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 Taylor Swift: 
 Finally, a 
 Feel-Good 
 Teen Idol 

It's OK if your kids like her—she's no Miley, Britney, or Paris

Oct 16, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nine-year-old girls can get thong underwear at Wal-Mart, and the hypersexualized antics of Miley et al. rule the headlines. So Hans Eisenbeis was understandably concerned when his ultrasheltered 11-year-old took a shine to Taylor Swift. “Is she too grown up for Phoebe?” he writes for DoubleX. “Is Swift... More »

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entertainment • pop music • celebrity • country music • Wal-Mart • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • Prince Charming

MUSIC REVIEW

 New Jackson Single No Classic 

Response to 'This Is It' tepid from critics, all over the place from fans

Oct 12, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s posthumous single was released to much hype, but the critical response is lukewarm and fan reactions are mixed. A sampling:
  • In a roundup of fan comments on Michael Jackson’s website, the Times reports that while some are pleased—“This single is great, even
... More »

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LISTEN

 Jacko's Final Single Debuts 

'This Is It' was written in 1991 but left off Dangerous

Oct 12, 09 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's first posthumous single premiered this morning on his website, featuring backing vocals by his brothers. "This Is It" was written for the 1991 album Dangerous, but was cut before the album was released; it will be the only new song on a double CD coming later this... More »

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music • pop music • digital music • Michael Jackson • new release • posthumous • celebrity death • This Is It

OPINION

 Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated 

She can out-sing all those pop starlets, so why isn't she getting the same hype?

Oct 7, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - After watching Pink dangle from a trapeze 60 feet above the Radio City Music Hall stage—while belting out "Sober" perfectly—James Montgomery had a revelation: "Pink is totally underrated." She's "the total pop-star package,” he writes for MTV: tattooed, clever, confrontational, and a damn... More »

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entertainment • music • rock stars • pop music • celebrity • R&B • Jay-ZTV • Pink

 U2 Tour Costs $750K a Day 

Bono and the boys talk pop stardom, expansive tour with Rolling Stone

Sep 30, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rolling Stone goes behind the scenes—and tags along in a private jet—for its cover story on the U2360° Tour (aka “the biggest rock tour of all time”), which is comprised of a 170-ton stage carted around by 200 trucks, 250 speakers, almost 400 employees—and... More »

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entertainment • music • U2 • pop music • concert tour • Jay-ZTV

MUSIC REVIEW

 Girls' Debut 
 'Dizzily 
 Powerful' 

Up-and-coming band 'getting a ton of blog love' for 'heartbreaking' debut

Sep 25, 09 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The frontman of the pop duo Girls has a backstory that’s “epically sad and squalid and ultimately triumphant,” but you don’t need to know his history to recognize Girls' debut, Album, as “a dizzily powerful piece of work,” writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork.... More »

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entertainment • music • pop music • album release • music review • Beach Boys • Jay-ZTV • Girls • Christopher Owens • Chet White

 Jackson's Mom 
 Gets $86K a Month 

Estate awards allowance while singer's affairs are settled

Sep 17, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s estate pays his mother $86,804 every month, the LA Times reports. Estate administrators set up the allowance because the pop singer’s estate—worth an estimated $500 million—is so vast that settling it in court could take years. The allowance pays Katherine Jackson $26,804... More »

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music • pop music • will • Michael Jackson • estate • Katherine Jackson

OPINION

 Lady Gaga: 'Skank With a Brain' 

Pop's newest explosion exploits our obsession with sexuality, salaciousness

Sep 16, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Lady Gaga is pretty skanky,” writes James Brady Ryan for Nerve. “That might sound harsh, but there are some facts we all must face: the girl is no fan of pants, for one thing.” She may be crass, outlandish, and over-the-top sexual—but “she is... More »

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entertainment • music • Britney Spears • pop music • celebrity • Lady Gaga

INTERVIEW

 Janet on  
 Michael: 
 'He Loved  
 to Laugh' 

He had a big heart and bigger sense of humor

Sep 9, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Jackson opens up about her late brother in next month’s Harper’s Bazaar. Though she speaks to her own troubles—“people can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you”—and the family—“people said to me that Michael's... More »

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entertainment • Janet Jackson • pop music • memorial • Michael Jackson • celebrity interview • sister • Paris Jackson

 Jacko Glove Sells for $49K 

King of Pop's signature accessory fetches twice expected price

Sep 6, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of Michael Jackson’s jewel-encrusted gloves sold for $49,000 in an Australian auction, Reuters reports. The glove, which was the first to go up for sale since Jackson died in June, sold for nearly twice what the Bonhams and Goodman auction house expected. "There was a huge... More »

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album review

 Whitney 'Sublime' 
 After 7 Years Away 

'The Voice' is still there, with help from industry giants

Aug 26, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s been seven years since Whitney Houston’s last album, and many younger listeners probably know her better for her recently-troubled life than for her series of huge hits. But her new album, I Look to You, marks a triumphant return, writes Jim DeRogatis in the Chicago Sun-Times. “... More »

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entertainment • music • pop music • album release • music review • Whitney Houston • Jay-ZTV • women's issues

OPINION

 Meet the New Women of Pop 

Up-and-comers making waves here and abroad

Aug 24, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women are front and center in the world of pop music this fall. Three of the most exciting up-and-comers catch the ear of Lizzy Goodman, writing in New York:
  • Amanda Blank, I Love You: The Philly-based MC “is a white girl from
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entertainment • music • pop music • Jay-ZTV • Amanda Blank • Elly Jackson • La Roux • Jemina Pearl

(Newser) - Forty years ago today, the Beatles walked out of No. 3 Abbey Road and shot one of the most famous album covers of all time. Seemingly fraught with symbolism and precision, the image was actually a rush job, the BBC reports. Photographer Iain Macmillan “was given about 15 minutes,... More »

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pop music • Beatles • album • Abbey Road

(Newser) - Fans of Michael Jackson are pushing for a Nobel Peace Prize nod for the late pop star. 12,000 have signed various online petitions putting the singer up for the honor because of his “lifelong dedication to the well-being of humanity,” and one organizer hopes for 100,000... More »

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entertainment • Internet • pop music • humanitarian • online • Michael Jackson • Nobel Prize • Nobel Peace Prize • petition

OPINION

 Jackson 
 Couldn't Face 
 Man in the Mirror 

He 'was most himself' when someone else

Jul 27, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson was always trying to be somebody else: he "was most himself when he was someone other than himself,” writes Hilton Als in the New York Review of Books. The need to redefine himself emerged in his thirst for fame that would let him “wrest from... More »

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art • pop music • artist • identity crisis • Michael Jackson • celebrity death

 Thriller Nears All- 
 Time US Sales Record  

Set to break Eagles' Greatest Hits figure

Jul 20, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Buoyed by the singer’s passing, Michael Jackson’s Thriller looks set to match the Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 as the bestselling album ever in the US, Billboard reports. The Eagles compilation was certified 29 times platinum in 2006, having sold at least 29 million copies—but Billboard says... More »

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music • pop music • Michael Jackson • The Eagles • Thriller • album • album sales

 Murder Charges 
 'Unlikely' in 
 Jacko Case 

Docs not suspects, says insider

Jul 19, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite “a lot of hysteria,” there likely won't be murder charges in Michael Jackson’s death, a top law enforcement official tells the Los Angeles Times. “There's nothing I have been told that would suggest a murder charge. It's just so remote and so unsupported by the... More »

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music • investigation • drugs • pop music • doctor • Michael Jackson • murder charges

 Destiny's 'Third' Child 
 Hits London's West End 

Michelle Williams plays Roxie in Chicago

Jul 13, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Often labeled “the third one” in Destiny’s Child, Michelle Williams is swinging the spotlight her way, the Independent reports, playing Roxy in a production of Chicago in London’s West End. “People just think I’m the quiet one. Or not talented,” Williams says of comparisons... More »

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theater • London • Chicago • pop music • musical theater • singer • Beyonce • Michelle Williams • West End theater • Kelly Rowland • Jay-ZTV

Casey Kasem Hangs Up His Headphones

Legendary DJ, voice of Scooby-Doo counted down hits for 39 years

Jul 6, 09 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casey Kasem counted down the week's hit songs on his radio show this weekend, then quietly dropped a bomb: He's through, effective immediately. Kasem, 77, introduced the countdown format, peppering his shows—"American Top 40," now hosted by Ryan Seacrest, was his signature achievement—with factoids,... More »

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entertainment • radio • pop music • adult contemporary • Ryan Seacrest • Casey Kasem • Jeannie Kasem • American Top 40 • countdown

UPDATED

Jackson Memorial Tuesday at LA Arena After Family Service

20,000-seat coliseum will host farewell to the King of Pop

Jul 2, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A memorial service for Michael Jackson will go ahead Tuesday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center next week, CNN reports, and, according to TMZ, will follow a private, family service at a local cemetery. It’s unclear whether Tuesday’s public event, set for 10am, will be at Staples’ 20,000-seat... More »

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Los Angeles • pop music • memorial services • memorial • Michael Jackson • memorial service • Staples Center

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