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Ricky Gervais lets loose at the Golden Globes

Looking forward to his second stint as host of the Golden Globe Awards, the always-acerbic Ricky Gervais promised he'd be so naughty, the organizers wouldn't possibly invite him back. He might be right.
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Dire straits, indeed: an abbreviated history of controversial pop

In one of the most left-field music stories in recent times, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has deemed the 1985 Dire Straits single Money for Nothing unacceptable for radio play. It's the song's use of the word "faggot" in the lyrics. We've devised a list of other historically contentious pop songs.
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Britney Spears releases new single, Hold It Against Me

Despite all of her negative press - or perhaps because of it - the release of any new Britney Spears single remains an event. And so it is with Hold It Against Me, which was launched on iTunes today.
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Hear a mix of every Billy Joel hit played at once

File under: Self-explanatory.
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True Grit shows true grit in Oscar run

We at CBC Arts Online don't typically bother with box-office results, much less scrutinize them for deeper meaning. But the fact that True Grit, the latest venture from the Coen brothers, topped the sales tally this past weekend feels significant.
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Ted Williams voices opening to Today Show

Ted Williams, the homeless Ohio man with the super-smoov radio voice, is now on network television. This morning, he voiced the opening to The Today Show with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira.
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Homeless man with radio voice gets job offers

In an unusual bit of investigative journalism, a reporter from the Columbus Dispatch approached a homeless man on a traffic median who was toting a sign that boasted, "I have a God given gift of voice." The reporter asked the fellow, named Ted Williams, to prove it. What came out of his mouth is uncanny.
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Josh Groban sings Kanye West's tweets

In recent years, two things have become clear. One: Kanye West is a world-class narcissist. Two: Josh Groban has a wonderful self-deprecating humour. Last night on Jimmy Kimmel, Groban treated us to a commercial for his upcoming cover album, The Best Tweets of Kanye West.
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R.E.M. release slew of new tunes

This spring, alt-rock gods R.E.M. will release a new album, entitled Collapse Into Now. The U.S. group has been rather quiet in past years, which has apparently given lead singer Michael Stipe time to cultivate a regal beard. The new album isn't due until March 8, but the band has already released several of the new tunes to the interwebs, including Oh My Heart, Discoverer and It Happened Today.
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DJ Earworm mashes up the biggest pop tunes of 2010

This has become something of a ritual, hasn't it? I'm referring to DJ Earworm's mix of the biggest (in some cases, most obnoxious) pop songs of the year. The San Francisco-based producer (civilian identity: Jordan Roseman) has been mashing up the top 25 songs on the Billboard charts since 2007, and it's always an amusing way to wind down the year.
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