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CHRIS Brown shows off his heavily-tattooed physique as he films scenes for his new collaboration with late singer Aaliyah.

Actress Selena Gomez arrives at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

AEG Live asked Michael Jackson's estate to repay the concert promoter $300,000 for Dr.

Singer Sarah Vaughan came up in the 1940s alongside bebop lions Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker , starting out in Earl Hines ' big band.

Justin Bieber performed his song "Take You" to a crowd of screaming fans at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards tonight , but we noticed a couple of things missing: his left jacket sleeve and his right glove.

With two spots left vacant on the "X Factor" panel and season three about to go into production, the show just may have found the perfect two women to replace L.A. Reid and Britney Spears .

Taylor Swift is feeling '22' as she performs her single during the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 19.

At a show like the 2013 Billboard Music Awards , you never know exactly what kind of fashion you're going to get.

A man's claims that he was molested by Michael Jackson when he was a child have been backed up by the singer's former maid.

Kanye West returned to SNL tonight, in anticipation of his new record "Yeezus," confounding his audience with a pair of thrilling, proto-punk-sounding tracks called "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves". The first performance featured West giving some primal screams and chanting lyrics over a pulsing tribal beat and Suicide-like electro-rock punk ... (more)

One day after revealing his new song "New Slaves" via images projected on buildings across the globe , Kanye West took the "Saturday Night Live" stage on Saturday night to perform that track along with another equally venomous new number, "Black Skinhead." Both songs, presumably taken from West's forthcoming sixth studio album "Yeezus," denote a ... (more)

TMZ spoke with Aretha Franklin, who told them that Kim shouldn't be travelling around because it's not good for the child.

Watch video highlights from the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held in Los Angeles on April 18.

Although the only two folks confirmed to be returning to the X Factor judges panel for the reality competition's upcoming third season are Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato , it appears that this will all change on Monday afternoon - as that's when the two latest recruits will be announced! We start x factor auditions in charleston on Tuesday.

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, best known for his performances on "Saturday Night Live" and for his role on the hit series "30 Rock," will host the star-studded 2013 Billboard Music Awards airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas TONIGHT, MAY 19 on the ABC Television Network, sponsored by Chevrolet and Las Vegas.

Which of 'janet.''s 28 tracks has endured the most? Read on for our classic track-by-track review.

Janet Jackson Speaks on Twentieth Anniversary of janet. Album Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 05.18.2013 Jackson speaks on her groundbreaking album... Billboard recently interviewed Janet Jackson about the twentieth anniversary of her fifth album, janet.

'The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.' Daisy Buchanan from 'The Great Gatsby' gets to be reincarnated on the film's soundtrack under the guise of artists such as Beyonce, Lana Del Ray, Sia and Florence Welch.

When fans turn up in droves [or watch the TV in droves] at a major event to see one of their favorite stars sing, they expect to actually hear them sing, not fake it.

Sweep them far enough to the side, and bangs can seem virtually invisible in a certain light - and when the first lady worked that trick at her Bowie State University commencement speech Friday, she prompted a whole new wave of speculation that they were gone for good .