Autopsy report reveals Jackson’s lip, eyebrow tattoos
The report, released during Michael Jackson’s wrongful death trial, confirmed that Jackson did suffer from a skin condition that led to uneven pigmentation.
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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch gets park named after him in Brooklyn
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Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boy otherwise known as MCA, had a Brooklyn playground renamed for him Friday, a day before the one-year anniversary of his death.
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Member of 90s rap duo Kris Kross found dead in Atlanta home
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Chris Kelly, one-half of the rap duo “Kris Kross” — known for making America “Jump” in the 1990s — passed away on Wednesday, Georgia authorities announced. He was 34.
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iTunes turns 10: How Apple music store killed old music industry
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When Tower Records, a hallowed music store chain with a 46-year history, shuttered its doors at the end of 2006, The Nation called it ”the day the music died.”
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Signed ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Beatles album rockets past predicted auction price
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A copy of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” autographed by all four Beatles up for auction has already surpassed its estimated price by tens of thousands of dollars, The Associated Press reports.
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Party’s over: Pandora to limit free mobile listening
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Feeling the sting from rising royalty costs, Pandora has decided to limit the amount of time listeners can stream tracks before paying the piper. If you’re using the Pandora app on a phone or tablet, you’ll hit the wall at the 40-hour mark, at which time you’ll be asked to fork over 99 cents for the rest of the month.
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Illegal music file-sharing dropped ‘significantly’ in 2012, says NPD
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Illegal music file-sharing “declined significantly,” down by 17 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, according to The NPD Group.
With more services available, such as Spotify, Last.fm and Pandora for streaming and buying music, and giant digital music retailers like Amazon and Apple, consumers have more choices than ever for getting music legally, easily and relatively cheaply.
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Country singer Mindy McCready dead at age 37
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Country singer Mindy McCready has died at age 37, NBC News has confirmed. A source told E!Online that McCready’s body was found in Heber Springs, Ark. A cause of death has not been specified. NBC News has reached out to the singer’s publicist for comment.
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Group brings healing power of music to hospitals across the US
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At the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., it is not uncommon for the crisp, clean, soothing sound of an acoustic guitar to echo down the hallway.
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Adele, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson win Grammys
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Adele was last year’s big winner at the Grammy Awards, and she claimed the first award of the night at Sunday’s ceremony as well. The singer, clad in a red floral print dress with matching shoes, won the Grammy for best pop solo performance for “Set Fire to the Rain,” and sent out “massive love” to the other nominees with her acceptance speech.
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Grammy vote: Who should win record of the year?
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That time of year is upon us, where the Grammy Awards pay tribute to songs you got tired of sometime last summer. We’ve rounded up the nominees in the record of the year category.
Give them another listen and vote for your favorite ahead of Sunday night’s show.
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Beyonce electrifies Super Bowl Halftime Show
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She brought the house down — and some joked, took out the power. Superstar Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime show dazzled the crowd even before the singer reunited onstage with her hit 1990s R&B group, Destiny’s Child.
Jennifer Hudson sings “God Bless America” with the Sandy Hook Elementary School Choir
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In an emotional pre-Super Bowl moment, Hudson and the choir all wore green ribbons, a sign of their support for the school, which lost 20 students and 6 staff members in a horrific December shooting.
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Beyoncé: ‘I will absolutely be singing live’ at Super Bowl
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In case you were wondering whether Beyonce can sing the national anthem, the answer is a defiant yes.
The singer took the stage at a Super Bowl news conference on Thursday in New Orleans and launched into an a capella version of “The Star Spangled Banner,” and when she finished, asked simply, “Any questions?”
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Beyoncé: ‘I will absolutely be singing live’ at Super Bowl
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In case you were wondering whether Beyoncé can sing the national anthem, the answer is a defiant yes.
The singer took the stage at a Super Bowl news conference on Thursday in New Orleans and launched into an a capella version of “The Star Spangled Banner,” and when she finished, asked simply, “Any questions?”
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