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Birdman Backs Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, Threatens Boycott of Reebok and Mountain Dew

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 04:36 PM EDT

Birdman, rapper and head honcho over at Cash Money Records, has gotten tired of all of the political correctness in hip-hop. He expressed his irritation with a rent wave of forced apologies on the air with MTV Thursday. The former Big Tyma said he considered rallying his troops and boycotting Reebok and Mountain Dew for dropping endorsement deals for Rick Ross and Lil Wayne respectively. Read More »

Paul McCartney Tour: The Beatles Bassist Reflects on "Out There!" World Tour, Nirvana Jam

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 03:52 PM EDT

Paul McCartney is a huge draw on tour, and he still loves to do it. The former Beatles bassist recently did some recording in Seattle, where he invited former Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novolesic and touring guitarist Pat Smear onstage to rock out. McCartney did an interview with Rolling Stone where he discussed how much he still enjoyed playing old Beatles tracks, even the lesser known ones. Read More »

TLC New Album 2013: Who Will Take The Place of Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes? [WATCH VIDEO]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 03:17 PM EDT

R&B group TLC made a grand announcement Thursday in New York City that the performers were back in music. This leaves them open for a lot of questions, considering that the group's main attraction Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes died in 2002. The press conference came with a three-part plot however, covering all the bases. Read More »

Kanye West and Bret Easton Ellis ('Less Than Zero' Author) Team Up For Music Video Script [WATCH]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 02:37 PM EDT

Kanye West is normally pretty confident in his artistic vision, but he'll reach out to the big names when he feels it's right. The rapper is teaming up with author Bret Easton Ellis to form a script for an upcoming project, which is probably a new music video one can assume. Read More »

Paris Jackson's Mother Debbie Rowe To Testify Michael Jackson Had A Hidden Drug Addiction in AEG Lawsuit Hearing

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 12:58 PM EDT

AEG Live may be playing its best card when it brings Debbie Rowe, the birth mother of Michael Jackson's children, to the stand to testify on behalf of the defense during Jackson family's ongoing $40 billion lawsuit against the concert promoter. Read More »

LeBron James and The World: NBA Star Lives Large in China, Probably Won't Go to Spain, Brazil [WATCH]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 12:18 PM EDT

LeBron James just got done dominating the United States-basketball scene with his Miami Heat winning a second-straight NBA championship, but all the current talk revolves around whether the MVP would be taking his talents abroad in coming years. It doesn't seem like it. Read More »

Frank Ocean Disses Chris Brown in Proposed Lyrics to 'Versace' Remix, References Rihanna Incident

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 11:57 AM EDT

Despite earlier indications via the Tumblr of Frank Ocean and statements from Chris Brown, the beef between the two R&B stars isn't over. The most recent, and obvious, indication is a series of lines dropped by Ocean in the lyrics he posted for a remix of Migos's "Versace." Read More »

'Kurt Cobain' Stars in 'Nirvana' Response To Virginia Tech Mascot's Request for Video Shout Out [WATCH]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 25, 2013 11:07 AM EDT

A Virigina Tech student running for homecoming queen (and also apparently the face-behind-the-mask for the school's mascot), requested of music label Sub Pop that the band Nirvana send a video shout-out to support her cause. Although Nirvana's Kurt Cobain has been dead for nearly 20 years and the band disbanded as well, Sub Pop decided to grant the unnamed student's wish. Read More »

Miley Cyrus Parents Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus Call Off Plans For Divorce Via Instagram

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 24, 2013 03:24 PM EDT

Following a statement made on Tuesday by the parents of pop star Miley Cyrus (country musician Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus), it seems that the couple isn't going to call it quits after all. The pair announced that they were calling off the divorce announced in June. Read More »

Michael Jackson Lawsuit UPDATE: AEG President Denies Hiring Conrad Murray to Care For Paris Jackson's Father

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 24, 2013 02:27 PM EDT

The defense testimonies against the Jackson family began on Tuesday, beginning with John Meglin, the CEO of AEG Live's Concerts West division. Read More »

Robin Thicke, 'Blurred Lines' and Bill Clinton: Former President Sings No. 1 Single in Viral Video [WATCH]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 24, 2013 12:33 PM EDT

Bill Clinton continued his run as one of the most fun figures in pop culture by crooning Robin Thicke's no. 1 single "Blurred Lines" in a video that has quickly gone viral. Read More »

'Friends' Movie Happening? [RUMORS]: Lisa Kudrow Discusses Film Version of Hit Television Show in Interview

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 24, 2013 12:33 PM EDT

Lisa Kudrow made a name for herself by playing Phoebe Buffay on the hit '90s sitcom "Friends," but she's fairly sure that she won't be making a "Comeback" (see what we did there?) appearance as the character in a film version. During an interview with CNN, the actress addressed a well-planned rumor from earlier in 2013 involving professional graphics. It was enough to make Kudrow worried that she hadn't been invited back for the shoot. Read More »

Michael Jackson Lawsuit UPDATE: Conrad Murray Warns Both Jackson Family And AEG to Leave Him Alone, Issues 'Nuclear Warning' [LISTEN]

By ryan-book-mstars-news | Jul 24, 2013 11:26 AM EDT

Both sides of the Jackson Family/AEG Live lawsuit are courting Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted of manslaughter for administering a fatal dose of propofol to Michael Jackson, to testify on behalf of their side. But Murray has apparently had enough, and warned both halves that he could destroy either case with information he's withheld thus far. Read More »

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