Keith Girard

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Debbie Harry Ready to Become Pop’s Grand Dame With New Album (video)

Debbie Harry, who makes Madonna look like a mere child, is ready to re-establish her reign as a pop goddess at the age of 71. She looks fit and fab in a new video for her song “Fun” off her upcoming album “Pollinator.” Harry was the epitome of downtown hipster cool when she broke into music in the late 1960s....
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Ed Sheeran Sings Two Songs Off New Album ‘÷’ (Divide) on SNL (See!)

Ed Sheeran, the English singer and songwriter who has brought folk-rock back into the mainstream, sang his new song, “Castle on the Hill,” for the first time on television last night on “Saturday Nigh Live.” The tune is off his new album “÷” Divide. Also from the album, Sheeran performed “Shape of You,” a tune recently released in tandem with “Castle” as a digital download....
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Beyoncé Rules World, Leads British NME Awards Nominations (Video)

Beyoncé proved she’s still a music superpower after scoring five nominations for VO5 NME Awards. Kanye West has also been nominated for Best Album for his set Life of Pablo. The late David Bowie, who died last year, is an odds on favorite to win Hero of the Year. Other nominees include Adele, Millie Bobby Brown, Gary Lineker and Liam Gallagher....
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Fiona Apple Emerges With Special Donald Trump Christmas Tune (video!)

Fiona Apple the reclusive New York City chanteuse has surfaced with a special holiday greeting for President-elect Donald Trump. In her own unique style, the singer re-purposes Nat King Cole’s “Christmas Song” with some silly, yet biting new lyrics. The 39-year-old singer has been laying low since the release of her fourth studio album in June 2012, although she hasn’t been completely under the radar....
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Beatles Paul McCartney Still Loved at 74; Rocks NJ Concert (Video!)

Paul McCartney still knows how to put on a show at 74-years-old. The ex-Beatle played for almost three hours to a packed Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, running the gamut of his musical repertoire from Beatles classics to Wings hits and some interesting new material. McCartney also played up his New Jersey roots, namely his wife Nancy Shevell, who was born and raised in the Garden state....
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Musicians Sing to Politicians Don’t Steal Our Songs on John Oliver (see!)

Musicians as diverse as Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, Usher, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp and Cheryl Crow got together last night on John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” to sing a hilarious medley aimed at errant politicians like Donald Trump who steal songs. Trump caused an uproar when his campaign used well-known rock songs without permission at the Republican National Convention....
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Prince Finds Immortality on Apollo Walk of Fame in NYC (photos, video!)

Prince, the iconic ’80s and ’90s superstar who sunned publicity for most of his life, received a dose of immortality in New York City with the addition of a plaque in his honor on the famed Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame. Were he alive, he likely would have shunned the honor. The singer, real name Prince Rogers Nelson, died from a prescription drug overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minn. in April. He was 57....
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Ariana Grande Crawls All Over a Guy in New ‘Into You’ Video (watch!)

Ariana Grande is all about getting up close and personal in a new video for her song “Into You.” She released the video today (May 24) for the latest single from her new album Dangerous Woman. It barely rises above cliche, but she’s still hot to look at performing. Grande’s third studio album dropped on May 20 and she’s been busy promoting it. ...

Keith Girard

Keith Girard four decades of experience as an award-winning reporter, editor-in-chief, and senior media executive. Keith’s career began in Washington, D.C., where he was a reporter for The Washington Post and a contributing editor for Regardie's and Washingtonian magazines. He also worked as a writer/producer in CNN's Washington Bureau and has written one book on the U.S. Marines in the Gulf War.