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    Appreciation: Robin Gibb, The Bee Gees Defined a Music Era

    Winchester
    Bee Gee Robin Gibb, in failing health for the last year died today, after battling valiantly to beat a variety of ailments, including cancer, Along with him, the iconic pop group The Bee Gees is passing into history. As a group, the brothers Gibb, Robin, twin Maurice and older brother Barry, defied almost insurmountable odds to become an iconic entity like no other. ...
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    Nicki Minaj Woos Two Lovers in 'Right By My Side' Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Nicki Minaj gets friendly with rappers Nas and Chris Brown in the new video for her song the “Right By My Side.” But Nas seems to nab the leading lady. Chris Brown sings the male part of the song, while Minaj woos the brooding Nas. The rapper doesn’t sing but they exchange glances, he gives Nicki a car and takes her shopping. In exchange, Barbie gives him a dainty kiss....
    HIP-HOP
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    Ke$ha Takes On Club Queens in New Song 'Pretty Lady' (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Ke$ha is still getting it on in the clubs. That’s the latest inspiration for her new song “Pretty Lady.” She takes on club queens in all their cross-dressing glory. The song reportedly “leaked” online today (May 11), and may not be the final version. But it’s probably a pretty good approximation of where she’s going with it....
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    Jennifer Lopez, Casper Smart Sex Up American Idol (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Jennifer Lopez is drawing mixed reactions for her performance last night on American Idol that featured boyfriend Casper Smart. Did she look too old for the dancer? It’s rapidly becoming known as the Madonna syndrome, where aging female performers hook up with boyfriends young enough to be children....
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    Nicki Minaj Rocks Out Ellen With Two Song Medley (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Nicki Minaj is taking her Barbie queen image seriously. She performed a medley of her new songs “Right By My Side” and “Starships” on the Ellen DeGeneres Show atop a huge white throne. The rapper debuted “Right By My Side” on the show wearing a long pink skirt, vest and platinum blonde wig. The video for the song will premiere next week....
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    Adam Levine Auditions for Action-Hero in 'Payphone' Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Adam Levine is bucking for his own action-adventure movie. He makes a damn fine anti-hero in the new video for Maroon 5′s song “Payphone.” He also enlists rapper Wiz Khalifa, for some mid-song spit. The video opens with one badly beaten band frontman under a desolate big-city underpass where there just happens to be an old-style telephone booth....
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    Beach Boys Still Surfing Sounds After Half Century (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson joined with cousin Mike Love and a classmate Al Jardine a half a century ago to create the Beach Boys and popularized what was then known as the California surf sound. The group has endured its ups and downs since then, including the death of Dennis in 1983 and Carl from brain cancer in 1998, but proved it’s still relevant last night in concert at New York’s Beacon Theater....
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