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Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin Slated for Whitney Houston Funeral

Keith Girard
Whitney Houston’s funeral Saturday (Feb. 16) at noon will be a star-studded invitation only event that will include musical performances and eulogies by stars like Kevin Costner. Fans will be able to watch through a live stream over the Internet. A single video camera will capture the footage of the funeral which will be shown live online through TheImproper. Click here and bookmark this page to follow the service....
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Miley Cyrus Artfully Covers Bob Dylan on Kimmel (watch!)

Keith Girard
Miley Cyrus is fast becoming the voice of her generation for Bob Dylan's legacy. She performed a moving version of his song "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" on Jimmy Kimmel last night. Go figure. Cyrus, 19, is one of a number of artists who cover Dylan songs on Amnesty International's benefit compilation Chimes of Freedom....
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Whitney Houston NJ Mansion Sale Price Slashed (photos)

Keith Girard
Whitney Houston's expansive New Jersey home is back on the market for a cut-rate $1.75 million. The palatial property is where she lived with singer Bobby Brown and was the setting for his reality television show. The Mendham, NJ, home is within commuting distance to New York City. At more than 12,000-square feet, it would normally fetch substantially more money....
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Taylor Swift Moves Like Katniss in Hunger Games Video (watch!)

Keith Girard
Taylor Swift talks a walk through woods and meadows in a video of the haunting lead single, “Safe & Sound” from the soundtrack for “The Hunger Games,” a movie about life and death in a strange post-apocalyptic land. The video debuted today (Feb. 14) Valentine’s Day on MTV. Swift picked up a couple of Grammy’s for her song “Mean” over the weekend, and keeps the momentum going with the release of clip....
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Katy Perry New Grammy Song: Shot at Russell Brand? (watch)

Keith Girard
Katy Perry debuted a raucous new anthem at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards that seemed to target her recent break up with husband of 14 months Russell Brand. But is it really? The song, with a driving dance beat, is all about self-esteem and self-empowerment and Katy put on a powerful performance. They lyrics seemed to focus on a bad breakup, even though her divorce from Brand was said to be amicable....
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Adele Sweeps Six Grammys; Sings Rolling in the Deep (watch!)

Keith Girard
The Grammys. Adele. End of story. The UK songstress made things simple at last night’s award show. She won all six awards for which she was nominated including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Her celebratory comeback was highlighted by a stirring performance of “Rolling in the Deep” from her album 21, the best selling of 2011, with more than 17 million sold....
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Ke$ha Strips Down for Glamour; But Not Like You Think! (photos)

Keith Girard
Pop singer Ke$ha scrapes off the makeup (from the night before) and cleans up for Glamour magazine to show there is more to her than face paint, body glitter, partying... and, oh yes, music. The 24-year-old broke onto the music scene with her hit song Tik Tok and has become the doyenne of trash pop, with her campy fashions, and drunk-in-the-club vibe. Her photo shoot proves that, yes, she has a very feminine side....
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Madonna Drops Tour Dates, Album Art on Heels of Super Bowl

Keith Girard
Madonna got a huge boost for her upcoming tour with her Super Bowl performance. In fact, some critics say the Material Girl turned it into one huge promotion for her upcoming tour and new album MDNA. True to form, while the Super Bowl performance is still fresh in viewers' minds, Madonna announced her tour dates and released the cover art for the album today (Feb. 6) Talk about marketing prowess....
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Taylor Momsen Looks Pretty Wrecked in FHM Mag (photos)

Keith Girard
Taylor Momsen turned 18 last July, but she seems a little too cool for Playboy. So she pulls up her shirt for the UK edition of FHM magazine in a new photo shoot and opens up her heart about stripper shoes. Honest! Momsen, the former "Gossip Girl" actress, has been touring with her band The Pretty Reckless She definitely fills a void in rock 'n roll since Kourtney Love gave in to booze, pills and self-absorption....
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Demi Lovato Gets Sassy With Lollipop in New Photos

Keith Girard
Demi Lovato has something else in common with Lindsay Lohan, beside a stint in rehab. The former Disney star has posed for a Tyler Shields photo spread. The sassy star gets a little fresh with a lollipop. Shields has helped stars like Lohan and Mischa Barton grab headlines for something other than misbehavior. But he's also shot the Glee girls like Jenna Ushkowitz and Heather Morris, although Morris later apologized for her photos....
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Miley Cyrus Defends Demi Moore; Shows Immaturity

Keith Girard
Miley Cyrus, in such a rush to be an adult, showed real signs of teen immaturity in her well meaning, but misplaced defense of Demi Moore. It does the Moore no good to be in denial about her drug problems. Cyrus, 19, and Moore, 49, starred together in the upcoming movie “LOL: Laughing Out Loud.” Miley plays a rebellious teen to Demi’s 40-something divorced mother trying to keep things together....
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Adam Lambert's Mercury Falling, Not Joining Iconic Rock Band

Keith Girard
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert sent temperatures soaring when he intimated that he was joining iconic rock band Qeeen as frontman, only the second since the death of Freddie Mercury. But guess again. "The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some f*****g great songs," Lambert told the UK's Daily Star. It's to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would have been proud of."...
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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.