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Eminem sends Vivek Ramaswamy cease-and-desist over use of “Lose Yourself” at campaign stops

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Kevin Mazur/WireImage Eminem is not happy with Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy rapping along to “Lose Yourself” on the campaign trail, sending a cease-and-desist letter to the candidate ordering him to knock it off. Music licenser BMI sent a letter to Ramaswamy’s campaign lawyer on August 23 “objecting to the campaign’s use of Eminem’s musical compositions,” according to Daily Mail, who first…

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Starz announces return of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’

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Johnny Nunez/WireImage Good new for fans of the Power universe — Starz has announced Power Book III: Raising Kanan will be hitting TV screens again soon.  The hit show, based on the original Power series created by Courtney A. Kemp, and starring Omari Hardwick as Ghost and rapper 50 Cent as Kanan Stark, will return for season 3 on December 1.  The network shared the news in a teaser…

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Adele fans fail Beyoncé-inspired “mute challenge”

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Raven B. Varona/Caesars Entertainment When Beyoncé sings the cue for the packed audience at her Renaissance shows to go silent, they usually do just that.  But the crowd in attendance at Adele‘s Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace over the weekend couldn’t quite master the “mute challenge.” “We’re practicing, ready — everybody on mute!” she said into…

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Justin Timberlake & Timbaland to curate music for ‘Monday Night Football’ this season

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Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Justin Timberlake and Timbaland are back together on a new single arriving September 1 with Nelly Furtado, but they’ll also be back together on your TV. ESPN has announced that the two artists will be curating music for select Monday Night Football games; the music will be heard during live telecasts, in promotional spots and during pregame…

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Diddy makes multiple million-dollar donations to Black organizations

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Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs opened his wallet to support Black-focused programs this past weekend after writing not one, but two $1 million checks.   The entertainment mogul first appeared at Atlanta’s Invest Fest where he pledged a $1 million investment fund in partnership with Earn Your Leisure (EYL), the media platform which “gives rise to emerging and established content…

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Da Baby taps Pretty Vee & Desi Banks for Friday spoof in “Ghetto Girls” video

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Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Drai’s Nightclub Outside of rap, Da Baby‘s well known for his directing work on unique music videos.  For his latest masterpiece, the rapper went behind-the-camera for the “Ghetto Girls” visual, a comedic spoof of the cult classic film series Friday.  Da Baby tapped popular social media comedians Pretty Vee and Desi Banks to star in the nearly five-minute video…