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Kris Allen Just Wants Respect After Winning 'American Idol'
With speculation already underway about whether "American Idol" winner Kris Allen's future in the music industry will go boom or bust, the singer wants everyone to know that he's defining success on his own terms.
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'American Idol' Runner-Up Adam Lambert 'Thrilled' About The Future
Adam Lambert may have lost the "American Idol" trophy -- surprisingly, many would say -- to his soft-spoken competitor Kris Allen, but he insists that he's not stinging over the defeat.
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5 Twitter Tips For Bands From Co-Founder Biz Stone
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone offers his advice on how bands and artists can best take advantage of the Twitter explosion.
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Accused Dolla Killer Pleads Not Guilty
A man accused of murder in the shooting death of Dolla at a Los Angeles mall has pleaded not guilty.
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Amy Winehouse Cancels Another Gig
Singer Amy Winehouse has pulled out of a London anniversary concert for her record label, her management said on Friday.
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Dizzee Rascal Driving U.K. 'Bonkers'
Dizzee Rascal is set to score a big-selling No. 1 single in the U.K. on Sunday (May 24) with "Bonkers" (Dirtee Stank), his collaboration with DJ and producer Armand Van Helden.
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Linkin Park Hard At Work On Next Album
Amidst its involvement on the soundtrack for the new Transformers movie and a number of members' solo projects in the works, Linkin Park is hard at work on its fourth album, which will likely come out in 2010 according to co-frontman Mike Shinoda.
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Flo Rida, Oasis Confirmed For London ITunes Live Fest
Flo Rida and Oasis are among the first acts confirmed to play the third annual iTunes Live: London Festival, which takes place throughout the month of July at London's Roundhouse.
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Jay-Z Confirms Split With Def Jam
The rapper confirms reports that he has left the record company where he made most of his biggest hits and went from artist to president, and back to artist again.
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Bruce Springsteen To Bid Giants Stadium Farewell
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play three shows at Giants Stadium in New Jersey this fall before the arena is torn down, the Boss announced onstage last night (May 21) at a concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ.
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Mariah Carey, Usher Announce New Album Titles
In separate announcements yesterday (May 20), both Mariah Carey and Usher announced the titles of their forthcoming albums.
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Massive Attack To Return With Huge World Tour
Massive Attack vocalist and musician Robert "3D" Del Naja has revealed plans for a huge world tour to support the release of their long-anticipated fifth album out in October via Virgin/EMI.
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Pitbull, Jeremih Hit Top Ten On Billboard Hot 100
Pitbull unleashes his first top 10, "American Idol" spurs movement for Katy Perry, Jordin Sparks and the Fray, and Jeremih jumps into the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart this week.
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Creed Promises New Album This Summer, Plenty Of Pyro On Tour
Creed frontman Scott Stapp says the reunited group is about "a week and a half away" from pre-production for its new album, tentatively titled "Full Circle." And he promises that "we're gonna have an album mixed and mastered in the next five weeks" -- hopefully for an August release.
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Eels Ready Beard-Inspired Album
The Eels' E says his beard inspired the wolf-man style character that voices his songs on the group's new "Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire," which comes out June 2.
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