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12 Oct. 2009

Are you ready for the “Monster?”


Lady Gaga announced that she will be re-releasing her hit album The Fame … well, sort of. The album will be called The Fame Monster and will feature eight new additional tracks including the first single “Bad Romance,” which she debuted on Saturday Night Live last weekend. “On my re-release The Fame Monster, I wrote …

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10 Oct. 2009

Taylor Swift brings “Fearless,” Taylor Lautner to Chicago…


… And I was there as witness–amongst a sea of plaid-clad teenagers and little girls that could be on an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras with caked on makeup and cowboy hats. My girlfriends and I were about the oldest girls in the crowd who wasn’t accompanied by one such toddler and were reminded as …

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06 Oct. 2009

BSB’s Brian Littrell diagnosed with swine flu, cancels appearances


The Backstreet Boys, my favorite boy band from my teen years, has canceled some promotional appearances in the coming weeks as member Brian Littrell has been diagnosed with swine flu (H1N1, if you will). The BSB released their seventh album This is Us today. The boys were scheduled to stop at The Early Show this …

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05 Oct. 2009

DJ AM addiction documentary series to air


“Gone Too Far,” DJ AM’s addiction intervention series is scheduled to air on MTV October 12. The network was forced to decide whether or not to air the show after the sudden accidental overdose of Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein last month. Today AM’s family released a statement regarding the decision to support the airing of …

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01 Oct. 2009

Madonna takes on Dave and pizza


Madonna may have countless hit singles as featured on her just-released greatest hits album Celebration as well as a twenty-something boy toy, but one thing the Material Girl has never had–New York pizza. The pop diva was on David Letterman last night to promote her album’s release but instead ended up taking a field trip …

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29 Sep. 2009

DJ AM’s death ruled accidental overdose


A medical examiner determined that an accidental drug overdose was the cause of death of DJ AM. The toxicology report showed that the 36-year-old mixed a lethal cocktail of the prescription drugs OxyContin, Vicodin, Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Benadryl and Levamisole as well as cocaine. AM died August 28 in his New York apartment. He had struggled with …

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24 Sep. 2009

Britney to release greatest hits album and single


Britney Spears is hitting us one more time with a compilation of her greatest hits on the album The Singles Collection. The best-of CD will be released on November 24, just in time for your Christmas shopping y’all! The album will be available in either a Standard or Ultimate Fan Box Set edition. The latter consists …

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22 Sep. 2009

Kris Allen’s first single leaks


American Idol winner Kris Allen’s first single is just as you would expect: sing-songy, sweet, guitar-driven and enthusiastic. “Live Like We’re Dying” is a cover of the Irish band The Script. The song was something Allen had admired from the get-go. “[The song] was actually one that we had listened to really early on, and …

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17 Sep. 2009

Jessica 0, coyote 1


Poor Jessica Simpson. She just can’t cut a break these days. First it was Tony, now it’s Daisy. After watching her precious maltipoo Daisey get snatched up by a coyote several days ago, the girl is holding out hope that perhaps the coyote had a change of heart and will return the dog in one …

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