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• Music Monday (3/16): This Week's New Albums + Videos

  16-03-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Our guide to this week's album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists such as Bjork and Death Grips, plus brand new streaming music from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Muse, Laura Marling, Death Cab for Cutie, The Go! Team, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic
  
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• Rihanna: New album is soulful

  16-03-2015 23:00 via music-news.com
  
  Rihanna wanted songs on her new album that she could “perform in 15 years”.
  
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• Azealia Banks: I hate everything about America

  16-03-2015 23:00 via music-news.com
  
  Azealia Banks is “loud and boisterous” but is unapologetic about it.
  
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• The World’s Largest Record Collection Could Become a Lending Library

  16-03-2015 22:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  …a recent video interview between the BBC and Zero Freitas, whose record collection is probably the largest in the world. Freitas has over five million records...
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• Scorsese to film Grateful Dead documentary in Chicago

  16-03-2015 22:23
  
  In this May 9, 2009 file photo, The Dead, formerly the Grateful Dead, perform at the Forum in the Inglewood section of Los Angeles, Calif. In this May 9, 2009 file photo, The Dead, formerly the Grateful Dead, perform at the Forum in the Inglewood section of Los Angeles, Calif.
  
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• Becky G To Perform At 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards (Exclusive)

  16-03-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Becky G is headed to the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMAs) for the second consecutive year! Access Hollywood caught up with singer, songwriter and rapper at Radio Disney’s "On The Road to the RDMAs" concert tour over the weekend at YouTube Space New York, where she revealed exclusively to Access that she will indeed be a performer at this year’s RDMAs. Not only will Becky perform, but she’s a double nominee at this year's show! The 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards, music&
  
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• Grateful Dead's Original Lyrics, Posters and Furniture Go to Auction

  16-03-2015 21:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  A selection of Grateful Dead memorabilia, including posters, original drafts of lyrics and even the group's office furniture, is headed to auction. The Grateful Dead Family Jubilee Auction will take place at Donley Auction Services in Union, Illinois on April 11th and 12th, in advance of the band's upcoming block...
  
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• Ringo Starr reveals ‘Postcards From Paradise’ video

  16-03-2015 21:36 via music-news.com
  
  Seeking a little help from his fans Ringo asked his faithful followers to submit photos of what they consider a depiction of paradise and some of those images are included in the video.
  
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• Watch Mickey Guyton's Roof-Raising 'GMA' Performance

  16-03-2015 21:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Calling it "the ballad that's gonna blow you away," Good Morning America co-host Amy Robach introduced "Better Than You Left Me," the current single by Mickey Guyton, who dropped by the morning show to perform Monday. (Watch the performance above.)
  
  The radiant Guyton, decked out in a yellow sundress, was complimented...
  
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• Pandora Says They’re Actually Paying Artists $1,300 a Spin…

  16-03-2015 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  …from a recent interview with Pandora cofounder Tim Westergren, in an interview with Re/Code’s Walt Mossberg. Walt Mossberg: Why are there lots of artists and...
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• Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Music Review

  16-03-2015 21:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Get the ABC News review of the new album.
  
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• Duff: I didn’t enjoy being single

  16-03-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Hilary Duff has opened up about losing her virginity.
  
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• Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi's Widow Launch Blues Brothers Label

  16-03-2015 20:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dan Aykroyd is taking the next step in his commitment to the blues with the launch of his own record label. Alongside Judy Belushi, widow of his Blues Brothers co-star John, Aykroyd has created Blues Brothers Records in order to nurture and develop new blues artists. The label will be...
  
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• Nobody Can Stop Jay Z from Buying Aspiro Anymore…

  16-03-2015 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jay Z’s Project Panther Bidco Ltd has purchased 95.18 percent of Aspiro’s shares, according to the company. This is part of Jay Z’s much-discussed acquisition...
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• Music Writer Alex Rendon Dead at 39

  16-03-2015 20:23
  
  New Times readers have long been familiar with Alex Rendon 's byline. He's written thoughtful, intelligent, and at times beautiful stories for the paper for more than seven years.
  
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• Sam Smith to play Logies

  16-03-2015 19:59 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Smith has been confirmed as a performing for the 2015 TV Week Logie Awards in May.
  
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• Grand Ole Opry Celebrates 90th Anniversary

  16-03-2015 19:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  In 1925, Mount Rushmore was established, future First Lady Barbara Bush was born, and the theory of evolution went on trial in Tennessee. Also in Tennessee that year, on November 28th, to be exact, the Grand Ole Opry began broadcasting on Nashville's powerful WSM radio. On Tuesday, March 24th, the...
  
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• Sinead O’Connor retires 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

  16-03-2015 19:31 via music-news.com
  
  Sinead O’Connor has removed her hit song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ saying she has ceased singing the Prince composed classic for good.
  
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• Mike Porcaro of Toto dies

  16-03-2015 19:03 via music-news.com
  
  Mike Porcaro, the bass player for Toto, has died from Lou Gehrig’s disease at the age of 59.
  
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• 6 acts to check out at South by Southwest music festival

  16-03-2015 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Preparing for the South by Southwest music festival is like shopping without a budget: there are just too many options.
  
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• Talib Kweli: Why Kendrick Lamar's 'Parks and Rec' Joke Is Important

  16-03-2015 18:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Talib Kweli is always on the lookout for rising talent, so when it came time to recruit emcees for his Prisoner of Conscious track "Push Thru," he knew to enlist Rolling Stone cover star Kendrick Lamar for the 2013 track.
  
  "Kendrick is somebody who in his music is very much aligned with movement...
  
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• Toby Keith, Eli Young Band to Kick-start SoCal Motorcycle Festival

  16-03-2015 17:55 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bikers, start your engines. Motorcycles and country music, along with a healthy dose of rock, come together at the first-ever Lost Highway Festival, May 29th and 30th in California. And Toby Keith — who sang about a rebellious preacher's daughter who clutched tight on the back of his chopper in...
  
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• Elton John Boycotts Dolce & Gabbana Over 'Synthetic' Babies Remark

  16-03-2015 17:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Sir Elton John is leading a boycott of Dolce & Gabbana after the renowned fashion designers made disparaging remarks about same-sex families and children conceived via artificial insemination. "You are born to a mother and a father. Or at least that's how it should be," Domenico Dolce told Italian magazine Panorama last week,...
  
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• Drake Disavows Upcoming 'Homecoming' Film

  16-03-2015 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Drake says he has nothing to do with a planned concert documentary set to hit theaters later this week. "The Drake Homecoming film is not something OVO or Drake have any part in," the rapper declared on Twitter Monday morning. I feel it is my responsibility to inform and protect my fans."
  
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• Robert Plant to Bring Sensational Space Shifters on the Road

  16-03-2015 16:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Robert Plant will hit the road again this year with his Sensational Space Shifters backing band for a tour that wraps itself around festival appearances at Sasquatch and Bonnaroo. The Pixies will open select dates, while singer-songwriter J.D. McPherson will open a handful of others.
  
  Tickets for the tour, which spans...
  
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• Music Review: Mark Knopfler mellow on 'Tracker'

  16-03-2015 16:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mark Knopfler, "Tracker" (Verve)
  
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• Music Review: Richie Furay in strong return after 8 years

  16-03-2015 16:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Richie Furay's first solo release in eight years is suffused in nostalgia and contentment, a recipe that could fall short were it not for the ringing guitar work and the soulful, occasionally exuberant vocals. Furay is a rock 'n' roll rarity — a happy man marking 48 years of marriage by putting his wedding picture on the CD cover — and his songs celebrate the long ties that have deepened over decades, not only to his wife but also to the no-longer-young musicians he played with during the gl
  
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• Rock group Toto in a May 15, 2006 file photo, taken

  16-03-2015 16:09
  
  Mike Porcaro, the bass player for Toto, has died following a battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 59 Toto bassist Mike Porcaro dies at 59 Mike Porcaro, the bass player for Toto, has died following a battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease.
  
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• Gaga 'comforts Taylor at charity event'

  16-03-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney reportedly looked loving and affectionate during a charity event this weekend.
  
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• Brandon Flowers: Sinatra and cigars were my passion

  16-03-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  As a kid, Brandon Flowers used to dream of "driving an Eldorado, smoking cigars and listening to Sinatra".
  
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• Watch Tom Hanks Panic, Sara Bareilles Sing Karaoke in Rita Wilson's "Girls Night In" Music Video

  16-03-2015 15:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The actress-singer and her real-life girlfriends kick off their heels for karaoke, charades and cupcakes.
  
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• Watch Tom Hanks' Panic, Sara Bareilles' Karaoke in Rita Wilson's "Girls Night In" Music Video

  16-03-2015 15:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The actress-singer and her real-life girlfriends kick off their heels for karaoke, charades and cupcakes.
  
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• Janelle Monae, Aloe Blacc Join 2015 CLIO Music Awards Jury

  16-03-2015 15:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The prestigious international awards competition, for marketing and advertising in the music industry, is accepting entries through April 3.
  
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• Rihanna, Zac Brown Band to Headline March Madness Music Festival

  16-03-2015 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  In celebration of the NCAA's championship game in early April, the sports organization's free, three-day March Madness Music Festival this year will feature performances by Rihanna, Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum, Kacey Musgraves and Bleachers.
  
  The performances will take place at Indianapolis' White River State Park from April 3rd to...
  
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• Music Review: Houndmouth delivers on sophomore effort

  16-03-2015 14:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Houndmouth, "Little Neon Limelight" (Rough Trade Records)
  
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• Death Cab for Cutie Strip Back With Melancholy 'Little Wanderer'

  16-03-2015 14:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Death Cab for Cutie get back to basics with "Little Wanderer," a melancholy, guitar-driven sing-along from their upcoming eighth LP, Kintsugi. The song, a meditation on a musician's long-distance relationship, premiered Monday on The Line of Best Fit. "I hope your absence makes us grow fonder; I hope we always feel the same,"...
  
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• John Legend, Ed Sheeran Join U.N. to Create 'World's Happiest Playlist'

  16-03-2015 14:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  John Legend and Ed Sheeran have joined forces with the United Nations to create "the world's happiest playlist" to celebrate International Day of Happiness. In partnership with music streaming service MixRadio, the U.N. has enlisted a roster of artists, including David Guetta, James Blunt, Cody Simpson and Charlize Theron, to launch its...
  
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• 'The Sound of Music' That Never Was: What Musical Creators, Filmmakers Changed

  16-03-2015 14:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  What Rodgers and Hammerstein, and then later, filmmakers, changed about "The Sound of Music."
  
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• Who, exactly, is the Grateful Dead fan of 2015?

  16-03-2015 14:03
  
  In this Aug. 3, 2002 file photo, The Grateful Dead, from left, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart perform during a reunion concert in East Troy, Wis. he band announced Friday that original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will perform three shows... In this Aug. 3, 2002 file photo, The Grateful Dead, from left, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart perform during a reunion concert in East Troy, Wis.
  
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• Online music licensing venture makes offer to allay EU concerns

  16-03-2015 12:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Three of Europe's biggest groups, which collects royalties for songwriters and performers, have offered concessions in a bid to soothe European Union regulatory concerns about their plan to set up an online music licensing venture. The European Commission in January said it was concerned that the planned online venture by Britain's PRS for Music Limited (PRSfM), Sweden's Foreningen Svenska Tonsattares Internationella Musikbyra (STIM) and Germany's Gesellschaft für musikalische Auffuehrungs- und
  
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• will.i.am judges Voice mentors

  16-03-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  will.i.am believes Rita Ora has star elements that Jessie J and Kylie Minogue lack.
  
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• What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)?

  16-03-2015 10:04
  
  You may have heard the term "trap music." You may even realize that what people are calling "trap music" today is not necessarily what people were calling "trap music" a few years ago.
  
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• Katy Perry 'gets close to Mumford's Winston'

  16-03-2015 09:30 via music-news.com
  
  Katy Perry reportedly got close to a member of Mumford & Sons over the weekend.
  
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• Demi: Wilmer saved me

  16-03-2015 09:30 via music-news.com
  
  Demi Lovato has thanked her boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama for saving her life.
  
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• Arcade Fire sideman Will Butler moves to front with solo show

  16-03-2015 05:54
  
  At the Rock & Roll Hotel in Northeast Washington, the Arcade Fire member took on many forms, writhing his way to a splendid performance at the sold-out venue. For roughly an hour, Butler stampeded the crowd with cuts from his sprawling album, "Policy," his debut solo release.
  
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• Lance Bass talks Timberlake’s ‘tight-knit family’

  16-03-2015 03:30 via music-news.com
  
  Lance Bass has spoken about how dramatically his life has changed since wedding longtime partner Michael Turchin in December 2014.
  
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• Juliette Lewis: Women need fighting skills

  16-03-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Juliette Lewis thinks it’s important for women “to learn to fight”.
  
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• Vampire Slayer Star Accused Of Hotel Rampage

  16-03-2015 01:40
  
  Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon has been detained after a disturbance at a Florida hotel, his third such arrest in recent months. The 43-year-old was charged on Friday with damage to property and criminal mischief in his room at the Hotel Duval in Tallahassee, police say.
  
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• Manchester musicians and actor rock it up at college launch

  16-03-2015 01:38 via music-news.com
  
  Indie musician and DJ Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets), Mike Joyce (ex-Smiths’ Drummer), Dean Fagan (Coronation Street actor)
  
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• Niall Horan celebrates St Patrick's Day tunes

  16-03-2015 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, One Direction’s Niall Horan has chosen his all-time favourite Irish tracks on the iTunes.
  
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