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Lil Jon Says Britney's Album 'Will Be Big'
"Her stuff is all about making people party," he says, raving about the upcoming release

Dailey & Vincent Win Big at Bluegrass Awards
New duo Dailey & Vincent dominated the International Bluegrass Music Association awards Thursday, winning entertainer of the year

MTV rediscovers its musical mojo
Judy McGrath, the CEO of MTV Networks, remembers the first time she saw one of the plastic fake guitars that are used in the video game "Guitar Hero." "I'm like, are you kidding me?" she recently recalled.

Biggest Loser's Dan Evans Releases a CD
"It's time for me to go for this," says the country singer who is releasing "Goin' All Out" on Tuesday

Close dancing, topless flashing greet old boy band
Donnie Wahlberg might look and act tough, but he's a softie underneath.

MySpace Music: Not the Only Free-Music Game in Town
MySpace Music will introduce the masses to free legal music online, but littler sites, like Imeem, Last.fm and SpiralFrog, have been offering the same service for ages

The Three Tenors return to the Met -- in drag
Placido Domingo and Woody Allen didn't exactly sing a duet on the stage of the Met.

Indie labels rebel against MySpace
MySpace founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson have always portrayed themselves as champions of independent music. The company is fond of pointing out that it has been a springboard for such once-obscure bands as the Arctic Monkeys, which records for independent label Domino.

The big debate: Do record labels have a future?
It's no secret that the music industry has not made an ideal transition into the digital era.

Whoopi Goldberg Crushes on John Mayer!
The View co-host calls Jennifer Aniston's ex "cute" – but says she's "too tired" to make a move

Rocking or reeling? Record labels adapt to a world of online music
"I'm having a vision of the near future.

Motown Writer-Producer Norman Whitfield Dies
Norman Whitfield, who co-wrote a string of Motown classics including "War" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," has died. He was 67

Motown legend Whitfield dies at 67
Norman Whitfield, who co-wrote a string of Motown classics including "War" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," has died. He was 67.

Who is Miley Cyrus's New Guy?
Model Justin Gaston, who stars in Taylor Swift's new video, joined the Cyrus clan at church

Ne-Yo Has 'Gotta Stop Judging Books by Their Cover'
Expecting Michael Bolton to be "really up tight ... he wasn't!" says the singer

Say goodbye to 'Total Request Live'
Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air.

Taylor Swift Blogs About New Single, CMA Nomination
The singer reveals the inspiration behind "Love Song" about a "love you've got to hide"

Jay Chou: Asia's reluctant superstar
Chinese language media often refer to Jay Chou as the "small heavenly king," but the Taiwan born pop idol is more down-to-earth than the many accolades he receives suggest.

Kanye West arrested after skirmish at airport
Police arrested rapper-producer Kanye West on Thursday morning at Los Angeles International Airport on felony vandalism charges after an altercation with two paparazzi, airport police said.

Jazz fest creator reflects on life in music
For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line.

Rapper Kanye West Arrested at LAX
Police say they have arrested Kanye West at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of vandalism after an altercation with a photographer

'Twist' is most popular song of Billboard era
How's this for a twist: Of all the No. 1 songs in the 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" ranks as the most popular single.

CMA Nominee Taylor Swift 'Having a Really Good Day'
Kenny Chesney gets 7 nods and Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts also nab honors

Kenny Chesney Leads CMA Nominations
Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday, receiving seven, including album of the year

Country music awards nominees revealed
Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday, receiving seven, including album of the year.

Review: Opera version of 'The Fly' fails on buzz factor
There is much to admire in the operatic version of "The Fly."

Britney steals show at drama-free VMAs
No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum.

Britney Wins Big at the VMAs
Spears takes three Moonmen home – for the first time ever

Britney Spears Wins Big at the VMAs
Spears takes three Moonmen home – for the first time ever

Singer Natasha Bedingfield Plans to Wed
"I'm the luckiest girl in the world," the British pop star tells PEOPLE