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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....
    ROCK
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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
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    Fiona Apple's New Single, Every Single Night, Debuts (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Fiona won’t be mistaken for Lady Gaga or any other cookie-cutter dance-driven artist dominating the charts. Her new single “Every Single Night,” from her new album is a melodic tip-toeing through her subconscious. Apple, 34, set the music world on its ear with her debut album Tidal in 1996. She was just 19. Her distinctive contralto voice, piano skills and biting, angst-filled lyrics set her apart. She still stands alone....
    POP
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    Rihanna Coachella Drug Use Stokes Bad Girl Image (look!)

    Keith Girard
    Rihanna likes to flaunt her bad girl image. She posted photos that look like she’s getting ready to snort cocaine, or maybe roll a joint off some guy’s bald head at the Coachella Music Festival. How bad ass is that? Of course, no serious coke-head would be so cavalier with their stash, if not out of fear of getting busted, then out of fear of watching the expensive powder blow away in the wind....
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    Fine Wines, 1820 Cognac, Up for Auction at Skinner in Boston

    Keith Girard
    A bottle of 1820 A. De Luze et Fils grand fine champagne cognac is one of the highlights of a fine wine auction in Boston next month. Also featured will be wines from Bordeaux, Napa, Burgundy and the Champagne region of France. The two-part live and online auction, May 4 through May 13, will feature more than 950 lots....
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    Katy Perry Goofs on Carly Rae Jepsen Song at Coachella (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Katy Perry and friends have been making the scene at the Coachella Music Festival and decided to record themselves goofing on Carly Rae Jepsen’s smash song “Call Me Maybe.” The video was posted on YouTube this morning and features Katy and friends dancing, singing and goofing off to the smash....
    POP
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    Robin Gibb Failing Health, Coma Mark End of Era

    Winchester
    Bee Gee Robin Gibb, in failing health for the last year, has slipped into a coma, and the end is feared near. The Bee Gees as a group has defied almost insurmountable odds to become an iconic entity like no other. From "How Deep Is Your Love," to "Night Fever," to "If I Can't Have You," we can't really recall any other music that so fit a film. Of course the 1977 film, based on writer Nik Cohen’s novel, "The Tribal Rites of Saturday Night," was epic in every sense of the word....
    BETWEEN THE LINESSOUNDTRACKS
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    Ahmet Ertegun's Legacy Secured With Oxford University Fund

    Winchester
    When those in the know talk about the major behind-the-scene players in the music business, three names always come up: Clive Davis, Mo Ostin and Ahmet Ertegun. Ertegun’s legacy was secured in February when his widow gave $26 million to Oxford University. The money will pay for at least 35 graduate scholarships every year through the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Scholarship Fund....
    BETWEEN THE LINESMusic
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    Paul McCartney Hires Big Guns for My Valentine Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Paul McCartney’s bluesy “My Valentine,” which he wrote and dedicated to his new wife, Nancy Schevell is out on video. Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman are the only characters. The ex-Beatle debuted the video in Los Angeles last night (Apr. 13). Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister (“Dark Knight,” “Inception”), Susanne Preissler and Paul Martinez produced and edited the minimalist, black and white clip, which runs just over three minutes....
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    Stolen Paul Cezanne Painting Recovered After Four Years

    Keith Girard
    A painting by the French artist Paul Cezanne, worth an estimated $100 million, has been found relatively unscathed four years after it was stolen at gunpoint from a Swiss museum by three masked robbers. The painting, Boy in a Red Waistcoat, was one of four stolen from the E. G. Buehrle Collection in Zurich in 2008 by three robbers who burst in just before closing time and told staff to lie on the floor while hand-picked the paintings to steal....
    CRIME