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R&B singer, Frank Ocean, recently opened up about his sexuality this week. The 24 year-old's announcement of being gay came around a similar time as Anderson Cooper's coming out. However, Ocean's report may have bigger consequences because his involvement in the usually anti-gay hip-hop world. -
Justin Bieber’s Oldest Fan, Age 71, Finds Hope Through Cancer As Belieber
Justin Bieber is evidently popular among the female tween-age girls, but who would have thought that 71 year-old, Peter Johngren, would be a fanboy for the 18 year-old star? -
BET Awards 2012: Brown, Beyonce Win Big, Whitney Houston in Spotlight [PHOTOS]
The BET Awards on Sunday split top honors among several artists, including Beyonce and Chris Brown, in a telecast filled with lively performances and an emotional tribute to late singer Whitney Houston. -
Welsh Baritone Terfel: Working up to a Great Wotan
Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel got a big kick out of hobnobbing on stage last year at New York's Beacon Theater with glitterati of the pop world for Sting's 60th birthday. -
Live Nation Buys Concert Promoter HARD Events
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today announced the acquisition of electronic music concert promoter and festival operator HARD Events. -
Universal Music Uses Star Power for Merger Hearing
Universal Music Group brought out big-name allies as it made its case on Thursday before U.S. lawmakers for its much-criticized deal to buy a chunk of rival EMI. -
Blondie, Devo Tap into 1980s Nostalgia for Upcoming Tour
Blondie and Devo, two pioneering bands of new wave music played different styles during their heyday, but more than three decades later, they've found common ground for an upcoming U.S. tour that vibrates with 1980s nostalgia. -
The Hives Talk Latest Album 'Lex Hives'
Swedish garage rock band The Hives put their hardest rock'n'roll effort into their latest studio album following their last record five years ago which harnessed urban music influences. -
Singer Colbie Cailla and Dad Ken Talk About Upcoming Christmas Album
In his book "Making Rumours," record producer Ken Caillat recounts with humor and detail the tumultuous year of betrayal, drama and rock ‘n' roll excess behind recording Fleetwood Mac's 1977 "Rumours" album, which has sold over 40 million copies. -
Japan Fans Chose Girl Pop Group AKB48 as Leader
Cheers, tears and screams marked the crowning of a new leader of Japanese girl pop group AKB48, who was chosen by fans in a nationwide "election" that dominated the media for weeks. -
John Lyndon Boosts His Public Image with New Album
As bad boy lead singer of the anarchic, trail-blazing and short-lived 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, John Lydon (then Johnny Rotten) snarled and spat his way across a shocked society and music scene still pleasantly half-high from the mellow 1960s. -
After Storm, Lisa Marie Presley Finds Grace In New Album
Lisa Marie Presley, the 'Princess' of Rock and Roll, is done fighting the legacy of her father Elvis. -
Paul McCartney Mexico City Free Concert Draws 200,000 People at 'The Zocalo' [VIDEO]
Paul McCartney rocked Mexico City's "The Zocalo" Thursday night, in a free mega concert that gathered over 200,000 people together, according to CNN. -
Tom Gabel: Transgender Singer Tells All to Rolling Stone
Tom Gabel, the lead singer of the band "Against Me!" told Rolling Stone he will begin the process of transition into a woman. -
Jason Mraz Eulogizes Love in New Album
After rocketing to international fame with his bubbly pop track "I'm Yours" in 2008, singer Jason Mraz strapped on his cowboy boots and added a country flair to his fourth album, "Love Is A Four Letter Word." -
Jethro Tull's Anderson 'Thick as a Brick' and Dapper
A chat with Ian Anderson - flautist, multi-instrumentalist, founder and wild face of British rock group Jethro Tull - does not go quite as expected. -
Jack White Scores First No. 1 Album with 'Blunderbuss'
Jack White scored his first No. 1 album ever on Wednesday as his debut solo "Blunderbuss" topped the Billboard 200, while the record also reigned over music charts in the United Kingdom, Canada and Switzerland in its initial week. -
Music Fans Hanker for Ray Charles Hologram: Poll
When a hologram of late rapper Tupac Shakur appeared on stage with Snoop Dogg at the recent Coachella music festival, it stunned audiences by literally bringing the performer back to life - technologically, anyway. -
Jack White Knocks Adele Off Top of UK Album Charts
Former White Stripes frontman Jack White's debut solo album 'Blunderbuss' knocked Adele's '21' off the top of Britain's charts on Sunday, and Carly Rae Jepsen managed to keep a new single from Calvin Harris from the No. 1 spot. -
Obama Jabs at Romney at White House Correspondent's Dinner
President Barack Obama poked fun at his likely presidential rival Mitt Romney and Republican opponents in Congress on Saturday night, including a dig at Romney's treatment of a pet dog, at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. -
Jethro Tull gets thicker on "Brick 2"
One thing that never really dies is a truly progressive rock album. A case in point is Jethro Tull's "Thick As A Brick," originally released in 1972, before disco, punk and rap.