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• Tupac Biopic to Begin Production in June

  13-01-2015 23:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  A long-delayed Tupac Shakur biopic will begin shooting in June, according to the film's producer, Randall Emmett. "The script is great and we're ready to make the movie," he recently told Collider. "We're just prepping the logistics."
  
  Emmett also confirmed that the production company, Morgan Creek, has secured the rights to Tupac's music catalog. It...
  
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• Exclusive! Check Out London Richards's Music Video for "In Love with Fire"

  13-01-2015 23:27
  
  Remember London Richards's name now, because 2015 is about to be a big year for the 17-year-old who already seems to be taking the R&B world by storm. Ever since he inherited his dad's turntables at nine years old, his passion for music only grew.
  
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• Derek Hough to Leave 'Dancing With the Stars' for Radio City Music Hall

  13-01-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The five-time Mirror Ball trophy winner will hang up his 'DWTS' dancing shoes to take the stage in New York.
  
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• Pattinson ‘ready to marry’

  13-01-2015 23:00 via music-news.com
  
  Robert Pattinson has started “shopping around for engagement rings” according to reports.
  
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• Spotify Reaches 15 Million Subscribers

  13-01-2015 22:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  Spotify's total number of paid subscribers has topped 15 million, according to a recent post on the company's blog. To mark the occasion, Spotify posted a playlist titled "15 Million Thank Yous" that boasted triumphant, celebratory tracks like Kanye West's "Touch the Sky," Katy Perry's "Firework" and, obviously, Kool and the Gang's...
  
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• Live Nation: We Bought BigChampagne for $12 Million, Not $30 Million…

  13-01-2015 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  And the messy divorce continues…   After abruptly shutting down its once-promising ‘Labs’ division in December, corporate parent Live Nation is now setting the record...
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• Tim McGraw Reveals Cities, Opening Acts on Shotgun Rider Tour 2015

  13-01-2015 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  For country superstar Tim McGraw, this summer will bring two major life events: his eldest daughter will graduate from high school, and he'll embark on a massive North American run, the Shotgun Rider Tour 2015. Alongside supporting acts Billy Currington and Chase Bryant, McGraw will hit cities from Wantagh, New...
  
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• Ronson’s album tribute to Winehouse

  13-01-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Mark Ronson wishes Amy Winehouse was “still here” in a new Instagram post.
  
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• Flashback: George Harrison Plays 'Here Comes the Sun' at 1987 Charity Gig

  13-01-2015 21:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  They never got a ton of attention in America, but throughout the 1980s the Prince's Trust concerts consistently brought together many of the biggest names in rock for an incredible evening of music. The organization was founded by Prince Charles in 1976 to raise money for struggling young people...
  
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• Derek Hough Leaves 'Dancing With the Stars' for Radio City Music Hall

  13-01-2015 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The five-time Mirror Ball trophy winner will hang up his 'DWTS' dancing shoes for season 20 to take the stage in New York.
  
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• Music Gateway Is Giving Away $38,000 to Deserving Artists…

  13-01-2015 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Music Gateway is a collaboration marketplace for music projects, and a place to post and get gigs.  The company is strongly opposed to ‘pay-to-pitch’ services...
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• ASCAP Names New CEO

  13-01-2015 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ASCAP announced today that Elizabeth Matthews has been named their new CEO. Matthews, who served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at ASCAP since 2013,...
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• Listen to the New Single From Old Crow Medicine Show's Gill Landry

  13-01-2015 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  This March — a year and a half after he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry as a full-time member of Old Crow Medicine Show— guitarist Gill Landry will release his third album as a solo artist. 
  
  Recorded in a south Nashville apartment and produced by Landry himself, the album...
  
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• Madonna & AC/DC To Perform At The Grammys, The Weeknd Arrested For...

  13-01-2015 19:17
  
  Garth Brooks outsells Elvis , Macklemore goes to Sesame Street, Lil Wayne details Cash Money beef in "Sh!t" remix and more on First Dibs . Macklemore performs a Sesame Street remix of "Thrift Shop", which sounds better than the original.
  
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• The Band Perry, Miranda Lambert to Headline Rodeo, Festivals

  13-01-2015 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  With the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival lineup set to be unveiled tonight, a string of other multi-day events have been announcing their rosters. The Hangout Festival, held May 15th through 17th in Gulf Shores, Alabama, boasts headliners Zac Brown Band and Foo Fighters, along with country-influenced acts Drive-By Truckers,...
  
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• DJ Yoda presents Breakfast of Champions album @DJYodaUK

  13-01-2015 18:34 via music-news.com
  
  DJ Yoda has announced details for his new album, Breakfast Of Champions, released on March 9 2015 through Kartel/Believe Digital.
  
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• DJ Yoda presents Breakfast of Champions album

  13-01-2015 18:34 via music-news.com
  
  DJ Yoda has announced details for his new album, Breakfast Of Champions, released on March 9 2015 through Kartel/Believe Digital.
  
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• Spotify’s Latest ‘Subscribers’ Are Barely Paying, Analyst Notes…

  13-01-2015 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Mark Mulligan, Music Industry Blog) Extreme monthly discounting, not Taylor Swift, is what’s really boosting Spotify’s numbers, according to top music industry analyst Mark Mulligan....
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• Happyness confirm Moshi Moshi deal and tour dates @Happynessmusic @moshimoshimusic

  13-01-2015 18:08 via music-news.com
  
  After a whirlwind 2014, which ultimately saw the South London trio make NME’s Best Newcomers list, as well as The Sunday Times Best Albums of The Year
  
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• Happyness confirm Moshi Moshi deal and tour dates

  13-01-2015 18:08 via music-news.com
  
  After a whirlwind 2014, which ultimately saw the South London trio make NME’s Best Newcomers list, as well as The Sunday Times Best Albums of The Year
  
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• H&M offers peek at its first Coachella collection

  13-01-2015 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Swedish brand H&M and the Californian music festival have collaborated on their first ever co-branded fashion collection for Coachella. 
  
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• Darius Rucker Announces 'Southern Style' Album and Tour

  13-01-2015 17:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Darius Rucker's return visit to NBC's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night was full of surprises. The country star not only teased his upcoming Southern Style Tour, he also took the opportunity to reveal that his fourth solo studio album, which shares its name with the tour, will...
  
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• Foo Fighters, Beck, Zac Brown Band, Skrillex to Play Hangout Fest

  13-01-2015 16:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  With headlining performances by Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band and Skrillex, the sixth annual Hangout Music Festival will be a particularly loud one, when it sets up camp on the beachfront of Gulf Shores, Alabama this spring. Beck, My Morning Jacket, Foster the People and Spoon are also set to...
  
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• Zooey Deschanel: I'm pregnant!

  13-01-2015 16:45 via music-news.com
  
  Zooey Deschanel and her boyfriend Jacob Pechenik are expecting a baby.
  
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• Lil Wayne Tackles Label Beef in New Mixtape Song

  13-01-2015 16:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lil Wayne both bashed and brushed off his longtime label Cash Money in a new track, "Sh!t (Remix)," which is set to appear on the rapper's upcoming mixtape, Sorry 4 the Wait 2, All Hip Hop reports.
  
  The track finds Weezy as wild, weird and restless as ever, rapping breathlessly over Mike Will Made It's...
  
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• Gaga pumped by Girls compliment

  13-01-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lady Gaga got a shout out on Lena Dunham''s Girls.
  
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• Bey & Jay 'crave quality time'

  13-01-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Beyoncé Knowles and Jay Z have reportedly drawn up a bucket list of countries they'd like to visit.
  
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• Music Review: Meghan Trainor doo-wops to death on 'Title'

  13-01-2015 15:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Meghan Trainor, "Title" (Epic)
  
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• Madonna, AC/DC, Ariana Grande to perform at Grammy Awards

  13-01-2015 15:07
  
  Madonna, AC/DC and Ariana Grande are among the first performers announced to take the stage at the Grammy Awards next month. Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and country star Eric Church will also perform at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, The Recording Academy announced Tuesday.
  
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• Watch Lady Antebellum Team With Aloe Blacc on Avicii's 'Wake Me Up'

  13-01-2015 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  While the big news of Monday night's gridiron clash was Ohio State's 42-20 upset win over Oregon, the musical entertainment leading up to the collegiate sporting event of the season provided quite a wake up call all on its own.
  
  On Friday (January 9th), superstar trio Lady Antebellum and R&B sensation Aloe...
  
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• H&M is partnering with coachella on a clothing line

  13-01-2015 15:00 via stylelist.com
  
  If you've ever attended Coachella - or have shopped for clothing in the weeks that lead up to it - you'll know that the Indio, California-based music festival has managed to create an entirely new fashion season focused on its attendees, slotted between resort and spring.These bohemian "festival season" wares are highly popular among...
  
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• Madonna, AC/DC, Ariana Grande to Perform at Grammys

  13-01-2015 14:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 57th annual Grammy Awards have announced the first wave of artists that will perform live on the Staples Center stage February 8th: AC/DC, Madonna, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran and Eric Church. The award show's official Twitter made the announcement this morning following rumors late Monday night that Madonna had been recruited...
  
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• Garth Brooks Surpasses Elvis Presley in Album Sales... Again

  13-01-2015 14:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  With his ninth studio album, Man Against Machine, earning platinum certification, Garth Brooks once again tops the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) list as the best-selling solo album artist of all-time, moving past the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley. Brooks' tally, certified units of 135 million sold,...
  
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• Take That unveil video for 'Get Ready For It'

  13-01-2015 12:53 via music-news.com
  
  Twentieth Century Fox have collaborated with Take That for the release of Kingsman: The Secret Service, the highly anticipated new film from Matthew Vaughn
  
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• Kelly Clarkson: Daughter must hate my music!

  13-01-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson's baby girl River is "weird" as she loves falling asleep to loud music.
  
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• Spotify reveal doctor approved workout playlists

  13-01-2015 10:39 via music-news.com
  
  Spotify has teamed up with fitness pro and creator of INSANITY, Shaun T, alongside global expert on music for exercise
  
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• Madonna ''confirms Grammys''

  13-01-2015 09:30 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna has heavily hinted she will be taking to the stage for the Grammys in February.
  
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• Kool And The Gang trombone player dead

  13-01-2015 08:57 via music-news.com
  
  Clifford Adams, the longtime trombone player for Kool and the Gang, died on Monday Morning after battling liver cancer for the last year. He was 62.
  
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• Russian opera diva Obraztsova dies at 75

  13-01-2015 08:53
  
  Russia's famed mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, who has performed at the world's top opera houses, died Monday at age 75. Obraztsova's cultural foundation said in a statement that she died of cardiac arrest at a clinic in Germany, but didn't provide further details. Born in Leningrad, Obraztsova as a child survived the devastating Nazi siege of the city during World War II.
  
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• Neil Young releasing country album with Willie Nelson's sons

  13-01-2015 08:37 via music-news.com
  
  Neil Young’s next album will be a collaboration with Willie Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah.
  
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• Neil Young preps country album with Willie Nelson's sons

  13-01-2015 08:37 via music-news.com
  
  Neil Young’s next album will be a collaboration with Willie Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah.
  
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• 'Nashville' to Air Second 'On the Record' Music Special

  13-01-2015 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Reba McEntire will perform alongside castmembers from the ABC series.
  
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• Paramore, Foo Fighters + More To Play Sixth Annual Hangout Music...

  13-01-2015 04:43
  
  Hangout Music Festival has announced its 2015 spring lineup, and Paramore , Beck , and Foo Fighters are among those set to perform. This year's festival marks Hangout's sixth, and will take place on May 15 through May 17 in the Gulf Shores of Alabama.
  
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• Usher ‘engaged’

  13-01-2015 03:30 via music-news.com
  
  Usher is reportedly engaged to marry his girlfriend Grace Miguel.
  
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• Iggy Azalea Granted Injunction to Stop Distribution of Her Early Music

  13-01-2015 01:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The judge agrees that the pop star raised "serious questions" about the validity of a recording contract
  
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• Williams: Beyoncé’s not pregnant!

  13-01-2015 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  Michelle Williams has shot down rumours that her former Destiny’s Child bandmate is expecting her second child.
  
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• Tim Drummond, veteran Neil Young collaborator, dead at 75

  13-01-2015 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  Tim Drummond, a veteran of many of Neil Young’s classic albums, has died on Saturday at the age of 75.
  
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• Sexy + Talking Body Watch You Oughta Know Alum Tove Lo's New Video

  13-01-2015 00:39
  
  In the new video for "Talking Body" off her 2014 debut album Queen of the Clouds , YOK alum Tove Lo can't stop making out with a criminal. She and her jail-bound mystery man smooch in a variety of places - a club, a casino, a strip club, jail- but, as if the two live in a world where making out is illegal, the police show up every time they lock lips.
  
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• Levellers film and acoustic tour news @the_levellers

  13-01-2015 00:13 via music-news.com
  
  Described by John Robb as, “The brilliant and heart-warming tale of a dysfunctional band”, ‘A Curious Life’ is a film about the Levellers and their unique career.
  
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• Levellers film and acoustic tour news

  13-01-2015 00:13 via music-news.com
  
  Described by John Robb as, “The brilliant and heart-warming tale of a dysfunctional band”, ‘A Curious Life’ is a film about the Levellers and their unique career.
  
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