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• Bruce Dickinson making progress against cancer

  24-03-2015 23:21 via music-news.com
  
  Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson is continuing to make progress in his fight against cancer.
  
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• Tony Winner Laura Benanti Stars in Radio City Music Hall's 'New York Spring Spectacular'

  24-03-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The actress, currently appearing in a recurring role on ABC's "Nashville," talks about dancing with the Rockettes in this lavish new production.
  
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• Kelly Rowland: God gave me an angel

  24-03-2015 23:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kelly Rowland has opened up about her mother’s passing last year, admitting she hasn’t had time to properly grieve.
  
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• Dion: I have to feed my husband

  24-03-2015 23:00 via music-news.com
  
  Celine Dion has fought back tears as she discussed how she has to look after her husband.
  
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• Executive Shuffles: Mykki Blanco, Spirit Music Group, EastWest Sounds, Lil’ Chris

  24-03-2015 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mykki Blanco is ending her career as a rapper to focus on investigative journalism. A post on the Mykki Blanco Facebook page says: “…Many feel as...
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• Music lessons meet Guitar Hero with the new Jellynote learning app

  24-03-2015 21:42
  
  The goal of learning a new instrument is the sort of bucket list item that all too often stays in said bucket. Maybe you bought a guitar a while back and noodled around on it for a few days, before placing it in the closet to gather dust.
  
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• Indie Label Head: “The Major Labels Screwed Up Napster, And They’re About to Screw Up Spotify…”

  24-03-2015 21:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  …from Quartz: The backlash against free began last year, when arguably the biggest recording artist on the planet, Taylor Swift, pulled all of her music from...
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• Skrillex Brings Full Flex Express Train Tour Back to Canada

  24-03-2015 21:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Skrillex will be bringing his Full Flex Express train tour back to Canada this July. The revival of the train tour was announced on Tuesday with a flashback video showing behind-the-scenes clips of past performers live and traveling together.
  
  Following a 2012 debut that saw Skrillex traveling coast-to-coast with Diplo, Grimes, Pretty Lights and more, he cancelled the...
  
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• Ludacris recalls racy radio days

  24-03-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Ludacris has opened up about the lessons he learnt during his time as a radio station intern.
  
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• Bieber: It’s time to work

  24-03-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Justin Bieber is excited to play the UK’s Fusion Festival in August.
  
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• Adam Lambert: I’m all inclusive

  24-03-2015 21:00 via music-news.com
  
  Adam Lambert thinks he’s “made a statement” in the music industry by being open about his sexuality.
  
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• What Music Sales Really Look Like…

  24-03-2015 20:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The square = total US music sales in 2014 ($6.97 billion). Breakdown based on percentage of US total sales in 2014.  Source: Recording Industry Association...
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• Women in Electronic Music Deserve Equal and Positive Media Coverage

  24-03-2015 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pitchfork has posted a few interesting and thought-provoking pieces in recent past on the way women are treated in electronic music. They recently highlighted the struggles...
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• Ted Cruz: 'On 9/11, I Didn't Like How Rock Music Responded'

  24-03-2015 19:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz stopped listening to rock and roll and took up country music after 9/11. The 44-year-old Republican Texas senator, who announced he would be running for president this week, recently fielded questions about his personality on CBS This Morning, where he revealed the change in his listening...
  
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• Hear Jennifer Nettles Duet With Jennifer Hudson for Oprah

  24-03-2015 18:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  When you're talking about Oprah, two powerful voices are always better than one. On the inaugural anthem for the media mogul's OWN Network, she didn't just go big, she went double-diva, with Jennifer Nettles and Jennifer Hudson joining forces on "You Will," their first duet written by longtime Winfrey friend...
  
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• Elton John, Mumford & Sons, Black Keys to Headline Outside Lands 2015

  24-03-2015 18:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Elton John, Mumford & Sons and the Black Keys will headline this summer's Outside Lands Festival, set to invade San Francisco's Golden Gate Park August 7th through 9th. Filling out the impressive bill at the eighth annual fest are Kendrick Lamar, Sam Smith, Wilco, Tame Impala, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, St. Vincent,...
  
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• The Ten People Who Won't Make It at Ultra Music Festival

  24-03-2015 17:38
  
  Watching Ultra Music Festival's idyllic official after-movies, you might get the impression that UMF is some kind of utopian music-based society where the young and beautiful run only in slow motion, where everyone is welcome and everything is pleasant. In some ways, this is true.
  
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• Don Robertson, Pioneering Songwriter and Pianist, Dead at 92

  24-03-2015 17:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Songwriter Don Robertson, whose dozens of hits included such country, pop and R&B standards as "I Don't Hurt Anymore," "Please Help Me I'm Falling" and "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger" — and whose tunes have been recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley to Bing Crosby — died in southern...
  
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• Jay Z love child claims 'not about cash'

  24-03-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Rymir Satterthwaite isn't suing Jay Z for the money but rather wants him to take responsibility, say sources.
  
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• Ed Sheeran: I can''t speak between shows

  24-03-2015 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  Ed Sheeran is only allowed to communicate with a whiteboard and marker pen while he rests his sore throat.
  
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• Hear Brian Wilson's Sunny New Song 'Sail Away'

  24-03-2015 15:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Brian Wilson wants to "follow the sun to the white sand beaches" on his lush new single, "Sail Away." The track, which finds the singer-songwriter harmonizing with fellow Beach Boys alumni Blondie Chaplin and Al Jardine, premiered Monday at Wall Street Journal. "We [tried] to recapture the feeling of Beach...
  
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• Spotify Re-Ranks 'Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs List

  24-03-2015 15:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Spotify has given their own update on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
  
  With the help of Spotify Insights, the streaming service tallied up play counts for every track to see what songs are favored by audiences today, with Beyonce and Jay Z's "Crazy in Love"...
  
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• Justin Bieber confirms UK exclusive date at Fusion

  24-03-2015 13:34 via music-news.com
  
  Fusion Festival today announced a UK Exclusive, Canadian superstar Justin Bieber will be headlining the first ever Friday night at Fusion Festival
  
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• Alicia Keys to Be Honored at the Grammys on the Hill Awards Tuesday, March 24

  24-03-2015 13:23
  
  Alicia Keys is scheduled to be recognized by the Recording Academy at its 2015 Grammys on the Hill Awards, taking place next month. Organizers have announced that Keys will be presented with the Recording Artists' Coalition Award -- named for the artists' rights program founded by Don Henley and Sheryl Crow -- during the upcoming event, taking place Wednesday, April 15, at the Hamilton Live in Washington D.C. "We are proud to honor Alicia Keys for her artistry, philanthropy and her passion for c
  
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• David Crosby runs down down jogger

  24-03-2015 12:21 via music-news.com
  
  David Crosby was involved in an accident on Sunday evening in Santa Ynez, CA when the car he was driving hit a jogger.
  
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• Brian Wilson announces UK arena tour with Edwyn Collins

  24-03-2015 12:06 via music-news.com
  
  Legendary performer, founding member of The Beach Boys and one of the world’s most revered figures within popular music,
  
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• Alex Omes Died the Very Day of His Trial Against Ultra Music Festival

  24-03-2015 11:23
  
  The morning of Monday, January 12, his big brother, Carlos, tried texting and calling. But there was no answer.
  
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• Peter Hook to play complete Joy Division on anniversary

  24-03-2015 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Peter Hook is to perform a one-off show in Macclesfield in Cheshire, to encompass all 48 Joy Division songs.
  
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• The top 10 music festivals in Toronto for spring 2015

  24-03-2015 07:12
  
  The top music festivals in Toronto for spring 2015 look fairly similar to last year, except as Electric Island, Field Trip, and CBC Fest all return, sworn enemies CMW and NXNE appear to be more or less ignoring each other. On the fringes of spring we have UK's positive-vibe Bestival's first appearance followed by staples like NXNE, the Jazz Fest, and Luminato.
  
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• FKA Twigs, Charli XCX, Shamir drive the 2015 YouTube Music Awards

  24-03-2015 03:01
  
  "Call It Off" is the second single from Shamir's debut album, "Ratchet," coming in May via XL Recordings. The video is one of more than a dozen new clips released as part of the 2015 YouTube Music Awards.
  
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• Tomlinson’s fam ‘provides shoulder to cry on’

  24-03-2015 01:30 via music-news.com
  
  Louis Tomlinson’s relatives have supposedly been extremely supportive of him following his recent breakup with girlfriend of four years, Eleanor Calder.
  
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• Muse reveal new single 'Dead Inside'

  24-03-2015 01:24 via music-news.com
  
  MUSE have announced that they will release the first official single, 'Dead Inside' today, March 23rd as the song has premieres on radio stations across the globe.
  
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• Jerry Lewis to receive NAB Award

  24-03-2015 01:20 via music-news.com
  
  The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that Jerry Lewis, renowned entertainer and humanitarian
  
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• Sharon Osbourne: Ozzfest Japan is Sabbath farewell

  24-03-2015 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  Black Sabbath has announced their appearance at Ozzfest Japan with Sharon Osbourne calling the appearance their "farewell", but what does that really mean.
  
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• iC1s announce 'Armada' EP and dates

  24-03-2015 01:00 via music-news.com
  
  iC1s have confirmed the follow up to debut mini album ‘In The Blink Of An Eye’, a 5 track EP “Armada” is to be released on
  
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