Kevin Rutherford

Contributing Editor

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A contributor to Billboard since 2011, Rutherford has been writing about "American Idol" regularly for Billboard.com since 2012. He has also written for Rolling Stone and Paste, and covers the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Frontstretch.com.

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

October 07, 2013 2:48 PM EDT 
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."
Anberlin, 'IJSW': Exclusive Song Premiere
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Anberlin, 'IJSW': Exclusive Song Premiere

October 07, 2013 11:00 AM EDT 
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.
Miley Cyrus Parodies Government Shutdown, Performs the Hits on 'SNL'
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Miley Cyrus Parodies Government Shutdown, Performs the Hits on 'SNL'

October 06, 2013 2:10 AM EDT 
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.
Fiona Apple Heckled, Fights Back at Tour Opener
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Fiona Apple Heckled, Fights Back at Tour Opener

October 04, 2013 7:56 PM EDT 
Fiona Apple had a bit of a tough time during the start of her most recent tour in Portland last night (Oct. 3), which devolved into a flurry of expletives and heckling at one point of the show and left the alt-rocker visibly frustrated.
The Raconteurs Reform, Return Home, Rock Inaugural MI Fest
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Third Man Records Announce New Dead Weather, Raconteurs Releases

October 02, 2013 9:43 PM EDT 
Two of Jack White's bands are back with new releases coming down the line. White's Third Man Records announced today the newest of its Third Man Vault packages, including material from The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs, two bands of which the alt-rocker claims membership.
The Winery Dogs, 'Time Machine': Exclusive Video Premiere

The Winery Dogs, 'Time Machine': Exclusive Video Premiere

October 02, 2013 10:15 AM EDT 
Listening to music from The Winery Dogs is like entering a time machine, with a back-to-basics rock sound and input from three masters of the genre. So it's fitting that the band's newest video, premiered today (Oct. 2) on Billboard, is for the song entitled just that: "Time Machine."

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