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Jessica Simpson winning over country listeners
7/1/2008, AP
When Jessica Simpson announced plans to go country after her last pop album flopped, there was a collective eye roll in Nashville. To some skeptics, it appeared to be a...
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Jessica Simpson making strides in Nashville
6/6/2008, Reuters
Suffice to say there was healthy skepticism in the music industry when word began circulating last year that Jessica Simpson was recording a country album. But at least by...
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Jessica's Country Cover
6/4/2008, E! Online
Expect to see a little southern comfort to grace the cover of Jessica Simpson's new country album. No, not the booze. Sources tell E! News she'll likely be dressed...
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Jessica Back in Country on Multiple Levels
5/24/2008, E! Online
Jessica Simpson hopped off her flight from Mexico and jumped right back to work. The pop star, who returned to Los Angeles yesterday after spending a few days unwinding...
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Simpson out of hospital, feeling better
4/1/2008, AP
Jessica Simpson is feeling "much better" after being hospitalized with a kidney infection. Simpson was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Friday for a "minor kidney...
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Jessica Simpson Hospitalized for Kidney Condition
3/31/2008, E! Online
Jessica Simpson's next project: recuperation. The pop star is on the mend after spending the better part of a week at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
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Simpson's exes and new guy honored
3/3/2008, AP
Jessica Simpson was the blonde elephant in the room when two of her exes and her new guy — Dane Cook, John Mayer and Tony Romo — were honored together at...
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Jessica, Pussycats Join Troop Troupe
2/28/2008, E! Online
You may not be able to take the country out of Jessica Simpson, but it's apparently less of a problem to take Jessica Simpson out of the country. The singer is one of...
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Simpson to perform at concert for troops
2/27/2008, AP
Jessica Simpson will join rock act Disturbed and comedian Carlos Mencia in Kuwait during a concert for U.S troops next month. The event, to be held March 10, is set to be...
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Can the Simpsons rise above the haters?
1/25/2008, AP
Between them, sisters Jessica and Ashlee Simpson have had one high-profile divorce, an embarrassing lip-synch scandal, plastic surgeries both obvious and subtle, blame for a...
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Longoria has some advice for Simpson
1/15/2008, AP
Eva Longoria has some advice for Jessica Simpson.
Longoria, who is married to San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker, says Simpson is taking unnecessary heat from Dallas...
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Jessica Simpson Not Seen at Cowboys Game
1/13/2008, AP
Don't blame the Jessica Jinx this time.
One month after fans considered her attendance the reason for a bad game by her boyfriend, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, the pop...
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Jessica a no-show for Romo?
12/22/2007, AP
Somewhere, Jessica Simpson was cheering on her man.
The starlet may have been in the stadium Saturday night rooting on Dallas quarterback Tony Romo.
Or she may have been...
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T.O. to Jessica & Tony: I was joking
12/20/2007, AP
Terrell Owens talked about Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo again Thursday — this time, to clear the air.
Just in case anyone thought he was serious Wednesday when he...
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Wrapup of entertainment quotes
12/20/2007, AP
"I was in complete and total shock and so was he." — Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, on learning that she's pregnant with her first child and the father is boyfriend Casey...
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Lindsay Lohan tops Maxim `Hot 100' list
5/15/2007, AP
Lindsay Lohan rules. According to Maxim magazine, at least this month, she's the hottest woman in the world.
The "Georgia Rule" actress-troublemaker tops the magazine's...
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EMI unlocks anti-piracy software on music
4/2/2007, Reuters
EMI is to make its music
available online without a key anti-piracy measure, becoming
the first major music group to take the risk in a bid to grow
digital sales.
Digital...
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Apple/EMI in deal, but Beatles not included: source
4/1/2007, Reuters
Apple Inc. and EMI Group Plc will
reveal a ground-breaking deal on Monday for Apple to sell the
music label's songs free from copy protection limits, the Wall
Street...
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Pink's latest album gets another chance
3/24/2007, Reuters
Pink's previous album was, by her
standards, a flop in the United States.
But just as her follow-up "I'm Not Dead" seemed headed for
the same fate, the...
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The Late Great Norah Still No. 1
2/28/2007, E! Online
It seems it's never too late to hop on the Norah Jones Express.
For the third time in four weeks, Jones' Not Too Late moved enough copies to rank atop the Billboard...
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Jessica Takes Orphanage for a Ride
2/23/2007, E! Online
Jessica Simpson has donated some serious swag to a Mexican orphanage.
The pop star passed along a brand new seven-seater van to the Casa Hogar Elim orphanage in Nuevo...
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GRAMMYWATCH: Who wins? The AP's take
2/7/2007, AP
Mary J. Blige has a leading eight Grammy nominations and her triumphant comeback was the feel-good story of the 2006. So it seems as if her coronation on Grammy night is all...
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Jessica Dishes on Love, Nick and The Notebook
2/5/2007, E! Online
Love can hurt, no matter how rich, famous, perky or pretty you are.
For instance, it was the opposite of easy for Jessica Simpson to see estranged hubby Nick...
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Nick and Jessica Split the Bills
1/2/2007, E! Online
The final curtain has fallen on this very public affair.
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey have settled the division of their assets, according to court documents.
While...
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Jessica Simpson out of Parton tribute
12/22/2006, AP
Unhappy with her second try at paying tribute to Dolly Parton for the "Kennedy Center Honors," Jessica Simpson has pulled out of the show.
Simpson drew unwanted attention...
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Hello, Dolly; Goodbye, Jessica!
12/21/2006, E! Online
Dolly Parton may not have had a problem with Jessica Simpson's poorly executed rendition of "9 to 5" at the Kennedy Center Honors this month, but the same can't be said for...
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Hello, Dolly; Goodbye, Jessica!
12/21/2006, E! Online
Dolly Parton may not have had a problem with Jessica Simpson's poorly executed rendition of "9 to 5" at the Kennedy Center Honors this month, but the same can't be said for...
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Dolly Pardons Jessica
12/8/2006, E! Online
Dolly Parton doesn't know what the big fuss is about.
Hoping to dispel the tongue-wagging set off by Jessica Simpson's less-than-stellar rendition of "9 to 5" during...
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Grammys Oblige Blige and Other Chicks
12/8/2006, E! Online
Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys.
The finger-pickin' trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines'...
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Please Parton Jessica's Performance
12/5/2006, E! Online
It took some overtime, but Jessica Simpson got "9 to 5" right. Mostly.
And when Simpson's performance of the Dolly Parton hit airs later this month on CBS' presentation of...
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Jessica Simpson your `normal' superstar
10/4/2006, AP
She's a pop singer, a pinup-worthy beauty and a paparazzi favorite, but Jessica Simpson insists she's just "a normal girl."
With her fifth album in stores, a new music...
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Chinese lip-synchers gain fame
10/2/2006, AP
After Yao Ming and Zhang Ziyi, one of China's biggest celebrity exports isn't a towering basketball star or an actress. It's two Chinese art students who wear Houston...
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VMAs go "Crazy" and Panic!
9/3/2006, E! Online
Blood was shed, people were electrocuted, lobsters ran amok--and
that was just when the Jackass crew was on camera, reminding
people to cast their votes for the Viewer's...
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Jessica Simpson Squeaks Out
9/2/2006, E! Online
At least this proves she wasn't using a backing track.
Jessica Simpson, just one week and two nixed TV appearances
removed from receiving physician's orders to rest her...
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Jessica Simpson sings, but voice cracks
9/1/2006, AP
Jessica Simpson sang for the first time since busting a blood vessel in her vocal cord and made it through one song before her voice cracked.
Simpson gave a concert on...
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MTV Awards uncut, live on the Net
8/31/2006, AP
MTV has managed to find entertainment in Ozzy Osbourne taking out the trash and Mariah Carey touring her house. On Thursday night, they hoped to squeeze a few more drops out...
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MTVignettes: Jessica barely avoids Nick
8/31/2006, AP
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music WriterThu Aug 31, 6:19 PM ET
This week's example of "The Rich Just Get Richer": Jessica Simpson.
Simpson walked away with Chrysler...
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VMA parties are a contest all their own
8/30/2006, AP
As the MTV Video Music Awards approached Thursday, the fiercest competition for the top honor included Diddy, Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson and...
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Simpson charts new path with 'Affair'
8/29/2006, AP
Few celebrities have predicated their fame on married life more than Jessica Simpson. Simpson was a minor pop star with sagging record sales before 2003, when MTV's...
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Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters
You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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Long lost listener has to relearn Top 40
8/7/2006, AP
Once upon a time, if you named any song in the Top 40, I could hum a few bars. So it was startling to scan Billboard's Top 40 recently and realize the extent of my...
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Observations on the Top 40 chart
8/7/2006, AP
One listener's observations on the current Top 40 chart:
BEST SONG: Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous." No surprise, given how quickly it shot to No. 1. Timbaland provides a...
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Cheyenne Kimball looks at the long term
8/7/2006, AP
Cheyenne Kimball may have her own MTV reality show and sing pop tunes, but she insists she's not just another blonde pop star.
Instead of comparisons to Ashlee Simpson,...
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Jessica Simpson Gets Personal
7/13/2006, E! Online
Nick is in. So is Adam. Joe for sure. Dane may take a little
longer.
Jessica Simpson has announced plans personalize
her new single, "A Public Affair," offering fans...
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Jessica Simpson to co-host Teen Choice show
7/11/2006, AP
Jessica Simpson's schedule is getting even busier now that she's co-hosting the Teen Choice awards.
The eighth annual special will air live Aug. 20 on Fox (8 p.m. EDT)....
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Simpson, Lachey officially single again
7/1/2006, AP
Famous "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are single again. Papers filed Friday in Superior Court show the pop stars "are restored to the status of single,...
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Nick Lachey's breakup album a hit with fans
5/19/2006, Reuters
They say that breaking up is hard
to do, but apparently it can also be a marketing break, too.
As anyone who has barely glanced at the magazine rack by
any grocer's...
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Nick Lachey Brings the Pain
5/5/2006, AP
Nick Lachey, "What's Left of Me" (Jive)
Are you reeling from a painful breakup? Going through a divorce? Unwilling to let go of an erstwhile lover?
If so, then Nick...
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Teddy Geiger on Edge of Stardom at 17
4/17/2006, AP
He landed a summer tour, a TV show and the cover of Billboard magazine, all before his debut album hit stores.
Can Teddy Geiger live up to the buildup?
"I don't...
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Clothing Company Sues Jessica Simpson
4/11/2006, AP
A California-based clothing manufacturer is suing Jessica Simpson for $100 million, claiming she breached their contract by failing to support lines of apparel she developed...
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Nominees Announced for 2006 ALMA Awards
4/4/2006, AP
Comedian George Lopez, director Robert Rodriguez and singer Shakira were among the nominees for the 2006 ALMA Awards, which honor artistic achievement by Hispanics in music,...
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Johansson Tops FHM's 'Sexiest Women' Poll
3/27/2006, AP
Scarlett Johansson tops a lovely list of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World," in a poll of readers by FHM magazine.
"One of the best things for a woman to hear is that...
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Jessica Simpson Passes on GOP Fundraiser
3/16/2006, AP
Jessica Simpson loves President Bush. She's just not a big fan of Republican fundraisers. The Hollywood starlet and tabloid cover girl was in Congress on Thursday to lobby...
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Musical acts enlist for US military service
3/7/2006, Reuters
Regardless of their political
convictions, few in the music business would deny U.S. troops
"over there" the right to rock.
Marine Corps Capt. Jesse Davidson is circuit...
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Producer builds hits for Carey, Blige, others
3/3/2006, Reuters
Songwriter/producer Bryan Michael
Cox is a music lover who plays jazz piano in his spare time.
But right now he is on a quest to save R&B.
"Several years ago nobody was...
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Nick Lachey Responds To Jessica Simpson's Divorce Petition
2/21/2006, Yahoo! Music
Nick Lachey has filed his response to Jessica Simpson's divorce petition, claiming a different date of separation, and reserving the right to ask for spousal support. Since...
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Maroon 5 Singer And Jessica Simpson Rumors Persist
1/30/2006, USRN
It seems that Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine might have gotten lucky with Jessica Simpson after all. Just a week after he reportedly got blown off by the newly-single Simpson,...
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Britney Spears tops worst-dressed list
1/10/2006, Reuters
Pop singer Britney Spears on
Tuesday topped an annual Hollywood worst-dressed list compiled
by a fashion designer who called her an "over-the-hill Lolita."
Mr. Blackwell's...
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Simpson to Kick Off People's Choice Awards
1/5/2006, AP
Former "Newlywed" Jessica Simpson will kick off the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards with a special performance.
"Jessica's true vocal talent, unlimited energy and...
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Entertainment 2005: What Might Have Been
12/30/2005, AP
It may not have been evident at the time, but when Tom Cruise was leaping up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch, he was like a piston, churning the wheels of fate.
Had...
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Jessica Simpson Files For Divorce
12/19/2005, USRN
Jessica Simpson filed for divorce from her husband Nick Lachey Friday afternoon (December 16), citing irreconcilable differences. The five-page document, filed in Los...
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Britney Spears tops Yahoo's annual Buzz Index
12/15/2005, Reuters
For the third time in four years,
singer Britney Spears is No. 1 -- as far as Internet users are
concerned.
Spears topped Yahoo's annual list of the most-searched...
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Untying the Knot, Celebrity Style
12/13/2005, AP
No mother-in-law sleepovers. Only one football game per Sunday. Mandatory sexual positions. With celebrity marriages often shorter than Jessica Simpson's Daisy Dukes, the...
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Co. Marketing Jessica Simpson's Name Sued
11/30/2005, AP
What's in a name? In Jessica Simpson's case, at least $15 million.
A company that markets celebrities' names says it set up the deal that got Jessica Simpson Brand...
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Simpson, Lachey Officially Separating
11/23/2005, AP
After months of rumors, denials and salacious magazine covers, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are officially calling it quits.
The couple jointly announced their...
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Jessica Simpson Saw Therapist Over Rumors
11/1/2005, AP
Jessica Simpson says the relentless gossip about her marriage to Nick Lachey drove her to visit a therapist.
"Yes I have," the singer-actress tells Teen People in its...
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Tabloid Pressures Put Jessica Simpson In Therapy
10/31/2005, USRN
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson are Teen People's cover girls for their December issue, out November 4. According to MTV.com, Jessica told the magazine that she had to visit a...
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Simpson set to lead next week's album list
10/21/2005, Reuters
Youth should be served next week,
when it is practically certain that Ashlee Simpson's sophomore
set will bow atop the Billboard 200.
Early sales cited by chains have...
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Norah and Wyclef Sing for Relief
10/13/2005, E! Online
Hurricane Katrina's news coverage may have come and gone, but the
Hollywood benefits live on.
Grammy winners Wyclef Jean and
Norah Jones are the latest celebs to be...
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Deny, Deny, Deny: Celebs Straddle Truth
10/6/2005, AP
When is a denial not a denial? Life as a Hollywood couple means perpetual breakup rumors — which means perpetual insistence that "things are good." But sometimes those...
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Bebe to Perform at Latin Grammy Awards
10/6/2005, AP
Bebe, Intocable, La Ley and Laura Pausini will perform at the Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles next month.
Andy Garcia, Sofia Vergara and "Desperate Housewives" star Eva...
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Pop star style to rock New York's Fashion Week
9/15/2005, Reuters
Pop stars with their own clothing
labels are increasingly trying to hit a higher fashion note and
Gwen Stefani is the latest to venture onto the haute couture
runways of New...
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98 Degrees Candidate Runs Cold
9/14/2005, E! Online
As a member of 98 Degrees, Justin Jeffre sold nearly 10 million
albums. As a candidate for mayor of Cincinnati, he got 708 votes.
The 32-year-old boy-band crooner placed...
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98 Degrees Singer Not Done With Politics
9/14/2005, AP
Pop singer Justin Jeffre says he's headed back to the recording studio, but don't be surprised if he makes another run at politics.
Jeffre, a member of the boy band 98...
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98 Degrees Heats Up Election
9/2/2005, E! Online
Because of Justin Jeffre's run for Cincinnati mayor, the members
of 98 Degrees are staging a reunion.
The former boy
banders will reunite Saturday afternoon to attend a...
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98 Degrees Reunites for Fundraiser
9/1/2005, AP
The pop group 98 Degrees is reuniting Saturday to support member Justin Jeffre's run for mayor of Cincinnati.
There may be some singing, but Jeffre says don't call it a...
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Simpson, Lachey to Sing at 9/11 Tribute
9/1/2005, AP
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey will sing "America the Beautiful" as part of a tribute by the National Football League to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror...
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Usher, 50 Cent Up for World Music Awards
8/31/2005, AP
Usher, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey and The Game were among the recording artists up for multiple honors Wednesday night at the 2005 World Music Awards, which selects winners based...
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Diddy Promises the Ultimate Party for VMAs
8/25/2005, AP
Scoring an invite to one of Diddy's dazzling, decadent bashes is a notoriously difficult get. But on Sunday, Diddy is relaxing his stringent admittance rules for a...
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Celibate Celebs: Some Aren't Promiscuous
8/15/2005, AP
Britney Spears was 18 when she lost it. So was Marcia Cross from "Desperate Housewives." Ozzy Osbourne was 14. His daughter, Kelly, was 16. Gary Coleman? Well, he might...
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"Now 19" Clobbers Kelly, Carey
7/27/2005, E! Online
Leave it to a teen to knock R. Kelly for a loop.
Now That's What I Call Music! 19, the latest edition in the
world's most popular hits compilation series, used its star...
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Jessica Simpson Victim Of Identity Scam
7/25/2005, USRN
A 23-year-old public relations intern who knew a lot of details about Jessica Simpson's personal life got caught last week posing as the star's publicist and friend Cacee...
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Record Co. May Settle 'Payola' Charges
7/25/2005, AP
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is expected to announce today an international "payola" settlement with a major record company to limit the industry's ability to...
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NY AG Spitzer to announce payola settlement
7/25/2005, Reuters
New York State Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer plans to announce on Monday a settlement in his probe
of the way music companies influence which songs get played on
the radio,...
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Woman Uses Jessica Simpson's Name in Scam
7/25/2005, AP
Authorities have accused an East Rutherford woman of amassing more than $12,000 in free merchandise by claiming she was an assistant of celebrity Jessica Simpson.
Courtney...
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Billboard album reviews
7/18/2005, Reuters
This compilation is among the first
phase of releases under songwriter/producer Jermaine Dupri's
watch as Virgin president...
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Jessica Simpson Denies Affair Rumors
6/27/2005, USRN
Jessica Simpson says that despite the rumors, she didn't misbehave while filming the movie The Dukes of Hazzard. She tells GQ magazine that she was amused by reports she was...
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Poll: Women Want Jessica Simpson's Hair
6/27/2005, AP
You want Jessica Simpson's hair, admit it. According to a new poll conducted by In Touch magazine, the singer and "Dukes of Hazzard" star has the hairstyle most women...
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Jessica Simpson Starts Walkin' Towards New Single And Video
6/13/2005, USRN
Jessica Simpson and country star Willie Nelson's version of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" will be the first release from the soundtrack for the upcoming the Dukes Of...
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Carey, Nine Inch Nails Set for MTV Awards
5/21/2005, AP
Mariah Carey will perform at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, joining Eminem and Nine Inch Nails to complete the lineup.
Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the 14th annual awards show will...
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Lopez MTV Special Sprinkled With Bling
2/23/2005, AP
Jennifer Lopez didn't let MTV delve as deeply as they do into the lives of "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey or the Osbourne family, but she did let the cameras...
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Ashlee Simpson Lives--Live
2/18/2005, E! Online
The "Stop Ashlee Simpson " online petition may have more 320,000
cosigners, but the object of its disaffection won't play along.
Instead of ceasing all "recording,...
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Willie Nelson To Duet With Jessica Simpson
2/16/2005, USRN
As two of the stars of the upcoming movie the Dukes Of Hazzard, Willie Nelson and Jessica Simpson will be recording a duet for the film's soundtrack. There is no word yet on...
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No Doubt, Linkin Lead Tsunami Show
2/10/2005, E! Online
Musicians want tsunami victims to know that the tragedy has not
been forgotten.
With news coverage fading fast six weeks
after the earthquake-generated waves killed...
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Nick Lachey Inks New Solo Deal with Jive
1/18/2005, Reuters
Former boy-band member Nick Lachey ,
now best known as the husband of Jessica Simpson , has signed
with Jive Records, home of Britney Spears .
The label, a unit of Sony...
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'Newlyweds' and Ashlee to Return to MTV
1/18/2005, AP
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are putting a severe strain on the term "newlyweds."
The couple, who married two years ago, will return Jan. 26 for the third season of...
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Jessica Simpson Assaulted By Creamed Spinach
1/6/2005, USRN
Jessica Simpson got an unwelcome extra helping of creamed spinach when she dined at the South Beach steakhouse Smith and Wollensky recently. The New York Post reports that a...
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Boo Birds Attack Ashlee
1/5/2005, E! Online
On second thought, perhaps Ashlee Simpson should have stuck to the
hoedown...
Singing live certainly didn't spare Jessica Simpson 's younger, acid-reflux-suffering...
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On the Go with Mario
12/18/2004, Reuters
The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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Snoop Posts Third 'Hot' Week Atop Singles Chart
12/16/2004, Reuters
Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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Ludacris 'Lights' Up U.S. Albums Chart
12/15/2004, Reuters
A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Indie Music Retailers Slow Sales Declines
12/13/2004, Reuters
The holiday mood at independent
music retailers is one of cautious optimism, despite Nielsen
SoundScan numbers showing that overall sales at U.S. indie
merchants were down...
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U2 Bombs the Charts
12/1/2004, E! Online
It took an atomic bomb to dismantle Eminem 's encore.
U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb blew Em's
Encore out of the top slot the latter had occupied for two
straight...
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Firm Intros Text-Friendly Coat for 2-Sided Discs
11/27/2004, Reuters
DualDisc and DVD(plus) discs have
until now been devoid of graphics, apart from limited text on
the inner ring. Because both sides of these CD/DVD hybrids
contain optical...
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Ryan Cabrera More Than Just Ashlee's Ex
11/9/2004, AP
Ryan Cabrera may be better known as Ashlee Simpson 's ex-boyfriend, but now he's making a name for himself.
His major label debut album, "Take It All Away," has sold more...
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Simpson, Lachey Report Happy Marriage
11/3/2004, AP
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey , stars of "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica," want everyone to know they're happily married. The couple, who celebrated their second wedding...
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Ashlee's Drummer Takes Blame
11/2/2004, E! Online
It looks like Ashlee Simpson was wrong--her Saturday Night
Live lip-synching disaster wasn't her band's fault.
Actually, the downfall Simpson suffered on live...
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Lavigne Says Fake Pop Starlets Are 'Pathetic'
10/29/2004, Reuters
With Ashlee Simpson in the news
this week following a disastrous lip-synching appearance on
"Saturday Night Live," Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne says
it's "pathetic"...
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Jessica Simpson Unveiling Holiday CD, Concert DVD
10/28/2004, Reuters
Jessica Simpson will unveil two new
releases on Nov. 23: an expanded edition of a seasonal album
previously available only at 7-Eleven stores in North America
and a concert...
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Kidman, Eminem Get People's Choice Bid
10/26/2004, AP
Rapper Eminem and baritone Josh Groban now have something in common: They are among the nominees for favorite male singer in the People's Choice Awards.
Nominees for the...
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Usher, Linkin Park Win Radio Music Awards
10/26/2004, AP
Usher won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year at the Radio Music Awards Monday night. Linkin Park grabbed the Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Rock...
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Usher, OutKast Win Big at World Music Awards
9/19/2004, Reuters
Usher and OutKast were the top
winners at this year's World Music Awards, which took place for
the first time in Las Vegas.
The show at the Thomas & Mack Center was...
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Usher, West, OutKast Top AMA Noms
9/18/2004, Reuters
Usher, Kanye West and OutKast are
the top nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards.
Usher received four nominations, including favorite
pop/rock male and...
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House of Blues Backing Developing Artists
9/11/2004, Reuters
When it comes to artist
development, concert promoter House of Blues is putting its
money -- and marketing muscle -- on the line.
HOB's Emerging Artist program, with help...
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'Wait' Is Over for Stefani Solo Single
9/10/2004, Reuters
Gwen Stefani will unveil her first
solo material early next month in the form of the single "What
You Waiting For?"
The No Doubt frontwoman's as-yet-untitled album will...
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Sanz Scores Latin Grammy Rerun
9/2/2004, E! Online
His new album title might translate to It's Not the Same,
but when it came to Wednesday night's Latin Grammys , it was nothing but
the same for Alejandro Sanz .
For the...
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Sanz Sweeps Latin Grammys
9/1/2004, Reuters
Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz ,
one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on
Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best
song,...
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Olympians Attending MTV Awards in Miami
8/28/2004, AP
Olympic competitors like Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson are skipping out of the closing ceremony in Athens and heading to Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, the...
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Ashlee Erases Ex
8/25/2004, E! Online
Ashlee Simpson has shown no mercy on the charts. First, her
Autobiography destroyed the sales milestones of her more famous
sister, Jessica. Now, Ashlee's kicked her former...
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Britney & Beau's Video Wedding
8/24/2004, E! Online
Britney Spears is immortalizing her hot 'n' heavy romance with
Kevin Federline by putting him in her new video.
Federline, a backup dancer by trade, will star in the...
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Paris "Screwed" Out of Single?
8/20/2004, E! Online
Paris Hilton or Haylie Duff--who will get screwed out of
"Screwed"?
The dueling would-be music divas have
both recorded versions of the song "Screwed" for their...
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R. Kelly, Jay-Z Teaming for Tour
8/19/2004, Reuters
R&B/hip-hop superstars R. Kelly and
Jay-Z will team for a North American tour this fall, kicking
off Sept. 30 in Chicago. The full routing has yet to be
announced for the...
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NFL Announces Entertainment for First Game
8/10/2004, AP
The NFL on Monday announced its entertainment lineup for the first football game of the season, promising no repeat of the breast-baring performance by Janet Jackson that...
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Charts: "Now 16" Kicks Ash
8/4/2004, E! Online
Now that's what I call a sweet 16!
The latest edition
of the top-pop hits collection, Now That's What I Call Music! Vol.
16, featuring singles by the like of OutKast,...
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Bruce and Friends Rock for Change
8/4/2004, E! Online
Bruce Springsteen has finally been drafted.
After weeks of speculation as to whether or not the megastar would play
a protest concert at Giants Stadium during the...
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MTV Adds More Celebs to Video Music Awards
8/2/2004, AP
MTV continues to add celebrities to the 2004 Video Music Awards. The newest additions read like a veritable list of who's funny, who's in the tabloids and who can flip...
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Jay-Z Leads VMAs Noms
7/27/2004, E! Online
When it comes to the VMAs, the biggest problem Jay-Z may have
is where to put all those Moon Men.
In what could be a
last hurrah before his pending retirement from...
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Industry Awaits 'Bloodbath' at Sony BMG
7/25/2004, Reuters
The heavy lifting is about to begin
for BMG and Sony Music.
With the European Commission 's July 19 clearance of the
proposed merger of the two music giants, approval by...
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Sony, BMG to Lay Off 2,000 Staffers -Sources
7/18/2004, Reuters
About 2,000 staffers
worldwide will be let go as a result of the upcoming merger
between recording industry giants Sony Music and Bertelsmann
Music Group (BMG), sources...
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Jessica Simpson Calls in Sick
6/23/2004, E! Online
Jessica Simpson fans got a dose of reality Tuesday after the pop
tart reported to the sick bay and canceled her scheduled concert at the
last minute.
Simpson was...
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Beasties Ch-Check In at No. 1
6/23/2004, E! Online
Ch-check it out: The Beasties are number one.
As
expected, the Beastie Boys exerted their party rights with their sixth
studio album, To the 5 Boroughs, which got the...
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Kidney Trouble Sidelines Jessica Simpson
6/22/2004, AP
Pop singer Jessica Simpson canceled her Tuesday show at the Dunkin' Donuts Center because of a kidney infection, a spokeswoman at Columbia Records said.
Simpson, 23, was...
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Usher Unseats Avril
6/9/2004, E! Online
Eight is apparently not enough for Usher.
For the
ninth time in 11 weeks of release, the R&B crooner's incredibly
resilient breakout smash Confessions topped...
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Jessica Simpson's Tour Focuses on Music
6/1/2004, AP
Jessica Simpson 's summer tour is focused on music, but the thing that made her a superstar will definitely be represented.
A giant television will be behind her as she...
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Indy 500 Brings Out the Celebrities
5/31/2004, AP
Actor Morgan Freeman drove the pace car. Pop star Jessica Simpson sang the national anthem. Television host David Letterman co-owns the team that had the winning driver,...
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Jessica Simpson to Promote Breath Mints
5/18/2004, AP
Singer Jessica Simpson will star in commercials marketing Hershey's new breath mints.
The commercials featuring Simpson, 23, and her sister, Ashlee, are scheduled to...
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Outside Is in for Summer Tour Biz
5/16/2004, Reuters
Despite a lingering perception that
outdoor concert venues play host mainly to acts past their
commercial peak, U.S. sheds are looking forward to a summer
rich with current...
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Many 'American Idol' Losers Winning Big
5/10/2004, AP
Acidic tongue-lashings from "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell could deflate anyone's musical aspirations, but many "Idol" losers are finding that second-chance success...
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Divas Smell Money in Fragrance Biz
5/7/2004, Reuters
Some of today's biggest music stars
have ignited a boom in the once-dormant celebrity fragrance
business.
Leading the way is Jennifer Lopez , who has two...
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Usher Album Tips Triple-Platinum
5/4/2004, Reuters
Just over a month after its release,
Usher's chart-topping album, "Confessions," has been certified
triple-platinum for U.S. shipments in excess of three million
copies by...
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Prince Can't Usurp Usher
4/28/2004, E! Online
Prince
didn't exactly extend his purple reign to the album charts.
Despite some controversy over how sales of his new album, Musicology,
would be counted, the Purple...
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Yeah! Usher Undefeated on Charts
4/21/2004, E! Online
People apparently can't get enough of Usher's
new tell-all.
Facing minimal competition yet again, the
R&B star's Confessions
continued its chokehold on the top album...
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Nick & Jessica To Return For Christmas Special
4/16/2004, USRN
The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour proved to be a ratings success, so Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson will be back on television later this year in a Christmas special. Some...
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Hung's Big Bang on the Charts
4/14/2004, E! Online
Even Usher
must confess, the man with the most sales can still be overshadowed by
the force that is William Hung.
Usher, who topped
the charts for a third straight...
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Nick and Jessica Variety Show Debuts
4/12/2004, AP
Pitching it as the New Millennium Sonny and Cher Show, ABC aired "The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour" on Sunday. In what was billed as their first-ever TV special, Nick Lachey...
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Jessica Simpson Sues Auto-Racing Company
4/8/2004, AP
Jessica Simpson wants her money for splashing a New Jersey auto-racing company's logo across her chest. The Smoking Gun Web site reports "The Newlyweds" star agreed to wear...
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Big Motown Stars Won't Be There for TV Special
4/2/2004, Reuters
Viewers who tune into the upcoming
TV special celebrating the 45th anniversary of Motown Records
might find themselves asking "What's going on?"
Two decades after Michael...
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Norah, Clay Command Charts
3/24/2004, E! Online
It appears there's still no way to beat Norah and Clay.
On the album sales charts, Norah
Jones continued to fend off all contenders as Feels
Like Home secured its sixth...
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Wal-Mart Fine-Tunes Music Service
3/23/2004, Reuters
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
the world's largest retailer, has officially launched its
digital music store Music Downloads and has incorporated many
improvements since the...
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Lachey, Simpson to Star in Variety Show
3/23/2004, AP
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson will star in "The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour," to air April 11 on ABC, the network announced Monday.
The special will feature a series of...
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Lachey, Simpson to Appear in Variety Show
3/22/2004, AP
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson are getting a full hour of wackiness and song. They'll star in a one-shot television special on ABC called "The Nick and Jessica Variety...
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Harry, Lauper to Perform at 'Divas'
3/19/2004, AP
Joss Stone, Deborah Harry and Cyndi Lauper will join previously announced performers Patti LaBelle and Jessica Simpson on stage at this year's "VH1 Divas."
"VH1 Divas"...
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Norah Beats Back Bad Boys
3/17/2004, E! Online
Thanks to Norah
Jones, the bad boys don't have a chance.
For a fifth
straight week, Feels
Like Home kept Jones in the number one spot despite challenges
ranging from...
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Bush Attends Ford's Theatre Benefit Show
3/14/2004, AP
President Bush rocked his head in time to "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and a medley of other patriotic tunes Sunday night during a benefit for the Ford's Theatre, which ended with...
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Norah Skins Jessica
3/10/2004, E! Online
Never has it been more difficult to keep up with the Joneses.
Especially this one.
Norah
Jones' record-setting sophomore album, Feels
Like Home, extended its reign atop...
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Britney And Jessica Duke It Out Over 'Dukes'
3/8/2004, USRN
It looks as though Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears are now both competing for the part of Daisy Duke in the film version of Dukes of Hazzard. Ananova.com reports that,...
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OutKast, Eminem Reach New Multi-Platinum Peaks
3/5/2004, Reuters
Eminem 's "The Marshall Mathers LP"
and OutKast's "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" have each been
certified for U.S. shipments of 9 million copies.
The sets are fast...
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LaBelle, Simpson to Perform on 'Divas'
2/25/2004, AP
Patti LaBelle and Jessica Simpson will perform at the "VH1 Divas" special, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 18.
Additional performers, presenters and...
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Trouble In Paradise For Nick Lachey & Jessica Simpson?
2/18/2004, USRN
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson's respective careers may be causing some newlywed tension, according to Extra. The TV entertainment news show reports that as Simpson's...
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Beyonce Knowles Headed for Superstardom
2/14/2004, Reuters
Beyonce's career is moving in
only one direction: straight up.
Her five wins and her two electrifying performances during
the Feb. 8 Grammy Awards at the Staples Center...
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Entry Into Grammy Parties Coveted
2/10/2004, AP
Entry into the parties surrounding the Grammy festivities was as coveted as a ticket to the awards show itself.
One of the most glittering events was music mogul Clive...
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Janet Jackson, P.Diddy Prepare for Halftime Extravaganza
1/29/2004, Reuters
Janet Jackson and a trio of
entertainers were putting the finishing touches Thursday to the
Super Bowl's halftime musical extravaganza.
Joining Jackson on stage for the...
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Prince Is Surprise Guest at Globe Party
1/27/2004, AP
The Hilton sisters got upstaged at one of the Golden Globe Awards afterparties.
Prince popped up as a surprise guest around midnight at In Style magazine's party...
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Q&A With Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro
1/21/2004, AP
Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and his sexpot significant other Carmen Electra are the latest celebrity couple to field-test their romance on MTV.
Their new...
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MTV Picks Up Second Season of 'Newlyweds'
1/9/2004, AP
They're not newlyweds anymore, but Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson are coming back for a second season of "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica" on MTV.
New episodes of the reality...
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OutKast Still Shakin' in 2004
1/7/2004, E! Online
If OutKast's
New Year's resolution was to stay on top, the Polaroid-shakin' rappers
are already off to a good start.
The Atlanta rap duo finished
2003 with...
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Simpson Not in a Rush to Have a Baby
1/7/2004, AP
Pop star Jessica Simpson is in no hurry to join the growing group of expectant mothers such as Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow .
Simpson, 23, tells People magazine she's...
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'Idol' Worship Makes Its Mark in 2003
12/20/2003, Reuters
The music-TV story of the year can
be summed up in two words: "American Idol."
The Fox show's second season, which began in January, had
even higher ratings than the...
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Beyonce, R. Kelly Win 4 Billboard Awards
12/11/2003, AP
Sultry singer Beyonce and crooner R. Kelly each took home four awards from the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
Beyonce, who appeared at the ceremony Wednesday in a sequined...
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Beyoncé Brings in "Billboard" Booty
12/11/2003, E! Online
Beyonc
brought home the booty at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
The "Crazy in Love" singer and leading Grammy
nominee was honored with four awards total at the Las...
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Beyonce, Hilary, Jessica to Rock for Fox
12/1/2003, Reuters
Beyonce Knowles , Hilary Duff and
Jessica Simpson are the first artists confirmed to appear on a
Fox holiday television special slated to air Dec. 15.
The hour-long show...
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Charts: Jay-Z Back in "Black"
11/19/2003, E! Online
Jay-Z sure knows how to make
an exit.
The retiring rapper is going out on top, as his
swan song, The
Black Album, beat out five other huge new releases last week...
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New Music Magazine Is Aimed at Older Fans
11/17/2003, AP
Publishing executive John Rollins, who witnessed the infancy of Vibe and Spin magazines, had a revelation one day when he dropped a Buena Vista Social Club album into his CD...
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Associated Press Q&A With Nick Lachey
11/13/2003, AP
Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees knows his fan base is mostly teenage girls, and he's OK with that. Those fans pushed the boy band's album sales to multiplatinum.
But the...
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Nick Lachey breaks free on solo record
11/12/2003, AP
Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees knows his fan base is mostly teenage girls, but he's OK with that. Those fans pushed sales of the boy band's "98 Degrees and Rising" and...
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'Newlyweds' Nick And Jessica Celebrate First Anniversary
10/27/2003, USRN
Everyone's favorite newlyweds, Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, spent their first wedding anniversary on Sunday (October 26) in romantic Atlantic City, New Jersey. Simpson...
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'Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica' Gets Renewed
10/8/2003, USRN
MTV has announced that it has renewed Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson's reality show, Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica. The show follows the stars as they muddle their way through...
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Jessica Simpson To Perform On 'Miss Teen USA'
8/12/2003, USRN
Jessica Simpson will perform her new single "Sweetest Sin" from her recently-released album In This Skin on the 2003 Miss Teen USA pageant Tuesday (August 12). Her husband,...
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Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey Star In Steamy Music Video
6/23/2003, USRN
Jessica Simpson is joined by her husband, 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey, in the music video for her new single "Sweetest Sin."
The track is the first from her upcoming...
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Jessica Simpson: The Wedding Planner
6/6/2003, USRN
Singer Jessica Simpson's new book/DVD set, I Do: Achieving Your Dream Wedding, chronicles her wedding to 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey. The book features both...
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Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson Become Subject Of New Reality Series
4/4/2003, USRN
Newlyweds Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) and Jessica Simpson will open their lives up to fans via a new reality series for MTV. The cameras will catch the couple adjusting to...
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