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Nick Jonas Is Going Solo With Prince's Ex-Band Members

people.com | Sharon Cotliar | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment


Yes, it's true: Nick Jonas is stepping out on his own. He's got a new band called Nick Jonas & The Administration, which will kick off a 14-city tour ...

Music's Biggest Quitters: 20 Who Quit

Spinner | Spinner Staff | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment


They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener p...

Prince's Paris Fashion: Which Is His Greatest Hit? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 10.12.2009 | Style


Musician Prince popped into Paris for Fashion Week and to perform at the Grand Palais...and he's still rocking his unique sense of style. He toted a s...

Chanel At The Barnyard: Rihanna, Prince, Lily Allen & More (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment


The Chanel show is a highlight of Paris Fashion Week, and a bevy of smartly dressed celebs showed up to watch Karl Lagerfeld unveil his folksy spring/...

Crazy Stage Costumes: Which Is The Greatest? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment


An insane stage wardrobe can transform a talented performer into a cultural icon. Who would the Material Girl or Ziggy Stardust be without their costu...

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Dog Days of Summer Playlist: Volume 2

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment


Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features music by the B-52's, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, The Wallflowers and Pink Floyd.

The Sexy Androgyny of Prince and Purple Rain

Clarence Haynes | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York


Clarence Haynes

My suspicion: many women are thrilled by Prince because they readily see themselves in him, and vice versa, and the mutual love is visceral and real.

Just A Thriller?

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

One man embodies what I would term the deep power of pop culture/music as no other before him.

Dancing and Singing Holiday Hosannas Through Movie Musicals

Brad Balfour | Posted 08.04.2009 | New York


Brad Balfour

The Film Society of Lincoln Center celebrates this July 4th weekend with "All Singin' All Dancin' All Weekend!"-- a marathon of American musicals spanning six decades

Crap's Last Tape: Review of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

An informative state-of-play piece on contemporary music, Ripped suggests that technology is making it possible for a new generation of artists and fans to mess with the record business.

A High-Cultured "American Idol" Thrills The Arab World

John Lundberg | Posted 07.15.2009 | Living


John Lundberg

It boasts the same live audience, the same glitzy stage, the same young hopefuls bearing their souls before a panel of celebrity judges (only this tim...

Prince Needs, Refuses Double Hip Replacement: Report

The Hollywood Reporter: SHOWBIZ 411 | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment


But the real buzz on Prince is that his much reported hip problems of the past have now turned into need for a double hip replacement. Unfortunatel...

KAREN OLIVO & PRINCE: Actress's Voice Gets Herself A Winner

Posted 07.10.2009 | Home


From The Post Chronicle: KAREN OLIVO & PRINCE:Among the estimated 7.45 million people who tuned in to watch Sunday night's Tony Awards show broadcast...

(Electrik) Red In The Face: Not Your Mom's All-Girl R&B Group

Marjon Rebecca Carlos | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment


Marjon Rebecca Carlos

The last time I wrote here, I waxed on the subject of Beyoncé's split personality cum business marketing scheme, "Sasha Fierce", a phenomenon which m...

Prince: "I Was Born Epileptic" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment


Prince announced Monday night on PBS' "Tavis Smiley" show that he was born with epilepsy. "I've never spoken about this before, but I was born epilep...

New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

Prince Propositions Salma Hayek In New Song

Huffington Post via Us Weekly | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.10.2009 | Entertainment


Prince has the hots for Salma Hayek. As Us Weekly points out, the Jehovah's Witness praises the star in his new song "Valentina," which happens to be ...

White House Replaces 'War on Terror' with Symbol

Andy Borowitz | Posted 03.25.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The White House announced today that it would no longer use the phrase "war on terror" and would instead replace it with a cryptic symbol once used by the funk rocker known as Prince.

Jackomania Hits London

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 04.17.2009 | Entertainment


Faisal J. Abbas

"This Time Around" though, Jackson isn't performing 7 times at Wembley... but is expected to put on 50 shows at London's newest venue, The O2.

Prince Books Four-Night Leno Gig

Reuters | Posted 04.12.2009 | Entertainment


It's not U2, but "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" will get its own multiple dose of pop royalty this month. Prince will perform on three consecutiv...

Prince On Prop 8 Stance: I Didn't Vote At All

LA Times | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment


Prince has spoken out about his position on Prop 8, a month and a half after the New Yorker quoted him as against it. He dodged the subject by saying ...

Prince Talks Religious Conversion, Anti-Gay Marriage Stance

New Yorker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment


Update 2:50 pm According to Perez Hilton, Prince is now claiming that he was misquoted in the interview: Apparently, the interviewer did not e...

Prince Ordered To Pay $58,000

AP | Posted 12.08.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — A judge has awarded nearly $58,000 to a man who claims Prince failed to pay him for editing work and unreturned equipment. Los An...

We are like a city on a hill

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

This election will show the public's choice, its mandate for the type of leader it wants to deal with complex issues, like why people use terrorism as a tactic to dialogue with those in power.