John Lennon's Hollywood Star Defaced

John Lennon's Hollywood Star Defaced

When Gillian Lomax, who spent six years on radio KLOS's Breakfast with the Beatles, led her A Magical History Tour group to John Lennon's star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame next to Capitol Records on Vine Street on Oct. 5, she discovered that vandals had besmirched it with graffiti and scribbles, including a spotted toadstool, a smiley-face, "I love you," and "Blackbird... Rain was here."
Miley Cyrus Deflects Criticism on 'Today': 'This Is Just Who I Am'

Miley Cyrus Deflects Criticism on 'Today': 'This Is Just Who I Am'

Not long after her "Saturday Night Live" gig this past weekend, Miley Cyrus took to "Today" Monday morning (Oct. 7) to debrief following "SNL," the VMAs and her spat late last week with Sinead O'Connor, one day before the release of her newest album, "Bangerz."
Chester Bennington Releases First EP With Stone Temple Pilots, Plots Future With Linkin Park

Chester Bennington Releases First EP With Stone Temple Pilots, Plots Future With Linkin Park

Stone Temple Pilots plan is that "High Rise," the group's first EP with Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, will be the first of a lot of releases the group plans to make with its new frontman. "There were a lot of ideas floating around," bassist and co-founder Robert DeLeo tells Billboard about the sessions with Bennington, who signed on to replace fired frontman Scott Weiland earlier this year and will continue to do double duty between STP and Linkin Park.
Anberlin, 'IJSW': Exclusive Song Premiere

Anberlin, 'IJSW': Exclusive Song Premiere

Just a year after "Vital," its October 2012 release, Anberlin is back with a special edition of that album -- "Devotion: Vital Special Edition" -- which will see an Oct. 15 release on Big3 Records. Ahead of its release, the band has dropped a new song off the album, "IJSW," for which Billboard has the exclusive premiere.
Haim's 'Days Are Gone' Wins U.K. Chart Battle, Justin Timberlake No. 2

Haim's 'Days Are Gone' Wins U.K. Chart Battle, Justin Timberlake No. 2

In two of the closest finishes in recent chart history, Haim’s “Days Are Gone” album (Polydor/Universal) debuted at No. 1 and OneRepublic’s “Counting Stars” (Interscope/Universal) climbed 3-1 on the singles chart Oct. 6 to give each act its first U.K. No. 1.
Miley Cyrus Parodies Government Shutdown, Performs the Hits on 'SNL'

Miley Cyrus Parodies Government Shutdown, Performs the Hits on 'SNL'

Saturday night with Miley was neither the trainwreck nor the twerk-filled spectacle many expected it to become. Instead, the second episode of the new season of "Saturday Night Live" was just the right amount of audacious and, at best and worst, your usual episode of the NBC sketch comedy show.

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