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This is a seven part article that addresses the art of song writing from a completely different perspective and provides some unique tips and tricks to help everyone from the most seasoned pro to the least experienced novice. I've tried everything in the series and can attest to it working for me, but of course we are all different, so I can only hope this helps you as well.

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Beyoncé Releases A Promo Photo For Her New Song

All week long we’ve been seeing photos from the set of the music video for Beyoncé‘s new song (HERE and HERE) and yesterday we got to hear a snippet of the track … but today we get to check out a fierce new promo photo for the song. It’s still not entirely clear what the [...]

Last night, David and I attended a performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center in downtown LA and I am happy to report that the show was utterly and powerfully incredible. I’ve only heard the best things about Alvin Ailey shows and I was so pleased to learn that everything I heard turned out to be true. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Ailey‘s masterpiece Revelations, that particular piece was performed last night … along with new and older pieces. It was truly a night to remember.

Our program last night featured the Ailey performance pieces Anointed (2010), The Evolution of a Secured Feminine (2007), The Hunt (2001) and Revelations (1960). We were also shown a film titled Celebrating Revelations at 50 which featured interview footage of Alvin Ailey and performance footage of Revelations over the past 50 years. It never occurred to me that a dance program could be so moving but I was literally swept away by the majesty performed on stage last night. Dance is just magic … it can just wash away everything else around you and completely overtake your mind, soul and body. I don’t know how I managed to stay in my seat the entire time but by the time the audience stood up for the standing ovation at the end of the performance, I was DYING to jump up and dance around. David and I had the best time ever … it’s a date that I will remember for the rest of my life :)

Plans for tonight … an early showing of Scream 4 (can’t wait) and then a concert performance by Janet Jackson! It’ll be the first time I’ve ever seen her live so … I am excited!! Woot!! Happy Friday!! Happy Weekend.

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Meagan Broussard Emerges as First Weinergate Woman!

Anthony Weiner will not resign after all—at least according to a statement the democrat made after admitting he sent racy photos to a number of women, including 26-year-old Meagan Broussard via Twitter. The multi-term representative first found himself in an awkward position about a week ago when a photo was sent from his Twitter account to a young woman in Seattle. The photo, which helped dub the kerfuffle “weinergate,” showed a man in his underwear, with a bulge in the crotch area. At first he played the “hacker” card that many celebs pull, claiming that an unknown individual targeted his account and sent an unapproved tweet. The strange twist came when he would not deny that the photo was of himself. This left many people wondering where a hacker would have gotten a picture of the Congressman in his underwear in the first place. Suddenly today, he held a press conference whereby he admitted that the entire debacle was no accident: “The picture was of me and I sent it…” He said the picture was sent jokingly, but that it wasn’t the first “inappropriate conversation” he has had over the Internet. In fact, he says that over the last three [...]

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The ukulele or "uke" is a wonderful guitar-like instrument, originating from Hawaii. For a novice to the ukulele, or to musical instruments in general, this article serves as a guide in deciding which size of ukulele is right for you, and also suggests some popular ukuleles you might consider purchasing.

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How DJ Lighting Is Making a Big Leap

As the wedding season gets underway, the hen party season comes into its own. Most people these days are looking for a different twist to their celebration; whether engagement, wedding, birthday or kids parties. And what better way to give your party a special Bollywood twist, shake and shimmer. Yes Bollywood, as we have come to know and love, is synonomous with fun, glamour, attitude and most of all celebration. So it seems fitting that parties of any description (depending on your host) is given the Bollywood X-Factor. There are 5 ways to give your hen party, if this is something you're struggling to arrange, the Bollywood treatment.

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The man behind the establishment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927 was Louis B. Mayer, boss of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios. The organization's goals were defined as developing a means of honoring notable achievements in film in order to encourage even greater efforts and achievements in the future of the industry.

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Did Taylor Lautner Help Aziz Ansari Rob A Bank?

FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: Taylor Lautner is in "30 Minutes or Less." Or at least that's what Aziz Ansari wants you to think.

In truth, the young "Twilight" star is not in the upcoming summer comedy (we can confirm it since we saw the movie last night), but at last night's Sneak Peek Week chat with Aziz, [...]

Obviously the MTV Movie Awards isn't your average awards show. I don't think I need to get into the list of reasons why, aside from bringing up my favorite nominations category: Best Jaw Dropping Moment. In addition to our categories setting us apart from the envelope-opening pack, the overall stage design for the show is always an edgy, eye-catching departure from the glitzy, golden themes in shows like the Oscars or Golden Globes.

MTV News' Josh Horowitz was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the set design and man, is it a doozy. The Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, has been transformed into a wild, jungle-ish fantasyland filled with psychedelic props like caves, butterflies and enough LED lights to make Times Square sizzle.

Executive Producer Mark Burnett told MTV News that the inspiration for the design is "a little bit of a 'Lord of the Rings,' our nod to that part of the movie industry. ... And our production designer, Roy, [this is] his nod to fantasy in the movies."

Burnett went on to say that given the popularity of fantastical blockbusters like "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," "I think there's been a lot of movies in the last few years that are very fantasy-driven," he said, adding that the visionary stylings of Tim Burton's were also sources of inspiration for the stage design.

There are, of course, a variety of ways to interpret the lushness of the design elements. "It could be 4 a.m., you've had too much to drink [and] it's the end of the party," Burnett playfully suggested.

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