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  Beyonce and Jay-Z Fundraiser Nets Barack Obama $4 Million

  September 19, 2012 – President Barack Obama has shown he can give music sales a boost, and last night the industry's unofficial First Couple returned the favor — and then some. After chatting on Late Show With David Letterman, Obama stopped by a benefit hosted by Beyoncé and Jay-Z at Hova's 40/40 Club in New York City. …
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  Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music 'Cruel Summer' Leak: Our Impulsive Reviews

  September 13, 2012 – Some version of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer leaked last night. Here, five SPIN editors give their hasty and completely impulsive opinions... …
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  Watch Rihanna, Jay-Z and Coldplay Close Out Paralympics

  September 10, 2012 – The 2012 London Olympics closed in a Vegas-like explosion of excess and goofy spectacle that managed to drown out just about everything of musical note that took place. Not so with the Paralympic Games, which wrapped at the London Olympic Stadium on Sunday night. …
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  How Pearl Jam Became Jay-Z's '99 Problems' Backing Band

  September 6, 2012 – This past weekend in Philadelphia, Pearl Jam and Jay-Z joined forces onstage at the latter's Made In America festival for a rousing rendition of 2004 Black Album single "99 Problems," a tight-fisted collaboration the Seattle alt-rock survivors' bassist, Jeff Ament, says took shape at the eleventh hour. …
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  Made In America 2012's Bests and Busts: Jay-Z Dominates, Kanye No G.O.O.D.

  September 4, 2012 –  …
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  See Pearl Jam Back Jay-Z on a Scorching '99 Problems'

  September 4, 2012 – At the tail end of their two-hour, festival-closing set Sunday night at Jay-Z's Made In America get-together, Pearl Jam launched into what set list-studying Ten Club nerds and casual fans would call an unlikely number: "W.M.A.," a saturnine, long-forgotten mid-record cut from 1993's Vs. …
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  Full Made In America Lineup Announced: Drake, Run-DMC, Chris Cornell Added

  July 31, 2012 – In the months since Jay-Z announced he would be curating the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia, which takes place Labor Day weekend and is intended to "embody the American spirit," he's put together an lineup as eclectic as America itself (or at least its hipper enclaves), including co-headliner Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Odd Future and more. …
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  Rick Ross, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z Keep It Faux Regal on '3 Kings'

  July 20, 2012 – Whenever a new and underwhelming song from or featuring Dr. Dre appears and it hurts to hear, just close your eyes, drown out his goofy-ass ghostwritten grunts, and imagine an alternate rap history for the once legendary, now totally coasting producer. …
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  Madonna, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber Sued for Insult, Noisiness, Copyright Dramas

  July 16, 2012 – Following up on threats made when the Queen of Pop debuted a video featuring ultra-conservative French party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika emblazoned on her forehead in Tel Aviv in May, Le Pen's camp announced today that the politician will file a lawsuit for "public insult" after Madge brought the same video to Paris' Le Stade de France Saturday night. …
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  Frank Ocean Hasn't Touched a Copy of 'Channel Orange' Yet

  July 13, 2012 – A lot of people have been talking about Frank Ocean this week, but aside from the occasional tweet or errant Tumblr post, Ocean hasn't done a whole lot of yapping since his confessional coming-out blog post and channelORANGE release. …
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