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Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:19 PM PDT


Top 8 Revealed: Is 'The Voice' Becoming Another Boys' Club?
Last week on "The Voice," when Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton's contestants vied for a spot in the top eight finals, America voted through Team Xtina's Chris Mann and Team Blake's Jermaine Paul, with Christina and Blake respectively saving Lindsey Pavao and Erin Willett. This week, Team Adam and Team Cee Lo competed, and on [...]

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:36 PM PDT


Rating The Ramones: Could Johnny Ramone Be Right?
Leafing through New York magazine, I came across an excerpt from Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone, likely the book of the season for old punks not yet dead. Featured alongside the excerpt was a sidebar where Johnny rated the Ramones albums as he heard fit, with a few comments as well.

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:36 PM PDT


The Voice, The Day After: Cee Lo & Adam Quarterfinals Dish with Special Guest Nakia
Last night, "The Voice's" quarterfinals continued, with the contestants on Team Cee Lo and Team Adam competing for a spot in the top eight finals. And here today filling in for my usual co-host Matt Whitfield is one of my own favorites from last year's "Voice" top eight: the one and only Nakia!

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:36 PM PDT


Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Remembered By Manager Pebbles 10 Years After Death
It's been 10 years since TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was killed in a car crash in Honduras on April 25, 2002. The music community was traumatized by her untimely death. Along with group members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas, Left Eye recorded a decade's worth of anthems, including "Ain't 2 Proud [...]

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT


Shante, Who Should Stay On 'RuPaul's Drag Race 4′?
Monday night, as I watched what was supposed to be the finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race 4," I was on pins and (Sharon) needles as I waited to find out if Chad Michaels, Sharon Needles, or Phi Phi O'Hara would be crowned this year's queen. And the winner was...NO ONE.

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: Unplugged And Charted
Florence + the Machine's MTV Unplugged enters the current Billboard 200 at #51. It's the highest-charting Unplugged album in a little more than five years, since Korn's MTV Unplugged hit #9 in March 2007. Thirty-two artists have charted with Unplugged albums in the past 21 years. They're a surprisingly diverse bunch.

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:02 PM PDT


Levon Helm — Ten Places To Begin Appreciating The Man At The Helm of The Band!
Levon Helm, the founding drummer of the Band, died Thursday, April 19 at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York at the age of 71. The Arkansas-born musician was the lone American in The Band, surrounding himself with Canadians for no discernible reason. His autobiography, This Wheel's On Fire, is a must-read for anyone [...]

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:16 PM PDT


One Direction, Framed
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Framed, the blog that continues to make a difference to you and everyone you love. You'll be glad you looked in this week, as our featured stars are the great One Direction, the Simon Cowell-championed boy band from the United Kingdom, with the video for their #1 hit, "What Makes [...]

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT


Jennifer Hudson Opens Up About Close Relationship With Slain Mother
American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson suffered an extraordinarily emotional day on Monday when testifying at the trial of the man accused of murdering her mother, brother, and nephew in 2008. Especially heartbreaking, however, were her revelations of the close bond she had shared with her slain mother, Darnell Donerson. According to ABC News, Hudson was [...]

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:07 AM PDT


Sinead O'Connor, Bipolar And 'Very Unwell,' Cancels Tour Amid Latest Twitter Meltdown
When it comes to bad years, nothing compares to 2011-12 for Sinead O'Connor. After apparent suicide attempts, an on-again/off-again marriage, and other public mishaps, the singer has publicly announced that she is "very unwell, from bipolar disorder" after previously insisting that she'd been misdiagnosed with the malady. And not only has she canceled her tour [...]

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:07 AM PDT


Produced By Max Norman
Max Norman got his big break in music when he was asked by Ozzy Osbourne to pick up the production duties on Ozzy's solo album Blizzard Of Ozz, an album that went on to become wildly successful and an iconic release. Ozzy was unhappy with the work of Chris Tsangarides, so Max stepped in from [...]