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  • Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen performs at the o2 Arena in east London, Monday, March 4, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)There’s no maybe about it: Carly Rae Jepsen is willing to take a stand for something she believes in.

    The 27-year-old “Kiss” singer has backed out of being one of the headliners for the Boy Scouts of America’s National Scouting Jamboree in West Virginia in July. The reason? She can’t support a group with an anti-gay agenda.

    The national organization has a ban on gay members.

    “As an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer,” she said via Twitter. “I always have and will continue to support the LGBT community on a global level … and stay informed on the ever changing landscape in the ongoing battle for gay rights in this country and across the globe.”

    The other headliner for the event, Train, announced Monday that they were not yet dropping off the bill for the annual event, but that they would if the ban isn’t overturned at a meeting to vote on the matter in May.

    Read More »from Carly Rae Jepsen Won’t Play Boy Scouts Concert – But for Good Reasons
  • Maandig and Reznor (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez)It goes without saying that Trent Reznor’s managed to notch a lot of different accolades on his resume—from his early days with Nine Inch Nails to his Grammy-winning film score work. However, here’s one you may not know about: He’s actually married to a musician, and she happens to be his partner on his latest musical endeavor.

    Here's the scoop on Reznor's talented wife, who's his main collaborator in the project How To Destroy Angels, which is releasing its first full-length album on Tuesday.

    Mariqueen Maandig,(who goes by the nickname “Q” with friends), a striking Filipino beauty who grew up in Orange County, Calif. and dabbled in musical theater during her school years, claimed she never wanted to be a professional musician—she actually wanted to be a fashion stylist instead.

    Accordingly, she entered the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandise following graduation. However, finding the curriculum uninspiring, she jumped at the chance to enter back into the music world when a friend offered to hook her up with an emerging band.

    Maandig ended up joining Los Angeles buzz band West Indian Girl and fronted the group from 2004 through 2009, meeting Reznor during her tenure there. She released two albums with the dance/psychedelic-rock outfit and managed to keep her budding relationship with Reznor under wraps until the announcement of their engagement in 2009.

    To this day, the couple has managed to maintain an air of mystery about their relationship. “I tell people [Trent and I] met at a Mensa meeting, because we met under such unusual circumstances,” she noted to WWD in 2011—without elaborating on what those circumstances were.

    Read More »from Meet Trent Reznor’s Main Musical Partner–Who’s Also His Literal Partner!
  • Could the indie-rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis get any more ubiquitous in pop culture than they already were, with a single, "Thrift Shop," that's sold 3.9 million copies and is up to 140 million YouTube views?

    The answer is yes, when it comes to a galvanizing, leaping-and-bounding appearance on Saturday Night Live that proved they're not just a one-download wonder. The duo's growing legion of fans now know Macklemore, the frontman of the pair, is as compelling a live performer as he is a low-budget clothes horse—as seen in this performance:

    Since the duo may well be around for a while, here's a primer on some other things you might not have known about them, besides what a barrel of dynamism Macklemore is on stage:

    * He's the anti-Puffy. Thriftiness might rank at the very bottom of the list of virtues held dear among rappers. But with the recession far from over for all Americans, music fans were ready for a hip-hop star who doesn't seem to live in an economical fantasy land. Hence:

    Read More »from More Of Macklemore! A Post-’SNL’ Primer On The ‘Thrift Shop’-Loving Indie Rapper
  • Anastacia (Photo: Oleg Nikishin)

    Anastacia, who broke through in 1999 with the song “I’m Outta Love,” has canceled her latest tour in Europe due to her second diagnosis with breast cancer.

    In a statement posted to the singer’s Facebook page and her personal website, she spoke to her fans about how disappointed she was to let them down. "I feel so awful to be letting down all my amazing fans who were looking forward to 'It's A Man's World Tour'. It just breaks my heart to disappoint them," she said. The statement adds that all performances, tours and travel have been cancelled until further notice, and that all tickets can be refunded from the point of purchase. The tour was slated to have begun on April 6.

    Read More »from Singer Anastacia Cancels Tour Over Second Bout With Breast Cancer
  • Stefani at work in the studio this week/FacebookNo Doubt has some bad news and some good news for their fans this week. The bad news first: Those who were looking forward to catching the band live this year will have to wait, as they’ve postponed tour plans for the moment.

    The good news—which we think well makes up for the bad—is that they made this decision in order to work on a new album!

    A post on No Doubt’s Facebook account explained the situation: While touring behind comeback album Push And Shove last year, frontwoman Gwen Stefani found herself “inspired” to write new material. The group decided to go with the unexpected creative jolt and enter the studio at the beginning of 2013.

    “The new music started flowing with unexpected ease,” states their note. “After spending three years recording the last album, this new pace feels incredibly exciting.”

    Read More »from No Doubt Put Tour Plans On Hold–For A Good Reason!
  • Scott Weiland (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder)Grammy-winning and multiplatinum-selling rockers Stone Temple Pilots have apparently 86’d their lead singer, Scott Weiland, who’s fronted the band since its inception. The firing was announced in a single terse sentence Wednesday.

    “Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland,” read the statement, which was posted on the band’s official site and social media. No further information was offered.

    If you’re surprised by the seemingly abrupt decision, you’re not alone. Weiland issued a comment in response, noting that he himself was not even personally told of the news.

    “I learned of my supposed "termination" from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press,” the frontman stated. “Not sure how I can be ‘terminated’ from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing all of my fans on my solo tour which starts this Friday.”

    Read More »from Stone Temple Pilots Fires Scott Weiland; Frontman Responds
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    Classical pianist Van Cliburn has passed away on Wednesday morning at his home in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 78. Cliburn, whose talent triumphed over the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, was diagnosed with advanced bone cancer six months ago. He is survived by his longtime friend Thomas L. Smith, with whom he shared his home.

    In the midst of the Cold War, a Julliard-trained 23-year-old Cliburn took first place at the inaugural 1958 Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow. The victory was widely regarded as not just an American victory, but on a grander scheme a victory over the Soviet Union. The pianist was lauded upon his return to the U.S. with a New York City ticket tape parade, a Time magazine cover saluting him as "The Texan Who Conquered Russia", and pop star-level fame.

    Signing to RCA Victor, Cliburn's recording of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concert No. 1 was the very first classical album to go platinum, eventually went triple-platinum, and earned the pianist

    Read More »from Classical Pianist Van Cliburn Dies Of Bone Cancer
  • Joan Rivers hitting a celeb with a low blow? Oh, no, she never does that—right? Riiiight. However, the comedienne pulled absolutely no punches about Oscar winner Adele while appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday night.

    If you guessed Rivers picked on Adele’s weight, you’re correct. After reporting to Letterman that she “met Adele” at the awards show, the funny-lady mimicked a blimp shape with her arms. When the crowd booed, she scoffed “Oh no! She’s thin!”

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    Undaunted, Rivers continued with the roasting: "What's her song? 'Rolling in the Deep'? She should add fried chicken."

    She also added that the superstar singer expressed a fear of performing live: "[Adele] said 'My throat, my throat, I don't know if I can swallow.'

    "And I said, 'Oh, you can swallow.”

    Wham!

    Read More »from Joan Rivers Slams Adele’s Figure On ‘Letterman’
  • Winehouse and Fielder-Civil (Courtesy: Photoshot)Nearly two years after her tragic passing, Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband is taking at least some of the blame for the issues that led to her death. Blake Fielder-Civil admitted this week on a tabloid television show that he regrets introducing the singer to heroin.

    Fielder-Civil told talk-show host Jeremy Kyle—whose program is similar to the Jerry Springer Show in tone--that he didn’t think Winehouse would ever have tried the drug without him.

    He pointed to the first time she asked to participate: "We were in a hotel in east London and I think I had about £10 of heroin with me,” he explained. "I was smoking it on foil and she said, 'Can I try some?'

    "I think I might have put up a weak resistance--the fact is, whatever I said, she did end up having some."

    Read More »from Amy Winehouse’s Ex-Husband Admits He Introduced Her To Heroin
  • (Bruce Gilkas/FilmMagic)Actress and singer Scarlett Johansson is working on new music with her new group.

    “I have an all-girls band, and we’re called The One And Only Singles, and we’re doing our Go-Go’s thing,” she revealed Tuesday during an interview on Live! With Kelly and Michael.

    Johansson, who released her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, in 2008, describes the ensemble as a “super force.”

    Johansson thinks just as highly of British singer Adele, who she competed against for this year's Best Original Song Oscar. Adele’s James Bond track “Skyfall” received the honor.

    Read More »from Scarlett Johansson Forms All-Girl Band She Compares To The Go-Gos

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