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• Pulp to get Heritage Award

  30-04-2015 23:27 via music-news.com
  
  On Monday, 4 May, one of Britain’s most loved and successful groups Pulp will be presented with a PRS for Music Heritage Award where
  
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• Rihanna ‘couldn’t get over Leo’

  30-04-2015 23:02 via music-news.com
  
  Rihanna reportedly went “running back” to Leonardo DiCaprio after the Coachella music festival.
  
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• Lambert: I’m a bit jaded

  30-04-2015 23:02 via music-news.com
  
  Adam Lambert thinks his track Ghost Town is a “great opening statement” to his new album.
  
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• Ciara: I can conquer the world!

  30-04-2015 23:02 via music-news.com
  
  Ciara feels like she is more confident in life now she is a mother.
  
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• Open Music Sessions: Get to Know Denver Hip-Hop Collective High Five

  30-04-2015 22:44
  
  There are few groups in Denver as engaging as hip-hop collective High Five. Borrowing both the energy and insight of golden-era groups like A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, the group has been honing its own sound in town since 2012.
  
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• July trial set for Suge Knight's murder case

  30-04-2015 22:44
  
  July trial set for Suge Knight's murder case Suge Knight pleads not guilty to charges of murder-by-truck, get July trial date. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1GJOT2M Marion "Suge" Knight in court on April 30 in Los Angeles.
  
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• Zac Brown Band Score First Number One on Rock Chart

  30-04-2015 22:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  Zac Brown Band have never colored inside country's lines, with their musical crayons flailing wildest on the brand-new Jekyll + Hyde, released this week. The album sees the eclectic eight-piece venturing into rock, soul, jazz, gospel, folk, dance and even a little gospel, reggae and metal.The track that arguably...
  
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• We’re an Indie Label. And This Is Our First TIDAL Royalty Statement…

  30-04-2015 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Label Type: Independent Streaming Service: TIDAL Reporting Period: March, 2015
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• Tidal Unveils 'Discovery' Platform to Showcase Emerging Artists

  30-04-2015 22:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Tidal, the high-quality streaming service recently relaunched by Jay Z and other big-name musicians, announced a new Discovery section designed to showcase and promote music uploaded by young, budding artists.According to a press release, the primary aim of Tidal Discovery will be to help new artists reach larger audiences by...
  
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• Katy Perry Sunflower Dress Sparks Controversy in China

  30-04-2015 21:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Katy Perry sparked controversy in China after a recent concert in Taipei, Taiwan, where she donned both a Taiwanese flag and a sunflower dress, which many viewed as a pro-Taiwanese statement and expression of solidarity with the 2014 Sunflower Student Movement, E! reports.
  Just over a year ago, a group of students occupied Taiwan's parliament...
  
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• Swift: Kanye’s got amazing ideas

  30-04-2015 21:06 via music-news.com
  
  Taylor Swift has opened up about a possible collaboration with Kanye West.
  
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• Dave Grohl Recalls Kiss Army 'Induction' at ASCAP Pop Awards

  30-04-2015 21:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Dave Grohl spoke to the power of Kiss Wednesday night when he honored Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley with an award recognizing their influence as a songwriting team. His speech was part of the ASCAP Pop Music Awards – put on by the American Society of Composers, Authors...
  
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• Suge Knight Pleads Not Guilty to Murder

  30-04-2015 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Former Death Row Records chief Marion "Suge" Knight has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in connection to an incident where he ran over two men in January, killing one. He also faces charges of attempted murder and hit-and-run. CNN reports that Los Angeles County Judge Ronald...
  
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• The Music Industry: It’s Not Always This Glamorous…

  30-04-2015 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Photo by Geoff Barrow of Portishead.
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• Live Nation declares May 5 as National Concert Day

  30-04-2015 19:40
  
  The live-events company announced plans Thursday to declare May 5 as National Concert Day and revealed a special event to mark the occasion. Kid Rock, Florida Georgia Line and other acts will perform at a May 5 concert at New York's Irving Plaza to celebrate National Concert Day.
  
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• Bono "Can't Play Guitar," Left Hand and Arm Still Recovering After Bike Accident

  30-04-2015 19:40
  
  Last November, Bono had a nasty bike accident in Central Park, fracturing his eye socket, shoulder, elbow and left hand. He underwent five hours of surgery and U2 was forced to cancel its weeklong residency on The Tonight Show .
  
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• Taylor Swift calls teen fan battling cancer to talk music

  30-04-2015 19:40
  
  The family of a 12-year-old Chicago girl with cancer says Taylor Swift called her to talk about music, touring and her disease. Emily has non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
  
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• Nick Jonas: I would love to collaborate with Prince

  30-04-2015 19:26 via music-news.com
  
  Nick Jonas met up with Fault Magazine for an interview and cover shoot. He spoke about 'total control', going solo and collaborations, check out some quotes below.
  
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• Chas & Dave join VE Day 70

  30-04-2015 19:26 via music-news.com
  
  A host of new stars have been confirmed for VE Day 70: A Party to Remember, the star-studded celebratory concert that will take
  
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• Nick Jonas: I would love to collaborate with Prince @nickjonas @PrinceTweets2U

  30-04-2015 19:20 via music-news.com
  
  Nick Jonas met up with Fault Magazine for an interview and cover shoot. He spoke about 'total control', going solo and collaborations, check out some quotes below.
  
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• Chas & Dave join VE Day 70 #VEDay70

  30-04-2015 19:14 via music-news.com
  
  A host of new stars have been confirmed for VE Day 70: A Party to Remember, the star-studded celebratory concert that will take
  
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• Hear Miranda Lambert's Hollywood-Worthy 'Two of a Crime'

  30-04-2015 19:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  When Reese Witherspoon texted Miranda Lambert several months ago, asking the Platinum singer to write a Latin-influenced country song for the movie Hot Pursuit, Lambert knew just who to call. Nicolle Galyon and Natalie Hemby had been two of the heaviest hitters on last year's Platinum, co-writing five of the album's...
  
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• Your Song Is Getting Played On the Radio. Will You Get Paid?

  30-04-2015 18:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It depends… Royalty payouts for recordings specifically (publishing (notes and lyrics) has a totally different payout).  Infographic created by musicFIRST Coalition.  
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• Hear Jamey Johnson and Amanda Watkins' 'If I Was Over You'

  30-04-2015 18:18 via rollingstone.com
  
  When Amanda Watkins, former member of the country duo Miss Willie Brown, set out on her solo career, she struck up a friendship with Jamey Johnson, who took her on tour as his opening act. During her nightly performance of her song "If I Was Over You," Johnson would often...
  
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• U2 Prep Unique Sound System While Bono Struggles to Recover for Tour

  30-04-2015 18:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  A few months after Bono said he might never be able to play guitar again after a bicycle accident in New York City, the U2 frontman reveals that while he's on the mend, his left hand is far from healed. "It feels like I have somebody else's hand,"...
  
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• Instagram Launches a Music Channel…

  30-04-2015 17:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Instagram has become an important tool for artists looking to build awareness through social media. The platform has now dived straight into music by starting...
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• Miami Music Club Opens: Experimental Electronic Music, Lit, and Art

  30-04-2015 17:39
  
  Once upon a time, not very long ago, Miami's cultural community relied very heavily upon mixing the visual arts and music to generate an actual audience. Nowadays though, groups have separated like drops of oil in water.
  
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• Sunfest Day One: Wilco Shines Bright and Lenny Kravitz is Still Cooler Than You

  30-04-2015 16:35
  
  It was almost as if by calling it SunFest, the West Palm Beach extravaganza was able to will away the rain and dark clouds that occupied South Florida for much of the day.
  
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• Duchess downloading Ed Sheeran & Sam Smith ahead of birth

  30-04-2015 16:14 via music-news.com
  
  Britain's Duchess of Cambridge is reportedly ready to go into the hospital after having her hair done, downloading her favourite music and thinking about which outfit to leave in.
  
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• Duchess 'pampering herself ahead of birth'

  30-04-2015 16:02 via music-news.com
  
  Britain's Duchess of Cambridge is reportedly ready to go into the hospital after having her hair done, downloading her favourite music and thinking about which outfit to leave in.
  
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• Recording industry plans to do away with traditional Tuesday release dates

  30-04-2015 15:34
  
  For Kanye West fans, the arrival of a new record is a big occasion. His latest has the title "So Help Me God."
  
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• Taylor Swift calls fan with cancer to discuss music, tour

  30-04-2015 14:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old Chicago girl with cancer says Taylor Swift called her to talk about music, touring and her disease.
  
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• Our Fave Musicians Share Their Highest Notes, Best Dance Moves, and More

  30-04-2015 12:25
  
  Have you picked up the May 2015 issue of Teen Vogue yet? That's the one with Kylie Jenner on the cover, Tyga taking us into his world, Cody Simpson talking his new direction, Meghan Trainor talking her Harry Styles collab, and so very much more. It's on newsstands now! It's all very fun to read about, sure.
  
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• Jazz musicians gather in Paris for International Jazz Day

  30-04-2015 11:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — World musicians have gathered in Paris for International Jazz Day, to celebrate the city's place in jazz history and bring people together in a capital still tense after January's terrorist attacks.
  
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• Songlines world music awards honor Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen

  30-04-2015 10:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - Nigerian artists spanning five decades of music-making took honors in Songlines magazine's 2015 awards, with Afrobeat pioneer and drummer Tony Allen winning Best Artist and Ibibio Sound Machine picked as Best Newcomers. The Malian father and son duo of Toumani Sidiki Diabate were named Best Group for their work highlighting the griot (story teller) tradition in the awards, announced on Thursday. The Kronos Quartet, usually associated with classical music,
  
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• Lovato responds to tattoo artist's claims

  30-04-2015 09:35 via music-news.com
  
  Demi Lovato has responded to a tattoo artist who shared an angry post about her on Instagram.
  
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• Bono: I know my limits now

  30-04-2015 09:35 via music-news.com
  
  Bono says his U2 bandmates "don't mind" that he can't play guitar during their upcoming performances.
  
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• Morrissey open letter criticizes Live Earth

  30-04-2015 09:21 via music-news.com
  
  Morrissey: "Serving Meat and Dairy Products at an Event to Combat Climate Change is Like Selling Pistols at a Gun-Control Rally".
  
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• Blur outselling top five albums combined

  30-04-2015 09:21 via music-news.com
  
  Taking twelve years off sure has whipped Blur fans into a frenzy.
  
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• Morrissey open letter criticizes Live Earth shows

  30-04-2015 08:54 via music-news.com
  
  Morrissey: "Serving Meat and Dairy Products at an Event to Combat Climate Change is Like Selling Pistols at a Gun-Control Rally".
  
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• #Morrissey open letter criticizes Live Earth shows @Mozzer_bot

  30-04-2015 08:48 via music-news.com
  
  Morrissey: "Serving Meat and Dairy Products at an Event to Combat Climate Change is Like Selling Pistols at a Gun-Control Rally".
  
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• Blur outselling top five album combined

  30-04-2015 08:48 via music-news.com
  
  Taking twelve years off sure has whipped Blur fans into a frenzy.
  
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• #Blur outselling top five album combined @blurofficial

  30-04-2015 08:35 via music-news.com
  
  Taking twelve years off sure has whipped Blur fans into a frenzy.
  
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• Playback

  30-04-2015 08:24
  
  As City Council deliberated housing bonds late Thursday afternoon, a conglomeration of rappers and junior high students amassed in the lobby of City Hall .
  
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• Boz Scaggs' Head Music

  30-04-2015 07:19
  
  For decades, Boz Scaggs remained best known for 1976 smash Silk Degrees , his seventh LP, which featured Top 40 radio staples "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle."
  
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• Bandwidth: Get Dead

  30-04-2015 06:14
  
  If you're looking for a great punk rock band that has elements of Social Distortion and Rancid to their sound, check out Get Dead. Their latest EP from the San Francisco band "Bygones" was released in July as a 7-inch vinyl on Fat Wreck Chords.
  
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• Zoë Kravitz: Just do it!

  30-04-2015 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  Zoë Kravitz has spoken about what it takes for her to finish the multiple projects she always has on the go.
  
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• Legend: I want to mobilise change with music

  30-04-2015 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  John Legend won’t be running for office any time soon, as he hopes his music can inspire political change instead.
  
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• Ryan Adams finally covers Bryan Adams @TheRyanAdams @bryanadams

  30-04-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  After years of heckling at his concerts, Ryan Adams has finally covered Bryan Adams ‘Summer of ‘69’.
  
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• Ryan Adams finally covers Bryan Adams

  30-04-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  After years of heckling at his concerts, Ryan Adams has finally covered Bryan Adams ‘Summer of ‘69’.
  
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