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Ice T Says Rappers These Days Are Delusional
Jan 27th
Ice-T thinks today’s pop stars are “delusional,” Champagne- swilling shopaholics.
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Ne-Yo Appointed Senior Vice President Of A&R For Motown Records
Jan 25th
In the latest step to strengthen the new Motown Records, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), acclaimed artist Ne-Yo will move from Def Jam Recordings to Motown along with his label imprint Compound Entertainment, and will also take on a creative role at Motown as the new Senior Vice President of A&R, it was announced today by Barry Weiss, Chairman & CEO of Universal Republic and Island Def Jam Motown, and Ethiopia Habtemariam, Senior Vice President, Motown Records.
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The Grammys Charged With Snubbing Hip-Hop
Jan 23rd
NEW YORK – Since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap music has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race and becoming one of the strongest – and most prolific – voices of today’s generation. But at the Grammy Awards, rap has had a long-lasting losing streak in the top categories.
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Cee Lo Green Explains Why He Changed The Lyrics To Imagine
Jan 7th
Cee Lo Green says he added an endorsement of religion to John Lennon’s “Imagine” out of “peace and love and unity,” not disrespect.
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Record Sales On The Rise Again
Jan 5th
LOS ANGELES (AP) – U.S. album sales rose more than 3 percent last year for the first gain since 2004 – a sign that rising digital sales are finally stemming the decade-long decline of compact discs.
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Chris Martin Says Coldplay Is The, “Best F*cking Band In The World”
Dec 1st
Coldplay’s Chris Martin has admitted that he feels like he is in the best band in the world while performing on stage.The singer confessed that despite his “insecurity and paranoia”, he feels infinitely confident in the group’s ability to entertain when playing live.
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Steve Rifkind Announces The Return Of LOUD Records
Nov 20th
you know loud records was the home of some of the biggest hip-hop albums ever. from wu-tang to mobb deep.
the new loud records is with asher roth? idk about that one
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MTV Bringing Back Yo! MTV Raps
Nov 18th
MTV will soon bring back their “YO! MTV Raps” show, which originally aired from 1988 to 1995. On December 4th, MTV2 will air the new special right after their Sucker Free Awards at 11pm. During the show the hosts will watch clips from the original series and discuss interviews with artists like A Tribe Called Quest, Ice Cube and Geto Boys.
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