James Gandolfini, who personified the New Jersey mobster in HBO’s acclaimed series The Sopranos, died Wednesday, apparently of a heart attack, while on vacation in Rome, the network said. He was 51.

“We’re all in shock and feeling immeasurable sadness at the loss of a beloved member of our family,” the network said in a statement. “He was special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone no matter their title or position with equal respect. He touched so many of us over the years with his humor, his warmth and his humility. Our hearts go out to his wife and children during this terrible time. He will be deeply missed by all of us.”

The song, “Best I Ever Had,” off DeGraw’s upcoming fourth album, is a foot stompin’ folk ode to a very special someone.

Written by DeGraw and Martin Johnson from the band Boys Like Girls, the track is much more in your face than the singer/songwriter’s previous work.

On it he sings with a slight twang and a lot of sass, “You’re my neon gypsy, my desert rain, my Helter Skelter,” before letting this special lady know she’s the best he’s ever had.

Though DeGraw has not announced an official release date for his upcoming album (it’s slated to come out later this year), fans can hear him try out new songs on his upcoming tour with Train and The Script. The tour kicks off in Cleveland, Ohio on July 17.

Listen to “Best I Ever Had” below.

16 year old Danielle Bradbery won last night’s “Voice” finale. She is the youngest contestant to win and it gave her coach Blake Shelton, his third “Voice” win in a row. There were lots of performances too. Christina Aguilera looked amazing and Cher performed last night too. She had a strange wig on….check out her performance.

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New couple alert!! Sources are saying that Selena Gomez has moved on with Ed Sheeran!! Ed is opening on Taylor Swift’s tour and Taylor introduced the two together.

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Charlie Sheen wins!! Selma Blair has officially been fired from his show “Anger Management.”
Selma had complained about Charlie’s work ethic and that he was always late. Charlie wanted her fired and told execs that if they didn’t fire her, he’d quit! Wow!! She’s gone

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Rihanna was doing a concert and she decided to walk down to her fans…one of her fans grabbed onto her and wouldn’t let go…security was trying to take care of it but Rihanna decided to hit the girl with the microphone!! Watch the video…

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In a world of social media how will the Buckingham Palace announce the birth of Prince William and Kate’s baby?? A declaration with the baby’s gender, weight and time of birth will ” first be printed and then signed for medical staff at St. Mary’s Hospital and transported (with police escort!) to the Palace, where it will be quickly framed and then displayed on an easel. All press releases will go out after the easel reveal including tweets. ” The name of the child will be released later.

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Paris Jackson sat down for a deposition months ago and it was shown in court yesterday in the billion dollar wrongful death lawsuit of her late father Michael. She was asked about her former nanny, Grace Rwaramba. She said that Michael didn’t like her but kept her working because he felt bad that she had no money. But Paris goes on to say that she was creepy. She told a story of how Grace would check into hotels as Michael’s wife and then crawl into his bed at night.

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Celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted in a recorded deposition to telling racist jokes and using the n-word. The deposition is part of a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by a former manager of one of Paula’s restaurants. The woman says that Paula used the n-word at the restaurant and that Paula’s brother sexually harassed her.
Deen admitted to telling racist jokes: “It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person.” She also admitted that she wanted African American employees to act like slaves for a big wedding she was planning. Deen explained she got the idea from a restaurant where “the whole entire waiter staff was middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful white jackets with a black bow tie.”

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Kanye West has upset some people with one of his new songs. The American Parkinson Diesease Association is calling him “ignorant” and “distasteful” over one of his lyrics. “A monster about to come alive again / Soon as I pull up and park the Benz / We get this bitch shaking like Parkinson’s.” The association says: “We find these lyrics distasteful and the product of obvious ignorance.”

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Ever hear the song “I Wanna Channing All Over Your Tatum”??? Back in February Jamie Foxx sang the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live and last night Jimmy debuted the video!!! Jimmy, Miley Cyrus, Matt Damon, Olivia Munn are in the video…check it out…

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Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were sentenced to one year and eight months in jail for tax evasion. They will try and appeal.

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“The Bachelor/Bachelorette Host” Chris Harrison is launching a new dating app called At First Sight. It’s another way for people to meet. The app features video profiles, avenues for chatting, and connecting through social media. ” Chris says he’s finally out there dating again after his divorce and that it’s not easy…tell me about it!!!!

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Ever wonder what can turn someone off on a date? Well, Heather Locklear was on Chelsea Handler and said that she went out with Tom Cruise once and only once because of what he did on a date. She said they went out one night years ago and they were dancing. Tom broke out his dance move…you know the one where he slides across the floor like he did in Risky Business in his underwear!!! She said she didn’t know what to do so she sat down.

The crooner co-penned Beyonce’s 2007 hit “Irreplaceable,” and is now speaking out on his latest work with Bey for her upcoming fifth studio album, expected this year.

“I’m still putting stuff together for Beyonce’s album,” he told Billboard. “They’re still trying to figure out what they want that to be, which I’m not mad at.”

Bey has reportedly been working on the record since last summer when she met with the likes of Ryan Tedder, The-Dream and Sia in the Hamptons to collaborate on potential album material. While the effort is months in the making and remains unscheduled for release, Ne-Yo says it will be worth the wait.

“Beyonce’s the kind of artist where you’re not gonna see it till it’s right,” he said in the interview. “And her fans — they love her so they’ll be patient.”

No official single has been released, but fans have had a taste of what to expect with new tracks appearing in recent Pepsi and H&M commercials, along with a contribution to animated movie Epic‘s soundtrack, “Rise Up.”

Read more about what Ne-Yo’s doing with Bey and her hubby Jay-Z at Radio.com

Since its release over a month ago, the song—co-written by fun.’s Jack Antonoff—has found its way into the LGBT community and deeply resonated, thanks to its encouraging message. Toss in a shout-out from George Takei, and the song is practically an anthem. However, all the love for “Brave” has surprised Bareilles.

“The messaging of the song felt anthemic to me personally,” Bareilles told Radio.com about the track, which she wrote not only for her friend, but also as a way to address her own demons. “But I didn’t really realize that it was going to connect in the way that it did, and it’s really amazing to watch this song sort of take on a life of its own.”

On her recent solo tour, Bareilles asked fans to share some of their bravest moments by writing them down on a postcard that she would feature on her website. “It’s not like people were writing, ‘I’m brave enough to win the basketball game,’” she explained. “It was like, ‘I’m brave enough to tell my family who I really am.’”

The stories that were shared actually inspired Bareilles to turn her “Brave Enough” postcards into an initiative. She hopes to get the concept into schools in the next year.

“It’s a really reflective process to look at your fears in that way,” Bareilles said. “And what I like about the concept of brave is that it’s not about the outcome. It’s about the intention of turning to face what scares you.”

This is something she believes our country needs to do when it comes to the issue of gay marriage, particularly as the Supreme Court prepares to make a decision on two high profile same-sex marriage cases. The first is the decision on overturning Proposition 8, California’s 2008 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The other is whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)–the 1996 law that restricts federal marriage benefits be given to only heterosexual couples–should be ruled unconstitutional. The decisions are slated to come by the end of June, and could arrive as soon as this week.

“I think for me this has always been a human rights issue and I feel embarrassed that we’re still having these conversations in 2013,” she said. “I understand why [the issue] is complicated, but to me its such an obvious development that just has to happen.”

Read what else Sara Bareilles had to say about same-sex marriage on Radio.com

The singer debuted her new single, “Woman’s World,” off her upcoming album Closer To The Truth (out September 24). The upcoming release will be her first in 12 years.

Wearing a neon pink faux-hawk wig that many thought was actually a bird, Cher strutted her stuff in a bondage-style bustier and skinny, skinny leggings as she sang her heart out for the ladies.

Strobe lights pulsated along to the song’s electronic beats as a team of female back-up dancers helped add a little energy to the performance. Watch the clip below.

The performance wasn’t without its hiccups; Cher seemed a little off tempo while singing the chorus. Even the singer took to Twitter to address some of the technical problems on the song.

Just btwn us I was nervous.My Throats been sore,think it’s allergies. Last night, may not have been Best Tech performance,but My💓was in it — Cher (@cher) June 19, 2013

No matter its problems though, the song, written and produced by Paul Oakenfield, is bound to be a hit in the clubs, picking up where Cher’s 1998 mega-hit single “Believe” left off.

But the night was certainly not all about Cher; it was about crowning the season 4 winner.

Read more about the finale on Radio.com

No judging here though. Like Miley says on her latest single, we’ll leave that to a higher power.

In the clip for “We Can’t Stop” Cyrus tries her best to make you forget about her Hannah Montana days. She twerks it in skintight white leggings and a matching crop top. She also does a little advertising for Beats By Dre (she’s a fan of the orange Pill portable speakers) and EOS chapsticks. She French kisses a life-size Barbie doll version of herself. And breaks a piñata full of hot dogs and hamburgers. Basically, she’s just being Miley.

Watch the video for “We Can’t Stop” on Radio.com

Hanson performed a career-spanning, two-hour set during their June 17th birthday show, just one of two nights spent celebrating at NYC’s Irving Plaza. While older tracks like monster hit “MMMBop” and “Lucy” off 1997′s Middle of Nowhere received the most screams, don’t count out 2000′s “This Time Around” and current single “Get The Girl Back” — they were close contenders.

Before Hanson took the stage, tracks from their new album Anthem were played on the speakers and many in the crowd already knew all the words, though the record’s official release date was the following day. The Hanson brothers — Isaac, Taylor, and Zac — told Radio.com that their latest release was aptly titled. Watch our video interview below.

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June 18th sees some brand new movies hit DVD and Blu Ray, with releases to please the whole family, the movie geek in your life and everyone in between.  Get all the details…

Jack The Giant Slayer

This one stars Ewan McGregor going up against some nasty looking giants.  It’s a good rental for the whole family, although the giants can be a little scary

21 and Over

This raunchy comedy is about a guy getting in over his head on his 21st birthday.

Stoker

This is a weird movie starring Nicole Kidman, who goes to this creepy, woodsy family estate.  Things quickly get all messed up and twist-y, but that’s all Sam can say without spoiling it.

Quartet

Dustin Hoffman directed this movie about folks losing their memory in a retirement home. It’s got Billy Connolly in it, but other than him it’s probably one to avoid.

Movie 43

This is a mega-raunchy collection of shorts, with a ton of stars like Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Justin Long and many more.  The Red Band trailer made sailors blush, so it’s definitely out there.

The Last Exorcism Part Two

This doesn’t make sense– how can it be the last, if there’s a part two?  This makes the first movie “the NEXT to the Last Exorcism.”

Last week was better, with releases like the latest Die Hard, but this week seems to make up for quality with quantity… Check out one of these releases this week, and for more from Sam Hatch, check out CultureDogs.org!