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New Summerfest Details 

Hey, Milwaukee! We have new Summerfest details for you. Summerfest officials announced the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the BMO Harris Pavilion with Miller Lite during Summerfest 2014. Operational plans for the venue will remain the same as in 2013 including how fans can secure

Anthony Kearns Set for PBS Memorial Day Concert 

Tune In Alert! Popular tenor Anthony Kearns will be a guest performer in PBS's National Memorial Day Concert, which has become a national tradition over the past 25 years. This year's program will be a tribute to America's men and women in uniform, their families, and all those who have given their

Lea Michele May Team Up With Ryan Murphy for "Funny Girl" 

Lea Michele seems perfect to play the role of Funny Girl, popularized by Barbra Streisand. Glee creator Ryan Murphy may cast her in that very role in a Broadway production. She is his muse, on TV and on Broadway. On Glee, Michele's alter ego Rachel Berry is playing Fanny Brice in a Broadway revival

Lady Gaga Files Pre-Emptive Fake Merch Lawsuit for NYC Show 

Legal reps for Lady Gaga have filed a pre-emptive lawsuit to prevent fake merch from being sold outside of her show at the World's Most Famous Arena – Madison Square Garden in her NYC hometown. Gaga plays the venue tonight, May 13, and her team is aiming to stop fakers from profiting from her image

One Direction "This Is Us" Sequel Is Happening! 

One Direction are currently on their Where We Are tour this month. Their filmmaker and producer friend Ben Winston is on the road with them, and that's how rumors about a sequel or follow up to their smash film This Is Us began. Well, that first film's director Morgan Spurlock confirmed that there

Nas’ ‘Time Is Illmatic’ Documentary Gets A Release Date 

By Maurice Bobb Good news, Nas fans. New York-based film distributor Tribeca Film announced Tuesday (May 13) that it acquired the North American rights to “Time Is Illmatic.” The hip-hop documentary about the making of the Queensbridge MC’s seminal debut LP, Illmatic, kicked off the Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews. Tribeca Film is planning... Read more »

Sexy Selfie of the Day: Niall Horan Hugs Eddie Vedder 

Generations collide in this Sexy Selfie of the Day. One Direction's blond-haired and blue-eyed hunk Niall Horan posed with Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder. Check out our boy Niall, clinging to Mr. Vedder. And since Vedder is a serious musician, he looks totally cool hanging with Niall. We love seeing