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Skate Jams to Russell Brand: Inside Katy Perry's 'Dream'
Katy Perry's MTV Movie Awards performance of "California Gurls" was just the first nibble of what's undoubtedly one of the most anticipated releases of the summer, not just for her fans, but label execs seeing dollar signs in a follow-up to 2008's platinum One of the Boys. "Of course, with the music business being in […]
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Foo Fighters Team With Butch Vig for "Heaviest Album Yet"
Forget all that talk of a hiatus. The Foo Fighters are getting ready to head back into the studio, Dave Grohl revealed at the Independent Spirit Awards on Friday night. Swigging from a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey, the Foos frontman and Them Crooked Vultures drummer, who had just introduced a performance by Best Documentary […]
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On the Ground at the Grammys With Drake, Kings of Leon: What You Didn't See on TV
It was a night of over-the-top fashion and thank yous cut short, superpower duets (Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks) and the requisite posthumous collaboration (Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Usher, Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson) — all perfectly in line with Grammy tradition. For others, like Kings of Leon, who celebrated a near sweep, taking three […]
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Neil Young Honored by Wilco, Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews and More at MusiCares Gala
In what was a staggering display of star power and rock & roll might, dozens of music luminaries gathered on Friday night to celebrate Neil Young as MusiCares Person of the Year. The pre-Grammy dinner and tribute concert, which starts at $1,250 per plate with proceeds going to musicians in need, boasted the best attendance […]
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Behind the Scenes at the Grammy Nominations Concert with Fergie, Maxwell, Drake and Kings of Leon
Behind the scenes at last night's Grammy Nominations Concert there was a lot of talk about the good old days — fond remembrances of a time when industry folk actually listened to full albums and not just the ones they worked on; when Best New Artist truly meant an extraordinary breakout from that year, not […]
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Adam Lambert Breaks Down AMAs "Controversy" as Stars React to His Wild Night
Hours before Adam Lambert hit the American Music Awards stage for a wild spectacle of a finale, he was already the talk of the red carpet. It seemed of all the divas performing that night — Janet, Whitney, Rihanna, Gaga: the ones who need no last name (or first) — plenty considered the American Idol […]
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Pink, Paramore, Death Cab, Katy Perry, Ne-Yo and More: VMAs Interviews You Didn't See on TV
Now that Kanye West's latest outburst is behind us, what else happened at the MTV Video Music Awards last night? Oh yeah, there were (planned) dramatic performances, a fashion faux pas or two and — surprisingly — a rather tame second-time bow by host Russell Brand. Think you saw it all? Read on for a […]
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Bad Religion, Katy Perry, Ice T Help Warped Tour Turn 15 in L.A.
"Pleaaaase mosh to my song," Katy Perry cooed shortly after taking the stage at Los Angeles' Club Nokia on Sunday night. The pop princess was one of a dozen acts appearing as part of the Vans Warped Tour's 15th anniversary celebration, which gathered several trek veterans, including NOFX, Bad Religion, Rise Against, All-American Rejects and […]
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Backstreet Boys Lean on Classic Influences, Fresh Collaborations on October LP "This Is Us"
Call them pop's longest-running, most persistent group. Call them men, not boys. Just don't call it a comeback. "We almost named the album that," jokes Nick Carter, one-fourth of the Backstreet Boys, whose seventh studio effort, This Is Us, is slated for release on October 6th. "We're the Brett Favres of the music industry." Clearly, […]
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Kurt Cobain Joins "Guitar Hero 5": How Nirvana Came to the Game
Today, Activision has confirmed that a Kurt Cobain character will be playable in Guitar Hero 5 (out September 1st), alongside Carlos Santana, Johnny Cash, Shirley Manson of Garbage and Matt Bellamy of Muse. Two Nirvana tracks, Nevermind's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a live version of "Lithium," from their 1992 headlining slot at England's Reading […]
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