Stars perform tracks by LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and other acts from the legendary imprint. Eminem performs at the VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors” Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images BROOKLYN, New York — Usually when hip-hop heads new and old gather to celebrate someone being recognized as a “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” inductee, it’s a pioneering act like LL Cool J , Rakim or Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
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Eminem, Public Enemy Celebrate Def Jam Catalog At VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Honors’
MC says working with Chicago producers Kanye West, No I.D. and Twilite Tone is like ‘going home again.’ By Jayson Rodriguez Common Photo: MTV News After venturing left with a more dance-oriented sound for Universal Mind Control, Common is returning to his raw rap roots for his next album, The Believer.
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Band has mixed feelings about releasing Believers Never Die compilation. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Jocelyn Vena Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images When Fall Out Boy began planning to release a greatest-hits album, there was one sticking point: They never thought they’d be the kind of band that would release a greatest hits album, because most greatest-hits albums are kind of lame. So how did they finally reconcile those doubts
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‘Jay, come holler!,’ Dre says. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Matt Elias Dr. Dre Photo: MTV News Songs that leaked from Dr.
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Dr. Dre Invites Jay-Z To Rap On Detox
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‘I want some fire,’ the ‘American Idol’ runner-up says of his performance at November awards show. By Jim Cantiello Adam Lambert Photo: Steve Granitz/ WireImage Adam Lambert appeared on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Tuesday morning (October 13) to announce that he will be performing his to-be-announced first single during the 2009 American Music Awards in November. “I want some dancing up there.
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‘American Idol’ winner returns to Fox on December 7 for ‘An All-Star Holiday Special.’ Carrie Underwood Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood kick-started her career on Fox, so it’s only fitting that she get her own show on the network this holiday season. The country superstar will host her own special on December 7, tentatively titled “Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, the show will be executive-produced by “Idol” creator Simon Fuller and directed by “So You Think You Can Dance” producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe and his frequent “SYTYCD” cohort, “Hairspray” director Adam Shankman
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Former ’50s teen idol Anka wrote the original song with Jackson in 1983. By Gil Kaufman Michael Jackson’s This Is It Photo: Epic If you feel like you’ve heard the new Michael Jackson song, “This Is It,” before, you are not alone. The title track to the upcoming documentary about rehearsals for the pop icon’s planned career comeback was released at midnight on Monday
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JT jokes about the ‘Mickey Mouse Club,’ in-laws and fan encounters during ’10@10′ segment.
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Justin Timberlake Picks His Favorite Jonas Brother For Jay Leno
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‘American Idol’ winner’s major-label debut, due November 17, will be self-titled. By Jim Cantiello Kris Allen’s self-titled album cover Photo: Jive Late Monday night, a group of hawkeyed Kris Allen fans noticed that the Barnes & Noble Web site posted a link to album artwork that shows the “American Idol” winner seating in a theater looking longingly back at the empty seats behind him
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Producer collaborated with Jimmy Iovine and HP on the Envy 15 Beats limited-edition notebook computer. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Matt Elias Dr.
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Dr. Dre Hopes New Laptop Plays Music ‘The Way It Should Sound’
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