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• Zayn: I’m sorry for the pictures

  18-03-2015 23:00 via music-news.com
  
  One Direction Zayn Malik has hit back after pictures emerged of what appeared to show him holding hands with another woman, insisting he “loves a girl named Perrie Edwards”.
  
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• Can a Portable Amp Make Your Smartphone Sound as Good as Hi-Fi Audio Equipment?

  18-03-2015 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These days we can stream almost any track from any location, but music quality has suffered as a result.  Which is why there are lots...
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• 2014 music business flat as streaming offset CD sales drop

  18-03-2015 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. retail music business was essentially flat in 2014 as growth in streaming revenue helped offset further decline in sales of CDs, a report from the Recording Industry Association of America said Wednesday.
  
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• SXSW Live Shot: Jorma KaukonenJefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna guitarist still has fiery hands

  18-03-2015 21:13
  
  Rev. Gary Davis' "I Am the Light of This World" contains the line, "Well we got fiery fingers, Lord, and we got fiery hands." Even though he's reached the advanced age of 74, Jorma Kaukonen sang those words Tuesday night at Lucky Lounge with the curl of a smile on his lips.
  
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• Thicke and Patton’s divorce granted

  18-03-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Robin Thicke and Paula Patton are one step closer to being single.
  
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• BMI Bullies Another Local Coffee Shop Into Ending Live Music…

  18-03-2015 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cafe International in San Francisco used to host open mic nights. According to Hoodline, the cafe has a strict rule that only original music can...
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• That’s Funny, I Thought You Just Said You Wanted a Major Branding Deal…

  18-03-2015 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The major labels may be losing money, but they all have teams dedicated to matching their artists with major brands.  Which might explain why 85%...
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• On the Charts: 'Empire' (Barely) Reigns Over Madonna

  18-03-2015 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  It was a tale of two tallies this week on the Billboard 200 as, depending on your vantage point, both the Empire soundtrack and Madonna's Rebel Heart could stake a claim for the top spot. Officially, the compilation of songs from Fox's hip-hop soap opera will be recognized as this week's Number One...
  
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• RIAA: 2014 music business 'essentially flat'

  18-03-2015 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A new report from the Recording Industry Association of America says that the U.S. retail music business was "essentially flat" in 2014 as streaming revenue grew while physical shipment revenue declined.
  
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• Hudson Taylor celebrate album release at hmv

  18-03-2015 19:07 via music-news.com
  
  Dublin duo Hudson Taylor visit hmv to perform live and sign copies of their new album 'Singing For Strangers'.
  
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• The Offspring headline UK tour

  18-03-2015 19:00 via music-news.com
  
  One of rock's most exciting and enduring bands, The Offspring have announced two UK shows this August which will see them play
  
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• Independent No More: Sony Buys the Rest of The Orchard

  18-03-2015 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Back in 2010, Dimensional Associates acquired independent distributor The Orchard. In 2012 Sony bought a majority of The Orchard.  An exact percentage wasn’t disclosed, but...
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• The Hottest Band at SXSW Right Now…

  18-03-2015 18:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SXSW: It’s all about the music technology! Meerkats.  Image by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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• Tanya Tucker Preps New Album and Tour

  18-03-2015 18:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tanya Tucker, who burst onto the country music scene at 13 years old in 1972 – and was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone just two years later – is getting ready to release her first new music since 2009's My Turn. In a statement announcing the new LP,...
  
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• Firefly Music Festival slashes single-ticket option

  18-03-2015 17:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The organizers behind the Firefly Music Festival have eliminated single-day tickets for the four-day event. The decision to abandon the single-day ticket option, as reported by Billboard, is a bold move by organizers but one that could pay off -- with attendance this year predicted to be its first-ever sell-out, within the range of 90,000 fans a day. Firefly Music Festival debuted in 2012 and has been increasing in popularity each year, with this year's star-studded line-up touted as one of
  
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• Ronnie Wood: How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary

  18-03-2015 17:11 via music-news.com
  
  Published this May 2015: Genesis Publications announces a new, signed limited edition book by Ronnie Wood: ‘How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary.’
  
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• When the Flood Destroyed Their House, Taarka Turned to Music

  18-03-2015 16:54
  
  David Tiller and Enion Pelta-Tiller, the husband-and-wife team who make up the core of the Lyons-based group Taarka , lost their house when the St. Vrain River flooded in 2013. "Whether it was bad or good wasn't really the perspective; it was more just, 'Wow!,'" Tiller says.
  
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• Intimate Amy Winehouse Documentary Set for Release This Summer

  18-03-2015 16:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Amy Winehouse's tumultuous life and career will be explored in Amy, a new documentary directed by Senna filmmaker Asif Kapadia. The film will be released July 3rd by U.K.'s Altitude Film Distribution, though no U.S. distributor has been announced, Deadline reports. 
  
  The documentary explores the singer's relationships, battles with media attention and influential...
  
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• McCartney inducting Starr into Hall of Fame

  18-03-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Ringo Starr isn't sure if he will perform with Sir Paul McCartney at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in May.
  
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• Domenico Dolce: I have freedom of speech

  18-03-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have given an interview to CNN following the IVF scandal
  
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• Paul McCartney, left, will induct fellow Beatle Ringo

  18-03-2015 15:54
  
  Paul McCartney, Patti Smith, Stevie Wonder and Peter Wolf are among the artists who will induct the new class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on April 18. McCartney to induct pal Ringo into Rock Hall Paul McCartney, Patti Smith, Stevie Wonder and Peter Wolf are among the artists who will induct the new class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on April 18. Check out this story on KSDK.com: http://usat.ly/1beK4Uz Paul McCartney, left, will induct fellow Beatle Ringo Star
  
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• Sam Cooke's Family Approves Biopic Focusing on Singer's Murder

  18-03-2015 14:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  The family of Sam Cooke has signed off on a deal that will bring an authorized biopic about the "A Change Is Gonna Come" singer to the big screen. However, don't expect a conventional music biography like the Johnny Cash film I Walk the Line and the James Brown homage Get On...
  
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• Paul Weller early photo book released

  18-03-2015 12:51 via music-news.com
  
  Published this April 2015: Weller’s INTO TOMORROW offers a pictorial record of his solo years, from 1992 onward.
  
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• Neil Young to attend screening at SXSW

  18-03-2015 12:41 via music-news.com
  
  Neil Young will be in Austin, Texas this Thursday to attend a screening of his 1982 movie ‘Human Highway’.
  
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• Paolo Nutini announces more headline shows

  18-03-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Following the announcement of his shows at The Eden Project (June 12th) and at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester (2nd July)
  
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• Michael Bublé: I was a love jerk

  18-03-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Michael Bublé always stops to think about what he says and does in case his son disapproves of his dad's actions when he's older.
  
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• Andy Fraser of Free dies

  18-03-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Free bass player Andy Fraser has lost his battle with cancer at age 62.
  
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• An LGBT Earthquake Is Happening in Country Music

  18-03-2015 11:39
  
  From left: Sami Grisafe , Ty Herndon , Brandy Clark , Shane McAnally Last December I was standing in the balcony of the Hollywood Palladium at the TrevorLIVE fundraiser watching Ty Herndon - the country music star who's had 17 singles on Billboard 's Hot Country chart - belt out the most jubilant rendition of his 2010 song "Journey On" that I'd ever heard. The song is an anthem for people dealing with adversity.
  
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• Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Fall Out Boy To Induct Hall of Famers

  18-03-2015 10:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced presenters for this year's ceremony: Paul McCartney will induct Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder will speak on Bill Withers, Patti Smith will intro Lou Reed, Peter Wolf will show praise to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Fall Out Boy will discuss Green Day, John Mayer...
  
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• Free rocker Andy Fraser dead at 62

  18-03-2015 08:34
  
  One of the elite members of Britain's blues-rock wave of the '60s and '70s, Fraser appeared to have died of natural causes, according to a source close to the musician. Fraser was found in his car by his gardener on Monday near his adopted home of many years in Temecula, California.
  
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• Watch SXSW Music Fans Proclaim Their Love for Fake Bands on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

  18-03-2015 05:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SXSW attendees are excited to hear Wiz Khalifa's younger brother, Cheese Wiz Khalifa, play this year.
  
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• Cannon moves on with model White

  18-03-2015 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Nick Cannon has reportedly moved on with model Jessica White following his split from wife Mariah Carey, despite insisting he’s “not dating anyone”.
  
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• Wind Burial's 'We Used to Be Hunters' Is Magical Death Music

  18-03-2015 04:25
  
  The ancient tradition begins with a monk lighting incense and chanting ritual mantras around the corpse. Then come the rogyapas, or "body-breakers," who do what you would imagine them to with a title like that.
  
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• Kris Jenner ‘dumps toyboy’

  18-03-2015 01:30 via music-news.com
  
  Kris Jenner has reportedly dumped toyboy Corey Gamble because she saw him as a “liability”.
  
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• Jessie J, James Bay and Kwabs for Somerset House

  18-03-2015 01:20 via music-news.com
  
  Set in one of London’s most iconic landmarks, Summer Series at Somerset House with American Express® returns this year for 11 nights from 9 – 19 July 2015.
  
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• Universal Music Group Hijacked My Music on YouTube

  18-03-2015 01:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  …a recent Facebook post by composer/musician Bjorn Lynne. Can I just state publicly that I hate Universal Music Group (UMG). For the second time now, they...
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• Music at Table 10 and Rick Moonen Day

  18-03-2015 01:00 via vegas.eater.com
  
  A daily wrap up of the smaller news you may have missed.
  
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• The Districts announce new single 'Heavy Begs'

  18-03-2015 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  The Districts will release their new single ‘Heavy Begs’ on 27th April 2015. The track is the latest to be taken from the band’s new album
  
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• The Charlatans, Sunset Sons, The Shires join IOW

  18-03-2015 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  One of the UK’s most enduring home grown indie rock acts The Charlatans are confirmed to headline the Big Top stage on the
  
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• SXSW: The 7 Hottest Topics In Music Tech Right Now

  18-03-2015 00:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The music portion of South By Southwest conference in Austin, Texas officially kicked off Tuesday. Infiltrating the movie buffs and techie nerds who are in...
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• Five fresh music acts to check out at SXSW

  18-03-2015 00:10
  
  Every year, in addition to the hundreds of tech companies and indie filmmakers looking for buzz, thousands of rising bands from the states and abroad descend upon Austin, TX for five jam-packed, beer-soaked, taco-filled days. Ahead of the music portion of the 29th annual SXSW festival which begins today, we picked five must-see musical acts.
  
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