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NEW MUSIC VIDEO: Vanessa Hudgens, '$$$ex' (VIDEO)

Vanessa Hudgens and YLA have released the video for $$$ex.

Take a look at the vid and let us know if you think Vanessa has finally shed her, "good girl" High School Musical persona?!!

Justin Timberlake Announces 'The 20/20 Experience World Tour' Dates

Justin Timberlake is heading out on tour this fall and we have all the dates for his upcoming The 20/20 Experience World Tour. The tour starts in Montreal on October 31 and ends in Omaha, NE on February 10.

The second volume of The 20/20 Experience will be released on September 30.

Check out the full list of dates below -- do you plan on going to see him?

Oct. 31 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Nov. 13 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
Nov. 15 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Nov. 16 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
Nov. 18 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
Nov. 19 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
Nov. 21 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Nov. 29 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Dec. 2 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
Dec. 4 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Dec. 5 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Dec. 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Dec. 12 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
Dec. 14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
Dec. 15 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Dec. 17 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Dec. 19 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Jan. 13 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
Jan. 17 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena
Jan. 22 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Feb. 7 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
Feb. 9 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Feb. 10 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Center

Brad Pitt Talks Production Problems in 'Vanity Fair' About His Upcoming Film 'World War Z' (PHOTO)

(Photo: Vanity Fair)

Brad Pitt covers Vanity Fair’s June issue, but it's the inside interview that is drawing all of the attention.

The actor talks candidly about how troubled his upcoming World War Z was throughout production. The screenwriter Damon Lindelof tells the magazine:

“He took me through how excited he was when he read the book, what was exciting for him, the geopolitical aspect of it."

Brad said:

“We started shooting the thing before we locked down how it was going to end up, and it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to.”

The movie ran well over-budget -- though the project they claim will be a success.

Read more of the interview with the crew after the jump.

[Vanity Fair]

Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, and Fun Are Among 2013 Billboard Music Awards Top Nominees

This year should make for a great Billboard Music Awards -- the nominations were officially announced on Monday.

The big three nominees included Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, and fun -- the three acts were each nominated in 11 different categories. Rihanna got the nod for 10 awards. Carly Rae Jepsen and One Direction follow with nine and eight noms.

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards hosted by Tracy Morgan air live from Las Vegas, May 19 on ABC.

Full list of nominations after the jump.

[Billboard]

CONCERT REVIEW: Parachute Plays Boston's House of Blues

(Photos: Parachute/Mercury Records/Facebook)

By EMILY SAKA

Though Boston’s House of Blues is the biggest venue on their 2013 spring tour, Parachute frontman Will Anderson picks the very edge of the main stage as his prime perch.  Parachute may have second billing under Andy Grammer tonight, but the ear-splitting participation the pop-rock band is working from the audience is atypical reception for your usual opening act.  So far, the crowd has supplied resounding back-up vocals to the first two tracks, including “She (For Liz),” a fan favorite off Parachute’s 2009 debut but never an official single.  It makes sense, then, that Anderson is practically in the arms of his screaming fans, working the energy into synchronized arm-swaying of epic proportions.  Meanwhile, the band members behind Anderson – Johnny Stubblefield, Alex Hargrave, Kit French, and Nate McFarland – feed off the verve to drive a goose bump-inducing crescendo into the second chorus of “What I Know,” sending the venue wild.  It’s a heartwarming display of affection for a highly underrated band, one whose five-year-career has spawned few mainstream hits but legions of dedicated fans who’ve committed every infectious hook and powerful chorus to memory.

The five-piece outfit from Charlottesville, Virginia is of the tight-jeans-and-leather-jacket variety, but the hipster edge belies two albums of radio-friendly pop-rock.  Anderson tells the crowd, to thunderous applause, that they’ve been “cooped up” in studio working on a third, before slowing down the mood with the piano-heavy new track, “Drive Me Home.” It fits much more cleanly into their repertoire than their newest single, “Hearts Go Crazy,” a blatant shift towards the electronic dance tracks currently overwhelming the charts.  The studio recording of the song is sunny and fun, but the live version they perform later in the night, sans synth, is a much less unsettling rendition for fans of their traditional sound.  The middle of the set is just as artistically on-point but slightly less compelling than the beginning, save for an inspiring performance of “Kiss Me Slowly,” the hit single they co-wrote with Lady Antebellum.  It’s to be expected, as inevitably far fewer people will be familiar with fresh material, but a testament nonetheless that Parachute’s real charm comes from direct audience engagement in the music. 
   
Parachute burst onto the scene sandwiched between the NSYNC and One Direction boy band eras, and thus, being an all-male ensemble, were often unfortunately bestowed the label in the interim.  But if they were in fact a “boy band” of the late 00’s, at least they made an idiosyncratic effort; their upbeat melodies and addictive refrains are ensconced in layers of guitar, piano, drums, and the occasional thrilling string arrangement.  In a live setting, this makes for beautiful acoustics but, if there’s one downfall, a lack of immediately palpable camaraderie.  Each member is unquestionably talented, enthusiastic, and one-hundred percent present in the performance, but at times seemingly too focused on his own part for the on-stage presence to feel completely cohesive.  On this particular night, it takes a rousing cover of The Spencer Davis Group’s “Gimme Some Lovin,” featuring co-opener Andrew Ripp on vocals and tambourine, to bring the group dynamic back again.  With guitarists Hargrave and McFarland finding new looseness in their knees, Stubblefield switching the rock beat to bluesy percussion, and French leaving the keys for a soulful saxophone solo, it’s an organic moment of music-making.  But the highlight of the night is still to come: a toe-tapping, hand-clapping rendition of the anthemic “Something to Believe In.”  It’s in this moment when you can fully understand how genuinely Parachute loves performing music.  It’s hard to tell who’s egging who on, the all-out performances of the five rockers on stage or the frenetic audience throwing their hands in the air, but each seems bent on one-upping the other in a truly uproarious finale.  After the final note, there’s a collective gasp to regain breath and, long after the band’s left the stage, a lingering positivity in the air.  It’s the same familiar sensation you’re left with after listening to a Parachute album, one that’s kept fans coming back to their favorite under-the-radar band and convincing them that real mainstream recognition is just around the corner. 

Emily Saka is an ardent music lover and soon-to-be recipient of a BS in journalism from Boston University.  As she waits for the two to combine in an illustrious career in music journalism, she curates a humble music blog: thesavvemusic.tumblr.com.

Jennifer Lawrence Among Time Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' For 2013 (PHOTO)

(Photo: Time)

Time has announced its 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2013. Celebrities made quite a few of the numbers on the list including Jennnifer Lawrence who covered the issue. Other such celebs that made the cut include Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Lena Dunham.

Check out all who made the list after the jump.

[USA Today]

Rita Ora Covers Elle's May "Women in Music" Issue Wearing Mouse Ears (PHOTO)

(Photo: Elle)

Rita Ora may be dominating the music world but soon she could add fashion star to that list.

Rita already has her first cover of Elle appearing on the magazine's May “Women in Music” issue.

As for how she likes to dress when it comes to her performances - she doesn't like being told what to wear.

Label input “should never be allowed,” Ora says of her independent fashion choices. “It’s like somebody telling you what to sing.”

Check out more photos of Rita's Elle shoot after the jump.

[Elle]

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: Psy, 'Gentleman' (VIDEO)

Here it is Psy is back with a brand new hit titled Gentleman, but will it do better than his smash hit Gangnam Style?

To date Gangnam Style has over 1.5 billion hits on YouTube.

Nothing can top that but we have to admit is try Psy style, the song is catchy!