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Song features a 40-piece orchestra set to a futuristic beat

(CNN) -- Rapper will.i.am can boast of an accomplishment that is out of this world: His latest single premiered from Mars, making it the first song to debut on another planet.


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Critical Mass album will drop late fall 2012

Luck One has just released the video for his latest single, "Get Your Money." The summertime anthem is the first single to be released from his album in production, Critical Mass. The Skanner News spoke to Luck One during the last week of Ramadan in Director's Park in downtown Portland.

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Burglar faces 38 years to life in prison for third strike

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- A man charged with breaking into LL Cool J's home Wednesday morning faces a long prison sentence if convicted because of his previous convictions, the prosecutor's spokeswoman said Thursday.


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Artist says album represents her in a new way

(CNN) -- You're not alone if, upon hearing the title for Alicia Keys' new album, you assumed the singer must have been spending sleepless nights devouring Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy.

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Hip-hop star's new scent is expected to arrive in September

(CNN) -- While "American Idol" fans are still waiting to see what will become of those Nick Jonas rumors, on Monday came yet another name to add to the "potential new 'Idol' judge" list: Nicki Minaj.


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Singer agreed to enter program after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Singer Bobby Brown checked into a "confidential rehabilitation center" last week for treatment "relating to alcohol use," his spokesman said Thursday.


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Superstar couple earned a combined $78 million between May 2011 and May 2012

(CNN) -- Beyonce might want to do a remix to "Run the World" and amend "Girls" to "Beyonce and Jay-Z."

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Portland veteran MC signs with leading indie label

Terrance Scott, known to many by his stage name Cool Nutz, has been the preeminent ambassador for Portland hip-hop since the 90s. His work with high profile artists such as E-40 and Bosko has given fans outside of the region a glimpse of what the Portland music scene has to offer.


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Jackson's show is one of many to be introduced for Oprah Winfrey's network's fall lineup

(CNN) -- The Jackson family's ongoing public feud already feels like a reality show minus the editing, but now one of the Jackson siblings is about to star in the real deal.


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Megastar has been focusing his efforts on the game's presentation and entertainment elements

(CNN) -- In hopes of raising its game off the court as well as on it, 2K Sports has announced a partnership with hip-hop impresario and part-NBA owner Jay-Z, who is the executive producer of the upcoming "NBA 2K13" video game.

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