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LAPD Apologizes for Premature Release of Notorious B.I.G. Autopsy Report

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 12/09/2012 - 10:59

The Los Angeles Police Department has apologized to the family of the Notorious BIG for releasing the rapper's autopsy report to the public without warning the family first the Los Angeles Times reports The LA County coroner's office made the report public on Friday 15 years after the shooting death of...

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Ne-Yo Brings the Moves to 'SNL' With 'Let Me Love You'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 12/09/2012 - 10:35

Ne-Yo hit the studio 8-H stage with an army of backup dancers last night giving an energetic and tightly-choreographed performance of his thumping dance-pop hit "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" The song from Ne-Yo's fifth album RED released in September provided Ne-Yo with the perfect opportunity...

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Jamie Foxx Takes On Tyler Perry for 'SNL'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 12/09/2012 - 09:17

Last night Saturday Night Live put on a costume and a wig and tried very hard to do an impression of itself The episode hosted by Jamie Foxx with musical guest Ne-Yo seemed to follow a tried-and-true blueprint and colored it in entirely with a gray crayon So of course...

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One Direction's Niall Gets a Kiss from Dustin Hoffman on 'Letterman'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 12/08/2012 - 18:09

One Direction's appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman on Friday got off to an awkward start when fellow guest Dustin Hoffman planted a big surprise smooch on Niall Horan's mouth (protected it appears with his hands) After regaining their composure the band went on to deliver some One...

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Toni Braxton Hospitalized

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 12/08/2012 - 16:20

Toni Braxton was hospitalized in Los Angeles for complications from Lupus the Associated Press reports The R&B singer shared the news over Twitter on Friday "Hey guys I'm in the hospital for health issues related to Lupus & Blood clots I will be home soon" she wrote and thanked her followers...

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Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and One Direction Make Merry at Z100's Jingle Ball

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 12/08/2012 - 13:11

New York radio station Z100's annual Jingle Ball generally serves as a pop debutante party spotlighting the past year's biggest stars alongside artists given a song or two to make their case for a longer set next year Text messages proclaiming love for the performers and happiness about just being...

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Big Boi Brings 'Mama Told Me' to 'Fallon'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 12/08/2012 - 12:23

Big Boi hit Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday to perform a track from his new album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors Although Kelly Rowland provides the vocals for the studio version of "Mama Told Me" featured on the album Big Boi made his appearance with that song's original collaborators Swedish...

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Lena Dunham's Book Proposal Leaks Online

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 12/08/2012 - 10:55

The proposal for Lena Dunham's essay collection Not That Kind of Girl A Young Woman Tells You What She’s Learned is now available for public perusal thanks to Gawker who acquired the document and put it online Random House announced in October that it bought the 26-year-old Girls creator's book after a bidding...

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Lady Antebellum Singer Hillary Scott Is Pregnant

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 12/08/2012 - 08:47

Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and husband Chris Tyrell are expecting their first child the singer revealed on Friday "Chris & I are excited to announce that our Christmas gift has arrived a little early this year!" 26-year-old Scott Tweeted "We are having a BABY! We feel so blessed!!!" Rock & Roll Moms Scott...

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GearPipe Exclusive! Win a Daredevil Silver Solo Treble Boost Pedal

Gearpipe - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 18:40

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Notorious B.I.G. Autopsy Report Released

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 16:55

After 15 years the Notorious BIG's autopsy report has been released according to the Associated Press The report shows the rapper born Christopher Wallace was shot four times during the drive-by on March 9th 1997 but was killed by only one bullet that tore through his heart left lung and...

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Psy Apologizes for Anti-American Performances

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 16:40

"Gangnam Style" singer Psy issued an apology Friday in reponse to widespread reports about his participation in two anti-American concerts a decade ago in his native South Korea According to several reports in Korean media outlets in 2002 Psy smashed a model of a US tank into the stage at a...

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Album of 2012?

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 15:00

The editors of Rolling Stone recently selected their favorite albums of 2012 Their picks include Jack White's Blunderbuss Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball Frank Ocean's Channel Orange and Azealia Banks' 1991 The 50 Best Albums of 2012 Now it's your turn What was your favorite album of the year? There's a lot to...

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Richard Branson's Son Challenges the War on Drugs in New Documentary

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 14:26

Breaking the Taboo – a new documentary about the war on drugs – premiered last night at Google's New York headquarters with stars including Katie Couric Virgin mogul Richard Branson Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Natalie Imbruglia in attendance While the one-hour film is not available in theaters it's streaming...

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Rolling Stones Join '12-12-12' Sandy Benefit Concert

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 14:15

The Rolling Stones have taken up their invitation to the "12-12-12" Sandy benefit concert December 12th at Madison Square Garden The rockers announced the news on Twitter and they'll join a packed lineup Paul McCartney Eric Clapton Bruce Springsteen Bon Jovi Billy Joel the Who Dave Grohl Kanye West and Coldplay's Chris...

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Surreal Kurt Cobain Tribute Staged at Art Basel

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 13:55

Countless tributes to Kurt Cobain have been staged since the Nirvana deity's death 18 years ago But few have likely been as unusual as "Kurt" a multimedia show held at Miami's Gusman Center for the Arts in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach Thursday night For one thing "Kurt" conceived by...

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The Obama Campaign's Real Heroes

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 13:45

Now that the dust has settled and the vote totals are nearly certified it's clear that the 2012 presidential election was never a squeaker It was a landslide Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney by more than 46 million votes nationwide driving the Republican down to a karmic 47 percent of...

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The Rise and Fall of Jeremy Hammond: Enemy of the State

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 13:20

On a cold day in mid-December 2011 a hacker known as "sup_g" sat alone at his computer – invisible or so he believed He'd been working on the target for hours long after the rest of his crew had logged off an epic hack the "digital equivalent of a nuclear...

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'Breaking Bad' Leads Writers Guild TV Nominations

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:25

AMC's Breaking Bad dominated the TV nominations at the Writers Guild Awards yesterday picking up five nods including Best Drama Series and four for individual episodes Reuters reports The show will duke it out with Homeland Mad Men Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones for the Best Drama Series category Q&A 'Breaking Bad'...

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The Black Keys Toast to Their Grammy Nominations

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:05

"I'm hungover honestly" says Dan Auerbach with a laugh calling from the UK He has reason to celebrate on Wednesday the Black Keys scored five Grammy nominations – including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album – plus Auerbach was nominated for Producer of the Year for his work...

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