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    Lana Del Rey Goes Downtown on New Up-Tempo 'Paradise' (listen)

    Keith Girard
    Lana Del Rey has released a new track, possibly off her upcoming reworked Born to Die album, “The Paradise Edition.” Titled “Paradise,” it’s up-tempo while still adhering to her big band orchestration and mood-instilling echo chamber. The 26-year-old singer must have finally gotten the message that her songs were stuck in a rut. She ditches the breathy lyrics and Adagio pacing for something closer to Allegretto, which is a fancy way to say she speeds up the beat. The tune is also appears to be dance influenced. Del Rey sing-speaks the lyrics, something less than a rap, and sings the mellifluous choruses....
    POP
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    Bond Fund Manager Offers Stunning Reward for Stolen Art

    Keith Girard
    Financial mogul Jeffrey Gundlach knows there is no honor among thieves. He’s offering a $1.7 million reward for information leading to the return of his art collection as well as other luxury items, including a Porsche sports car, stolen from his Santa Monica, Calif. home. ...
    CRIME
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    Billie Joe Armstrong iHeart Rage Aftermath; Rehab, Apology (watch)

    Keith Girard
    Billie Joe Armstrong left the stage in a rage at the iHeartRadio concert in Las Vegas and landed in rehab for unknown substance abuse. Green Day will postpone some of its upcoming appearances as a result. Armstrong, 40, went ballistic after the band’s 45-minute set was cut to 30 minutes to make more room for a performance by Rihanna. iHeartRadio host, Clear Channel Communications, was also reportedly trying to makeup time for Usher’s set, which ran 25 minutes over....
    ROCK
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    Miley Glams Up Punk Look at IHeartRadio Festival (photos, video)

    Keith Girard
    Miley Cyrus was a standout at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas last night (Sept. 22). She added a touch of glamour to her punk-pop look and showed off her trim body. Cyrus, for once, balanced just the right amount of skin with a daring ensemble. The two-day music festival has pulled together 20 acts from across the music spectrum. Performers include Taylor Swift, Aerosmith, Rihanna, Green Day, Usher, Lil Wayne and No Doubt among other groups and artists....
    COUNTRY
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    One Direction: Boy Band Antics in Live While Young Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    band created by Simon Cowell from contestants on his UK show “The X Factor,” are priming the pump for their upcoming album with the release of a new video for “Live While We’re Young,” their bouncy pop anthem. The band, made up of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson debuted in the United States earlier this year on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Their 2011 debut album Up All Night made chart history by debuting at No. 1 on U.S. pop charts. It was the first British group in history to debut at No 1 with their first album....
    POP
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    Monkee Micky Dolenz Drops Song From Upcoming Album (Listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Monkees singer Micky Dolenz has dropped a track from his upcoming album Remember. Titled “Randy Scouse Git,” it’s the first song he ever wrote that made it onto the charts in 1967. Bandmate Peter Tork calls it one of his favorite Monkees songs. Dolenz, 67, wrote the song after a party the Beatles threw for Monkees band members, which also included lead singer Davy Jones and guitarist Michael Nesmith. The song was also featured on “The Monkees” tv show and was originally a track on the band’s album Headquarters....
    ROCK
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    Randy Newman Scores Racism in Presidential Election (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Randy Newman, a singer-songwriter known for his sarcasm, is speaking the unspeakable about the current presidential election. Or rather, he’s singing it. His new song, “I’m Dreaming” is an ode to those longing for a white president, again. Newman has written the soundtracks for more than a dozen films, including “Ragtime,” “The Natural,” “Leatherheads” and “Meet the Parents.” ...
    CELEBRITIES
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    Adam Levine, Maroon 5 Are Kings of Rock With New Album

    Winchester
    Since Adam Levine and Maroon 5 burst onto the scene in 1997, they’ve been hard to ignore. With songs like this year’s “Moves Like Jagger,” “Payphone” and the current “One More Night,” they’re the kings of rock. I love Levine’s voice; face it, he’s got the perfect instrument and his role as a judge/mentor on NBC’s “The Voice” has clearly bumped him along. He may be playing the bad boy onscreen, but clearly, he knows exactly what’s he’s doing....
    BETWEEN THE LINESROCK
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    Justin Bieber Touts DJ AcE's New 'Find You Somewhere' Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Justin Bieber is promoting a new music video for “Find You Somewhere,” a song featuring DJ AcE and Willow and Jaden Smith, the children of Hollywood power couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. For the uninitiated, AcE is Will and Jaden’s older brother Trey Smith, making this production a true family affair. Since Trey it’s his tune, “Find You Somewhere” has a dance heavy bass line and a Euro disco beat. Jaden, in contrast, is more into rap, while sis Willow is all power pop. The song is officially classified as rap....
    HIP-HOP
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    Frank Ocean Builds Pyramids in New Video for Song (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Frank Ocean continues his sold run on “Saturday Night Live” with a new video for his song “Pyramids.” Ocean’s rising career follows years when he worked as a songwriter for such artists as Brandy, Justin Bieber and John Legend. Ocean, 24, had his coming out party, so to speak, on SNL last weekend. He performed two songs, “Thinking About You” and a shortened version of “Pyramids.” His debut studio album, Channel Orange, was released in July as a digital download exclusively on iTunes and was released as a CD the following week. Three songs off the album have charted as singles, the two he performed on SNL and “Sweet Life.”...
    R & B
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    Micky Dolenz Still Monkee-ing Around 46 Years After TV Show

    Winchester
    Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Davy Jones and Mike Nesmith, known collectively as The Monkees, made their television debut 46 years ago this month (Sept. 12). The made-for-TV band’s show lasted two years, but their music career still lives on today. Dolenz characterized the band’s improbable success in an interview this year: “The Monkees really becoming a band was like the equivalent of Leonard Nimoy really becoming a Vulcan,” he said. Micky is still going strong with a reunion tour and new album on tap. ...
    CELEBRITIES
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    Christina Aguilera New Single 'Your Body' Reaches High (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Christina Aguilera leaped feet first into a market crowded with power pop princesses with the release of the first single “Your Body” off her upcoming album Lotus. Say what you will about the competition, there’s no denying the power of her vocals. Aguilera, 31, has lifted her profile considerably on NBC’s hit show “The Voice,” which premiered last year, but she’s still struggling to make a comeback. She stared in 2010 movie “Burlesque,” with an all-star cast that included Cher, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming and Stanley Tucci. ...
    POP
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    Carly Rae Jepsen Second New Single Out; Is She One-Hit Wonder? (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Carly Rae Jepsen is facing the one question all singers face with a hit record. Is she a one-hit wonder? The second single off her upcoming album Kiss is out. So how does it measure up to “Call Me Maybe?” Sadly, it doesn’t. Her latest tune is produced by LMFAO’s RedFoo falls in the same category as her first single off the album–pop pablum. Jepsen’s boyfriend, singer-songwriter Matthew Koma also had a hand in crafting the song, but it’s as saccharine as it gets. ...
    POP
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    Pink Gets Party Started on Ellen DeGeneres; Flashes Panties! (video)

    Keith Girard
    Pink is back. How did the party ever started without her? She sat for a raucous interview with Ellen DeGeneres Monday (Sept. 10) that included some mommy talk, champagne toasts, a ribald song and surprise appearance by U.S. Olympic gymnasts. Ellen is definitely loosening up the format now that she faces major competition from Katie Couric’s new daytime talk show. Pink, real name Alecia Beth Moore, just turned 33 last weekend and has spent the past 15 months giving birth to, and raising, daughter Willow, who was also featured on the show in photos....
    POP