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3 hrs ago | Cape Cod Times

At last: 'Arrested' is reborn Sunday on Netflix

Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers.

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Related Topix: Arrested Development, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera

4 hrs ago | New York Daily News

Rapper Chief Keef arrested in Atlanta

Seventeen-year-old rap star Chief Keef was arrested on Monday. According to a police report obtained by TMZ, the "Finally Rich" rapper, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was busted for allegedly smoking marijuana at an upscale Atlanta hotel.

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Related Topix: Chief Keef, Entertainment

8 hrs ago | Forward

Rihanna Will Perform in Tel Aviv on Election Day

Making Tel Aviv's upcoming municipal election day even more exciting, Rihanna will be giving a public concert in the city's Park Hayarkon as the ballots are being counted.

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Related Topix: Dance, Rihanna, R-N-B, Pop/Rock

13 hrs ago | New York Daily News

Christina Aguilera stuns at Billboard Music Awards

Christina Aguilera showed off her slimmed down figure in a sexy black outfit at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Hot Chicks, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Entertainment

Mon May 20, 2013

FOX23

Faith Hill rules herself out of the X Factor judging panel

Country star Faith Hill has brushed off rumors that she's set to join the judging panel on America's The X-Factor. Speculation over who will replace the outgoing Britney Spears and Antonio 'L.A.' Reid has been heating up as the talent show's production date for the new season approaches, and although former Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Faith Hill, Country, Entertainment, Television, The X Factor, Kelly Rowland, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Dance, Paulina Rubio, Pop/Rock, Hot Chicks, Jennifer Love Hewitt

WWWQ-FM Atlanta

Pitbull, Jessica Sanchez to Perform on "Dancing with the Stars" Finale

Pitbull 's song "Feel This Moment" has been the de facto theme song for ABC's Dancing with the Stars this season, so it's no surprise that the rapper will be appearing on the show's big finale on Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pitbull, Game Show, American Idol, Pop/Rock, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television

NBC Miami

Miguel's Leggy Leap Goes Awry

The result of Miguel's stage dive was similar to WWE superstar Zack Ryder's finishing move, the "Rough Ryder." While performing his hit song "Adorn" at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, Miguel attempted to jump from one stage platform to the other.

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Related Topix: Miguel, Entertainment

KJCT

Kicks, hits highlight Billboard Music Awards

Not sure what that means? Well, check out the top five moments from Sunday night's 2013 Billboard Music Awards: The R & B singer accidentally landed on a woman in the mosh pit during a performance of his hit song "Adorn." He was attempting a jump that went wrong.

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Related Topix: Miguel, Entertainment

Dallas Observer

"Crazy In Love," Beyonce's Coronation Anthem, Turns 10 Years Old

The blasting horns sampled from The Chi-Lites' "Are You My Woman " ring out, the sound of a jangling cymbal being taken for a walk sizzles under the infectiously catchy purr of "uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh- oh no no." The 808 laced drums crack and pop as if they're frying under the hot Texas summer sun.

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Related Topix: Beyonce, Dance, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Chi-Lites, Kelly Rowland, Destiny's Child

Sun May 19, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

ENCORE: Prince, Chris Brown, Will.I.Am, Strahan

Superstar Prince joined a party of nine, including his three bodyguards, for late-night eats at Society Cafe in Steve Wynn 's Encore.

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Related Topix: Dance, Chris Brown, Pop/Rock, Acoustic, Steve Wynn, Think Like a Man, Las Vegas, NV, Games, Blackjack

WHDH

Minaj wins, Mars performs at Billboard Awards

Nicki Minaj, who is set to perform with Lil Wayne, won the first award for top rap artist, beating out Drake, Flo Rida, Pitbull and Psy.

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Related Topix: Rap, Lil Wayne, Pop/Rock, Celebrities, Country, Hot Chicks, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Dance, Carly Rae Jepsen, One Direction, Entertainment

Mediaite.com

Kanye West Rocks And Shocks Audience With 'Black...

Kanye West returned to SNL tonight, in anticipation of his new record "Yeezus," confounding his audience with a pair of thrilling, proto-punk-sounding tracks called "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves". The first performance featured West giving some primal screams and chanting lyrics over a pulsing tribal beat and Suicide-like electro-rock punk ... (more)

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Television

KHOU-TV Houston

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

In the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," Justin Timberlake sings music set to a very different beat than "Suit and Tie." Timberlake plays a bearded pop folkie in the film, which was to premiere Sunday night at the Cannes Film Festival, about the music scene of early 1960s Greenwich Village.

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Related Topix: Movies, Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Justin Timberlake, Greenwich Village (New York, NY), New York, Boat Disaster

Perez Hilton

Kelly Rowland Nears X Factor Deal! New Judges Panel To Be Announced Monday

Although the only two folks confirmed to be returning to the X Factor judges panel for the reality competition's upcoming third season are Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato , it appears that this will all change on Monday afternoon - as that's when the two latest recruits will be announced! We start x factor auditions in charleston on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Kelly Rowland, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, Destiny's Child

Monsters and Critics

Music therapist Emeli Sande

The 'Next To Me' singer originally studied neuroscience before her music career took off and although she is thrilled with how things have turned out, she hasn't ruled out combining the two fields in the future.

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Related Topix: Dance, Emeli Sande

Sat May 18, 2013

KING-TV Seattle

Macklemore, Ryan Lewis join Nature Conservancy's 'All Hands on Earth'

Seattle duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have joined several other artists in supporting the Nature Conservancy's "All Hands on Earth," a worldwide movement that encourages people to take small steps to take care of the planet.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

USA Today

On the Verge: Emeli Sande blasts toward breakthrough

F amous fam ily, sort of: British singer Emeli Sande got her first taste of fame when she and her parents moved from her mother's native England to the rural town of Aberdeenshire in northern Scotland.

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Related Topix: Dance, Emeli Sande, Pop/Rock, Adele, The Beatles, Trance, Music, Entertainment

Contra Costa Times

Jinho Ferreira: If enough cared about the violence in Oakland, it would be stopped

A crime scene technician, right, searches a purse at the scene of a homicide near the intersection of 12th and Peralta Streets on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Oakland, Calif.

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Related Topix: Oakland, CA, Violent Crime, The Streets, Opinion

Detroit News

Review: Sparks fly when Baz Luhrmann meets Jay-Z on 'Great Gatsby' CD?

'The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.' Daisy Buchanan from 'The Great Gatsby' gets to be reincarnated on the film's soundtrack under the guise of artists such as Beyonce, Lana Del Ray, Sia and Florence Welch.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Rap, Jay-Z, Black Entertainment, Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Beyonce, Dance, R-N-B, Entertainment

KURB-FM Little Rock

"Billboard" Music Awards Air Live from Vegas Sunday

Star-studded collaborations are on tap for Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards, airing live on ABC from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Country, Hot Chicks, Pop/Rock, Taylor Swift, Dance, Pitbull, The Up, Carly Rae Jepsen, Fun, New-Wave, Maroon 5