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  Barack Obama Stocks Inauguration Playlist With Beyonce, fun.

  January 18, 2013 – Barack Obama's second inauguration ceremony is set for Monday, January 21 (the official swearing-in happens the day before, on January 20) and to prepare for the historic occasion, the President has once again assembled a playlist on Spotify and shared it with the public. …
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  PSY Meets Obama But Misses Shout-Out for 'Christmas in Washington' Concert

  December 10, 2012 – PSY asked for forgiveness, and in the spirit of the holidays, establishment Washington appears to have forgiven him back.After apologizing on Friday for participating in a pair of President George W. …
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  President Obama (and Jay-Z) Defeat Hip-Hop Apathy

  November 8, 2012 – The only time I have ever felt afraid at a rap show was when Killer Mike performed at this year's Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina. It wasn't because of some vague but palpable criminal element often present at hip-hop events. And it wasn't the swarthy-bougie frat bros from nearby Chapel Hill using Mike's onstage energy as an excuse to knock some nerds around, either. …
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  Triumphant: Mariah Carey Brings Obama Tribute Songs 'Home'

  November 7, 2012 – An election season rife with pop-music crossover moments is also, of course, ripe for election-themed music. With everything going on in America and abroad, President Barack Obama was asked at one point during the campaign to pick sides between supposedly feuding American Idol judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. …
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  Let's Stay Together: On the Ground at Obama, Jay-Z, and Bruce Springsteen's Final Push

  November 6, 2012 – President Barack Obama's final campaign rally — the last time, win or lose, he will ever put himself before voters — wasn't even his highest-profile event of the day. That was earlier Monday, in Columbus, Ohio, where prominent supporter Jay-Z galvanized the audience with a brief performance that included a strategically modified version of "99 Problems" ("...and a Mitt ain't one"). Bruce Springsteen was there, too. …
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  Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen to Join Obama on Campaign's Final Day

  November 2, 2012 – The 2012 presidential election campaign will end, as it has bizarrely often been fought, in music. President Barack Obama will spend November 5, the last day before Election Day, with Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z, according to an announcement.Obama will start the day in Madison, Wisconsin, with Springsteen. The two will then be joined by Jay in Columbus, Ohio. …
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  Jay-Z and Beyonce Can't Turn 'Blue Ivy' Into a Name Brand (Yet)

  October 22, 2012 – Add this to Jay-Z's list of 99 problems: Jigga and wife Beyoncé's attempt to trademark the name of their infant daughter, Blue Ivy, has been struck down according to Fox 25 News. They were attempting to assert their ownership of the unusual word pairing over that of a Boston events planning company.But while Blue Ivy Events has been up and running since 2009, Blue Ivy Carter has only been an operable human since January. …
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  Bruce Springsteen Unsurprisingly Endorses Barack Obama

  October 18, 2012 – Bruce Springsteen has practically common-law endorsed President Barack Obama already by now, but last night he made his reelection support official. …
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  Barack Obama Sides With Mariah Carey in Nicki Minaj 'American Idol' Debate

  October 16, 2012 – President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney square off tonight in the second of three Presidential debates, this time in a town hall-style forum. The AP cites administration officials who say special operations strike forces stand ready over Africa if called to respond to last month's attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. …
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  Circle of Like: Jay-Z Stumps for Barack Obama Stumps for Jay-Z in New Campaign Ad

  October 15, 2012 – Somebody should just put a ring on it already.In a new campaign ad for President Barack Obama, Jay-Z reminisces over the excitement of the 2008 inauguration. "When the president got in office initially, what he represented to a nation of kids was hope," says the dapper rapper in his best Sinatra suit. …
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