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<!– –> <!– –> Jermaine Dupri was just 19 when he discovered pint-sized hip-hop duo Kris Kross in Atlanta – not all that much older than Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith were. Word yesterday of Kelly’s death at 34, of a suspected drug overdose, hit Dupri like a death in the family.  “To the world [...]

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During a concert at the Pageant in St. Louis last night, rockers the Deftones paid tribute to Kris Kross’ Chris Kelly – who died yesterday afternoon – by mashing up their track “Engine No. 9″ with the hip-hop duo’s famed number one “Jump.” You can watch a fan-shot video above of the riotous performance, which lifts off [...]

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The American Idol action unfolded in two rounds last night: First, the top six contestants had to sing from the Burt Bacharach songbook, followed by a song they wished they had written. The producers let Candice Glover close the show, and she brought down the house. Two notes in to her syrupy slow jazz cover [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> In her first season as an American Idol judge, Nicki Minaj has already stolen the spotlight – from her feud with fellow judge Mariah Carey to showing up late for a live episode to her off-the-cuff remarks and antics. During a conference call this afternoon, Rolling Stone learned how she feels [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Trust Lady Gaga to turn injury into spectacle. After canceling the rest of her Born This Way Ball Tour and going into surgery for an inflammatory joint infection called synovitis, she is currently confined to a wheelchair – but, per usual, the chair is an elaborate one covered in 24-karat gold. [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> When it was announced that “American Idol” Season 12′s first live results show, on which the top 10 finalists would be revealed, would be a full 90 minutes long, I assumed that meant there’d be some wiggle-room for a few Wild Card performances. I mean, how else was Nigel Lythgoe going [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Jay-Z’s nightclub outpost in Atlantic City closed last fall after ending its lease early, The Press of Atlantic City reports. The rapper co-owned the 40/40 Club, which shut its doors October 27th in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, and never re-opened. A spokesman for the club said the hurricane damaged the building that [...]

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Nicki Minaj returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday night to perform “Va Va Voom” and “Freedom,” two singles off her latest Pink Friday release, The Re-Up. In the interview, she talked about nearly getting arrested for hugging a cute cop in Dubai, storming off the American Idol set and (of course) her relationship with Mariah [...]

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Mariah Carey boosted her personal security in the wake of her feud last fall with fellow American Idol judge Nicki Minaj, Carey told Barbara Walters in an interview. ”It felt like an unsafe work environment,” Carey said. “Anytime anybody’s reeling threats at somebody, you know, it’s not appropriate. I’m a professional. I’m not used to that type of [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Gotye and Mumford Sons were among the most played artists on Spotify in 2012, along with David Guetta, Rihanna and Coldplay. Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” was the most streamed song of 2012, edging out Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”; while Guetta’s Nothing But the Beat topped the [...]

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