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A Motown Reunion for History: Stevie, Smokey, Diana, Gladys, Mary and Berry

"Motown: The Musical" was almost as good as Motown: The Dyfunctional Family Reunion last night as the living principals of the greatest record company...

Justin Bieber: “Anne Frank Would Have Been a Belieber”

Justin Bieber, idiot teen idol, paid a visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam yesterday before a show. The Anne Frank House has...

Gangnam Style: 111 Mil Views for Korean Performer Psy’s New Video

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: 111 million views "Gentleman" and I have no freaking idea why. UPDATE TUESDAY 10:25 AM: Approaching 95 million views. UPDATE MONDAY 2:38PM: 68 million...

Quincy Jones, Michael Caine Get Double A List Bday in Vegas from Bono, Will Smith Etc

UPDATE: Here's a report on the concert:  Bono opened. Jennifer Hudson did Aretha's "Somewhere." Jordin Sparks and Siedah Garrett did "Man in the Mirror"...

Elaine’s: Today Would Have Been the 50th Anniversary

Today--Sunday, April 14, 2013-- approximately would have been the 50th anniversary of Elaine's. Pete Khoury reminded me of this when I ran into him...

Cannes Showstopper Could Be James Toback’s Doc About Cannes, Filmed There Last Year

We won't know for another couple of weeks. But it does seem like James Toback's documentary, "Seduced and Abandoned," could be the hot ticket...

Record Exec Who Signed Beastie Boys, Cutting Edge Bands, Found Dead in Thailand

The record business is shaken today by news of a probable murder: Tim Carr, the A&R exec who signed the Beastie Boys and other...

Sting, “Soul Man” Sam Moore, Chic Blow the Roof off the Manhattan Ballroom

Quite a night for Nancy Hunt and Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Foundation: they finally got to honor Sting and Trudie Styler for their...