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Ne-Yo wants to integrate music as new Motown VP

Ne-Yo has a dream: He believes the record industry is segregated, and has hopes of changing that as the new senior vice president of artists and repertoire for Motown Records.

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Sergio Mendes says 'Rio' sequel likely

Sergio Mendes, who scored an Oscar nomination for his song "Real In Rio," says the animated film will most likely have a sequel.

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A slim race for best original song at the Oscars

The race for the best original song Oscar is a slim one with two songs up for the honor, a first for the Academy Awards.

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Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend

Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.

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Jessie J: I want to gain more weight

Most New Year resolutions include dieting. Not for Jessie J. The British singer says her goal for 2012 is to gain more weight.

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Collaboration is key at VH1 Divas event

VH1 may have honored singing divas at its annual VH1 Divas special, but the night was all about collaboration.

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Questlove: NBC clearing Roots songs for Fallon

NBC is now checking the songs the Roots play on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" after the band performed an off-color song during Michele Bachmann's show appearance last month.

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Jay-Z to raise money, perform at Carnegie Hall

Jay-Z didn't graduate from high school, but he's encouraging others to value their education.

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Swift, Minaj get Billboard honor, talk Grammy nods

Taylor Swift doesn't think the Recording Academy is mean. Though she won the Grammy for album of the year in 2010, she's not sad her latest multiplatinum effort isn't up for the honor this time around.

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Bono: Alicia Keys has 'lioness energy'

Bono is afraid of Alicia Keys.

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James Taylor, Selena Gomez join Swift onstage

Taylor Swift closed her "Speak Now World Tour" with her best friend and the man her parents named her after.

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Star-studded sendoff at Heavy D funeral service

Heavy D was remembered with laughter and tears Friday during a star-studded funeral service that included Jay-Z and Will Smith, humorous anecdotes from longtime friend Diddy, and words of encouragement for the late rapper's family, delivered in a letter from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.

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Winehouse wrote full 3rd CD, planned supergroup

Amy Winehouse had written all the songs that were to appear on her third album. She even picked out song titles.

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Sting debuts free app, pays tribute to Steve Jobs

Sting has launched an app for the iPad, and he's not charging for it.

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Diddy to pay tribute to late rapper Heavy D in NY

Rap mogul Diddy and the Rev. Al Sharpton will speak at late rapper Heavy D's funeral on Friday, and BET Networks plans a tribute for him at the Soul Train awards.

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New book offers glimpse of Jackson's personal life

A personal assistant-turned-personal manager to Michael Jackson said the King of Pop had been taking propofol as early as 1999, and that the singer was drugged up ahead of his 2001 30th anniversary concerts.

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Mariah Carey: Pregnancy made my voice stronger

Mariah Carey is known for her five-octave range, and she says her voice has gotten stronger, thanks to pregnancy.

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Yoko Ono: 'Imagine' tune is bigger than expected

Yoko Ono says John Lennon's iconic "Imagine" wasn't initially embraced by the public.

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Some sales from Bieber's new CD to go to charity

Justin Bieber is in the holiday spirit: The singer says he's the first artist on the Universal Music roster to have part of his album sales benefit charity.

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Swift joins list of celebs to launch fragrance

Note to dudes: Taylor Swift's fragrance might smell good, but it's not for you.

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Lovato to young girls with problems: Seek help

Singer Demi Lovato thanked her fans at a concert for supporting her after she entered rehab last year and encouraged young girls to seek help if they are dealing with similar problems.

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Wilde finds red carpet inspiration at Lauren show

Olivia Wilde said she jetted from Kenya — where she was filming a documentary — to Toronto, where she was promoting a new film, to make her way to New York for fashion week, where she only attended one show.

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Winehouse's father says he fought to get her clean

Amy Winehouse's father says the fight to get her off drugs often turned physical, as he tussled with the drug dealers and gangsters who were supplying his daughter with them.

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Score for Minaj: Front row next to Anna Wintour

Move over Renee Zellweger, oh you of the tasteful buff dress and matchy matchy shoes. Nicki Minaj got the front row next to Anna Wintour at Monday's runway show of your beloved Carolina Herrera.

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Corinne Bailey Rae's heart with 9/11 loved ones

Corinne Bailey Rae was married just two days before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, then lost her husband to a drug overdose seven years later.

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