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Classic meets New School is when you pair a Rap icon with one of the genre’s new rising stars — Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa enter at The Billboard Hot 100 Chart at No. 10 with “Young, Wild & Free,” the first single from the pair’s forthcoming comedic film, “Mac and Devin Go to High School,” due early next year.  Could you imagine riding on a school bus with Snoop and Wiz without getting contact high? I’m getting the munchies just thinking about that sticky situation.

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I Just saw the premiere for “Paranormal Activity 3″ last week and let me tell you it’s definitely scarier than Paranormal Activity 1 & 2 #RealTalk.  I think lost my street cred cause I was jumping, screaming, and covering my eyes and… ok enough about my horror drama. Read the rest of this entry »

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Much love to our girl RiRi.  A sexy Esquire Magazine cover and a fan-driven Facebook promotional campaign sends Rihanna to #5 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart this week.  Did you catch the premiere of her new music video for her hit single “We Found Love”?  All I can say is RiRi “please say my name!” She joins the Fab 5 with the likes of Justin Beiber #1 Adele #2, LMFAO #3, and Shakira at #4.

Don’t forget to check out Rihanna’s “Unlocked” Facebook campaign, because you gain access to information about her new album “Talk That Talk” due out in stores Nov. 21st.

Billboard’s Social 50 Chart ranks the most active artists on the world’s leading social networking sites — YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and iLike — using a formula blending weekly additions of friends, fans, followers along with artist page views and weekly song plays.

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Sony/ATV Music Publishing has entered into a long-term, worldwide co-publishing agreement with Pitbull. Moreover, when the artist’s current deal with the Universal Music Publishing Group expires, Sony/ATV will serve as exclusive worldwide administrator of his catalogue.  Can someone say? “Cha Ching”! Read the rest of this entry »

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