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  Hear Beyonce's 'Rise Up' Snippet, Captured Through Very Illegal Means

  May 13, 2013 – Beyoncé is just teasing us now. After giving us a sip of "Grown Woman" in a Pepsi commercial and a flash of "Standing on the Sun" in an H&M promo, she's now delivered 20-odd seconds of "Rise Up" via the trailer for forthcoming animated fantasy Epic. Mrs. Knowles-Carter will also star in the film as the woodsy Queen Tara alongside Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, and Christoph Waltz. …
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  Sia Shares Over-the-Top 'Gatsby' Torch Song 'Kill & Run'

  April 25, 2013 – As with another movie starring Leonard DiCaprio, spoiler alerts aren't required for The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald's book came out, what, 88 years ago? And on the off chance you haven't read it yet, don't worry: It's great enough it doesn't matter if you already know the plot. So we can unapologetically report that the story involves a hit-and-run car accident. …
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  Watch Sia Polish Rihanna's 'Diamonds,' Which She Co-Wrote

  November 29, 2012 – SPIN's review of Rihanna's Unapologetic, her first No. 1 full-length, contends that almost all you'd want to know about the singer's emotional state we can learn from her album titles. …
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• Sia, 'We Are Born' (Monkey Puzzle/Jive)

  June 9, 2010 – This Zero 7 alum is best known for moody, atmospheric ballads like "Breathe Me," which scored Six Feet Under's final scene. …
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  Sia Falls Ill at Vancouver Tour Opener

  April 12, 2010 – Sia Furler learned a valuable lesson at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Saturday: Excessive knitting and pop music can make for a dangerous combination. In hindsight, the Australian-reared, Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter had no one but herself to blame for a tour kickoff that started out brilliantly and ended up a disaster. …
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  Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week

  April 2, 2010 – Lots of people tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: ...while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!) This week's winners: Dr. …
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  WATCH: Sia's Interactive New Video

  December 22, 2009 – Sia doesn't strike us as a Wii or Playstation fanatic, but that doesn't mean she isn't game for, well, a video game. In her new clip for "You've Changed," the Aussie songstress steps into the game, transforming her lyrics into an interactive, DIY-style challenge. Listen up, controller jockeys: this is the real RPG. …
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  The Warner Music/YouTube Breakup and the Future of Online Video

  March 26, 2009 – Last Christmas Eve, singer Amanda Palmer posted a message on her blog: "If you hadn't noticed, all of the Dresden Dolls and Amanda Palmer official videos have been taken off YouTube. I loved my videos. …
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  Christina Aguilera Taps Sia and Goldfrapp for New Album

  November 10, 2008 – As SPIN.com readers know, Christina Aguilera has recruited Aussie solo artist and Zero 7 singer Sia Furler for her next album. Now, we're seeing a trend: The pop singer has also drafted Goldfrapp and Ladytron to appear on the set [via Billboard.com], which, she recently revealed,will be a "futuristic" one. As everyone knows, futuristic = electronic. Of working with Furler, the pop diva said: "I'm definitely a fan of Sia's. …
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  New Sia Video: "Soon We'll Be Found"

  September 11, 2008 – They say that actions speak louder than words, and judging from the video for Zero 7 vocalist-gone-solo Sia's "Soon We'll Be Found," she takes that maxim quite literally: Her action is to sign all the lyrics as she sings them. "I've always been obsessed with the beauty of sign language... …
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