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Hip-hop artist Heavy D (L) and singer Erykah Badu

Rapper Heavy D is dead at 44

Rapper Heavy D, who scored hit singles such as Now That We Found Love, died on Tuesday after falling at his Beverly Hills home, according to media reports. He was 44.

Former Oasis frontman releases first solo album

Singer Noel Gallagher arrives for the GQ Men of the Year 2010 Awards at the Royal Opera House in London
When artists break free from the bands that have always defined them to take up solo careers, some celebrate their emancipation with radical musical departures. Others adhere to the old group's sound as much as possible, either out of fear, habit, or a desire to prove once and for all that they were the brains of the band.

20th Child Due for Duggar Reality TV Couple

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19 Kids and Counting stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are expecting the birth of their 20th child, the couple said on Tuesday, predicting they would yet again change the name of their reality TV show.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses at the opening night gala for AFI Fest 2011 with the premiere of his new film film ''J. Edgar'' directed by Clint Eastwood in Hollywood November 3, 2011.

'J. Edgar' Turns Tables on FBI Keeper of Secrets

J. Edgar Hoover, America's revered and feared controversial top cop for five decades, was one of the most secretive men in government, keeping covert files on powerful figures including President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Hip-hop artist Heavy D (L) and singer Erykah Badu pose during a photo opportunity for the 12th annual Soul Train Music Awards in Beverly Hills in this January 28, 1998 file photo.

Rapper Heavy D Is Dead at 44: Report

Rapper Heavy D, who scored hit singles such as Now That We Found Love, died on Tuesday after falling at his Beverly Hills home, according to media reports. He was 44.
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Lady Gaga Wins Big at MTV EMAs: Her Top Guises [PHOTOS]

Lady Gaga's outlandish outfits steal every show set she steps on and Sunday's MTV Europe Music Awards were no exception. Gaga transformed into paper, storming the stage on what appeared to be an artificial moon. The effect: paper moon
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Law & Order puts 20 seasons into 104-disc DVD set

It weighs nearly 10 pounds, holds 104 DVDs and is bigger than a breadbox. And speaking of bread … even if you catch a sale, the new Law & Order: The Complete Series DVD box set, which retails for $699.99, is going to set you back a nice chunk of dough.
Producer Brett Ratner arrives for the premiere of ''The Tourist'' in New York

Brett Ratner's slur, raunch draw fire within academy

Brett Ratner may have been a bold, unconventional choice to produce the 84th Academy Awards, but the bad boy director is stoking controversy among Academy members who worry he might not be the best choice to shepherd the cherished, historic and fairly conservative property.
Dr. Conrad Murray (C) remains expressionless as the jury returned with a guilty verdict in his involuntary manslaughter trial in Los Angeles

Jackson doctor to star in tell-all documentary

The doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson will star in a tell-all TV documentary airing this week, the company behind the film said on Tuesday.
(From L to R) British actress Shelley Conn and Irish actor Jason O'Mara, stars of the new series ''Terra Nova'' along with Brannon Braga, executive producer and writer, Rene Echevarria, writer and executive producer and Jon Cassar

Terra Nova, DWTS, Men rebound, Rock Center struggles

After a truly scary Halloween that saw declines nearly all around, most shows rebounded Monday night. Only NBC's news offering, Rock Center With Brian Williams, failed to improve on last week's disappointing series premiere performance.

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