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• Paramore to Set Sail Again on Parahoy! Festival at Sea in 2016

  29-04-2015 23:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Paramore will once again lift anchors when they embark on their second Parahoy! Festival at Sea next year. The floating concert will take place March 5th - 9th and travel round-trip from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico. Paramore will perform twice during the fest, which has yet to announce the...
  
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• Bruce ‘excited to share his journey’

  29-04-2015 23:07 via music-news.com
  
  Bruce Jenner is taking an active role in the production of the E! series following his transition into a woman, it has been claimed.
  
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• First Friday artwalk music guide for May in Phoenix

  29-04-2015 22:55
  
  First Friday artwalk music guide for May in Phoenix First Friday in Phoenix brings music from the Blunt Club, Haymarket Squares, Dowell Davis, Sara McAllister, Djentrification and more. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/1zqdZnS The First Friday artwalk in Phoenix also features music from the Blunt Club, Haymarket Squares, Dowell Davis, Sara McAllister, Djentrification and more.
  
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• Trooper reprimanded for photo with Snoop Dogg sues bosses

  29-04-2015 22:55
  
  A Texas trooper has sued his bosses after being reprimanded over his photo with rapper Snoop Dogg at South by Southwest. Department of Public Safety Trooper Billy Spears filed the civil lawsuit Wednesday, alleging retaliation by DPS, Director Steven McCraw and several executives.
  
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• My Morning Jacket Establish Philanthropy Foundation

  29-04-2015 22:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  My Morning Jacket will release their new album The Waterfall on May 4th, and with Jim James and company's latest LP comes a new philanthropic effort called The Waterfall Project. "We're honored to announce The Waterfall Project - a fund that supports & promotes engagement around causes we hold dear,"...
  
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• The Fort Collins Music Scene Felt the Love at FoCoMX

  29-04-2015 21:55
  
  The Fort Collins Music Showcase brings out thousands of Fort Collins residents who are undeniably smitten over their town's local talent, year after year. This year the festival runs like clockwork, and locals know who to see, and what to expect.
  
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• Paul McCartney debuts Beatles song in Japan

  29-04-2015 21:08 via music-news.com
  
  Paul performed at the Nippon Budokan, Japan as part of his 'Out There' tour - marking 49 years since The Beatles historically played the venue.
  
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• Drake and the Strokes Will Headline a Two-Day Music Festival in D.C. This Fall

  29-04-2015 20:56
  
  Move over, South By: D.C.'s getting into the big-ass music festival game. This September 26 and 27, West Potomac Park will host a two-day, five-stage concert headlined by Drake and the Strokes .
  
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• Paul McCartney plays a Beatles song for first time in Japan @PaulMcCartney

  29-04-2015 20:42 via music-news.com
  
  Paul performed at the Nippon Budokan, Japan as part of his 'Out There' tour - marking 49 years since The Beatles historically played the venue.
  
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• Courtney Love Biographer Sues Singer for Breach of Contract

  29-04-2015 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  Courtney Love's co-writer, Anthony Bozza, has sued the singer for breach of contract with regard to her highly anticipated memoir, tentatively titled The Girl With the Most Cake. The author – who was previously a Rolling Stone editor and has co-written books with Slash, Tommy Lee and Tracy Morgan,...
  
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• Mika announces 'Talk About You' single and video

  29-04-2015 19:59 via music-news.com
  
  Multi-platinum pop-star Mika releases his brand new single 'Talk About You' on 18th May 2015 via Virgin EMI.
  
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• #Mika announces 'Talk About You' single and video @mikasounds

  29-04-2015 19:53 via music-news.com
  
  Multi-platinum pop-star Mika releases his brand new single 'Talk About You' on 18th May 2015 via Virgin EMI.
  
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• How the ‘Average American’ Actually Consumes Media…

  29-04-2015 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Survey conducted among 41,634 Americans spanning all age ranges by Jacobs Media, a Detroit-based media research and consulting firm specializing in radio, television, and new media...
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• Apple Will Charge You 30% More If You Subscribe to TIDAL on iOS

  29-04-2015 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jay-Z’s #TidalFacts information campaign spiraled out of control, but TIDAL is still trying to win fans over with various promotions. First off, Jay is apparently...
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• Lloyd Cole and the Commotions definitive box set

  29-04-2015 19:02 via music-news.com
  
  Universal Music Catalogue will release a definitive career-spanning box set entitled ‘Collected Recordings 1983-1989’ by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions on 29th June ’15.
  
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• Watch Paul McCartney Perform Beatles' 'Another Girl' for First Time

  29-04-2015 18:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Paul McCartney played Japan's famed Nippon Budokan Tuesday night for the first time since the Beatles performed there in 1966. To celebrate the occasion, McCartney dusted off a Fab Four classic that had never been played live before: Help!'s "Another Girl."McCartney's Japanese tour also featured the singer performing the Beatles'...
  
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• Watch Ryan Adams' Redemptive Cover of 'Summer of '69'

  29-04-2015 18:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Ryman never forgets. 
  It's been more than 12 years since Ryan Adams infamously ejected a fan from the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville, tossing him a $40 refund on his way out the door. The accused's crime? Shouting out repeated requests for Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69" — a harmless...
  
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• Watch Brett Eldredge Do His Best Frank Sinatra Impression

  29-04-2015 17:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  Brett Eldredge straps into a straitjacket in the video for his latest single, "Lose My Mind," but in the above karaoke challenge from America's Morning Show host Blair Garner, he sounds more suited to a fancy dinner jacket. Crooning along to a pre-recorded track, the blue-eyed Eldredge channels Ol'...
  
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• Of Monsters and Men reveal tour dates and new track

  29-04-2015 17:49 via music-news.com
  
  Of Monsters and Men have announced details of a UK tour for November 2015. Starting in Manchester on 18th November, the Icelandic quintet will play
  
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• Death Cab for Cutie unveil acoustic classic

  29-04-2015 17:49 via music-news.com
  
  Death Cab for Cutie have unveiled an acoustic live version of fan favourite track Passenger Seat, taken from their classic album Transatlanticism.
  
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• Death Cab for Cutie unveil acoustic classic @dcfc

  29-04-2015 17:35 via music-news.com
  
  Death Cab for Cutie have unveiled an acoustic live version of fan favourite track Passenger Seat, taken from their classic album Transatlanticism.
  
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• Paloma Faith: Don’t just vote for yourself

  29-04-2015 17:21 via music-news.com
  
  In this weeks Big Issue, guest edited by Owen Jones, Paloma Faith revealed what she thinks about the immigrant debate, politics and what she would do as Prime Minister.
  
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• Instagram, favorite of artists, debuts music channel

  29-04-2015 17:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Instagram, which has quickly become a favorite social media platform for stars, on Wednesday launched a channel dedicated to music. The account @Music -- a first-of-a-kind dedicated content channel run by Instagram -- will each week highlight an up-and-coming artist or offer a behind-the-scenes look at a more established musician. The new account will be "dedicated to exploring music around the globe, from those who create it to the community around it," Instagram co-founder and CEO Ke
  
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• Alison Wonderland: "Sex Sells, but There's No Longevity in that Type of Shit"

  29-04-2015 16:54
  
  Alison Wonderland's skyrocketing career seems like something out of a fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll. But instead of it being a work of fiction, it's all very real for the Australian DJ, singer, songwriter, and producer.
  
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• With Cell Phones Aside, Of Mice & Men Unite Generations at Revolution Live

  29-04-2015 16:54
  
  Throngs of surprisingly punctual fans arrived on time at Revolution Live to see Of Mice & Men.
  
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• Mark Ronson: Producing requires life coach skills

  29-04-2015 16:05 via music-news.com
  
  Mark Ronson has recalled the severity of his panic attacks, revealing he felt as though radio presenters were "yelling" at him through the speakers.
  
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• See Zac Brown Band Play Joyous 'Tomorrow Never Comes' on 'Fallon'

  29-04-2015 15:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  The eclectic Zac Brown Band highlighted the variety of their just released Jekyll + Hyde album, performing one of the new LP's deep cuts on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this week."Tomorrow Never Comes," co-written by Brown with Niko Moon and frequent collaborator Wyatt Durrette, came off like...
  
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• DJ Adam Foster's Favorite Tracks of April

  29-04-2015 15:54
  
  What's the saying? April showers bring May flowers? Well, that's all well and good, but this April, we weren't paying attention to the weather.
  
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• College Street Music Hall Comes Alive: 'The Right Venue, The Right Time'

  29-04-2015 15:54
  
  That's the defining statement about the College Street Music Hall, which opens Friday, May 1, amid much fanfare in downtown New Haven. The major new venue blends the current trend for comfortable, acoustically sound concert halls with the specific need for a room that can handle bands that are too big for many theaters but not right for stadiums.
  
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• The Songs Of Pink Floyd To Inaugurate New Haven's College Street Music Hall

  29-04-2015 15:54
  
  The Machine plays Pink Floyd with the HSO at College Street Music Hall's first-ever show on May 1. How do you launch a new venue from the ashes of a venerable old one? With epic arena-rock, performed by as many top-shelf musicians as you can fit on a stage. Add lasers and smoke, and shake vigorously.
  
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• Jay Z to Perform Special 'B-Sides' Tidal Concert in New York

  29-04-2015 15:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jay Z announced an exclusive New York concert for Tidal subscribers that will find the rapper performing tracks he's never played onstage or songs that haven't been part of his live arsenal for over a decade. Dubbed "Tidal X: Jay Z B-Sides," the one-off concert will come to an as-yet-unnamed "intimate New...
  
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• Adam Lambert releases 'Ghost Town' video

  29-04-2015 13:05 via music-news.com
  
  Pop superstar Adam Lambert has premiered the music video for his exciting new single 'Ghost Town', which will be released in the UK on June 7th.
  
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• L.A.'s Best Outdoor Summer Music Venues

  29-04-2015 12:49
  
  Ready for some hot fun in the summertime? Time to get out of the clubs and catch some fabulous music in the city's finest outdoor venues. Whether you need somewhere to take a date, the kids, or just hang with friends, these are L.A.'s best places to enjoy our incredible weather and take in an afternoon or evening of live music.
  
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• #AdamLambert releases 'Ghost Town' #video @adamlambert

  29-04-2015 12:48 via music-news.com
  
  Pop superstar Adam Lambert has premiered the music video for his exciting new single 'Ghost Town', which will be released in the UK on June 7th.
  
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• Charli XCX: My private life is off limits

  29-04-2015 12:02 via music-news.com
  
  Charli XCX is delighted that she manages to keep so much of her life out of the limelight.
  
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• Bieber hints at Zoolander cameo

  29-04-2015 12:02 via music-news.com
  
  Is Justin Bieber hinting that he has a cameo in the new Zoolander film?? ?
  
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• Joni Mitchell's website says she's alert, recovery expected

  29-04-2015 10:49
  
  Conflicting information about Joni Mitchell's health was released Tuesday, with a longtime friend stating in a court filing that the singer was unconscious and unable to care for herself while a statement from the Grammy winner's website stated she is alert and expected to make a full recovery.
  
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• Taylor Swift, One Direction, Luke Bryan, AC/DC, Grateful Dead lead 'Year of the Stadium Show'

  29-04-2015 09:50
  
  Not long ago, the tradition of staging mammoth rock concerts at football and baseball stadiums appeared headed the way of the eight-track tape. The once-popular attraction had "almost disappeared from the map," notes Gary Bongiovanni, editor of the concert industry publication Pollstar.
  
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• Bella Thorne: Stop speculating about me!

  29-04-2015 09:34 via music-news.com
  
  Bella Thorne has slammed the press for insinuating she is dating "everyone".
  
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• Scots Rap Trio Young Fathers Return with the Incendiary White Men Are Black Men Too

  29-04-2015 05:50
  
  The trio from Edinburgh, Scotland, makes vital music with a vital message, rapped and sung by vital voices. After winning the Mercury Prize for their first album, Dead , they traveled to Berlin to complete their second album, White Men Are Black Men Too.
  
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• Joni Mitchell ‘not in a coma’

  29-04-2015 05:05 via music-news.com
  
  Joni Mitchell’s representative has slammed rumours she is in a comatose state right now.
  
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• Jack Ely, 'Louie Louie' Singer and Former Kingsmen Member, Dead at 71

  29-04-2015 03:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jack Ely, the former singer of the Kingsmen and the most famous voice behind the garage-rock hit "Louie Louie," has died in his home in Richmond, Oregon. The singer's son, Sean, confirmed his father's death to The Associated Press, saying the musician had long been suffering from an...
  
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• Kingsmen singer of 'Louie Louie' dies

  29-04-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Jack Ely, whose slurred lead vocals on the Kingsmen's Louie Louie will go down in history as slanderous for those with an imaginative mind
  
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• Faith No More not endorsing reissues

  29-04-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Faith No More will have nothing to do with their former record company’s decision to reissue their back catalogue.
  
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• Music - Louie Louie' singer Jack Ely dies at 71The FBI was so...

  29-04-2015 01:38
  
  'Louie Louie' singer Jack Ely dies at 71 The FBI was so mystified by the lyrics that it conducted an investigation into whether the song was obscene. Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/1zls9qn FILE - In this April 16, 2009, file photo, Jack Ely, co-founder of the early 60's band The Kingsmen and best known for his 1963 rendition of the song "Louie, Louie", plays his Fender bass guitar at his home in Terre Bonne, Ore.
  
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• Organ Tapes and Soundbwoy Killah Talk Musical Inspiration in "Only One Choice in the City"

  29-04-2015 01:38
  
  To explore facets of the ever-changing electronic music sub-culture in London, Goodmans , the British electronics brand, has teamed up with creative collective The Rig Out , to create a short documentary film that does just that. Titled, Only One Choice in the City , the film follows two emerging bedroom producers - Organ Tapes and Soundbwoy Killah - and aims to shed light on their creative processes and inspirations.
  
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• Joni Mitchell ‘in a coma’

  29-04-2015 01:33 via music-news.com
  
  Joni Mitchell’s close friend has applied to obtain a conservatorship over the singer as she remains unresponsive in the hospital, it has been reported.
  
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• Joni Mitchell Is Now in a Coma…

  29-04-2015 01:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joni Mitchell is now unresponsive and in a coma, according to TMZ. She is at UCLA Medical Center, where she has been since March 31st...
  
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• Stagecoach 2015: 157 arrests made during weekend-long country music festival

  29-04-2015 00:31
  
  Country music fans enjoy themselves Friday April 24, 2015 on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio. INDIO >> A total of 157 people were arrested during the eighth annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival , including one person arrested on suspicion of sexual battery, according to the Indio Police Department.
  
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• Read Axl Rose's Letter to Indonesian President Regarding Bali Nine

  29-04-2015 00:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Axl Rose sent a letter to Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday, pleading for clemency for two members of the so-called "Bali Nine" – nine people arrested in 2005 for allegedly planning to smuggle heroin out of Denpasar – and a woman accused of smuggling the drug into the country....
  
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