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• The Man Behind The One Direction Cartoon: "I Was Instantly Smitten" It was only a matter of time. While numerous One Direction female fans have been creating fan fiction, Mark Alan Parsons decided it was time something was written by a dude. Take all preconceived notions of what you think One Direction fanfic...
• Kanye West (Not That One) Pleads Guilty To Times Square Amp Tossing; Hates Kim Kardashian Kanye West pled guilty yesterday (May 30) to throwing an amp through a Times Square storefront window when a performance didn't go according to plan. Just to clarify the situation, we're not talking about THE Kanye West. This particular person...
• Directors React To Jay-Z And Kanye West's "No Church In The Wild" Video Molotov cocktails. Uprising. Elephants? Not the traditional images associated with Jay-Z and Kanye West, the dynamic duo known for promoting material excess and lyrical swag. Yet their video for "No Church In The Wild" offers a grim look at an...
• Grammy Awards To Air February 10 Mark your calendar! The date for next year's Grammy Awards and its nominations concert has been announced. The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be airing live on Sunday, February 10 on CBS. To find out who will be nominated for music's biggest...
• Adam Lambert On Relationships And Songwriting Adam Lambert says his recent release Trespassing is his most personal album. Having complete creative control, he put his stamp on every aspect of the recording process. In an interview with 96.5 TIC/Hartford Lambert explained how being in a...
• Usher Talks Taking Risks & Getting Gotye's Vibe On New Album When you're a pop artist, you don't always have the longest shelf life. So when you've managed to churn out hits for almost 2 whole decades, you're basically a living legend. No one fits this bill better than Usher. He's redefined R&B and pop...
• Jermaine Paul On Cee Lo's 'Shady' Eyewear, Life After "The Voice" Jermaine Paul chatted with 96.5 TIC/Hartford recently and The Voice Season Two winner opened up on the coaches and the next steps he’s taking in his career. There was quite a bit of controversy over Xtina butting heads with Adam Levine this...
• Jessica Simpson Shows Off Her Baby Girl Only three weeks old and little Maxwell Drew is already a star. The newborn makes the cover of this week's People alongside her mom, who just can't stop gushing about her little pride and joy. Jessica Simpson couldn't be happier with her baby...
• fun. Tease Us With Battle-Themed "Some Nights" Some nights, when you're young, you just feel like having fun but popular Brooklyn-based group fun. are not having much of that in the teaser for their new video "Some Nights." In the clip, the trio are trapped in the middle of what looks like a...
• Neon Trees Explain "Queer" Lyric The second track on Neon Trees' new album, Picture Show, is what frontman Tyler Glenn calls "bratty." Glenn describes the song, "Teenage Sounds," as "basically a four minute rant of everything I'm tired of." But Glenn was scared to say the lyric,...
• Lil Wayne And Kanye West Kick Off Trukfit And Air Yeezy 2 Releases While their camps are embroiled in a very public war-of-words with each other, Lil Wayne and Kanye West are making strides in the apparel and footwear industry. Lil Wayne, who has already struck endorsement deals with Mountain Dew and sneaker...
• Want To See Justin Bieber With Carly Rae Jepsen For Free? You can win tickets to see Justin Bieber with special guest Carly Rae Jepsen this October from the J & Julian Morning Show all this week! Tickets for the shows on Tuesday, October 23rd and Wednesday, October 24th at Allstate Arena in Rosemont go...
• Adam Levine Reveals Himself In "Details" Adam Levine is everywhere. He just finished up the second season of The Voice and is now getting ready to film his first acting role on the TV show, American Horror Story. If that wasn't enough, his band Maroon 5 is getting ready to release their...
• "Taylor Swift: Speak Now – Treasures From the World Tour" Exhibit To Open Taylor Swift's Speak Now World Tour was one of the biggest of 2011, bringing in over $97 million and ranking top 5 in Billboard's top 25 tours of the year. Now fans have a chance to experience more of the legendary tour firsthand at the Country...