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Annabel Vere Linda Thompson’s new family-backed CD is ‘Won’t Be Long Now.’ The family that whines together, stays together. That could be the proud motto of the Thompson clan. For two generations, the family of Linda and Richard Thompson has bonded over betrayal, poverty, war and death. Since the ’70s, the prodigiously gifted pair has reigned as the first couple ...

CarsonKeegen via YouTube Selena Gomez cries while singing ‘Love Will Remember’ at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was just one of those days for Selena Gomez. The 21-year-old pop star took the stage Wednesday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and got extra emotional while singing “Love Will Remember,” the heartfelt ballad off her latest album, “Stars Dance,” that ...

James Keivom/New York Daily News Selena Gomez performs on her ‘Stars Dance Tour’ at the Barclays Center. Not once during Selena Gomez’s show at Barclays Center Wednesday did she do any of the following: – Dangle her tongue suggestively out of her mouth James Keivom/New York Daily News Gomez was nothing like Miley Cyrus during her performance. RELATED: SELENA GOMEZ ...

AP Katy Perry’s ‘Prism’ album is coming on the heels of the singer also becoming an official CoverGirl. Katy Perry’s roaring loudly with her highly anticipated album “Prism,” which debuts October 22. But in case fans want an early taste of what to expect from the “Dark Horse” singer’s latest musical collection, the album is currently streaming 90 second snippets ...

James Leynse Kathryn Grody and Mark Blum in ‘The Model Apartment,’ by Donald Margulies The TV and fridge don’t work. The space is cramped. But Max and Lola have bigger things to worry about than appliances and square footage. Much bigger. So it goes in Donald Margulies’ provocative 1988 play, “The Model Apartment,” at Primary Stages. Max (Mark Blum) and ...

Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Clear Channel Miley Cyrus has some reason to smile – her latest CD, ‘Bangerz,’ hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. After all the ink, chatter, and twerks, Miley Cyrus wracked up only passable opening numbers for her new CD, “Bangerz.” Yes, her album will debut at No. 1 on this ...

Bristol. Summer 2009. Just like New York right now, Banksy fever was in the air. FOLLOW OUR BANKSY LIVEBLOG Lee Moran/New York Daily News ‘Banksy Versus Bristol Museum’ took place in summer 2009. The highly secretive guerrilla graffiti artist was back in his English home city to launch his most ambitious exhibition yet. The mission? To conquer the gigantic Bristol ...

TONY DING/AP Maxine Powell, a former Motown Records artists developer died of natural causes Monday at the age of 98. Maxine Powell, who was responsible for developing the charm, grace and style of Motown Records’ artists during the Detroit label’s 1960s heyday, died Monday at age 98. Motown Historical Museum CEO Allen Rawls said Powell died of natural causes at ...

Irving DeJohn/New York Daily News The latest work by elusive aerosolist Banksy features a quotation from the film, “Gladiator.” The artist defended the low-brow nature of this particular piece on his blog. Queens was tagged by the elusive street artist Banksy on Monday. Steady streams of gawkers – alerted to the latest sighting via social media – came to survey ...

Christopher Polk/Getty Images Franco meets fans at the ‘Spring Breakers’ premiere in Hollywood in March. James Franco won’t be stopped — and can’t be avoided. The 35-year-old actor, director, writer, painter, etc., proves once again that he does it all on Tuesday by adding another line to his résumé with the release of his first novel, “Actors Anonymous.” “I get ...