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Justin Timberlake a Falsetto Frank in Suit & Tie Video (watch!)

Keith GirardFebruary 14, 2013

Justin Timberlake does his best to channel a little of that old Frank Sinatra magic in his new music video for “Suit & Tie,” a big orchestra production with a little hip-hop inflection courtesy of rapper Jay-Z. But close your eyes and Justin sounds just like... Michael Jackson? ...

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Is Justin Timberlake 'Mirrors' His Opus For New Album? (listen!)

Keith GirardFebruary 12, 2013

Justin Timberlake smooth pop sound just keeps oozing out. He’s released his latest song “Mirrors” from his upcoming album The 20/20 Experience. It’s an eight-minute opus with a full orchestra, perhaps his most ambitious song on the new set....

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Rihanna Strips, Bares Emotions in Bath for New Video (watch!)

Keith GirardFebruary 11, 2013

Rihanna takes minimalist music videos to a new level with her latest release for her song “Stay.” The video captures the spirit of what she says is a “very emotional” and “very personal” song. Rihanna spends the entire song nude in a bathtub, without makeup. She looks lost in thought as she sings to a piano accompaniment....

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Eugene Delacroix Defaced Liberty Raises Security Issues Anew

Keith GirardFebruary 8, 2013

Eugene Delacroix’s homage to the French Revolution, entitled “Liberty Leading the People” has been defaced by a “9/11 truther,” raising questions once again about museum security and public access to priceless works of art. The 29-year-old woman used an indelible maker to write “AE911″ on the 1830 painting, one of the best known symbols of the 18th century Gallic upheaval....

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Marilyn Manson Goes Down Hard During Show (watch!)

Keith GirardFebruary 7, 2013

Goul rocker Marilyn Manson is known for sick antics on stage, but his sudden collapse during a Canada show was the real thing. Even so, it took everyone, including his own band a minute or so to figure out he was in real distress....

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Picasso Painting of Mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter Sells for $45M

Keith GirardFebruary 6, 2013

Pablo Picasso rivaled other modern-era painters with the sale of a 1932 painting of his “golden muse” for a stunning $45 million at Sotheby’s in London. The buyer was anonymous. The impressionist and modern art sale also included Monet, Edgar Degas and others. ...

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Peter Frampton Comes Alive Again on Album Release Anniversary

Keith GirardFebruary 6, 2013

Peter Frampton released his seminal rock record, Frampton Comes Alive! some 35 years ago. It ushered in a new era in rock and earned him a spot on Time magazine’s cover. Unfortunately, he was quickly overshadowed by another emerging artist, Bruce Springsteen. As a result he may be under-appreciated today....

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Pink Sings in Bed in New Video for 'Just Give Me a Reason' (watch!)

Keith GirardFebruary 6, 2013

Pink sings with Nate Reuss in her new video, but just for the record, that’s her husband Carey Hart in the steamy love scenes for her latest single “Just Give Me a Reason.” Pink, 33, real name Alicia Beth Moore, is going through a career resurgence after taking time off to have a baby....

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Depeche Mode Back to Big Sound With New 'Heaven' Video (Watch!)

Keith GirardFebruary 1, 2013

Depeche Mode, one of the bands that rode the music video wave to stardom during the early days of MTV is back with a new video for one of it’s comeback singles “Heaven,” written by keyboardist Martin Gore....

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Beyonce Mum on Destiny's Child Reunion at Super Bowl Show

Keith GirardJanuary 31, 2013

Beyonce revealed that she has been planning her surprise Super Bowl halftime show for five months, but stopped short of confirming, or denying, that it will include a Destiny’s Child reunion. The trio has released a new single, and the group’s compilation album hit the streets this week....

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Justin Bieber Bad Boy Reputation Bites Him in the Backside

Keith GirardJanuary 29, 2013

Justin Bieber is irked by rumors that he hooked up with Milyn Jensen, a fetching nursing student. But he’s only getting pay-back for cultivating a bad-boy reputation. Now the tabloids are exploiting it. ...

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Karrueche Tran Trying to Find Herself After Rihanna Drama

Keith GirardJanuary 29, 2013

Karrueche Tran finally gets a chance to talk in more than 140 characters about her three-way affair with Chris Brown and Rihanna. She says she’s done with the drama. Does this mean her 15 minutes of fame are over?...

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Nicole Ritchie, Ariel Winter Grace Elle Women in TV Fete (Photos)

Keith GirardJanuary 25, 2013

Nicole Ritchie, Ariel Winter and other television celebrities were feted last night in Hollywood at the “ELLE Women in Television Celebration." Among those attending where Cat Deeley, Christa Allen, best known for her role as Charlotte Grayson on the ABC drama “Revenge” and Ellie Kemper, who played Erin Hannon in NBC’s “The Office.” ...

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Drawings By Surrealist Masters on View at the Morgan Museum

Keith GirardJanuary 24, 2013

Surrealist drawings by iconic artists such as Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Joan Miró are on view at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York in a stunning new exhibit entitled “Drawing Surrealism.” ...

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Justin Bieber Reveals New Acoustic 'Yellow Raincoat ' (Listen!)

Keith GirardJanuary 23, 2013

Justin Bieber’s first new acoustic song, “Yellow Raincoat,” from his upcoming Believe Acoustic album hit the Internet today, amid some reports the song was inspired by ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Bieber says the album is coming straight from his heart. The album, which is expected to hit the streets next week, Jan 29, is a remix of songs off Believe his third studio album....

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