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Jay-Z Dedicates ‘99 Problems’ To John McCain, Sarah Palin At DJ AM Benefit Show

Less than a month after DJ AM walked away from a fiery jet crash in Columbia, South Carolina, that killed four people and seriously wounded him and Travis Barker, AM reclaimed his place behind the decks Wednesday night, joining rapper Jay-Z for a special concert celebrating the reopening of the Hollywood Palladium.
Hov and AM (born [...]

LeRoi Moore, Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist, Dead At 46

Moore was a jazz musician in Charlottesville when he joined forces with Matthews early in 1991. The band released its first album, Remember Two Things, on its own Bama Rags label late in 1993. That album was recorded live, and DMB have gone on to become one of the most successful live acts in North [...]

Britney Spears, Jonas Brothers Battle It Out For VMA Video Of The Year

This year’s VMAs, hosted by British comic and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” co-star Russell Brand, will feature live performances from the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Kid Rock. The big show will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. on September 7 from the legendary Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood.Also on Friday, MTV revealed the nominees in [...]

Metallica Look Back At …And Justice For All; Plus Hatebreed, At All Cost & More News That Rules, In Metal File

In summation, it was a momentous release for Metallica, one that changed the entire trajectory of the band’s career. Now, 20 years later, we’ve spoken to the group’s members, asking them to think back to that time and reflect on the importance of what may be one of their most beloved efforts.
“That album, songwriting-wise, it [...]

Chris Brown Talks About His ‘Killer’ Role In T.I.-Produced Flick ‘The Heist’

Those ideas were also put forth by T.I. when MTV News spoke with him about this and other film projects back in June.
“You can definitely expect action, definitely,” he said. “It will be very entertaining.
“It’s a new-age, young, hip-hop [version of] ‘Heat,’ ” Tip continued, referring to the 1995 flick that brought Robert De Niro [...]

Britney Spears Agrees To Give Kevin Federline Full Custody Of Children

Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said the agreement was signed by all parties. “The case has been settled,” Kaplan told E! “The court still has to approve it.” Spears and Federline are due in court Friday morning (July 18), which was to be the final hearing in the case before it was scheduled to go [...]

iPhone 3G Launch Plagued By Long Waits, Phone Shortages And Activation Problems

The newest version of the phone is cheaper ($199- $299) than the original iPhone and runs on a faster network (but the mandatory two-year contract is more expensive), plus it has a built-in GPS system and the ability to download cheap or free applications from the new Apps Store. Among them: an iPhone version of [...]

50 Cent Says His Ex ‘Said All Kind Of Things About Me I Never Would Expect’ After House Fire

“In the summertime, for the first two years I was successful, my son has traveled with us on those tours. He was on the Rock the Mic Tour, he was on the Anger Management Tour. This summer, when he’s free, it’s, like, no communication. It’s tough.”
Just a couple of weeks ago, Shaniqua Tompkins took out [...]

Rihanna & Chris Brown Have Essence

Here’s Billboard’s review of dear RiRi’s latest “Disturbia” single: “Rihanna has scored 10 top 40 hits since her career launched in 2005. More staggering, the 20-year-old has four songs riding the Pop 100: top two ‘Take a Bow,’ Maroon 5 duet ‘If I Never See Your Face Again’ just entering the top 40, ‘Don’t Stop [...]

Online Tunes, for fight AIDS in Africa

The music business is known for supporting causes with events like the Live Aid and Live Earth concerts, which generate lots of money and publicity for a relatively short time. But on Monday (RED), a nonprofit organization that arranges for companies to contribute a share of profits on certain products to fight AIDS in Africa, [...]