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Filed under: News , Television Getty Images How do you get a private a cappella concert from Adele ? Easy: Be Anderson Cooper. On this Sunday's '60 Minutes,' Adele sang 'Rolling in the Deep' for the newsman, proving that her voice was back in all its glory following her throat surgery. As Cooper revealed, she sang it without accompaniment because her fingernails were too long to play the piano.

Filed under: News Mark Milan/FilmMagic The Rolling Stones have cycled through their fair share of axemen. However, if things had shaken out differently, their longest-serving guitarist-not-named-Keith might have been in Led Zeppelin . During an episode of his Absolute Radio show, Ronnie Wood revealed that he turned down an offer to join an early incarnation of Zep before hitching his wagon to the Stones.

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic It's been almost a week since Madonna 's halftime show at the Super Bowl -- and for the most part, the reviews have been positive . However, the one dark cloud hovering over Madge's sporty triumph came courtesy of her duet partner, M.I.A. and her middle finger . Surprise,surprise: Madonna is none too pleased about it ! [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Brendon Thorne, Getty Images JERUSALEM (AP) - American musician Cat Power has canceled her show in Israel , joining a list of artists shunning the country over its conflict with the Palestinians . Charlyn Marie Marshall , better known by her stage name Cat Power, was to perform in Tel Aviv on Sunday. But she tweeted on Friday [...]

Filed under: News , Video Danny Clinch How hard can Bruce Springsteen rock in an abandoned factory? The answer, as his new video for 'We Take Care of Our Own' proves, is "so hard." The clip, which premiered earlier today via Vevo, features the inspirational lyrics to the song and a bunch of slice-of-life shots of Americans going about their days. It's tried-and-true Bruce stuff: Power and hope in solidarity, set against a [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , The Hit List Getty|Redferns|Getty The day after the 2012 Grammy nominees were announced, the New York Times released an excerpt from an interview with Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon conducted earlier in the year, before he was nominated for four Grammys, including best new artist, best song and record of the year. After claiming his self-titled album "isn't the kind of [...]

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Amelia White Video: 'Beautiful and Wild' Highlight: "'Beautiful and Wild' is the title track of the new album. It was written when I found out how sick my good friend Duane Jarvis was," Amelia White tells Spinner. "It turned out he was not much longer for this world. He was a man who lived by his music and poetry, and kindness. He always had an encouraging word, and I think he touched so many artists and people in his [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Q + A Wendy Bevan In 1902, visionary French filmmaker Georges Méliès released 'Le Voyage Dans la Lune,' known to English-speaking audiences as ' A Trip to the Moon .' Considered the first-ever science-fiction film, the wildly inventive 16-minute silent feature follows a group of astronauts as they blaze a trail into the cosmos. After crashing their rocket into the moon's eye, they take a snooze, explore trippy [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Television NBC Well, this is surprising. Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon , the man who could not give a flying expletive about the Grammys , stopped by the ' Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ' studio to jam with the Roots on 'Perth,' the opening track from his most recent album. The all-star collaboration transformed the quiet torch song into a [...]

Filed under: Exclusive , Awards , Spinner Says Getty Images Imagine you're at a car dealership and you ask the salesman to show you the best new models. You're checking them out, giddy to see this year's cream of the crop, and -- surprise! -- you realize he's trying to sell you on a pre-owned car from 2008. "What gives? That's not new," you say. "Buddy," he says, putting a reassuring hand on your [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Television Bryan Bedder, Getty Images Dr. Dog have returned to the spotlight with their sixth album 'Be the Void.' The Philly rockers' latest effort is arguably the band's best yet, combining the smart pop sensibilities of their past works with a refined throwback sound. The band hit the set of ' Conan ' last night and rocked late night Americans [...]

Filed under: News , New Music Third Man The neverending fountain of song known as Jack White has released the latest installment of Third Man Record's Blue Series. The ongoing collaborative project, which has featured the likes of Stephen Colbert , Insane Clown Posse and John C. Reilly , will now add one more icon to it's hallowed halls: Tom Jones . The 7-inch single will feature a [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Courtesy of Pheromone Recordings Rock music and literature usually inhabit separate ends of the arts and culture spectrum but Dave Bidini , founding member of seminal Canadian art-rock outfit the Rheostatics and current leader of the Bidiniband , is determined to bridge both worlds. The musician has authored 10 books -- including ' On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock ,' which [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Taylor Hill, FilmMagic NEW YORK (AP) -- Bruce Springsteen has announced that two saxophonists, including Clarence Clemons ' nephew, will join his upcoming world tour with the E Street Band . The announcement was made Thursday on Springsteen's website. Springsteen says longtime collaborator Eddie Manion will "share the saxophone role" with Jake Clemons.

Filed under: News Kevin Winter, Getty Images Adele 's well-documented throat problems were much scarier than a bit of soreness, according to a new interview the singer did with '60 Minutes.' Sitting down with Anderson Cooper for a special that will air before the Grammys telecast, Adele described the onset of her condition, which forced her to have surgery on her vocal cords . "[It was] like someone put a [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News AFP/Getty Images Finding the perfect time and place to get down on bended knee and pop the ol' question is still an elusive, nerve-wracking art. But guys planning to propose this Valentine's Day can get some help from none other than Paul McCartney . "Paul wants you to share your love," says a message on the musician's site and Facebook page. In celebration of [...]

Filed under: News , Video Michael Kovac, WireImage Let us introduce Lana Del Rey 's newest accessory: A sparkling silver tooth grill. A day after Del Rey's camp denied that the singer's upcoming tour was canceled , the pop temptress was spotted in L.A. wearing a canine-fitted tooth jewel . As US Weekly reports, this isn't the first time LDR has hit the strip with a brand new face [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Courtesy Paper + Plastic Records Break Anchor rose from the ashes of the Suicide Machines . "People don't really know the whole story of the end of the Suicide Machines," frontman Jay Navarro tells Spinner. "In short, I had decided to either to call it quits or just play shows once and awhile." And that's exactly what he did. Navarro found a job and settled into [...]

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Oh! My Blackbird Video: 'Little Bird' Highlight: "The song is inspired by a really bad breakup with a boyfriend, and the idea was that I couldn't move on even though it was always bad," singer Annie Sullivan tells Spinner. "The music video uses this idea, showing the guy (portrayed by Nick Jozwiak) passed out drunk and the girl (me) asleep and upset. The clothing comes to life while we're asleep. First, the girl sneaks out of the room and [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Pop Culture Getty Images|WireImage After all the endless post-' Saturday Night Live ' hubub , when Lana Del Rey 's debut album 'Born to Die' was finally released last week, it did anything but -- immediately topping iTunes charts around the globe. But a Tumblr image with the heading " Canada's like, 'lol idiots'" soon made the [...]