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    Rihanna Stars in A$AP Rocky’s ‘Fashion Killa’ Ode to Bling (video!)

    Keith Girard
    Rihanna, for once, leaves the heavy lifting for someone else. She stars in s new video for A$AP Rocky’s hip-hop anthem “Fashion Killa.” Rocky raps about bling and one hot woman. Who could want more than that? Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, debuted the new video on BET’s “106 & Park” on Sept. 22nd and video of the video has finally made its way to YouTube....
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    Sarah Jessica Parker Hosts Fall 2013 New York City Ballet Gala

    Keith Girard
    Sarah Jessica Parker hosted the New York City Ballet 2013 Fall Gala last night, an annual event that usually draws an over abundance of celebrities to one of the city’s signature events. Parker, 48, wore a strapless, billowing silk dress, with a pink bodice and cream skirt at the David H Koch Theater at Lincoln Center....
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    Justin Timberlake Goes for a Knockout With New Song (listen!)

    Keith Girard
    Justin Timberlake comes out swinging with “TKO,” the second single off his much anticipated album “The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2.” But love gets the better of him and he’s the one who ends up going down for the count. The 32-year-old singer collaborates with Timbaland to craft the beat-heavy tune, a blend of pop and R&B. The song lyrics focus on a woman from a previous relationship....
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    James J. Kaufman Novels Explore Themes of Honesty, Integrity

    Keith Girard
    In his follow-up novel to “The Collectibles,” James J. Kaufman has delved even deeper into the meaning of life, the importance of honesty, the nature of love and the power of relationships. The 74-year-old former attorney, judge and, chief executive of the charitable “Imaging The World” foundation has called book two of his trilogy, “The Concealers.”...
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    Britney Spears Rushes Out Fully Mastered ‘Work Bitch’ After Leak

    Keith Girard
    Britney Spears jumped back out ahead of the Internet, releasing the official version of her new single “Work Bitch,” after a bootleg copy went viral over the weekend. She called the earlier version “low quality.” The new release comes on the heels of news that Spears has wrapped up a two-year deal to perform at the Planet Hollywood hotel for a reported $15 million a year....
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    Justin Bieber, Tyga Slo-Jam on ‘Wait for a Minute’ First Listen!

    Keith Girard
    Justin Bieber provides an R&B vibe to Young Money rapper Tyga’s new song “Wait A Minute.” Bieber could easily be channeling Usher with his smooth falsetto choruses. The song will appear on Believe Tour DJ Tay James’ upcoming WeKnowTheDJ Radio Vol. 3 mixtape. No word yet on when it will be out. Bieber has obviously be spending a lot of time with the YMCMB crowd. Check out the song....
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    Graham Nash Writes the Book on 60’s Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n Roll

    Winchester
    Graham Nash founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Hollies delivers a no-holds-barred look back at his remarkable career and his music that helped defined a generation in his new autobiography. “Entitled Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life,” the legendary singer-songwriter, now 71, goes behind the scenes on a career that spans nearly 50 years of rock and roll....
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    Ariana Grande Hits the Streets in New ‘Baby I’ Video (watch)

    Keith Girard
    Ariana Grande has released the video for “Baby I,” the lead single off her debut album “Yours Truly.” She goes with a street party theme and a decided urban East LA vibe with lots of hot cars and beefy dancers. Grande teased the video yesterday (Sept. 5) and dropped the full version this morning. She is best known for her role as Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious, iCarly. ...
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    One Direction Reveals New ‘Edgier’ Album Name, Release Date

    Keith Girard
    Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, better known as boy band “One Direction,” are gearing up to crank out their third album, titled Midnight Memories. Will it include any Taylor Swift inspired songs? There’s no word on whether Harry will lobby for his own revenge song, but the album will be out around Thanksgiving (Nov. 25) just in time for Christmas. “YES – 1D’s 3rd album is MIDNIGHT MEMORIES & is out Nov 25th!" the band tweeted. ...
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    Katy Perry Is Queen of the Jungle in New ‘Roar’ Video (watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Katy Perry unleashes a roar–literally–in the new video for her song “Roar.” It’s a big production number that features Katy as the victim of a plane crash in the jungle. She’s soon left to fend on her own after a tiger takes out her chauvinist colleague. But as the power pop song duly notes, Katy soon learns how to roar and turns her predicament into a tropical paradise. “Roar” is the lead single for her upcoming fourth studio album...
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    Anna Christine Keeps America’s Got Talent Judges on Their Feet

    Keith Girard
    Anna Christine, one of the stars of season eight of “America’s Got Talent,” continued to demonstrate poise and talent with a soulful rendition of “Wild Horses,” a Rolling Stones song from their 1971 album Sticky Fingers. The pre-teen prodigy, who turned 11 following her audition for the show in June, is competing in the semifinals of the competition at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The 24 semfinal acts will be pared down to 12 for the final round. ...
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    Paul McCartney Ever Young at 71 With New Single ‘New’ (listen!)

    Winchester
    As soon as the new Paul McCartney single, “New,” broke, I listened to it straight away. At 71, McCartney is pushing it more than ever: world tours, videos, re-mastered early works; rather amazing I’d say. As big as The Beatles became, they are just a chapter in his long storied career. The new song is miraculously more ’70s and ’80s than anything else–think “Penny Lane” or “My Brave Face.” “We can do as we want; we can live as we choose” is the one lyric that will jump out at you, and rather charming at that. ...
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    One Direction Gets Wild Reception on America’s Got Talent (Watch!)

    Keith Girard
    Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson better known as UK boy band One Direction, have become the new Beatles. They could barely be heard over the screaming audience on “America’s Got Talent” last night (Aug. 28) as they sang their hit “Best Song Ever.” The band has been promoting their new documentary, “One Direction: This is Us,” which hits theaters Aug 30. At every stop, they’ve drawn record crowds. More than an estimated 18,000 fans overwhelmed Rockefeller Center in New York City when they appeared on the “Today” show....
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    Avril Lavigne Goes Girl-on-Girl in New ‘Rock ‘N Roll’ Video (watch!!)

    Keith Girard
    Avril Lavigne wants you to know rock and roll isn’t dead and she’s rock’s “mother fu*king queen” in the new video for her comeback rock song. She’s in full rebellion, including a little girl-on-girl action with Danica McKellar. ‘Memba her? McKellar starred as the too-cute Winnie Cooper in the ABC sitcom “Wonder Years,” from 1988 through 1993. So, yeah, you could say Avril is dating herself a little bit....
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    Artist Revealed Behind Masterfully Faked Pollocks, Koonings, Rothkos

    Keith Girard
    Pei-Shen Qian, described as a struggling Chinese artist, is the master forger behind one of the biggest scams to sweep the New York City art scene in years, involving more than 80 bogus paintings by modern masters. Alleged works by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell, were actually painted by the 73-year-old immigrant artist in the garage of his Queens home. Few details about the investigation are known. What is known is mostly contained in a new grand jury indictment of alleged scam mastermind Glafira Rosales, 57. She was arraigned today (Aug 19) in federal court in Manhattan....
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