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• Fans Spend HOW MUCH Time On Their Phones At Concerts?!

  08-05-2015 23:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We all assumed it.  But now there’s data to back up our hunches.  Ticketfly commissioned Harris Poll to survey concert-going adults to find out how...
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• The Slits Documentary Turns to Kickstarter to Finish Film

  08-05-2015 23:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  British punks the Slits are finally getting their own documentary, and the filmmakers have launched a Kickstarter to raise $30,000 to finalize deals on archival footage, music and photos.Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits has been in production for the past two years with Jennifer Shagawat...
  
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• Beyoncé recommends online dating

  08-05-2015 23:05 via music-news.com
  
  Beyoncé Knowles thinks the best way to meet a man is online, according to her close friend Ester Dean.
  
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• Joe Ely Named Texas State Musician

  08-05-2015 22:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  As he once suggested in one of his songs, Joe Ely and Billy the Kid never got along, but the same can certainly not be said for Ely and his home in the Lone Star State. On May 7th, in proceedings held at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Ely...
  
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• Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brantley Gilbert Set for 'CMT Crossroads'

  08-05-2015 22:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  In 2004, Lynyrd Skynyrd made their first appearance on CMT Crossroads, the cable network's long-running and reliably entertaining live-performance series that pairs up country, rock and R&B artists to perform each other's hits. Joined by country duo Montgomery Gentry, the Southern rock stalwarts delivered all the staples: "Sweet Home...
  
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• Jimi Hendrix Estate Approves Biopic From Director Paul Greengrass

  08-05-2015 21:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jimi Hendrix's estate has reached an agreement with Legendary Pictures for an official biopic of the late rock legend. Director Paul Greengrass (United 93, Captain Phillips) is in talks to helm the project, based on a script from Scott Silver (8 Mile) and featuring actual Hendrix...
  
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• A2IM Wants to Eliminate Visa Requirements for Canadian Tours

  08-05-2015 20:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A statement issued by A2IM today… A2IM Supports Elimination of Visa Requirement for Canadian artists touring US In the spirit of The North American Federal...
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• Weekend Rock Question: What's the Best Brit-Pop Song?

  08-05-2015 20:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  This has been a pretty amazing few weeks for Brit-pop fans. Not only did Blur release their first album with the original lineup since 1999, but Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are on tour to support their new album, Chasing Yesterday. If that's not enough, there's even a report that the...
  
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• Romeo Santos: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 20:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "99 Problems," Jay Z, 2003
  I really could identify with the lyrics. I feel like at one point in my life I was part of a minority, and he's kind of narrating a situation where there's racism. I really love the record, but I also love that there's a message...
  
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• Father John Misty: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 20:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Let's Fall in Love Tonight," Lewis, 1983
  The first time I went over to my wife's place, she had this playing in the background. The album didn't exist outside of a private pressing of a thousand copies or something — this was a couple of years before it was reissued. We...
  
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• Ed Sheeran: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 20:02 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Cannonball," Damien Rice, 2002
  Seeing Damien Rice perform when I was 11 changed my life forever. After seeing him play this small club in Ireland, I was able to meet him, and he was unbelievably cool. I went straight home and started writing songs. I would not be doing what...
  
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• Jack Antonoff: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 20:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "At My Most Beautiful," R.E.M., 1998
  If you don't cry listening to this song, I can't help you. The line "I found a way to make you smile" is at the heart of what it means to love someone.
  2. "Call It Off," Tegan & Sara, 2007
  The first time I heard...
  
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• Eric Church: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "To Beat the Devil," Kris Kristofferson, 1970
  This song saved my life, pretty much. Kept me in Nashville when I wanted to quit. I was broke. I'd been in town more than a year, working at the Home Shopping Network. I remember putting in the Kristofferson CD I had, and...
  
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• Brian Wilson: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Rhapsody in Blue," George Gershwin, 1924
  "Rhapsody in Blue" is the first song I ever heard. When I was a little boy, very young, I heard it and said, "Mom, Mom, play it again!" I loved the part where the violins came in. I just got this overwhelmingly beautiful vibe...
  
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• Don’t Worry, Spotify Only Lost $181.5 Million Last Year…

  08-05-2015 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
          source: Spotify Technology S.A. annual financial filings submitted May 7th with the Luxembourg Registre de Commerce et de Sociétés.
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• Peter Wolf: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:49 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Put Your Finger in the Air," Woody Guthrie, 1950
  This was the first record that I owned. It always takes me back to a child's simple delight, in following along with Woody's commands.
  2. "Heartbreak Hotel," Elvis Presley, 1956
  I remember the exact moment I heard it coming from a first-floor window...
  
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• Taylor Swift: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:46 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "You're So Vain," Carly Simon, 1972
  It was the shot heard 'round the world that left everyone debating and wondering, "Which famous ex-lover did she write it about?" I've felt the ripples of that blaring public curiosity affect my own lyrics. I was a poetry-obsessed preteen the first time I...
  
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• Kacey Musgraves: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "For the Good Times," Ray Price, 1970
  This might be the saddest song of all time. It really breaks my heart.
  2. "Broken Things," Julie Miller, 1999
  I had a guitar teacher who introduced me to Miller. This song is one of the firsts that made me fall in love with songwriting.
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• Mark Ronson: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Who Got Da Props?" Black Moon, 1993
  In high school, I started getting into underground New York hip-hop — I would tape these radio shows late at night. I heard this song, and I had to go buy the 12-inch. That's what led me to DJ'ing.
  2. "Cult of Personality," Living Colour,...
  
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• Marilyn Manson: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "We Are the Dead," David Bowie, 1974
  I remember hearing this song in the Nineties, when I first moved to L.A. It wouldn't have had the same impact on me if I'd heard it when I was a kid in Ohio — it felt like it was about the culture of...
  
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• Bob Seger: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:39 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover," Art Mooney, 1948
  The first song I ever sang for my parents. I was four years old, sitting in the back seat of our '49 Buick Roadmaster. They were in stunned silence, then they said, "He can sing!" That was the moment I...
  
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• Nile Rodgers: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Blue Suede Shoes," Elvis Presley, 1956
  My grandmother gave me blue suede shoes and put on the song and told me, "Go dance for the family." I liked the song — and I loved the shoes.
  2. "The End," the Doors, 1967
  I had taken acid with Dr. Timothy Leary in the Hollywood Hills. I didn't...
  
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• Pete Wentz: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Welcome to the Jungle," Guns N' Roses, 1987
  I remember watching the video and thinking, "Wow, that's a thing that I want to be." I thought it was cool that Axl wore a kilt and an N.W.A hat. I realized, this guy is just himself on adrenaline, and he doesn't care how...
  
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• Mavis Staples: The Music That Made Me

  08-05-2015 19:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  1. "Blowin' in the Wind," Bob Dylan, 1963
  Bobby was a cute little guy in the Sixties. He had the curly hair and, oh, man, we had big fun at all the folk festivals. He's the world's greatest poet as far as I'm concerned. He just laid it on the line...
  
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• Music makes friends as Iran's Rastak ensemble crosses Gulf

  08-05-2015 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Sam Wilkin MUSCAT (Reuters) - The sharp sound of a sorna, an Iranian oboe-like instrument, pierced the silence of Muscat's Royal Opera House. As other Gulf Arab countries fret over what they see as a growing Iranian military influence, hundreds of Omanis turned out on Thursday to welcome the 14 members of the Rastak ensemble to their capital and drink in the sounds of Iranian folk music. "The sheer presence of Rastak is a celebration of our close ties with Iran. Rastak, founded in 1
  
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• Sam Smith confirms illness will cause him to miss 2015 Hangout Music Fest

  08-05-2015 18:19
  
  Sam Smith poses in the press room with the awards for best new artist, best pop vocal album for "In the Lonely Hour", song of the year for "Stay With Me", and record of the year for "Stay With Me" at the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. Bad news, if you're a Sam Smith fan headed for the 2015 Hangout Music Fest: Looks like 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, will be a lonely hour.
  
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• George Strait, Kris Kristofferson Anchor 'Texas Rising' Soundtrack

  08-05-2015 17:54 via rollingstone.com
  
  George Strait and Kris Kristofferson lead the soundtrack to History's Texas Rising miniseries, the bloody 10-hour tale of the Texas Revolution.Boasting three new full songs and 25 instrumental pieces scored especially for the show, the soundtrack arrives at digital retailers on May 18th.
  Strait sings "Take Me to Texas," a Brandy...
  
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• Marilyn Manson: Timberlake is dark

  08-05-2015 16:08 via music-news.com
  
  Marilyn Manson always listens to Johnny Cash's Cocaine Blues before he takes to the stage.
  
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• James Corden: Mariah is amazing

  08-05-2015 16:08 via music-news.com
  
  James Corden has praised Mariah Carey for being fantastic on his talk show.
  
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• Stone Temple Pilots Find Their Voice With Chester Bennington

  08-05-2015 14:08
  
  Chester Bennington was the last member of the band to take the stage at the start of Stone Temple Pilots set at SunFest, but very quickly he was the focus of the crowd, as it generally goes with lead singers.
  
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• Five Music Acts That Make Sense For the New Muppet Show

  08-05-2015 14:08
  
  The small-screen buzz of the month is the ABC television network is dusting off the frog and all the other ones for a new version of The Muppet Show .
  
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• ZZ Top is America's Creepy Uncle

  08-05-2015 13:08
  
  Any fan of the mostly bearded blues band knows that the only ZZ Top member without a beard is named Frank Beard.
  
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• Snoop reveals morning spliff routine

  08-05-2015 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has given his unusual definition of the term 'wellness'.
  
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• Music streamer Spotify revenues topped 1 billion euros in 2014

  08-05-2015 12:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Online music streaming service Spotify's revenues leapt 45 percent to top 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) last year, though its operating loss widened due to product development and expansion costs, its holding company said. The company, founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, was reportedly valued at about $8 billion in a recent fundraising. It said the increased loss was due to substantial investments in product development and international expansion, as well as an increase in
  
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• Snoop starts his day with a spliff

  08-05-2015 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Snoop Dogg has given his unusual definition of the term 'wellness'.
  
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• Paul Weller to play secret Great Escape gig

  08-05-2015 11:15 via music-news.com
  
  ’The Modfather’ of British music to play an Amazon secret show on Saturday 16th May.
  
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• Harry Styles 'fuming at Louis'

  08-05-2015 09:35 via music-news.com
  
  Harry Styles apparently is annoyed by Louis Tomlinson's public spat with Zayn Malik and Naughty Boy.
  
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• BB King's daughter loses power of attorney fight

  08-05-2015 09:35 via music-news.com
  
  Karen Williams, the daughter of B.B. King, entered a Las Vegas courtroom on Thursday afternoon to try and get the power of attorney for her father's
  
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• Levitation 2015Interviews, record reviews, and band picks for the season's trippiest music fest

  08-05-2015 08:59
  
  For the past 15 years or so, there's been nothing like a Flaming Lips concert. Singer Wayne Coyne surfing the crowd inside a clear orb, a stage filled with people in furry animal costumes, and more confetti and balloons than seem possible become the ultimate rock & roll circus.
  
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• Photos: Country music star gets giant back tattoo

  08-05-2015 04:49
  
  Country music star Brantley Gilbert posted this photo of his Second Amendment back tattoo to his Instagram page.
  
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• AC/DC open Rock or Bust World tour

  08-05-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  AC/DC are officially back on the road with the first show in their Rock or Bust World Tour.
  
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• New Legislation Protects SF Venues From Lawsuits

  08-05-2015 01:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Noise complaints have been an issue for venues in San Francisco. According to SFGate, new legislation has been passed to protect music venues from potential...
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• SoundCloud Says They’ve Paid $1 Million to Creators In the Past Two Months

  08-05-2015 00:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There’s a lot going on over at SoundCloud, both good and bad. Last week the platform announced that they’re hosting RSS feeds for podcasts. This...
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• Mariah Carey: How'd she do at her Las Vegas debut?

  08-05-2015 00:38
  
  It only took Mariah Carey placing her hand to one ear for everyone inside The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Wednesday night to know what was coming next. For each, and there were many, the pop icon received cheers and applause from the crowd gathered for the singer's opening night of "Mariah #1 to Infinity," her Las Vegas Strip residency.
  
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