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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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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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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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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The pop star is making his comeback with a star-studded remake of his hit album Thriller.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Christopher Bridges uses the rap  moniker Ludacris, but there's nothing ludicrous about his  career.
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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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Rock legend Bruce Springsteen plays his festive classic Santa Claus is Coming To Town at his first UK show of 2007.
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Ludacris has thanked his fans for their support and asked for privacy to grieve following the death of his ailing father.
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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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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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R&B singer Ciara led three new titles into the top three spots on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, while incumbent champ Incubus set a dubious new record with its fast-fading new disc, Billboard reported.
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Richard Corliss on the all-time best-selling recording artist who canÂt get a break in the States
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LOS ANGELES -- 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.
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Rookie rapper Flo Rida's "Low"  featuring T-Pain led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a  third week, while Alicia Keys' "No One" held at No. 2.
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Rapper Nelly takes both the number one and two spot in the US album charts.
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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.