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Gil Scott-Heron, musical pioneer dubbed the Godfather of Rap, dies in New York at age 62 Gil Scott-Heron, a pioneer in a style of musical spoken word that evolved into rap, died Friday night at a St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan. He was 62. Perhaps Scott-Heron’s more lasting legacy, though, lies in his lifelong insistence that music [...] Lee DeWyze: I Wouldn’t Want to Have a Drink With Nigel Lythgoe Just because Lee DeWyze wasn’t asked to perform on Wednesday night’s American Idol finale, he didn’t want to present Scotty McCreery the trophy as some sort of consolation prize. “I didn’t want them to throw me a bone because I didn’t perform,” DeWyze tells The Hollywood [...] Jessica Simpson makes the mistake of slipping back into her Daisy Dukes. Jessica Simpson, Fashion Faux Pas Jessica Simpson has great gams, but she really needs to retire her Daisy Dukes. The barely-there short shorts — that became part of her go-to getup after she starred in the film version of “The Dukes of Hazzard” — aren’t [...] Jay-Z Captures Beyonce’s Subtler Side In Dressing-Room Rehearsal Footage It’s been a great week for Beyoncé’s confident, fist-pumping, female-anthem-making alter ego Sasha Fierce. She rocked three major stages to rave reviews: the “Billboard Music Awards”, “Oprah’s Farewell Spectacular,” and “American Idol.” But she’s also receiving some deserved attention for her impressive acoustic rehearsal footage. Following the “Idol” broadcast, [...] Why Lauren Alaina Will Outsell Scotty McCreery Scotty McCreery was just declared the 10th “American Idol” winner, but as the past two seasons’ Crystal Bowersox and Adam Lambert can tell you, winning isn’t everything. Both of those runners-up have sold more albums than the respective contestants who beat them, and I have a feeling this season’s runner-up, [...] Lady Gaga’s Trainer Shares a 5-Step Plan for Your Best Body Trainer Harley Pasternak started out as a Canadian hockey player and later became an exercise scientist for the Department of National Defense. While he was getting his PhD in exercise physiology, he cornered the market on training celebrities who were shooting in Toronto. Halle Berry asked [...] iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Feb. 21, 2011: Singles: 1. “Born This Way,” Lady GaGa She’s Back! Britney Spears Debuts ‘Hold It Against Me’ Music Video Britney Spears is back! The pop princess debuted the music video for her new single, “Hold It Against Me,” on MTV and Vevo.com on Thursday night — and the sexy singer definitely brought her A-game! In the video — ripe with fast cuts and mutliple glaring product [...] Lady Gaga just hit a music milestone over Britney Spears Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” enters the Hot 100 at #1. It’s the 1,000th #1 single since Billboard introduced the Hot 100 in August 1958. “Born This Way” sold 448,000 copies, which breaks Britney Spears’ record, set just last month, for the biggest first-week digital sales tally [...] Britney Spears’ ‘Hold It Against Me’ Music Video full of Pop-Culture References (Photos) Kanye West, “Runaway”: The meteor that crashes to earth reminds us a lot of the fiery phoenix from ‘Ye’s 2010 mini-movie. Tool, Ænemia: One of the (many) covers of the band’s 1996 album featured a creepy eye painting courtesy of artist Cam de Leon. “Mortal Kombat”: [...] |
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