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Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger Elected to Academy of Arts and Scienes | ARTICLE

Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger are among 198 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences' class of 2013. Each year the Academy inducts the most accomplished individuals from a wide...
April 25, 2013 2:25 PM ET
Justin Timberlake, 'Mirrors' on 'Ellen' | VIDEO

Justin Timberlake stopped by The Ellen Show today where he performed two cuts off his latest album The 20/20 Experience, after making his entrance as the grand prize of a game called "What's In the...
April 25, 2013 1:50 PM ET
Drugs Found on Justin Bieber Tour Bus | ARTICLE

Drugs and a stun gun were found on Justin Bieber's tour bus used after Swedish police raided the vehicle, which was parked beneath the concert venue Globen in Stockholm where the pop star was performing, the
April 25, 2013 11:55 AM ET
Guillermo Del Toro Plans 'Monster' Manga Series for HBO | ARTICLE

Guillermo del Toro has teamed up with HBO to develop a potential new series, Monster, a TV adaptation of a Japanese manga by Naoki Urasawa, Deadline Hollywood reports. Tarantino, Spielberg, Del Toro Deflect 'Star Wars' Director...
April 25, 2013 10:05 AM ET
Beyonce Ad Teases 'Standing on the Sun' | VIDEO

A healthy snippet of a new Beyoncé song, "Standing on the Sun," is featured in an ad for clothing retailer H&M as part of their recently announced "Beyoncé as Mrs. Carter" summer campaign. Over light synths...
April 25, 2013 9:50 AM ET
Punk Lives in 'A Band Called Death' | VIDEO

Back in 1971, brothers Bobby, David and Dannis Hackney formed a band called Death and began cutting the kind of loud, fast, ragged rock tunes that the Ramones would become famous for six years later. In...
April 24, 2013 9:00 AM ET
Will.i.am Admits to Borrowing 'Let's Go' Beat Without Permission | ARTICLE

Will.i.am admitted to borrowing a beat from the Arty and Mat Zo song "Rebound" during an interview with KIIS-FM today. He sampled it for his own track "Let's Go" featuring Chris Brown. A few days ago
April 23, 2013 4:10 PM ET
Madonna Accused of Violating Russian Visa Laws | ARTICLE

Madonna has been accused by a Russian legislator of violating tax and migration laws after allegedly performing a commercial concert in St. Petersburg with the wrong visa, and then failing to pay proper taxes on the...
April 23, 2013 3:45 PM ET
Pharrell Teases Jay-Z's New Music | VIDEO

Pharrell offered a hint about new material Jay-Z has been working on, saying, "The rain man is back," during an interview on New York radio station Hot 97....
April 23, 2013 1:40 PM ET
Muse Get Goofy in 'Panic Station' | VIDEO

There's not much of a discernible plot to Muse's new video for "Panic Station": Decked out in the most gloriously flamboyant duds, the English rockers wow the women of Tokyo with a suave, penetrating laser stare as...
April 23, 2013 12:10 PM ET
Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon Explains Split From Thurston Moore | ARTICLE

Kim Gordon explained the details of her split from husband and Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore in a new interview with Elle, saying her former partner was carrying on an affair with another woman. "We...
April 23, 2013 12:00 PM ET
Thor Returns in 'Dark World' Trailer | VIDEO

The November 8th release date for Thor: The Dark World is a long way off, but there's no time like now to get excited: the new trailer for the the sequel to the 2011 Marvel superhero movie offers a...
April 23, 2013 11:15 AM ET
Lauryn Hill Given Two More Weeks to Pay Back Taxes | ARTICLE

Lauryn Hill has two more weeks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes after a federal judge postponed a sentencing hearing yesterday, The Associated Press reports. Hill pleaded guilty guilty last summer...
April 23, 2013 9:55 AM ET
Listen: Daft Punk Release 'Get Lucky' Song with Pharrell, Nile Rodgers | ARTICLE

After fake versions proliferated online yesterday, Daft Punk will release the real "Get Lucky" tonight at midnight EST, marking the first official new song from their upcoming album Random Access Memories. Daft Punk's Most Revealing Interview...
April 19, 2013 9:00 AM ET
Dropkick Murphys Raise $65,000 for Boston Bombing Victims | ARTICLE

Beantown local heroes Dropkick Murphys raised $65,000 in just 15 hours for those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings by selling a new t-shirt on their website. The tee is priced between $24.99 and $26.99, based...
April 18, 2013 3:50 PM ET
Stephen Colbert Spoofs 'Accidental Racist' | VIDEO

Inspired by the multicultural dialogue between Brad Paisley and LL Cool J on the hilariously cringe-worthy "Accidental Racist," Stephen Colbert last night invited Alan Cumming to start a conversation on The Colbert Report about gay marriage...
April 18, 2013 3:20 PM ET
Paul McCartney Records Message for 'Voices Against Violence' | ARTICLE

Paul McCartney has recorded a message for the "Voices Against Violence" campaign started by Tony Bennett, his son Danny and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "Voices Against Violence" is the group's new...
April 18, 2013 11:45 AM ET
Britney Spears Records 'Oh La La' for Smurfs Movie | ARTICLE

Britney Spears has recorded a new song, "Oh La La," that will play over the closing credits of The Smurfs 2, the upcoming sequel to last year's Smurfs movie, Reuters reports. Britney...
April 18, 2013 11:35 AM ET
Scott Miller, Game Theory and Loud Family Singer, Dead at 53 | ARTICLE

Scott Miller, a singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his work in the bands Game Theory and the Loud Family, died on Monday, his website announced
April 18, 2013 10:15 AM ET
Premiere: Ashley Monroe's Intimate 'Weed' | VIDEO

Pistol Annies member Ashley Monroe recently struck out on her own with the release of her solo album Like a Rose, which included the the raucous stomper "Weed Instead of Roses." Now you can take an exclusive...
April 17, 2013 9:00 AM ET