Whitney Houston performing in 2009: The late singer's last recorded track will be featured in the movie "Sparkle," which comes out on Aug. 17.

'Celebrate': Whitney Houston's inspirational last song

The late diva's final studio recording is released, a duet with Sparkle co-star Jordin Sparks. Does it live up to Whitney's legacy?

 
Selena Gomez (center) and buddies, including boyfriend Justin Beiber (not pictured), jump on the "Call Me Maybe" bandwagon with their own lip-synch video.

'Call Me Maybe': The viral video showdown

Carly Rae Jepsen's bubbly, unshakable pop hit inspires lip-synched homages from unlikely culprits including Harvard's baseball team, Justin Bieber, and James Franco

 
Donna Summer, pictured in 1987, died at the age of 63: The soulful singer transcended her disco niche to become a commercial success.

Donna Summer's most memorable songs: A video timeline

The Queen of Disco died Thursday at age 63 after a cancer battle. But with indelible hits like "Last Dance" and "Bad Girls," her disco inferno will burn on

 
In Copenhagen, dozens of professional musicians delight tired subway commuters with a surprise performance of a classic piece of music.

The classiest flash mob ever?

The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra delights morning subway commuters with an impromptu performance of Edvard Grieg's classic "Peer Gynt"

 
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, pictured in 2004, directed many of the group's videos using the pseudonym Nathaniel Hornblower.

Remembering Beastie Boys' Adam 'MCA' Yauch: A video tribute

The pioneering emcee died after a long battle with cancer Friday at age 47. Here, fans and critics look back at his career through the band's revolutionary music videos

 
Unreleased material: Did Kurt Cobain record what one intimate refers to as his "White Album" before his death?

The month in Kurt Cobain news: 6 highlights

Eighteen years after the Nirvana frontman's suicide, he's still making headlines with rumors of unreleased solo material and more

 
Levon Helm in 2010: The legendary drummer and lead singer of The Band died Thursday after a long battle with throat cancer.

Remembering Levon Helm: The rock legend's 5 greatest performances

After the influential lead singer and drummer for The Band dies Thursday at age 71, critics fondly recall his most searing concerts

 
A Tupac Shakur hologram stunned the crowds at Coachella, and has some observers worrying that greedy music execs might try to mount an all-hologram version of Woodstock.

Resurrecting Tupac: The beginning of a disturbing hologram trend?

A stunning virtual performance by the late rapper Tupac Shakur continues to make waves — and prompts concerns about exploiting other dead celebs

 
Kurt Cobain was reportedly working on a never-before-heard solo album before his death in 1994.

Did Kurt Cobain record a solo album before his death?

Former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, who's on a book tour, claims that the music legend recorded a game-changing new album before his 1994 suicide

 
The Coachella hologram of Tupac Shakur was created by digitally piecing together physical characteristics and movements from the late rapper's previous performances.

Coachella's 'astonishing' Tupac Shakur hologram: How they did it

A jaw-dropping virtual performance by the late rapper stuns California festival-goers — and could lead to a wave of concerts from digitally reanimated stars

 
Madonna's 12th studio album, "MDNA," is winning far more critical raves than her middling 2008 effort "Hard Candy."

MDNA: Madonna's best album in decades?

Even matched against Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, the Queen of Pop arguably still deserves her throne

 
A street memorial for Whitney Houston in front of the Beverly Hilton Hotel where the singer was found unconscious in her bathtub.

How much did drugs contribute to Whitney Houston's death?

Coroners rule that the "I Will Always Love You" singer used cocaine immediately before she died — prompting further questions

 
With a black-and-white, highly sexualized video for "Girl Gone Wild," Madonna pays homage to... Madonna.

Madonna's 'bonkers-good' music video for 'Girl Gone Wild'

The Queen of Pop's self-referential new clip pays homage to "Vogue," "Like a Prayer," and "Erotica" — but does it have any merit of its own?

 
South by Southwest has a reputation for premiering movies that go on to enjoy great success, including last year's "Bridesmaids."

Why is SXSW such a big deal?

Hundreds of thousands of fans and journalists are flocking to Austin, Texas, for the combination movie-music-tech festival. How did it become such a phenomenon?

 
In Disney's brief, 22-line song, "It's a Small World," the word "world" is repeated 14 times.

'It's a Small World': The world's most annoying song?

Repetition, musical simplicity, and incongruity have a lot to do with why the famous Disney tune is so irritating, says Jason Richards in The Atlantic

 

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