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• The 20 Most Blogged Artists of 2014

  10-12-2014 23:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hype Machine’s annual “Most Blogged Artists of the Year” list is here. Hype Machine tracks SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Official.fm, and MP3 embeds on 840 blogs. 1....
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• Kelly Osbourne’s ‘World War 3 Xmas’

  10-12-2014 23:00 via music-news.com
  Kelly Osbourne has revealed she and her “eclectic” family would often share heated experiences during holiday seasons in the past.
  
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• J-Lo planning ‘low-key’ Xmas

  10-12-2014 23:00 via music-news.com
  Jennifer Lopez is planning to have a “low-key Christmas” with her six-year-old twins Max and Emme.
  
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• SoundCloud Is Trying to Secure $150 Million in Funding

  10-12-2014 22:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SoundCloud recently entered into a licensing deal with Warner Music Group, but they haven’t reached an agreement with Sony or UMG. As part of the...
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• Cops: Rapper Beanie Sigel was not target of shooting

  10-12-2014 22:45
  
  Cops: Rapper Beanie Sigel was not target of shooting Beanie Sigel remains in critical but stable condition after being shot Friday. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1AfQ5GT PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey - Police do not believe wounded rapper Beanie Sigel was the intended target of a shooting at his brother-in-law's New Jersey home.
  
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• Asleep at the Wheel Ready All-Star Bob Wills Tribute With Help From Avetts, Willie Nelson

  10-12-2014 21:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Asleep at the Wheel has always worn its affinity for Bob Wills proudly, but never more so than on its upcoming album. Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (out March 3rd on Bismeaux Records) is the venerable Texas swing band's third salute to...
  
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• 'Peter Pan Live!' vs. 'Sound of Music': Who Won the Twitter War

  10-12-2014 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NBC's latest live musical stunt was "a joy for everyone involved," says Robert Greenblatt — but it still inspired hate-tweets
  
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• Swift ‘seeing where things go with beau’

  10-12-2014 21:00 via music-news.com
  Taylor Swift is said to be easing into her alleged romance with The 1975 rocker, Matt Healy.
  
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• Hear Allison Moorer Turn the Page With 'Like It Used to Be'

  10-12-2014 20:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Change comes in like a rising tide," Allison Moorer sings on "Like It Used to Be," the first track from her upcoming eighth studio album, Down to Believing. She follows that hard-driving opener by unleashing a flood of emotion-packed tunes chronicling the turbulent, life-changing events that have occurred since the release of...
  
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• We Have Just As Many Fans as Pomplamoose. But We Aren’t Losing Money On Tour…

  10-12-2014 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The following comes from Tomas Barfod, drummer in the band Whomadewho. Pomplamoose wrote a nice, well-written and honest article about their 28-day US tour which...
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• PSO music director Honeck to conduct at Vatican during Christmas Eve Mass

  10-12-2014 19:36
  
  At the invitation of Pope Francis, Manfred Honeck, the music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, will conduct at the Vatican during the Papal Christmas Eve Mass. Mr. Honeck, a devout Catholic and a native of Austria, will lead the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in "Et incarnatus est" from Mozart's Mass in C minor.
  
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• The Horrors reveal ‘Change Your Mind’ video

  10-12-2014 18:58 via music-news.com
  Following an audacious return to the music landscape this year with their exquisitely crafted fourth album ‘Luminous’, which debuted at
  
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• R.E.M.'s Mike Mills on Vinyl Singles Set: 'We Never Planned on Hits'

  10-12-2014 18:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  In the three years since R.E.M.'s amicable split, the band has allowed itself an occasional moment of nostalgia, but this year has brought the most activity from the group yet: the Record Store Day set Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions followed by a documentary comprised of footage MTV shot of the...
  
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• Flashback: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood Gaze 'In Another's Eyes' During Early Duet

  10-12-2014 18:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hard to believe it's been nine years since Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood tied the knot in a hush-hush ceremony at the pair's Oklahoma home on December 10, 2005. The nuptials were in stark contrast to Brooks' very public wedding proposal seven months earlier, which was witnessed by Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, George...
  
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• Hear Radiohead's Unreleased 'Spooks' Reworked by Jonny Greenwood

  10-12-2014 18:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  During their expansive 2006 tour, Radiohead workshopped a number of songs that wound up on 2007's masterful In Rainbows. They also performed "Spooks," a minute-long instrumental doodle driven by tense surf-rock guitars. While Radiohead never released a studio version of the track, "Spooks" now exists in alternate form for the soundtrack of...
  
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• Belle and Sebastian Return (Yes, Really) to Synth-Pop on 'Peacetime' LP

  10-12-2014 17:14 via rollingstone.com
  
  When Stuart Murdoch was performing alone at Glasgow open mics in the mid-Nineties, the young singer-songwriter barely considered longevity. "I always imagined that me as a person might be able to cobble together one LP," he says, recalling the period before he formed Belle and Sebastian. "Once we reached about...
  
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• Nick Jonas: Cougars dig me

  10-12-2014 16:00 via music-news.com
  Nick Jonas gets equal praise for his music and his saucy magazine shoots.
  
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• Morrissey turns down Christmas speech

  10-12-2014 15:38 via music-news.com
  It appears that Morrissey has politely declined an invitation from Channel 4 to deliver an Alternative Christmas Day Speech which
  
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• Jay Z's 'Run This Town' Sampling Lawsuit Dismissed

  10-12-2014 15:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  The copyright lawsuit that alleged Jay Z's "Run This Town" sampled Eddie Bo's "Hook & Sling Part 1" without permission has been dismissed. The lawsuit, brought forth by  TufAmerica, boiled down to how a sampled "Oh!" was utilized in "Run This Town," and in the end, the judge decided one little syllable...
  
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• At NHCC, concerts shine light on a new music program and long-lost music

  10-12-2014 15:21
  
  A century-old revue is one of the works that will be presented during band, choir and orchestra concerts at N. Hennepin Community College. The North Hennepin Community College concert choir, above, performs Friday.
  
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• Iggy Azalea and Lorde come to blows on South Park @IGGYAZALEA @lordemusic

  10-12-2014 14:51 via music-news.com
  Part one of the two-part season finale is a veritable who’s who of the pop world as superstars Iggy Azelea, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus and Lorde receive a South Park send up.
  
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• Iggy Azalea and Lorde come to blows on South Park

  10-12-2014 14:51 via music-news.com
  Part one of the two-part season finale is a veritable who’s who of the pop world as superstars Iggy Azelea, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus and Lorde receive a South Park send up.
  
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• Hozier’s 'Take Me To Church' most streamed track of the year

  10-12-2014 14:46 via music-news.com
  Irish star Hozier’s global hit Take Me To Church has been announced as 2014’s most streamed track of the year.
  
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• Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' is YouTube's most-watched music video of 2014

  10-12-2014 13:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US pop star Katy Perry's Egyptian-themed video for the single "Dark Horse," which features Memphis rapper Juicy J, tops YouTube's list of the most-watched music videos of the year, while Colombian singer Shakira landed two spots in the top ten.
  
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• Rita Ora: Chaka chat is dream come true

  10-12-2014 12:45 via music-news.com
  Rita Ora has thanked Grammy U for giving her the chance to interview Chaka Khan.
  
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• Jessie J: I'm a big pretender

  10-12-2014 12:45 via music-news.com
  Jessie J and Adele didn’t have popstar personas when studying at a prestigious British stage school.
  
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• Shriver 'canceled plans over Miley'

  10-12-2014 12:15 via music-news.com
  Maria Shriver apparently boycotted Miami's Art Basel to avoid being around her son's new girlfriend Miley Cyrus.
  
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• Misunderstanding Lauryn Hill's G.O.A.T-ness

  10-12-2014 11:11
  
  Lauryn Hill's set at this year's FPSF was a near-unanimous pick for one of the festival's best.
  
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• Justin 'pining for Selena'

  10-12-2014 10:45 via music-news.com
  Justin Bieber apparently just wants his on/off girlfriend Selena Gomez back because "he can’t have her".
  
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• Rita Ora big screen movie roles @RitaOra #RitaOra

  10-12-2014 10:42 via music-news.com
  Rita Ora is looking forward to announcing some "very big" movie projects next year.
  
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• Rita Ora big screen movie roles

  10-12-2014 10:42 via music-news.com
  Rita Ora is looking forward to announcing some "very big" movie projects next year.
  
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• One Direction add date @OneDirection #OneDirection

  10-12-2014 10:36 via music-news.com
  The world’s biggest pop act, One Direction today announce a brand new date to their massive 2015 UK and Ireland tour
  
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• One Direction add date

  10-12-2014 10:36 via music-news.com
  The world’s biggest pop act, One Direction today announce a brand new date to their massive 2015 UK and Ireland tour
  
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• Sheeran and Tedder team up on secret single

  10-12-2014 10:15 via music-news.com
  Ed Sheeran didn’t know he’d be writing a song with Ryan Tedder.
  
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• Kate’s ‘split advice’ from Gwyneth and Chris

  10-12-2014 08:45 via music-news.com
  Kate Hudson and former fiancé Matt Bellamy are apparently taking notes from Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin on “consciously uncoupling”.
  
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• Northwest Musicians on the Jingle Horse, Home Alone, and Figgy Pudding

  10-12-2014 07:02
  
  With a homegrown lineup of regional bands, the Psychedelic Holiday Freakout nurtures this idea-a festival featuring original live music, not rehashed Christmas classics-to the fullest this time of year. "We wanted to throw a music festival to brighten things up before they got too dark and dreary," says co-founder Drew McCornack, of Northwest creative group FunkFarm.
  
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• Indie Film and TV Player IM Global Launches Music Joint Venture (Exclusive)

  10-12-2014 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Veteran music and private equity executive David Schulhof joins the company
  
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• Indie Film Player IM Global Launches Music Division (Exclusive)

  10-12-2014 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The company has formed a joint venture with ex-Miramax exec David Schulhof
  
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• Childbirth's 'I Only Fucked You As a Joke' Earns a Stunning #9 in Spin's 'Top 101 Songs of 2014'

  10-12-2014 02:47
  
  With a casette tape that drummer Stacy Peck says only took $100 and five hours to record , Seattle's beloved femme-punk trio Childbirth just beat out Kendrick Lamar, Katy Perry and Lana Del Rey on Spin's " Top 101 Songs of 2014. " Childbirth's single, "I Only Fucked You as a Joke" came in at a stunning #9, rounding out the top 10 with company like multi-millionaire pop divas Nicki Minaj and Beyonce.
  
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• U2 2015 tour dates already sold out

  10-12-2014 01:19 via music-news.com
  U2 are still a hit at the box-office, if not on the music charts.
  
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• Billy Corgan: Smashing Pumpkins fanbase gone

  10-12-2014 01:15 via music-news.com
  Smashing Pumpkins founder and frontman Billy Corgan says that his iconic band no longer has a fanbase.
  
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• Bob Dylan reveals 'Shadows In The Night' album @BobDylanSays #BobDylan @BobDylan_News

  10-12-2014 01:12 via music-news.com
  Bob Dylan has revealed the details of his 2015 album release ‘Shadows In The Night’.
  
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• Bob Dylan reveals 'Shadows In The Night' album

  10-12-2014 01:12 via music-news.com
  Bob Dylan has revealed the details of his 2015 album release ‘Shadows In The Night’.
  
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• Saxon cancel all dates after illness

  10-12-2014 01:00 via music-news.com
  Saxon regret to inform UK fans that the remaining tour dates have been postponed due to Nigel Glocker’s health issues.
  
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