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  • Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am Hosts Ekocycle Branding Party (photos!)

    Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am and The Coca-Cola Co. showcased the Ekocycle Partner launch at Sir Stage 37. The focus was on recycling materials such as plastic bottles into everyday products. Famed artist Buff Monster also displayed his artwork at the event. Ekocycle announced that Case-Mate, Levi’s, MCM and RVCA have become brand partners, joining anchor brands New Era and Beats by Dr. Dre....
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    Cheryl Cole Saucy to Sexy Siren in Hot New Calendar (14 photos!)

    Cheryl Cole has moved on from her “Girls Aloud” days to become a sexy singer and model in her own right and she’s turned into a saucy page-turner once again in her new calendar for 2013. Cole, 29, manages to sex it up, but also keep it clean in a variety of poses to keep the upcoming year, 2013, interesting. The five-member Girls Aloud, includes Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh....
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    Katy Perry Thumbs Nose at Parents; Sings at Vegas Obama Rally (watch!)

    Katy Perry was a headliner at a rally in Las Vegas for President Obama, but her parents couldn’t have been happy about it. They are fundamentalist Christians, and hard right politically, who think Obama is the Great Satan. But Katy, 28, has a mind of her own when it comes to politics and has been an avid supporter of the President’s. To show that support, she wore a skin-tight latex dress during the show that was a facsimile of an election ballot. A big box was marked for the Obama, Joe Biden ticket. ...
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    Taylor Swift Debuts Dreamy Paris Video for 'Begin Again' (watch!)

    Taylor Swift jetted to Paris, France, to find just the right romantic backdrop for a new video featuring her song “Begin Again,” which was almost certainly inspired by her breakup with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. The song was the second released off her new album Red. The haunting ballad is about someone who just doesn't seem to measure up in so many ways to her boyfriend’s expectations....
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    Whitney Hosts Richard Artschwager Review (Photos)

    Artist Richard Artschwager is the subject of a sweeping career retrospective at the Whitney Museum Of American Art in New York. Artschwager, 88, is associated with the pop-art movement, conceptual art and minimalism. Over the years, his artistic repertoire has expanded to include Formica-covered interpretations of everyday objects such as tables, chairs and mirrors....
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    Modern Art Comes To Life at Javits Center Art Fair (Photos)

    New York’s Javits Center played host to some amazing artwork from over 100 established and emerging painters, photographers, sculptors and artists working in mixed media at the 2012 Contemporary Art Fair NYC, which took place Oct. 19-21. The third annual event also featured speakers who instructed collectors, artists and students about both practical and theoretical art-related subjects....
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    Taylor Swift Rocks Out Times Square to Support New Album 'Red' (watch!)

    Taylor Swift played New York’s Times Square this morning as part of her “Good Morning America” promotional appearances for her new album “Red.” After talking about how she wrote the songs, she sang two of her new hits to a throng of fans. Swift has been previewing songs for the album for the past several weeks in a run up to the album’s release yesterday (Oct. 23). She performed new singles “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “Red,” both of which are controversial because they were reportedly inspired by her breakup with movie actor Jake Gyllenhaal. The two dated last year for about three months....
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    Micky Dolenz Showcases Distinctive Rock Voice at B.B. King's (video)

    Micky Dolenz, riding a newfound wave of popularity since his Monkee days, headlined a show at New York’s landmark B.B. King Bar and Grill that ranged from favorites like “I’m a Believer” to songs from his new album Remember. Dolenz, a multi-talented child actor, vaulted to pop culture icon with his two-year stint on ’60s comedy show “The Monkees,” about the antics of a band based on The Beatles. The show’s stars Dolenz, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones were all musicians in their own right, and The Monkees became a musical force all its own after the show ended. Dolenz has remained active ever since, either as a Monkee in reunion tours or with his own band. Last night it included Wayne Avers, Dave Alexander, Rich Dart, Coco and David Billings....
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    Alicia Keys Honors Everyday Women in Girl on Fire Video (watch!)

    Alicia Keys delivers a power video to go with her girl-power anthem “Girl on Fire.” The song is the first off her fifth studio album by the same name and the first since she gave birth to son Egypt Daoud Ibarr Dean in 2010. Keys, 31, said the song was inspired by her son’s birth with husband Swizz Beatz. She said she hoped it would empower women. But it’s focused on everyday women who must cope with raising children, keeping the house clean and in some cases working to support the family, typically all three. Music his her escape....
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    Taylor Swift Wonders Why Her Music Causes Such a Fuss (video, photos)

    Taylor Swift is fast becoming the queen of breakup songs, but her music resonates with her largely female fan base like few artists. Swift is out promoting her next album Red and opening up like never before about her music and her life. She says even she’s often surprised by the fuss caused by her music. Often it’s the message she sends. “I’m excited about telling the beginnings of stories, like the story of this song called “Ours,” where I wrote it about this guy nobody thought I should be with,” she tells MTV....
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    Nicki Minaj, Cassie Paint the Town Pink in 'The Boys' Video (Watch!)

    Nicki Minaj challenges Katy Perry as the queen of candy-colored videos with a new release for her song “The Boys.” The rapper gets lost in a world of pink polka dots, streets cars and boys dressed in pink suits. And she has her very own Barbie Doll. Casandra Elizabeth Ventura, Cassie for short, is featured in the video, helping Nicki tease the boys. Cassie, 26, an R&B singer, model, dancer and actress, provides an interesting contrast to diminutive rapper. As eye-candy goes, she’s the Jeff to her Mutt....
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    Chris Brown Adds New Tattoo Next to Mistaken Rihanna Tat (photos)

    Chris Brown has found a way to draw attention from an eerie tattoo on his neck that resembles Rihanna’s bruised and battered face. He got another tattoo right next to it. This one is slightly more heroic. Brown, 23, jumped on Twitter last night (Oct. 16) and posted photos of a new tattoo in the middle of his neck under his chin. It’s the head of a male lion. Does that represent him? The R&B singer didn’t have a lot to say about it. “Just posted a photo,” he tweeted....
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    Taylor Swift Looks at Love's Upside in New Song 'State of Grace' (listen!)

    Taylor Swift is best known as the scourge of ex-boyfriends because of all her spiteful breakup songs, but she also sees an upside to love in her latest song “State of Grace.” The song went viral today to coincide with its release on iTunes. Despite the title, the latest tune off her upcoming album Red is up-tempo to the point of being almost a rock anthem. It opens with a driving beat and a guitar riff. Swift, 22, who is happily dating Kennedy clan offspring Conor Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says the song is about the moment two people fall in love...
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    Taylor Momsen Takes It All Off in 'The Words' Video (watch!)

    Taylor Momsen routinely flashes her breasts during music performances so it should come as no surprise that she finally takes it all off for her new “Under the Water” video. But is it art, or artifice? Shock and decadence have always been a big part of her act, and Momsen, who played Jenny Humphrey on TV’s “Gossip Girl,” tries hard to be the bad girl of rock. That’s no simple task with rivals like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and even 53-year-old Madonna, all working nudity, or near nudity, into their stage shows for sometime now....
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    Jonas Brothers 'Wedding Bells' Song Rings Up Miley Cyrus Rumors (listen!)

    The Jonas Brothers are following a formula perfected by Taylor Swift… maybe. The set off a Internet buzz after one of the songs played last night in New York City sparked rumors it was about Miley Cyrus. Or, Maybe not. Swift is notorious about writing not-so-flattering songs about relationships that result in bad breakups, including Joe Jonas. The 23-year-old singer dated Swift from July to October 2008 and blew her off with a telephone call after hooking up with actress Camilla Belle. Swift supposedly wrote songs “Forever and Always,” “Last Kiss” and “Better than Revenge” based on the breakup....