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R.I.P. Michael,
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11/04/2009 . Adam Lambert CD Preview Online- Risky Business for Taylor Swift, Pete Wentz and Rivers Cuomo- Rihanna ..more
11/02/2009 . "Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor ..more
11/03/2009 . Elton John has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu, ..more
AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry told the Las Vegas Sun on Friday (November 6) that singer Steven Tyler quit the band following ..more
NEW YORK - A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back ..more
Wow, MGMT. Hard to imagine saying no to a collaboration offer from Jay-Z. [ONTD] Director Robert Zemeckis has reached out to ..more
The 37th annual American Music Awards have lined up a few more acts to take the stage at the show on November 22. Green Day, ..more
Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson’s personal dermatologist and a subject of scrutiny in the months following the singer’s ..more
11/06/2009 . (rephlektor) It was only a matter of time. Two genre-defining artists togetherpop music and dance music's ..more
"It's completely ridiculous that they are blocking the view," said Louis-Pierre Boily, 23, who came to Berlin even though he ..more
In one of the more bizarre media events surrounding Michael Jackson's death, on Friday British television network Sky 1 will ..more
Rihanna will be performing at this year's American Music Awards, joining previously announced acts like Eminem, ..more
Michael Jackson’s This Is It won the box office easily last weekend, so it should come as little surprise to find the concert ..more
In death, as he was in life, Michael Jackson is still proving to be the King of Pop. In the same week that the documentary ..more
Creed’s Full Circle, the band’s first album since 2001’s Weathered, entered the charts at Number Two, selling 110,000 copies, ..more
Sacha Baron Cohen as Brüno and La Toya Jackson Photo by: Flynet, Nick Sadler / Startraks Wunderbar! Brüno, the preening, ..more
11/04/2009 . (Day in Pop) Less than three weeks from its release day, Adam Lambert's major-label debut album "For Your ..more
MJ MJ MJ I’m so sick of Micheal Jackson, this is getting ridiculous!!!!! then dissappear of this earth Now is that what MJ ..more
Michael Jackson is so awesome. I second that. Thank MJ for uniting the world in your music. You’ll forever be missed. We love ..more
NEW YORK — Ever since the cover artwork for Chris Brown's forthcoming album, Graffiti, was tweeted on Monday, the Internet has ..more
We'd bet dollars to doughnuts that you were unaware that today, November 3, is National Cliché Day. To celebrate the art of ..more
Greetings and welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly guide to the weekend's new movies. Tune in every Tuesday for ..more
After seeing the costumes from Dixie Bee-Liners, Tim Shelton sent along this photo of NewFound Road in their Halloween ..more
This is It director Kenny Ortega told an audience at an Entertainment Weekly event in Los Angeles Monday night that he’s ..more
11/03/2009 . (Day in Pop) Elton John has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection ..more
November 22nd’s American Music Awards are shaping up to be 2009’s hot ticket. Eminem and Lady Gaga were just added to the ..more
Sony Pictures’ decision to extend the run of This Is It through Thanksgiving weekend was not about fooling audiences, Sony’s ..more
In the days following This Is It’s cinematic release on October 27th, Hollywood pundits argued whether the film was a hit or ..more
Bon Jovi fans are a wealthy bunch, it would appear. Well, at least some of them. The New Jersey rock band recently announced ..more
11/02/2009 . (Day in Pop) "Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and ..more
TOKYO -- Sony has reported yet another quarter of losses -- its fourth straight -- though the pain is less than analysts ..more
The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Click here for the full box ..more
LOS ANGELES - "Michael Jackson's This Is It" is the No. 1 Halloween thriller for movie audiences. "This Is It" led the ..more
Halloween audiences picked beats over blood this weekend, pushing Michael Jackson’s This Is It to the top spot, while horror ..more
He looks hotter with his hair in a ponytail. He was a sucky designer but nice to look at. While I didn’t think he was the ..more
The Marley name, look and sound are estimated to generate an estimated $600 million a year in sales of unlicensed wares. ..more
10/26/2009 . Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said Sunday. The 61-year-old ..more
10/27/2009 . Chris Brown has announced the release of his first CD since his February altercation with then-girlfriend ..more
Justis Mustaine, the 17-year-old son of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, can be seen hosting the latest episode of "The ..more
On Halloween night tomorrow in Indio, California, Phish will once again put on a “musical costume” at Festival 8 and revive ..more
OK, all you sexy nurses, blood sucking vampires, and Michael Jackson impersonators, SPIN's editors have created a ..more
For as long as rock 'n' roll has existed, there have always been photographers capturing the performers at their shows and in ..more
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors music's most treasured acts, but this time it was the hall's turn ..more
NEW YORK — For any singer, performing the national anthem at a World Series game is a pretty big deal. Getting to share a ..more
And if MJ’s legacy isn’t honored enough by the red-on-black Thriller suits and condor logo wearing the Smooth Criminal hat, ..more
After last week’s intense departure, “The Koi Pond” was a return to form, and had all the markers of my favorite kinds of ..more
If there was a single word that summed up the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert Thursday night, it ..more
It was well past 1:00 a.m. when the first night of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary celebration began ..more
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows were announced earlier this summer, even the most jaded music fan ..more
NEW YORK — During his introduction at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden on ..more