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• Tunisia's neglected youth find their voice in hip hop, rap

  02-05-2015 20:21
  
  On the roof of a concrete building in an impoverished Tunis neighborhood, hip hop beats pound out from a PC hooked up to cheap speakers. Under graffiti-daubed cloth, young men in sweatpants and baseball caps breakdance, popping and locking robotically to the rhythm thumping around them.
  
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• Zac Brown Band Take Chances at Jekyll + Hyde Tour Opener

  02-05-2015 20:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Zac Brown and his band of nimble-fingered shredders never shy away from taking risks and don't back down from broadening an already exceedingly eclectic sonic palate. And Friday night in Nashville, where — following a warm-up show Wednesday night in Tupelo, Mississippi — the band officially opened its bold and...
  
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• Franz Ferdinand joins Sparks, Dog Party is back, and more in our 5 songs to stream

  02-05-2015 19:20
  
  Every week, there are hundreds of thousands of new songs hitting the airwaves. It's too much for just your two ears to handle.
  
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• New project in US South promotes music "triangle"

  02-05-2015 18:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — Blues. Jazz. Country. Rock n' roll. Gospel. Southern Gospel. Cajun-zydeco. Soul/ R&B. Bluegrass.
  
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• Paul McCartney: 'Let It Be' Inspired Kanye West's 'Only One'

  02-05-2015 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Paul McCartney has revealed in a new interview that he and Kanye West's collaborative single "Only One," written from the perspective of the rapper's late mother Donda West, was inspired by the Beatles' classic "Let It Be." Speaking to The Sun, McCartney also said that he and Kanye...
  
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• Paul McCartney: Kanye West's 'Only One' Inspired By 'Let It Be'

  02-05-2015 17:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Paul McCartney has revealed in a new interview that he and Kanye West's collaborative single "Only One," written from the perspective of the rapper's late mother Donda West, was inspired by the Beatles' classic "Let It Be." Speaking to The Sun, McCartney also said that he and Kanye...
  
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• U2 Reschedule 'Tonight Show' Appearance

  02-05-2015 15:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  U2 will guest on The Tonight Show on May 8th, nearly six months after a major bicycle accident forced Bono to cancel the band's weeklong residency on Jimmy Fallon's late night program. "You heard that right! U2 will be back on the show next Friday," The Tonight Show tweeted...
  
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• Michaelangelo Matos and the Unwritten History of Electronic Dance Music

  02-05-2015 15:19
  
  It is 2015 and people still don't give electronic music the time of day. Decades after its birth, having taken over the radio , people deny that electronic dance music is a legitimate form - Time Magazine going as far to run an article with the headline "Dubstep - the Music Trend That Just Won't Go Away."
  
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• Charli XCX: Emojis are everything

  02-05-2015 12:01 via music-news.com
  
  Charli XCX thinks emoji use should reflect who you are as a person.
  
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• Don't Want to Pay $150 for Landmark Music Festival Passes? Hold Out for Free Ones.

  02-05-2015 11:15
  
  Music festivals usually go one of two ways: They're free or they're prohibitively expensive . One creates populist optics and attracts casual concertgoers alongside diehard fans; the other trades on exclusivity and underlines the privilege of having $200 to blow on a weekend-long concert.
  
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• Bey and Jay's marriage is solid claims cousin

  02-05-2015 10:01 via music-news.com
  
  Beyoncé Knowles' cousin has spoken out about the singer's relationship with Jay Z.
  
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• Spotify Just Raised Another $350 Million…

  02-05-2015 08:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It wasn’t a rumor: according to details confirmed this morning by CNBC, Spotify has now successfully raised a Series F (yes, F) of approximately $350...
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• Noel Gallagher: I can’t be arsed to reform Oasis

  02-05-2015 08:43 via music-news.com
  
  Noel Gallagher has no intention of reforming Oasis.
  
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• BB King in hospice care

  02-05-2015 08:43 via music-news.com
  
  B.B. King has been admitted to hospice care near his home in Las Vegas.
  
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• Love live music? Jukely offers unlimited local shows in select areas for $25/month

  02-05-2015 07:01
  
  For live music aficionados, Jukely may be a dream come true. The concert discovery app offers tickets to unlimited concerts for just $25 per month in select areas as part of Jukely Unlimited.
  
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• Love: I wanted more kids with Kurt

  02-05-2015 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  Courtney Love has spoken of how eager she was to have a family with Kurt Cobain.
  
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• Kim K: Baby making’s exhausting!

  02-05-2015 05:01 via music-news.com
  
  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are trying for baby number two, “every single day”.
  
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• B.B. King in hospice care after health scare

  02-05-2015 02:52
  
  Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King was in hospice care Friday at his Nevada home after being hospitalized for the second time in a month. Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King was in hospice care Friday at his Nevada home after being hospitalized for the second time in a month.
  
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• B.B. King Reportedly Hospitalized With Minor Heart Attack, Daughter Alleges Elder Abuse

  02-05-2015 02:52
  
  Legendary blues musician B.B. King was hospitalized with a minor heart attack on Thursday and may be a victim of elder abuse, TMZ reports. The website claims that King's daughter Patty called police after King's manager Laverne Toney, who has power of attorney over the musician, refused to hospitalize him after his health took a turn for the worse.
  
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• Blues legend B.B. King in hospice at his home in Las Vegas

  02-05-2015 02:52
  
  In this file photo taken Aug. 22, 2012, B.B. King performs at the 32nd annual B.B. King Homecoming, a concert on the grounds of an old cotton gin where he worked as a teenager in Indianola, Miss. The Blues legend King is telling fans he's in hospice care at home in Las Vegas.
  
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• Surfer Blood Is Raising Money to Help Their Guitarist Fight Cancer

  02-05-2015 01:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Unfortunately Surfer Blood‘s guitarist, Thomas Fekete, has a rare form of cancer. Fans have already donated over $77,000 for Fekete’s treatment. But he’s is no longer able...
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• The Who: Live At Shea Stadium 1982

  02-05-2015 01:02 via music-news.com
  
  On 29 June 2015, Eagle Rock Entertainment release “Live At Shea Stadium 1982” by The Who on DVD and SDBlu-ray.
  
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• Oritse: One Direction are set for life

  02-05-2015 01:02 via music-news.com
  
  Oritse, formerly of JLS, now ‘OWS', spoke to Free Radio about: One Direction, a JLS reunion, going solo, being a judge on X Factor
  
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• The Reminders balance life of touring musicians, parents

  02-05-2015 00:48
  
  Aja Black and Big Samir - The Reminders - are balancing careers as touring musicians along with full-time parenting. Just before taking the stage at a 4/20 festival in Denver, wife and husband Aja Black and Big Samir stop and face each other.
  
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• J. Lo Does Selena Medley at Billboard Latin Music Awards

  02-05-2015 00:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly 20 years after playing her on the big screen, Jennifer Lopez has honored Selena again. On Thursday night, she did a seven-minute medley of the late singer's hits at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. Watch Jennifer Lopez do a perfect impression of the dancing lady emoji March was the 20th ... Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Jennifer Lopez Selena Selena
  
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