Boston native Masspike Miles recently unveiled his the video for his latest single "Love Come Down." Miles, who is a part of Miami hip-hop boss Rick Ross's camp, keeps it minimal yet sensual in the video, which is mostly black and white scenes of curvy ladies with windswept hair. The song is from his album "Say Hello to Forever."

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TIn this May 21, 2008 file photo, Donna Summer performs during the finale of "American Idol" at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Donna Summer's hit "I Feel Love" is joining The Grateful Dead's famous 1977 Barton Hall concert as sounds of cultural significance, among 25 additions that are being announced Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by the Library of Congress as part of its National Recording Registry.

"I Feel Love," one of the disco-era hits of the late Boston-bred diva Donna Summer, is one of 25 sounds saved by the Library of Congress. "Purple Rain" by Prince, "Green Onions" by Booker T and the M.G.'s, " and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio are also among the 2011 National Recording Registry inductees.

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In this undated file image provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment, singer-actresses Jordin Sparks, left, and Whitney Houston are shown in a scene from the 2012 film "Sparkle," directed by Salim Akil.

Whitney Houston's final song has hit the Web months after her sudden Feb. 11 death. The track, titled "Celebrate," is a duet with her "Sparkle" co-star Jordin Sparks produced by R. Kelly.

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Kiss 108's 33d annual Kiss Concert takes over the Comcast Center in Mansfield Saturday with a diverse lineup of hit-makers and up-and-comers, including Gym Class Heroes, Flo Rida, Enrique Iglesias, Adam Lambert, Foxborough native JoJo, and one-time Berklee duo Karmin.

Doors open at noon and the show kicks off at 2 p.m. with a performance by local pop rockers One Step Away. As of this post, tickets are still available. Those unable to score seats can watch a live stream on Kiss 108's website and join other fans in the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #KC12.

The concert's schedule, which can change without notice, is as follows:

Noon - Doors open
1:30 p.m. - Kiss108.com Preshow
2 p.m. - One Step Away
2:20 p.m. - Lily Halpern
2:40 p.m. - Wallpaper.
3:20 p.m. - The Wanted
3:45 p.m. - Dev
4:10 p.m. - Carly Rae Jepsen
4:35 p.m. - JoJo
5 p.m. - Karmin
5:25 p.m. - Andy Grammer
5:50 p.m. - Adam Lambert
6:25 p.m. - Intermission
6:45 p.m. - Hot Chelle Rae
7:10 p.m. - Sammy Adams
7:30 p.m. - Enrique Iglesias
7:55 p.m. - Neon Hitch
8:15 p.m. - Flo Rida
8:50 p.m. - Outasight
9:15 p.m. - Gym Class Heroes

Are you going to the show? Which act are you most excited to see?

Dorchester native and hit-making singer Donna Summer has died of cancer at 63. In memory, take a look at the singer's past performances and read past Globe coverage of the disco icon.

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In advance of Tenacious D's new album "Rize of the Fenix," the comedic band posted a very funny, very explicit short film (viewers, be warned) last week to accompany the song "Roadie," starring "Eastbound & Down" actor Danny McBride as the stagehand. Last night, Jack Black and Kyle Gass cleaned up their act and performed the song on the "Late Show With David Letterman."

With a lot of clever substitutions, the clean version may be even funnier than the original. However, the duo's normally foul mouths apparently inspired Letterman's own naughty language, as he is bleeped during the band's introduction. Take a look at the clean performance.

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Entertainer Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, right, shook hands with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on May 14. The rapper announced plans for a two-day music festival at Fairmount Park, featuring nearly 30 acts "that embody the American spirit."

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Hip-hop veteran Jay-Z will headline and curate the Budweiser Made in America festival in Philadelphia on Sept. 1 and 2, Rolling Stone reports. The rap star will perform during the event, alongside roughly 30 other acts representing a range of musical genres.

Tickets go on sale on May 23, and proceeds will benefit the United Way.

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Jimi Hendrix (left) at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Andre Benjamin, also known as Andre 3000 of rap duo Outkast, is set to play the legendary guitarist in a proposed biopic.

A proposed Jimi Hendrix biopic could possibly feature no original songs from the legendary guitarist after his estate released a statement speaking out against the film's production and the use of Hendrix material, according to Billboard.

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Tipping their scally caps to Fenway Park's 100th anniversary, Boston punks the Dropkick Murphys will take the stage at Symphony Hall on May 24, joining conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops for "Red Sox Night."

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As if losing the third member of their crew wasn't enough, the Beastie Boys have been slapped with a lawsuit.

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In this 1989 file photo originally provided by Capitol Records, members of the Beastie Boys, from left, Adam Horovitz, known as Adrock, Michael Diamond, known as Mike D, and Adam Yauch, known as MCA, are shown. Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper who co-founded the seminal hip-hop group, died, Friday, May 4, 2012, at age 47 after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous salivary gland in 2009.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, who lost Adam Yauch a.k.a. MCA to cancer last week, were sued by record label TufAmerica the day before Yauch's death on May 4.

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YouTube sensation Rebecca Black is trying to extend her 15 minutes of fame with her new summery single "Sing It."

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[Saturday night, Boston-based band Mean Creek finished up their US tour with Counting Crows, and band members have been offering a glimpse of life on stage and in the van on the band's biggest tour yet. Read the first post from bassist Erik Wormwood about returning to Boston, a second installment from drummer Mikey Holland about Foxwoods and Atlantic City, a check-in from the south by singer and guitarist Chris Keene, and some thoughts heading into the final show from Holland. Below, singer-guitarist Aurore Ounjian follows up with this wrap-up on the drive home.]

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When it comes to releasing videos, never expect the expected from Kanye West.

The MC recently dropped the video for "Lost in the World," the first part of the finale to his critically acclaimed 2010 album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," even though he already released another album, "Watch the Throne," with Jay-Z, and wrapped up a multi-city tour in support of that project.

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Justin Bieber's YouTube domination continues.

"Boyfriend," the latest visual offering from the teen megastar, broke a YouTube record just a day after hitting the site, racking up more than 8 million views within 24 hours. As of Monday, May 7, the clip has notched a three-day tally of more than 17 million views.

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[Tonight, Boston-based band Mean Creek finish up the final leg of their US tour with Counting Crows, and band members are offering a glimpse of life on stage and in the van on the band's biggest tour yet. Read the first post from bassist Erik Wormwood about returning to Boston, a second installment from drummer Mikey Holland about Foxwoods and Atlantic City, and then a check-in from the south by singer and guitarist Chris Keene. Holland follows up with this dispatch from the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Ga., where the band played Friday night.]

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While the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was certainly celebratory, tomorrow's 9 p.m. premiere of the footage on HBO will be met by a somber tone in the wake of today's news that Beastie Boys founding member Adam "MCA" Yauch has died. The seminal rap group was immortalized at the musical shrine during the April 14 ceremony, though Yauch was reportedly too ill to attend. HBO is now planning to dedicate the show to Yauch, according to Billboard.

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Leonard Cohen during the 2012 Awards for Lyrics of Literary Excellence at The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library And Museum on Feb. 26, 2012 in Boston.

The legendary troubadour is hitting the road this fall in support of his album "Old Ideas." Tickets for the US dates will go on sale on May 18, and the singer-songwriter is slated to touch down in Boston at the Wang Theatre on Dec. 15.

Here's the list of North American dates on the "Old Ideas World Tour" from Cohen's website.

Oct. 31, Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
Nov. 3, Denver, 1st Bank Center
Nov. 5, Los Angeles, Nokia Theatre
Nov. 7, San Jose, Calif., HP Pavilion
Nov. 9, Seattle, Key Arena
Nov. 11, Portland, Ore., Rose Garden
Nov. 12, Vancouver, B.C., Rogers Arena
Nov. 16, Calgary, Scotiabank Saddledome
Nov. 18, Edmonton, Rexall Place
Nov. 20, Saskatoon, Credit Union Centre
Nov. 23, Chicago, Akoo Theatre
Nov. 26, Detroit, Fox Theatre
Nov. 28, Montreal, Bell Centre
Dec. 2, Quebec City, Colisee Pepsi
Dec. 4, Toronto, Air Canada Centre
Dec. 7, Ottawa, Scotiabank Place
Dec. 11, London, John Labatt Centre
Dec. 13, Kingston, K-Rock Centre
Dec. 15, Boston, The Wang Theatre
Dec. 18, New York, Madison Square Garden
Dec. 20, Brooklyn, Barclays Center

(Aram Boghosian for the Boston Globe)

We've seen Ed Helms show off his banjo chops as Andy Bernard on "The Office," including in this backstage clip. Now the man who was once the boss at Dunder Mifflin is planning the debut album of his bluegrass group The Lonesome Trio, which features two of his former classmates from Oberlin College. Of course, Helms isn't the only fast-picking funnyman. Steve Martin has won two Grammy Awards for his banjo recordings. Martin will join Helms on Saturday, May 5, at a festival Helms organizes, The L.A. Bluegrass Situation.

Hip-shaking Colombian vixen Shakira is back with a visual to the merengue-inflected "Addicted To You," from her latest album "Sale El Sol." The Anthony Mandler-directed clip was shot in California, and it's a lot of Shak shaking it in skin-baring looks and getting steamy in a bath.

Check it out below, and then tell us what you think.

[This week, Boston-based band Mean Creek finish up the final leg of their US tour with Counting Crows, and band members are offering a glimpse of life on stage and in the van on the band's biggest tour yet. Read the band's first post from bassist Erik Wormwood about returning to Boston and a follow-up from drummer Mikey Holland about Foxwoods and Atlantic City. The following post is from singer and guitarist Chris Keene.]

It was a long drive to Jacksonville from Atlantic City, but I didn’t mind. We had two days off and I needed it. I have been battling a cold and sore throat since our Connecticut show,
so it was nice to spend the last day of April hanging out with the Counting Crows and the entire crew at [CC's lead singer Adam Duritz’s] friend’s house in Jacksonville.

Spending time with the Counting Crows, the crew, and my fellow band mates, taking a short rest, reflecting on where we‘ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed. All of these people have been amazing to us and this whole experience has been the greatest thing I’ve ever done with my life. I took a walk alone by the water in the nighttime warmth of Florida and thanked whoever was listening for this blessing. I’ve worked my whole life to do what I’m doing right now. It’s been a long hard road, with a lot of long hard roads ahead of me, but I’m beyond thankful to be where I’m at right now at this moment in time.

I woke up the next day feeling better. Still sick, but my sore throat had subsided, my voice felt strong. We heard rumors that the old Florida Theatre was allegedly haunted. I’m not sure if it was ghosts, but there was something unearthly in that theater that night creating a mood. We played better than we ever had as a band. It was a set full of emotion, energy, and by the end, redemption. My voice was back, we were totally in sync, and we got the seated audience off their asses and onto their feet! It was pure magic. This is what rock 'n' roll is all about. I had a revelation on stage. All of the pain, struggle, and work I put in, it’s all for this. All of the joy, happiness, and love I feel, it’s all for this, and I’m not afraid anymore. I’m not afraid to be myself, to let people in, to let everything out. Tonight is the night I let go of all these years of fear and felt totally open. I’m never going back again. If you know who you are, and you know what you want, as long as you’re honest, then you’ve got nothing to be afraid of.

- Chris Keene