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Timbaland signs deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation will now manage multi-platinum hitmaker Timbaland, the company announced on its website Wednesday. “We would like to welcome Timbaland to the Roc Nation family!,” reads the caption under a photo of the innovative...
Tags: Justin Timberlake, Eminem, Chris Brown, Missy Elliott, Nas
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Aaliyah reworked: 10 mashups to celebrate her birthday
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticYou know the songs, tragically frozen in time after R&B singer Aaliyah's untimely death: "Try Again," "Are You That Somebody" and "We Need a Resolution." We've heard them, sung them aloud while cruising the city, romanced to them, danced to them. And we'...Tags: YouTube, Rihanna, The xx (music group), Timbaland
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Justin Timberlake to finally release new music?
On Wednesday evening musician/actor Justin Timberlake tossed off a mysterious tweet that said, simply, “Thursday, January 10th, 9:01 am PST.” With that little message, the online world erupted: Has the one-time N' Sync member, absent from...
Tags: Justin Timberlake, George W. Bush, Friends with Benefits (movie), Ethan Coen, The Social Network (movie)
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Album review: Redd Kross, 'Researching the Blues'
It’s odd to think of Los Angeles punk band Redd Kross as a legacy act, considering its bassist Steven McDonald learned his instrument at age 11, shortly before he and older brother Jeff, 15, opened for Black Flag in the early ’80s. But more...
Tags: Music, Bo Diddley, Black Flag (music group), Grunge (genre), Entertainment
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Whitney Houston's presence felt in 'Sparkle'
In one of the final scenes in the new musical drama "Sparkle," Whitney Houston, playing a strict, religious-minded mother and former star, teases Jordin Sparks, playing her daughter that she won't sit too close to the front of the auditorium to watch...Tags: Heath Ledger, Burlesque (movie) , Celebrities, Sony Corp., Jumping the Broom (movie)
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Best of 2011 in local hip-hop and R&B: Gerrick D. Kennedy
Pop & HissThroughout the week and holiday season, Pop & Hiss will be presenting various top 10 lists from its contributors. What follows are the favorite albums of the year from staffer Gerrick D. Kennedy.... -
Whitney Houston's posthumous turn: As star of 'Sparkle'
24 FramesThe death of Whitney Houston at the age of 48 is a deep loss for the music world. But it also has reverberations in another artistic realm--the movies. Houston had recently finished shooting "Sparkle," the remake of the 1976 Irene Cara film that, eerily,... -
Best Coast, Beach Boys and more: This week's on-sales
Pop & HissA list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Dave Matthews Band, Sept. 8 (Fri.); Big Time Rush, July 19 (Sat.); the Beach Boys, June 3 (Mon.) Gibson Amphitheatre KDAY Krush Groove with.... -
Posthumous Aaliyah album in the works?
Pop & HissMore than 10 years after the tragic death of Aaliyah, fans could be getting their hands on a posthumous album comprised of vaulted works from the late R&B songbird.... -
Video: Quantic, Alice Russell conjure magic during London's riots
Pop & HissThursday saw the release of a video documenting the live recording of Alice Russell’s “I’ll Keep My Light in My Window” during last summer's riots in London. The song will show up on Russell’s forthcoming album with DJ/... -
'X Factor': Seven judge-worthy divas beyond Britney Spears
Pop & HissWith reports that Britney Spears has inked a $10 million deal to join "The X Factor" we wanted to offer Simon Cowell a little bit of unsolicited advice on other pop divas to consider for the job.... -
Remembering the Notorious B.I.G., 15 years later
Pop & HissFifteen years ago Friday, the Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. While there are plenty of unanswered questions surrounding the still-unsolved homicide, one thing that can’t be questioned is Biggie’s game-...
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