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Lily Allen, Sam Cooper Pregnancy Turns Tragic for Second Time

Keith GirardNovember 1, 2010

Pregnant British pop star Lily Allen was rushed to the hospital late last week (Oct. 28) after complaining of stomach pains and suffered a miscarriage over the weekend, according to reports out of the UK. ...

CELEBRITIES

Fergie Hot, Sexy, Dangerous in New Slash Video (watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 29, 2010

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, in the alluring and sexually provoking new video “Beautiful Dangerous,” plays an obsessive fan of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who lures the axman to her seedy apartment for some pantsless play....

ROCK

Home For the Holidays? A Guide to Stress Free Parties

Keith GirardOctober 28, 2010

With the new economic realities, more budget conscious people than ever are entertaining at home. How perfect and timely for a new book, via Yorkshire Publishing, called “Plan To Party” from authors Elizabeth Mascali and Dawn Sandomeno....

ArtBOOKS

Nicki Minaj's 'Right Thru' Me Video Rages Sweetly (watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 27, 2010

Nicki Minaj’s new video for her single "Right Thru Me" shows why she’s already the most talked about female rap artist in music, even though her debut album has yet to be released....

HIP-HOP

Julian Sundby's Bright Idea to Fix the Music Industry

Keith GirardOctober 25, 2010

Is the music business in shambles? To listen to 23-year old wunderkind Julian Sundby not at all. He thinks he can revitalize the industry from his home base in Ft. Myers, Fla....

Music

Kanye West's 34-Minute Video: Art or Ultimate Ego Trip (watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 25, 2010

Kanye West has gone where no artist has been before with a monumental 34-minute music video that some are hailing as a new art form, while others see it as just one more bit of self-indulgence from the ego-centric rap star....

HIP-HOP

Carmen Electra Electrifies Filter Video With Girl Kiss (Watch)

Keith GirardOctober 21, 2010

Carmen Electra knows how to rock out with the Pussycat Dolls and boyfriend Rob Patterson (not Pattinson!) puts her talents to work in the new video for his band Filter. Carmen heats up the clip with bondage clothes, raunchy dancing and a steamy girl-on-girl kiss....

ROCK

Florence + The Machine: The UK's Best New Artist (video)

WinchesterOctober 20, 2010

On the recent MTV Video Music Awards (on which host Chelsea Handler proved to be a decidedly questionable host) Florence + The Machine performed for the first time stateside their then-rising hit “Dog Days Are Over.”...

POP

Elton John, Leon Russell: Inside the Ultimate 'Union' (Video)

WinchesterOctober 20, 2010

When I first heard about Elton John and Leon Russell teaming up for an album, I thought, what an overdue idea. I had seen Leon two years back at a Dave Mason concert at the North Fork Theatre in Westbury, Long Island (my first time ever!) and was excited to hear him....

BETWEEN THE LINESPOP

Rihanna Mellows in ‘Only Girl In World’ Video (watch)

Keith GirardOctober 14, 2010

R&B singer Rihanna has shed her hard-edged image that marked her previous two albums in favor of softer more mellow persona captured in the first video off her new album for the song “Only Girl in The World.”...

R & B

Ozzy Osbourne's Touching John Lennon Video Tribute (watch)

Keith GirardOctober 13, 2010

Ozzy Osbourne, the father of heavy metal death rock, was long thought to be the anti-Beatle. But in his heart he was always a John Lennon fan, and shows his allegiance in a touching video tribute....

ROCK

Avril Lavigne Smolders, More Feminine in Maxim (video)

Keith GirardOctober 13, 2010

Avril Lavigne says she is older, wiser, but judging from her new Maxim magazine photo shoot she can play still play the hot young thing — with a new more feminine twist....

ROCK

Demi Moore to sell Victorian Era Paintings at Sotheby’s

Keith GirardOctober 13, 2010

Actress Demi Moore will be among the highlights of Sotheby's auction of Victorian era paintings, when two works from her collection go on the auction block. She could be in for a big payday....

ArtAUCTIONS

Solomon Burke, an R&B, Gospel Giant, Dies at 70

Keith GirardOctober 10, 2010

Solomon Burke, the real King of Soul during the 1960s and '70s, who sang his soulful gospel, country and R&B songs for countless audiences including the Pope, died suddenly early today (Oct. 10) on a trip to Amsterdam, according to his family. He was 70....

R & B

Monkee Davy Jones’ Daydream: Monkees Reunion Tour

Keith GirardOctober 8, 2010

Former "Monkees" lead singer Davy Jones is a believer. He is working on plans for a reunion of the 1960s band that began as a comedy television show and went on to sell millions of records. But sources say he's more like a day dreamer....

POP