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CNN: Pop star Ke$ha enters treatment facility for an eating disorder
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(CNN) -- Pop star Ke$ha has checked into a 30-day treatment facility for an eating disorder."I'm a crusader for being yourself and loving yourself, but I've found it hard to practice," she said in a statement provided by her rep Friday. "I'll be unavailable for the next 30 days, seek...
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CNN: Justin Bieber's iPhone seized in egging probe, cop says
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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Justin Bieber's iPhone is being searched for clues about his alleged involvement in an egg attack on his neighbor's house, a detective told CNN Thursday.Sheriff's deputies took Bieber's personal smart phone when they used a felony search warrant to raid his mansion Tuesday mo...
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Kanye West Sues Amazon, Others Over 'Coinye West' Cryptocurrency
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The "Yeezus" artist says the e-retailer is committing contributory trademark infringement by allegedly enabling websites trading in the digital money. Kanye West is not letting the anonymous, decentralized nature of cryptocurrency get in the way of pursuing those behind "Co...
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Hollywood Reporter: Carrie Underwood Is Top-Earning 'American Idol' Alum
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Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Phillip Phillips and Adam Lambert also made Forbes' annual list. And the winner is... Carrie Underwood, for being the top-earning alum of "American Idol," according to Forbes' annual list. The country singer raked in approximately $31 million betwe...
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Hollywood Reporter: Counting Crows Latest to Go to Court Over Digital Royalties
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On Tuesday, the Counting Crows filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, becoming the latest musicians to allege they've been cheated out of digital income. The California band believes that UMG should be treating downloads of hits like "Mr. Jones" and "Round Here" of...
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TuneCore Claims $371 Million Paid Since Company's Founding, Payouts Up 19% Over 2012
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TuneCore has made public its payout numbers for 2013, touting a 19% increase in dollars paid over 2012, to $121 million in 2013. The digital distribution service has paid out $371 million to its clients across 5 billion downloads since being founded in 2006. “TuneCore congratulates all our artists...
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Hollywood Reporter: Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine Dragged Into 'Beats' Headphones Royalties Dispute
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The two music industry stars once agreed to fork over 4 percent of royalties to a design firm. But then, new headphones were introduced. What happens to the royalty payments? It's not a stretch of the earbuds to say that Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine pioneered the idea of premium headphones as a must-have ac...
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Billboard: U2, Pharrell, Karen O, Arcade Fire's Butler Among Oscar Nominees
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U2, Pharrell Williams and the bassist of Arcade Fire are all contending for Academy Awards as is a film about the singers who sang the oohs, ahs and la-la-las on thousands of rock and R&B records in the 20th century. U2's Golden Globe-winning song from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” “Ordinary L...
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AP: Judge Says Kanye West Will Likely Win Suit Over 'Coinye'
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A New York judge says Kanye West's lawyers can do the research necessary to learn the identities of the creators of digital currency called Coinye West. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres on Thursday granted the "Gold Digger" rapper's lawyers the legal authority to learn who will face a...
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Billboard: Rdio Debuts Free Web Listening in U.S.
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On-demand music subscription services are lining up on either side of advertising. Three-year-old Rdio, often overlooked in a market filled with well-known brands, is betting advertising is the key to its growth. Starting Thursday, Rdio listeners in the United States can listen to unlimited f...
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Billboard: Beatlemania at 50: Three Modern Lessons to Take Away
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It's hard to believe that it's been 50 years since Beatlemania arrived in America, but on February 9th, 1964, the Fab Four played "The Ed Sullivan Show" and -- well, you know the rest. It's history. This newest issue of Billboard features a lengthy analysis of John, Paul, George and Ringo'...
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Billboard: Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists
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Digital music sales for 2013 were up in Canada from the previous year, according to a year-end report released today by Nielsen SoundScan. Digital album sales rose 9% from 2012, moving 11.4 million units from 10.5 million, while digital track sales were up 2% with 116.1 million units from 114.3 mill...
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Billboard: Beyonce’s Mrs. Carter Show Tops Hot Tours with $66.4 million Gross
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Beyoncé tops the weekly Hot Tours ranking with $66.4 million in ticket sales from the Mrs. Carter Show world tour that kicked off in mid-April and wrapped for the year in December. This week’s reported totals include most of the performances from the first leg of the tour that covered 15 European coun...
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Billboard: Red Hot Chili Peppers Joining Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Bruno Mars and his backing band won't be alone when they take the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show next month. In keeping with the funk tendencies that the singer sometimes employs in his music, Mars will be joined by Red Hot Chili Peppers during his set. According to the Los Angeles Times, the icon...
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AT&T To Offer $15-A-Month Beats Music Family Plan
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AT&T says it will start offering customers a subscription to streaming service Beats Music in a package that gives as many as five family members unlimited streaming and song downloading for $15 a month. The offer, a good deal if even two people use it, is an attempt to bring down the cost of music f...
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