Is Chris Brown Rekindling Relationship With Karrueche?

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From New York Post’s Page Six:

Chris Brown seems to be swiftly over his breakup with Rihanna, falling back into the arms of his ever-forgiving ex Karrueche Tran. After Sunday’s Billboard Awards, Brown headed to the Bank nightclub at the Bellagio in Vegas for a party hosted by Bruno Mars. Our witness said, “Brown was standing on the banquette dancing with Tran . . . he bent down a few times to kiss her, and kept running his hand through her hair and singing to her.” Meanwhile Rihanna was seen dining alone in Santa Monica.

Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Becomes Stone Temple Pilots’ New Singer

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So I guess there’s no more Linkin Park? From MTV:

Despite protests
 from Scott Weiland earlier this year denying the news that he was booted from Stone Temple Pilots the band made the ousting even more official over the weekend when they played their debut show with a new singer: Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington.

Not only did they hook up with the singer of the multi-platinum rock-rap act for a surprise weekend gig, they’ve also recorded a new song with him, the Led Zeppelin-style cruncher “Out of Time,” which appears in teaser form on their site, along with new band pictures featuring Bennington.

“Chester has a one-of-a-kind voice that we’ve admired for a long time,” said guitarist Dean DeLeo after the group played a surprise set at KROQ’s Weenie Roast over the weekend. “We know Linkin Park will always be his priority, but we thought it would be cool to try something together. We managed to find the time to record a song and we’re all really happy with the result.”

For his part, Bennington said he’s been a fan of STP since he was 13 and that they’ve had a huge influence on him, noting that his LP bandmates have been supportive of the side gig. No details have been announced yet on how the new arrangement will work and what impact it will have on LP’s next album, or if Bennington will tour with STP; for now, the group has a second gig scheduled for Club Nokia in Los Angeles on May 30.

Tulisa Fired From ‘The X-Factor UK’

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As we all expected, Tulisa has been given the boot from The X-Factor. She took to Twitter to try to spin it for the fans:

Just wanted to let you all know that I won’t be part of the X Factor panel this year. I’ve had a great time on the show, but this year it’s time to do something different. I’d like to thank everyone on The X Factor for two amazing years. Stay tuned as I have a very exciting announcement soon!

Pharrell Interviews Usher For ARTST TLK

Usher and Pharrell Williams sit down to talk about everything from the beginnings of his career to what makes him a magnetic performer and now his continuing roll as mentor to Justin Bieber. Then Pharrell introduces his protégée, Leah LaBelle, and they discuss the intuition that artists and producers must have to make great music.

Alexandra Burke (@AlexandraMusic) Reportedly Signs US Record Deal

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From The Mirror:

The X Factor winner , who had a No.1 with the Leonard Cohen song in 2008, has left Sony and signed with a huge US management company – and the man behind Def Jam Records.

Alex, 24, jetted off to New York at the weekend to begin work with new boss, Kevin Liles. who launched the careers of Jay-Z and Kayne West.

I’m told: “Kevin met Alex and was really impressed by her. He thinks she can be a global star. She is releasing an album later this year.”