Author name: Shane Mariano

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Nicki Minaj Pulls the Plug on Her Album — Blames Jay-Z
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Nicki Minaj Pulls the Plug on Her Album — Blames Jay-Z, Casinos, and Maybe the Universe Itself

Nicki Minaj says “no more music” and blames Jay-Z for it — but we’re not convinced this is anything more than a world-class hype job. Maybe the real jackpot isn’t in a Vegas casino — it’s in album pre-sales.

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Kylie Jenner Drops Her First Song ‘Fourth Strike’ as King Kylie
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Kylie Jenner Drops Her First Song ‘Fourth Strike’ as King Kylie — Because Everyone With Money Thinks They Can Sing Now

Kylie Jenner jumped into the musical deep end with her debut on “Fourth Strike”, channeling her “King Kylie” alter ego. Whether it’s brilliant branding or just noise, we’ve got thoughts — and no, we didn’t listen with the volume up.

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Dua Lipa and Billie Joe Armstrong Unite for Green Day Cover in San Francisco
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Dua Lipa Brings Out Billie Joe Armstrong in San Francisco — Because Even Pop Stars Know Green Day Runs the Bay

When Dua Lipa hit the stage in San Francisco, nobody expected a dose of punk royalty. But then Billie Joe Armstrong strolled out, and suddenly pop met power chords. Let’s just say — San Francisco woke up, and it wasn’t September anymore.

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MTV Shuts Down Its Last Music Channels
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MTV Officially Pulls the Plug on Its Last Music Channels — And With That, Music Television Finally Lives Up to Its Name (Because There’s No Music Left)

MTV just announced it’s shutting down its last real music channels by the end of 2025. Yep, the network that gave us Nirvana, Madonna, and TRL is officially done with music. Long live the nostalgia.

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Charli XCX Crashes Role Model’s SNL Debut
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Charli XCX Crashes Role Model’s SNL Debut — Amy Poehler Stole the Show (Obviously)

Role Model made his SNL debut with help from Charli XCX and Amy Poehler — and while most of us were asking, “Wait, who’s Role Model again?”, Amy and Charli made sure the night wasn’t short on entertainment.

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