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Clay Aiken has vied for America's vote once before on "American Idol," but now the 35-year-old singer/actor and former special education teacher is doing it again. After rumors surfaced last month that he was considering a bid for Congress, Aiken confirmed the rumors today (Feb. 5) by launching a campaign website at clayaiken.com. -
Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Grammy performance keeps Jason DeRulo and Pharrell Williams at bay on Digital Downloads chart
This week's Digital Downloads chart, between the Grammy performances of a week ago and the Super Bowl commercials that aired the night before the numbers finalized, saw a significant increase in sales. -
Selena Gomez spent January in rehab after canceling tour
It has come to surface that pop star/actress Selena Gomez spent the month of January in rehab. After suddenly cancelling the Australian and Asian legs of her massive Stars Dance Tour for "personal reasons" in December, she went to Arizona for a two-week rehabilitation treatment for emotional issues. -
J. Roddy Walston and the Business perform 'Take It As It Comes' on Conan [WATCH]
J. Roddy Walston and the Business made their late night television debut on Conan last night to perform "Take It As it Comes" off their latest album, Essential Tremors. The Baltimore-based group appeared to be having a blast on stage with Walston sitting at his piano for the track. -
'Frozen' soundtrack holds off Grammy performers Lorde, Beyoncé, Imagine Dragons on Billboard 200
Although the Grammys concluded more than a week ago, the final effects of the ceremony on album sales are best seen in this week's Billboard 200. Indeed, seven of the albums in the Top 10 this week were involved in the program, with a few owing their spots this week to their Grammy performances. -
Billboard Latin Music Awards 2014 finalists announced [LIST]
Billboard has announced its finalists for the 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Romeo Santos is leading the pack with 17 nominations. Prince Royce is close behind with 16 entries and Marc Anthony with 15. The late Jenni Rivera is an 11-time finalist this year. Other notable finalists include Daddy Yankee, Enrique Igelsias, Gerardo Ortiz, Christina Aguilera and more. -
Pussy Riot members stop by The Colbert Report [WATCH]
Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova stopped by The Colbert Report last night to chat about their experiences in Russian prisons and their reason for visiting the United States. -
AT&T patent would allow internet company to punish users for pushing bandwidth usage
AT&T has recently published a patent that would allow it to charge its customers based on how they use the internet. Patent US 20140010082 A1 proposes a process by which the company could charge its internet customers based on how much bandwidth they use. For example, those who stream music-and especially those who stream video via websites such as Netflix-would be required to pay more for their service. -
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea addresses his bass being unplugged at the Super Bowl halftime show
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea, has issued an explanation for why it looked like his bass was unplugged during the Super Bowl halftime performance — because it was. Photos of the performance began circulating online, pointing out that there was nothing plugged in to his bass when they played "Give It Away" with Bruno Mars. Last night, Flea published an open letter to address the issue, explaining that it was done on purpose for quality assurance. Because it was, after all, the Super Bowl. -
NME lists its 500 best songs of all time: Nirvana, The Smiths and The Strokes vie for top spot
"Greatest songs of all time" lists are nothing new, but we admit we're curious to see what the folks at NME have come up with. After all, the magazine emphasizes rock from the U.K., and the U.K. has produced many of the most influential groups of all time. Interestingly, NME opted to shy away from the obvious big names, at least in its top five (only 500-401 and the top five have been released thus far). -
Roald Dahl's 'Dirty Beasts,' Music by Benjamin Wallfisch, Premieres at London's Southbank Centre
"In these times when kids have so many options, I was hoping with this piece aimed at people under the age of 10 to inspire them to explore the orchestra," said Wallfisch. -
From Bach to Boulez: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Brilliant 2014-15 Season
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