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   In Wake of Purchase by Beats Electronics, MOG CEO David Hyman Steps Down

   9:00 am 11/23/2012

   • by Billboard Staff

   "It's been a long great journey," wrote the digital music service's founder on Tuesday. "But like Sting said, 'If you love something, set it free.' ... I'm looking forward to my first real break since 1994." Read more

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   Hot Vegas Trend: $12,000 Bottles of Liquor

   10:00 am 11/16/2012

   • by Patrick Comiskey

   High rollers slake their thirst at the tables with rare scotch, whiskey and cognacs at ultra-premium prices.Read more

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   How 50 Cent Made $177K in 9 Minutes (Video)

   4:20 pm 11/12/2012

   • by Colin Stutz

   The rapper returns to home shopping channel QVC with his STREET line of headphones and sees another big pay day.Read more

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   Beats by Dr. Dre Announces Partnership With Trent Reznor, Hints at Mog's Future

   5:33 pm 10/16/2012

   • by Jem Aswad, Billboard

   Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre and president Luke Wood revealed the ex-Nine Inch Nails frontman was joining the company in a consulting role, and also talked plans for the streaming service acquired earlier this year.Read more

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   Snoop Dogg on Chris Lighty's Death: 'He Lived a Great Life and Loved His Artists'

   6:44 pm 8/30/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   Manager for some of rap's biggest names -- 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes among them -- Lighty was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Bronx home on Thursday morning. Read more

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   Oprah Winfrey's Annual Earnings Drop by $125 Million, Says Forbes

   7:08 pm 8/27/2012

   • by THR Staff

   The TV mogul tops the magazine's highest-paid celebrities list for a fourth time, but her reign is in danger of coming to an end.Read more

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   Snoop Dogg, Diddy and 4 More Hip-Hop Options for 'American Idol' Judge

   8:00 am 8/12/2012

   • by Michele Amabile Angermiller

   Who will sit alongside Mariah Carey on season 12? With so many names in the mix, THR narrows down rap's best contenders.Read more

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   FX Inks Script Development Deal for Dr. Dre Drama Pilot

   9:34 am 8/6/2012

   • by Lacey Rose

   Created by Sidney Quashi, the Los Angeles-set drama explores both the music business and crime business. Read more

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   Rick Ross' 'God Forgives, I Don't': What the Critics Are Saying

   4:51 pm 7/31/2012

   • by Arati Patel

   After describing his new album as "the missing part of my legacy," the reviews are in for the rapper's fifth effort, which features pals Drake, Jay-Z, Andre 3000, Dr. Dre and Usher, among others. Read more

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10. London 2012: Dr. Dre at Center of Olympics Marketing Controversy (Report)

    9:17 am 7/31/2012

    • by Stuart Kemp

    The rapper sent some of his Beats headphones to British and U.S. athletes, but his company is not an official Olympics partner.Read more

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