Chart-topper Ludacris gets hands on "Claus"
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LOS ANGELES  - Rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, who has the No. 1 album in the country, has joined Vince Vaughn in the cast of the Christmas comedy "Fred Claus."
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There&#39;s a phrase from the song in &quot;How The Grinch Stole Christmas,&quot; that accurately describes the Jacksonville Jaguars performance Sunday against Houston.
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Hip hop artist Ja Rule shoots straight to the top of the singles charts with his new single Wonderful.
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Rapper Eminem's new single has become his highest entry on the US singles chart.
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Shaquille O'Neal came to town to play Santa Claus to 250 kids Friday morning, and it didn't matter that the grinning basketball star was no longer a member of the home team. After eight years as a star with the Los Angeles Lakers, O'Neal will play Saturday against the Lakers as a member of the Miami Heat.
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Rapper-producer Kanye West received a leading seven Source Hip-Hop Music Awards nominations Thursday, while Ludacris got six.
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While several celebrities threw parties in celebration of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, Ludacris had another reason to celebrate this weekend &#151; his upcoming 30th birthday.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Eminem was the top-seller among  last-minute holiday shoppers as "Encore" returned to No. 1 on  the U.S. album charts last week after a month-long absence.
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1. The Lakers have offered Shaquille O&#39;Neal the opportunity to purchase 40 tickets for the Christmas Day Lakers-Heat game at Staples Center.
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"Turning Point" is more than the title of Mario's sophomore CD. Now 18, the R&amp;B crooner is making the transition from boyhood to manhood.
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In the latest of his serial attempts to rehab his guyness for Christmas, the six-cylindered Kobe Bryant spun a few fancy doughnuts in the paint, at times careening into the belly of Shaquille O&#39;Neal.
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He may not have won American Idol, but Chris Daughtry is the king of the album charts this year, according to Billboard.
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For the second week in a row, Mario's "Let Me Love You" topped Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, while Ciara's "1, 2 Step" moved up one to No. 2, trading places with Snoop Dogg's former chart-topper "Drop It Like It's Hot."
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S. pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.
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Rapper Jay-Z came out on top of the post-Thanksgiving U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, tying the Rolling Stones for the third-most No. 1 hits.
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Because of the way the calendar breaks, album sales are trailing 2004 in the early weeks of the new year, but a rapper named the Game could help even the score.
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Under one roof Saturday, there was The Diesel, The Wunderkind and a man they call Prince -- or at least they used to. The ballyhooed Christmas Day matchup between the Lakers and the Heat (or Kobe Bryant vs.