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2:15 PM ET, April 25, 2016

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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Michael Strahan Says He's ‘Excited’ About Kelly Ripa's Return to Live!  —  Kelly Ripa will return to Live!  Tuesday, and her co-host Michael Strahan is looking forward to it.  —  On Monday's episode of the ABC talk show, which he hosted with guest co-host Shay Mitchell, Strahan announced that Ripa …
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Sophia Rosenbaum / Page Six:
Strahan makes nice ahead of Kelly Ripa's ‘Live’ return  —  Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan Photo: Rob Tannenbaum/ABC via Getty Images  —  More On:  —  Michael Strahan was playing nice Monday in preparation for co-host Kelly Ripa's return to “Live with Kelly and Michael.”
Discussion: X17 Online
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Rachel Roy Pulls Out Of Event Due To A “Personal Emergency”  —  Roy has been criticized by many Beyoncé fans who believe the singer alluded to Roy in a track on her new album.  —  Designer Rachel Roy withdrew from an event scheduled for Monday evening due to a “personal emergency.”
Discussion: E! Online, PerezHilton and Daily Mail
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Sophia Rosenbaum / Page Six:
Rachael Ray did not sleep with Jay Z (that we are aware of)  —  More On:  —  Queen Bey's hive of loyal supporters swarmed the wrong “side chick” — mistaking celebrity chef Rachael Ray for fashion designer Rachel Roy.  —  Beyoncé's fans grilled Ray over the weekend …
David Chang / NBC 10 Philadelphia:
Philly Soul Singer Billy Paul Dies at 81: Manager  —  Billy Paul died at his home Sunday after being hospitalized a week earlier following a cancer diagnosis, according to his manager.  —  Philadelphia soul singer Billy Paul died at the age of 81 Sunday morning, according to his manager.
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL
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Bruce Handy / Vanity Fair:
Amy Schumer Is Rich, Famous, and in Love: Can She Keep Her Edge?  —  The hottest comedienne in America, Amy Schumer has long relied on her roots: her sister as her sounding board, her high-school pals as her posse.  But with both a new romance and a new cause in her life, she's having to figure out fame—and boundaries—for herself.
Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Manziel Indicted By Dallas County Grand Jury  —  DALLAS (KRLD-AM) - Sources in the Dallas County District Attorney's office tell L.P. Phillips of KRLD-AM, Johnny Manziel has been indicted by a Dallas County Grand Jury on a misdemeanor assault with bodily injury charge.
Discussion: Bossip, TMZ.com and Just Jared
People.com:
Cesar Millan Is Engaged to Jahira Dar: ‘My Pack Is Complete!’  —  Cesar Millan won't be a lone wolf for much longer.  —  The Cesar 911 star is engaged to longtime girlfriend Jahira Dar, he announced on Instagram Monday morning, before sharing details of his proposal exclusively with PEOPLE.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kanye West — ‘Imma Let You Finish’ Speech Interrupts Friend's Wedding (VIDEO)  —  ‘IMMA LET YOU FINISH’ SPEECH  —  Interrupts Friend's Wedding  —  Kanye was back to his old Taylor Swift-interrupting self Saturday night ... but this time, it was all in good fun.
Discussion: X17 Online, Bossip and Just Jared
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Kourtney & Kim Kardashian Take Miami Again, for Wedding and Birthday Fun
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Colin Paterson / BBC:
Ricky Gervais: ‘Bowie kept illness from everyone’  —  Ricky Gervais has revealed he was exchanging emails with David Bowie two weeks before his death but that Bowie kept the state of his health private.  —  Gervais told Radio 5 live he contacted the musician to say he loved his new album Blackstar and Bowie replied.
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Beyonce — Anti-Bey Anchor Blocks Bey's World Tour Video  —  ANTI-BEY ANCHOR BLOCKS BEY'S WORLD TOUR VIDEO  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tomi Lahren, the web anchor who went viral for bashing Beyonce's Super Bowl performance, won't bow down to Queen Bey ... she's refusing to license her clip for Bey's Formation world tour.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Lil' Kim / X17 Online:
Lil' Kim Is Unrecognizable With Drastically Lighter Skin And Blond Hair … Jessica Simpson, is that you?  —  Lil' Kim posted a series on Instagram selfies over the weekend, although if you didn't know you were on the rapper's personal page, you would have had no idea who she was!
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Aaron Couch / People.com:
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Watch Ice Cube Bring Out N.W.A, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar at Coachella
Discussion: PerezHilton
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Maya Rudolph's Prince Cover Band Plays Tribute Concert After His Sudden Death: 'We'll Probably Cry'
Discussion: EW.com and PerezHilton
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Discussion: Daily Mail
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
The tragic romance that shaped Meryl Streep's life
Discussion: Daily Mail
Emily Krauser / Entertainment Tonight:
Prince Memorial Being Held at Late Singer's Paisley Park Estate on Saturday
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, AOL and Us Weekly
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% YoY to 615M, below 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% YoY to 239M, and a €168M operating income

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
PEN America cancels its 2024 literary awards ceremony, set for April 29, after months of protests over the organization's response to the war in Gaza

 
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