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Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles tells TMZ ... she made a prediction way back in 1993 ... and it didn't just come true, it put Nostradamus to shame!!!!It all had to do with Beyonce's heartbreaking defeat on "Star Search" ... when her girl group lost to… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/25/beyonce-mom-tina-remembers-lost-star-search/]View the full article[/url]

Drummer Ricky Lawson, 59, who performed and recorded with many of the biggest names in popular music in the 1980s, died Monday at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center of a brain hemorrhage.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/_6Dobwv8L54[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/_6Dobwv8L54/la-et-ms-drummer-ricky-lawson-founding-member-of-yellowjackets-dead-at-59-20131224,0,5223710.story]View the full article[/url]

Kelly LeBrock -- the sexy former star of Weird Science -- has now been charged with a DUI ... after blowing TWICE the legal limit, TMZ has learned.According to law enforcement sources ... the former Mrs. Steven Seagal blew a whopping .16 after she… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/kelly-lebrock-dui-driving-under-the-influence-charged-jail-fine-santa-barbara/]View the full article[/url]

Kanye West may dry hump Kim Kardashian in the "Bound 2" video, but a former child star says he's the one getting screwed in the song ... claiming Yeezus stole a sample from his old track and never paid up.The guy behind the lawsuit is Ricky Spicer… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/kanye-west-bound-2-sample-ricky-spicer-pondersoa-twins-plus-one/]View the full article[/url]

ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF BEVERLY HILLS -- THERE IS A SWAN RUNNING LOOSE IN YOUR COMMUNITY ... and Lisa Vanderpump really, reallllly wants it back!!!The "Real Housewives" star just took to Twitter to put out an APB on a baby bird that just went… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/lisa-vanderpump-rich-people-problems-my-swan-has-gone-missing/]View the full article[/url]

For Christmas Eve, Pop & Hiss offers up a selection of offbeat holiday albums guaranteed to break up the monotony of the same-old, same-old holiday songs and arrangements being piped into malls and over the airwaves of Yuletide-music centered radio stations. Track them down on Spotify, Rhapsody, MOG or other streaming services.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/jAsSb1mN7T8[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/jAsSb1mN7T8/la-et-ms-best-holiday-albums-20131224,0,3427379.story]View the full article[/url]

Kanye West caught plenty of flak last month when he premiered the (pretty fascinating!) music video for his song "Bound 2."[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/Vty8co1L3tw[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/Vty8co1L3tw/la-et-ms-kanye-west-reportedly-sued-over-sample-in-bound-2-20131224,0,2956670.story]View the full article[/url]

[url="http://torrentfreak.com/images/iron-maiden.jpg"][img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/iron-maiden.jpg[/img][/url]Over the past several years numerous studies have shown that on average file-sharers [url="http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharers-buy-30-more-music-than-non-p2p-peers-121015/"]spend more money[/url] on legal purchases, including concert tickets and merchandise. The most logical explanation for this finding is that “pirates” are more engaged than those who don’t share, and that they complement their legal purchases with unauthorized downloads. This means that unauthorized file-sharers are in fact [url="http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-pirates-are-bigger-music-fans-than-average-consumers-121113/"]the music industry’s best customers[/url]. So, instead of hunting down these pirates for lawsuits, it may be more rewarding to play for them. The English heavy metal band [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden"]Iron Maiden[/url] is doing just that. The veteran musicians use the services of music analytics company [url="http://musicmetric.com"]Musicmetric[/url] which allows them to see where their albums are most pirated. “If you know what drives engagement you can maximize the value of your fan base. Artists could say ‘we’re getting pirated here, let’s do something about it’, or ‘we’re popular here, let’s play a show’,” Gregory Mead, CEO and co-founder of Musicmetric told [url="http://www.citeworld.com/consumerization/22803/iron-maiden-musicmetric?page=0"]Cite[/url]. Instead of suing these unauthorized file-sharers, the band used the information as input for its tours, and not without success. The overview below, for example, shows that Iron Maiden is most popular among Brazilian pirates with 463,467 downloads in recent years. The band is also relatively popular in Chile with 1,300 downloads per 100,000 Internet users, which totals 70,932 downloads. [b]Iron Maiden’s popularity on BitTorrent ([url="http://torrentfreak.com/images/mm.jpg"]large[/url])[/b] [url="http://torrentfreak.com/images/mm.jpg"][img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/mms.jpg[/img][/url] In part based on this file-sharing data, Iron Maiden’s recent tour had a heavy focus on South America, where the band has a lot of Twitter followers and unauthorized downloads. The band played in Paraguay for the first time, for example, and concerts were sold out throughout the region. According to Musicmetric the file-sharing data helped Iron Maiden turn these pirates into paying customers, simply by heading over there and playing for them. It’s impossible to download the true experience of a live concert, so the chances are high that several pirates will turn up. “If you engage with fans, there is a chance to turn a percentage into paying customers. You can see that through various bands using the BitTorrent network in a legal way to share content,” Mead says. It’s refreshing to see that instead of hunting down pirates for lawsuits, file-sharing data is being used by artists to plan their gigs. After all, it is much more rewarding to play for your fans than to try to bankrupt them in court. Source: [url="http://torrentfreak.com"]TorrentFreak[/url], for the latest info on [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/copyright-issues/"]copyright[/url], [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/pirate-talk/"]file-sharing[/url] and [url="http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-that-take-your-anonymity-seriously-2013-edition-130302/"]VPN services[/url]. [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=EoxlwlZGkl0:1NzYqT9qBTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA[/img]</img>[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=EoxlwlZGkl0:1NzYqT9qBTs:D7DqB2pKExk"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?i=EoxlwlZGkl0:1NzYqT9qBTs:D7DqB2pKExk[/img]</img>[/url][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~4/EoxlwlZGkl0[/img] [url=http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/EoxlwlZGkl0/]View the full article[/url]

Rich Homie Quan says he and his crew had NOTHING TO DO with the shooting death of a fan at his rap concert in Ohio this weekend ... but says he will be reaching out to the family of the deceased.The rapper was on stage performing his hit, "Type of… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/rich-homie-quan-fatal-shooting-ohio-type-of-way-statement/]View the full article[/url]

Duck Commander is being sued by a high-end Napa winery with a simple premise ... if it walks like a duck ... then we own it.Duckhorn Wine Company claims in a lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- its expensive, ultra-premium wine brand -- which goes to… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/duck-commander-duckhorn-lawsuit-brand-napa-wine/]View the full article[/url]

Reese Witherspoon gets behind the wheel after drinking wine -- and there are two conflicting accounts of what really went down. We'll tell you both ... and let you decide for yourself.And, beware of crossing the border -- the imaginary border in… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/tmz-live-reese-witherspoon-zac-efron-president-barack-obama-britney-spears-kanye-west/]View the full article[/url]

Here's a photo of Marshall Mathers getting into The Christmas Spirit. "The Christmas Spirit" is the name of that reindeer. ... and to all a good night. [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/eminem-merry-xmas-now-watch-me-bang-this-reindeer/]View the full article[/url]

It's not exactly Beyoncé shocking the world by dropping an unannounced album on iTunes.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/ITLSU9c3SU4[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/ITLSU9c3SU4/la-et-ms-watch-sky-ferreira-and-ariel-pink-bash-crash-in-my-molly-20131224,0,2480136.story]View the full article[/url]

Zac Efron has taken a page out of Alec Baldwin's playbook ... when something bad happens, turn it into a joke and people will laugh.That's exactly what Zac is doing -- without saying a word in a new video that makes fun of how he broke his jaw last… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/zac-efron-broken-jaw-video/]View the full article[/url]

Britney Spears admits ... she ain't exactly the sexual dynamo she used to be back in her "I'm a Slave for U" days ... but the 32-year-old says she still LOVES to get down. Spears confessed her love of coitus during an interview for her documentary,… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/britney-spears-sex-documentary/]View the full article[/url]

Arsenio Hall was NOT drunk or under the influence of drugs when he lost control of his brand new Porsche last night and drove into a dirt shoulder, cops tell TMZ. It all went down around 7:15 PM in L.A. ... cops responded to the accident scene and… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/arsenio-hall-crashes-brand-new-porsche-cops-say-he-was-very-sober-very-nice/]View the full article[/url]

With a strong voice and a stronger sense of self, Justin Bieber puts childish things away on 15-song digital release.<br/><br/>In 2011, on his holiday album "Under the Mistletoe," Justin Bieber came on like Mariah Carey's kid nephew &mdash; a sort of pint-sized vocal prodigy &mdash; in a squeaky-clean duet with the singer on her "All I Want for Christmas Is You."[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/ac9IMkE1P38[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/ac9IMkE1P38/la-et-ms-justin-bieber-album-journals-20131224,0,2109497.story]View the full article[/url]

[img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/redtube.jpg[/img]Threats to initiate legal action on the basis of petty copyright infringement offenses are one of the scourges of the modern Internet. To date as many as a couple of million households worldwide have been targeted by this potentially lucrative racket. The latest scandal to hit Internet users involves users of streaming video site RedTube. Traditionally those simply viewing content on YouTube-like sites have been considered immune to rightsholder threats, but early December thousands of RedTube users received letters demanding 250 euros to make lawsuits go away. The controversial episode is turning into somewhat of a scandal, not least concerning the mystery of how the lawfirm involved, U & C acting on behalf of a Swiss company called The Archive AG, obtained users’ IP address. RedTube insists it has handed no information to third parties. With U & C warning that its first wave of 10,000+ letters is just the beginning, RedTube has been fighting back and now has good news for its customers. The adult video site has obtained a [url="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Weitere-Abmahnungen-untersagt-Redtube-erwirkt-einstweilige-Verfuegung-2071578.html"]temporary injunction[/url] against The Archive AG from the Regional Court of Hamburg, meaning that no more letters demanding payment may be sent out. “This decision is a victory not only for the users of Redtube, but for every person who visits streaming websites,” says Alex Taylor, vice president of RedTube. “It is a clear message that the use of personal information and invasions of privacy for purely financial interests will not be tolerated.” The injunction is the second major blow for The Archive AG in less than a week. A few days ago the Cologne Regional Court issued a statement which [url="http://torrentfreak.com/court-30000-movie-piracy-threats-could-have-no-legal-basis-131221/"]acknowledged[/url] that it probably should not have ordered the release of Internet users’ personal details. A full decision is expected during the coming days. Source: [url="http://torrentfreak.com"]TorrentFreak[/url], for the latest info on [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/copyright-issues/"]copyright[/url], [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/pirate-talk/"]file-sharing[/url] and [url="http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-that-take-your-anonymity-seriously-2013-edition-130302/"]VPN services[/url]. [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=doRaiNwrYZc:ApVprnICD_s:yIl2AUoC8zA"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA[/img]</img>[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=doRaiNwrYZc:ApVprnICD_s:D7DqB2pKExk"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?i=doRaiNwrYZc:ApVprnICD_s:D7DqB2pKExk[/img]</img>[/url][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~4/doRaiNwrYZc[/img] [url=http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/doRaiNwrYZc/]View the full article[/url]

A jolted jogger learned a scary lesson Saturday -- cross the imaginary line in the sand near President Obama's Hawaii retreat ... and the Secret Service will have your ass!The jogger was happily barreling along on Kailua beach ... near… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/barack-obama-hawaii-vacation-secret-service-chase-photos/]View the full article[/url]

Miley Cyrus is giving her ass cheeks a rest ... at least on the dance floor ... where she's traded out her twerking-obsession for a NEW lame white person dance ... and TMZ has the footage!!!The 21-year-old was gettin' down at LIV nightclub in Miami… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/miley-cyrus-new-dance-move/]View the full article[/url]

"Vampire Diaries" star Paul Wesley is rightfully sucking the joint bank account dry ... we've learned he's getting the lion's share of loot in his divorce from Torrey DeVitto ... a divorce that is now final.Turns out Paul and Torrey -- who also… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/vampire-diaries-paul-wesley-torrey-devitto-divorce/]View the full article[/url]

Monica Keena was only 15-years-old when she landed her first major movie role as Mary Callaghan -- opposite Peter Boyle and Sandra Bullock -- in the 1995 holiday film "While You Were Sleeping." Guess what she looks like now! [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/monica-keena-while-you-were-sleeping-now-photos/]View the full article[/url]

The guy implicated in an alleged stolen Charlie Sheen sex tape and who faked his own kidnapping will NOT be charged with a crime, TMZ has learned ... it's bizarre but true.Darwin Vela and his fiancee Kelly McLaren were in the getaway… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/24/charlie-sheen-sex-tape-da-charge-burglary/]View the full article[/url]

Archival recordings in 2013 burst forth with an energy that left nostalgia far behind.<br/><br/>If the volume of new music available daily from around the world weren't enough, a whole other equally vast pool of sounds in 2013 actively competed for ears and dollars: those resurrected from eras past.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/pFahNcvVa_Y[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/pFahNcvVa_Y/la-et-ms-best-reissues-20131224,0,4257590.story]View the full article[/url]

KOST-FM (103.5) jumps to the top spot in Arbitron's radio ratings with its holiday-themed music. KLAX-FM (97.9) suffers from El Mandril's unexplained absence.<br/><br/>Songs about roasting chestnuts, winter wonderlands and a runaway snowman once again helped propel KOST-FM (103.5) to the top of the local radio ratings.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/5kSCHL4zhLc[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/5kSCHL4zhLc/la-et-ms-arbitron-kost-fm-radio-ratings20131224,0,5223024.story]View the full article[/url]