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Usher Maintains Cool at Full Speed in Scream Video (watch!)

Keith GirardJune 13, 2012

Usher draws heavily from his Off-Broadway musical Fuerza Bruta for his new video for song “Scream.” It’s vintage Usher with high-energy, yet cool smoothness. Looking dapper in a white suit, Usher paces back and forth as he works through the lyrics of his song. Occasionally, he twitches a dance move....

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Chris Brown Chases Dream in 'Don't Wake Me Up' Video

Keith GirardJune 12, 2012

Chris Brown takes a walk across the desert in his new video for “Don’t Wake Me Up.” No, Rihanna is not featured in the clip. The woman he’s following in the flowing white dress is model Araya Nicks. Who? ...

R & B

Rob Thomas, Matchbox 20, Drop New Song, She's So Mean' (listen)

Keith GirardJune 12, 2012

Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Brian Yale, Kyle Cook and Ryan MacMillan, better known as Matchbox Twenty, have released the first video for single “She’s So Mean.,” It’s off their all-new album North. What a bitch!...

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Richie Sambora, Denise Richards End it Again After Fight

Keith GirardJune 12, 2012

Denise Richards and Richie Sambora, once one of rock's hottest couples, apparently discovered that love on the rebound often reopens too many old wounds. Richards, 41, and Sambora, 52, called it quits after the two argued before the CMT Music Awards last week. Richards signaled the split when she walked the red carpet alone....

CELEBRITIES

Bob Welch, Early Fleetwood Mac Guitarist, Dies at 65

Keith GirardJune 7, 2012

Bob Welch, who played with Fleetwood Mac before launching a solo career, was found dead today (June 7) of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Nashville police. He was 65. Welch’s wife found the guitarist and vocalist with a gaping chest wound at their south Nashville home around 12:15 p.m., police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters...

Music

Kanye West Spits Mercy, But Not That Kind in New Video

Keith GirardJune 6, 2012

Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz are featured in a new video for the song “Mercy,” the lead single from the compilation album, Cruel Summer from West’s label GOOD Music....

HIP-HOP

John Mayer Cries Blues Over Taylor Swift's Dear John (listen)

Keith GirardJune 6, 2012

John Mayer has feelings, too, even if he did act like a lout. The singer/songwriter says he felt like he was kicked while he was down by Taylor Swift’s song “Dear John!” He called the tune humiliating....

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Ray Bradbury, Who Saw Worlds No Other Saw, Dies at 91

Keith GirardJune 6, 2012

Ray Bradbury, who inspired the imaginations of countless readers with his tales of starships and life on distant planets, as well as provoking political commentary in his books, has died at 91. No immediate details concerning his death were available....

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Lindsay Lohan Inspires New Richard Phillips Art Film (watch!)

Keith GirardJune 5, 2012

Artist Richard Phillips, has returned to his muse, yes, Lindsay Lohan, for a second 90-second “motion portrait” of the actress that plays off of sun, sand and water. It’s a follow-up to a similar project last year with similar themes....

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Chris Martin, Rihanna Kung Fu Fight in Coldplay Video (watch!)

Keith GirardJune 4, 2012

Chris Martin plays a stealthy ninja and Rihanna adds an unusual interpretation to an exotic Geisha in Coldplay’s new video for “Princess of China.” The elaborately staged production is full kicks and tricks, but it’s ultimately about lost love....

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Tom Silverman: The New Paradigm in Music Starts at NMS

WinchesterJune 1, 2012

Tom Silverman has spent more than 30 years in the recorded music business, as the founder and chairman of Tommy Boy Records, one of the leading dance record labels. Silverman saw a gaping hole in the music industry so in 1981, he and partners, Joel Webber and Marc Josephson created the original New Music Seminar....

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Rihanna Drops Bra to Half-Mast for the Troops (photos!)

Keith GirardMay 30, 2012

Rihanna seems to have developed a taste for all things British. She’s smacking her lips over UK songstress Cheryl Cole in the British edition of Esquire magazine. She salutes the troops in a hot photo shoot, wearing camouflage and not much else....

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Katy Perry, Hot Sister Frolic in New 'Part of Me' Trailer (watch!)

Keith GirardMay 28, 2012

Katy Perry gives fans a glimpse of what it’s like during downtime on tour. She released a new clip from her concert film showing her hanging out with her sister Angela Hudson....

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Usher Allegedly Bedded One of Ex-Wife's Bridesmaids (watch!)

Keith GirardMay 23, 2012

Usher really knows how to sing the blues. In his child custody trial, grinding away in Atlanta, he hit a few low notes after a lawyer for his ex-wife accused him of sleeping with one of the bridesmaids from their wedding....

CELEBRITIES

Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks Duet on Houston's Last Song (listen!)

Keith GirardMay 21, 2012

Whitney Houston’s life was on the upswing as evidenced by “Celebrate,” the last song she ever recorded. She sang the duet for her movie “Sparkle” with Jordin Sparks, who led a tribute to Houston at the Billboard Music Awards....

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