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    James Blake, London Grammar Among 2014’s Best Music Makers

    Winchester
    Some of the most sumptuous music in quite some time was produced this year from some of my favorite singers and bands like London Grammar, James Blake, Cold Play and Maroon 5. The music industry may be dying, but not the music. Be it the continuing female-Brit influence (London Grammar; Ella Henderson) to more jam-bands like My Morning Jacket and Alabama Shakes, it’s been a very good year indeed for everything but album sales....
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    Taylor Swift Takes Victory Lap, Performs on ‘The Voice’ (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Taylor Swift took a victory lap on NBC’s reality music show “The Voice,” performing her hit song “Blank Space,” from her chart-topping fifth studio album, 1989. After serving as an adviser, she showed how it’s done. Swift released the only platinum-selling album this year as the music industry continues to struggle with declining sales. “Blank Space” is the follow-up single from the album to “Shake It Off,” which was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks....
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    Ella Henderson Keeps the British Invasion Alive With Debut Album

    Winchester
    Ella Henderson won a lot of sympathy if not the vote on the 9th season of UK show “X-Factor” in 2012. She was booted during week seven. But her career has been on an indomitable rise since then and she’s about to take America by storm. She’s already attracted such fan as Adele, Lily Allen, Nick Grimshaw and Cher, along with actress Chloë Grace Moretz....
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    Jimi Hendrix ‘Black Widow’ Guitar at Center of Ownership Fight

    Keith Girard
    One of Jimi Hendrix’s lesser known musical instruments, a storied “Black Widow” acoustic guitar, is a the heart of a bitter legal fight between his estate and the former bassist for Earth, Wind and Fire, who was once married to Hendrix’s step-sister. Hendrix owned dozens of guitars during his brief career. Today, most are worth tens of thousands of dollars and are housed in museums. After Hendrix died, the guitar ended up in the hands of step-sister Janie Hendrix’s ex-husband Sheldon Reynolds, who is being sued by Hendrix’s estate, Experience Hendrix....
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    Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson, Heartthrobs Beat as One in Duet

    Keith Girard
    Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson finally sat down together to duet on a moody ballad called “Home to Mama,” that sent teen fans swooning and crashing servers. Simpson and Bieber have been working on music since the summer with an eye on releasing a joint album. It might be just what Bieber needs to jump-start his career, while the 17-year-old Simpson may finally get the recognition he craves as a teen idol....
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    Miley Cyrus Fires Up Flaming Lips Beatles Cover on Conan (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus continues her odd collaboration with ’80s psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips. On Conan O’Brien, Thursday, she emerged from beneath singer Mark Coyne’s gossamer robe for a chorus to Beatles song, “A Day In The Life.” The band, known for its elaborate stage production and lush, multi-layered sound is undergoing a resurgence thanks largely to Cyrus. The song is included on the Lips’ new album With a Little Help From My Fwends,...
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    Kelly Crigger Tries to Solve Riddle of Middle-Age Men in New Book

    Keith Girard
    Kelly Crigger is standing up for middle-aged men who are having midlife crises in his new book, “Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man’s Guide To Midlife.” His prescription: “rediscover the world around you.” Midlife men know who they are. They’re struggling with their own impending mortality and legacy, especially those who change careers and lifestyles, says Crigger....
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    Selena Gomez Countdown Begins to Release of New Music in Nov.

    Keith Girard
    Selena Gomez declared a hiatus in her music career last year to concentrate more on movies, but she’s not about to let the holiday shopping season pass her by. She’s hinting that she’ll release new tracks this month as part of a greatest hits album. It hardly seems like she’s been around long enough to have a greatest hits album already, but a leaked track list suggests one is on the way. Selena told MTV last month that new music was on the way and she was about to reveal “a whole new chapter coming that I can’t wait to share with people.”...
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    Elton John Hosts 13th AIDS Foundation Enduring Vision Gala

    Keith Girard
    Elton John hosted his 13th namesake AIDs Foundation gala in New York City last night (Oct. 28) that drew Alec Baldwin, Brooke Shields and other celebrities and socialites to raise money for research into the debilitating disease. The foundation is one of the world’s largest sources of funds for HIV research. It has raised more than $300 million for the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS since its inception in 1992, with offices in offices in New York and London....
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    Andy Warhol Iconic Liz Taylor Painting at Center of Legal Battle

    Keith Girard
    Andy Warhol’s iconic painting of Elizabeth Taylor is at the center of an intense legal battle between the artist’s foundation and Warhol’s former bodyguard, who claims the artist gave him the painting 30 years ago. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which manages the artist’s estate, claims however that the painting was stolen. The former bodyguard, Agusto Bugarin, claimed through his attorney that Warhol gave him the painting for work he did renovating the apartment of one of Warhol’s lovers Jon Gould, after ending his relationship with Jed Johnson....
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    Taylor Swift Lands a Hot New Gig: Get the Details Here! (Video)

    Keith Girard
    Taylor Swift will be working come New Year’s Eve and partying later. She’s been tapped to headline “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” from Times Square in New York City. Seacrest made the announcement himself over Twitter. “This new year’s we’re partying like it’s 1989…my friend @TaylorSwift13 is coming to Times Square for @OfficialNYRE!” he wrote....
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    Selena Gomez: I Know What It’s Like to be Judged and Put Down

    Keith Girard
    Selena Gomez told 20,000 students at a We Day event in Canada Wednesday (Oct. 22) that she knows what it’s like to be judged and put down and offered them some advice. She urged them to follow BFF Taylor Swift;s lead and to just “shake it off.” The youth empowerment event, sponsored by Free the Children, also drew Nick Jonas, Orlando Bloom and singing duo, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis among other celebrities....
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