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Nicki Minaj Pays Tribute to Murdered Fan, Nicola Furlong Found Dead in Japan

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Nicki Minaj was in Japan last week to perform hits off her sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and this week, the rapper learned that a 21-year-old fan in attendance at her show was murdered.

Nicola Furlong, who was in Japan as a foreign exchange student from Dublin City University, was found dead in her Tokyo hotel room on May 25, several hours after watching the "Beez in the Trap" performer at Zepp Toyko.

"Saddened to learn one of my precious fans; found tragically murdered in Japan. My love & prayers are with the family of Nicola Furlong," the Young Money MC wrote via Twitter.

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Grammy Awards 2013: Date Announced, Nominees to be Revealed in December

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NEW YORK (AP) - If you're a fan of the Grammy Awards, mark your calendar for Feb. 10 - that's when the annual event will be held next year.

The Staples Center in Los Angeles will again be the stage for what's billed as "music's biggest night." The nominations will be revealed about two months earlier on Dec. 5 during a live prime-time concert on CBS.

CBS will also broadcast the Grammy Awards.

This year's Grammy broadcast was seen by almost 40 million viewers, making it the second most-watched Grammys in history. The broadcast was highlighted by Adele's Grammy sweep and a tribute to Whitney Houston, who died a day before the event.

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Rihanna 'Esquire' Cover: Singer Flaunts Topless Pose & Derriere in Sexy Photos

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Rihanna enjoys stripping down to nothing -- just take a look at her Twitter photos -- and she celebrates her free spirited attitude on the cover of the June issue of Esquire UK. The Talk That Talk creator flaunts a topless pose for the publication, wearing nothing but gold accessories and military dog tags.

Besides showing off her toned body, she does cover up for a few shots, which can be viewed in The BoomBox gallery below. The 24-year-old singer throws on a mesh bikini and blows a whistle in one outfit then dons a camouflage jacket while giving a revealing look at her derriere in another.

The Esquire interview with Rihanna hits newsstands June 4.

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Chris Brown 'Till I Die' Video: Beastie Boys' MCA Dedication Features Wiz Khalifa & Big Sean

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Chris Brown put on his director hat for the new video "Till I Die," which is featured on his forthcoming Fortune album, due July 3. The singer, who stars in the clip alongside Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean, dedicated the effort to the Beastie Boys' fallen member MCA.

"RIP TO MCA(Adam Yauch)! this video is dedicated you!" Chris tweeted when the video debuted Wednesday (May 30).

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DJ Power 'Fly So High' Video: Kardinal Offishall & Machel Montano Party on the Islands

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DJ Power has enlisted soca star Machel Montano and Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall for the video to his current single "Fly So High." The record spinner, a native of Toronto, headed to the island of St. Maarten in addition to Trinidad and Tobago to shoot the vibrant visuals.

"We wanted to pick the best locations to bring the feel good high energy vibe of the track to video, and it came out so crazy!" DJ Power tells The BoomBox.

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French Montana 'Pop That' Video Behind the Scenes: Drake, Lil Wayne Rap in Miami, Rihanna Watches

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Over the Memorial Day break, as Miami celebrated Urban Beach Week, French Montana touched down in the city to shoot his "Pop That" video with buds Lil Wayne, Drake and Rick Ross -- all of whom appear on the track. Also on hand was Rihanna, who, according to the Miami Herald video below, provided "moral support" for Drizzy. The two later held hands at area nightclub LIV, spurring a fresh round of romance rumors.

"Pop That" is the soon-to-be released first single from Montana's Excuse My French album, and when the video finally surfaces, fans will see plenty of bikini-clad hotties gyrating poolside and firing off Super Soakers.

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Cardiak Reveals Work on T.I.'s 'Trouble Man' Album, Praises DJ Khaled's Career

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Cardiak thought he'd be lacing tracks with lyrics when he started doing music as a teenager, but he didn't have any tracks to rap over -- that was when he taught himself how to create some. These days, he's laying beats down for everyone from Meek Mill and Rick Ross to Fabolous and Kanye West.

"I'm a producer so I'll come up with an idea for the hook but as far as me [rapping]..." he tells The BoomBox with a laugh. "Nah, I'm good on that. I know what my true calling is so I'm good with the rapping and all that."

The New Jersey native has received some pretty big breaks over the years. He claims the first to be his Lloyd Banks placement with the 2010 banger "Start It Up." The young producer had actually laid his own verse on the song and saved the instrumental to his hard drive, nearly forgetting about it completely.

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