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The Truth About Carly Rae Jepsen: She's Paid Her Dues (photos!)

Keith Girard
Carly Rae Jepsen became a YouTube sensation with a little help from another YouTube sensation, Justin Bieber. Now the fellow Canadian talks to Cosmpolitan about finally catching a break in the music business after years trying. Bieber, like millions of others, was enamored by Jepsen’s pop tune “Call Me, Maybe.” He made it an international hit when he Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale and other pals posted a sing-along on YouTube. Jepsen went viral....
POP
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Justin Bieber Totally Commercial, Films Macy's Holiday Ad (watch!)

Keith Girard
Justin Bieber looks undeniably cute in a new holiday commercial for Macy’s department stores, but the spot also represents one of the down sides of music these days. It’s all about selling. It wasn’t always that way. Back in the early days rock in the ’50s and ’60s, musicians survived on their music alone. Neither Macy’s nor General Motors, for that matter, would think twice about trying to sell a product with a rock song. Not any more. ...
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Frank Ocean Builds Pyramids in New Video for Song (watch!)

Keith Girard
Frank Ocean continues his sold run on “Saturday Night Live” with a new video for his song “Pyramids.” Ocean’s rising career follows years when he worked as a songwriter for such artists as Brandy, Justin Bieber and John Legend. Ocean, 24, had his coming out party, so to speak, on SNL last weekend. He performed two songs, “Thinking About You” and a shortened version of “Pyramids.” His debut studio album, Channel Orange, was released in July as a digital download exclusively on iTunes and was released as a CD the following week. Three songs off the album have charted as singles, the two he performed on SNL and “Sweet Life.”...
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Carly Rae Jepsen Second New Single Out; Is She One-Hit Wonder? (listen!)

Keith Girard
Carly Rae Jepsen is facing the one question all singers face with a hit record. Is she a one-hit wonder? The second single off her upcoming album Kiss is out. So how does it measure up to “Call Me Maybe?” Sadly, it doesn’t. Her latest tune is produced by LMFAO’s RedFoo falls in the same category as her first single off the album–pop pablum. Jepsen’s boyfriend, singer-songwriter Matthew Koma also had a hand in crafting the song, but it’s as saccharine as it gets. ...
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Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber Duet on 'Beautiful' (Listen!)

Keith Girard
Carly Rae Jepsen continues to get a big push from mentor Justin Bieber, who duets on her track “Beautiful,” released over the weekend on YouTube. But is the song too close to One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful?” The song will debut on her new album Kiss, set to be released Sept. 18. But is the song too close to One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful?"...
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Carly Rae Jepsen Hot Cute on Today Summer Stage (watch!)

Keith Girard
Carly Rae Jepsen sang the song of the summer “Call Me Maybe” on the “Today Show’s” Summer Stage this morning. She got the Rockefeller Plaza crowd on their feet and rocking to the catchy tune, which began as a YouTube viral sensation. Jepsen, 26, is a protege of fellow Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber, who also got his start as a YouTube phenom. “Call Me Maybe” is the first song by a Canadian artist to reach the top of the digital chart since Bieber’s “Baby” in January 2010. ...
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Frank Ocean European Tour Sidelined by Vocal Problems

Keith Girard
Frank Ocean has been forced to curtail his European tour, including a much anticipated paring with British band Coldplay, because of unspecified vocal problems. Ocean worked as a songwriter for such artists as Brandy, Justin Bieber and John Legend before launching his own career in 2010....
HIP-HOP
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Selena Gomez Classy Sexy at MuchMusic Awards (photos)

Keith Girard
Selena Gomez turned heads on the red carpet at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada over the weekend with her shortest dress yet. The gold, sparkling mini made her legs look a mile long. Selena has managed to ramp up her sexual quotient since leaving her Disney teen career behind without getting too raunchy or sleazy....
CELEBRITIES
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Justin Bieber New Boyfriend Video a Pimp Dream World (watch!)

Keith Girard
Justin Bieber’s definition of a more adult look and sound is a teenage boy’s vision of fast cars, lots of scantily clad girls and money to burn. Bieber has been going to the max to promote the video for “Boyfriend,” the first song off his new album Believe. He said it marks a departure from his teen roots to a more grown up look and sound....
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The Wanted's Chase the Sun Video Riffs on 'Twilight' (Watch)

Keith Girard
The Wanted, the UK boy band that hit U.S. shores last month, have followed up with a new music video for single “Chasing the Sun.” The boys go right for the pulse of pop culture, mixing their music with a play on “Twilight” vampires. They band made its U.S. debut in March on the Ellen DeGeneres show and Jay Leno’s Tonight show, and earned a shoutout from teen sensation Justin Bieber....
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Katy Perry Goofs on Carly Rae Jepsen Song at Coachella (watch!)

Keith Girard
Katy Perry and friends have been making the scene at the Coachella Music Festival and decided to record themselves goofing on Carly Rae Jepsen’s smash song “Call Me Maybe.” The video was posted on YouTube this morning and features Katy and friends dancing, singing and goofing off to the smash....
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Esperanza Spalding Jazzes Up the Daily Show (watch!)

Keith Girard
Esperanza Spalding turned Jon Stewart’s Daily Show into a jazz club for two songs last night and belted out two songs from her new album Radio Music Society. Stewart doesn’t often do music, but when he does, it’s usually awesome. Spalding, 27, is well-known in jazz circles, but only vaulted to national attention last year when she set teen sensation Justin Bieber back on his heels by beating him out for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards....
JAZZ
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Justin Bieber Touts Carly Rae Jepsen on Ellen (Watch)

Keith Girard
Justin Bieber gave his Canadian protege Carly Rae Jepsen another leg up in the music business with a show and tell on the Ellen DeGeneres show. Justin also unveiled his new single “Boyfriend.” Jepson isn’t exactly a newcomer to music. She was nominated for a Juno, Canada’s equivalent of the Grammys. In 2007, she placed third in the fifth season of “Canadian Idol,” and also appeared in the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour....
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