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Avril Lavigne Goes Back to Future With New ‘Rock ‘n Roll’ (listen!)

Keith GirardJuly 19, 2013

Avril Lavigne hopes her new single “Rock N Roll” is the key to her comeback. That’s because it’s a throwback to 2002 when she stormed the charts with her debut album, Let Go. She was a badass then, can she still strike the pose today?...

ROCK

Demi Lovato Waves Flag in New ‘Made in the USA’ Video (watch!)

Keith GirardJuly 17, 2013

Demi Lovato enters the relations sweepstakes with a new video for her song “Made in the USA.” The theme is generally the same as videos by Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, the queen of relationship songs....

POP

David Bowie’s New Hell; Crazed Loner in Valentine’s Day Video

Keith GirardJuly 16, 2013

David Bowie has created another new hell in his latest video for his song “Valentine’s Day.” He’s all alone in an abandoned building strumming his guitar, the image of a crazed loner driven mad by his anger and determined to exact revenge....

ROCK

Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z Duet on Holy Grail in London (watch!)

Keith GirardJuly 15, 2013

Justin Timberlake teamed up with Jay-Z at the Yahoo! Wireless Festival in London yesterday (July 14) for a duet on ‘Holy Grail,’ a track off Jay-Z’s new album. He was returning the favor; Hov rapped on Timberlake’s song “Suit & Tie.”...

HIP-HOP

Selena Gomez Sings a ‘Sad Serenade’ on New Track (listen!)

Keith GirardJuly 15, 2013

Selena Gomez moves firmly into Taylor Swift territory with the latest track, “Sad Serenade.” It’s an uptempo lament about love lost in a relationship gone bad, sort of like her experience with Justin Bieber. On second thought, just like it....

POP

Rob Thomas, Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls the Tour of the Summer

WinchesterJuly 13, 2013

Rob Thomas and his group Matchbox 20 paired with The Goo Goo Dolls may well be the tour of the summer. We caught them two weeks ago at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. Both have recently released new music that is rock perfection....

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Britney Spears Family Friendly in New ‘Ooh La La’ Video (watch!)

Keith GirardJuly 11, 2013

Britney Spears, who’s played a sex siren, seductress and slut in various video incarnations over the years, finally gets to play family friendly MILF in her new video for the song “Ooh La La.” It’s part of the soundtrack for the new Smurf’s movie....

POP

Demi Lovato’s ‘Heart to Heart’ for ‘Mortal Instruments’ Released

Keith GirardJuly 3, 2013

Demi Lovato has released her new song “Heart By Heart,” It’s included on the official soundtrack for “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,” a fantasy sci-fi film based on Cassandra Clare’s first book in her “The Mortal Instruments” series....

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LPGA Pro Golfer Cristie Kerr Hosts Hamptons Golf Classic

Keith GirardJuly 1, 2013

Cristie Kerr, the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open Champion and 16-time LPGA winner, hosted the 9th Annual Hamptons Golf Classic, a day-long charity golf tournament at the Hampton Hills Golf & Country Club. Real estate brokers Susan and Matthew Breitenbach were honored and The Diamonds in the Rough Foundation was the beneficiary....

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Mariah Carey Shimmers on Stage, Singing #Believe (watch!)

Keith GirardJuly 1, 2013

Mariah Carey shimmered on stage in a short strapless silver dress with a sheer patterned train as she performed a remixed version of her song “#Beautiful” at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles. She was joined by Young Jeezy....

R & B

Nicki Minaj, Ciara Rock BET Awards With ‘I’m Out’ (watch!)

Keith GirardJuly 1, 2013

Ciara and Nicki Minaj teamed up for 2013 BET Awards for a jumpin’ rendition of “I’m Out.” Nicki opened the number sitting on some steps rapping. Ciara exploded onto the stage....

R & B

The Moody Blues’ Historic Isle of Wight Concert Captured on DVD

WinchesterJune 28, 2013

The Moody Blues, at the height of their popularity and creativity, put on a concert that totally entranced their audience on a hot August night off the coast of England on the Isle of Wight. This is the legendary much talked-about 79-minute, 11-song performance that launched Classical Rock....

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Selena Gomez is juggling a busy schedule including her new album, a brithday, tour and new movies. (Photo: Lunchbox LP)

Selena Gomez Juggling New Album, Tour, Movies, Boyfriend?

Keith GirardJune 28, 2013

Selena Gomez is gearing up for the release of her solo debut studio album Stars Dance, and new photos have surfaced that will be used as part of the album promotion....

POP

Mick Jagger, Kate Moss Rock Hyde Park Serpentine Summer Party

Keith GirardJune 27, 2013

Mick Jagger, girlfriend L’Wren Scott, Kate Moss, Rebecca Wang and Daphne Guinness were among the A-List names who turned out for the Hyde Park Serpentine Summer Party, a social pre-cursor to the Wimbledon fortnight that draws the best tennis players in the world....

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Persia’s Cyrus the Great May Not Have Been So Hot After All

Keith GirardJune 20, 2013

A rare artifact from the reign of Cyrus the Great in 539 BC will go on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this week, reopening a debate whether it represents the “first declaration of human rights,” or merely convenient political propaganda....

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