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Who’s Hosting the MTV Video Music Awards This Year?
The MTV Video Music Awards, which air live on Sunday, will be missing an important part of the traditional award show experience: a host.
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Beyonce to Perform at Michael Jackson Tribute
With a new album out, Beyonce is everywhere these days. From the cover of magazines to PSAs, the triple threat is working hard to promote 4. But when it comes to her involvement with the Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert, it looks like the artist simply wanted to honor one of her idols.
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Have Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith Separated?
If a report in In Touch Weekly is to be believed, superstar power couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith have separated after 13 years of marriage.
The Smiths are the parents of two already-famous children — ‘Karate Kid’ star Jaden, 13, and ‘Whip My Hair’ singer Willow, 10 — and their union has long been regarded as one of Hollywood’s strongest and most enduring.
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Amy Winehouse Toxicology Report Indicates No Presence of Illegal Drugs at Time of Death
The toxicology report from Amy Winehouse’s autopsy is in.
Chris Goodman, the Winehouse family spokesman, released a statement saying, “Toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by authorities have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy’s system at the time of her death. Results indicate that alcohol was present, but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death. The family would like to thank the police and coroner for their continuing thorough investigations and for keeping them informed throughout the process. They await the outcome of the inquest in October.”
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Lady Gaga to Appear on ‘The Simpsons’
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Taylor Swift Shares Pictures of Her Vacation at the Beach
All things being equal, it doesn’t seem terribly likely that any of us will end up frolicking on in the surf with Taylor Swift anytime soon.
Fortunately for anyone who’d like to have the chance, Taylor has been kind enough to share a few photos from her recent beach vacation.
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Jerry Leiber, Co-Writer of Songs for Elvis Presley and Other Legends, Dies
Lyricist Jerry Leiber, who with composer and longtime collaborator Mike Stoller wrote songs recorded by Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones and many others, died Monday in Los Angeles.
Leiber, 78, had been battling cardiopulmonary disease.
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Demi Lovato Announces Two September Concert Dates
Demi Lovato hasn’t toured since calling an early end to her stint as an opening act for last year’s Jonas Brothers tour, but with a new hit single under her belt and a new album just around the corner, she’s getting ready to hit the road again.
In what should be the first of many additions to her tour calendar, Demi has lined up a pair of gigs for September — one in New York, and one in Los Angeles.
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Named Highest-Paid Couple In Music By Forbes Magazine
Beyoncé and her media mogul husband Jay-Z can add another accolade to their already impressive resumes; the pair has been named the highest-paid couple in music by Forbes magazine. The duo is the second overall highest-paid celebrity couple in the world behind New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen.
According to Forbes, between May 2010 and May 2011, “Sasha Fierce” and “Hov” made a combined $72 million. Besides top-selling albums, Beyoncé fronts her own fashion line Deréon and endorsement deals with DirectTV, General Mills and L’Oreal.
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Who Won ‘The Glee Project’?
On Sunday night, ‘The Glee Project’ chose the winner of its grand prize: a seven-episode storyline on the musical juggernaut ‘Glee.’
The competition, which aired on Oxygen, started with 12 performers, winnowed down from the 40,000 who submitted audition tapes, and every week one was eliminated until it was down to four — smoldering and dreadlocked Samuel, utterly-adorable Irishman Damian, catty belter Lindsay, and the sometimes cross-dressing diva Alex.
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U2′s Bono Goes to Hospital for Routine Checkup, Not Chest Pains
Last year, Bono‘s emergency back surgery in Germany had the U2 fan base worried about his welfare.
There was an entirely different kind of concern for Bono over the weekend, when reports circulated that he was treated for chest pains last week at a hospital in Monaco. U2 fans can rest easy, though: It was just a routine checkup, according to a spokeswoman for the 51-year-old singer.
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Katy Perry’s Music Called ‘Crap’ By Songwriter Linda Perry [VIDEO]
They may share a last name, but they sure don’t seem to share musical taste. Songwriter Linda Perry called singer Katy Perry‘s music “crap” during a recent interview.