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Florence Welch arrived at Harrods to perform for a crowd of fans gathered at the opening of Harrods Winter Sale in London on December 27th, 2011.
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Florence Welch arrived at Harrods to perform for a crowd of fans gathered at the opening of Harrods Winter Sale in London on December 27th, 2011.
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Love of the Beach Boys performs with John Stamos at the 'Sounding Off for a Cure' benefit concert in Miami Beach, Florida, April 14, 2011.
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Dave Matthews joins the Blue Man Group at their 20th anniversary reunion show in New York City, April 13, 2011.
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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise visit Billie Joe Armstrong and the cast of American Idiot backstage at the St. James Theater in New York City, April 12, 2011.
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Eli Roth and Marilyn Manson attend the premiere of Scream 4 in Hollywood, April 11, 2011.
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Lady Gaga takes a tumble during her performance in Houston, Texas, April 10, 2011.
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Britney Spears and her sons Jayden James and Sean Preston meet with cast members backstage at The Lion King musical in Las Vegas, April 3, 2011.
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Akon performs "I Just Had Sex" with the Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer at the first annual Comedy Awards in New York City, March 26, 2011.
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Stevie Wonder presents Bill Cosby and the cast members of the Cosby Show with the Impact Award at the TV Land Awards in New York City, April 10, 2011.
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Matt Bellamy and Kate Hudson head off to Brazil from the Buenos Aires airport in Argentina, April 8, 2011.
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John Mellencamp takes Meg Ryan for a ride on his motorcycle in Santa Monica, California, April 7, 2011.
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The Foo Fighters perform in the garage of a contest winner in Yonkers, New York, April 8, 2011.
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Jared Leto dresses like Kurt Cobain to perform Nirvana's "Pennyroyal Tea" and "Rape Me" as a tribute to Cobain on the anniversary of his death, April 5, 2011.
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Justin Bieber plays a game of soccer outside of Madrid, Spain, April 4, 2011.
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Jack Black performs with the Black Eyed Peas, Steven Tyler hangs out with iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove and Johnny Depp slimes the crowd at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, April 2, 2011.
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Bruce Springsteen performs at the Stone Pony Reunion Show at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, New Jersey, April 2, 2011.
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Elvis Costello surprises Strokes fans at Madison Square Garden by joining the band to perform 'Taken for a Fool', April 1, 2011.
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Rihanna performs her song 'California King Bed' with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, April 3, 2011.
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Elton John is both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live, April 2, 2011.
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Nicki Minaj performs at Christie's Green Auction in New York City, March 29, 2011.
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Kid Rock belts out his version of AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' at a Malibu karaoke bar, March 30, 2011.
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Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel, Courtney Love and Melissa auf der Maur of Hole reunite to attend the screening of Hit So Hard at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, March 28, 2011.
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Mother-to-be Mariah Carey shows off her adorned stomach to fans on Twitter, March 28, 2011.
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Alice Cooper visits Lady Gaga backstage in Las Vegas, March 25, 2011.
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Thom Yorke hands out copies of Radiohead's free newspaper The Universal Sigh in London, March 28, 2011.
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Slash and his wife Perla host a gala preview of Slash's items up for auction at Julien's Auctions Gallery in Beverly Hills, March 24, 2011.
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Ian Gillan of Deep Purple dines with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, March 23, 2011.
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Aretha Franklin dines with Clive Davis before her birthday in New York City, March 24, 2011.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea runs in the Los Angeles marathon, March 20, 2011.
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Chris Brown celebrates the release of F.A.M.E. at Webster Hall in New York City, March 22, 2011.
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Marilyn Manson, Kelis and Moby party with Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon and John Taylor in Los Angeles, March 23, 2011.
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Lady Gaga visits the Google headquarters to talk about her upcoming album Born This Way, March 22, 2011.
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Will.i.am spends time with Anne Hathaway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 22, 2011.
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Internet phenom Rebecca Black appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, March 22, 2011.
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Erin Brady, Steven Tyler, Ellen Page and Liv Tyler party at the premiere of Super in Hollywood, March 21, 2011.
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Bryan Adams gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, March 21, 2011.
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Bruce Springsteen makes a surprise appearance at the Dropkick Murphys show at the Boston House of Blues, March 18, 2011.
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Jack White performs in a parking lot on Congress Ave. in Austin, Texas during SXSW, March 16, 2011.
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Jared Followill of the Kings of Leon and Ashley Greene celebrate St. Patrick's day together in New York City, March 17, 2011.
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Bono takes mass transit in Washington, D.C. between meetings to discuss the preservation of federal aid for Africa, March 15, 2011.
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Dave Grohl arrives for the premiere of the Foo Fighters documentary at SXSW in Austin, Texas, March 15, 2011.
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