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11/23/2010
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The Day in Pop Digest for 11/23/10: Kanye West's new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is available for full streaming now. Have a listen here

Were you among those disappointed with this year's AMAs? You weren't alone as it appeared not that many people cared enough to tune in. Billboard reports that the AMAs drew 11.6 million viewers and a 4.3 preliminary adults 18-49 rating, down 22% from 2009. Moreover, the telecast stands as the lowest-rated AMAs yet. more. Another sign that auto-tuned bad haircuts and pretty faces are destroying the music biz. On the other hand, real singing talent seems to sell as Hits Double Daily shows Susan Boyle is on track to lead the top of the charts again this week (as of their last update on Monday). more

(Billboard) Justin Bieber released a new trailer for his upcoming 3D biopic "Never Say Never" yesterday (Nov. 22). more

Miley Cyrus marks a big milestone in her life today - the pop star turns 18. Now she can get away with her "new style" and not have to worry too much. more

(ASB) Just few hours after the 38th Annual American Music Awards ended, rumor swirled on the web suggesting that there was something shady about Usher winning Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Justin Bieber receiving Artist of the Year. more

(Yahoo) A celebrity jeweler says Courtney Love hasn't returned nearly $114,000 worth of borrowed baubles, and the gem dealer is suing to get them back. more

(ASB) Another new track from T.I.'s forthcoming studio album "No Mercy" has just hit the web. It's titled "Welcome to the World" and features fellow rapper Kanye West and his protege Kid Cudi. more

(Billboard) Step Inside. Be Discovered. That is the tag line of online discovery platform AuditionBooth, co-founded by former "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul to connect aspiring talents with casting directors, producers and managers. more

(Yahoo) A woman found locked in the bathroom of Charlie Sheen's suite last month said in a nationally televised interview Monday that the actor used racial slurs and put his hands around her throat during the raucous evening in late October. more

(Jam!) Usher is at the centre of a plagiarism lawsuit amid allegations his song Caught Up was stolen from material written by an aspiring singer. more

(Billboard) As a stopgap between sophomore effort "Breakthrough" and a third album coming next spring, Colbie Caillat will help ABC Family ring in the holiday season with the official theme song to the network's "25 Days of Christmas" programming event more

(Yahoo) Keith Urban is hitting the road June 16 on a 44-city arena tour in the U.S. with a schedule that gives him time to be with his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, and their 2-year-old daughter, Sunday Rose. more

(Billboard) While Joe Jonas says that he started writing material for his solo album with a Michael Buble frame of mind, he's since switched gears. more

(ASB) British rocker Dave Stewart has launched a drunken broadside against music industry bosses, accusing them of ruining young talent in a desperate bid to make money. The former Eurythmics star was jetlagged and boozing as he watched the American Music Awards on TV on Sunday night, November 21, and he became infuriated with the show, branding it "c**p". more

(Billboard) Quincy Jones is letting it be known that he's not fond of comparisons to Kanye West, at least not when producing is involved. more. That's like comparing Justin Bieber to Pavarotti!

(Yahoo) Steve Harvey may want to watch what he says on his upcoming comedy tour: He'll have Kirk Franklin by his side at every stop. more

(ASB) Trace Adkins, Alabama and Kris Kristofferson have teamed up to pay tribute to late country legend Waylon Jennings on a new album. more

(Yahoo) Australian detectives said Tuesday they have dropped a five-year-old criminal investigation into "Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan's tax dealings. more

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