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10 year old Hollie Steel graced the Britain's Got Talent stage in a darling little tutu as she awkwardly danced like a precious little ballerina. Seconds before Simon was about to send her back to daycare little Hollie opened her mouth and began singing " I Could Have Danced All Night" from the classic musical, 'My Fair Lady'. Everyone in the room was blown away by the performance including Simon who said: " Hollie, Hollie, Hollie, I didn't like what you were wearing because you came over as typical little girl who wants to be a ballerina." I wasn't crazy about the song then I heard you sing.I think, Hollie, that you have a fantastic voice. I really do. The fact that you don’t know how good you are is what I really like about you. But this just might just be the tip of the iceberg because I think you're better than that" Sounds like Susan Boyle has some competition! So who will win Britain's Got Talent? Will it be disheveled loo...

Foo-Fighters front man Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum welcomed their second daughter Harper Willow into the world on Tuesday April 21st 2009. Harper Willow is a healthy baby, weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and is 20 inches long. The coupled named their second daughter after Grohl's great uncle. The rockstar says the new baby takes after him and is "loud as hell". Hopefully she'll become a musical genius like her father!! The attractive couple married on August 2nd 2003 and welcomed their first daughter, Violet on April 15th 2006. With all these little foos running around, maybe Grohl will start another side project!

Lollapalooza (August 7-9th 2009) has finally announced this year's lineup. Some of the most surprising acts include: Tool, (newly reunited! ) Jane's Addiction, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, and Snoop Dogg. Some other acts I'm excited about: Animal Collective , The Decemberists , Coheed and Cambria , Santigold , and The Raveonettes . Click here for the full lineup! For those of you who prefer electronic, and dance music, you can look forward to acts like MSTRKRFT, Hercules and Love Affair, Simian Mobile Disco and Boys Noize among others spinning at Perry's. Lollapalooza is a yearly music festival in Chicago, Illinois. This year's three-day festival will take place at Grand Park. I'm kind of bummed that neither Radiohead nor Rage Against the Machine will be performing this year. Nevertheless, Lollapalooza is going to be an awesome three days of some of the best music in the industry.

I am so excited for the upcoming exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, Who Shot Rock. From Brooklyn Museum's Spring 2009 Press Release: "Who Shot Rock: Photographers of Rock and Roll October 30, 2009–January 31, 2010 (Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5th floor) Who Shot Rock: Photographers of Rock and Roll is the first major museum exhibition to put the photographers in the foreground, acknowledging their creative and collaborative role in the history of rock ’n’ roll. From its earliest days, rock ’n’ roll was captured in photographs that personalized, and frequently eroticized, the musicians, creating a visual identity for the genre. The photographers are handmaidens to the rock ’n’ roll revolution, and their images communicate the social and cultural transformations that took place from the 1950s to the present. The exhibition is in six sections: rare and revealing images taken behind the scenes; tender snapshots of young musicians at the beginnings of their careers; exhil...

Record Store Day will take place at record stores country-wide on April 18th, 2009. Limited editions/special releases by various record labels, bands, and music artists will be available for purchase. To add to the exciting news, there will also be live music and listening parties so bring your wallets and put on your dancing shoes! At various record stores in New York City, the limited edition music releases will be available for purchase at the stores exclusively (no online orders). Click here to view a list of participating stores in New York. The music releases that will be available can be seen here Record Store Day will offer limited edition releases from a variety of genres including rock, punk,folk, pop, and hip-hop from new artists and classics we all know and love. Looking for that Bob Dylan rare release or Radiohead EP? Head to Record Store Day on the 18th to get the missing piece of your ultimate music collection.

Coachella 2009 music festival starts today in Indio California. For all you New Yorkers who couldn't make it over to the West Coast this year, dont fret! Several performances at the music festival can be streamed live online courtesy of AT&T here The full Coachella lineup and set times can be viewed here . Coachella is an all-ages, three-day music festival featuring artists and bands from a variety of genres ranging from indie rock to dub and folk to hip-hop. Some of this year's biggest acts include Paul McCartney, M.I.A., The Cure, The Yeah Yeah Yeah's, and Vivian Girls. Stay tuned for the Coachella 2009 wrap up of the top rated performances.

Daniela Schachter Quartet will be performing at Dizzys NYC, April 21st through April 25th, 2009. Daniela Schachter started early in her career. In her mid teens she was already performing live and doing studio sessions. Her love for music pushed her past her classical studies in Italy to Boston at the Berklee College of Music . To make reservations now, call - (212) 258-9800.

Green Day is rumored to appear at New York's Bowery Ballroom on May 18. That's 3 days after the release of Green Day's 8th album, "21st Century Breakdown". This will be an uncharacteristically small venue for Green Day. But, they have been doing a lot of small concerts recently, possibly being mindful of the weak economy. The new album's first single, "Know Your Enemy," is supposed to launch April 16. The video for "Know Your Enemy," directed by Matthew Cullen, will air April 24 on all MTV and VH1 channels worldwide.

The film, " Jazz in the Diamond District ", an urban drama, will premier in New York City April 30th. "Jazz in the Diamond District" is a story of a young woman, Jasmine Morgan, played by Monique Cameron, who decides to forgo college and pursue a musical career amidst the backdrop of the underground music scene in D.C. The film is set during the Murder Capital of World 1990's era of Washington DC.

Rock and Music Legend Bruce Springsteen has replied to an allegation that he had an affair with a another married woman, People.com reports. On March 27 2009, divorce papers were filed by a New Jersey resident who claimed that his wife had "committed adultery with the one and only Bruce Springsteen, who resides in Rumson, NJ and Colts Neck, NJ at various times and places too numerous to mention." A Music PR representative for the singer responded that Springsteen stands by what he said following a separate but very similiar 2006 allegation of another infidelity - that his relationship with his wife Patricia Scialfa "remains just as strong as the day the 2 were married." Lets hope this rocker and trained musician isnt harassed by the press any more than he already has.

Here is video from Radio City Music Hall , NYC April 4, 2009. It's Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr doing, "Cosmically Conscious". The entertainment at Radio City was meant to draw attention to bringing meditation to schools across the world.

On April 4th, 2009 ex Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star held a concert at New York City 's, Radio City Music Hall . The ex Beatles aim to promote Meditation in public schools. They said there have been 600 or 700 scientific studies that prove in their minds that meditation is good for the human soul. McCartney and Ringo have felt strongly about meditation since their visit to India back in the 1960's. The concert, called “Change from within,” benefited the David Lynch Foundation, which raises money for teaching transcendental meditation. The concert's artist lineup included Eddie Vedder, Moby, Sheryl Crowe and Ben Harper.

New York musician Alvin Atkinson and the "Sound Merchants" played in the gardens of Baghdad's Rasheed Hotel under a bright hot sun. They played Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' train" in Baghdad's "Green Zone" today, nearly 50 years after the jazz legend himself played in the Iraqi capital.

In 2007, the initial thought of Country Music legend, Willie Nelson teaming up with Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis at New York City's, Jazz at Lincoln Center was a little strange. But it only takes a second of thought to realize that this would probably be a great match up. And it was, enough so that the DVD of the performance is now out in stores.

Lil Bow Wow is now just Bow Wow and he has a new album out. The release of his new album, New Jack City II was celebrated with a release party at New York City 's, Santos Party House . There was no VIP section, drinking or ho's. It was a sober, free and thankful concert he gave to his fans of all ages.