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    • [Photos: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI]Pop singer Kelly Clarkson is reaping both the rewards and downfalls of no longer being "just me, myself and I." The 30-year-old singer, who rarely ever talks about her private life, opened up to Zap2It that her current boyfriend Brandon Blackstock is "ruining [her] creativity" when it came to songwriting! But it isn't a lack of inspiration that's plaguing the "Duets" star. Clarkson said, "I'm trying to write a tough song and I can't; it's coming out all butterflies and rainbows. It's killing me."

      Looks like her fans won't be expecting another single ladies anthem anytime soon—but instead they can maybe expect a slimmer, toner Clarkson!

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    • When Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb passed away on Sunday at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer, fans and the music world were quick to express condolences--many of them directed to Robin's older brother, Barry, who is the sole living brother of the Gibb family.

      Barry Gibb has finally responded--not with a formal statement, but with a tender tribute that celebrates not only Robin, but also his other late siblings Maurice (who died in 2003) and baby brother Andy (who passed at age 30 in 1988). The video he's posted on YouTube is titled "Bodding"--a family nickname for Robin--and shows amazing footage of the family growing up, as well as documentation of the various stages of the Bee Gees' record-setting career.

      The moving tribute is all set to the Bee Gees ballad "Heart Like Mine." Bee Gees fans will undoubtedly delight in the vintage glimpses of the Gibbs--but just a warning: it's a tearjerker. You may need to reach for your box of tissues.

      There still is no official word from

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    • Lourdes Leon, Georgia May Jagger and Madonna (Iconix)Madonna has tapped a member of rock royalty to be the new face of her clothing line.

      The 53-year-old music star has hired Mick Jagger's youngest daughter, model Georgia May Jagger, to appear in the marketing campaign for Material Girl, the junior clothes collection she collaborates on with her 15-year-old offspring Lourdes "Lola" Leon.

      [Related: Madonna Keeps Pop Crown, "MDNA" Tops Billboard Chart]

      "To be handpicked by Madonna and Lola as the new face of Material Girl is truly amazing," Georgia, 20, said in a statement. "I've always admired Madonna's style and I'm thrilled to be working with them."

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    • Barry & Robin Gibb in 2010 (photo: Kevin Mazur / WireImage)We're sure we're not the only ones with Bee Gees hits in our heads since the sad news of Robin Gibb's passing. With the untimely death of brother Maurice back in 2003, Barry is the last Gibb brother standing. Searches on "Barry Gibb", "Robin Gibb", and "Bee Gees songs" immediately hit a high note in Yahoo! Search.

      The three British-born brothers, twins Robin and Maurice along with eldest -- and now last surviving -- sibling Barry, made up the Bee Gees.

      Barry is sure to keep the music alive: His trademark high-pitched voice in the hit song "Stayin' Alive" from the movie "Saturday Night Fever" stayed alive long after the movie came and went; the soundtrack became a 15-time platinum seller. And his songwriting skills put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as the second most successful songwriter, behind Paul McCartney.

      Barry has also kept up with the times. He mentored Jordin Sparks on Season 6 of "American Idol," and enjoyed a "Glee" tribute for its "Saturday Night Glee-ver" episode, which covered six of the band's hit songs. The 65-year-old's website advertised his latest solo performance for Hard Rock Live.

      After Maurice died, the surviving brothers retired the Bee Gees name, but continued to pair up to preserve their musical legacy. Robin remained in the U.K., while Barry continues to spend much of his time in Florida with his wife, Linda, and their five children.

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    • It takes quite a distraction to make a TV director barely afford Cee-Lo Green any close-ups during his own performance. But what's a camera crew to do when Cee-Lo so willingly gives up the spotlight to a breakdancer who's doing all his hoofing on a single leg?

      Cee-Lo was actually doing a lot of sharing at the Billboard Awards, since the performance was by his reunited hip-hop group, Goodie Mob. When they premiered their comeback single, "Fight to Win," on The Voice in April, the primary visual effect was Green's artificially illuminated teeth. But for Sunday night's kudocast, they brought along Jeak Sok, a one-legged dancer who's touring in Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson-themed show.

      Sok dressed up as a soldier for the occasion, in what implicitly seemed like a tribute to the armed forces who've had to discover new avenues of physicality after battle-related amputations. But the military theme didn't quite hold through Goodie Mob's entire medley, as "Fight to Win" segued into a

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    • (photo: Frank Hoensch / Getty Images)Did a singer's name ever seem so prophetic and appropriate as in the case of Robin, one of the great male songbirds of rock's golden age? Bee Gee Robin Gibb succumbed to a longtime struggle with liver cancer Sunday, a spokesperson confirmed. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was 62.

      His death dashed the hopes of Bee Gees fans who'd hoped that a miracle was in store after the  singer emerged from a coma late last month. Prior to his regaining consciousness, his family had revealed that Gibb had been given only a 10 percent chance of surviving and seemed to be preparing the public for his imminent death. Despite the shock fans are now experiencing, family members surely feel grateful for the month they had with Gibb after his unexpected awakening.

      Disco fans are feeling their mortality this weekend, as the death of one of the principal voices of the 15-times-platinum Saturday Night Fever soundtrack follows the passing of Donna Summer by a mere three days.

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    • source: TwitterWe don't advocate picking up hitchhikers (they might have hooks or axes or really bad breath), but this story about a rock band picking up a happy (and famous) traveler is too cool to ignore.

      Indie band Here We Go Magic were traveling through Ohio in their van when they came across a hitchhiker on the side of Interstate 70. The man looked a lot like legendary film director John Waters. So, the band turned around and took another look. Turns out it was John Waters, the icon behind the groundbreaking "Pink Flamingos," as well as "Hairspray" and "Cecil B. Demented."

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    • Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, has died at the age of 63. The five-time Grammy Award-winning artist had been battling cancer.

      Summer became an icon in the 1970s, when disco music was all the rage. Even after disco was declared dead, Summer adapted to a changing musical environment and found pop success. Her string of hits included "Hot Stuff," "Last Dance," and "She Works Hard For The Money." However, of all her hits, "Love To Love You Baby" might have the most interesting backstory.

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    • Donna Summer had 20 singles reach the top 40 in a chart run that lasted from 1975 to 1984. Her reign lasted much longer on the dance-music charts, where she had a No. 1 tune as recently as 2010. But from her classic era, here are 10 of the songs we most loved to love:

      1. "Love to Love You Baby"

      When Summer moaned her way through all 16 minutes and 48 seconds (!) of this breakthrough track, it was her intention to do a demo vocal to suggest how sexily she could interpret the song, she said in her autobiography. But her producers didn't want to leave out a single erotic sigh, so they put the entire unedited epic on one side of the LP that also bore its name in 1975. Naturally, the single version edited out more than 13 minutes of mostly wordless sensuality.

      [PHOTOS: RIP Donna Summer, A Life In Photos]

      2. "I Feel Love"

      Two years later, Summer proved she wasn't a one-moan wonder with a Eurodisco number that really put her and producer Giorgio Moroder on the map for good. This

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    • Donna Summer, whom millions of fans revered as "the Queen of Disco," has died at the age of 63 in Florida after a battle with cancer, the Associated Press confirmed with the singer's family Thursday morning.

      The news comes as a surprise to those who were not aware that she was ill. The legendary superstar was publicly active as recently as last June, when she appeared as a guest panelist on Bravo's music reality show Platinum Hit.

      [PHOTOS: RIP Donna Summer, A Life In Photos]

      However, a report by TMZ, which initially broke the story, notes that those close to the singer--known for mega-hits including "Last Dance" and "Bad Girls"--revealed she had been trying to hide how sick she was. A source said that Summer did not seem to be in that bad of shape two weeks ago.

      [Related: No More Tears: Remembering Donna Summer's 10 Greatest Tracks]

      She is survived by her adult daughters Mimi (by her first husband, actor Helmuth Sommer), Brooklyn and Amanda (by second husband Bruce Sudano).

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