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Kia Makarechi is The Huffington Post's entertainment editor. His work has also appeared on The Daily Beast, Spinner and StyleList. Kia graduated from UCLA, where he won a Society of Professional Journalists award.

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Beyonce's Revel Concert: Singer Stuns In First Performance Since Becoming A Mother (VIDEO)

(902) Comments | Posted May 26, 2012 | 12:21 PM

Beyonce's concerts have always been grand, happy occasions. Perhaps its her buoyant hair or the vibrant dancing, but there's always an unadulterated air of joy about her performance.

In video from Friday's concert at the new Revel casino and resort (the first of four nights she's performing at the...

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'Watch The Throne 2': Producer Says Sequel To Kanye West & Jay-Z Album Is in The Works

(209) Comments | Posted May 26, 2012 | 11:32 AM

Jay-Z and Kanye West will re-team for a sequel to Watch The Throne. According to Mike Dean, a veteran producer who worked on the first collaboration album, rap's royalty will go back into the studio together.

"I'm working on the G.O.O.D. Music album, of course," Dean told Quiet...

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'American Idol' & 'Hunger Games': The Bizarre Parallels (PHOTO)

(133) Comments | Posted May 25, 2012 | 4:17 PM

When Phllip Phillips admitted he didn't really like his coronation song, "Home," the situation struck us as a bit unfair. After all, with the song charting on iTunes and a full summer 'American Idol' tour planned, he's obviously going to have to play the song over and over....

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'Until They Are Home': Kelsey Grammer Narrates Film On Effort To Recover Missing Marines (VIDEO)

(14) Comments | Posted May 25, 2012 | 12:46 PM

Award-winning filmmaker Steven C. Barber ("Return To Tarawa") has a new documentary making its debut this Memorial Day. "Until They Are Home" focuses on the search for the remains of U.S. Marines who were killed in the World War II Battle of Tarawa, and it features a major co-sign: Kelsey...

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Beyonce, Revel: Singer's Atlantic City Concerts Mark First Return To Stage Since Blue Ivy Carter Was Born (VIDEO)

(277) Comments | Posted May 25, 2012 | 7:42 AM

Though her husband Jay-Z has performed a string of concerts and made some big announcements since the birth of Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce has generally stayed out of the public eye.

That changes this weekend in New Jersey. The singer...

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David Morales, "Golden Era": Dance Music Legend Releases Video For Track Featuring Roisin Murphy (VIDEO)

(7) Comments | Posted May 24, 2012 | 4:53 PM

Shutter shades, t-shirts, jeans and sneaks: Blame LMFAO, but our go-to dance-party outfits aren't what they used to be.

In his new music video for "Golden Era," dance music legend David Morales looks to turn back the clock to a time when a night out meant looking good and...

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Janine Lindemulder, Blink-182 Album Cover Model, Then And Now (PHOTOS)

(1306) Comments | Posted May 24, 2012 | 12:55 PM

The album cover for Blink 182's Enema of the State is one of the enduring images of the late '90s. Prepare yourself, because that image is about to change.

Adult actress and exotic dancer Janine Lindemulder posed for the cover, suggestively donning a blue glove and affecting an expression...

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Justin Timberlake & 'The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea' Soundtrack: Singer Will Finally Make Music Again, Score Film

(46) Comments | Posted May 24, 2012 | 7:41 AM

Fans pining for more Justin Timberlake music, rejoice. The "Sexy Back" singer has signed on to provide the soundtrack for "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," THR reports.

The film (the title of which is just one word away from a George Harrison song but sounds deceptively...

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'Cruel Summer': Kanye West Debuts Ambitious Film At Cannes

(277) Comments | Posted May 23, 2012 | 8:34 PM

Kanye West has eighteen Grammys, but on Wednesday night in Cannes, the rapper-designer-director placed his bets on seven screens. He debuted "Cruel Summer," a film-cum-art-instillation featuring Kid Cudi and Lebanese actress Razane Jammal, to a crowd of about 200.

The premiere was staged at a pop-up pyramid...

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'Great Gatsby' Trailer Review: Our Editors Chat About Baz Luhrmann's Teaser (VIDEO) (VOTE)

(137) Comments | Posted May 23, 2012 | 6:21 PM

Jay-Z! Kanye! Jack White Doing U2! The trailer for Baz Luhrmann's upcoming adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" caused a bit of an uproar as soon as it landed on the internet on Tuesday afternoon. Some thought it was a beautiful and extremely encouraging sign for what's to come,...

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'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Moved To March 2013: Paramount Scraps June 2012 Release

(107) Comments | Posted May 23, 2012 | 4:54 PM

Paramount has decided to scrap the previously planned June 29th release for "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" in favor of a March 29, 2013 date.

According to Deadline.com, the studio made the decision when it realized that spending more time on a "conscientious 3-D job" could dramatically up international...

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'On The Road': Kristen Stewart's Nude Scenes Make For Provocative Kerouac Adaptation

(187) Comments | Posted May 23, 2012 | 8:48 AM

Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" finally made its big-screen debut Wednesday at Cannes, and Kristen Stewart apparently left quite the impression on the audience.

The "Twilight" star appears nude multiple times throughout the film, engages in a threesome and masturbates two male characters. It's obviously a marked...

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Ben Affleck's Elizabeth Warren Fundraiser: Star Teams Up With Matt Damon, John Krasinski For Event

(95) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 3:17 PM

Ben Affleck joins the ranks of George Clooney, Ryan Murphy and other Hollywood figures who are throwing their celebrity behind the Democrats this election season. The actor hosted a massive fundraiser for Elizabeth Warren, who is running to take Ted Kennedy's Massachusetts senate seat back for the Democrats...

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Bruce Willis: Mitt Romney Is 'A Disappointment, An Embarrassment'

(1610) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 10:01 AM

Bruce Willis revealed his thoughts on Mitt Romney in a recent interview, describing the GOP presidential hopeful as a "disappointment" and an "embarrassment."

The feature, which was published today on Esquire.com, shows Willis -- who once publicly backed George H.W. Bush -- as frustrated with the state...

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Made In America Festival Lineup: Pearl Jam, Passion Pit, D'Angelo & Skrillex On Jay-Z's Call Sheet (AUDIO)

(66) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 8:35 AM

Phase one of the Made in America festival's lineup has been announced, with legendary rock group Pearl Jam leading the pack at Jay-Z's Philadelphia extravaganza.

The other artists listed in a Facebook post on the festival's page reveal a diverse and textured lineup. Passion Pit and Miike...

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Cannes Roof Collapse: Uncooperative Weather Puts A Dampener On Festival

(29) Comments | Posted May 21, 2012 | 3:41 PM

So much for beautiful entertainment luminaries luxuriating around on yachts. Cannes has turned into a dreary mess of a place, with rain and wind collapsing a temporary theater's roof.

The compromised structure is part of the Soixantieme Theatre, which is found behind the Palais that hosts screenings and tributes....

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Aerosmith, 'Legendary Child': Steven Tyler & Joe Perry On Mick Jagger's 'SNL' Impression, 'Idol' & More

(80) Comments | Posted May 21, 2012 | 1:38 PM

Steven Tyler saw Mick Jagger's impression of him on "Saturday Night Live," and though Tyler isn't exactly fuming, he wasn't too impressed.

"I thought he got the hair right," Tyler told HuffPost Entertainment, "but the rest of me wrong. He forgot that I'm his bastard son. He...

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EDC New York: 10 Things You See At Electronic Dance Music Festivals And Nowhere Else At All (PHOTOS)

(92) Comments | Posted May 21, 2012 | 8:16 AM

The inaugural "New York" edition of Electric Daisy Carnival, the nation's biggest electronic dance music (EDM) festival series, touched down at the Meadowlands in New Jersey on Friday.

Dance music festival are more commonly referred to as raves, but that word -- with its underground connotations -- feels disingenuous...

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Bee Gees Songs: Remembering Robin Gibb Through His Music (AUDIO)

(120) Comments | Posted May 20, 2012 | 8:01 PM

The past few days have proven debilitating for disco fans, as two of the genre's biggest legends have lost their respective battles with cancer. Donna Summer passed away at the age of 63 on Thursday, and Bee Gee Robin Gibb died Sunday at 62.

The...

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Robin Gibb Remembered: Twitter Users React To The Legend's Passing

(85) Comments | Posted May 20, 2012 | 7:34 PM

As the sad news of Robin Gibb's death spread across the Internet on Sunday, fans and colleagues took to Twitter to share their memories of the late Bee Gee. The icon's passing falls on the heels of Donna Summer's recent death, and thus struck many fans as another...

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