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Taylor Swift Surprise! Reveals Hunger Games Song (Listen!)

Keith GirardDecember 23, 2011

Taylor Swift is a big fan of “The Hunger Games.” Who knew? She’s just revealed that she has contributed a song to “The Hunger Games” soundtrack. Wait doesn’t that movie deal with teenage death and destruction in a totalitarian society?...

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Dayme Meets Harvey Keitel, Robert DeNiro at PBA Party

WinchesterDecember 23, 2011

The Police Benevolent Association's party for police widows and orphans this year was was one of their best ever and attracted a number of top celebrities from Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel to Colin Quinn and up-and-coming singer Dayme....

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Rihanna a Sexy Shadow Dancer in You Da One Video (watch!)

Keith GirardDecember 23, 2011

Rihanna plays in the shadows in her new video for her song “You Da One,” a Melina Matsoukas-directed clip that shows the blond-bobbed Bajan singer flashing gold teeth and writhing in ’60s style sex kitten poses....

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Adam Lambert, Boyfriend Bar Brawl: Is it Domestic Abuse?

Keith GirardDecember 22, 2011

Adam Lambert's rock star life has added a new chapter, drunken abuser. The "American Idol runner up was arrested for allegedly assaulting his partner, Finish reality TV personality, Sauli Koskien, at a Helsinki bar....

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Paul McCartney First Listen: My Valentine Off New Album

Keith GirardDecember 21, 2011

Paul McCartney’s “My Valentine,” the song he wrote for his marriage to Hamptons lover Nancy Shevel has just been released. The dreamy ballad is off his upcoming album, showcasing tunes that inspired The Beatles....

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Mary J. Blige Video an Ode to Good Boys Gone Bad (watch!)

Keith GirardDecember 21, 2011

Mary J. Blige, sings on her latest video about a classic problem facing girls: “Bad boys ain’t no good, good boys ain’t no fun.” The single, “Mr. Wrong,” from her album My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1), also features Drake....

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Adele Debuts Thinner Look; Surgery Triggers Weight Loss

Keith GirardDecember 21, 2011

Adele appears to have shed substantial weight after her surgery for a throat ailment according to a new photo she released over Twitter....

CELEBRITIES

Beyonce's Roseland Ballroom DVD Reaches Retailers

Keith GirardDecember 21, 2011

For four nights Beyonce held court at the Roseland Ballroom in New York like the reigning queen of pop that she is. Tickets for all four performances sold out in 24 seconds. But it’s all been captured on a four disc DVD set....

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Rihanna in Lisbon: Sick on Stage, Racial Incident (video)

Keith GirardDecember 19, 2011

Rihanna continues to hit rough patches in her Loud Tour. In her swing through Portugal, she threw up on stage in the middle of a song and had a nasty encounter at her hotel with a racially abusive guest....

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Michael Bublé Hot Christmas Album Upends Justin Bieber

Keith GirardDecember 18, 2011

Canadian crooner Michael Bublé has upended fellow Canadian Justin Bieber for top selling Christmas album, scoring No. 1 on pop charts for the third week in a row. Biebs has fallen to No. 4...

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Iran launched almost two dozen Fateh-110 missiles at U.S. based in Iraq. (Photo: Hossein Velayati)

Britney Spears, Jason Trawick Hit Marriage Track

Keith GirardDecember 16, 2011

Jason Trawick, who helped pull Britney Spears back from the brink with her dad, Jaime, has finally gotten his just reward. He popped the question and Britney agreed to get engaged....

CELEBRITIES

Bronte Booklet Falls to French Museum in ‘Heated’ Bidding

Keith GirardDecember 15, 2011

Charlotte Bronte, a 19th century English novelist and poet, apparently means more to France than Great Britain. A French museum aced out the Bronte museum in England for a rare manuscript written by the author....

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Closet Yields $2.6 Million in Couture

Keith GirardDecember 15, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor's ample closets contained more than $2.6 million in fashion couture, which hit the auction block at Christie's yesterday. A silver encrusted brocade gown sold for more than 70 times the pre-sale estimate....

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Elizabeth Taylor Jewelry a Treasure Trove at Auction

Keith GirardDecember 14, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor’s long love affair with Richard Burton, which included two marriages, yielded a $115 million treasure trove of jewelry that topped bidding at a spectacular auction of the actresses collection at Christie’s in New York....

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Jennifer Lopez Super Sexes Will.i.am Solo Video (watch!)

Keith GirardDecember 13, 2011

Jennifer Lopez adds some high-powered sexuality to the first solo video by Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am as he attempts to launch his own career without his Peas band mates. Oh… Mick Jagger is in it, too!...

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