Proving once again that he’s simply the classiest guy in show business, Chris Brown took time out of his busy schedule trashing green rooms, taking no personal responsibility for domestic assault, and basically taking a leak on any and all forms of good taste in order to drop a some freestyle rhymes on top of a remix of Kanye West’s “Theraflu”—and apparently publicly insulted Rihanna, the woman he viciously assaulted in 2009.

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The Beastie Boys are being sued. On the eve of Adam Yauch‘s unfortunate death, the Beastie Boys were served with allegations from TufAmerica, claiming that the rap group and Universal Music Group sampled songs by go-go and R&B group Trouble Funk.

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Alright, we can stop holding our breath. No Doubt has finally announced an official release date for their new record. All four band members got together to confirm that their first album in a decade will drop on September 25, 2012. See them make the announcement below.

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Andre 3000—one half of the now seemingly-defunct progressive hip hop duo OutKast—seems to have found a way to keep himself busy in the vacuum of his band’s hiatus.  The eccentric and gifted performer is set to play another oddball musician: Jimi Hendrix.

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This week rapper Wiz Khalifa was busted for marijuana possession in North Carolina.  Also, Adele‘s 21 outsold Michael Jackson‘s Thriller by 500 copies in the U.K. We also found out that Frances Bean Cobain owns the rights to Kurt Cobain‘s image. Catch up on this week’s news below.

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Adam Yauch, MCA of the legendary rap group the Beastie Boys, has passed away at the age of 47. Yauch had been battling cancer since 2009, when a tumor was discovered in his salivary gland.

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In a surprise move, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is set to host and act as the musical guest on the May 19^th season finale of Saturday Night Live.  Why shocking?  Well, he’s got nothing to shill—his SuperHeavy bandmates are not billed with him, so that’s out; most of the Rolling Stones 50^th Anniversary celebrations are being pushed back to next year due to Keith Richards’ health; and Jagger hasn’t released a solo disc in years.  Is this the first salvo of unannounced Stones promo performances?

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Indie folk stars Mumford & Sons have just revealed that their sophomore album has been completed. The news comes directly from NME who got the chance to talk to keyboardist Ben Lovett. So, when will we have the chance to head this follow up record. Find out below.

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Disney stars are invading singing competition shows. First it was Christina Aguilera for The Voice. Then Simon Cowell recruited Britney Spears to be one of the new judges on his X Factor show for $15 million. Now, Cowell is on the hunt for another Disney star – Miley Cyrus.

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