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Robbie Robertson Returns to Form With 'Clairvoyant' (video)

WinchesterMay 16, 2011

I’ve always had an interesting relationship regarding Robbie Robertson from The Band. Even though I was a die-hard college radio geek, I just never really got into the band, although boy did I try more than once....

BETWEEN THE LINES

Taylor Swift, Wronged Again, Fires Back in Video (watch)

Keith GirardMay 10, 2011

Taylor Swift seems to have a persecution complex. If she’s not bashing old boyfriends in her songs, she’s lashing out at the next closest thing — music critics....

COUNTRY

Adrian Niles Crafts Gritty Memphis Blues Sound

Keith GirardMay 6, 2011

Adrian Niles has been a regional sensation for years and is about to release his sixth album Roll & Move. Now that he’s opening for Traffic’s Dave Mason, the Ohio rocker and his band will get a chance to play their Memphis-style blues to a wider audience....

BLUESMusic

Lady Gaga Judas Video Roars in its Debut (Watch it!)

Keith GirardMay 5, 2011

Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated “Judas” video premiered officially today (May 5) on the singer’s YouTube channel. The song, with heavy Biblical overtones that have outraged Catholics, portray’s Christ’s disciples as motorcycle gang members....

POP

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Name Newborns; Say What?

Keith GirardMay 4, 2011

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have released the names of their new-born twins and don't fret if you haven't been able to guess them, despite the singer's teasing clues. The names are a little weird....

CELEBRITIES

Beyoncé Goes to School For Booty Shakin' Video (watch)

Keith GirardApril 28, 2011

Beyoncé knows how to move her body, and she harnesses her best dance moves in a new video to help First Lady Michelle Obama promote her campaign against childhood obesity...

CELEBRITIES

Katy Perry Trumpets Cheating Rumors With Lawsuit

Keith GirardApril 28, 2011

UK Comedian Russell Brand is known as a Lothario, but wife Katy Perry is the first to confront allegations she cheated on the marriage by suing an Australian magazine that reported rumors of an affair....

CELEBRITIES

Phoebe Snow, Soulful '70s Singer of Poetry Man, Dies

Keith GirardApril 26, 2011

Phoebe Snow, a singer-songwriter who came of age in the 1970s, where her hit "Poetry Man," stands as a singular classic from that era, has died from complications of a brain hemmorrhage. She was 58....

POP

Glee's Heather Morris Gets Sexy Slinky For Esquire (video, photos)

Keith GirardApril 21, 2011

Glee star Heather Morris, who famously mimicked Britney Spears on the hit Fox series, showed off her slinky dance moves for Esquire magazine’s top 50 songs list....

POP

Christina Aguilera, Rihanna Sexed Up 1 Million UK Children (watch!)

Keith GirardApril 20, 2011

Christina Aguilera performed a raunchy dance routine on the UK music show "X-Factor" that was watched by more than 1 million children, shocking the nation and provoking nearly 3,000 complaints. Rihanna's scantily clad dance on the show was just as bad....

Music

Porsche Showcases Hybrid Technology in NYC

Keith GirardApril 20, 2011

The name Porsche has been associated with pioneering innovations in automotive engineering since the beginning of the last century when Ferdinand Porsche founded his iconic car company in 1900....

LIVING

Beyonce's New Single Is All About Female Power (Listen!)

Keith GirardApril 19, 2011

Beyonce has released a new single, “Girls (Who Run The World)” amid a rush of new songs by such artists as Britney Spears and Lady Gaga. All three singers will be releasing, or have just released new albums....

R & B

Miley Cyrus, Joan Jett Go Hard Rock on Oprah (Watch!)

Keith GirardApril 16, 2011

Just a little country Miley Cyrus went hard rock with one of the hardest rockers of all, Joan Jett. The duo hooked up on Oprah in a live performance, singing a ...

ROCK

Lady Gaga, New Song Judas, Irk Catholic Church (Listen!)

Keith GirardApril 15, 2011

Lady Gaga has jumped the gun on the release date for her latest single, “Judas” after the song leaked onto the Internet today (Apr. 15). It’s off her upcoming “Born This Way” album, which is touching on controversial subjects....

POP

Janet Jackson's No Britney; Totally Buff on Tour (watch!)

Keith GirardApril 15, 2011

Janet Jackson is no Britney Spears. The 44-year-old singer, who is on a 35-date tour, looked totally buff on stage, with bulging biceps that rival Cameron Diaz, Madonna and Paris Hilton, who also are sporting more toned physiques....

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