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New Song: Jamie Drastik Featuring Pitbull And Havana Brown, ‘Chasing Shadows’
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | April 24, 2013 at 9:00 pm

Meet Pitbull's protege: Jamie Drastik. Meet Jamie Drastik. He's a rapper from upstate New York (didn't know those existed, but AWESOME!), and he's Pitbull's full-on protege. As in, Mr. Worldwide signed Jamie to his Mr. 305 label and has already given Drastik a hearty co-sign (FYI, so has Fat Joe, Jadakiss, and Diddy). What's more, Pitbull has [...]

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Did Justin Bieber Get A Selena Gomez Tattoo? Because That’d Be NUTS (PHOTO)
by Rachel Brodsky | April 24, 2013 at 8:00 pm

RIGHT: Blank canvas Justin Bieber on 4/16, and LEFT: Justin's new tattoo on 4/24. If anyone's gone a little nutso over Justin Bieber's breakup with Selena Gomez, it's us. Obviously we want the best for Biebs and Selena, but just when we had finally reached the last step in the grieving process, last weekend we [...]

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New Video: Alicia Keys & Maxwell, ‘Fire We Make’
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | April 24, 2013 at 7:30 pm

Alicia Keys and Maxwell turn up the heat in their "Fire We Make" video. Just a suggestion, but you might want to watch Maxwell and Alicia Keys' brand-new "Fire We Make" video in the comfort of your own home and NO PLACE ELSE. And it's not because anyone actually gets naked, it's just that watching the passion [...]

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Miley Cyrus Took A Selfie Of A Selfie During Her Google+ Hangout With Will.i.am! (PHOTO)
by Byron Flitsch | April 24, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Miley Cyrus selfie'd her Google+ chat with will.i.am, and THIS is why technology's amazing. Miley Cyrus has accomplished the ultimate: she's taken a selfie of a selfie! OK, technically she's taken a photo of herself on a Google+ video hangout with will.i.am for his #willpower album live chat celebration. But Miley's all about breaking boundaries [...]

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Annie, Little Boots, Zemmy + More: 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week
by Brad Stern | April 24, 2013 at 6:30 pm

It's Wednesday! Time for another round of "5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week"! This week's roundup includes the return of the Queen of Norwegian Pop, promising efforts from some rising British singer-songwriters, and some dubby, downtempo dance courtesy of the "Milkshake" songstress herself. Read on! 1.) Ralph Myerz featuring Annie, "Take A Look At [...]

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Watch Timeflies Perform ‘Boston Strong Freestyle’ In Honor Of The Boston Marathon Victims (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | April 24, 2013 at 6:00 pm

Timeflies showed their love to Boston by performing "Boston Strong Freestyle" at Boston's House Of Blues. As graduates of Boston's Tufts University, pop/hip-hop duo Rob Resnick and Cal Shapiro of Timeflies were especially stricken by last week's Boston Marathon bombings. So, what do musicians do when faced with tragedy? Use the music! Just last week, [...]

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Rebecca Black Covers Rihanna’s ‘Stay,’ And It’s Honestly Not Bad At All. No, Really!
by Michael Depland | April 24, 2013 at 5:30 pm

The "Friday" singer is back (after some singing lessons) to cover Rihanna's "Stay." Rebecca Black is back with another video, and YES, "we, we, we so excited." But this time around, instead of releasing another original like her "Friday" follow-ups "Sing It" or "Person Of Interest," Rebecca is slowing things down to cover "Stay" by [...]

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Watch Ariana Grande Cover ‘I Believe In You And Me’ In Tribute To Whitney Houston (VIDEO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | April 24, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Ariana Grande tackles Whitney Houston a cappella! We wouldn't exactly say that Ariana Grande came out of nowhere (remember her starring role as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's "Victorious" AND her major cameo in Justin Bieber's "Die In Your Arms" video?), but to the non-Nickelodeon crowd, this gal is kiiiind of a newcomer! And what better way is [...]

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Rihanna Takes A Full-Fledged Crotch-Grab Selfie, But Are We Surprised? (PHOTO)
by Jenna Hally Rubenstein | April 24, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Rihanna grabbing her crotch? It must be Wednesday! Ask yourselves this, friends: Are you even the least bit shocked by the title of this post? Or the entire concept of Rihanna taking a crotch-grabbing selfie last night in NYC? Sure, if we swapped Rihanna's name with, say, Demi Lovato's, you might be like, WTF IS UP?! [...]

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Video Premiere: Gentlemen Hall, ‘Sail Into The Sun’ Lyric Video
by Luke O’Neil | April 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Gentlemen Hall get psychedelic in their brand-new "Sail Into The Sun" lyric video. Rocketing into an all-consuming inferno of a looming star never sounded like much fun to us, but that was before we heard Gentlemen Hall's take on the concept. Their new lyric video for the song "Sail Into The Sun" is such a [...]

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