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• Kara DioGuardi Leaving 'American Idol'

  
  

  Ending weeks of speculation, Kara DioGuardi and Fox announced late Friday (Sept. 3) that she would be departing as a judge on "American Idol" after two seasons.

  
  
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• Billboard Bits: Lady Gaga Poses as Lady Liberty, Rihanna Premiering New Single

  
  

  Rihanna dropping new single next week, Lady Gaga poses as Lady Liberty, Panic! at the Disco take on Broadway, and  more.

  
  
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• Rosanne Cash Talks New Memoir, Relationship with Father

  
  

  In an interview with Billboard, Rosanne Cash talks about her relationship with her father and reflects on her transition from a country hitmaker to a more introspective singer-songwriter.

  
  
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• Eminem Official Eminem websiteEminem - WikipediaEminem - FacebookEminem on MySpace MusicYouTube - Eminem's Channel As the Riddler? Re-Casting 'Batman' with Rappers

  
  

  Eminem Official Eminem websiteEminem - WikipediaEminem - FacebookEminem on MySpace MusicYouTube - Eminem's Channel has been a superhero on the Hot 100 chart lately, but apparently he's ready to return to the silver screen as a villain in the next "Batman" movie. According to the National Enquirer, Em rhymed to his reps, "When it comes to business, you know I ain't no fiddler... You tell them Batman biggies, I wanna play The Riddler!"

  
  
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• Ask Billboard: Familiar Titles In Top 10

  
  

  An eagle-eyed chart watcher notes that last week, four titles ranked in the Hot 100's top 10 after previously charting by different artists.

  
  
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• Kings of Leon Talks 'Radioactive' Single, Reveals Album Tracklist

  
  

  As anticipation grows for Kings Of Leon's "Come Around Sundown" -- the follow-up to its massively successful "Only By The Night" album -- the band has been gradually letting fans in on details of the new record. 

  
  
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• Dr. Luke: The Billboard Cover Story

  
  

  In Five Years, Lukasz Gottwald—Better-Known To Pop Music's A-List As 'Dr. Luke'—Has Gone From 'SNL' House Band Guitarist To This Generation's Pre-Eminent Top 40 Hitmaker, Mentioned In The Same Breath As Such Hallowed Teen Titans As Phil Spector And Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

  
  
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• POTW: Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Eminem Official Eminem websiteEminem - WikipediaEminem - FacebookEminem on MySpace MusicYouTube - Eminem's Channel, Kanye, Gwen Stefani

  
  

  Bieber and Usher huddle backstage, Rihanna kisses her wax-self, Kanye watches the US Open, Gwen Stefani frolics on the beach with Zuma, Snoop Dogg and Spike Lee celebrate Michael Jackson.

  
  
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• Ke$ha 'Takes Off' with Fourth Top 10 from Debut Album

  
  

  Ke$ha becomes the 11th solo female to collect at least four Billboard Hot 100 top 10s from a debut album as "Take It Off," from her introductory set, "Animal," bounds 16-10.

  
  
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• Katy Perry's Album Sales Spark New Worries

  
  

  After first-week sales of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" fell short of industry projections, there are worries about how the album's performance will affect retail orders for other superstar releases due later this year.

  
  
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• B.o.B. Parties with Rivers Cuomo in 'Magic' Video

  
  

  B.o.B. has some trippy dreams in his new video for "Magic," featuring Rivers Cuomo. 

  
  
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• Cee Lo: I Wanted to 'Rock the Boat' with 'F**k You'

  
  

  Cee Lo Green's viral smash "Fuck You" may seem like it came out of the blue. But the singer had actually been sitting on it for almost a year. 

  
  
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• Ne-Yo Says T.I. Makes Poor Decisions

  
  

  Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances - and it's time he gets his act together.

  
  
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• Snoop Dogg Official Snoop Dogg websiteSnoop Dogg - WikipediaSnoop Dogg - FacebookSnoop Dogg on MySpace MusicSnoop Dogg on TwitterYouTube - Snoop Dogg's Channel To Have Song Featured in 'Rock Band'

  
  

  Fans of the hit game "Rock Band" will get a chance to jam to some hip-hop, thanks to Snoop Dogg Official Snoop Dogg websiteSnoop Dogg - WikipediaSnoop Dogg - FacebookSnoop Dogg on MySpace MusicSnoop Dogg on TwitterYouTube - Snoop Dogg's Channel.

  
  
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• Brooks & Dunn End 20-Year Career at Nas Nas - WikipediaNas on MySpace MusicNas on TwitterYouTube - Nas's Channelhville Show

  
  

  The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last. The country music duo closed out a 20-year career at Nas Nas - WikipediaNas on MySpace MusicNas on TwitterYouTube - Nas's Channelhville's Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night (Sept. 2) with their 1991 debut single, "Brand New Man," during the encore.

  
  
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• Exclusive: Watch Dave Navarro on "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit"

  
  

  So exclusively here right now, before it debuts on Tuesday, you can check out Dave doing those things and more in his starring role in the latest episode of the NBC.com web comedy series "Fact Checkers Unit."

  
  
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• Iron Maiden, Shakira Reign On Euro Charts

  
  

  Iron Maiden's "The Final Frontier" starts a second week atop Billboard's European Albums chart.

  
  
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• Eminem Official Eminem websiteEminem - WikipediaEminem - FacebookEminem on MySpace MusicYouTube - Eminem's Channel Brings Out Dr. Dre, 50 Cent Official 50 Cent website50 Cent - Wikipedia50 Cent - Facebook50 Cent on MySpace Music50 Cent on TwitterYouTube - 50 Cent's Channel for Detroit Show with Jay-Z Official Jay-Z websiteJay-Z - WikipediaJay-Z - FacebookJay-Z on MySpace MusicJay-Z on TwitterYouTube - Jay-Z's Channel

  
  

  Eminem Official Eminem websiteEminem - WikipediaEminem - FacebookEminem on MySpace MusicYouTube - Eminem's Channel clearly felt that he had something to prove Thursday night at the opening show of his Home And Home Tour series with fellow rapper Jay-Z Official Jay-Z websiteJay-Z - WikipediaJay-Z - FacebookJay-Z on MySpace MusicJay-Z on TwitterYouTube - Jay-Z's Channel.

  
  
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• Chris Brown Scores No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart with 'Deuces'

  
  

  Chris Brown returns to the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time since 2006 as "Deuces" jumps from No. 2 to No. 1 this week.

  
  
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