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Kelly Rowland popped by the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles over the weekend, rocking the red carpet in all white. The ceremony honored former president Bill Clinton, who received the Advocate for Change award. Others attending the ceremony included Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Betty White and Elle Fanning.

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3 Doors Down's Todd Harrell is facing vehicular homicide charges after an accident in the Nashville area on Friday. The bassist was driving on the Interstate 40 near the Nashville suburb of Hermitage when his car struck a pickup truck on the highway and then hit a retaining wall, stopping a quarter mile away from the original crash site.

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Chrissy Amphlett, lead singer of Australia's alt-rockers Divinyls, has died at the age of 53. The Age, an Aussie site, reports that Amphlett passed in New York over the weekend following a struggle with cancer. "Christine Joy Amphlett succumbed to the effects of breast cancer and multiple sclerosis, diseases she vigorously fought with exceptional bravery . . ." said her husband.

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Will.i.am will receive the Honorary Award at this year's CLIO Award Ceremony. The annual award show honors creative advertising in package design, print, radio and television and is scheduled for May 15 at New York City's Museum of Natural History. CLIO Awards executive director Nicole Purcell said Will has earned the award: "will.i.am has not only mastered music but . . ."

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Levon Helm of the Band is the focus of a new documentary, Ain't in It for My Health, which combines archival footage with footage shot during the last few years of Helm's life. The doc debuted in New York City earlier this week. Larry Campbell, a longtime Helm collaborator, spoke with Reuters about the directorial method of Jacob Hatley.

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T.I. has released a new video for "Memories Back Then" featuring B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar and Kris Stephens. The clip, directed by Phillyflyboy, was filmed in and around Los Angeles. While Tip and Bobby enjoy the bright sun at the Santa Monica Pier, Lamar traverses the 6th Street Bridge downtown, before the trio meet up in the Hollywood Hills.

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Alicia Keys has released the music video for "Fire We Make," the latest single from her album, Girl on Fire. Keys is joined on the lusty track by Maxwell. In the video, directed by Chris Robinson, Keys lays across the floor of her bedroom on a hot day, cooling off with some ice cubes, while Max sits across the room from her.

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3 Doors Down have canceled their next four tour dates following the arrest of bass player Todd Harrell, who was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter after his vehicle clipped a pickup truck, sending it over an embankment and killed its driver. After failing a field sobriety test, Harrell admitted to police that he had been drinking and taking prescription painkillers.

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Billy Ray Cyrus and Randy Travis have filmed a pilot called I'm Still the King, which the pair are shopping to networks. As Cyrus explained in an interview with Billboard, the show has an unusual premise: "I play a dysfunctional Elvis impersonator who becomes a preacher. Randy's the sheriff. It's a great story, and I think it will find a home pretty soon."

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Kelis has released "Call on Me," a track produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, and set to be released through his Federal Prism imprint. The label, which launched just last year, says that, in addition to the single, Kelis has two albums due out this year; although no further details have been released yet.

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