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American Idol: Elise Testone Goes Home

Elise Testone was sent home packing Thursday night on American Idol. The 28 year old South Carolina native received the least amount of votes out of the reported 58 million that called in Wednesday night to cast their vote for … Continue reading

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Sinead O’Connor: Melts Down ~ Bags Tour

Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor has cancelled her tour schedule due to bipolar disorder, she said in a statement quoted by British media and fansites on Tuesday. She said she called off plans to tour North America “with enormous regret” and … Continue reading

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Lady Gaga: Korean Christians Protest Her Concerts

Lady Gaga is facing protests from conservative Christians in South Korea ahead of her upcoming concert in that country. The pop superstar will kick off her “Born This Way Ball” tour in Seoul on Friday. Politicians there recently banned under-18s … Continue reading

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Levon Helm: Lead Singer of the Band, Dies at 71

Levon Helm, who helped to forge a deep-rooted American music as the drummer and singer for the Band, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 71 and lived in Woodstock, N.Y. His death, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, was from … Continue reading

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Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon and ‘America’s Oldest Teenager,’ Dies at 82

Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with “American Bandstand,” and whose trademark “Rockin’ Eve” became a fixture of New Year’s celebrations, died today at the … Continue reading

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Coachella: Radiohead and Cold Weather

Coachella Music Festival: Day Two.   Saturday headliner Radiohead drew an enormous crowd that stretched half-way across the entire festival space. Before the show, even the typically aloof media and VIPs became an unruly horde while jockeying to get into … Continue reading

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R&R Hall of Fame: F&$K Axl Rose

F–k Axl Rose was pretty much the sentiment at the 27th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony last night in Cleveland. Rose, frontman for 1990s band Guns N’ Roses, earlier this week refused to be honored by … Continue reading

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Coachella: Cold Weather, Hot Bands

The Coachella Music Festival got a cold kick in the ass with rainy, windy weather, but the Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean and Pulp helped heat up the crowd. Tony Hawk was there snapping pics via Instagram from the … Continue reading

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Rock Hall of Fame: Rod Stewart Too Ill To Attend

Rod Stewart has announced he will not attend his second induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The singer was originally scheduled to reunite on stage with the classic lineup of the Faces.   Friday afternoon, Stewart and … Continue reading

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American Idol: Jessica Sanchez Sent Home…Almost

Jessica Sanchez was in danger of going home on “American Idol’s results show Thursday night, but judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler charged the stage and announced they were using their one save of the season on her. … Continue reading

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