Music
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Pop Lite
''It's all I wanna do, so won't you dance?'' Kylie Minogue asks on her new album's first single, ''All The Lovers.'' ''I'm standing here with...
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True Blues
Just the thought of it makes you dubious. Cyndi Lauper producing a blues album? Oh sure, the all-covers Memphis Blues, her 11th studio set, follows...
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Electro Buzz
On new single ''Dancing On My Own,'' Robyn catches her boyfriend cheating on her at a club. ''I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her,...
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Bionic Vanity
Is Christina Aguilera the greatest singer in the world? Well, she sure thinks she is. Neither modesty nor subtlety is her strong suit. ''Everyday I...
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Soul Activism
Unlike a lot of soul singers, Goapele didn't get her start singing in talent shows or church. ''When I first started singing in public as...
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Diva Mentality
''I think Lady Gaga still hasn't quite reached diva status yet,'' says Christopher Peterson. ''She hasn't had the big hit yet. She was great at...
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String Theory
Ever seen a human crochet? ''They'll crochet directly on bodies, and entangle and connect them,'' explains J.S. Adams of Laura Craig Mason and Cynthia Combs's...
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New Age
The 28-year-old gay composer Nico Muhly is already starting to feel old. ''The fact that I have a body of work makes me feel like...
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Cutting Edge
''You wanted a hit, but maybe we don't do hits. I try and try, it ends up feeling kind of wrong,'' James Murphy sings matter-of-factly...
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Whistling Dixie
Ever wonder what the Dixie Chicks would sound like without lead singer Natalie Maines? Well, now we know: Sheryl Crow. Crow is actually nowhere to...
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Icelandic Surprise
How is the singer-songwriter Jon Thor ''Jónsi'' Birgisson similar to the Icelandic volcano that shut down air traffic in Europe for days on end last...
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Sia Change
Sia Furler is honored to be Christina Aguilera's ''bitch.'' Furler, who records under her first name, just wrapped up work co-writing for Aguilera, as well...
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Gay Wedding Singers
Some singers were just made for each other. Take ''baritenors'' Jon Arterton and James Mack. ''We're told that when we sing in unison our voices...
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King Sized
Did you hear the one about Kaki King collaborating with Miley Cyrus? ''That would be hilarious,'' laughs King. ''I mean, of all people.'' In fact,...
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Fool's Goldfrapp
''Oh-oh-oh, I've gotta rocket,'' Alison Goldfrapp wispily sings on the first single of Head First, her eponymous duo's fifth album. She knows just what she...
