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Not saying goodbye just yet.

Foreigner is hitting the road this summer for another leg of the rock band’s “farewell tour,” this time joined by Styx and special guest, John Waite.

Foreigner first announced their tour in 2022, and the band played a number of dates last year across North America. They’ll be hitting many of the same cities this time around, with venues including outdoor amphitheaters,...

Since we already pretty much knew that The Voice was heading for a Chloe Kohanski/Addison Agen showdown in next week’s finals, there was nothing to do during Monday’s performances by Season 13’s Top 8 but sit back, chillax and enjoy. With last week’s elimination of Ashland Craft and Shi’Ann Jones, the likelihood of a sonic train wreck was greatly reduced. And the remaining singers were ordinarily all, even on an off night, decent. Which of them stood out, though, solidifying for themselves a place alongside Chloe and Addison in the finals? Read on; we’ll discuss.

French rock idol Johnny Hallyday, remembered as the nation’s answer to Elvis Presley in the 1960s, has died at age 74.

The legendary singer died from lung cancer, his family confirmed.

“Johnny Hallyday has left us,” Hallyday’s wife, Laeticia, said in a statement to The Guardian. “I write these words without believing them. But yet, it’s true. My man is no longer with us. He left us tonight as he lived his whole life, with courage and dignity.”

Beginning in 1960, Hallyday was the heartbeat of Gallic rock n’ roll, becoming its best known and best-selling artist for nearly six decades.

Starting its Season 12 Knockout Rounds Monday, The Voice threw a curveball at its contestants, allowing the pairs who’d be competing with one another to keep their spots to watch each other rehearse. Mind you, I’m not sure how big a curveball that really was since they’d all certainly gotten to see what their opponent-of-the-week was up to/capable of during the Battle Rounds. And could it possibly have been any more awkward than sitting on stage and idly observing as your rival sang their ass off in hopes of sending you packing? Anyway, the twist did manage to rattle a coupla vocalists.

Bones signs off on Tuesday, after 12 seasons of crime solving, evidence examining, blood, guts and, most importantly, bones. But at the core of the long-running Fox procedural -- the “heart of the matter,” if you will -- was a partnership between forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz).

From their first episode together, Brennan and Booth’s dynamic was electric, and while the will-they-or-won’t-they of it all took nearly seven seasons to sort out (more if you count that they don’t actually tie the knot until season nine), their relationship kept fans hooked for all 245 episodes. We watched Brennan wrestle with her feelings as Booth looked for love, saw them lay it all on the line only to yank it back again, and finally, at long last, got to witness their happy ending. Two kids and countless hurdles later, they’re still going strong.

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Long before he was making people laugh for a living, Fred Armisen played drums with the Blue Man Group, and also manned the kit for Trenchmouth, a Chicago punk band that released five albums in the Nineties. Armisen's love for music shines through in the new season of Documentary Now!, where he and fellow Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader parody a series of famous docs – including the classic Talking Heads concert film, Stop Making Sense. Right now, Armisen is shooting the seventh season of his other TV show, Portlandia,...

Crank up Foreigner’s “Hot Blooded” and do a victory dance: Bones is coming back right where it belongs.

The back half of the Fox drama’s 11th season will premiere on Thursday, April 14, at 8/7c, the network announced Wednesday.

Related Bones Renewal in Doubt, Fox Boss Promises ‘Meaningful’ Series Finale

Per Fox, the midseason premiere “finds Hodgins eight weeks into his rehabilitation and forced to navigate life in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Brennan and Booth investigate the death of a public defender who had multiple defendants from previous cases with motives to kill her.”

In the 9 pm timeslot previously held by Sleepy Hollow,...

Earlier this week, the cast of Broadway's Rock Of Ages reunited at Highline Ballroom forDON't Break Up The Band. Presented by Showmance Productions, the eveningfeatured Rock Of Ages Broadway cast members from opening night to closing night, as well as band members from the show's fictional rock band, Arsenal. Directed by Matthew Dicarlo and with music direction by Henry Aronson,The concertincluded songs from bands like Reo Speedwagon, Styx, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and moreCheck out highlights from the concert below...

Showmance Productions is proud to announce Don't Break Up The Band A Rock Of Ages Broadway Cast Reunion Concert. Scheduled for January 25th, 2016 at Highline Ballroom in NYC, the evening will feature Rock of Ages Broadway cast members from opening night to closing night, as well as band members from the show's fictional rock band, Arsenal. The concert will include songs from bands like Reo Speedwagon, Styx, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and more...

It's only fitting in a season defined by its relentless desire to challenge the faith of its characters, for the third season finale of "Orange is the New Black" to present the inmates with an actual miracle. Obviously the hole in the fence has a very good reason for being there and there is also a very good reason the inmates are able to take advantage of it, but they make the narrative feat executed by Jenji Kohan and the other writers no less miraculous. Those reasons might even make the final scene more special when you stop to consider all of the events that had to transpire to make it possible. "Trust No Bitch" begins not long after the closing moments of the previous episode and lets Pennsatucky (Taryn Manning) and Big Boo (Lea DeLaria) come to terms with not fully exacting their revenge on Coates (James McMenamin). The...

It’s been a long wait filled with fits and starts for Mariah Carey’s new album, first titled “The Art Of Letting Go,” and now, awkwardly called “Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse.” Yes, I know the background behind the title and she could have gone with “Me,” or “I Am Mariah” or “The Elusive Chanteuse,” but all three is a bit of overkill. And so it is with the album. At 14 tracks on the standard edition, Carey is determined to show us all of her tricks, between her multiple-octave range and her “I’m still really street, R&B” side (not to mention that she can still rock a crocheted bathing suit). The album succeeds in many levels, but on some songs—“Cry,” “Camouflage,” “It’s A Wrap” (a duet with Mary J. Blige on the Deluxe version), the lyrics read like journal entries that don’t...

Frank Ocean has responded to his legal issues with Chipotle by posting a check for $212,500 — the amount the fast food chain paid him for an ad campaign — to Tumblr with "F*ck off" written in the memo section. Check out the post here. In July 2013, Ocean signed on to record a song for Chipotle for $425,000, with half paid up front. The singer said, via his a letter sent to Chipotle by his legal team, that he backed out because he felt misled about the intentions of the campaign: "When Frank was asked to participate in this project, Chipotle's representatives told him that the thrust of the campaign was to promote responsible farming. There was no Chipotle reference or logo in the initial presentation, and Chipotle told Frank that was an intentional element of the campaign," the letter said. Last week, Chipotle filed a lawsuit against Ocean for not delivering the...

Remember that "Pure Imagination" cover Fiona Apple did for Chipotle? According to the company, Frank Ocean signed up to do one, too — to the tune of $212,500 up front (and another $212,500 after he was finished). When Ocean decided against it (he claimed they promised he was promoting "responsible farming," not the Chipotle brand directly, and that he would have "full approval" of the master), the restaurant chain sued him for the advance plus any legal fees. Not one to let matters lie, Frank just posted the payback check on his Tumblr with the memo: "Fuck Off" — in case it was at all unclear how he felt about the legal dispute. That's not to say Frank's done with brands altogether. Just this morning, Ocean dropped a song with Diplo, Mick Jones, and Paul Simonon that is featured on a Converse compilation album.

R&B singer Frank Ocean, producer Diplo and the Clash’s guitarist Mick Jones and bassist Paul Simonon have combined their various talents into a new track for Converse's "Three Artists, One Song" series. Listen to and download "Hero" and watch a behind the scenes video below. According to Rolling Stone, Diplo led the charge, recruiting the musicians and managing production. Diplo famously sampled the Clash’s song "Straight to Hell" for M.I.A.’s 2007 hit "Paper Planes." "For me, the Clash represented really unexpected things with a garage attitude, so that’s where I was going with 'Hero,'" Diplo said. Ocean’s first new song in two years, "Hero" gains a heavy dose of soul from his vocals, which seamlessly blend with Diplo’s dub and electronic samples and the Clash’s dirty guitar riffs. The West Los Angeles Children’s Choir adds a gospel touch. Geoff Cottrill,...

Frank Ocean, Diplo, and Half of The Clash Made an Infectious Song for Converse "Hero" is the chill new entry in the sneaker company's Three Artists, One Song series. by Liam Mathews At first, these names don't seem to go together. Frank Ocean, Diplo, and The Clash are all from different worlds. But then you remember that Diplo produced M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes," which samples The Clash's "Straight To Hell." According to Diplo, he first met guitarist Mick Jones and bassist Paul Simonon through their lawyers. But those two songs are tremendous, so why wouldn't Diplo and these former Clashmen (and current Gorillaz) collaborate? It might work. Other songs in the Three Artists One Song series have worked well. And then you remember that Diplo knows everybody and is the most omnivorous dude in music, so of [...]...

Writing and recording the perfect album is a delicate art form. The very best examples possess themes and debates that run through each and every song, giving the finished article a unified and coherent feel whilst capturing the zeitgeist and reflecting the inner states of those who were part of its recording process. With this in mind, the sequencing and track-listing of the LP is of paramount importance and no song’s position is more vital than an album’s closing track.

Of course, an incendiary and arresting opening track is required to engage the listener and set out the artist’s stall but a record’s final track should offer closure. An essential closer should strive to tie-up all of the record’s loose ends, answer the questions offered throughout its preceding songs and conclude in such a way that its listener feels enriched and satisfied as the needle pops out of the groove.

BBC Radio 6 Music will also feature an interview with Metallica's Lars Ulrich, vowing to "rock" Christmas and New Year's.

London – BBC Radio 6 Music, a digital radio station operated by the U.K. public broadcaster, will offer some counter-programming this holiday season, announcing it will air an interview with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and two shows hosted by the "godfather of punk" Iggy Pop around Christmas and New Year's.

The station said that Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash will also present a show, allowing it to "be truly rocking around the Christmas tree."

Iggy Pop will turn radio DJ for his two programs – the first in the 1 p.m.-3 p.m. time slot on Christmas Day, the second one in the same slot on New Year’s Day.

"Iggy Pop’s Radio Show will offer 6 Music listeners an exclusive insight into the mind of one of the...

“Saturday Night Live” alum Fred Armisen brings satirical new meaning to the old saying, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” in his new video homage to punk pioneers the Clash, posted on Funny or Die on Wednesday. Dusting off his Ian Rubbish character, Armisen sits down with former Clash guitarist Mick Jones and bassist Paul Simonon to discuss how the Clash and Rubbish’s band, Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros, influenced each other. Or rather, how the Bizzaros shamelessly ripped off the Clash at every turn. Also read: ‘SNL’ Alum Fred Armisen to Direct Kings of Leon Concert Livestream After “London Calling,...

The morning after the “History of Punk” sketch first aired on SNL, Seth Meyers tweeted, “Fred Armisen was born to play Ian Rubbish.” The character of the archconservative British punk is a perfect mid-point between his background as a musician and his career as a comedian. Good thing: Armisen is not ready to give up the character yet. Here is a video of him in character interviewing the Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. They even play one of Rubbish’s songs together. It’s all really funny and endearing, as you know Armisen must’ve been freaking out inside.

WikiLeaks founder to judge films at the 21st Raindance Film Festival; 2013 line-up unveiled.Scroll down for full line-up of films

Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.

The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.

It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.

Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...

Grand Theft Auto V digital Playstation 3 pre-orders were made available for pre-load overnight throughout the UK. This has led fans to uncover mysterious info through searching of the game’s files. The most significant pieces of info to come out of this leak was the finding of information of a number of music stations and songs. The list below shows the traditional mix of Hip Hop, Rock and Country while including artists such as Snoop Dogg, Britney Spears and Muse.

Please take this information with a pinch of salt as the legitimacy of this information has yet to be clarified by Rockstar. Hopefully within the next few days more will be revealed. If true, what do you make of the soundtrack and which artists were you hoping would make an appearance?

The source of this leak came from GTAForums

An updated list can be viewed at on Reddit

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Former footballer Eric Cantona has been announced as the head of a film festival jury in France.

The 47-year-old, who embarked on a career in acting following his retirement from competitive sport, will chair a panel of eight at this year's Dinard Film Festival, which celebrates British films.

Cantona - whose most high-profile roles have been in Ken Loach's 2009 film Looking for Eric and 1998's Elizabeth - will assess six British films at the Brittany event, which is scheduled to run from October 2 to October 6.

One of the films will be awarded the 'Hitchcock d'Or', or Golden Hitchcock award.

Previous winners have included Shadow Dancer, which received the accolade at last year's festival, and 2011 victor Tyrannosaur.

In June, Cantona performed 'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' on stage in Lyon with The Clash's Mick Jones.

Watch the trailer for Looking For Eric below:...

Saturday is the busiest and buzziest day of Comic-Con, with the major studios taking over the massive Hall H with a varied slate of mega-budget blockbuster hopefuls, genre curios, remakes, cartoons, potential Oscar nominees, and January dumping-ground dreck. The Warner Bros./Legendary program, which kicked off today’s Hall H schedule featured six full panels and a sneak peek-ish original scene from a long-in-the-works videogame adaptation — the studio wound up conquering Twitter just by putting a couple of logos together.

Obviously, it would be ridiculous to offer any kind of qualitative assessment of these projects: Comic-Con panels are basically extended...

The wacky teen drama and musical mashup known as "Glee" has been a polarizing topic in the music community since it first burst onto the scene in 2009 with its bizarre plotlines and syrupy pop and rock covers. While some artists have been happy to have the show try their (jazz) hand at their material, others like the Foo Fighters and Blur have been less than impressed with its slick Broadway stylings and publicly stated that they’d never let the program touch one of their songs.

Seventies and eighties rock giants Foreigner have no such qualms. Two of their biggest hits, “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” and “Jukebox Hero,” have both received the "Glee" treatment and the band are just fine with the results. In fact, they don’t really understand what everyone else is so worked up about.

“You have to say to yourself that it’s a TV show.

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If you're an avid fangbanger (that is to say, True Blood fanatic) than one possible way to pass the time until the sixth season premieres would be to grab True Blood’s crazy fifth season on DVD or Blu Ray and once more catch up with all the sex, blood, magic and everything that’s in between that the show is now well known for.

As far as storylines go for this set of 12 episodes, these plots are as intricate as ever, with each character getting their time to shine throughout the season in various different adventures, which range everywhere from Lafayette’s surprise trip to Mexico, exploration of Terry’s past and further exploration of this Vampire Authority we’ve been hearing so much about the past four seasons.

The fifth season of True Blood is so crammed full of sub plots and...

New York—Sting sang a feisty “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” to Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Foreigner’s Mick Jones and Lou Gramm shared a stage together for the first time in a decade, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry delivered a spiky “Walk This Way” at the 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies here Thursday night (14). Sure, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is great, but many musicians say the hall they really want to join is the Songwriters Hall of Fame. It’s much less glitzy and has no museum (yet) to show off its wares, but...

It's a sweet emotion indeed for Aeromsith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. The Toxic Twins were among a host of musicians including Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, DJ Souther, and Tony Hatch that were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night in New York. The 44th ceremony kicked off with Sting performing a rousing rendition of Elton John's hit "Saturday's All Right for Fightin'," in honor of the Rocket Man, who, along with his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, received the Johnny Mercer Award. (John had been inducted into the Hall in 1992.) Billy Joel paid tribute to Gramm and fellow Foreigner member Mick Jones by leading a sing-along to the...

New York — Sting performed in honor of Elton John, Billy Joel sang snippets of Foreigner's hits when introducing the band and Smokey Robinson debuted part of a new song he wrote about Berry Gordy.

The 44th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony was full of star power that included Alison Krauss, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Nickelback, Petula Clark, Wiz Khalifa, Jordin Sparks and a video message from Bill Clinton.

Tyler, Perry, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Holly Knight, Jd Souther and Tony Hatch were inducted Thursday into the Songwriters Hall 2013 class in New York City.

John and writing partner Bernie Taupin received the Johnny Mercer award, and Sting kicked off the night with a performance of "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting." Sting also called John and Taupin "my two heroes."

John, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall in 1992, said songwriting is often taken for granted.

Getting ready to enjoy a music-filled evening, Avril Lavigne and Jordin Sparks attended the Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner in New York City on Thursday (June 13).

Joined by her fiance Chad Kroeger, the "When You're Gone" songstress looked gorgeous in a red mini dress as she worked the media line while fellow songstress Sparks flew solo to the event looking stunning in a bright blue frock.

As for tonight's festivities, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Steven Tyler, Holly Knight, Tony Hatch, and several others will be inducted in the infamous Hall of Fame.

Also on the agenda for this evening, Elton John and Bernie Taupin will be presented with the Johnny Mercer Award while Berry Gordy will be honored with the Pioneer Award.

Shane Meadows on being a 'mad little Stone Roses fan', Gemma Arterton on perfecting her French, and actor Michael Shannon on working with rising indie director Jeff Nichols

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Trash wasn't quite at the premiere of Shane Meadows's Made of Stone last Thursday. Instead, I attended a very buzzy satellite premiere of the Stone Roses doc at the Hackney Picturehouse, where the raucous atmosphere of the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester was well captured by the live feed (one of 200 such events round the country) of the red carpet and post-screening Q&A. Mick Jones of the Clash described the Stone Roses as "a generational band" and said he wished Shane Meadows had been around to have filmed the Clash. The loyal band of This is England stars – shortly to star in another instalment, set in 1990 – were out in force, including Thomas Turgoose and Andrew Shim. Shimmy...

Shane Meadows' Stone Roses documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone received its world premiere on Thursday evening (May 30) in Manchester.

Ian Brown, John Squire and Gary 'Mani' Mounfield turned out at Victoria Warehouse in Trafford Park for the gala screening, along with Meadows and producer Mark Herbert.

> Digital Spy reviews Made of Stone: "A film about the fans"

Reni was absent from the screening due to illness, opting to rest ahead of the Stone Roses shows at Finsbury Park in London next week.

Broadcaster Edith Bowman and cast members from This is England - including the original movie's star Thomas Turgoose - attended the premiere alongside Stone Roses fans who managed to secure tickets for the event after they sold out in under a minute.

Musicians including Rowetta, Richard Hawley, Mick Jones and Elbow members Guy Garvey, Pete Turner and Mark Potter also walked the red...

The Clash is no stranger to having its albums reissued, repackaged, and repurposed, so it's inevitable that the band is finally getting the box set treatment. Housed inside a boombox-shaped box, Sound System will compile the band's seminal albums on CD with three discs of B-sides and outtakes, a DVD, and various pieces of Clash regalia such as a poster and dog tags. The albums are remastered for the ump-teenth time, but this go-round sees band member Mick Jones taking on the job. In tandem with the Sound System box the group will also be releasing The Clash ...

The Rolling Stones have brought out a marquee guest at a number of shows on their "50 And Counting" tour, so it's no surprise that they followed appearances by Lady Gaga and Katy Perry with the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl.

Grohl joined the legendary rock outfit at their Anaheim show on Saturday, and photographer Lindsey Best was there to capture all the action. Take a look at her crystal clear, kinetic images from the evening below, but not before a brief, comedic interlude courtesy of Samantha Ronson (who, by the way, knows something about rock stars -- her dad is Foreigner's Mick Jones).

Noel Gallagher's daughter is starring in a new PETA advert. Anais Gallagher, 13, Noel's daughter with his former wife Meg Matthews, has joined forces with 10-year-old Stella Jones and her sister Ava, whose father is The Clash's Mick Jones, for a new campaign titled 'Cruelty Doesn't Fly With Us. Be an Angel for Animals'. The youngsters - dressed in combat boots, tutus and cartoon wings for the ad - are working with People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals [PETA] to encourage people to report those who are abusing animals. Anais said: 'We all know it's wrong to abuse animals, but it takes courage to speak up when we see an animal in trouble. If you suspect that somebody's hurting...

Noel Gallagher's daughter is starring in a new PETA advert. Anais Gallagher, 13, Noel's daughter with his former wife Meg Matthews, has joined forces with 10-year-old Stella Jones and her sister Ava, whose father is The Clash's Mick Jones, for a new campaign titled 'Cruelty Doesn't Fly With Us. Be an Angel for Animals'. The youngsters - dressed in combat boots, tutus and cartoon wings for the ad - are working with People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals [PETA] to encourage people to report those who are abusing animals. Anais said: ''We all know it's wrong to abuse animals, but it...

New York — Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," is getting a songwriting honor.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 25-year-old will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at its annual gala on June 13. Past recipients include Taylor Swift and Alicia Keys.

Blanco has been behind a slew of hits in the last few years, including Rihanna's "Diamonds" and Ke$ha's "TiK ToK." He's also worked with Bruno Mars and Nicki Minaj, and often collaborates with mega-hitmaker Dr. Luke, who is his mentor.

Tony Hatch, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, Jd Souther, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry will be inducted into the hall of fame at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.

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Melissa McCarthy was Saturday Night Live’s host, but Peter Drunklage stole the show. If you haven’t seen the episode, yes: that’s exactly what it sounds like. Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage showed up—gray haired and wasted—to Weekend Update to play the brother-in-law of Bobby Moynihan ’s drunk uncle. The pair watch Thrones together, and also share an affinity for scotch, xenophobic rants, and Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is.” It’s as amazing as it sounds. As host, McCarthy specialized in odd (and often ignorant) characters, most hilariously as a woman entering a ham-cooking competition

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Watch the latest trailer and poster for World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox and Mireille Einos! Paramount's debuted a fresh trailer on Apple for the Marc Forster film which opens on June 21st, 2013, based on the novel by Max Brooks "Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead." Scripted by Matthew Michael Carnahan, World War Z is an action horror which follows U.N.. employee Gerry Lane (Pitt) who races against time as he travels the world in an effort to top an outbreak of a deadly zombie pandemic. Also in the cast are David Morse, James Badge Dale, Eric West, Elyes Gabel, Michael Huisman, David Andrews and Mick Jones.

Watch the latest trailer and poster for World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox and Mireille Einos! Paramount's debuted a fresh trailer on Apple for the Marc Forster film which opens on June 21st, 2013, based on the novel by Max Brooks "Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead." Scripted by Matthew Michael Carnahan, World War Z is an action horror which follows U.N.. employee Gerry Lane (Pitt) who races against time as he travels the world in an effort to top an outbreak of a deadly zombie pandemic. Also in the cast are David Morse, James Badge Dale, Eric West, Elyes Gabel, Michael Huisman, David Andrews and Mick Jones.

New York — Berry Gordy will be honored at this year's Songwriters Hall of Fame gala.

The organization announced Tuesday that the Motown founder will receive the Pioneer Award at its 44th annual induction ceremony on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

The award was established last year to honor people who have "been a major influence on generations of songwriters." It was presented posthumously to Woody Guthrie.

As the head of Motown, Gordy helped establish careers and hits for Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, and Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five. A Broadway musical about Gordy's life, "Motown: The Musical," debuted this week.

Previously announced inductees include Tony Hatch, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, Jd Souther, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

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London, Feb 23: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are among the latest stars to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The American rock band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Perry and Tyler have been a song-writing team for around 40 years, having written hits such as 'Sweet Emotion,' 'Dream On' and 'Livin' On The Edge.'

Celebrating 70s and 80s rock 'n' roll, the class of 2013 is set to be enrolled at a ceremony on June 13 in New York, the BBC reported.

Mick Jones and Lou Gramm of Foreigner, who wrote hits 'Jukebox Hero' and 'Cold As Ice,' and songwriters for Tina Turner and.

"The Voice" kicked off part one of the finale with a touching tribute to the victims of the Newtown shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. With candles lining the stage, each of the four coaches, the Top 3, host Carson Daly and some of the former "Voice" contestants from Season 3 held a sign with the name and age of one of the victims as they sang Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah."

It was a moving beginning -- reminiscent of the children's choir that sang "Silent Night" at the start of this past week's "Saturday Night Live" -- and the screen went silent before regularly scheduled programming commenced.

For the final performance night of "The Voice," each of the Top 3 -- Cassadee Pope and Terry McDermott of Team Blake and Nicholas David of Team Cee Lo -- is taking the stage three times: singing a new song, their breakout song from earlier the...

It will be nothing but a good time with Rock Of Ages, released by Reliance Home Video & Gameson Blu-ray & DVD. Based on the hit Broadway musical and featuring the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Foreigner, Journey, Poison, Reo Speed wagon, Twisted Sister and more, Rock Of Ages is a love story that celebrates big dreams and loud drums. The Blu-ray features the extended edition, with over 13 additional minutes of more songs, more dancing and more laughs. Read More...

Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and former Spice Girl Melanie C are among the artists who star in a new music video for charity. Rebecca Ferguson and Paloma Faith also feature on a rendition of the Hollies classic 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother', which serves as a new charity single for the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Lawson's Andy Brown, Beverley Knight, Richard Hawley, Shane MacGowan, Ren Harvieu, Mick Jones from The Clash and Holly Cook have also contributed to the track, which will be released on December 17. Liverpool natives Kenny Dalglish (more)...

If The Voice‘s Season 3 soul hippie Nicholas David happens to be reading this recap, maybe he can jump down to the comments and prescribe us all a nice herbal remedy to combat anxiety, nausea and full-body jitters. Because no matter which of the Top 6 contestants you’ve been digging for the last few months, there’s no way you can head into Tuesday night’s results-show telecast with total confidence that they’ll break on through to the other side.

And since dude was kind enough to suggest oil of oregano, eldeberry extract and a nice, nondairy probiotic to...

I'm going to go ahead and say this, even though I know half of the TV Fanatics who read it will probably disagree with me:

I haven't enjoyed an episode of Glee like I enjoyed tonight's episode in a long, long time.

Maybe my elation is turkey and stuffing induced. Maybe my happiness is from the sweet potatoes. Somehow, however, I doubt it. "Dynamic Duets" solidifies, for me at least, what I saw two weeks ago, and that is that the focus of this show needs to be on McKinley.

I won't lie. I spent the first three minutes tonight wearing my "Wtf" face. The real-life Superhero Squad, complete with Coach Beiste as faculty adviser, was more than a little bizarre. It was downright delusional and unnecessary. And yet... as the episode progressed, I found myself overlooking the fact that the characters were actually, really wearing capes and tights and...

“Dynamic Duets” isn’t going to make anyone’s list of the most memorable episodes in Glee history, but in the spirit of the holiday, let’s just be thankful that we had something other than procedural reruns and pro football to help keep us from fully succumbing to tryptophan comas.

And hey, we got Beiste without a side of Schue, another amusing (and self-deprecating) dig at “Night of Neglect,” and a self-sufficient Finn who’s not just sitting around moping over his on-again, off-again romance with his high-school sweetheart.

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Every once in a while, "Glee" gets it just right. The combination of singing and bizarre comedy in "Dynamic Duets" works beautifully to give us an episode that manages to be about plenty of issues while still making us laugh at the silliness of it all.

Because glee clubs aren't dorky enough

Sometimes I think these kids want to be picked on. Not that there's anything actually wrong with dressing up in tights and a cape while you pretend to be a superhero. That's kind of cool really.

It is not, however, terribly cool in high school. In fact, it's a good way to have the bullies target you.

But that doesn't happen in "Dynamic Duets." Maybe it would eventually, but the New Directions superheroes are too busy singing, fighting crime, standing up for lunch ladies, getting diagnosed with learning disorders and developing bulimia to notice.

More power to them!

On a recent summer afternoon, Johnny Depp walks into a luxury suite at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Oddly, he is dressed like a pirate. A faded paisley do-rag is tied around his head. Smaller strips of cloth are braided into his hair, and he has gold caps on several teeth. His loose white T-shirt, with its blue horizontal stripes, maybe more sailor than pirate, but it's definitely in the nautical family.

We should note that Depp has not come directly from the set of his latest film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest...

Glee returns after a lengthy hiatus on Thursday, as the Fox his takes on the musical Grease in "The Role You Were Born to Play."

But Danny Zuko and company won't be the only famous names covered by the cast this week. We've gotten our hands on the upcoming play list and it goes back in time to pay homage to this iconic story, while also remaining current via a few Top 40 renditions.

Take "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)," for example:

 Glee Cast - "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"

There's also "Everybody Talks" by Neon Trees:

 Glee Cast - "Everybody Talks"

Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner falls somewhere in between:

 Glee Cast - "Juke Box Hero"

Then, of course, there will be two Grease hits. First up, the ballad "Hopelessly Devoted to You."

 Glee Cast - "Hopelessly Devoted to You"

And, finally, get your dancing shoes on. It's time to hand jive!