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Questlove Reveals Another Justin Timberlake Album Coming Soon

Philly’s Questo offers a defense of Justin Timberlake’s new album, and a preview of his next: Over the weekend, Roots dummer and Justin Timberlake collaborator […]

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With New Las Vegas Show, Boyz II Men Are Back In a Big Way

Who can forget the slick vocal harmonizing that came out of Philadelphia in the early 90s thanks to Boyz II Men? Whether you loved or […]

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Rihanna Sounded Pretty Good Thursday Night at Wells Fargo

Especially considering she’d canceled her Tuesday Baltimore show because of laryngitis. Check her out:

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Get Ready For Baseball Season With This Rockin’ New Fan-Made Phightin’ Phillies Song

Ever wonder what it would sound like if Blink 182 made sports-themed music? Nathan James is here to give you the answer:

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WATCH: Philly’s Moosh & Twist Sing “Top Of The World”

Meet Moosh & Twist, Philly kids who are rising stars on the hip-hop scene—and here’s their new feel-good, adorable video, “Top of the World.” Rumor […]

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Rihanna Cancels Baltimore Show; Is Philly Safe?

So Rihanna canceled tonight’s Baltimore show due to laryngitis. Which, naturally, produces concern about whether she’ll be able to perform her scheduled Thursday night concert […]

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Will Smith Sings “Fresh Prince” Theme Song for All-Girls School

Needless to say, pandemonium ensued. It’s somewhat remarkable, by the way, that more than 15 years after the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” aired its last […]

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Justin Bieber Collapses on Stage, Extending a Most Terrible Week

Today in Bieber news: As if whining about his circus-themed birthday party, arriving way late for a concert, and preening around idiotically without a shirt […]

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Beanie Sigel’s Percocet Habit Sends Him to Jail…Again

South Philly-bred rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to up to two years in jail owing to a charge he incurred this summer. Wait, haven’t […]

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WATCH: Austin Mahone Weighs In On Philly’s Cheesesteak Controversy

We’re old enough not to be entirely sure who Austin Mahone is, but a quick Google search suggests he’s a rising pop star in the […]

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Why Not? Music from Legend of Zelda Performed on Philly Rooftops

As long as we’re featuring music performed in unexpected places today, why not this lovely rendition of Kakariko Village from the Legend of Zelda game, […]

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WATCH: Modern Dance Amongst the Shelves at the Free Library of Philadelphia

This new video from Vimeo user Haylee Warner depicts dance among the shelves at the City Institute branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the […]

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I Am Never, Ever, Ever Going to Stop Worrying About Taylor Swift

I’ll say it right out: I was an early Taylor Swift adopter. I liked her from the first song of hers I heard on the […]

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10 Ideas for a New Pennsylvania State Song

This past week, Massachusetts state reps—apparently very bored what with all that bone-dry sequestration talk—filed a bill to make the Massachusetts “state rock song” Aerosmith’s […]

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Local Drag Cabaret Act Uninvited From School for Being “Inappropriate”

Haddonfield Child Care, a New Jersey after-school program for elementary school kids, booked local drag outfit Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret, to add a “little variety” […]