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Remember David Spade’s “look children, it’s a falling star” joke about Eddie Murphy on SNL?

This time, the falling star is Justin Timberlake.

George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.

Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.

Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?

Katy Perry was one of the most reliable hit machines in music– until “Witness” happened.

It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.

Donald Kendall, who played a big role in bringing Richard Nixon to Wall Street, died over the weekend at the age of 99.

Penty of cult artists have gone mainstream. Not Liz Phair…

Lots of bands can’t follow up a career-defining album. “The Long Run” not only fell short of “Hotel California,” but it ended The Eagles.

Perhaps George Michael’s biggest legacy is that he was willing to walk away from fame because he was desperate for artistic credibility.