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• Kelly Clarkson Thought She Had Cancer During the 2006 GRAMMYs blog

  09-02-2017 23:56
  The 2006 GRAMMY Awards were already a huge moment for Kelly Clarkson, but it turns out that the night of the ceremony meant even more to Clarkson than we had ever realized. In a new interview with Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast, Clarkson said she spent the day leading up to her first GRAMMY Award ceremony crying because doctors had just told her that medical tests showed she had cancer.
  
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• SiR Talks Working With Stevie Wonder & Signing With TDE

  09-02-2017 23:46
  
  Earlier this month, SiR no longer had to keep a secret after Top Dawg Entertainment -- home to Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, SZA and others...
  
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• Lady Gaga's mystery man is Hollywood talent agent - report

  09-02-2017 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer previously admitted she wouldn't be thrilled when her ex-fiance Taylor Kinney finds love again.
  
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• Lady Gaga's mystery man is Hollywood talent agent

  09-02-2017 23:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer previously admitted she wouldn't be thrilled when her ex-fiance Taylor Kinney finds love again.
  
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• 7 Things We Need From Halsey On Her New Album

  09-02-2017 23:25
  
  Halsey sophomore album drops June 2017, nearly two years after her debut record, ‘Badlands’
  
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• Snoop Dogg Leads Inaugural Top Facebook Live Videos Chart

  09-02-2017 23:02
  
  Rap legend Snoop Dogg leads Billboard's first-ever ranking of Top Facebook Live Videos, as tracked by media analytics company Shareablee.
  The...
  
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• Interscope Blankets L.A. Bus Stops With Ads Celebrating Steve Berman's 25th Year at Label

  09-02-2017 23:01
  
  As the music industry descends on Los Angeles in anticipation of the 59th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday evening (Feb. 12), those passing by a...
  
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• Kygo Teases Selena Gomez Collab in New Instagram Video: Watch

  09-02-2017 22:53
  
  ​Fans were agog when Kygo deleted everything on his Instagram, though we here at Billboard Dance figured it had to be part of some new marketing...
  
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• JetBlue Offers 'Grammy Rescue Flight' for Stranded New Yorkers

  09-02-2017 22:51
  
  Harried East Coast record executives, publicists and artists scrambling to get out to the Grammy Awards found themselves in a pickle as many had...
  
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• Jack White Invokes the Joy of 'Recording Under Duress' as He Accepts Pre-Grammy Honor

  09-02-2017 22:40
  
  “Jack’s really a renaissance person,” said Recording Academy president Neil Portnow on the red carpet outside the Village Studios...
  
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• X's John Doe Reflects on L.A.'s Place In Punk History & the Benefits of Having 'A Small Dream'

  09-02-2017 22:36
  
  If you listen to a John Doe album from the past decade or so, you might peg the Illinois-born, Bay Area-based singer-songwriter as a Sun Records...
  
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• Justin Bieber Is Flooding Instagram With Shirtless Selfies And Studio Pics

  09-02-2017 22:35
  
  Justin Bieber has made his return to Instagram official by posting a slew of new pics
  
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• Hot 100 Chart Moves: Migos Debut Five Songs From 'Culture,' With Special Guest 'Kelly Price'

  09-02-2017 22:34
  
  As previously reported, Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" rebounds from No. 2 to No. 1 for a second total week atop the Billboard Hot 100 (...
  
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• More Than 50 Artists to Perform at Sold-Out Barcelona Concert for Refugees

  09-02-2017 22:32
  
  Iconic singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat, veteran rocker Manolo García and pop stars Antonio Orozco, Amaral and Pablo López are among more than 50...
  
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• George Clooney Is Having Twins With Amal And Not Me

  09-02-2017 22:29
  
  George Clooney and wife Amal are expecting twins
  
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• Pop Shop Podcast: Brandy Clark Sizes Up Her 2017 Grammy Noms, Long Path to Country Success

  09-02-2017 21:54
  
  Resiliency is rewarded in the hustle of country songwriting -- just ask Brandy Clark. The best new artist nominee at the 2015 Grammys was...
  
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• ‘Lady Problems,’ With Jennifer’s Body Director Karyn Kusama

  09-02-2017 21:53
  
  This week on “Lady Problems,” the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Hazel Cills and Rachel Handler co-host alongside one of our favorite horror directors, Karyn Kusama. Kusama has directed Jennifer’s Body, Girlfight, and last year’s The Invitation; her new short film, part of a female horror anthology called XX, is...Read more »
  
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• Nelly Dishes on the Patriots & Trump on Fox Sports 1's 'Skip and Shannon: Undisputed'

  09-02-2017 21:51
  
  Nelly did not hold back during his recent appearance on the Fox Sports 1 show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed.
  A frequent contributor to the show, the...
  
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• Scarlett Johansson Finally Addresses Ghost In The Shell Whitewashing Controversy

  09-02-2017 21:33
  
  Scarlett Johansson responds to ‘Ghost in the Shell’ whitewashing controversy
  
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• Will Desiigner’s New Single Be Bigger Than ‘Panda’?

  09-02-2017 21:31
  
  Desiigner finally drops his new single, ‘Outlet’
  
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• This is What The Grammy Red Carpet Looked Like 10 Years Ago

  09-02-2017 21:31
  
  A look back at the 2007 Grammys red carpet.
  
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• Tom Jones' spokesperson denies Priscilla Presley romance

  09-02-2017 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The crooner inadvertently fuelled the false speculation by praising Priscilla as a "lovely lady".
  
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• Lady Gaga blushes at talk of new romance

  09-02-2017 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer has been single since splitting from fiance Taylor Kinney in July (16).
  
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• Justin Bieber floods Instagram with selfies

  09-02-2017 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer first returned to the app last week to promote his Super Bowl ad for T-Mobile.
  
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• Josh Young Talks Leaving Flosstradamus For New Project YehMe2, Shares Remix of Gucci Mane and Drake's 'Both:' Exclusive

  09-02-2017 21:20
  
  It's scary being in free fall, but it's also incredibly liberating, as Josh Young can tell you. He just jumped off an interesting ledge....
  
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• Watch 'American Idol' Alum Casey Abrams and Postmodern Jukebox Cover Haddaway

  09-02-2017 21:17
  
  American Idol Season 10 alum Casey Abrams and Postmodern Jukebox have teamed up for a romantic Valentine's Day collaboration transforming...
  
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• Exclusive Premiere: Listen to Olga Tañon & Wisin's New Single 'Asi Es El Amor'

  09-02-2017 20:58
  
  Olga Tañón and Wisin join forces for the new tropical/urban single titled "Así es el amor," which Billboard is exclusively...
  
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• Xavier Woods Randomly Popped Up In A Postmodern Jukebox Music Video

  09-02-2017 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  For example, they’ve done a 1920s-style version of “Gangsta’s Paradise,” they got an extremely sad clown to sing a Lorde song, and they recreated “Welcome to the Jungle” on the harp and cello. Well, for reasons unbeknownst to everyone, their latest video features an Isley Brothers-style rendition of Haddaway’s “What Is Love,” AKA the song from the “Roxbury Guys” SNL sketch/movie, and in the middle of it, The New Day’s Xavier
  
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• Big Sean Pens Open Letter to Younger Self

  09-02-2017 20:53
  
  Big Sean is reflecting on his younger years with an open letter to his 18-year-old self. The now 28-year-old rapper, published the letter today (Feb...
  
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• Desiigner Unleashes New Hype Anthem 'Outlet'

  09-02-2017 20:49
  
  After ruling the charts with "Panda" last year, Desiigner premiered a new banger named "Outlet" on Zane Lowe...
  
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• Oklahoma City Documentary: White Supremacy, Then And Now

  09-02-2017 20:44
  
  It’s time to abandon the classic ‘lone-wolf’ terrorist narrative
  
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• West LA’s Newest Cocktail and Live Music Lounge Is Awfully Neat

  09-02-2017 20:40 via la.eater.com
  
  There’s new life at the former Liquid Kitty in West LA, as the understated drink spot on Pico Boulevard flips into a new concept called Neat. Wen Yeh, the backer at spots like BRU HAUS, West End, and The Belmont, is behind Neat, and says the place is looking to be a moodier neighborhood drink destination for a slightly pricier clientele.
  
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• Riverdale Star Breaks Down Cheryl And Betty’s Twisted Relationship

  09-02-2017 20:35
  
  ‘Riverdale’ star Madelaine Petsch breaks down Cheryl and Betty’s twisted relationship and previews Cheryl’s impending breakdown
  
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• Maren Morris Talks Kelsea Ballerini, Sturgill Simpson and 'Kicking in the Door' of Genre Rigidity

  09-02-2017 20:16
  
  The title to Maren Morris’ album Hero carries a bit of irony. It’s drawn from the chorus of “I Wish I Was,” a song about a...
  
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• Margaret Glaspy Is Your Next Indie-Rock Heroine

  09-02-2017 20:09
  
  The singer-songwriter on hard work, creativity, and the place where Elliott Smith meets Justin Bieber
  
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• Nick Cannon And Ansel Elgort Will Take On The NBA Celebrity All-Star Court

  09-02-2017 20:08
  
  Nick Cannon, Ansel Elgort, one of the kids from ‘Stranger Things,’ and many more will square off in the 2017 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game on February 17
  
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• Stevie Wonder Makes Case for Fair Treatment of Independent Radio Station Owners: Exclusive

  09-02-2017 19:58
  
  We live in an age where technology and creativity are intersecting in ways like we have never seen before. The constant advent of new methods to...
  
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• This Fake Looking For Alaska Trailer Is The Next Best Thing To An Actual Movie

  09-02-2017 19:51
  
  'Looking for Alaska' finally gets the (fake) trailer we've been waiting on for over a decade.
  
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• MTV Exec Departs for Facebook's Original Content Team

  09-02-2017 19:51
  
  MTV executive vp Mina Lefevre is leaving the network for a new position as head of development at Facebook. 
  Lefevre, who was upped to the...
  
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• Kid Cudi Performs 'Kitchen' on 'The Tonight Show'

  09-02-2017 19:49
  
  Kid Cudi returned to the spotlight with a small symphony, a beard and a moody performance of "Kitchen" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy...
  
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• 'American Idol' Could Return on NBC

  09-02-2017 19:41
  
  It hasn't even been a year since American Idol ended, but the former TV juggernaut could soon be coming back -- potentially on the network that...
  
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• 7 Grammy Awards performances we can't wait for

  09-02-2017 19:39
  The 59th Annual Grammy Awards are Sunday, Feb. 12. James Corden will host and some awards will be given out, but the real point of the show is in the performances. And there are going to be some good ones this year.
  
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• 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Visits Billboard on Broadway Video Series

  09-02-2017 19:30
  
  For the inaugural installment of the “Billboard on Broadway” pre-Tony Awards video series, the stars of Beautiful: The Carole King...
  
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• Jim Jones Calls Out Donald Trump on New Single 'Bando' feat. Axel Leon: Premiere

  09-02-2017 19:28
  
  It’s been a busy week for Jim Jones. Yesterday, the Harlem MC announced he signed a management deal with Roc Nation -- marking the latest...
  
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• Waka Flocka Flame Fires Off Subliminals on Alleged Gucci Mane Diss 'Was My Dawg': Listen

  09-02-2017 19:21
  
  After claiming that his new song "Was My Dawg" wasn't a diss record aimed at Gucci Mane in a recent interview with BBC Radio...
  
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• Gigi Hadid’s Tommy Hilfiger Collab Sold Out Right After Its Runway Debut

  09-02-2017 19:20
  
  Gigi Hadid’s latest collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger sold out almost instantly
  
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• Exclusive: Watch A Number From Disney's 'Freaky Friday' Musical

  09-02-2017 19:14
  
  Disney’s musical adaptation of Freaky Friday — based on both the studio’s two hit films and the original book by Mary Rodgers...
  
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• Mysteryland 2017 Announces Lineup Headlined by LCD Soundsystem, Major Lazer, G-Eazy and More

  09-02-2017 18:50
  
  Once again, the old Woodstock grounds will be turned into a three-day music festival for a new generation. Mysteryland has become one of the biggest...
  
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• Marcia, Marcia, Marcia: Listen to 'Brady Bunch' Star Maureen McCormick Bust a Rhyme on 'Sway in the Morning'

  09-02-2017 18:46
  
  The last thing listeners thought they'd hear on Thursday morning (Feb. 9) when they tuned in to "Sway in the Morning" on SiriusXM's...
  
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• Republic President Charlie Walk Explains How a Label's Role Needs Redefining In the Digital Era

  09-02-2017 18:45
  
  Not many label executives find themselves trending on social media, but Republic president Charlie Walk has come close on several occasions....
  
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