott Lady Antebellum Rico Love Usher Performance Michael Steven Bon Jovi Roger Waters bbcom Media: 1102319-katy-perry-kangaroo-bbma-617-409.jpg 11 ...
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Johnny Preston, 'Running Bear' Singer, Dies at 71
March 07, 2011 12:40 PM EST Johnny Preston, who had a No. 1 hit with the song "Running Bear" in 1960, died in Beaumont, Tex., on Friday (Mar. 4). He was 71. His death was confirmed by his son, Scott, who said Mr. Preston had bypass surgery late last year and suffered ...
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Behind the Black Keys' Breakthrough Year, Grammy Nominations
January 10, 2011 3:22 PM EST On "The Go Getter," a cut from the Black Keys ' "Brothers" album released last May, frontman Dan Auerbach sings, "I'll be the go getter/That's my plan/That's who I am." They may not have been explici ...
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Justin Bieber's Goal for 2011: 'To Win a Grammy'
December 14, 2010 8:00 AM EST News Justin Bieber Pauly Enrique Iglesias Katy Perry Selena Gomez Paramore B.o.B Bruno Mars Travie McCoy Taio Cruz Michael bbcom Media: 502926-justin-bieber-jingle-ball-2010-10-617-409.jpg 502926-justin-bieber-jingle-ball-2010-10-617-409.jpg Justin ...
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Watch: Marie Osmond Discusses Son's Suicide on 'Oprah'
November 12, 2010 1:00 PM EST M arie Osmond opened up about her adopted son Michael's suicide for the first time on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" yesterday (Nov. 11). Video: Marie Osmond Opens Up About Her Son's Suicide on "Oprah" Osmond's son jumpe ...
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George Michael Jailed for Drug Offense
September 14, 2010 10:45 AM EDT G eorge Michael was jailed for eight weeks on Tuesday for driving under the influence of cannabis when he crashed his car into a north London shop in July, the Press Association reported. A London court heard last month how a police patrol found the ...
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George Michael Arrested After London Car Crash
July 06, 2010 8:37 AM EDT G eorge Michael has been arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive, according to the BBC. He was arrested on Sunday (July 4) after police received reports that a car had crashed into a building in north London. Michael was taken to a north Londo ...
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Photos of the Week: Katy Perry, Nick Jonas, Lil Mama
December 04, 2009 1:45 PM EST News Katy Perry Jonas Nick Lil Mama Stevie Wonder Bono Rihanna Keri Hilson T-Pain Fergie Mike Michael Aretha Franklin Gwen Stefani Weezer Diddy Black Jack Jack Black Taboo Ashlee Simpson Yeah Yeah Yeahs Andrew Beth Ditto Imogen Heap David Cook Alice ...
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Janet Jackson To Appear On ABC One-Hour Special
November 05, 2009 8:57 AM EST ABC has booked a prime-time interview with Janet Jackson , expected to be her first lengthy television interview since her brother Michael's death. ABC's Robin Roberts will interview Jackson at her California home for an hour-long special ...
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Janet Jackson To Appear On ABC One-Hour Special
November 05, 2009 12:00 AM EST ABC has booked a prime-time interview with Janet Jackson, expected to be her first lengthy television interview since her brother Michael's death. ABC's Robin Roberts will interview Jackson at her California home for an hour-long special ...
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Photos of the Week: Shakira, Miley Cyrus, Ne-Yo
October 23, 2009 2:00 PM EDT News Shakira Miley Cyrus Michael Taylor Swift Jennifer Hudson Mary J. Blige Steven Funeral Pitbull Joel Nicole Richie Lips Green Day RZA 50 Cent Duff Monsters of Folk Margaret Cho Cindy Sharon Dave Navarro Bumper bbcom Media: 102791-shakira_617_409 ...
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Guest: Many Wept During Michael Jackson's Funeral
September 04, 2009 9:48 AM EDT Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the mausoleum where her father, Michael , was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry Thursday evening, amid a ...
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Tito Jackson To Honor Brother On U.K. Dates
August 24, 2009 12:00 AM EDT Tito Jackson, founder member of the Jackson 5, will pay tribute to his late brother Michael when he embarks on his debut solo U.K. tour, beginning Oct. 6 in Manchester, England. Calling at seven U.K. cities supporting former Motown labelmate Glady ...
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A&E's 'Jackson Family' Reality Show Could Air Next Year
July 13, 2009 9:51 AM EDT A&E is working on a reality project with the Jackson family which could gain newfound viewer interest in the wake of the King of Pop 's death. The network commissioned a one-hour special following Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy th ...
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A&E's 'Jackson Family' Reality Show Could Air Next Year
July 13, 2009 9:38 AM EDT A&E is working on a reality project with the Jackson family which could gain newfound viewer interest in the wake of the King of Pop's death. The network commissioned a one-hour special following Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy tha ...
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Gospel Patriarch David 'Pops' Winans Sr. Dies
April 09, 2009 8:19 AM EDT David "Pop" Winans Sr., the Grammy-nominated patriarch of the award-winning gospel music family, died Wednesday. He was 76. A statement from a Los Angeles public relations company representing the family said he died at a Nashville hospice ...
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Death Row Goes Back On The Auction Block
January 08, 2009 4:21 PM EST The assets of Death Row Records, once the thriving home to artists such as Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, are going back on the auction block Jan. 15 as part of a Chapter 11 proceeding. Death Row initially filed for Chapter 11 protection in April 2006 ...
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Death Row Goes Back On The Auction Block
January 08, 2009 12:00 AM EST The assets of Death Row Records, once the thriving home to artists such as Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, are going back on the auction block Jan. 15 as part of a Chapter 11 proceeding. Death Row initially filed for Chapter 11 protection in April 20 ...
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Jermaine Says: Jackson 5 Reuniting In '09
October 29, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The Jackson 5 will reunite in 2009, brother Jermaine Jackson confirmed today (Oct. 29) at a TV industry function in Sydney. The Jackson 5 will reunite in 2009, brother Jermaine Jackson confirmed today (Oct. 29) at a TV industry function in Sydney. J ...
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Sans Michael, Jacksons Reunite At BMI Awards
September 05, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards last night (Sept. 4) in Los Angeles, but the King of Pop was an absentee. The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards last night (Sept. 4) in Los Angeles, but the King of Pop was an ...
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Janet Jackson Kicking Off Tour In September
May 20, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Janet Jackson will begin her first North American tour in seven years on Sept. 10 in Vancouver. The outing, dubbed "Rock Witchu" after a song from her latest album, "will definitely be a big productio Though going out on tour means co ...
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Phil Spector Engineer Larry Levine Dies
May 14, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Larry Levine, the recording engineer who helped Phil Spector re-invent rock'n'roll with his "Wall of Sound" technique and won a Grammy for his work with Herb Alpert, died on his 80th birthday. Larry Levine, the recording engineer ...
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Janet Jackson Busy With Album, Film, Book
October 12, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Janet Jackson is in the midst of a busy fall, as she continues work on her Island Def Jam debut, stars in the Tyler Perry film "Why Did I Get Married" and pens a memoir based on her struggle with weig Janet Jackson is in the midst of a bus ...
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Netflix Teams With Actors For Concerts
June 05, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Online movie rental service Netflix has revealed the lineup for three free summer concerts/film screenings that will feature music performances by Dennis Quaid & the Sharks, the Bacon Brothers (Kevin and Michael) and the Bruce Willis Blues Ban ...
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VH1 Greenlights Shows With Gotti, Whitestarr
October 30, 2006 12:00 AM EST VH1 has lined up a slew of music programming to debut early next year, including "Irv Gotti Project," "Man Band" and "ego trip's White Rapper Show." Eve, Cisco Adler and Queen Latifah are among the ar VH1 has lined ...
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Q&A: Janet Jackson Still In Control
September 05, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Super diva. Very few artists can legitimately lay claim to that title. Fewer still can sustain an extraordinary career that, despite a few bumps along the way, has fans anticipating your every move af Super diva. Very few artists can legitimately la ...
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Janet's Juggernaut
September 05, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Janet Jackson conceived her new Virgin Records release, "20 Y.O." (due Sept. 26), as a celebration of the joyful liberation and history-making musical style of her 1986 breakthrough album, "Control." Don't call it a comeback ...
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Chart Beat Chat
February 03, 2006 12:00 AM EST Fred discusses "High School Musical," musical siblings, Bedingfields, Lee Greenwood and much more with readers. NEVER HEARD OF A HUDGENS, NOR AN EFRON Fred, Has anyone, especially an obscure singer such as Zac Efron, had a better week? He ...
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Garbage, Weller & More Set For 'One Big No'
March 10, 2003 12:00 AM EST Garbage, Travis frontman Fran Healy, Paul Weller, Evan Dando, Beth Orton, and Echo & the Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch are confirmed to perform at the One Big No anti-war concert. Garbage, Travis frontman Fran Healy, Paul Weller, Evan Dando, B ...
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Violinist Isaac Stern Dies At 81
September 24, 2001 12:00 AM EDT Isaac Stern, the master violinist who saved Carnegie Hall from the wrecking ball, died Saturday. He was 81. Stern was one of the last great violinists of his generation and helped advance the careers Isaac Stern, the master violinist who saved Carne ...
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Keys, Kracker, Bacon, Seagal To Play Benefit
August 09, 2001 12:00 AM EDT Newcomers Alicia Keys and Uncle Kracker will join a pair of actors-turned-musicians at the Aug. 29 Charity Jam benefit at the Hard Rock Cafe in Universal City, Calif. Along with performances by Keys a Newcomers Alicia Keys and Uncle Kracker will joi ...
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Revamped Blackwater Surprise Eyes Kid Rock For Album
March 29, 2001 12:00 AM EST Robert Bradley has revamped his Detroit soul/rock outfit, the Blackwater Surprise, and is working on songs for his next record, portions of which may be produced by fellow Detroit native Kid Rock. Robert Bradley has revamped his Detroit soul/rock ou ...
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Cowboy Junkies, Grant Lee Phillips Sign With Zoe
February 06, 2001 12:00 AM EST Cowboy Junkies and Grant Lee Phillips, former leader of the now-defunct L.A.-based band Grant Lee Buffalo, have signed new album deals with Rounder's pop/rock imprint Zoe, Billboard Bulletin reports. Cowboy Junkies and Grant Lee Phillips, forme ...
