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'American Idol' Putting Away the Chair

Two hours' worth of teasing, and all we got was one legitimate surprise. I'm talking about Jamar Rogers getting booted off, not Tatiana Del Toro, who's already water-cooler conversation gold, being granted a stay. As anyone who's seen “Dead Man Walking" well knows, executions make for higher drama when they're drawn out. Tonight's American Idol was ...

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'American Idol' Reveals Top 36

The season of tears and atonement behind us, at last we know whose names have been written in the Book of Life. After half a year of wandering the desert, Idol Nation has at last found the 36 warriors who will lead us forward. In the Shinto religion, the afterlife is a process of the soul ...

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Paula Abdul Predicts a Guy Will Win 'American Idol?'

The Dish Rag caught up with American Idol judge Paula Abdul last night at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy bash. We got the scoop on her strapless satin printed cocktail dress, who she's wearing to tonight's Grammy Awards and some hints about the new season of American Idol. Paula predicts a guy will win this season!

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Stones on Film

Stones on Film

More than 40 years of the Rolling Stones' cinematic appearances -- from the classic rock documentary “Gimme Shelter" to 2008's Shine a Light, will be screened during a two-day film festival at USC. Saturday's highlights include panel discussions with USC associate professor Josh Kun and “rock anthropologist" and filmmaker Penelope Spheeris. Norris Cinema Theater/Frank Sinatra Hall, ...

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Senate Cuts Movie-Industry Tax Break from Stimulus Bill

The motion picture industry's record-setting month at the box office may have cost it $246 million in tax breaks, as the Senate on Tuesday stripped a provision from the economic stimulus bill that critics derided as an unnecessary Hollywood bailout. In denying the tax breaks on new film projects, senators cited the $1.03-billion haul from ...

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Karriem Riggins Plays with Herbie Hancock, Elton John, Diana Krall on Sundance Channel’S Spectacle…

Karriem Riggins Plays with Herbie Hancock, Elton John, Diana Krall on Sundance Channel’S Spectacle…

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Luminary drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins will be in good company, performing with Herbie Hancock, Elton John, and Diana Krall on Sundance’s new series Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… Riggins was called upon to play drums on two of the season’s episodes, first with Herbie Hancock (airing February 4th 9:00 PM EST), ...

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Rob Mathes Behind-the-Scenes Music Career That Makes Stars Shine

THERE was a time when 45-year-old Rob Mathes wanted to be a rock star. That never happened, for a number of reasons. One, “I was trying too hard,” said Mr. Mathes, who, on Jan. 18, directed a small army of pop and rock luminaries at “We Are One,” the HBO-televised preinaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. ...

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'Now That's What I Call Music!' Heading to TV?

"Now That's What I Call Music!," the long-running series of hit-single compilations, is being shopped as a TV show by Simon Fuller and his 19 Entertainment company. While still in its early stages -- the show doesn't have an official title yet, although it's likely to incorporate some variation of the “Now" brand name --details are ...

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Bob Dylan Teams up with Will.i.AM for Pepsi Super Bowl Commercial

Bob Dylan Teams up with Will.i.AM for Pepsi Super Bowl Commercial

How do you make Super Bowl Sunday even more of a spectacle? By adding Bob Dylan, even if it is just for a $3 million minute. The legendary singer-songwriter and the Black Eyed Peas‘ once again ubiquitous Will.i.am will make a cameo appearance during this Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast when the pair team up for a ...

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Michael Jackson Sued by 'Thriller' Director John Landis

A day after the announcement that the Nederlander Organization has acquired rights to produce a musical version of Michael Jackson's Thriller comes legal uncertainty for fans looking forward to a Broadway-style version of the epochal 1983 Dawn of the Dead meets Soul Train music video. Turns out that the 14-minute mini-film's director and co-writer John Landis ...


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