According to TMZ, Michael Jackson is dead. The L.A. Times has confirmed it. Jackson was 50 years old. E! News reports that Michael Jackson was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital earlier today after going into cardiac arrest. Paramedics performed CPR in the ambulance. According to E! News, “His current condition is unknown.” Jackson’s father Joe Jackson confirmed to E! News that Jackson suffered a heart attack. TMZ has a photo of the ambulance. A Jackson family member tells TMZ that Jackson is in “really bad shape”; his brothers are reportedly headed to the hospital. Also, Joe Jackson tells TMZ that Michael is “not doing well.”
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For the first time ever, we entrusted you with the task of selecting the MTV Movie Awards nominees, & like the pop-culture superfans we knew you were, you did not disappoint! Now, we’re pleased to reveal your list of who will vie for the coveted trophies on May 31.
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Despite worries of a workprint that leaked a month ago and generally weak reviews, 20th Century Fox’s prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman, brought in an estimated $87 million its opening weekend in over 4,000 theaters, averaging over $21 thousand per site.
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It is spring & bromance in the air, so let’s bro down with the lads of Future of the Left. The Welsh pummelers hit back with their sophomore album, Travels With Myself & Another, out on June 22 in the UK., 4AD June 23 in the U.S. Expect plenty of comparisons to Mclusky; hell, make 1 yourself while listening to leadoff track “Arming Eritrea”. Or say it to their faces at one of their UK shows in May.
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It’s been 15 years since Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994. Sometimes it doesn’t feel that long ago; sometimes it feels like ancient history. As the time passes,
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Kanye West totally has energy! You ever watch that guy? He’s all over the place! Unfortunately, though, Kanye got famous after the great rapper energy drink boom of 2003, so he’s never had his own energy drink. Until now!
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Imagine the joy in the room when Nine Inch Nails and the reunited Jane’s Addiction sat down to talk about what to call their upcoming tour, and then someone hit upon “NIN|JA.”
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When Elvis Costello decides to go country, he goes all-in. Yesterday, Costello announced the details of his forthcoming album, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, due June 2 on the Starbucks imprint Hear Music. (That cover, above, comes from “Maakies” cartoonist Tony Millionaire.) Costello is going full-on Americana with this one, & he is not playing.
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If you’re looking for an excuse to watch the “Nothing Compares 2 U” video  here we go: Sinéad O’Connor’s breakout 1990 sophomore LP I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got is the latest album to get the reissue treatment from Capitol/EMI in the label’s effort to make a little money off their catalogue while CDs are still something that exist.
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Turns out Where the Wild Things Are isn’t the only must see Spike Jonze joint flooding the web with hype this year.
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