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Wale Has An Interesting List Of Demands On His 18-Page Tour Rider
Wale's tour rider isn't the most outrageous we've ever seen, but it's interesting, to say the least.
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Lil Wayne Has No Idea How Martin Shkreli Got His Hands On 'Tha Carter V'
The "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli strikes again, and this time, he claims he has one of the most anticipated unreleased albums in hip hop.
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Florida's Tourism Department Paid Pitbull $1 Million To Promote The State In Music Video
Some Florida legislators are upset over how much Florida's tourism department paid Pitbull to make a music video!
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Chris Martin Says Coldplay Donates 10 Percent Of Their Net Worth To Charity
Chris Martin and his Coldplay band mates are a very generous bunch.
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The Music Industry Has Made More Than $1 Billion From YouTube Ads In The Last Year
YouTube recently made the announcement that in the last year, the massively popular video streaming site has paid out more than a billion dollars in advertising revenue to the music industry alone.
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Jay-Z's Private Jet Startup "JetSmarter" Just Raised $105 Million In Series C Funding
Jay Z is one of the investors in JetSmarter, a company which aims to be Uber for private jets, which recently raised $105 million in Series C funding.
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The Musician With The Best-Selling Album Of 2016 Has Been Dead For Over 200 Years!
Find out which Classical composer had the best selling album of 2016… There is a catch though.
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Prince's Estate Reportedly Worth $200 Million
As expected, Prince's estate is worth a lot of money!
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Kanye's Insurance Policy May Save Him Over $30 Million
Kanye West may end up saving a lot of money after canceling the rest of his 'Saint Pablo' tour stops if a clause in his insurance policy kicks in.
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Kanye West Might Lose $30 Million By Canceling Saint Pablo Tour
Kanye West is losing out on some major coin after canceling the remaining stops of the 'Saint Pablo' tour.
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Prince's Estate And Record Label File A $1 BILLION Lawsuit Against Jay Z's Roc Nation
Prince's estate is firing back in court against Jay Z's Roc Nation over claims of unauthorized Prince projects being made available for stream on Tidal
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Nick Gordon Ordered To Pay $36 Million To Bobbi Kristina's Estate
A judge orders Nick Gordon, boyfriend of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, to pay Brown's estate $36 million. But will Gordon pay up?
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Roc Nation Files A Petition On Behalf Of Tidal Against Prince's Estate, Claiming Exclusive Streaming Rights
Jay Z's Tidal service is fighting back against Prince's estate in court.
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How "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Became A Hit Thanks To Sarcasm
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It's one of the songs that helped propel grunge and alternative rock into the mainstream – and it was written almost entirely out of sarcasm.
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Prince's Estate Rejects Jay Z's $40 Million Offer For His Unreleased Music
Prince's estate rejects Hov's $40 million to buy Prince's unreleased music… And there's more.