Category Archives: Music

Jackson estate sends $30 million to mother, kids

By doris | Published: September 14, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s estate has generated more than $310 million in the two years since the pop singer died deeply in debt, enabling executors to distribute a preliminary payment of $30 million to Jackson’s mother and children, and to unnamed charities, according to recently filed court documents. Executors also [...]

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Pop ladies of the ’80s have still got the beat

By doris | Published: September 12, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Here’s some pop music news. Guess the year it takes place. Blondie has announced a North American hall tour and has a new album coming Sept. 13. The Human League has a new album getting a physical release that same day. The Bangles have a new album on the way Sept. [...]

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The hottest TV story of the week was

By doris | Published: September 4, 2011

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Boy, the season hasn’t even officially started yet, and “Dancing With the Stars” is already No. 1! Clicker readers couldn’t get enough of the show, starting with Monday’s cast announcement. And as with previous seasons, there were some “stars” who really got fans of the show talking and bumped the story [...]

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Another Grateful Dead tour? ‘Never say never’

By doris | Published: August 24, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Last year, Bob Weir told Rolling Stone why Grateful Dead drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann weren’t part of the new Dead offshoot band Furthur. “Phil [Lesh] and I were boldly pursuing new musical directions onstage, and some of the guys weren’t picking up on it,” Weir said. “Phil and I [...]

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Richard Gere to sell guitar collection at auction

By doris | Published: August 18, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com NEW YORK — Richard Gere may be best known for his acting career but he is also an accomplished musician who has amassed an extensive guitar collection that will be sold at auction in October, Christie’s said on Wednesday. The star of “Pretty Woman,” “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “Chicago,” [...]

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The Go-Go’s are still stars

By doris | Published: August 13, 2011

Full Story at Scoop.today.com The Go-Go’s received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday and that got us thinking about the many years that have passed since, well, we had the beat. The female new wavers got their start in the late ’70s and scored a hit with their debut album, “Beauty [...]

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Season 8 winner declared on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’!

By doris | Published: August 12, 2011

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com The big day is here, so prepare yourself for all two hours of the “SYTYCD” finale! I’m going to live blog this, so let’s just get to it. Hey, did you vote? Hope so, because this had to be a tight race after last night. We kick things off with a [...]

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Jerry Lewis disses ‘American Idol’ contestants

By doris | Published: July 31, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Jerry Lewis is not a fan of reality television. The star of Encore’s upcoming “Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis,” a documentary about the 85-year-old comedian’s life and career, took aim at weight-loss reality shows and the contestants who try out for FOX juggernaut “American Idol” on Friday at the [...]

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Newton-John’s daughter says disturbing video is art

By doris | Published: July 28, 2011

Full Story atTODAY.msnbc.msn.com While mom drew comparisons to Sandra Dee in “Grease,” 25-year-old offspring Chloe Lattanzi is giving off more of a Marilyn Manson vibe in the extremely dark music video “Play With Me,” which shows her shaking and bloody in a bathtub frying from electrocution. Now she’s facing some serious backlash, and it’s not [...]

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Amy Winehouse’s musical legacy will live on

By doris | Published: July 25, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com A brief period existed in the spring of 2007 when Amy Winehouse teetered between chanteuse with a cult following, and international superstar. It was right about the time her game-changing album, “Back to Black” was released, and just before the resulting wildfire of fame engulfed her. Steve Kandrell, now editor-in-chief of [...]

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