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  • February 2008
    • Thriller Revives 'Prettiest Star'

      Thriller Revives 'Prettiest Star'

      (Newser) - Thriller 's 25th anniversary reissue shows why Michael Jackson was once "the coolest, slinkiest, prettiest pop star alive,” Rob Sheffield writes in Rolling Stone . Six “lame” remixes by stars like Fergie, Akon, and Kanye West apparently indicate the best-selling album of all time "cowed" the cover artists, who "know nobody will ever play their versions twice," he adds. More »

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      music review   Kanye West   Michael Jackson   Thriller   Akon   Fergie

  • January 2008
    • Most-Traded Music, Movies and TV Shows of 2007

      Most-Traded Music, Movies and TV Shows of 2007

      (Newser) - Forget box office numbers and Billboard charts: Wired reveals what people were really into last year by probing the action on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The year's most-traded files: Songs: Shop Boyz, "Party Like A Rock Star" Akon, "I Wanna Luv U" Sean Kingston, "Beautiful Girls" Movies: Resident Evil: Extinction Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry More »

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      list   television   movie   music   file sharing   Radiohead   Heroes   Akon   T Pain

  • December 2007
  • October 2007
    • YouTubers Call Takedown Notices Abusive

      YouTubers Call Takedown Notices Abusive

      (Newser) - YouTube has long been on the forefront of citizen filmmaking, but now it’s hitting the vanguard of citizen litigation. Many are crying foul at the frequency of takedown notices—warnings of infringement by copyright holders. Said one user who sued Universal after video of her baby performing over a Prince track was removed, “I don’t like being bullied.” More »

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      YouTube   copyright   Universal Music Group   Akon   Michelle Malkin

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