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Justin Timberlake ‘A Genius,’ Says New Label Signee Free Sol

Memphis based band Free Sol got their lucky break when fellow Tennessee native Justin Timberlake heard their music and decided to sign them to his Tennman Records label. Frontman Free Sol admits that being in the studio working on the … Continue reading

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Lady Gaga, John Mayer, ‘American Idol’ And Mardi Gras

Even though we were only providing news, insight and humor for four days this week (thanks, President’s Day!), there was still a remarkable amount of excellent news tumbling out of the Internet and onto the MTV Newsroom Blog. It was … Continue reading

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The ‘Bad Romance’ Showdown On ‘American Idol’ Ends In A Draw

For years, “American Idol” fans (okay, mostly me) have complained about the show not getting clearance for singers to perform enough contemporary hits during audition rounds, instead forcing them to fall back on the same handful of Whitney Houston and … Continue reading

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Kanye West Shows Up, Drops Out: Wake-Up Video

Let’s pretend for a moment that Kanye West has only ever existed in recorded music. Forget about the bombastic boasting, the otherworldly live shows, the crazy all-caps blog rants and, of course, the Taylor Swift incident. Assume all that stuff … Continue reading

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