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Quote of the Day: Roger Daltry Rates The Who’s Super Bowl Number



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“I thought it went OK. I understand. It’s a TV show. Cameras were everywhere. I was so blinded that I couldn’t see… And I really wished the crowd would have gotten into singing the songs with us more. That’s how it is in Europe for our soccer matches. I wanted more banter.”

-‘s Roger Daltry offering his opinion of his band’s performance at yesterday’s Super Bowl.

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Read More | ESPN via Us Weekly


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Ringo Starr Talks Age, Religion



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Ringo StarrFormer Beatles drummer says religion has had a huge influence on his life.

“I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself,” the 69-year-old said. “For me, God is in my life. I don’t hide from that. I think the search has been on since the 1960s.”

Ringo - whose late bandmate John Lennon controversially proclaimed were bigger than Jesus at the height of the band’s fame - credits his faith with helping him turn his life around following his battles with drugs and alcohol in the ‘70s.

Speaking at an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, Starr explained: “I stepped off the path there for many years and found my way back onto it, thank God.”

Ringo - real name Richard Starkey Jr. - also revealed he isn’t concerned about turning 70 later this year. “I don’t think 70 is as big as 40 was. That was like, ‘Oh God, 40!’” he said. “There’s that damn song, ‘Life Begins At 40’. No, it’s not so big any more. I am nearly 70 and I’d love to be nearly 40 but that’s never going to happen.”


Simon Cowell organizes Everybody Hurts charity single



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‘s Helping Haiti single will soon be released globally.

The song - a star-studded cover of R.E.M’s “Everybody Hurts” - will be available to download worldwide starting Sunday to help boost sales and raise relief funds for the earthquake-stricken nation.

The track - which features 21 artists, including , Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi and Susan Boyle - debuted on British radio stations earlier this week and is already poised to be one of the biggest-selling songs in recent years.

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VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Finds New Use for Pink’s Grammys Act



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Can’t stop thinking about Pink’s wet trapeze stunt from last weekend’s Grammys? Well, now, thanks to Jimmy Kimmel, you can have a miniaturized - and handy - version of the act in your own home.

If you act fast, you can a “Taylor Swiffer” with every purchase of “The Pinkler.”

Read More | Entertainment Weekly

Has Fall Out Boy Fallen Apart?



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Fall Out Boy

Based on individual comments made over the past 24 hours, it appears may be over…for good.

Late last year, the “Dance, Dance” singers opted to take a hiatus from performing through at least 2010. Now it’s unclear whether the band members will ever reunite again.

During a recent interview with Spin magazine, lead singer Patrick Stump declared: “I’m not in in Fall Out Boy right now… Whether we play again or not, I don’t know.” His comments were then followed up by statements from the other FOB musicians.

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Mark Ronson Planning Originals for The Business



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Mark Ronson banned all cover songs on his new album The Business.

The music producer - whose 2007 album Version featured successful covers of songs by Kaiser Chiefs and , among others - said this time around he had got artists to collaborate with him on original songs, which had been a fun and “interesting” process.

“There’s no covers, and no horns. It’s written with some of the people that actually wrote the songs I covered on the last album and that I didn’t actually even know at the time,” the 34-year-old told NME.com. “It’s quite interesting to write songs from scratch with those people, like Dave McCabe of The Zutons who wrote ‘Valerie’, and Nick Hodgson, of Kaiser Chiefs.”

Mark also revealed he had collaborated with Santigold, Scissor Sisters, Cathy Dennis, rapper Pill and Mike Snow for his forthcoming album, The Business.

Speaking on when it was likely to be released, he said: “Probably May, June depends how quick I can get it done.”


VIDEO: Why Pink Feared She Would Fall at Grammys



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As breathtaking as ‘s “Glitter in the Air” performance was at last night’s Grammys, the number could have easily been more memorable.

Although the trapeze-esque act was something she had performed numerous times during her tour, the awards show version incorporated a new element: lights.

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Read More | People

Quote of the Day Jennifer Lopez on Her Deeper Music



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“You feel everything more deeply. As a songwriter, I think differently about what I want to say.”

-“Louboutins” singer explaining to Us Weekly how motherhood has affected her approach to music.

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Steven Tyler: Home Depot’s Latest Act



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Steven Tyler recently shocked hardware store staff and shoppers by serenading them with two of Aerosmith’s biggest hits.

The rock star launched into a cappella versions of “Dude Looks Like a Lady” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” over the loudspeaker system at a Californian Home Depot store this weekend.

“Steven also swallowed a few mouthfuls of gas from a helium machine, for blowing up balloons, and kept singing in a high pitched Bee Gees style. He was very relaxed though, and happily signed autographs for anyone who asked,” a source told TMZ.

The troubled star is currently on hiatus from Aerosmith after a rocky few months with the group. He entered rehab last month to seek treatment for an addiction to painkillers, which comes from years of orthopedic injuries. The other members of the group have said they are looking for a replacement, but have no idea if it will be on a permanent basis or not.

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Read More | TMZ

VIDEO: Dancing Inmates’ Latest Tribute to Michael Jackson



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Those famous dancing inmates from the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines got some professional help for their latest YouTube hit.

In this video, the participants perform moves taught to them by ‘s choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid. The clip was originally intended to be included as an extra on the This Is It dvd, but it wasn’t completed in time.

This Is It is available on both DVD and Blu-ray now.

Read More | USA Today via Just Jared


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