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NEW YORK (AP) — A festive mood prevailed Thursday as the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade made its way through the crowded streets of Manhattan beneath brilliant sunshine. A jetpack-wearing monkey and a freakish creation from filmmaker Tim Burton are two of the big new balloons that were making their inaugural appearances. Paul Frank’s Julius […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — GOP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann received an apology from an NBC executive after an off-color song was played during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night,” her spokeswoman said late Wednesday. The Minnesota congresswoman received a personal letter from NBC’s vice president for late night programming, Doug Vaughan, a day […]

LOS ANGELES — Kim Kardashian, Blair Underwood and other celebrities served up a Thanksgiving day meal to the homeless in Los Angeles.

After somebody edited rapper, Too Short’s WikiPedia page to say that he died of a heart attack, rumors of Too Short, real name Todd Shaw’s death quickly spread over the the internet. After the rumor spread via Twitter, Too Short himself cleared them up on his Twitter account. Stop calling my phone. I’m not dead. […]

After The Roots played a song by the punk rock group, Fishbone called “Lyin Ass Bitch” during Michelle Bachmann’s introduction on NBC’s “The Jimmy Fallon Show,” Michelle Bachmann has accused NBC of sexism. Bachmann also accused NBC of having a double standard for conservative women. The Roots also played “Crooklyn Part 2” featuring rapper Chubb […]

Popular singers, Cee-Lo Green and Mary J. Blige will perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow. Cee-Lo Green started with the rap group Goodie Mob and achieved mainstream success with the his collaboration with deejay, Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley, and the hit Crazy” and later with his own song “F—You” Mary J. Blige has been […]

NEW YORK — Nicki Minaj will have another moment to savor from her super year: Billboard is honoring her as its rising star of 2011.

Rolling Stone magazine has named Jimi Hendrix the greatest guitar player of all time. Hendrix was picked by Rolling Stone editors and prominent guitarists. Blues musician BB King was also on the list of Rolling Stone’s Top 10 greatest guitarists. Reuters reports: “Jimi Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be: He manipulated […]

LOS ANGELES — J.R. Martinez started out as the least-known member of the “Dancing With the Stars” cast, but as the season went on, America fell in love with the 28-year-old soldier-turned-soap opera star.

MILWAUKEE-Fourteen people were charged with running a massive drug ring in Milwaukee after a rap video called “Trap House Money” led investigators to indict them for drug trafficking, money laundering, and gun offenses. While twelve members have been arrested, the rappers in the video Eastside L Boog and Eazy (real names: Larry Hooker and Earl […]

American sculptor Daniel Edwards, an Occupy Wall Street movement supporter has crafted a sculpture of rapper Jay-Z, with cartoon characters, Scrooge McDuck, Mr. Burns from “The Simpsons” and Richie Rich.All three characters are known for their wealth and opulence, while Mr. Burns and Scrooge McDuck are known for their greed. The sculpture features Jay-Z shirtless […]

Actor Wesley Snipes reportedly is being sued by American Express for nearly $30,000 worth of unpaid credit card charges. American Express is requesting that Snipes pays the bill, on top of all legal fees, according to TMZ.com. The credit card company filed legal docs in Florida last week, insisting the imprisoned actor racked up a […]