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Whitney Houston is seen performing on stage during the 2004 World Music Awards at the Thomas and Mack Center on September 15, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Musical inspired by King of Pop, Whitney Houston headed to Vegas

Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Producers Mark Lamica, Quincy Krashna, Jerry Greenberg, Raymond Del Barrio and Larry Hart will join forces to present 'The Man'...
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Lil Wayne carries a skateboard at a new park he helped finance along with Glu Agency and Mountain Dew, in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Is Lil Wayne bigger than Elvis?

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne is not only making rap history, he's making rock 'n roll history: the rapper has surpassed Elvis Presley as the leading male with the most entries on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
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Dylan Brown, left, founder of The Yard Entertainment, and Philip Atwell, owner of Geronimo Films, pose with models of the Tupac Shakur hologram at the Subtractive Studio in Santa Monica, Calif. When Tupac Shakur rose from the stage in the California desert earlier this year, it was not only a jaw-dropping resurrection, but also the beginning of a new form of live entertainment. Stars wield extensive control over how their names, voices and images are used after they die through likeness, trademark and copyright protections, and now holograms offer them yet another consideration. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

From Tupac to Elvis: Holograms present celebs with new afterlife

Anthony McCarthy, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Tupac Shakur rose from the stage in the California desert earlier this year, it was not only a jaw-dropping resurrection, but also th

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Why African-Americans are ambivalent about Elvis

Jasmine 'Jazzi' Johnson
OPINION - Deemed as a racist and a soulless thief, his legacy combats protesters who claim him as the sole creator and originator of rock 'n' roll. In reality, neither is correct...
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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' jacket up for auction

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The jacket Michael Jackson wore in his "Thriller" video is hitting the auction block...
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