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+Music | May 23, 2012

Music Festival Watch: Pearl Jam, D’Angelo and Red Hot Chili Peppers Coming to a Stage Near You

By Aylin Zafar

Pearl Jam will co-headline Jay-Z's inaugural "Made in America" music festival, while the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Black Keys lead Austin City Limits' massive lineup

+Music | May 15, 2012

Jay-Z Backs Obama’s Endorsement of Gay Marriage

By Aylin Zafar
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“It’s discrimination plain and simple,” Jay-Z said during a press conference announcing his new music festival

+Music | January 18, 2012

How Many of Jay-Z’s Songs Contain the Word ‘Bitch’?

By Claire Suddath
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Rumor had it that the rapper promised to wipe the derogatory term from his vocabulary. (He didn’t.) Based on our calculations, he’d have to do a lot of scrubbing.

+Music | January 9, 2012

Music Monday: 15 Albums to Look Forward to in Early 2012

By Claire Suddath
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From country to hip-hop, Madonna to Minaj — even one recently resurrected ’90s band — these are the top 15 albums that you should check out this year.

Tuned In
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Corporate Press Release Theater: Jay-Z, Meet Jay-L

By James Poniewozik

More Jay Leno Show news: Jay-Z will perform on Leno’s first show Sept. 14, together with Kanye West and Rihanna.  Ironically, Leno has been saying the new show will probably have fewer musical guests and more comedy than The Tonight Show. Reason: musical guests get the studio audiences pumped up, but they don’t actually draw [...]