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Whitney Houston's Funeral
Whitney Houston's funeral is invitation-only and attendance will be limited to family and friends, but Saturday's services are set to be seen around the world: They will stream online and be shown on a number of TV networks.
Houston's funeral is slated...Tags: Aretha Franklin, CNN (tv network), Kevin Costner, Piers Morgan, Brandy (singer)
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'Dancing With the Stars' goes out on top
Staff writerUPDATED: The season finale of "Dancing With the Stars" easily drew the biggest audience Tuesday nationally and locally. The ABC dance contest averaged 15.2 million viewers, according to updated ratings. Kellie Pickler, a former "American Idol"...Tags: CBS Corp., Television Industry, ABC (tv network), Entertainment, NCIS: Los Angeles (tv program)
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2013 Billboard Music Awards: Swift dominates, Bieber deflates
LAS VEGAS -- On the Billboard stage, there’s not much room for surprises, at least not where the awards are concerned. This is a ceremony dictated by radio, sales, streaming and fan voting. So it should be expected that Taylor Swift and Justin...Tags: Radio, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, American Music Awards
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Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft
Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...
Tags: Radio, Politics, Government, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Entertainment
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Former Compton deputy fire chief due in court in arson case
A former Compton deputy fire chief is scheduled to appear in court Friday to face charges that he stole radio equipment, then lighted a fire to cover up the crime. Marcel Melanson was arrested at his home Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&...
Tags: Radio, AEG, Television Industry, Theft, Arson
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Former Compton firefighter arrested on suspicion of arson
A former Compton deputy fire chief -- who has also starred on a reality television series -- has been arrested on suspicion of arson and grand theft in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment in late...
Tags: Radio, Television Industry, Arson, Theft, Crimes
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Drake, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz lead BET Award nominations
Drake leads the list of nominations for the upcoming 2013 BET Awards, which the network revealed Tuesday. The Young Money rapper-singer scored a leading 12 nominations, including an impressive five in the video of the year category. His singles "HYFR"...Tags: AEG, Nokia Theater, Academy Awards, Justin Timberlake, Staples Center
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EFG International looks to increase dividend payouts
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss private bank EFG International plans to return more cash to shareholders having emerged from a two-year restructuring campaign to get back into profit, its chief executive told Reuters. "We will have to pay a bigger dividend,...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Thomson Corporation, Productivity, Shareholders, Banking
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Bieber vs. Beethoven; a new twist on battle rap
Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori...
Tags: Apple Inc., Battles (music group), Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Marketing
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Marvin Gaye tribute planned for BET's first season in its new space
Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theatre will stage a new musical about Marvin Gaye in February, as written by the late singer’s family members, along with their manager Barbara Cole. Entitled "The Prophet: A Marvin Gaye Tribute," the new show (not...Tags: James Brown
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Daring 'Gaye' delivers stories and songs
When Black Ensemble Theatre opened its beautiful new building in November, it did so with a show, "The Jackie Wilson Story," that not only was under-rehearsed but was merely a pro forma remount of a hit from the past. The second, far more successful...
Tags: Motown Records, Entertainment Events, Jackie Wilson, Music Theater, Human Accomplishments
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Weak Paramount slate contributes to Viacom's 18% drop in profit
Paramount Pictures turned in another disappointing performance, contributing to an 18% drop in quarterly earnings for parent company Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate reported Wednesday. The Melrose Avenue movie studio suffered from the DVD blues...
Tags: World War Z (movie), Comedy Central (tv network), Television, Viacom Inc., Entertainment
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