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'Game of Thrones' Song Recorded by The Hold Steady for Season 3 (Video)

March 5, 2013 By Greg Gilman 14 weeks ago

The Hold Steady has recorded a rendition of “The Bear and The Maiden Fair," which is taken directly from the text of George R.R. Martin's fantasy novels

  

Carly Rae Jepsen to Boy Scouts: Don't Call Me, Definitely

March 5, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 14 weeks ago

"Call Me Maybe" singer Carly Rae Jepsen says she won't be performing at the National Scout Jamboree, joining Train in protest of the Boy Scouts' policy on gay members

  

Whitney Houston Believed She Was Being Extorted, FBI Documents Reveal

March 4, 2013 By Greg Gilman 15 weeks ago

Whitney Houston asked the FBI to investigate an individual's demand to be paid $250,000 for "intimate details" of her love life

  

Bobby Rogers, Co-Founder of Miracles With Smokey Robinson, Dies

March 3, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 15 weeks ago

He and Robinson co-wrote hits for the Temptations and Contours, too

  

Harry Styles' Crotch: If the Shoe Fits ... (Video)

February 27, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 15 weeks ago

One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles tries a painful footwear encounter on for size

  

Famed Pianist Van Cliburn Dies at 78

February 27, 2013 By Greg Gilman 15 weeks ago

The American pianist rose to fame at the height of the Cold War after winning the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition

  

Music Sales Grow for First Time in 12 Years, Study Finds

February 26, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Adele top selling album, "Call Me Maybe" biggest single

  

Michael Feinstein Performing at Governors Ball After the Oscars

February 22, 2013 By Greg Gilman 16 weeks ago

Michael Feinstein will perform for 1,500 guests, including Oscar winners and nominees, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday night

  

Billboard Factors in YouTube to Formula for Hot 100 List

February 21, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 16 weeks ago

Baauer's "Harlem Shake" will rise to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 this week, thanks to its YouTube boost

  

Lindsay Lohan Chewed to Pieces in Pitbull Lawsuit

February 21, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 16 weeks ago

No, Lindsay Lohan -- you can't have a bunch of money just because somebody briefly mentioned you in a song

  

Ke$ha's 'Crazy Beautiful Life' Premiering on MTV in April (Video)

February 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 16 weeks ago

Ke$ha's new series was shot over two years by her brother, Lagan Sebert and filmmaker Steven Greenstreet

  

Clive Davis Comes Out as Bisexual

February 19, 2013 By Brent Lang 16 weeks ago

Clive Davis writes in a new memoir that he has been in two serious relationships with men

  

Mindy McCready, Country Singer, Dead of Apparent Suicide at 37

February 17, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 17 weeks ago

 

Country singer Mindy McCready has died at 37 of an apparent suicide
  

David Fincher Directs Justin Timberlake in 'Suit & Tie' Music Video (Video)

February 14, 2013 By Greg Gilman 17 weeks ago

"Suit & Tie" video marks a return to music for Justin Timberlake and David Fincher, who have both won several MTV Video Music Awards

  

Music Kingpin Jimmy Iovine: ‘Most Tech Companies Are Culturally Inept’

February 12, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

The man who helped launch Eminem and Lady Gaga has a few ideas about the future of music

  

Chris Brown Probation Scandal: Virginia Police Chief Steps Down

February 12, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 17 weeks ago

Bryan Norwood had supervised Chris Brown's community labor in Richmond, Va. which has  been questioned by Los Angeles prosecutors 

  

Grammys After-Parties: Rihanna, Gotye, Fun., Alicia Keyes at SLS, Marmont and Mozza

February 11, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 18 weeks ago

The winners celebrate, Les Moonves on "The Boss'" guitar and other top scenes from inside Grammy weekend's parties. 

  

Gotye, fun., Mumford & Sons Take Top Grammy Awards

February 10, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 18 weeks ago

The Black Keys took home three awards while the Keys' Dan Auerbach won one on his own as the year's top producer

  

Usher at Clive Davis Party: L.A. Reid Talked Me Out of the Name ‘Cha-Cha’ (Photos)

February 10, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 18 weeks ago

Also: How Clive Davis masters his ceremony and other things I learned at the center of the music universe.

  

At Grammy Rehearsals, It's Mumford & Sons, Kelly Clarkson - And Italian Streetlights?

February 10, 2013 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

The Grammys should always change, says producer Ken Ehrlich -- even if some of the changes will confuse guests at the Staples Center on Sunday

  

Bruce Springsteen at MusiCares Gala: 'Musicians Are Magical F--- Ups'

February 9, 2013 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

At a charity gala to raise money for the Grammy charity MusiCares, Bruce Springsteen rocks the room, mocks his fellow musicians and gets "the one-percenters" to pay big bucks

  

Chris Brown's Lawyer: L.A. Prosecutors Have 'Completely Lost Their Minds'

February 5, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

Prosecutors say Chris Brown's records of community service in his home state of Virginia are dubious

  

Dick Morris Dropped by Fox News

February 5, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 18 weeks ago

Absent from Fox's airwaves in recent months, Clinton adviser-turned-foe Dick Morris follows Sarah Palin out the door at Fox

  

'Wild Thing' Singer Reg Presley Dead at 71

February 4, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 19 weeks ago

Troggs frontman Reg Presley announced he had lung cancer a year ago

  

Nickelodeon Betting on Preschoolers to Reverse Ratings Slide

January 31, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Nickelodeon unveiling six new programs aimed at tots, including "Peter Rabbit" and "Monsters vs. Aliens"

  

Patty Andrews, Last of the Andrews Sisters, Dies at 94

January 30, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 19 weeks ago

Patty Andrews was the lead singer of the group whose hits including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" helped America get through the World War II era