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There was a Nas and Frank Ocean collab, but… well we’ll discuss it below. Calm down ladies, it turns out Tyga isn’t engaged and Elton John bares his cheeks. See these stories and more in today’s Music Notes.
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American Idol inspired her to get back in the real spotlight again. Jennifer Lopez recently hooked up with a new agency to boost her back into film and music. [THR]
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Nas & Frank Ocean got together for a collab. It was going to be amazing. But Hit-Boy – mastermind producer behind Watch The Throne – lost it. [MTV News]
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Eminem has been quietly working in the studio for a while now. All the hard work has paid off, because we might see an album a lot sooner than expected. [MTV News]
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Ladies, ladies. Calm down. Tyga isn’t engaged. But now you know he’s willing to drop a lot of cash to make your ringer finger glow. [Hot New Hip Hop]
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Everyone’s reporting Lauryn Hill’s mugshot. Ok. But what about the message she sent fans via Tumblr? In part it reads, “Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual.” Heads up to every artist trying to make it big. #Wisdom [HuffPost]
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Remember when ‘I’m Yours‘ was covered by damn near anyone with a camera? Here’s Jason Mraz singing it again – but there’s a cute surprise in the middle you can’t miss. [HuffPost]
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Elton John’s full moon: do you really want to see this? [do you really want to see this?]
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Christina Aguilera hints that she might leave The Voice. She’s only been a judge for…how long? And she’s already bored with it? [K1047]
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Congratulations to Janelle Monáe for becoming the new face of Cover Girl. You might recognize her from fun.’s ‘We Are Young.’ Check out her promo video and fun.’s vid below. [YouTube]
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Diplo was featured with Three Loco (Andy Milonakis group) in ‘We Are Farmers.’ It’s…hmm. [Maker Music]
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True ’90s kids grew up on the tail end of Julia Child’s hay-day. Here’s a treat brought to us by the kind people at PBS. [PBS Digital Studios]
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