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    Florence Welch Captivates at Radio City Music Hall

    Winchester
    When Florence Welch first hit these shores from Britain two years back with her stunningly beautiful “Dog Days Are Over,” it was a revelation. Yet another Brit-singer was making noise here across the pond. She debuted last night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and she was suitably humble. In fact, she kept saying she couldn’t believe she was at such prestigious venue....
    REVIEWS
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    Nelly Furtado Jumps Through 'Big Hoops' in New Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Nelly Furtado shows what big… really big, really means in a new video for her single “Big Hoops (Bigger the Better).” She not only means big earrings but also growing into the 50-foot woman, and maybe some other, ahem, big things as well. The video is directed by “X” who has also helmed clips for Drake and Justin Bieber....
    POP
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    Gwen Stefani, No Doubt Open Album Sessions on Video

    Keith Girard
    Gwen Stefani and No Doubt have begun promotion on their first new album in more than a decade with a series of “webisodes” that go behind the scenes of their recording sessions in their Santa Monica studio. The first in a series of short videos leading up to the album's release Sept. 25 previews a brand new track called "Push & Shove." ...
    ROCK
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    Coldplay Salutes Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch (watch)

    Keith Girard
    Coldplay frontman Chris Martin sang a poignant tribute to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, turning the group’s raucous anthem “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)” into a soulful ballad. Celebrities filled the Hollywood Bowl for the concert. Yauch created the group with Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz in the 1980s. ...
    ROCK
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    Justin Bieber New Boyfriend Video a Pimp Dream World (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Justin Bieber’s definition of a more adult look and sound is a teenage boy’s vision of fast cars, lots of scantily clad girls and money to burn. Bieber has been going to the max to promote the video for “Boyfriend,” the first song off his new album Believe. He said it marks a departure from his teen roots to a more grown up look and sound....
    POP
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    Bruce Springsteen Pays Moving Tribute to Levon Helm (watch)

    Keith Girard
    Bruce Springsteen went acoustic last night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ to pay tribute to The Band’s Levon Helm, who died Apr. 19 from throat cancer. Helm, 71, had one of the most distinctive voices in rock. Bruce picked up a six-string to cover The Band’s hit song “The Weight,” which Helm had sung with the group....
    ROCK
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    Ke$ha Sexes Up Old Glory in V Magazine (photos!)

    Keith Girard
    Ke$ha not only flies the American flag, she is the American flag in a new photo shoot for V Magazine’s “Americana” issue. So this is what America has come to… dirty blonde hair and freckles. The 25-year-old singer isn’t afraid of the raunchier side of rock....
    POP

    Kanye West Sparks Beef Over 'I Don't Like' Remix (listen)

    Keith Girard
    Kanye West has ignited a hip-hop beef over his remix of Chief Keef’s rap “I Don’t Like.” The remix dropped last night (May 1) and already Keef’s producer Young Chop is threatening a lawsuit. West must be giving girlfriend Kim Kardashian second thoughts. He brags about bagging three women in one night. “Soho or Tribeca/ three hoes, trifecta/dope money, coke money…”...
    HIP-HOP
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    Willow Smith Whips It in New ‘Do It Like Me’ Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Willow Smith takes on the world in her new video for song “Do it Like Me (Rockstar)… literally. The 11-year-old globe trots as only the daughter of Hollywood power couple Will and Jada Pickett Smith can for the upbeat tune. Willow has been dabbling in music ever since her catchy tune “Whip My Hair” vaulted her into the spotlight. But it may be a little too premature to call the pre-teen a full-fledged pop star....
    POP
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    Carrie Underwood Makes Pickups Sexy in Glamour (photos)

    Keith Girard
    You can take Carrie Underwood out of the country but you can’t get the country out of Carrie, even when she’s posing for high-fashion Glamour magazine. The frills are one thing, but a pickup truck? Underwood has undeniable model good looks and even flashes a little cleavage in a football jersey for the magazine’s May issue. And, yes, she poses with a rusty old pickup truck....
    COUNTRY
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    Neil Young, Crazy Horse Ride Again on Old Susanna (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Neil Young has proved once again he can spin and old saw into a psychedelic rock song, with the release of “Oh Susannah.” Yes, that “Old Susannah” from 19th century composer Stephen Foster. But what a difference. Young teams with his band Crazy Horse and pumps out the cover for his new album Americana. He opens the tune with his classic scratchy picking and strumming on his 1953 Les Paul Custom guitar....
    ROCK
    Twitter Sleuth Matt Taibbi reveals IRS home visit before a House subcommittee. (Photo: ScreenCap)

    John Mayer Wants Fresh Start in Shadow Days Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    John Mayer steps out of the shadows with the release of his new video “Shadow Days.” Hopefully, he’s put his throat problems and his days of being a jerk behind him with his new album. Mayer, 34, has been sidelined since last September with a granuloma in his throat which had to be operated on. He was forced to cancel several shows and step out of the limelight to recover....
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    Phil Collins' Iconic 'Live at Montreux 2004' Out on DVD

    Winchester
    When singer, songwriter Phil Collins first played his song “In The Air Tonight,” Atlantic Records chieftain Ahmet Ertegun, had some suggestions that ultimately gave birth to a drum line heard throughout the 1980s. Truth be told, it even holds up today and has been captured on Eagle Rock Entertainment’s double DVD set, Phil Collins Live At Montreux 2004...
    BETWEEN THE LINESROCK
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    The Wanted's Chase the Sun Video Riffs on 'Twilight' (Watch)

    Keith Girard
    The Wanted, the UK boy band that hit U.S. shores last month, have followed up with a new music video for single “Chasing the Sun.” The boys go right for the pulse of pop culture, mixing their music with a play on “Twilight” vampires. They band made its U.S. debut in March on the Ellen DeGeneres show and Jay Leno’s Tonight show, and earned a shoutout from teen sensation Justin Bieber....
    POP