Jay-Z directed a crowd to stop clapping as they struggled to stay on beat during his performance at Pharrell's recent debut Louis Vuitton fashion show. Jay-Z Tells Crowd to "Forget the Clap" On ...

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Kid Rock stormed off stage during a Saturday performance at Jon Bon Jovi's Nashville bar after scolding the audience for not clapping. You can watch his outburst below. "No, fuck them. Fuck them. Hey, ...

I sometimes joke that growing up in the Soviet Union prepared me for working as a journalist in the United States. That joke has become less funny now that the President is positioning applause as a ...

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