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Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball Rocks Today’s Rockefeller Ctr (watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 7, 2013

Miley Cyrus showed up at NBC’s Today Show ready to sing and belted out her latest song “Wrecking Ball,” and threw in an old favorite, “Party in the USA,” which helped launch her singing career. Her latest album Bangerz hits streets tomorrow (Oct. 8), and sales are expected to skyrocket. Miley, in a sense, is completing her promotional arc for the record that began with her off-the-charts performance on the MTV Video Music Awards. ...

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Chris Brown Talks New Rihanna Album! Drops 'Fine China Video

Keith GirardApril 1, 2013

Chris Brown is full of surprises. He talked candidly this morning about his relationship with Rihanna and hinted over the weekend that another duet with the Barbadian songbird is in the works, and maybe even a full album. Incidentally, he says the relationship is on....

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Nicki Minaj Battles Vocal Cord Injury to Appear on Today (watch!)

Keith GirardAugust 14, 2012

Nicki Minaj talked about her alter-egos, Barbie and Roman, on NBC’s the “Today Show” this morning, but it was all Nicki on stage. She belted out “Starships” and what she described as a “grittier” song. Minaj also revealed that she is suffering from a bruised vocal cord. “Doctors orders. Out for the count now,” she tweeted....

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Justin Bieber Talks Growing Up on Today Show (video)

Keith GirardJanuary 31, 2011

Justin Bieber says success came really, really fast to him, so some critics may doubt the depth of his talent. But he told Matt Lauer on the Today show that his new movie “Never Say Never” will answer those questions....

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