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    Taylor Swift Sees Red in New Song from Upcoming Album (listen)

    Keith Girard
    Taylor Swift is beating up on her ex-boyfriends again in the latest song from her upcoming album “Red.” Released today, the song, aptly titled “Red,” is about getting over a guy who treats you badly. Is this another jab at Jake Gyllenhaal? Taylor sings about the thrill of falling in love and likens it to driving a Maserati down a dead-end street. Ouch! You guessed it; the relationship ends abruptly in a major crack up....
    COUNTRY
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    Demi Lovato Back to Scene of Crime in South America for Show (watch)

    Keith Girard
    Demi Lovato must have had bitter-sweet feelings about returning to South America for Brazil’s Z Festival. She was touring South America in November 2010 when she slugged a dancer in a rage and landed in rehab. Lovato, then 18, was opening for the Jonas Brothers Band on their South American tour. The singer was furious after Jonas’s Dad, Kevin, found out about her late-night partying after a tour curfew. Lovato, now 20, believed dancer Alex “Shorty” Welch had “ratted” her out. She confronted Welch and turned violent....
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    Shemekia Copeland Gives Her Gritty Blues a Spin on ’33 1/3′

    Winchester
    Shemekia Copeland has released 33 1/3, a new album I’ve not been able to take off my player. She has already opened for The Rolling Stones, headlined the Chicago Blues Festival; and shared the stage with the likes of Eric Clapton and even performed at the White House. Take one-shot each of Ruth Brown, Etta James and Koko Taylor and mix it up with the bluest-best of Bonnie Raitt, and you have Shemekia Copeland....
    BLUES
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    Christina Aguilera Ramps Up Vamp in 'Your Body' Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Christina Aguilera goes back to her dirrty gurl X-Tina ways in what can only be described as ’80s trailer-tramp style in the new video for her song “Your Body.” Is a throwback anyway to make a comeback? Aguilera has been trying to find her footing in a comeback fueled by her dramically increased visibility on the hit show “The Voice,” where she’s a judge. Kristina released “Your Body” as the first single off her upcoming album Lotus....
    POP
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    Celine Dion, Usher To Perform at Whitney Houston Tribute

    Keith Girard
    Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will headline a special tribute concert in memory of pop icon Whitney Houston, who died in February on the eve of the Grammy Awards from complications related to drug abuse. The one-hour CBS Entertainment special will tape Oct. 11 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. and air on CBS Nov. 16 at 10pm. It’s titled “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute To Whitney Houston.” The special will include interviews and clips from Houston’s most memorable performances, including never-seen-before footage. During her career, the six-time Grammy winner sold more than 170 million albums, songs and videos....
    R & B
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    Rihanna Soars Skyward in New Single ‘Diamonds (in the Sky)’ (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Rihanna looks skyward for the inspiration for her latest song, “Diamonds (in the Sky).” It’s a love ballad with a thumping bass set against piano and synthesizers. She implores her lover to “shine bright like a diamond.” Almost every move the singer makes these days is interpreted by the trashier tabloids as some kind of gesture involving her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. It seems likely the same interpretation will be applied to this song. Although the title is also a play off The Beatles’ 1967 song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” The song was widely interpreted to be about the drug LSD, although The Beatles denied it. So maybe Rihanna is just singing to her blunt....
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    Taylor Swift's 'Begin Again' Laments Another Love Lost (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Taylor Swift has released the second single “Begin Again,” from her upcoming album. It’s another haunting ballad about love gone bad that has been spawned by one of her soured relationships. The question is, which one? Swift, whose music is often inspired by her real-life relationships, is known for her songs that sting her ex-boyfriends for doing her wrong. Her first single off the album, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” touched off speculation, once again, over the target of her venomous putdown, with ex-flame Jake Gyllenhaal emerging as the odds on favorite....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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.” ...
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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....
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