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Sam Smith and John Legend are here to melt hearts and raise money for Red Nose Day, a biennial event where British residents and celebrities don clown noses to attract funds and awareness for underprivileged parts of the U.K. and Africa. Smith and Legend team up for a rendition of the former's debut single, "Lay Me Down." It will serve as the official song of this year's Red Nose Day. The singers filmed a new video for the charitable endeavor, and they will appear at Comic Relief's televised special on March 13, which airs on BBC One. All proceeds from the track's sales benefit the

Erykah Badu has spotted some startling similarities between the Black Eyed Peas’ brand new music video for “Yesterday” and her 2008 video for “Honey.” -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

Religious leaders in Cleveland are demanding action after a policeman charged with shooting two unarmed black citizens was acquitted Saturday. Leaders of the Cleveland Clergy Alliance on Tuesday called for the firing of officer Michael Brelo and the 12 others involved in the 2012 deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, local TV station 19 Action News reported. "While we respect the court, we do not accept that decision by Judge John P. O'Donnell," said Reverend Lorenzo Norris, chair of the Cleveland Clergy Alliance, according to the station. Brelo has been on unpaid leave since May 30, 2014, according to The Associated Press. The high-speed car chase that ended in the deaths of Russell and Williams began when the pair’s car, which Russell was ...

Every time a political candidate is asked whether "Black lives matter," I cringe. Not because it's not a valid question, but because there are only two possible answers -- yes or no. In fact, it should be a very easy question to answer. But for some reason, there are too many people who are sacred to say "Yes." #AllLivesMatter is never a valid answer to the question. Let me explain why. Value is not a zero-sum game in non-economic circumstances. That means, the value of one thing does not automatically affect or lower the value of another. One woman's beauty does not take away from the beauty of another woman. One person's accomplishments don't diminish the importance of another person's accomplishments. ...

A judge on Tuesday trimmed more than $2 million from a verdict against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over their hit "Blurred Lines," but Marvin Gaye's family will also get a significant share of future earnings from the 2013 hit song. U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled that the copyright infringement verdict ;a jury reached in March should be cut from nearly $7.4 million to $5.3 million. The judge's ruling, however, gives Gaye's family 50 percent of the song's future royalties. Kronstadt's 56-page ruling dealt with several post-trial issues, including a request by Thicke and Williams' lawyers for a new trial. The judge rejected that motion, and also refused to issue an injunction requested by Gaye's family that would have temporarily ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dr. Dre says he will donate royalties from his new album to the city of Compton for a new performing arts facility. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio, Dre said he spoke to Compton Mayor Aja Brown about ways to give back to the city with the release of his first album in 16 years. The rapper, whose real name is Andre Young, said Thursday he "decided to donate all of my artist royalties from the sale of this album to help fund a new performing arts and entertainment facility for the kids in Compton." "Compton: A Soundtrack by ...

President Barack Obama knew he might need some help to get his points across at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, so he brought in his anger translator Luther to make his message more clear. Luther, whom fans might recognize as Keegan-Michael Key from the Comedy Central series "Key & Peele," helped Obama speak on climate change and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign. Watch a video above and see more from the dinner below: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a

George Clooney is the latest star to add his voice to the conversation surrounding the lack of diversity at the Oscars.  In a new interview with Variety, the actor...