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Taylor Swift Gets Political: Reveals for First Time Who’s She’s Voting For and Why

Renee Olstead Gets Freaky With Snakes (photos!)

Keith GirardJuly 29, 2011

Renee Olstead had some free time on her hands on break from “Secret Life Of An American Teenager:” and decided to get freaky with some snakes and an apple in a photo shoot with Sammi Doll and stylist Emily Hunter. She gives new meaning to the Biblical Eve....

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Ric Ocasek, Cars Return With New Album, Video (watch)

Keith GirardJuly 25, 2011

Ric Ocasek and the iconic Cars are back. The new wave band set style and music trends from 1976 to 1988 and helped usher in the MTV era with pioneering music videos. Their new album Move Like This has all of the classic touches....

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How Comely Gwyenth Paltrow Turned Me On to Coldplay (video)

WinchesterJuly 22, 2011

It took me more than a few tries to get into the last great British Band Coldplay. The really first caught my attention when Chris Martin married Gwyneth Paltrow....

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Michelle Branch Finds the Woman in Her for New Album

Iris WienerJuly 22, 2011

Michelle Branch’s huge hits were nearly impossible escape if you took a car ride, went to a movie, or visited a mall in 2001. She provided the soundtrack to our lives. Ten years later, she's about to release a new album...

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Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony: Death of a Star Marriage

Keith GirardJuly 16, 2011

Jennifer Lopez seven-year marriage to singer Marc Anthony ended as surprisingly as it began, but it's not hard to see the forces that drove them apart. Round up the usual suspects: Advancing age, career conflicts, time apart and most likely career jealousies....

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Lady Gaga Wheelchair Act Upends Disability Groups (watch!)

Keith GirardJuly 14, 2011

Lady Gaga added a wheelchair routine to her Sydney, Australia show, but disability groups were none too pleased with gesture. Odd, since the routine is hardly new....

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Selena Gomez Flashes Cleavage in Twitter Pose (photo)

Keith GirardJuly 13, 2011

Selena Gomez looks like she had a vampy girls night out judging from a recently posted Twitter photo. Gomez is one of the few Disney girls who has kept her squeaky clean image relatively intact. But she can turn it on when she wants to....

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Johnny 'Be Good' Depp Riffs With Alice Cooper (watch!)

Keith GirardJune 27, 2011

Johnny Depp stunned a small audience at London's 100 Club last night by jumping on stage and rocking out for two tunes with "No More Mr. Nice Guy," Alice Cooper who's out promoting his new album....

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Katy Perry Unleashes Kathy Beth in Friday Night Video (watch!)

Keith GirardJune 9, 2011

Katy Perry goes back to the future as a full-on nerd in 1980s video spoof promoting her upcoming single ” Last Friday Night (TGIF).” It features a wild party where Katy flashes a la Janet Jackson....

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Glee's Heather Morris Gets Sexy Slinky For Esquire (video, photos)

Keith GirardApril 21, 2011

Glee star Heather Morris, who famously mimicked Britney Spears on the hit Fox series, showed off her slinky dance moves for Esquire magazine’s top 50 songs list....

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Nicki Minaj to Join Britney Spears' Tour (Dates Here)

Keith GirardApril 12, 2011

Britney Spears confirmed today (Apr. 12) that rapper Nicki Minaj will join the Femme Fatale touring event of the summer, along with opening acts Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo....

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Lil' Wayne Looks for Comeback With 6'7 Track, Video (watch!)

Keith GirardMarch 6, 2011

Lil Wayne is looking for a comeback after doing some hard time in New York’s infamous Rikers Island prison on an attempted gun possession charge. And, “6′7″ is the track he’s hanging his hat on, complete with an “Inception” flavored video....

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Eric Lefcowitz Sees Fun, Madness in The Monkees

WinchesterMarch 3, 2011

For more than 25 years, Eric Lefcowitz’s career as a self-described “pop archeologist” has taken him in unpredictable directions. His latest book, “Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band” (Retrofuture Products), is a case in point....

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Bonnaroo Unveils Acts: From Eminem to Arcade Fire (video)

Keith GirardFebruary 15, 2011

Rap superstars Eminem and rock band Arcade Fire, newly crowned with the Grammy for Best Album of the Year, will headline Bonnaroo 2011, while legacy act Buffalo Springfield will be a show stopper with the likes of Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas and Joe Vitale....

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Mariah Carey's Newest Bling: A $400,000 Rolls Royce (see it!)

Keith GirardJanuary 7, 2011

These may be hard economic times, but Mariah Carey hasn't lost her taste for bling, and husband Nick Cannon has no qualms about spending her money to please her. Would you believe a $400,000 car for Christmas?...

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