• Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Delivers Spine Tingling Rendition Of "The Star Spangled Banner" [WATCH]

    Hold on your caps and get ready to be moved America, because we now have another guitar great rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Pearl Jam's Mike McCready performed the National Anthem before the Seattle Sounders playoff name on Monday and left not a person in the crowd unmoved. The pioneer of the guitar rendition is Jimi Hendrix, whose version at Woodstock in 1969 remains a shining moment in anthem history and a master class in covering a song.

  • Video of 12-Year-Old Taylor Swift Belting the National Anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers Game Surfaces [WATCH]

    Taylor Swift had the makings of a star even when she was a 12-year-old. Old video footage of the young "Shake It Off" singer performing the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers game in Pennsylvania recently went viral.Swift, a native of Reading, Pennsylvania, is shown in the brief clip below belting the last few lines of "The Star-Spangled Banner," including the challenging "o'er the land of the free" part, "The Huffington Post" reports. The singer does a spectacular job, considering her age at the time. I am sure no one knew Swift would one day rule the charts after listening to her performance, but she had plenty of years to improve. The next T.Swift is out there, though, so do not disregard any youngster you see belting out the beloved song.In case you missed it, New Zealand singer Lorde was also an excellent singer at age 12.

  • Azealia Banks Shares 'Chasing Time' Music Video from New Album 'Broke with Expensive Taste' [WATCH]

    Just last week, Azealia Banks surprise-released her debut album "Broke with Expensive Taste," and today she has shared the music video for the album's latest single "Chasing Time," which you can check out below. The vaguely sci-fi-inspired video is shot in black and white and features some intense choreography, making it reminiscent of Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and Madonna's "Vogue" music videos, which gives this clip — and the song itself — a simultaneously modern, retro and futuristic feel.Check out Azealia Banks's — slightly NSFW — "Chasing Time" music video here, via MTV:

  • Evangelical Kirk Cameron Tells Women to Get in the Kitchen and Put on a Happy Face to Set the Christmas Tone

    Many years ago, Kirk Cameron was a beloved 80's sitcom star that was famous for his role on "Growing Pains." As a grown man, Cameron has decided to take an Evangelical path and has often used his familiarity to try and further his religious ventures. Cameron has a new film, "Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas" that will begin a limited two-week run tomorrow. His goal is to put Christ back into Christmas and Cameron believes that mothers and wives in particular, play a huge role in creating "joy" for everyone around them. Cameron posted a message on his Facebook page encouraging women to get themselves back into the kitchen, put on a happy face and invite the neighbors over to share in the fabulously joyous time of year. In a video posted, Cameron encourages,

  • Paris Hilton Named 'Best New Female DJ of the Year' at NRJ DJ Awards; Deadmau5 Responds

    The votes are in and, according to some, or to many, Paris Hilton is the Best New Female DJ in the world. She has been given this title by the NRJ DJ Awards, an award show done by French radio station NRJ, according to Dancing Astronaut. The award show started in 2012 and takes place each fall in Monaco. The station also just celebrated the 15th year of its original music awards show, The NRJ Music Awards, in conjunction with TF1, one of the major French-government-owned TV networks.Voted by fans, Hilton has found herself on top of the game in France. The award show also gave out plaudits to Steve Aoki for Producer of the Year, David Guetta for Best French DJ of the Year, Avicii for Album of the Year for "True" and Best Male International DJ, Martin Garrix for Best Live Performance and Club Hit of the Year with "Animals" and DJ Oriska for Best Female DJ of the Year.With Hilton's popularity and polarizing nature in dance music, she might soon be topping that poll, though deadmau5 has an opinion on that.

  • David Bowie Shares Music Video for New Song 'Sue (or in a Season of Crime)' [WATCH]

    David Bowie’s career-spanning, greatest-hits album "Nothing Has Changed" is set for release this coming Tuesday, Nov. 18, but today the legendary singer has shared the music video for the album’s opening track “Sue (or in a Season of Crime),” a new song recorded specifically for the compilation.According to "Stereogum," Tom Hingston and Jimmy King directed the film-noir-inspired video, which takes place in a shadowy alley while the song’s lyrics and footage of Bowie in a recording studio are projected across the wall.You can check out Bowie’s music video for “Sue (or in a Season of Crime)” here:

  • Richard Simmons Reportedly in Hiding While Suffering from Severe Depression and Physical Ailments

    Have you noticed that Richard Simmons seems to have dropped off the radar? Think about it: The fitness guru usually turns up in support of some charity event in his tank top and short-shorts and we are all momentarily amused. Then there are the multitude of people whom he has helped with weight problems and self-acceptance, usually a new video or workout is available to keep them plugging along.Unfortunately, Simmons has been MIA for the majority of 2014, and it took until now for it to really click.TMZ is reporting that Simmons is suffering from a knee injury that will ultimately require him to have his left knee replaced. A source close to Simmons claims he is terrified of the surgery, but without it doctors have told him he will never exercise again. The fitness expert has apparently let the fear overwhelm him to the point of inactivity. Rather than take the necessary steps to heal his body, he has stayed hidden, growing more depressed as time goes on.
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