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Ed Sheeran's New Album Title 'Won't Have a Regular Name'

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 10, 2013 01:15 PM EDT

One of 2013's biggest breakout artists, Ed Sheeran, is currently gearing up for his follow up to his last record, +, and he's excited to talk about it! Of course we are very excited to hear new songs and what influenced his new music, but Ed recently shared some information about the most important part of his new album: the title! Read More »

Ylvis Performs 'What Does the Fox Say?' on 'Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon' w/ the Roots

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 10, 2013 12:44 PM EDT

Ylvis’ song “The Fox” quickly became a viral video hit on YouTube this summer; so of course Jimmy Fallon invited the Norwegian music sensation on to perform for the first time on late night television. Just as the Late Night crew does with many guests, the Roots joined Ylvis for this live version of the song. They basically just recreated the music video in a live setting, but it was still great to see Fallon and the Roots getting involved! Read More »

'Fantastic Four' Reboot Casting Shortlist Includes Kit Harington and Saoirse Ronan

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 10, 2013 11:23 AM EDT

Fantastic Four is in the process of a film franchise reboot and this week FOX has lined up some actors eyed for the leading roles in the films. These shortlists include some choices for the characters of Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Sue Storm (The Invisible Woman), and Johnny Storm (The Human Torch). No word yet on who FOX is looking at for Ben Grimm (The Thing), yet. Read More »

One Direction 'Midnight Memories', New Single 'Story of My Life'

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 10, 2013 10:30 AM EDT

One Direction's latest single was the summer hit "Best Song Ever," but now that the boys have announced their new album, Midnight Memories, they are ready to share the album's second single with fans. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles took to their respective Twitter accounts to announce their new single, "Story of My Life," which will be available for download on October 28. Not only did they share the song title and download date, each of the boys shared a childhood photo to help promote the song! Read More »

St. Lucia 'When the Night' Review, Full Album Stream [LISTEN]

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 10, 2013 09:52 AM EDT

Brooklyn-based songwriter Jean-Philip Grobler performs under the name St Lucia, a genre-redefining electronica outfit that caused plenty of buzz at a handful of summer music festivals this year. St. Lucia's first LP, When the Night, embraces the sound of a once relevant Brooklyn, as well as the pop sensibility of contemporary giants from the early '90s. Read More »

George Shelley Didn't Call Selena Gomez after Invitation

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 03:49 PM EDT

The rumors surrounding Selena Gomez and Union J member George Shelley have calmed down over the last month or so and the "Come and Get it" songstress might have revealed the reason why. Apparently the two were pretty flirty earlier this year, but after Gomez invited Shelley to call her, he didn't! Read More »

'IASIP' Gang Talks Final Episodes, Cancellation & Deciding How to Say Good Bye

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 03:02 PM EDT

Season 9 of the FXX hit series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is in full swing already, but fans of the show know that this could be the penultimate season. With just one more year of Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Sweet Dee and Frank, what should we expect to go down in the final episodes, including season 9? Luckily for us, the gang recently sat down to talk about the end of the series and how they will decide to say good-bye to these iconic, wacky characters. Read More »

Passion Pit Explains 'Why Bands Cancel Shows & Why it Sucks for Everyone'

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 02:43 PM EDT

Over the years, electropop outfit Passion Pit has had to cancel numerous tour dates and concert appearances due to several reasons. One main reason is lead singer Michael Angelakos' health issues, but the band recently took to their official website to help fans understand other reasons for show cancellations. The band decided to title this informative website post "Why Bands Cancel Shows (and Why it Sucks for Everyone)." Read More »

Nashville Honors Taylor Swift w/ Songwriting Award & Country Music Hall of Fame Classrooms

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 02:09 PM EDT

This weekend, the Taylor Swift Education Center will open at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The 23-year-old singer donated $4 million to the museum last year, allowing for an education center to be built with her name attached to it. Along with her education center opening, Swift will be awarded her record-breaking sixth "Songwriter/Artist of the Year" award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Read More »

William Shatner 'Ponder the Mystery' Music Video [WATCH]: 'Star Trek' Star Shares New Music, Full Album Stream [LISTEN]

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 01:53 PM EDT

William Shatner's latest album, Ponder the Mystery, comes out this week and today he has shared the music video for the title track. In this epic short film of a production, the Star Trek actor and his musical partner Billy Sherwood invite all of the viewers to ponder every mystery he can come up with in a span of 3 minutes, 34 seconds. Are you ready to ponder the mystery? Read More »

Ben Kingsley Denies Role in J.J. Abrams' 'Episode VII,' but Lucasfilm Could Reveal Cast this Month

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 12:56 PM EDT

Another day, another casting rumor about Star Wars: Episode VII denied by an established actor. This time Sir Ben Kingsley has come out saying that he has not auditioned for a role in J.J. Abrams' 2015 blockbuster. Read More »

Perrie Edwards Clears Up Zayn Malik Wedding Rumors

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 12:33 PM EDT

Considering we haven't heard much about Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards' wedding, rumors about the ceremony being pushed back or cancelled have been popping up. Malik is busy with the Australian leg of One Direction's "Take Me Home" tour, leading many to believe that Perrie is left all alone to plan the wedding. Fortunately, the Little Mix songstress recently spoke up and cleared up some rumors about her wedding. Read More »

Miley Cyrus 'We Can't Stop' A Capella, w/ Jimmy Fallon & The Roots

By jon-niles-mstars-reporter | Oct 09, 2013 11:44 AM EDT

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has somewhat of a gift with taking pop songs and turning them into stripped down versions that sound kind of better in a way! This week, Fallon along with the Roots joined Miley Cyrus for a special a capella rendition of her popular hit song, "We Can't Stop." Read More »

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