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Justin, Justin, Justin.  What's going on, guy?  You seem to be quite the trouble maker these days. If you haven't noticed, Justin Bieber's name has been surrounded by chaos lately.  Just this past weekend he was booed on stage after only performing for an hour.  He had gotten on the Buenos Aires stage an hour and a half late because of a day spent in the hospital.  He wrote  "food poisoning is #allbad" on his twitter to fans earlier with a picture of him and an IV drip.   Do we give him credit for still getting up on stage even for a little while?  I guess so, but kid, what are you eating over there that keeps giving you food poisoning.  Seems best to stay away from that, your fans need you.   This incident is following a handful of others on tour.  A video surfaced of a woman videotaping a sleeping Bieber and tweeting money she allegedly was given by the singer.  He has also been charged with graffiti in Brazil whic...

It feels like Miley Cyrus is everywhere lately.  Twerking, showing off her body and breaking records. Whatever she's doing, it seems to be working.  People can't take their eyes off of her. With the help of social media, there were over 100 million views of her video 'Wrecking Ball' in just six days. The 20-year-old singer is constantly on Twitter making sure her following fans keep up.  The video is controversial as for the most part features a nude Cyrus swinging on a 'wrecking ball.'  Sources say the song is aimed towards former fiance Liam Hemsworth, the two publicly split this week.   The deluxe version of Bangerz features five different selections of cover art.  In recent racy fashion, one of those covers is of a nude Miley.  Fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite cover with the winner being the final deluxe version.  Voting starts at 3 p.m. today and the winning cover will be revealed on October 14th. By: Tori

Walt Whitman to Dr. Seuss- I can’t help it, I love a good rhyme, and Curren$y’s “The Stoned Immaculate”, one of this year’s biggest rap releases, delivers on all metered counts. In his own words, on “Take You There”,  the New Orleans rapper says, “If you ain't heard of me…guessin that your internet services ain't working too good at y’alls pad” Curren$y’s quip on internet service is almost lost in the wordplay odyssey that is “Immaculate” (elsewhere he raps; ‘I chase that money like it said something about my momma, I chase that money like it key-scratched my impala), but as an intern at a firm that heads Web 2.0 campaigns for entertainment clients, it’s a verse I can definitely appreciate. Curren$y’s lyrics and trajectory into mainstream fame show an uncanny awareness  that; the web, especially social media sites are an effective place to build a fan base and get heard  (the core concept of PR 2.0). He’s only been signed to the Warner Brother label for ...

On Monday, August 31 st , punk-rock band and AMP3 PR’s client The Used will be hosting the first ever 24-hour tweet-for-ticket album listening party for its fans. The premise? Fans will tweet a message regarding the release of the new album from the band, Artwork, which will allow them to have access to a virtual listening party, built by Culture Jam Labs and Warner Bros Records. Inside the listening party, fans will be able to stream the entire album of Artwork , see other fans in the party, and possibly be one of the first fans to be able to buy the album from iTunes, Rhapsody or The Used’s official website. Interested? Remember, just one tweet about the album release gets you in! - Sabina for AMP3 Public Relations