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Weed smoking Miley Cyrus says stop violence at 2013 MTV EMAs

Miley Cyrus’s moves to stay forever relevant are working, ‘cos here I am blogging about her again. This time Miley’s attention seeking antics came on the red carpet at the MTV European Music …
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Miley Cyrus gets her wig snatched by Sinead O’Connor

Miley Cyrus hit a nerve when she compared herself to veteran songstress Sinead O’Connor. Cyrus said that her video for Wrecking Ball was inspired by O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U. Well that prompted …
Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke twerk

ABC News and Miley Cyrus’s omnishambles – That was the twerk that was

Thanks to Miley Cyrus twerking is now a worldwide phenomena. All over the web news outlets have been reporting on her crazy (and some have said disgusting) display at the MTV Video Music Awards …

Wiley faces legal action after walking out on Cumbria festival

Musician Wiley launched an attack on the county of Cumbria after being booed off stage at music festival CockRock on Saturday (20 July) night. Cockermouth Rock Festival organisers in Cumbria have …

Lil Wayne apologises to Emmett Till’s family during live performance

It’s been a long time coming but Rapper Lil Wayne finally apologised to the family of murder victim Emmett Till. Wayne caused controversy earlier this year when it emerged he had made a crude …

Rihanna having several puffs in Amsterdam

Rihanna‘s Diamonds World Tour touched down in Amsterdam at the weekend and the star immediately treated herself to the delights of the city. On Saturday, RiRi posted several photos on Instagram …

Rihanna Tours Coco Chanel’s Apartment

When Rihanna hit Paris on the French leg of her Diamonds tour she got the chance to hang out in the iconic home of Coco Chanel. In true RiRi fashion, she took to Instagram to document the day, taking …

Drunk in front of a crowd English Frank channels his inner racist

UK rapper English Frank caused outrage on Twitter for two days when a video of him making racist comments to a security guard was discovered. The recording was taken at the Hip Hop Isn’t Dead …

Snoop Lion may ditch reggae career

Snoop Lion might return to rap music. The gangsta-rapper – formerly known as Snoop Dogg – claimed to be ‘born again’ back when he announced his Rasta conversion in 2012. He reinvented …

Rare Footage Of 2Pac and Biggie Freestyle

A video clip of 2Pac and Notorious BIG freestyling together at the Royalty Hotel has hit the spotlight. The video, which was shot by journalist Dream Hampton, dates back to 4 May, 1994. The rare …

Essex Carnival thought Beyonce would perform for free – Oops

Organisers of an annual carnival in Maldon, Essex, were thrilled when multi-award-winning pop star Beyonce agreed to take part. The Maldon Carnival Association had contacted some of the biggest …

50 Cent released from hospital after car accident

Rapper and actor Curtis Jackson, better know as 50 Cent,  has been released from a hospital after suffering minor injuries when his SUV was involved in a traffic accident early Tuesday morning in New …
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