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The Notorious B.I.G. controlled tracks and needed little more than a producer and engineer to create magic n the studio.

Jazz legend Miles Davis performed the world over, but lived on W. 77th St. The site will soon be marked with a cultural medallion.

The Dirt has initiated a new bi-weekly feature highlighting news stories from around the Web on landscape architecture.

The rumors are true. Fox announced Monday night that one-time Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland and Mexican singer Paulina Rubio will be joining Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato on the judges' panel when The X Factor returns this fall.

Ray Manzarek stands with fellow band members of The doors, Jim Morrison, Bobby Krieger and John Densmore, at London Airport in 1968.

Mary J. Blige may owe tax collectors over $4.5 million as new reports emerge that the Internal Revenue Service is the latest agency accusing her of default.

That other reality television talent show, THE VOICE , is down to the final ten contestants - Team Adam's Amber Carrington, Judith Hill and Sarah Simmons; Team Blake's Danielle Bradbery, Holly Tucker and The Swon Brothers; Team Shakira's Kris Thomas and Sasha Allen and Team Usher's Josiah Hawley and Michelle Chamuel.

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.