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The latest person to sound off on the Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj American Idol fight? President Obama! While doing a radio interview with The Yo! Show, he was asked his thoughts on the reported feud between the two judges. The Prez didn't hold back, saying: "I think that they are going to be able to sort it out...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is getting a boost from pop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z. The superstar couple will hold a fundraiser with Obama on Tuesday at a swanky New York nightclub that Jay-Z owns. Tickets are $40,000, but the campaign says a small donation lands a chance to win two tickets - airfare and hotel included...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of Hollywood's biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on the country's top earners. Will Smith said while promoting "Men In Black III" last week that he supports the move...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Offering riffs on Mick Jagger and reflections on race, President Barack Obama is capping a week devoted to courting young votes with a Rolling Stone magazine cover interview that segues from presidential musings on politics to foreign policy to pop culture...

Looks like Kanye West is still not entirely off the hook with President Obama. In The Atlantic's recent feature on the emotional rapper-turned-fashionista, the commander-in-chief is polled on his favorite Watch the Throne MC, and chooses Jay-Z, quipping that, albeit "talented," 'Ye is still "a jackass...

President Obama has selected Dartmouth College president Jim Yong Kim as his nominee to be the next World Bank leader. Dr. Kim may also be a global health expert but digging through medical statistics isn't the only activity he enjoys; he also raps...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wednesday's giant state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife - the biggest ever thrown by Barack and Michelle Obama - dished up a potent mix of celebrity glam, corporate heft and political money under an enormous party tent on the South Lawn...

Drake's career aspirations began with an eagerness to act, a feat he accomplished by scoring a role in 'Degrassi: The Next Generation,' playing Jimmy Brooks. Now he's sharing his desire to serve as the best man to play President Obama in a movie...

President Obama showed off his vocal prowess Thursday night (Jan. 19) at a fundraising event held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., surprising those in attendance who weren't aware the Commander in Chief could carry a tune. As he stood at a podium in front of an American flag, Obama shared his enthusiasm over watching soul crooner Rev...

Janelle Monae traveled to Chicago last week (Jan. 11) and met with President Obama during a concert and rally at the University of Illinois, which was organized as part of a campaign fundraising exhibition in Chicago. President Obama praised Monae for her vocal abilities, which he had previously witnessed in October 2011, at a state dinner alongside Korean President Lee Myung-bak...