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• What Do Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Jason Aldean, and Rihanna Have in Common? They Own Tidal

  30-03-2015 23:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Haxan Cloak and Tri Angle Records’ complaints of being ripped off were not even on Tidal’s radar at their launch event… If you were...
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• Madonna: Sometimes I don’t want to perform

  30-03-2015 23:17 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna said she can’t wait to get started on her upcoming Rebel Heart tour, but admits it can often be “exhausting” performing so many dates.
  
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• Iggy: Working with Britney was awesome

  30-03-2015 23:17 via music-news.com
  
  Iggy Azalea says working with Britney Spears on the upcoming track Pretty Girls was an “awesome” experience.
  
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• No More MP3s: Native Instruments Wants DJs to Use Their New Audio Format

  30-03-2015 22:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Beatport may have launched a streaming music service, but they haven’t forgotten about paid downloads… In June 2015 Beatport, Juno, and Traxsource will begin selling song...
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• No 'narsisstics': Music festivals ban fans' selfie sticks

  30-03-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — You can bring your beach towels and floral headbands, but forget that selfie stick if you're planning to go to the Coachella or Lollapalooza music festivals.
  
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• Music festivals tell fans to leave selfie sticks at home

  30-03-2015 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — You can bring your beach towels and floral headbands, but forget that selfie stick if you're going to the Coachella or Lollapalooza music festivals.
  
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• Tupac, or 2Pac? Sadly, Music Industry Still Doesn’t Know…

  30-03-2015 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The following guest post comes Daniel Teachey, an expert in data management, analytics, and cloud computing and a member of the SAS External Communications team. Is...
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• Eric Church, Kacey Musgraves Lead Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic

  30-03-2015 21:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  In 1973, just four years after Woodstock, the most iconic American music festival of its kind, country star Willie Nelson hosted his first-ever Fourth of July Picnic in Dripping Springs, Texas, just outside the state's capital city of Austin. In 2015, for the first time in five years, the Independence...
  
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• Timberlake advice fuels Joy Williams' music

  30-03-2015 20:37
  
  Former Civil Wars member Joy Williams, who has just released a solo single, found an unexpected source of wisdom when her duo broke up: 'N Sync member turned solo superstar Justin Timberlake. Timberlake advice fuels Joy Williams' music Former Civil Wars member Joy Williams, who has just released a solo single, found an unexpected source of wisdom when her duo broke up: 'N Sync member turned solo superstar Justin Timberlake.
  
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• Breaking: How Can Tidal Help Artists If They’re Already Ripping Them Off?

  30-03-2015 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jay Z is now relaunching Tidal, his newly-purchased streaming service.  To celebrate, Jay and his celebrity friends have launched a social media campaign with social justice...
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• Brooks & Dunn to Reunite for ACM Awards Performance

  30-03-2015 20:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Brooks & Dunn, the lauded country duo who called it quits in 2010, are reuniting for an organization that awarded them 27 trophies over the course of their 20-year career together. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who pursued solo careers after their Last Rodeo tour wrapped nearly five years ago,...
  
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• Stream Toro y Moi's Fuzzy, Guitar-Driven New LP 'What For?'

  30-03-2015 19:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  Chaz Bundick has taken another unexpected detour with his fourth album, What For? The 10-track LP, the writer-producer's latest under the Toro y Moi moniker, is full of fuzz-pedal guitars, soulful rhythms and classic rock chord changes — a change of pace from his previous forays into chillwave and funky...
  
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• Wretch 32 to preview album at Late at Tate Britain

  30-03-2015 19:12 via music-news.com
  
  Wretch 32 will preview tracks from his forthcoming album during a re-launch Late at Tate Britain event 6-10pm on Friday, 10 April.
  
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• Music Review: Darius Rucker shines on 4th country album

  30-03-2015 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Darius Rucker, "Southern Style" (Capitol Nashville)
  
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• TV Ratings: iHeartRadio Music Awards Hold as Sunday Series Slip

  30-03-2015 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NBC's airing of the ceremony holds from its modest 2014 showing.
  
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• Updated: Jay Z Promotes Tidal With a Vague Social Justice Campaign

  30-03-2015 18:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Updated 11:35 AM PST: Tidal has already been accused of ripping off artists… Today is the day. Jay Z is relaunching Tidal, his (possibly overhyped)...
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• A Complete Image Sizing Guide for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Other Social Networks…

  30-03-2015 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Image requirements for social media networks change frequently, so here’s the latest update. Bookmark this!  
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• Katzenjammer announce SBE date

  30-03-2015 17:43 via music-news.com
  
  With their May date at London’s Scala sold out, Norwegian alt-folk-country-rock mavericks Katzenjammer will return to the capital
  
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• Ultra 2015's Ten Best and Worst Fashion Trends

  30-03-2015 16:34
  
  The audience is over 18 now. And many of rave culture's familiar accoutrements - finger gloves, glow sticks, rage totems, etc.
  
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• Sam Smith: Winehouse inspires me

  30-03-2015 16:28 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Smith most admires sincere songwriters like Amy Winehouse and Maria Mena.
  
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• Watch Madonna, Taylor Swift Perform 'Ghosttown' at iHeartRadio Awards

  30-03-2015 16:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards promised there would be "unexpected collaborations" between the marquee artists attending the Los Angeles event, and the ceremony didn't disappoint as Taylor Swift joined Madonna for an acoustic rendition of the Rebel Heart singer's new single "Ghosttown."After the huge spectacles Madonna brought to her Grammy and (ill-fated) Brit Awards performances...
  
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• Graham Coxon: I thought we were all going to levitate

  30-03-2015 14:36 via music-news.com
  
  In the wake of their secret show on Friday 20th March, blur spoke with Beats by Dr. Dre about performing their new album for 300 lucky fans
  
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• Ludacris, Chrissy Teigen to host 2015 Billboard Music Awards

  30-03-2015 14:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen will host the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in May.
  
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• Hype rises for Tidal ahead of music service announcement

  30-03-2015 13:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jay Z's music streaming service Tidal received public displays of social network support from a number of famous names ahead of a more detailed March 30 announcement.
  
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• Roots Manuva back with new single

  30-03-2015 13:51 via music-news.com
  
  Rodney Smith is arguably the greatest rapper ever to emerge from British shores and after two years locked in the studio he returns
  
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• Roots Manuva back with new single @rootsmanuva #rootsmanuva @James_H_Ninja

  30-03-2015 13:27 via music-news.com
  
  Rodney Smith is arguably the greatest rapper ever to emerge from British shores and after two years locked in the studio he returns
  
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• PlayStation gets Spotify, replacing Sony's own music service

  30-03-2015 13:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify is coming to the PlayStation, replacing Sony's own Music Unlimited service, as the company continues to expand the game console into an entertainment hub beyond video games.
  
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• Circa Waves blow up at SXSW

  30-03-2015 13:03 via music-news.com
  
  Circa Waves rocked it up so hard that they blew the bass amp at SXSW. Music-News.com witnessed the event and spoke to singer Kieran Shudall
  
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• Cheerleader announce new EP

  30-03-2015 13:03 via music-news.com
  
  Music-News.com also caught up with Cheerleader after one of their recent SXSW shows, check out the exclusive interview below.
  
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• Circa Waves blow bass amp at SXSW

  30-03-2015 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Reveal ‘101’, the B-side of forthcoming single ‘T Shirt Weather’, announce in-store appearances and thrill Bill Murray at SxSW.
  
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• Enrique Iglesias on His Fans: "They're Allowed to Go Crazy on Me"

  30-03-2015 12:28
  
  No one knows more about Sex and Love than Spanish panty-dropper Enrique Iglesias.
  
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• Justin Timberlake: Baby is the best

  30-03-2015 12:06 via music-news.com
  
  iHeartRadio''s Innovation Award-winner Justin Timberlake can''t wait to meet his "greatest creation" yet - his baby with Jessica Biel.
  
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• Sasha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury 'a joke'

  30-03-2015 11:41 via music-news.com
  
  The on-again/off-again film on the life of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury seems it be more up-in-the-air as ever before.
  
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• Spotify launches today on PS4 and PS3 with PlayStation Music

  30-03-2015 11:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Music playback on PlayStation consoles gets a boost today with the arrival of PlayStation Music featuring Spotify, which replaces Sony's Music Unlimited service. The app is launching in 41 markets worldwide, allowing most of Spotify's 60 million users — three-fourths of whom use the ad-supported free version of the service — to stream music while they play games on their PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4. You can use PlayStation Music completely for free: It doesn't require a Pla
  
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• Taylor Swift sweeps iHeart Awards

  30-03-2015 09:47 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift screamed with excitement when she heard her name called at the iHeart Radio Music Awards yesterday.
  
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• Norman Greenbaum critical after fatal car crash

  30-03-2015 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  1970 ‘Spirit In The Sky’ hitmaker Norman Greenbaum is in a critical condition after being involved in a car crash that has left one person dead.
  
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• iHeartRadio Music Awards 2015: They wore that? Fashions and photos from red carpet

  30-03-2015 08:07
  
  Sunday's iHeartRadio Music Awards show isn't just about honoring the best in music as chosen by fans. You know people will be checking out the fashions on display among the arriving celebrities on the red carpet in Los Angeles.
  
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• Soho House Downtown L.A. Plan Could Displace Nervous Local Musicians

  30-03-2015 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tenants of an Arts District rehearsal space fear eviction from their warehouse as the glitzy private club, which plans a warren of extended-stay artist studio rooms, remains silent on its real estate plans in the neighborhood.
  
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• New Movies, TV on iTunes in April: 'Citizenfour,' Jennifer Aniston's 'Cake,' More

  30-03-2015 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Apple's online store is also offering free digital downloads of the series premieres of 'Sonic Highways' and 'American Odyssey.'
  
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• iHeartRadio Music Awards 2015: Jamie Foxx Sings About Being an "African-American Sniper"

  30-03-2015 05:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The host donned a cowboy hat and boots while performing a country song loaded with 'American Sniper' references.
  
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• Liam Payne to fans: You’re heroes

  30-03-2015 05:16 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Payne has thanked One Direction fans for their support after Zayn Malik left the band.
  
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• Bieber: I’m not looking for a girlfriend

  30-03-2015 05:16 via music-news.com
  
  Justin Bieber believes he “had to see the downs to appreciate the ups”.
  
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• iHeartRadio Music Awards: Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson Perform "Peaches N Cream"

  30-03-2015 04:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jamie Foxx hosts the second annual awards show, which are being broadcast live from downtown Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium.
  
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• Stars hit the iHeartRadio red carpet

  30-03-2015 03:57
  
  Musicians and actors turned out for the second annual iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday. Here, Taylor Swift poses on the red carpet.
  
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• Timberlake offers positive words at iHeartRadio Music Awards

  30-03-2015 03:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mr. SexyBack said he wasn't always one of the cool kids.
  
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• Grace Jones to support Paolo Nutini

  30-03-2015 03:32 via music-news.com
  
  Music legend Grace Jones has been announced as the main support act for Paolo Nutini at Glasgow Summer Sessions on Saturday 29th August
  
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• Taylor Swift early winner at iHeartRadio Music Awards

  30-03-2015 02:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Taylor Swift was an early winner at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, appropriately winning best lyrics for her hit song, "Blank Space."
  
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• Songwriter injured in California crash; motorcyclist killed

  30-03-2015 01:52
  
  A singer-songwriter behind the 1969 rock hit "Spirit in the Sky" has been critically injured in a Northern California car accident that killed a motorcyclist. The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa reported Sunday that 72-year-old Norman Greenbaum wrote and sang the hit song featured in 50 movies and several TV shows.
  
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