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What’s a day in LA without shopping? Buzznet recently followed The Veronicas and Jeffree Star to Jet Rag for a little prom dress shopping, and they had a “truly outrageous” time. Check out the first video clip and a message from Lisa and Jes here!

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In celebration of the release of Madonna’s upcoming album HARD CANDY, Control Room, MSN and Verizon Wireless will present the one and only Madonna live in New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday, April 30th. The show will be available live on MSN Music In Concert at music.msn.com/inconcert and will […]

Nobody or nothing can hold country superstar Kenny Chesney down – not even an injury. The singer received the go-ahead from his doctors on Monday to continue his ‘Poets & Pirates’ tour after injuring his foot during a concert in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday night. I’m actually still in awe that he continued performing […]

Tokio Hotel may be looking to make MTV their permanent home with consecutive days on TRL’s countdown (reaching the #2 spot), a free download on Discover & Download, a tour diary on Buzzworthy and now a LIVE performance in TRL’s studio. The band will perform “Ready, Set, Go!” from Scream, their first U.S. album, […]

Check out the latest episode of “Being..Ashlee Simpson” presented by Pepsi Smash on Yahoo! Music. This time around Ashlee makes a stop in Houston on her first ever club tour. The late nights and early mornings might take getting used to, but they don’t stop Ashlee from putting on a good show. […]

Vanessa Hudgens is back with a brand new single! “Sneakernight” will appear on her upcoming album Identified due out on 6/24. The track will be available on iTunes on 5/20, so check out streams below or head over to her Myspace for a first listen.
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Madonna is now offering a HARD CANDY SPECIAL EDITION BOX SET to her fans. This is a limited collector’s edition, and it includes the full Hard Candy album with two bonus remixes of “4 Minutes”, a 16-page full color booklet with photos, and a bag of “Starlite” mint candies. Head over to the […]

Mariah Carey has recently released a remix of her new single ‘Bye Bye’ featuring the iconic rapper Jay-Z. When I first heard the song when she performed it on American Idol, I thought of how incredibly cheesy and overall sucky the song was. But after hearing the remix with Hova on it – man! I […]

You know that you have the hottest tour of this year when you’ve got some of the hottest artists OPENING your show for you. Rihanna beams in a hot pink number during Kanye West’s ‘Glow in the Dark’ tour at HP Pavilion on Saturday in San Jose, California. The Queen of 2007 and still reigning […]

If you live in the Southern California area, Alanis Morissette will be filming a special performance for Yahoo! Music on April 24th, 2008 at 7pm (you will need to arrive two hours before). The first 200 fans to email Invite@YahooLiveSets.com will get in the doors for this exclusive taping! Plus you get to […]

Prison is a bitch, and if you’re not careful, you can become the prison bitch. The UK media is reporting that rocker Pete Doherty has been moved to a secure cell in jail and is no longer part of the general population. It’s not punishment for doing heroin behind bars though. It seems that […]

Tokio Hotel continues to work their way to household name status driven by a fire fueled fan base with an undying love for everything Tokio Hotel. Fans have been making their case for a Tokio Hotel U.S. invasion on message boards, MTV, fan sites, YouTube and everywhere in between with hundreds of thousands of views […]

Check out another track off of SafetySuit’s debut album Life Left to Go. The Nashville based band is giving you a preview of their upcoming 5/13 release with another undeniably catchy song. Listen to “Annie” below.
SafetySuit’s current single, “Someone Like You,” is rocking at radio and just secured a spot in the top […]

I knew that there was a gangsta rap but I never knew that there was a gangsta twang. Snoop Dogg showed up to the 2008 Music Awards on Monday night trading in his Crips blue for a full on vampire western gear. It’s highly possible that the rapper was stoned when he chose this […]

Madonna has just released an embeddable widget allowing fans to stay up-to-date on the latest news, video, audio, photos, contests, and more. The widget also features audio and video of “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, the first single from the forthcoming Hard Candy.
Hard Candy hits stores April 29.

A James Blunt gig is the last place I’d expect to see bone-snapping crowd-surfing but that’s what happened at a recent show in America.
The tank commander broke his finger after launching himself from the stage into a sea of rampaging fans.
He said: “I don’t know what made me do it. I jumped off at the […]

Check out the fourth webisode from the “Being…Ashlee Simpson” series at Pepsi Smash on Yahoo! Music. See Ashlee try to go incognito and escape from the paparazzi as she continues shooting photos for Bittersweet World. Ashlee loves hanging out at the beach, so this time around she headed to Venice where she quickly […]

Hilary McRae will celebrate the release of her “impressive debut” (Performing Songwriter) ‘Through These Walls’ (Hear Music) with shows in her native Florida. She recently opened for Huey Lewis & The News at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, and she will be opening for Todd Rundgren at Miami’s Jackie Gleason Theatre on April 15. McRae […]

Follow Ashlee Simpson around on the set of her album cover photo shoot at Smashbox Studios! Ashlee works it for the camera in funky outfits and hair styled by long time friend Ken Paves. The self-proclaimed “silly girl” admits that she gets a little anxious in front of the camera, but Ashlee always […]

Hear Music artist Hilary McRae is set to release her debut album, Through These Walls, on 4/15. With influences including Chicago, Carole King and Fleetwood Mac, the 21 year old singer/songwriter/pianist wrote or co-wrote every song on the record. Hilary drew upon many personal experiences with love and heartbreak to gain inspiration for […]

Check out this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at pop/rockers SafetySuit featuring the single “Someone Like You.” Watch the band talk about what the past few years have been like getting signed to Universal, being on the road, and recording their debut album. Life Left to Go is due out on 5/13.
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The album cover for Scarlett Johansson’s debut album ‘Anywhere I Lay My Head’ has been released and it’s quite obvious that someone got inspired by Snow White. The album which consists almost entirely of Tom Waits covers, with one original song called ‘Song for Jo’ which serves as the album’s centerpiece will hit stores on […]

Madonna’s a triple threat! The pop queen now has the #1 song, ringtone, and video on iTunes. The video for “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland snagged the top spot after its iTunes’ premiere last week.
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Ever wanted to ask Ashlee Simpson a question? Now’s your chance! Head over to the new Q&A section of her official site to submit questions, and Ashlee will post her responses. Ashlee is set to release her album Bittersweet World on 4/22 that features the single “Little Miss Obsessive,” a duet […]

Born in Elva, Estonia, a tiny, then-Soviet occupied town of 5,000 people in the forest, Kerli grew up with a dream to escape from her surroundings. “Little creepy girl/Oh she loves to sing/She has a little gift-an amazing thing,” Kerli declares on the autobiographical, world music beat of “Walking on Air.” The Estonian pop […]