Matthew Morrison and Gwyneth Paltrow Perform Together on His New Album

Matthew Morrison and Gwyneth Paltrow have been making beautiful music for months on 'Glee,' and now the pair are teaming up off the set for a duet on Morrison's upcoming album.

The actor, who released his debut solo single, 'Summer Rain,' just last month, will perform 'Over the Rainbow' with Paltrow. Morrison previously performed a pared-down version of the 'Wizard of Oz' hit on the 'Glee' season one finale.

Morrison says of his choice to record such an iconic work, "People kind of know me for that song now. I wanted to do a duet with a female. I thought that was a good song to do, and we really did a different arrangement of it. It's a lot of strings, and it's beautiful."

"The hardest part of doing this album was asking these people favors, like Elton [John] and her," says Morrison. "I'm so not that guy."

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Gwyneth Paltrow To Appear on Matthew Morrison’s Album

She’s made quite a name for herself in the “Glee” realm, and now Gwyneth Paltrow has signed on to sing on Matthew Morrison's solo album.

According to a report, the project is due to hit stores on May 10th and will feature the “Sliding Doors” dame on a cover of “Over the Rainbow.”

Asked why he chose to include the tune on his album, Matthew told press, “People kind of know me for that song now.”

He added, "I wanted to do a duet with a female. I thought that was a good song to do, and we really did a different arrangement of it. It's a lot of strings, and it's beautiful."

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Ke$ha To Release Dance Remix Album In March

Ke$ha has made a name for herself as a party girl who makes party songs. But maybe you find the choice tracks on her debut, Animal, and the follow-up, Cannibal, not quite up to snuff for your dance-floor needs. And maybe that's why the singer has decided to release her first ever remix album, I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance: The Remix Album, on March 22.

For the album, Ke$ha hooked up with a number of dance DJs and producers, as well as a few notable guests. The track listing includes: "Blow" (Cirkut Remix), "The Sleazy Remix" (which includes an appearance by Andre 3000), "Tik Tok Untold Remix," "F--- Him He's a DJ" (live version), "Animal Switch Remix," "Your Love Is My Drug" Dave Audé club remix, "We R Who We R" Fred Falke club remix, "Take It Off" Billboard remix, "Tik Tok" Chuck Buckett's Veruca Salt remix and her track with 3OH!3, "Blah Blah Blah" DJ Skeet Skeet radio remix.

In addition to the new music, Ke$ha is also set to release the music video for her latest single, "Blow." She tweeted about filming it in late January. On Tuesday, the singer shared that she saw some footage from the video, writing, "Just saw the final cut of my new video for BLOW all I can say is HOT DAMN."

Currently, Ke$ha is on the road for her Get $leazy Tour, which she kicked off last week in Portland, Oregon. She's set to wrap up her tour in Las Vegas on May 7. 

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PEOPLE's Music Critic Previews Lady Gaga's New Album

Lady Gaga performing in Atlantic City

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Good news, little monsters: Lady Gaga's new album, Born This Way, promises to be a club-friendly successor to the pop star's slew of hits.

Before launching the new North American leg of her Monster Ball tour at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, Gaga previewed her highly anticipated third album, due out May 23, for a small group of music press backstage. And the five-song presentation by Vincent Herbert, an executive producer on both 2008's The Fame and 2009's The Fame Monster revealed more of the pumping sounds that will make fans want to just dance all over again.

The empowering, liberating first single "Born This Way," which has already rocketed to No. 1 while drawing controversial comparisons to Madonna's 1989 hit "Express Yourself," was followed by "Judas," a driving, thumping track that is the likely second single.

"Edge of Glory," a rock-tinged tune, features Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band on saxophone, while "Hair" is another club-ready anthem.

At one point during the preview, a yellow-haired Gaga, looking about as stripped-down as you'll ever see her in bodysuit, tights and heels, emerged from her dressing room to playfully prance around to her new tunes. Later, during the sold-out concert, she went on to perform another Born This Way song, the piano-led ballad "You and I."

Gaga finished her show with a rousing rendition of "Born This Way" – an ending that sent all her little monsters home no doubt counting the days until May 23.

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Kim Sozzi Ready To Release Self-Titled Second Album

She's an original Jersey Shore girl. She didn't need to GTL or puff-her-poof before taking the stage at the legendary D'Jais nightclub in Belmar, New Jersey. All she needed was great music and her loyal fans.

Kim Sozzi has always seemed to have a knack for that true Jersey Shore vibe. Growing up in Long Island, New York, and getting her start in the club scene, Sozzi is one of dance music's most-iconic vocalists. Through various projects, labels and collaborations, she has maintained her position as one of underground dance music's most-sought-after hitmakers, and after two years, is set to release her second studio album, the self-titled Kim Sozzi. While no official release date has been set, Sozzi assured MTV News that the album is complete and ready to go.

"It's totally different from my dance [music] and my previous singles," Sozzi said. "I wanted to do something a little more mainstream. Hopefully my dance fans are going to follow me over, but if not, I have plenty of classic Kim Sozzi songs on the album."

After releasing "Rated R," the album's first single, back in December, Sozzi is gearing up to release the second track, "Little Bird," a cover of the Annie Lennox classic.

"I love, love, love this record. It came out great," Sozzi gushed. "The guys from Beatport actually did the production. They did a killer job. This is definitely going to be a standout track on the album ... It's totally a song for the fans."

Produced by former Beatport staffers Brad Roulier and Shawn Sabo, known as Manufactured Superstars, "Little Bird" shows Sozzi at her best. With her distinctly sexy swagger and stunningly soulful vocal prowess accompanied by clean and crisp production from the Denver duo, this little birdie seems geared to fly up the charts.

Sozzi has been a magnet for producers since she burst onto the scene back in 2001 with the epic Sound Factory NYC anthem "Feelin' Me," produced by Hex Hector and Jonathan Peters. She was launched almost instantly on a path to chart success, becoming a go-to for dance producers and topping the Billboard dance chart several times.

In 2004, she joined the production quintet Mynt, which pumped out classic dance smashes such as "How Did You Know?" "Stay" and "Still Not Sorry." To the dismay of their fans, the group split up in 2006 amid what many speculated were creative differences.

"It's tough because when you're working with producers, it's a double-edged sword," Sozzi explained. "It's great because you have these built-in people working around the clock and playing and producing, but then you also have everyone wanting to be the star, so it's definitely a bit tricky.

"But luckily, since parting ways, we are all friends again, which is nice, but I always wanted to be a solo artist, so I'm happy we did it amicably. It sounds like a divorce, but it kind of was."

Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan, a well-known DJ/producer and former Mynt member, shared a similar sentiment regarding the split, saying he's also glad the past is behind them.

"It's no secret that there were some differences in opinions on that project and some feelings were hurt on both sides," he said. "It took some time to mend those fences, however, we were friends before that project, and we stayed friends after.

"If there was one thing that I regret about that project it is that we never really got to do another album. I think that with what we both know now, we could come up with something very special."

Whether or not a Mynt reunion would ever be in the cards, Sozzi is keeping her eyes and ears open, always seeking to make moves and pair up with the hottest names in dance music.

"I would love to work with deadmau5, David Guetta. I'm a big fan of Kaskade; I've been trying actually to get Ryan to work on one of my tracks. There's so many great people doing great music and great tracks that I would like to work with."

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Arcade Fire's Album Of The Year Grammy Stuns Publicist

As the week draws to a close, many still can't believe Arcade Fire managed to trump Eminem and Lady Gaga to win Album of the Year at Sunday's Grammy Awards.

And if you're one of those who are still coming to grips with the upset, well, you're not alone. Turns out, even the band's publicist can't believe it. In fact, on Grammy night, she had made peace with the fact that Arcade Fire seemed destined to go home empty-handed.

In a new Billboard.biz story, Merge Records' publicist Christina Rentz writes that, after watching her band go 0-for-2 during the Grammys' pre-telecast awards (they lost both Best Alternative Album and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals to the Black Keys), she was resigned to the belief that the band would lose Album of the Year, too. In fact, she thought Eminem had it sewn up.

"The production value was amazing, and it was incredibly exciting to be in the room. When Eminem came onstage and blew the roof off the place, I thought we were sunk for sure," Rentz wrote. "But Jamie [Beck, Merge's retail director] had been saying all weekend that we were going to win. She gave me very good reasons why, but I still didn't think it was possible. As the night wore on, she persisted in her certainty, but it wasn't until Eminem won Best Rap Album that I felt the familiar sweaty palms again."

When Album of the Year was announced, her feelings of nervousness quickly changed to jubilation — much to the consternation of those seated around her.

"Barbra [Streisand] announced the Album of the Year: 'And the Grammy goes to ... The S-S-S-S-Suburbs? We began screaming and jumping as our section emptied out with people muttering under their breath, 'Who is Arcade Fire?' " she wrote. "The band accepted the award then immediately set up for their second song, with Win [Butler, the band's lead vocalist and songwriter] putting his Grammy on top of an amp so he could pick up his guitar ... my favorite moment of the evening!

"They could not stop smiling and neither could we. Together, we had accomplished something pretty incredible and hopefully inspired musicians everywhere not to compromise when it is important."

And afterwards, having bested Eminem for the night's biggest award, Rentz and Beck did what any newly minted Grammy winner would do: They partied hard. In their own way, of course.

"We then phoned our label manager Stacy 'Spott' Philpott and said, 'Holy crap, what do we do now?' " she wrote. "I still don't fully know the answer, but at the time, it seemed like the best thing we could do was to get in our red Mustang, throw the top down, drive to the after-party to hug our friends in Arcade Fire, high-five their manager Scott Rodger and then get back to work on Tuesday, the release date for two new albums from Telekinesis and East River Pipe."

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Arcade Fire Take Home Album Of The Year Grammy

Who says the Grammys reward nothing but pop music?

Critical darlings Arcade Fire nabbed the top prize for Album of the Year at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The Canadian indie rock group's The Suburbs bested major label albums from megastars Eminem, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, whose media campaigns were as relentless as their radio hits were ubiquitous. The category was rounded out by Lady Antebellum, huge stars in the world of country and multiple Grammy nominees in their own right.

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Arcade Fire's Album of the Year win was something of an upset, although MTV News' own James Montgomery did sort of call it for them. The band's Grammy heat was part of a wave that showed how much traction indie releases have gained with Grammy voters in recent years.

The Suburbs was released by Merge Records, the independent label based in Durham, North Carolina, that has been home to underground acts like Lou Barlow, The Clientele, Superchunk and Neutral Milk Hotel. In addition to performing, Arcade Fire were up for three Grammys this year.

On Sunday night in Los Angeles, groups like Mumford & Sons, Florence and the Machine, Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses and Broken Bells all joined Arcade Fire in battle with more mainstream nominees like Justin Bieber and Eminem. The Suburbs has sold roughly 400,000 copies, making it a smash for an indie label, particularly in the age of downloading.

Arcade Fire's Funeral (2005) and Neon Bible (2008) were both nominated for Best Alternative Music Album. The Montreal, Canada-based multi-instrumental band is led by husband-and-wife team Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. They are beloved by everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Rolling Stone.

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Muse Bask In First Grammy Win, Make Plans For Kid-Friendly Album

LOS ANGELES — Minutes after winning their first-ever Grammy Award (for Best Rock Album, in case you're keeping score at home), Muse's Matthew Bellamy and Dominic Howard stood backstage at the Staples Center, holding a replica of their brand-new Golden Gramophone — "the real one's in the mail," Bellamy laughed — and looking very much like their heads might explode at any second.

Because, really, after a year in which they finally, totally conquered U.S. audiences with their Resistance album and singles like "Uprising" and "Undisclosed Desires," winning a Grammy is pretty much the capper on a thoroughly amazing year for the trio.

"I never expected to win something like this in America," Bellamy beamed. "It's probably the biggest, most important music award in the world, and it's a great honor. Especially since it's an award for the album we made. We've won quite a lot of awards for our live show, but we've never quite won an award for the actual album, so it's amazing."

So now, the next logical step is the follow-up to The Resistance. Muse's short-term plans include a quick run of South American shows and a much-deserved break, but that doesn't mean they're not already making recording plans — which at this point, basically, include "all being based in the same city, London, which, for us, will definitely be a different approach." And Bellamy, who is expecting his first child with actress Kate Hudson, already has an idea or two about how Muse's new songs will sound. And, yes, his impending fatherhood is weighing heavily on his mind.

"Yeah, I'm definitely going to bring out the Vibraphone, [maybe write] a lullaby, things like that," he laughed. "I'll definitely get a lullaby on there."

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