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Rhye, "Woman" (Innovate Leisure/Loma Vista)

The definition of Rhye: the electronic Sade.

Rhye, the new duo made up of musicians Mike Milosh and Robin Hannibal, channel the veteran soul singer on their debut, "Woman." The album is full of smooth and soothing vocals on top of beats that are dreamy and dance-y. The 10-track set is electronic-flavored silky R&B and plays like a warm jazz session, as Milosh sings softly about love and life. He kind of sounds like a lady. And we love it.

Rhye's sound also echoes Quadron, another duo where Danish-based Hannibal works as producer and vocalist Coco O. is front and center.

It's hard to resist "Woman," especially songs like "Last Dance," which is both bold and jamming with lyrics like: "Tell me lies and lullabies, but don't tell me to change."

This here is a winner.

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Ed Kennedy is wrapping up the Glbt Journalism Conference, but he'll be back to give you a Meme on Tuesday (and I'm sure will have some interesting stories to tell). But we know how you love Ed's brilliantly curated daily compilation of internet odds and ends, so we're asking for help crowdsourcing today's edition of the Meme! Got a link, video, hot news item, etc. you think other readers would enjoy? As long as it's P.G. rated, please share in the comments!

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Today is Hollywood's big day, and I invite you to join me as I tweet the Oscar festivities on the Ae Twitter Account (and my personal account if Bad Snicks comes out). Please join us! (Just use @AfterElton and #Oscars).

Speaking of, here's a pretty desperate ad from ABC. So Guys will finally enjoy an Oscars?...

Border Run (The Mule) is a film inspired by true events, regarding human smuggling across the Us/Mexican border. Now I’m not sure if we managed to miss the marketing campaign for this film (which was released in theaters on October 1st, 2012), or there never was much of it – in any case, now we have four clips for you to check out, featuring Sharon Stone in this action-packed role of a lifetime: Border Run – Fair and Balanced Border Run – Into Nogalas Border Run – Last Dance Border Run – Border Run The story follows a Phoenix television reporter Sofie Talbert, a hard-nosed...

Border Run stars Sharon Stone as Phoenix television reporter Sofie Talbert, a hard-nosed right-wing journalist who exposes liberal politicians soft on illegal immigration. But when her relief-worker brother (Billy Zane) goes missing in Mexico, Sofie's own south-of-the-border investigation traps her in a deadly underworld of migrants, smugglers and cold-blooded murder. Here, nothing is what is seems. Nobody should be trusted. And when one woman crosses the line, there can be no turning back. Border Run is on Blu-ray and DVD February 26th. We have four clips for you to check out, featuring Sharon Stone in this action-packed role of a lifetime.

Border Run - Fair and Balanced

Border Run - Into Nogalas

Border Run - Last Dance

Border Run - Border Run

Border Run was released February 26th, 2013 and stars Sharon Stone, Billy Zane, Rosemberg Salgado, Miguel Rodarte, Giovanna Zacarías, Olga Segura, Manolo Cardona, Gilmer Bejarano. The film is directed by Gabriela Tagliavini.

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The Grammys are just a week away, and I feel that justifies an exploration of one of my favorite topics: wonderful music from god-awful movies. Here are my 10 favorite tunes specifically produced for the soundtracks of wretched movies.

10. Michelle Pfeiffer, "Cool Rider" from Grease 2

Grease 2 is a confounding mess from start to finish, but it's a complete blast if you're into campy singalong experiences. The movie's best tune is undoubtedly the brassy, kicky "Cool Rider" where The Greatest Catwoman croons like Benatar over a rip-roaring pop hook. It's damn replayable, which is something not often said about Grease 2.

9. Alanis Morissette, "Uninvited" from City of Angels

City of Angels is one of those infuriating movies that dares to take its ridiculous melodrama seriously. It's a feature-length Creed video. Thankfully its soundtrack was a rightful blockbuster featuring original tracks by U2 and -- perhaps most famously -- the Goo Goo Dolls,...

In honor of the amazing life and career and Dick Clark, this year ABC will air a two-hour countdown of the late “New Years Rockin’ Eve” host’s greatest moments, to be hosted by Fergie in Los Angeles and Jenny McCarthy in Times Square. The special (Dec. 31 from 8-10 p.m. Et) will celebrate clips from American Bandstand as well as many of Clark’s memorable New Year’s Eve countdowns. At 10 Et, Ryan Seacrest will join the hosts for a special appearance in honor of Clark.

We’ve got two exclusive clips from the pre-Seacrest two-hour special, below…

Cyndi Lauper...

TheInsider.com exclusively revealed that Kelly Rowland, Keri Hilson and Adam Lambert would be slaying a Donna Summer Tribute Medley at last night's VH1 Divas Live concert and in case you missed it, I've got the goods below!

Video - Adam Lambert Eyes A Hit

Kelly opened with Bad Girls before Keri picked up the mic for a cover of She Works Hard For The Money. Then, the real money hit the stage when Adam tackled Hot Stuff, proving it takes a real man to pay proper tribute to an icon like Donna.

Video - Watch The Best Divas Performances

The three then came together to close the Tribute out with roof shattering rendition of Last Dance. Watch:...

TheInsider.com brought you the first look at three of Adam Lambert's commercials for his gig hosting VH1's Divas Live Dance Party on December 16, and now we can exclusively reveal which songs the Trespassing hit maker will be tackling on the big night!

Video - Watch Adam Take The Diva Test

Donna Summer, who was just announced as a 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, will also be honored during Divas and along with Kelly Rowland and Keri Hilson, Adam will perform a medley of her biggest hits!

Photos - On The Divas Red Carpet

Here's the musical breakdown:

I Feel Love, Kelly Rowland

Bad Girls, Kelly Rowland

She Works Hard for the Money, Keri Hilson

Love to Love You Baby & Hot Stuff, Adam Lambert

Last Dance, Kelly, Keri and Adam

VH1's Divas Live 2012 -- also featuring Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks, Ciara & Demi Lovato -- airs Live on Sunday, December 16th at...

Quincy Jones, Rush, Heart, Public Enemy, Randy Newman, producer-songwriter Lou Adler, blues guitarist Albert King and Donna Summer are the latest heavy hitters to make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame roster. And while there's no doubt about their influence on music, they've also made lasting impressions on film. The group has collectively earned four Oscars, inspired celluloid bromance shenanigans, written and performed movie songs and scores, and wholeheartedly embraced unconventional material. Seriously, who knew Adler produced "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and Robert Altman's "Brewster McCloud?” Or that Donna Summer's hit song "Last Dance" won an Oscar for "Thank God It's Friday" of all movies?!? Or that Public Enemy's Chuck D. co-starred in a film in which Harvey Weinstein plays a private detective? Now that's the indie spirit! Read More: A Movie Star's Independent Mind: 10 Films From Brad Pitt,...

This story first appeared in the Nov. 30 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. The crowd at the El Rey Theatre on Nov. 14 was expecting musicians to drop in to jam at Petty Fest, a charity event for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund where celebs covered Tom Petty’s greatest hits. Photos: Musicians Celebrate the Songs of Tom Petty at Petty Fest Members of The Strokes, The Black Keys and Kings of Leon all rocked out, but nobody expected Johnny Depp -- a friend of Petty -- to show up and play guitar on “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” with Ke$ha on vocals.

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The X Factor featured some of its best performances ever with Carly Rose Sonenclar winning the judges' hearts with Celion Dion's My Heart Will Go On. Another judge favorite was Jennel Garcia who 'nailed it' with her rendition of Tina Turner's Rolling On A River. Other performances included last week's favorite Tate Stevens singing From This Moment, Diamond White performing her version of Beyonce's Halo and a not so judge favorite Beatrice Miller singing Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time. Lyric 145 sang Queen's We Will Rock You, Arin Rey performed Crazy For You by Madonna, Paige Thomas sang Donna Summer's hit song Last Dance and Fifth Harmony wowed the judges with Mariah Carey's Hero. Rounding out the 12 performances, was Vino Allen singing Tina Turner's Lets Stay Together, Emblem 3 singing Alicia Keys' No One and Cece Frey singing All By Myself Are you...

The X Factor's Top 12 performed for America's vote on Wednesday night. Who did enough to secure a spot in the next round? Who will be heading home on Thursday night?

Read along for our take, and then vote for your favorite in our poll...

Jennel Garcia: (Proud Mary) I couldn't disagree with the judges more on this one. I thought she said she was really into dance. Why didn't she dance at all in that performance? Just running around on stage isn't dancing. That running around did however cause her not be able to do anything vocally. This was a very run of the mill rendition of a song that isn't all that great for a singing competition to begin with.

Grade: D+

Tate Stevens: (From this Moment) This was a very decent duet with whoever was singing that background vocal. I have to say this about Tate,...

On TV this Monday: The Broke Girls meet a man from Mars, 90210 hosts some rockin’ hotties, Castle goes behind the music and Hawaii Five-0‘s flashback episode is da bomb. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (always linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

Preview | Bones‘ Booth and Brennan Grow ‘Closer’ in a ‘Moving’ 9/11 Episode

8 pm How I Met Your Mother (CBS) | Robin’s hesitation to break up with Nick presses Barney into action; Lily and Marshall desperately seek some private time.

8 pm 90210 (The CW) | Carmen Electra (Baywatch) and pop star Nelly Furtado guest-star as...

Paul Fenech comedy Housos Vs. Authority has grossed $554,003 on its opening weekend at cinemas.

Housos Vs. Authority, inspired by Sbs TV series Housos, follows Franky, Shazza, Dazza and their mates as they attempt to sprinkle Shazza's mum's ashes on top of Australia's most famous icon. The film, distributed by Paramount and Transmission Films, opened on 151 screens, giving it a screen average of $3485.

The performance is far shy of Fat Pizza, Fenech's last feature film comedy which grossed $1.16 million on its opening weekend in April 2003. That film, distributed by Roadshow, was based on the successful Sbs series Pizza and went on to gross $3.65 million at the box office.

Meanwhile, Australian documentary Paul Kelly: Stories of Me continued to perform well. It lifted 48 per cent in its third weekend, taking $139,241 across seven screens. It is likely to become the second Australian documentary to enter the top 10 box office list alongside Storm Surfers 3D.

The gossip is out! Monday night’s episode of Gossip Girl unveiled the truth about Nate’s new love, brought back two familiar faces and set up a partnership that could make the Upper East Side crowd very angry. Below, we review the episode’s biggest surprises.

Photos | Gossip Girl Sneak Peek: Will a Last Dance Bring Chuck and Blair Together for Good?

Nate Goes Young… Very Young | The Spectator boss finally finds a love interest closer to his own age. Unfortunately, she’s also underage and the daughter of Serena’s new boyfriend, Steven, who decks Nate. “It’s legal.

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It is a big day for the divas as they all land in New Orleans for Essence Fest. This is also the season finale of R&B Divas, which I was not at all emotionally prepared for. It’s a beautiful finale though, because it’s filled with all the best qualities that characterize this show: music, sisterhood, and triumph. Even Nicci was happy! Of course, there was some drama and cursing and crying, too — there was a lot of cursing — but I think most of that had to do with the fact that they were in New Orleans and when you’re in New Orleans it’s hard not to be drizunk most of the time.

Indeed, as soon as they’re in town, after an awkward obvious promo for a service called Black Atlas (guess what, this episode was brought to you by Black Atlas!

The York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, in association with Robert D. Wachs producer of the hit films Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Coming to America, will mount a lab workshop of the new disco revue-sical, Last Dance featuring the music of legendary pop master Paul Jabara Enough is Enough, Its Raining Men, Last Dance, and more with book by Shaun McKenna Lord of the Rings, The Musical. Last Dance will play 5 performances tonight, September 20 23, 2012 at at The York Theatre at Saint Peters Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue.

The York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, in association with Robert D. Wachs producer of the hit films Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Coming to America, present the developmental lab of the new disco musical, Last Dance, featuring songs by the legendary Academy, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning pop master Paul Jabara Enough is Enough, Its Raining Men, Last Dance, and more with book by Shaun McKenna Lord of the Rings, The Musical.

Veteran Australian producer Antony I Ginnane is one of the key creatives behind a new local CGI animated feature film.

Ginnane, the former Screen Producers Association of Australia president, is in a joint venture with Accent Media’s Peter and Caroline Campbell, and Rodney Whitham and British film company Gfm Films on Stonerunner.The film, set on a future Earth, is to be directed by Australian Steve Trenbirth, who helmed Jungle Book 2, The Legend of Secret Pass and worked across many other Disney films.

It is written by Melbourne-based Paul Western-Pittard.

Ginnane, who has produced or executive produced over 66 films including 1978 thriller Patrick and its current remake as well as Last Dance and Arctic Blast, introduced the film and Peter Campbell to Gfm Films at Cannes Film Market this year.

Gfm’s Michael Ryan said the film had potential to be a cross-platform hit.

Ryan said: “We were all quickly...

Justin Bieber is likely to win Best Male Video for a second year in a row. If he prevails as predicted for "Boyfriend," Bieber would become the fifth artist in the twenty-eight year history of the VMAs to win this category twice. The two-time champs to date are: Tom Petty (“Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” 1994; “You Don’t Know How It Feels,” 1995); Beck (“Where It’s At,”1996; “Devil’s Haircut,” 1997); Will Smith (“Just The Two of Us," 1998; “Miami," 1999) and Justin Timberlake (“Cry Me a River,” 2003 and in 2007 when no specific videos were cited). In this era of social media, Justin Bieber is one of the dominant forces. If music does not dramatically change course next year, he will likely return to this category for his latest video “As Long As You Love” starring Michael Madsen. It will be interesting to...

Today we are focusing a super-special spotlight on one of the Falls most intriguing musical entries trying out in New York, the York Theatre Companys lab mounting of the new Paul Jabara jukebox musical Last Dance, by talking to the shows lead, recognizable TV and film star Rob Morrow, and the shows lead producer, noted comedic shepherd and filmmaker Robert D. Wachs, whom filled me in on all aspects of the show in a comprehensive chat late last week just prior to this weeks start of rehearsals. In this all-encompassing conversation, Morrow, Wachs and I discuss the genesis of the new disco-themed musical celebrating the life and career of Jabara, the accomplished Emmy, Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer of Broadway shows Rachael Lily Rosenbloom And Dont You Ever Forget It, movie songs Last Dance from Thank God Its Friday the titular The Main Event and numerous poprockdisco hits, such as...

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has announced the first round of nominees for the 2012 Aacta Awards.

Among the nominees is a short list of 23 local feature films which screened in theatres across Australia in the last year, or due to screen in the coming months.The feature nominees cross a wide variety of genres, with films The Sapphires, Killer Elite, Mental, Iron Sky, Bait3D, Swerve and Burning Man.

The Australian Film Institute and Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella said: “The goal for a healthy Australian feature film industry has always been to combine festival and critical acclaim with audience appeal. The exceptional collection of Feature Films in Competition demonstrates that this year we are well on the way to achieving this mix, and that despite many challenges, we can celebrate a landmark year in the industry.”

“We are thrilled to see many of our former AFI Award-winning...

The York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, in association with Robert D. Wachs producer of the hit films Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Coming to America, presents the developmental lab production of the new disco musical, Last Dance, featuring songs by the legendary Academy, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning pop master Paul Jabara Enough is Enough, Its Raining Men, Last Dance, and more with book by Shaun McKenna Lord of the Rings, The Musical. Under the direction of Philip Wm. McKinley Spiderman Turn Off the Dark, The Boy from Oz, and with choreography by Carol Schuberg Meet Me in St. Louis and musical direction by Wendy Cavett Mamma Mia, the five-member cast also features Katrina Lenk Spider-man Turn Off the Dark, Anastacia McClesky Priscilla, Queen of the Desert EmmyAward nominee Rob Morrow Northern Exposure, Numb3rs, Jack Noseworthy Jerome Robbins Broadway and Jill Shackner Les Miserables. Last Dance will play 5 performances only,...

The York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, in association with Robert D. Wachs has announced final casting with the addition of Katrina Lenk Spider-man Turn Off the Dark and Anastacia McClesky Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to the cast of the developmental lab of the new disco musical, Last Dance, featuring songs by the legendary Academy, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning pop master Paul Jabara Enough is Enough, Its Raining Men, Last Dance, and more with book by Shaun McKenna Lord of the Rings, The Musical.

An Australian film based on the real lives of its two lead actors has won The Age Critics’ Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Selected by a panel of film critics, the award now in its second year, is for the best Australian feature film at Miff.

Amiel Courtin-Wilson’s first feature film Hail took the prize against a program that included The Sapphires, Dead Europe, Last Dance, Save Your Legs! 100 Bloody Acres, Errors of the Human Body and Jack Irish: Bad Debts.

Hail is about Dan, who on losing his love is reduced to savagery and violence. A mix of fact and fiction the story is based on lead actor Daniel Jones’ real life as an ex-con. Jones stars alongside real-life partner Leanne Letch.

Jones was the subject of Cicada, a short film by Courtin-Wilson.

The critics recognised Courtin-Wilson’s “visionary ambition” and “noted his emotional commitment to his subject-matter,...

How many ways are there to dispose of your body once you've passed on? Burial, cremation, cryogenics... plastination? Yeah, that's a new one for me too.

I've heard of donating one's body to science but giving it to a Body View science/art exhibit is certainly unique. "Last Dance" featured Henry Strauss hoping his body would have just that, one last dance. Even if he was no longer using it.

I loved Peter's reaction when he realized that all of the models he was looking at weren't mannequins but actual bodies that had been plasticized. Even better was Jared's mental countdown as he waited for the reality to sink in.

One of the things that sells Franklin & Bash is that they actually care about their clients. It's not just about the win and that's what makes all of their crazy antics even remotely believable. Plus, these boys are just too darn cute.

The York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, in association with Robert D. Wachs producer of the hit films Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Coming to America, will mount a lab workshop of the new disco revue-sical, Last Dance featuring the music of legendary pop master Paul Jabara Enough is Enough, Its Raining Men, Last Dance, and more with book by Shaun McKenna Lord of the Rings, The Musical. Last Dance will play 5 performances, September 20 23, 2012 at at The York Theatre at Saint Peters Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue.

Duets is a little like the lamb chop I had for dinner last night: Perfectly lovely summer weeknight fare, but with tiny morsels that get stuck in your teeth and drive you loopy hours after the meal is over.

Central to the show’s irksomeness is the wretched/”secret” scoring system where the three judges not on stage anonymously enter not one, but two scores for the fourth judge’s amateur partner — is it my imagination, or was the announcement of separate scores for “performance” and “presentation” a new development in the show’s ongoing, haphazard evolution? After that, the...

The theme for this week's "Duets" is Party Songs, which ... should prove interesting, since those don't tend to have much harmony going on.

One more finalist is going home this week, which means we get another a capella sing-off and then the group is whittled down to six. Unless Olivia Chisholm really steps it up this week, she's our vote to leave.

1. Kelly and Jason, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," Rolling Stones

Jason has such nice tone, we hope he can pull one out this week. When they start, he's a little thin, but he ramps it up pretty quickly and it's better, but then he starts verse two and it's thin again. It's like he needs Kelly for confidence, because he's pretty weak without her. And when she sings alone, she draws attention to how weak he was because she's so awesome. Hmph. Definitely better than last week, especially his stage presence,...

Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — Family and some of her closest friends helped celebrate the life of Donna Summer at the singer's funeral. A private memorial service was held Wednesday for Summer at Christ Presbyterian in Nashville, Tenn., where she had been a resident since 1995. Summer, deemed the "Queen of Disco" for hits like "I Feel Love," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance," died May 17 of lung cancer at 63 in Naples, Fla. Producer and close friend David Foster performed "The Prayer" with Natalie Grant. Summer's sisters, Linda Gaines Lotman, Mary Ellen Bernard, Dara Bernard and Jenette Yancey,...

Nashville, Tenn. -- Family and some of her closest friends helped celebrate the life of Donna Summer at the singer's funeral.

A private memorial service was held Wednesday for Summer at Christ Presbyterian in Nashville, Tenn., where she had been a resident since 1995.

Summer, deemed the "Queen of Disco" for hits like "I Feel Love," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance," died May 17 of lung cancer at 63 in Naples, Fla.

Producer and close friend David Foster performed "The Prayer" with Natalie Grant. Summer's sisters, Linda Gaines Lotman, Mary Ellen Bernard, Dara Bernard and Jenette Yancey, sang "We've Come This Far By Faith."

Other guests included producer Giorgio Moroder and Tony Orlando.

Summer is survived by husband Bruce Sudano; three daughters, Brooklyn, Mimi and Amanda; and four grandchildren.

This story first appeared in the June 1 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Watching the news on May 17, I realized everyone has a story about a Donna Summer song. "I was three in the backseat of my mother's car when 'Love to Love You' came on," recalled one anchor. Others were reminded of "Bad Girls," "Last Dance," "Enough Is Enough," "I Feel Love" and "She Works Hard for the Money." My thoughts went to "White Christmas." The year was 1975. My husband-to-be, Neil, was running Casablanca Records and had signed

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The 2012 Billboard Music Awards (TV) were held on Sunday night, as music's biggest stars gathered at The MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to celebrate the year's chart-topping achievements and pay tribute to some of their own. The show opened with a performance by electro-pop duo Lmfao and was hosted by Modern Family (TV)'s Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen. Adele was the top winner of the evening, scoring a total of 12 awards including Top Female Artist - though you'd never know it by watching the telecast. As is becoming more and more common, the majority of awards are not even handed out during the show in an effort to make room for more live performances. Lmfao ended up winning the second-highest amount of awards with six, and Lil Wayne and Cold Play each earned four. After a moment of silence to honor the passing of Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb,...

London (AP) -- With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees - short for the Brothers Gibb - they created dance floor classics like "Stayin Alive," `'Jive Talkin'," and "Night Fever" that can still get crowds onto a dance floor.The catchy songs, with their falsetto vocals and relentless beat, are familiar pop culture mainstays. There are more than 6,000 cover versions of the Bee Gees hits, and they are still heard on dance floors and at wedding receptions, birthday parties, and other festive occasions.Robin Gibb, 62, died Sunday "following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," his family announced in a statement released by Gibb's representative Doug Wright.Gibb was the second disco-era star to die this week. Donna Summer - who earned the Queen of Disco title...

It was a night of tributes at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. The evening's most emotional moment came during a tribute to the late Whitney Houston. While Jordin Sparks performed the singer's iconic hit "I Will Always Love You," Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, broke down in tears before taking the stage to accept the Millennium Award on her mom's behalf. "I really want to say thank you to everyone who supported us through it all," said Brown, who stood alongside Whitney's manager and sister-in-law Patricia Houston. "Not just from when it was good but when it was bad,...

The 2012 Billboard Music Awards "honored" the late singer Donna Summer, who passed away three days ago from lung cancer. And we say "honored" because it felt like they decided to squeeze it into the show about 10 minutes before it happened.

Singer Natasha Bedingfield took the stage and had to introduce herself, as she was the one doing the "tribute." She also was stumbling over her intro, though maybe there was a teleprompter problem.

Bedingfield started to sing "Last Dance," Summer's 1978 disco hit that is a great tribute song, while photographs of Donna played behind Bedingfield on a screen. So that was fine - but then just as Bedingfield got the fun, fast part, the show cut away to promote a tribute to Taylor Swift and then cut to commercial.

Well done, show. A Billboard Music Tribute: When you care enough to send the very best. Seriously, we know she just died three days ago,...

"Spotify the News" is a new HuffPost feature designed to translate the week's big headlines into a weekend-worthy playlist featuring classic hits, unfairly overlooked obscurities and a good deal of what's in between.

Well, "Today Is The Day" we've been waiting for -- the big Facebook I.P.O.! Will Mark Zuckerberg remember to say "Thank You Friends" when he tallies up his zillion-dollar haul, or is the social network saddled with an "Ungrateful Little Father"? Certainly, the company's earliest investors have to be crowing, "We Are the Champions" -- it's "A Beautiful Day" for Bono of U2, who stands to make $1.2 billion from his chunk of Facebook, and even Eduardo Saverin must be singin' in "Singapore."

The news wasn't nearly as good for Jp Morgan Chase C.E.O. Jamie Dimon, who went from Wall Street's "Last Man Standing" to America's favorite "Whipping Boy" after his firm lost $3 billion in one fell swoop.

Disco icon Donna Summer, 63, died this morning of complications from cancer. "The Queen of Disco" is known for the hits "Hot Stuff" and "Last Dance."

Post 50s across the internet have been mourning the loss of the beloved singer. Actress Jackée Harry tweeted:

Life Is A Dash - But Donna Summer's Was Beautifully Punctuated! #LoveToLove Her. Rip Donna.

— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) May 17, 2012

View the slideshow below for some beautiful comments honoring Donna Summer.

-- Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty – the Queen of Disco.

Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing.

"I grew up on rock `n' roll," Summer once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title.

Indeed, as disco boomed then crashed in a single decade in the 1970s, Summer, the beautiful voice and face of the genre with pulsating hits like "I Feel Love," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance," would continue to make hits incorporating the rock roots she so loved. One of her biggest hits, "She Works Hard for the Money," came in the early 1980s and relied on a smoldering guitar solo as well as Summer's booming voice.

Yet it was with her disco anthems that she would have the most impact in music,...

The 'American Idol' judges reveal how the Queen of Disco had an impact on their music careers. Read on to find out what they had to say in a brand new interview! Donna Summer left behind a legacy as the queen of '70s disco when she sadly passed away after a battle with lung cancer on May 17, and American Idol judges Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler tell HollywoodLife.com how she changed the game when she came onto the music scene! "Being a Rock & Roller when that kind of music came along, we felt threatened," Steven said. "And when she came out and did her thing, she made it be Ok. She was the focal point of that era, we are going to miss her so so much!" Randy, who was a friend of Donna's, said today's biggest pop stars should be inspired by the woman who...

Goodbye to disco queen Donna Summer who died yesterday at 63 of cancer. She was one of the rare through lines in popular music of the 70s and 80s -- doesn't it seem like disco had its inordinate share of one hit wonders? But not Donna. Hit after hit and her voice defined the era: I Feel Love, Macarthur Park, Love to Love Ya Baby, No More Tears (Enough is Enough) and so on...

Donna was a "special guest star" in the movie, but promoted to top billed for the DVD release despite her small role.

Donna wrote or co-wrote some of her hits but not "Last Dance", the Oscar-winning one. Still, you can bet her indelible vocals helped win songwriter Paul Jabara that naked gold man. As you can see in the image up top Donna became the film's most important selling point retroactively on DVD but in the original poster,...

Following the sad news on Thursday that disco legend Donna Summer lost her battle with cancer, celebrity fans have expressed their appreciation for the singer. "So shocking to hear about the passing of Donna Summer," Aretha Franklin said in a statement. "In the '70s, she reigned over the disco era and kept the disco jumping. Who will forget, 'Last Dance?' [She was] a fine performer and a very nice person." Barbra Streisand said she was "shocked" to hear about the death of Summer, 63, who never let on to the public that she was so sick. "She was so vital...

Singer Donna Summer, who died of cancer at age 63 earlier today, was featured in only one movie: Robert Klane’s Thank God It’s Friday. The unpretentious 1978 disco comedy musical is chiefly notable for the Paul Jabara-written song "Last Dance" — one of Summer’s biggest hits — which earned the Best Original Song Academy Award. Donna Summer songs, however, have been featured in a number of movies, ranging from Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle to Ron Howard’s Oscar-nominated Frost/Nixon. Among Summer’s best-known songs are "MacArthur’s Park," "On the Radio," "She Works Hard for the Money," and "Bad Girls." The lesser known "Down Deep Inside," which Summer co-wrote with John Barry, was a Golden Globe nominee in 1977, as it was featured in Peter Yates’ box-office hit The Deep. Donna Summer’s stardom faded in the ’80s, following the demise of the disco vogue and reports that the...

“Last Dance” was a tough song to dance to. The Donna Summer smash started slow, so if a boy asked you do dance to it, the request felt way more significant than if he asked you to dance to a fast song. But then it transitioned into a fast song, so you and your partner had to know how to navigate the switch from slow to fast. And if you weren’t fond enough of each other to actually slow dance together through the opening you just had to awkwardly sway separately through that part until the fast part came in. I...

Disco icon Donna Summer passed away today from cancer at the age of 63. To be honest, we feel slightly inadequate attempting to properly eulogize someone whose career largely predated our upbringing (save for the occasional “Last Dance” karaoke butchering in our adult lifetime), so instead, here’s our personal favorite Donna Summer-related moment. Here’s Homer Simpson singing “She Works Hard For The Money” using a tape-recorder-robot to successfully get out of a day of work. Apologies for the poor video quality, but I was ecstatic this was on the internet at all: Rip, Donna Summer – thanks for the hits, and Homer thanks you for the flawlessly-executed day off. You can watch a higher-quality (and Waaaay stranger) Spanish version after the jump:...

The music industry lost a powerful voice today. The "Queen of Disco," Donna Summer, passed away this morning in Florida after a long battle with cancer. The five-time Grammy winner was known for her disco anthems "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," "I Feel Love" and "Love to Love You Baby." The stars took to Twitter to mourn the legendary artist's death, including "Avengers" star Clark Gregg.

I feel like I lost my virginty just by listening to "Love to Love You Baby" #RIPDonnaSummers

— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) May 17, 2012

With lyrics reading, "When you're laying so close to me/There's no place I'd rather you be than with me/I love to love you, baby/Do it to me again and again," we can understand why Gregg feels that way. With a soulful voice Summer crooned the lyrics among whispers and moans in the background to create a song that has the power to make any man blush.

Way before Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, music’s reigning queen of crazy style was also the queen of disco! Donna Summer was known not only for her sultry voice and lusty hits like “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff,” but also for her unmatched wardrobe. Her live performances, music videos and spots on top shows like Soul Train were always a feast for the eyes as well as the ears. Today we lost a glittering legend whose dance floor smashes could wake you up better than a cold shower and a hot coffee! So to pay tribute to the divine Ms. Summer, we’ve compiled a list of her 20 most outrageous outfits ever. Now if you’ll excuse us, we’re going to go listen to all 17 minutes of “Love To Love You Baby.” And, of course, “Last Dance.”

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20. Plum Crazy

19. Taking The Plunge

18. Animal Instinct

17. On The Radio...

Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. The 'Last Dance' singer passed away this morning (17.05.12) in Florida after a battle with cancer. According to gossip website TMZ, the Queen of Disco had attempted to keep the extent of her illness from fans and was recently trying to finish up her latest album. Donna was a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the Us Billboard chart. She also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a thirteen-month period. Donna, who was born Ladonna Adrian Gaines in 1948, married actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973 before giving birth to the couple's daughter Mimi...

In the wake of the news that disco legend Donna Summer died this morning, a slew of celebrities have headed to Twitter to pen pithy tributes to the platinum recording artist. Read what celebs are tweeting below:

Ellen DeGeneres: I’m so sad about the news that Donna Summer died this morning. I was a big fan. I even used one of her songs in my show that airs today.

Ryan Seacrest: I remember sitting in the front seat of my mom’s toyota while she sang Donna Summer’s “she works hard for the money” songs were...

Celebrities took to Twitter after the Queen of Disco passed away today, May 17. Read on for friends' and fans' reactions to Donna's death. Donna Summer sadly passed away on May 17 at the age of only 63 after a battle with lung cancer. The Studio 54 singer defined '70s dance music with hits like "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls.” The disco queen's death left behind a huge hole in the hearts of her friends and fans, who took to Twitter to express their grief and offer condolences. Rihanna‏ @rihanna Donna Summer?? Ryan Seacrest ‏@RyanSeacrest I remember sitting in the front seat of my mom's toyota while she sang Donna Summer's "she works hard for the money" songs were just classic La Toya Jackson ‏@latoyajackson My condolence to #Donna Summer's family & love ones. She will be terribly missed. She was truly the #Disco Queen! Duran Duran @duranduran So sad...