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• Now You Can Use SoundCloud and YouTube Embeds to Build a Marketing Pool

  20-01-2015 23:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Link shortening and retargeting tool found.ee has added some new features. The tool was created by The Found Group, a digital marketing company that works with...
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• Belafonte: Mel B and I are in a good place

  20-01-2015 23:00 via music-news.com
  
  Mel B’s husband Stephen Belafonte has revealed the reason for his hospitalisation, explaining that he feared he has deep vein thrombosis.
  
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• Brit Award Nominees Announced

  20-01-2015 22:34
  
  The nominees for the 2015 Brit Awards have been announced and Sam Smith leads all nominees just like he does for the Grammy Awards . The Brit Awards by the way are basically the British Grammys .
  
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• Slow down! The Ting Tings Katie White gets Super Critical about modern dance music

  20-01-2015 22:34
  
  Katie White of The Tings Tings is lamenting the fact that she's reached her BPM limit when it comes to modern EDM. "I don't think every dance-oriented record that comes out has to be that fast," she tells Digital Trends.
  
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• Bandsintown’s 15 Million User Milestone Comes With Serious Oversights

  20-01-2015 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  I like the idea of Bandsintown. Anything that helps get the word out about concerts (without artists having to pay for it) is fantastic. Bandsintown...
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• Wentz: Kids are the ultimate happy pill

  20-01-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Pete Wentz thinks arguments can “become nuclear” if you don’t know how to handle them properly.
  
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• Stefani: I’m proud of my marriage

  20-01-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale still “want the same thing”.
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Performers’ Rights In Europe…

  20-01-2015 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  This study, published last month by the Association of European Performers’ Organisations (AEPO-ARTIS), goes into painstaking detail on the following aspects of performers’ rights in Europe: 1. right...
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• Exclusive! Watch Zara Larsson's Music Video for "Uncover" Right Here, Right Now

  20-01-2015 20:29
  
  Zara Larsson's been pretty much unstoppable since she won Sweden's Got Talent when she was only 10 years old. Now seven years later, the powerhouse vocalist is making the entire world fall in love with her all over again with her chart-topping debut single "Uncover" and just-released six-song EP of the same name.
  
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• Executive Shuffles: Snapchat, INgrooves, NMPA, Rdio…

  20-01-2015 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mike Randall has been left his position as head of revenue at Snapchat, reports re/code. Randall joined Snapchat seven months ago. Rdio has added three executives to its U.K. team,...
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• What the Vinyl “Comeback” Really Looks Like…

  20-01-2015 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  source: Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  All figures in millions, and US-based.  
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• Go Behind the Scenes of Skrillex's Once-in-a-Lifetime Bonnaroo Superjam

  20-01-2015 19:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Last year's Bonnaroo featured headlining performances from Kanye West, Lionel Ritchie, Jack White and Elton John, but one of the festival's big highlights came when Skrillex led an unlikely group of artists through a hit-filled "Superjam." Now an eight-part series is tracking how this came together, opening with the show's conception and...
  
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• 'Fear and Saturday Night': How Ryan Bingham Defeated Darkness on Surprising New LP

  20-01-2015 18:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  Ryan Bingham is happy. For someone who memorably sang on his last album, "Some say the angels are all looking down. I only saw vultures circling around," this marks a seismic shift.
  That release, 2012's bleak Tomorrowland, dealt with the aftermath of his parents' deaths — his mother from alcohol and...
  
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• Bjork latest artist to suffer music leak

  20-01-2015 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bjork's first album in four years appeared to leak online Tuesday, making her the latest major artist whose music was released early. Bjork did not immediately comment. Madonna last month released six songs from her upcoming album months ahead of schedule after early versions emerged on the Internet. Bjork worked on her latest album with Arca, the Venezuelan DJ known for producing rapper Kanye West and the rising British trip-hop artist FKA twigs.
  
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• Rascal Flatts Announce Riot Tour 2015 With Opener Scotty McCreery

  20-01-2015 18:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bad news for country fans: Rascal Flatts' club residency in Las Vegas, which launches on February 25th at the Hard Rock Hotel, will not be extended past its original closing date of March 14th. 
  
  Better news for country fans: after leaving the Las Vegas Strip, Rascal Flatts will head back to...
  
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• Mark Knopfler to play Royal Albert Hall @MarkKnopfler #MarkKnopfler

  20-01-2015 17:30 via music-news.com
  
  On May 25th and 26th Mark Knopfler will bring the ‘Tracker’ tour to the Royal Albert Hall in London.
  
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• Mark Knopfler to play Royal Albert Hall

  20-01-2015 17:30 via music-news.com
  
  On May 25th and 26th Mark Knopfler will bring the ‘Tracker’ tour to the Royal Albert Hall in London.
  
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• Hear Bob Dylan's 'Stay With Me' From New Covers Album

  20-01-2015 17:25 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bob Dylan's new album Shadows in the Night is hitting shelves on February 3rd, though you can hear his rendition of "Stay with Me" right here. The track, written by Jerome Moross and Carolyn Leigh, is one of 10 songs associated with Frank Sinatra that will appear on the album...
  
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• Roisin Murphy announces London date

  20-01-2015 16:53 via music-news.com
  
  It’s been a long time but Roisin Murphy is back with a much-anticipated new album due for release on PIAS in Spring 2015
  
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• Róisín Murphy announces London date

  20-01-2015 16:53 via music-news.com
  
  It’s been a long time but Róisín Murphy is back with a much-anticipated new album due for release on PIAS in Spring 2015
  
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• 'Weird Al' Declares 'Mandatory' World Tour

  20-01-2015 16:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Weird Al" Yankovic will spend much of this year on the road, touring all over North America and hitting select European, Australian and New Zealand cities in support of his 2014 album, Mandatory Fun.
  
  While the king of pop parody already scheduled a set at this year's Governors Ball in New York City, the singer...
  
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• 15 Times Our Musical Idols Were Real-Life Heroes 15 Musicians Who Are Real-Life Heroes

  20-01-2015 16:20
  
  Die-hard fans claim that music has saved their lives in troubled times. While we've totally been there, today we're taking it a step further with instances when musicians have literally saved lives or otherwise contributed more than their musical talents to the common good.
  
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• The Best Music To Come From Terrible Band Beefs The Best Music To Come From Terrible Band Beefs

  20-01-2015 16:20
  
  Have your favorite bands always been in harmony when creating classic albums? Not even close. Groups have endured lineup shifts, breakups, and fist fights while giving fans the best music ever.
  
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• Watch Ray Scott Cover Merle Haggard's 'That's the Way Love Goes'

  20-01-2015 16:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  As Ray Scott gears up to release the next single from his eponymous new album, the traditional vocalist with the Mississippi-deep baritone is aiming to give country fans a taste of his influences and, in some cases, an education. Scott has recorded a series of six videos of him interpreting...
  
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• Beastie Boys Seek Another $2.4 Million From Monster for Legal Fees

  20-01-2015 16:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The legal beef between the Beastie Boys and Monster over the energy drink company's unauthorized use of the band's music will likely head back to the courtroom this year after the band filed another suit asking for $2.4 million more in restitution.
  
  Although a court ruled in favor of the Beastie Boys...
  
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• Pharrell: I want to be a star!

  20-01-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Pharrell Williams wasn't happy with how his record with T.I. was handled.
  
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• J.Lo: Quit the cougar talk!

  20-01-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez doesn''t chase young men; sometimes they just like her.
  
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• Jessie J: Music is my therapy

  20-01-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Jessie J has always used songwriting as a type of therapeutic outlet.
  
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• Gerard Way happy with hair

  20-01-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Gerard Way will move away from rock with his next album.
  
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• Fergie and Josh embrace therapy

  20-01-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Fergie is proud her husband Josh Duhamel is "man enough" to go to therapy with her.
  
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• Justin Bieber Getting Comedy Central Roast

  20-01-2015 15:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Justin Bieber will be roasted in an upcoming special scheduled to air on Comedy Central on March 7th, Us Weekly reports.
  
  The 20-year-old singer has reportedly wanted to be the butt of the joke for years, according to a source at Comedy Central, who told Ryan Seacrest's website: "Justin has been asking us...
  
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• Flashback: Neil Young Covers 'Sweet Home Alabama' in 1977

  20-01-2015 15:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  When Lynyrd Skynyrd released "Sweet Home Alabama" in 1974, it was seen, among other things, as a clear swipe at Neil Young. He was very critical of the South in his recent songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama," and it's hard to get less ambiguous than Ronnie Van Zant's lyrics:...
  
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• Motley Crue Announce Final Tour Dates, Last Ever Concert in Los Angeles

  20-01-2015 14:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two years after signing their Cessation of Touring Agreement and embarking on a long "Final Tour," Mötley Crüe have revealed the details of their Final Concert: A hometown gig at Los Angeles' Staples Center on December 31st, 2015. The "Dr. Feelgood" rockers also announced the second North American leg of their Final...
  
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• Lowell to release her debut album

  20-01-2015 12:40 via music-news.com
  
  Lowell will release her debut album 'We Loved Her Dearly' in the UK on March 9th through Arts & Crafts.
  
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• Royal Blood & Vaccines confirm NME Awards @royalblooduk @thevaccines

  20-01-2015 12:02 via music-news.com
  
  Royal Blood, The Vaccines and Run The Jewels are the first three acts to confirm they will be performing live at next month's NME Awards 2015.
  
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• Royal Blood & Vaccines confirm NME Awards

  20-01-2015 12:02 via music-news.com
  
  Royal Blood, The Vaccines and Run The Jewels are the first three acts to confirm they will be performing live at next month's NME Awards 2015.
  
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• Rihanna ''looking for stability with Leo''

  20-01-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Rihanna is said to have been up front with Leonardo DiCaprio about her plans to start a family.
  
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• Mark Ronson: How I get funky

  20-01-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Mark Ronson knew his song was good when his dad thought he was playing him a track by someone else.
  
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• Beastie Boys lawyers: Bills top $1.7M in Monster Energy suit

  20-01-2015 11:05
  
  The Beastie Boys want to force the maker of Monster Energy drink to pay nearly $2.4 million in legal fees and costs so the rappers' $1.7 million jury award is not dwarfed by expenses in a copyright violation case, lawyers say. A Manhattan federal court jury awarded the group most of the $2 million it requested at a June trial, but that was not enough to cover costs that lawyers said were worsened by the actions of the Corona, California-based Monster Energy Co., the musicians' lawyers said in pa
  
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• Harry Styles & Meghan Trainor record song

  20-01-2015 09:30 via music-news.com
  
  Meghan Trainor is a big fan of Harry Styles after recording a song with him.
  
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• Prince releases 'Marz' video

  20-01-2015 08:56 via music-news.com
  
  Prince has released the official video from Plectrumelectrum for the short track Marz.
  
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• Madonna reveals Rebel Heart tracklisting @madonna #madonna

  20-01-2015 08:47 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna has finally made the Rebel Heart track list public and it features 19 tracks.
  
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• Madonna reveals 'Rebel Heart' tracklisting

  20-01-2015 08:47 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna has finally made the Rebel Heart track list public and it features 19 tracks.
  
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• Gloria Estefan reforms Miami Sound Machine

  20-01-2015 08:46 via music-news.com
  
  Gloria Estefan will reunite with the Miami Sound Machine for one night, September 14, at the Minskoff Theatre.
  
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• Inside Toronto's most unique music hub

  20-01-2015 06:45
  
  Array Space in Toronto is one of those secrets you could live a block away from and never know about. The West Queen West concert venue, rehearsal space, and recording studio occupies the second floor of an industrial building a hop away from Toronto's doomed coffin factory on Niagara but the feeling at 155 Walnut Street is not of impending demolition, but of growth.
  
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• John Legend: Movements inspire me

  20-01-2015 05:30 via music-news.com
  
  John Legend has spoken about how important it is for the world to acknowledge civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s contributions to society.
  
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• Rita Ora: Flirting eases discomfort

  20-01-2015 03:30 via music-news.com
  
  Rita Ora has spoken about why she believes being flirtatious lightens up social interactions.
  
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• In high-wire act of unaccompanied violin music, Bar ti wows

  20-01-2015 02:32
  
  There's nothing easy about 90 minutes of solo violin music. It's a high-wire act for any violinist - not only must he carry the concert's entire melodic, harmonic and rhythmic weight single-handedly, but also make the music so compelling that any limitations of the solo form just seem to vanish.
  
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• Christina Milian: My daughter’s my best friend

  20-01-2015 01:30 via music-news.com
  
  Christina Milian has gushed about her close relationship with her daughter Violet, who is almost five years old.
  
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