Movies
James Franco Commits a “Crime” with Smokey Robinson
James Franco is now dabbling in R&B music. Luckily he enlisted Smokey Robinson, who Franco met on a plane for vocals. The song is...
Celebrity
Whitney Houston Gets Grammy TV Special with Usher, Jennifer Hudson
I told you some weeks ago that Whitney Houston would get a memorial CBS special. Well, it's just been announced officially. Jennifer Hudson and...
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“Call Me Maybe” 6 Million Copies, Carly Rae Jepsen’s Album Just 41,000
You wondered all summer: was "Call Me Maybe" a one hit wonder for Carly Rae Jepsen? Well, actually she had one other single, a...
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Exclusive: Lyrics for Adele’s First New Song Since “21”– James Bond “Let the Skyfall”
Exclusive: Adele's theme song for the new James Bond film, "Skyfall," written by Adele and a collaborator (probably Paul Epworth), is classic 007 in...
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Re-confirmed: Adele Singing James Bond Theme Song
The Emmys may seem American on the face of it, but there are tons of Brits involved in American television right now. And several...
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Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello Join Star Studded Farewell to Songwriter Hal David
After this week's earlier memorial tribute to Marvin Hamlisch, it didn't seem like anything could top Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Aretha Franklin at...
Books
Bits: Aimee Mann, Michael Chabon, Gadgets and Time Travel
Yesterday came quite a few music releases: the "Bad25" box from Michael Jackson with a must-have CD of demos and unreleased tracks; a new...
Music
Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin: A Rare Meeting of Divas for Hamlisch
The Peter Jay Sharp theater in the Juilliard School of Music holds 900 people, and every seat was taken tonight at 7:30pm for an...