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Jennifer Grey Breaks Down In Tears Over Patrick Swayze Song

Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey broke down in tears when she first heard the song she would be performing to on Dancing With The Stars - because it reminded her of late pal Patrick Swayze. The Dirty Dancing actre...


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Happy 50th Birthday, Hugh Grant!

Hugh Grant

Hollywood's favorite bumbling Brit, Hugh Grant, is the toast of Thursday as he turns 50. The "Four Weddings & A Funeral" star is so beloved among film fans, he's mostly forgiven for his liaison w...


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Sheryl Crow To Release '100 Miles From Memphis' July 20

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow is about to unveil her soul stylings on the new studio set "100 Miles From Memphis" due for release July 20th on A&M Records. Crow will hit the road with a string of June dates followed...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 9

Adam Sandler

Happy Birthday to: "Funny People" star Adam Sandler (1966) "Brokeback Mountain" actress Michelle Williams (1980) Modern jazz singer Michael Buble (1975) "E.T." star Henry Thomas (1971) ...


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Unexpected, Untimely And Shocking Deaths In Music

Shocking music deaths

Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter ...


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25 Surprise Celebrity Deaths That Rocked Us All

Natasha Richardson

Actress Natasha Richardson's unexpected death in a skiing accident late last month stunned and saddened the public. The usually overzealous media even seemed to tread lightly, gently reporting a st...


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Debut Album From Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Due March 17

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!, the debut album from Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears is set for release by Lost Highway on March 17. Formed in Austin, TX, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears is an eig...


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Seal Discusses His Album 'Soul', His Love For Music And America

Seal

The gorgeous 45 year old crooner from the UK is at it again. Grammy award winning soul artist Seal is back with his 6th studio album "Soul." It is a 12 track collection of classic soul songs wher...


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Seal To Release Album Of Covers, 'Soul,' Nov. 11

Seal

Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a new album, "Soul," on Warner Bros. Records on November 11, 2008. It is the best-selling artist's sixth studio album and was created in par...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 9

Adam Sandler

Happy Birthday to "Brokeback Mountain" actress Michelle Williams (1980), modern jazz singer Michael Buble (1975), "E.T." star Henry Thomas (1971), New Zealand model Rachel Hunter (1969), "Click" st...


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Marc Broussard Returns With 'Keep Coming Back,' Due Sept. 16

Marc Broussard

Atlantic Records is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the eagerly awaited new album from acclaimed singer/songwriter Marc Broussard. "Keep Coming Back" will arrive in stores and at all d...


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Kid Rock Refuses To Sell On iTunes

Kid Rock

Kid Rock is refusing to put his albums on internet music store iTunes - because he is not paid enough to do so. The rocker has accused executives at owners Apple of not paying musicians enough...


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Solo Artists: Most Underrated And Overrated

Bob Marley

In one week, "American Idol" will add one more solo artist to the music history. Whoever it is, they have their work cut out for them. America has a penchant for producing legendary solo ar...


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Commemorate GRAMMY's 50th Anniversary With 'The Ultimate GRAMMY Collection'

Classic Pop

In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY® winn...


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Justin Timberlake Makes Dutch Teen's Dreams Come True

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake has made a young Dutch singer's dreams a reality after watching her perform Otis Redding's "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" on the internet. Esmee Denters became a YouTube...


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Michael Bolton Brings New Life To Seasonal Favorites

Michael Bolton

Concord Records recently released A Swingin' Christmas, an album of yuletide hits sung by multi-platinum Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Michael Bolton with the bang of a big band orchestra behind...


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'Ayo: Live From Monte-Carlo' Featured As PBS Fund Raising Special During December

Ayo

Ayo "Live from Monte-Carlo" will be presented on U.S. Public Television as both a one hour special and as a 90-minute fund raising special nationwide. Like The three tenors, Andrea Bocelli, Sara Br...


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15 Memorable Music Scenes On Film

William Shakespeare

As a film junkie and music geek I always look forward to seeing what songs directors will put in certain scenes to create the right mood. Finding the perfect song isn't always easy. The song has to...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 9

Adam Sandler

Happy Birthday to "Brokeback Mountain" actress Michelle Williams (1980), modern jazz singer Michael Buble (1975), "E.T." star Henry Thomas (1971), New Zealand model Rachel Hunter (1969), "Click" st...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 9

Adam Sandler

Happy Birthday to "Brokeback Mountain" actress Michelle Williams (1980), modern jazz singer Michael Buble (1975), "E.T." star Henry Thomas (1971), New Zealand model Rachel Hunter (1969), "Click" st...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 9

Adam Sandler

Happy Birthday to "Brokeback Mountain" actress Michelle Williams (1980), modern jazz singer Michael Buble (1975), "E.T." star Henry Thomas (1971), New Zealand model Rachel Hunter (1969), "Click" st...


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Fantasy Records To Release 'Light Your Light,' The New Album From Toots & The Maytals

Toots & The Maytals

New York, NY - On August 28, 2007 Fantasy Records will release Light Your Light, the latest album from Toots & The Maytals. On the heels of his Grammy triumph for 2004's True Love, Toots comes roa...


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Soul Stars Celebrate 50 Years Of Stax

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples and Booker T. & The MG's were among the soul stars who reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of record label Stax on Friday. The 50 Years Of Stax concert was hosted ...


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Musicians Pay Homage To Ahmet Ertegun On 'The House That Ahmet Built'

Bette Midler

LOS ANGELES-Rhino Entertainment will release American Masters Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built on DVD June 12. The touching tribute features rare, private and classic clips, performance...


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Otis Redding Bronze Statue Unveiled

Otis Redding

A bronze bust of soul singer Otis Redding has been unveiled outside the Guitar Center at Hollywood's RockWalk. The late star's widow Zelma Redding and daughter Karla Redding-Andrews attended the ce...


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Memphis To Host "Seven Days Of Soul" June 16 - 22

Isaac Hayes

Underscoring its role as a contemporary and historical center of American music, Memphis, Tennessee will host "Seven Days of Soul" June 16- 22, as part of the city's year-long "50 Years of Soul" ce...


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Christina Aguilera Talks About Her 'Back To Basics' Tour (Part 1); Win Her CD

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera recently chatted with fans about her North American Tour. Each Thursday at 8pm Starpulse will post one of four portions of the interview, with the final part going live on Thursd...


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Soulive To Release New Album On Stax Records

Soulive

Further establishing their status as one of the preeminent soul/funk groups in music today, Soulive joins the famed Memphis soul label, Stax Records. The band’s Stax debut, No Place Like Soul, is s...


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Axl Rose's Whistling Tops Online Poll

Guns N

Guns N' Roses have topped a quirky new list of whistling stars. The group's hit Patience has beaten out Otis Redding's (Sitting On The) Dock Of The Bay in a Rolling Stone magazine online poll to fi...


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Hanson Follows Up Critically Acclaimed Album "Underneath" With "The Walk," Out May 22

Hanson

A lot has happened since the release of Hanson's 2004 critically acclaimed album Underneath, the first on their own 3CG Records label, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Independent Album chart, ...


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