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Selena Gomez Charges $550,000 for One Social Media Post

Paul Resnikoff
July 22, 2016
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This is the most liked picture ever on Instagram.  It's also the most expensive. Selena Gomez is now pulling down more than half-a-million dollars for one social media post, according to figures calculated b... Read More...

The Music Industry Has 99 Problems. And They Are…

Paul Resnikoff
July 22, 2016
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Our long-running series, updated for the summer.  Got solutions?  Streaming Problems. 1. The leading streaming music companies -- YouTube/Google, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and others -- have been routinely... Read More...

How the Hell Does Bob Lefsetz Make Money?

Paul Resnikoff
July 21, 2016
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It's one of the biggest mysteries of the music industry: how does Bob Lefsetz earn a living? If you've been in the music industry for a while, you've probably come across the Lefsetz Letter.  The razor-sharp... Read More...

Ice Cube Says Hillary Clinton Created ‘Justification’ for Police Brutality

Paul Resnikoff
July 20, 2016
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Cube says Clinton planted poisonous rhetoric in the 90s, with repercussions still being felt. Ice Cube, one of the first rappers to speak out against police brutality, is pinning some of the blame for the cu... Read More...

Drake’s ‘Views’ Claims Top Spot On Billboard 200 For 10th Week

Charlotte Hassan
July 18, 2016
Drake has done it yet again... Drake's Views album has claimed the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart for ten non-consecutive week, the third-best run for a hip-hop release. For the first nine week f... Read More...

Who’s the Most Popular Artist In Every US State?

Paul Resnikoff
July 18, 2016
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Nothing against Drake, but this is a pretty boring map. Drake is the most popular artist in a vast majority of US states, according to information released by Pandora.  Pandora, which now boasts roughly 185 ... Read More...

Kanye West Committed a Felony by Secretly Recording Taylor Swift…

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July 18, 2016
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Swift is threatening legal action against Kanye West. Kanye West could face serious legal ramifications for recording a conversation with Taylor Swift and subsequently publishing it.  The recording, initiall... Read More...

Leaked Recording Shows Taylor Swift Approving Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Lyrics

Paul Resnikoff
July 17, 2016
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Was Taylor Swift in on it all along? This entire controversy surrounds one lyric, rapped by Kanye West in 'Famous': “Me and Taylor might still have sex… I made that bitch famous.  I made that bitch famous.”... Read More...

M.I.A. Questions ‘Black Lives Matter,’ Gets Dropped by Afropunk Festival

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M.I.A. just lost a lucrative headliner slot. But did Afropunk go too far? Sri Lankan rapper and singer M.I.A. has now been dropped by the Afropunk Festival after raising questions about the Black Lives Matte... Read More...

Mick Jagger: Asshole for Having a Child at 73?

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July 15, 2016
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Mick Jagger is now having his 8th child, at 73 years of age. Is that cool? Mick Jagger still has that swagger, and is putting other septuagenarians to shame.  Aside from actively touring the world, the Rolli... Read More...

Singer Changes the National Anthem Lyrics to Include ‘All Lives Matter,’ Refuses to Apologize

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July 14, 2016
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He's been kicked out of the group and shamed, but singer Remigio Pereira is sticking to his guns. For those just tuning into this controversy, Tenors singer Remigio Pereira is now taking serious heat for wor... Read More...

10 Pictures of Deaf Children Hearing Sound for the First Time In Their Lives

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Not all hearing issues are fatal or permanent, especially for children. The following moments are brought to you by the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a group committed to assisting children with deafness and s... Read More...
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