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Michael Jackson Doc to Face Manslaughter Charge

Jan 8, 2010 1:32 PM CST

Michael Jackson Doc to Face Manslaughter Charge

Prosecution of Conrad Murray will rest on 'theory of gross negligence'

(Newser) - California prosecutors will charge Conrad Murray with involuntary manslaughter for his role in the death of Michael Jackson. Prosecutors plan to argue that Murray was grossly negligent in prescribing a sleep aid to the pop singer. An indictment will be sought after the LAPD completes the formality of presenting the...

Priscilla:
Elvis Would
Be Singing
Gospel Now

happy 75th birthday

Jan 8, 2010 8:44 AM CST

Priscilla: Elvis Would Be Singing Gospel Now

She says even he would be amazed at Elvis-mania

(Newser) - If Elvis Presley were alive to celebrate his 75th birthday today, he'd probably be singing gospel, says former wife Priscilla. "That's where his roots began and would probably end," she tells the Memphis Commercial Appeal. But even he'd be shocked at Elvis-mania: "Never in his life would...

That's Me Singing With
Michael Jackson:
Lenny Kravitz

viral audio

Jan 4, 2010 5:35 PM CST

That's Me Singing With Michael Jackson: Lenny Kravitz

Artist confirms leaked 'collaboration' with King of Pop

(Newser) - A bootleg excerpt of a musical collaboration by Lenny Kravitz and Michael Jackson is the real deal, but it's not in good enough shape to suit Kravitz. The singer released a video today in which he says the tune, "Another Day," which has been sweeping the Web, is...

2010's Most
Anticipated
Albums

GUESS WHO'S BACK?

Jan 4, 2010 1:14 PM CST

2010's Most Anticipated Albums

Amy Winehouse and Blink-182 are back, plus more hot releases

(Newser) - Forget Susan Boyle and Taylor Swift: This year promises to be a great one for music, with comebacks by big names and exciting follow-ups from breakthrough artists. MTV takes a look at the most anticipated albums of 2010:

Amy Winehouse : The troubled singer will, supposedly, finally complete the sequel to

...

Muslims, Hindus Make
Beautiful Punk Music Together

Jan 3, 2010 1:45 PM CST

Muslims, Hindus Make Beautiful Punk Music Together

'Taqwacore' bands seize their moment in the spotlight

(Newser) - From the basement of a middle-class home west of Boston, the Kominas have helped launch an unlikely trend. A son of Indian immigrants, trained in classical violin and raised on traditional Punjab music, the 25-year-old electric guitarist Arjun Ray is getting his three Pakistani-American bandmates in sync, with the goal...

Diddy Weds Kim Porter ... Or
Does He?

what a tweet

Jan 1, 2010 2:07 PM CST

Diddy Weds Kim Porter ... Or Does He?

Mogul backs off after early-morning tweet announcement

(Newser) - The tweet was misspelled but easy to understand: "Juat married," Sean "Diddy" Combs announced to his Twitter followers at 3:30 this morning. Within 2 hours, the entertainer had changed his tune to "No I didn't get married !!!!! Pls stop asking!!!" But St. Bart's has...

JLo's Skintight
Catsuit Grabs
Eyes, Headlines

happy nude year

Jan 1, 2010 10:36 AM CST

JLo's Skintight Catsuit Grabs Eyes, Headlines

Singer's New Year's Eve getup is the talk of Times Square

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez stole the show at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve by performing in an outfit that provided just a bit more cover than Baby New Year's get-up. The entertainer's crystal-studded catsuit left almost nothing to the imagination as she high-kicked, writhed, and even crawled around on the rain-slicked...

Animal Collective's Rise
Is Well Deserved

OPINION

Dec 31, 2009 2:54 PM CST

Animal Collective's Rise Is Well Deserved

They brilliantly mix 'accessible' and 'avant-garde'

(Newser) - The rise of Animal Collective in 2009 is often attributed to concessions to accessibility, Jonah Weiner writes. “Going by the blurbs alone, you might assume that, in a few years, Animal Collective will complete its career-long metamorphosis into ABBA.” But that’s just not the case. The quirky...

Boyle's Album
on Track to Be
Year's Top Seller

watch out, taylor swift

Dec 24, 2009 12:49 PM CST

Boyle's Album on Track to Be Year's Top Seller

No. 1 seller for 4th week may just beat out Tayor Swift

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream was the top-selling album in the country for the fourth week in a row last week, and its total of 2.4 million copies makes it the second-best-selling album of the year. The leader is Taylor Swift’s Fearless—and Fearless has had...

Sean Combs
to Obama:
Please Adopt Me

interview

Dec 19, 2009 5:19 AM CST

Sean Combs to Obama: Please Adopt Me

Rapper extraordinaire also takes credit for election

(Newser) - Sean Combs sat down with Playboy for an interview, and the artist formerly known as Diddy (and P-Diddy, and Puff Daddy ...) sure is good for a quote. Or several. Highlights:

On his hip-hop legacy: "If I’m not inspiring you at this point, you’re a lost hope.

...

Square-Dancing Steps
Into Rock, Hip-Hop

Do-Si-do to U2?

Dec 16, 2009 12:29 PM CST

Square-Dancing Steps Into Rock, Hip-Hop

New music irks veterans, but new blood is crucial

(Newser) - That tattered bastion of Americana, square-dancing, has fallen on hard times, but intrepid youngsters and older dancers eager to court them have turned to non-traditional music and methods to keep the practice alive. In Portland, Ore., a 20-something caller gathers friends in warehouses to do-si-do to punk rock. “It...

Lady Gaga, Master Advertiser

opinion

Dec 15, 2009 3:39 PM CST

Lady Gaga, Master Advertiser

Bad Romance video is 'QVC Channel you can dance to'

(Newser) - Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance video is strikingly artsy for pop music. But along with high-art aspirations, the video offers bald, unashamed commercialism: It has no fewer than 10 product placements. Gaga and crew make use of an iPod, Philippe Starck Parrot wireless speakers, Nemiroff vodka, Heartbeats earphones, Carrera sunglasses,...

Green Day Goes Rock Band

Dec 14, 2009 4:07 AM CST

Green Day Goes Rock Band

Music game version spanning group's career set for next year

(Newser) - Green Day is going digital. Harmonix is releasing a version of the Rock Band virtual guitar-playing video game next year featuring the band's music. Some songs from the band's latest album, 21st Century Breakdown, were playable on Rock Band as add-on songs, but frontman Billy Joe Armstrong tells MTV he's...

Rivers Cuomo Recovering Well

Dec 10, 2009 11:54 AM CST

Rivers Cuomo Recovering Well

Weezer frontman still in hospital following crash, but feeling good

(Newser) - Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo is still in the hospital following last weekend’s tour bus crash, but his condition’s improving, and the doctors say he’ll probably be released in the next few days. “Yesterday Rivers finally made it onto his feet for the first time since the...

Miley Cyrus:
I'm Quitting
Pop Music

devastating news

Dec 10, 2009 10:49 AM CST

Miley Cyrus: I'm Quitting Pop Music

Singer, tween sensation wants to move on to 'something edgier'

(Newser) - The tattoo was only the beginning: Miley Cyrus is ready to shed her pop ways and do "something edgier." The 17-year-old told a British TV show the pop album she's currently working on is "my last for a little while." Up next? A break, during which...

Decade's Best
Sellers: Eminem,
the Beatles

AND, SHOCKINGLY, 'N SYNC

Dec 8, 2009 4:00 PM CST

Decade's Best Sellers: Eminem, the Beatles

Norah Jones, Nelly also snag spots

(Newser) - The Beatles might have had its heyday a few decades ago, but the band managed to emerge from this decade with the best-selling album. Perhaps more surprising is the decade’s top-selling artist: Eminem, with 32.2 million albums sold—followed closely by, yes, the Beatles again in the No....

The Decade's Most
Embarrassing Music

2000s in Review

Dec 8, 2009 12:43 PM CST

The Decade's Most Embarrassing Music

We liked this stuff? Really?

(Newser) - Every decade has some music we would rather not talk about. You know, the "Achy Breaky Hearts", the "Ice Ice Babies", the "Mmm Bops"—songs that make us look back and ask, “What were we thinking?” The worst of the worst for the 2000s, courtesy...

Top Cultural Game-Changers

decade in review

Dec 7, 2009 2:11 PM CST

Top Cultural Game-Changers

What will we still be talking about next decade? Britney, for one

(Newser) - The ‘00s were full of important contributions to culture, but which ones will we still be talking about in another decade? Here are some of New York ’s picks:

TV: The Sopranos for inventing quality cable, American Idol for changing the music industry, and of course all things

...

Tunes Help the Hand
That Operates on You

A LITTLE OPERATING MUSIC

Dec 7, 2009 2:00 PM CST

Tunes Help the Hand That Operates on You

Soothing classical sounds improve accuracy, doctor says

(Newser) - Just like on TV, real surgeons listen to music in the operating room—and it may make them better sawbones. Research by a Massachusetts doc suggests that some soothing Mozart improves accuracy when a surgeon repeats a surgical task. Silence ain’t bad, either—but hearing German folk music issue...

Rivers Cuomo
Injured in
Weezer
Bus Crash

Dec 6, 2009 3:02 PM CST

Rivers Cuomo Injured in Weezer Bus Crash

Indie darlings were en route from Toronto to Boston

(Newser) - Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo suffered minor injuries this morning when a bus carrying the band from Toronto to Boston ran off the New York State Thruway about 40 miles west of Albany. Cuomo complained of rib pain and was taken to a local hospital after the tour bus slid on...