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  The US is no stranger to British invasions be it four Liverpudlian moptops or TV shows featuring a surly talent judge seeking a hot new pop singer But the latest UK import to overtake the pop culture zeitgeist is the saga of a World War I-era aristocratic family and their...

For the last round of auditions before we head to Hollywood American Idol heads to St Louis which apparently has an arch I don't know maybe they could show it a few more times so we could be sure St Louis is known for things besides architectural anomalies It is...

I don’t know how Jersey Shore has been on the air this long without someone getting a UTI I really don’t Five seasons of synthetic thongs drunken screwing on bare mattresses gallons of Bod cologne sprayed directly into each and every urethra and inch-long acrylic tips scrabbling at the body’s...

Lenny Kravitz chose a life of rock and soul a long time ago and until recently was never tempted by the movies “In the last 22 years while I was making my music I was offered a lot of films” Kravitz tells Rolling Stone “I just didn’t find the roles...

It was almost a year ago that Glee first tackled the King of Pop featuring a mash-up of "Thriller" with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" in its super-sized post-Super Bowl episode Last fall Michael Jackson's family finally gave the blessing for a full-fledged tribute Despite the initial whiff...

At its heart The Voice is a game show and the most essential rules that guide its coaches are unspoken Try not to wince when blind auditions trick you into picking an unsightly singer; always declare it "heartbreaking" to choose the winner of a vocal battle no matter how easy...

Paula Abdul Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones have all been axed from the American version of Simon Cowell's hit singing competition The X Factor The decision to fire two judges and the show's host was made at a meeting involving Cowell and his creative team in the United Kingdom in...

As we kick off the audition round in Houston Texas we head straight to outer space – where it turns out the US astronauts on the international space station are big fans Huge fans! They love Idol I assume this is why we haven't had contact with extraterrestrial life forms...

Is Danny the T-shirt shop guy God? Following Vinny's exit from the show to deal with clinical anxiety and the Situation's exit to go cry on the boardwalk for a few hours about how everyone forgot his birthday Danny descends on the house like a deus ex...

The neverending math equation that is the American Idol audition rounds continues in Aspen Colorado While one doesn't normally find anything too humorous to say about Aspen Steven Tyler never stops being punny and the second he gets on camera asks "Does anyone have any Aspen?" See what he did...

Last month the Academy Awards released a 39-song shortlist of songs – including tunes by high-profiles acts such a Elton John Lady Gaga Chris Cornell Zooey Deschanel Mary J Blige the National Willie Nelson and Brad Paisley – in consideration to be nominated for Best Original Song at the 84th...

This morning's unveiling of Academy Award nominees has some cinephiles seeing red – including Rolling Stone's own Peter Travers Noticeable absences in the Oscar hopefuls included several much-lauded performances including Michael Fassbender in Shame Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin Michael Shannon in Take Shelter Kirsten Dunst in...

This story is from the September 15 2011 issue of Rolling Stone Melissa McCarthy in real life sweet and gracious with a voice just a few decibels above a whisper Melissa McCarthy as Megan the groom's sister in Bridesmaids a take-no-prisoners alpha gal who bites Kristen Wiig on the ass...

Martin Scorsese's 3D picture Hugo and Michel Hazanavicius's silent film The Artist lead the nominations in the 84th Academy Awards with both movies up for Best Picture and Best Director among other awards Other top Oscar nominees include The Descendants up for Best Picture Director and Best Actor for George...

The principal cast of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Tony-winning hit musical The Book of Mormon have extended their contracts to appear in the show through February 2013 Returning cast members include Josh Gad Nikki M James Andrew Rannells Rory O'Malley Michael Potts Lewis Cleale and Brian Tyree Henry This...

The San Diego auditions of American Idol are being held on an aircraft carrier the USS Midway That means a lot of Kenny Loggins royalties and Top Gun references – and the graphics department gets to use the special military font that they ordered!The first contestant sets the mood for...

Click to listen to Judith Hill's 'Desperation' Last August just five months shy of the world premiere of his latest film Red Hook Summer Spike Lee belatedly discovered its musical centerpiece While attending a Michael Jackson tribute concert at Los Angeles' W Hotel the acclaimed director was stunned by a performance...

Whether he's performing at music festivals like Bonnaroo joking about R Kelly and MIA in his standup or hanging out with the likes of LCD Soundsystem Fleet Foxes and Kanye West Aziz Ansari has spent much of his decade-long career in comedy immersed in music culture This weekend the Parks...

Vinny may have moved out of the house at the end of last week's episode but everyone seems to be handling the news in the calm mature manner befitting a house full of grown adults What are you an idiot? "He was like my soul" Deena sobs in the ladies'...

Welcome to the 11th season of American Idol or as judge Randy Jackson insists on calling it "Season One One" Just because he's a judge doesn't mean we have to make that a thing right? This season of Idol kicks off by reminding the viewers how very very long this show...