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Rod Stewart Says Fifth Time's the Charm for New 'American Songbook' Release

Getty Images Rod Stewart has been performing for more than 40 years, but he still has the excitement of a newcomer when he talks about playing live. His eyes light up and he grins with delight. "It's more enjoyable now than it's ever been," he says. Spinner spent time with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer at the Los Angeles home he shares with ...

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Rod Stewart Makes His Wife Cry

Steve Thorne, Getty Images Usually, husbands try to avoid making their wives cry at all costs. Rod Stewart is not one of those men. He knows when wife Penny Lancaster's tears start flowing, it may mean he's doing something right. Such was the case when his wife, who is expecting their second child, heard Stewart's lovely rendition of the Henry ...

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Florence and the Machine Bringing 'Chaos' to the VMAs

Andy Sheppard, Redferns Heading into Sunday's Video Music Awards on MTV, nominee Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine has one overriding thought running through her mind about her performance: "I really hope I don't f--- it the hell up." You can't blame her for being a wee bit nervous given her newcomer status. Although Florence and the ...

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The Heavy Perform Live on the Interface

Collin Erie for AOL For many people, their first introduction to the Heavy's music was the image of several stuffed animals living it up to the British neo-soul band's ultra-funky 'How You Like Me Now?' in a Kia Sorrento Super Bowl commercial. Not surprisingly, some more ardent fans have now felt compelled to prove their love for the Heavy by ...

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Hans Zimmer Dreams Up Johnny Marr Collaboration for 'Inception' Soundtrack

Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer was hearing things. As he wrote the score for the new summer blockbuster 'Inception,' a sound started rumbling around in his head, but he couldn't quite place it. Then, a few days later, it hit him. "I couldn't figure out the sound that I was chasing and I realized it was Johnny [Marr]," Zimmer tells Spinner. ...

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Marina and the Diamonds Play First Los Angeles Gig

Marina and the Diamonds made their sparkling Los Angeles debut on Tuesday night before an adoring sold-out crowd at the Troubadour -- but the Welsh singer admitted she was a bit on edge before taking the stage. "This one gig out of the 180 I'm doing this year made me [nervous]," she said a few songs in to her hour-long set of New Wave-influenced ...

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John Fogerty's 'Centerfield' Honored by Baseball Hall of Fame

Just as a batter knows when he connects with a ball if he's hit it out of the park, John Fogerty knew 'Centerfield' was a home run when he wrote it. "I remember right when I came up with the [opening] lick," the former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman tells Spinner. "For a writer or musician, those are those wonderful moments of clarity ...

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