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• 'American Idol' Nick Fradiani: 'Going To Be A Wild Ride'

  15-05-2015 23:32
  
  Every week when he was performing on 'American Idol,' Nick Fradiani would worry before the show, saying, 'I'm going home, I just know it.'
  
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• Watch Out: The Orchard Is Making TV Shows Now…

  15-05-2015 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sony recently bought up the rest of The Orchard. Since that news surfaced The Orchard has acquired royalty processing platform RoyaltyShare. Now The Orchard is in...
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• Derek Trucks on B.B. King: 'We're All His Kids'

  15-05-2015 23:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Guitarist Derek Trucks grew up listening to B.B. King. Here, he pays tribute to the late blues legend.
  I woke up on the bus this morning and my wife, Susan [Tedeschi], was playing B.B. King records up front. I looked up and we were passing the Indianola, Mississippi exit, driving...
  
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• Kevin Federline: Time heals everything

  15-05-2015 23:06 via music-news.com
  
  Kevin Federline says his family with ex-wife Britney Spears “is great”.
  
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• Florence Welch: I wore myself out

  15-05-2015 23:06 via music-news.com
  
  Florence Welch wrestled with her demons during a break from performing.
  
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• Something for the Weekend: Festivals, Live Music, Mad Men Extravaganza.

  15-05-2015 22:51 via denver.eater.com
  
  Live music from the Starlight Squires will begin at 4:20 p.m., followed by a "smokin' hot" BBQ menu and a special beer tapping on the west patio. All proceeds from the event will benefit Project Angel Heart. CHEESMAN PARK — The Denver Botanic Gardens is holding two cooking classes in May. Wild Food Gourmet is the topic for the first class on Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $56 for non-members and $52 for members.
  
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• Trey Anastasio Pays Tribute to 'Incredible' B.B. King

  15-05-2015 22:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  Trey Anastasio has penned a tribute to blues legend B.B. King, who passed away Thursday night at the age of 89. "It's literally impossible to overstate B.B. King’s influence on every single electric guitarist who followed in his path. All of us who have ever bent a note owe him an enormous...
  
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• Iron Maiden Singer Given 'All Clear' on Cancer

  15-05-2015 21:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, who has been battling tongue cancer since February, is now reporting that his doctors have reviewed a recent MRI scan and given him the "all clear." "I would like to thank the fantastic medical team who have been treating me for the last few months,...
  
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• California Roots Music Festival Is One of World's Largest Reggae Events - the Secret Behind the Success

  15-05-2015 21:23 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  It happened here: the first major appearances of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding and more. No we're not talking about Woodstock. Before Woodstock. In a quiet seaside town known more for sardines than kissing the sky.Monterey, California.The Monterey Pop Festival was a sold-out music event in June 1967. Among the notables...
  
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• Geri Halliwell’s wedding lacks a few Spices

  15-05-2015 21:06 via music-news.com
  
  Victoria Beckham has apologised to Geri Halliwell after missing her wedding day to Christian Horner.
  
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• Court Rules that Pandora Has to Give BMI More Money…

  15-05-2015 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last week ASCAP took a blow in their battle against Pandora. The court rejected ASCAP’s royalty rate appeal, leaving ASCAP’s rate at 1.85 percent of...
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• Spotify Says Any Report About Limiting Free Is “Totally False”

  15-05-2015 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Yesterday, multiple sources informed Digital Music News that Spotify was being pressured to curtail its free, ad-supported access tier to just three months.  This morning,...
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• U2 guitarist The Edge falls of the edge of a stage

  15-05-2015 19:07
  
  Congratulations, you're now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we'll send them straight to your inbox. LOOKS like U2 guitarist The Edge ended up stuck in a moment he couldn't get out of - after falling off the stage during a live gig.
  
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• B.B. King's death strikes mournful chord for musicians, presidents

  15-05-2015 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Guitarist Eric Clapton remembered the B.B. King album that inspired him as a young musician and Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton recalled the thrill of performing with the "King of Blues." Musicians, politicians and blues lovers around the world on Friday expressed sorrow over the death of the blues legend on Thursday night at the age of 89, and their gratitude for the legacy he left. Clapton, one of the music world's most influential guitarists, thanked King for inspiration, encourageme
  
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• Laura Bell Bundy Preps Long-Awaited New Album 'Another Piece of Me'

  15-05-2015 18:34 via rollingstone.com
  
  It was on the 2011 CMA Awards red carpet that Laura Bell Bundy was gushing about a new album she had almost finished, the follow-up to her stellar country debut, 2010's Achin' and Shakin'. Now, three and a half years later, the new music is finally seeing the light of...
  
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• Grooveshark.io Shuts Down, Grooveshark.vc Surfaces…

  15-05-2015 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  April 30th: Grooveshark.com is shut down for good. May 5th: Grooveshark.io surfaces in its place. May 7th: Grooveshark.io becomes a globally-ranked website. May 14th: Grooveshark.io is...
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• Grooveshark.io Shut Down. Grooveshark.vc Surfaces…

  15-05-2015 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  April 30th: Grooveshark.com is shut down for good. May 5th: Grooveshark.io surfaces in its place. May 7th: Grooveshark.io becomes a globally-ranked website. May 14th: Grooveshark.io is...
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• Everything We Know About Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Video

  15-05-2015 17:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  No pop star has mastered the social-media game as well as Taylor Swift. She's been rolling out teaser posters for her "Bad Blood" music video in advance of the clip's premiere – during Sunday's Billboard Music Awards – since early May, spotlighting the star-studded posse of friends who will appear in...
  
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• Eric Clapton Pays Tribute to B.B. King: 'He Was a Beacon'

  15-05-2015 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eric Clapton pays his respects to his close friend B.B. King, who died last night at the age of 89, in a video he posted on Facebook. A close friend of the late blues legend, Clapton also cites King as one of his greatest influences. "He was a beacon for...
  
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• Lonely Island Filming Music Documentary Spoof

  15-05-2015 16:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Lonely Island are taking on the bloated music documentary format with a new big-screen spoof in the works with Universal. The comedy trio of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer began shooting the film in Los Angeles this week, with Taccone and Schaffer co-directing and Judd Apatow producing.According...
  
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• Billy Gibbons: 'It's Difficult to Fathom a World Without B.B. King'

  15-05-2015 16:08 via rollingstone.com
  
  In an exclusive statement to Rolling Stone, ZZ Top guitarist and singer Billy Gibbons is paying tribute to blues legend B.B. King, who died last night at the age of 89. King, he says, has been important to him for practically his entire life."It's difficult to fathom a world without B.B. King,"...
  
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• Musicians, friends react to blues legend BB King's death

  15-05-2015 15:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Blues legend B.B. King died late Thursday at his Las Vegas home. Here are some comments from people who knew and admired him:
  
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• Jesus & Mary Chain's 'Honey' Can't Sweeten a Harsh Levitation Fest

  15-05-2015 14:39
  
  As the sun grew tired of further dehydrating the crowd at the Levitation Festival last Saturday afternoon on Carson Creek Ranch, free water bottles were handed out to the crowd before San Francisco's Thee Oh Sees took the stage.
  
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• Blues legend B.B. King, 89, mourned by music world

  15-05-2015 12:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Blues legend B.B. King, whose crisp but powerful guitar licks ranked him among the instrument's greatest masters, has died at 89, his daughter said early Friday. King, a towering influence over generations of musicians, still maintained a touring schedule that put to shame much younger artists until late last year when his health declined. Daughter Patty King confirmed to CNN that the guitar master died Thursday night. News of King's death elicited tributes from musicians across genres
  
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• Liam Payne: Zayn's exit made us angry

  15-05-2015 12:03 via music-news.com
  
  One Direction have spoken out about Zayn Malik quitting the group.
  
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• Blues legend B.B. King dead at 89

  15-05-2015 11:27
  
  Attorney Brent Bryson tells The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. The one-time farmhand brought new fans to the blues and influenced a generation of musicians with his heartfelt vocals and soaring guitar on songs such as "The Thrill Is Gone."
  
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• Madonna undisputed queen of Billboard chart

  15-05-2015 11:12 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna is the new reigning queen of a single Billboard chart.
  
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• Steve Aoki cancels all gigs ahead of surgery

  15-05-2015 10:26 via music-news.com
  
  DJ Steve Aoki has cancelled five European performances while he undergoes throat surgery.
  
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• I Caught My Son Watching Porn. Help

  15-05-2015 10:25
  
  I caught my son watching porn on his computer when he was supposed to be sleep. He is 14 years old so I know that he has certain feelings at that age, but what does this mean, and should I punish him? What your son is experiencing is normal so don't punish him.
  
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• Inside Pink Hawks' Wild Music Video Shoot: A Celebration of Denver

  15-05-2015 10:25
  
  The impact of MTV 's work - back when it was an actual channel for music - continues to endure for musicians as they create visual accompaniments to their songs. Sure, YouTube is alive and well today and there were many other ways music was paired with visual art prior to the advent of cable, but there was something about the mid-'90s golden age of music videos that captured the attention of an entire generation.
  
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• Geri Halliwell's Spice kids wedding

  15-05-2015 10:02 via music-news.com
  
  Geri Halliwell will reportedly arrive at her wedding in a Formula One car today.
  
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• B.B. King dies

  15-05-2015 10:02 via music-news.com
  
  Blues legend B.B. King has passed away at the age of 89.
  
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• Blues legend B.B. King performs in concert at the Tennessee

  15-05-2015 09:24
  
  The iconic musician, along with his ever-present guitar Lucille, spent nearly 70 years thrilling audiences and spreading the music he learned as a poverty-stricken youth in the Mississippi Delta all over the world. B.B. King dies at 89, attorney says The iconic musician, along with his ever-present guitar Lucille, spent nearly 70 years thrilling audiences and spreading the music he learned as a poverty-stricken youth in the Mississippi Delta all over the world.
  
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• 'Blues can never die': B.B. King reigned but music lives on

  15-05-2015 09:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — B.B. King believed anyone could play the blues, and that "as long as people have problems, the blues can never die."
  
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• Beatles guitar headlines NY music auction

  15-05-2015 05:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A guitar played by George Harrison in the Beatles' early days, previously on display in a British museum, goes on auction in New York Friday, valued at $400,000 to $600,000. The electric guitar is the two-day auction's star item, amid hundreds of possessions once owned by rock 'n' roll's biggest stars, which auctioneers hope will rake in millions. Harrison borrowed the guitar while his was under repair and was photographed and filmed playing it at concerts, said Martin N
  
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• Carrie Underwood leads CMT Music Awards nominations

  15-05-2015 05:10
  
  CMT announced Wednesday that Underwood scored two nominations for video of the year with the Grammy-winning "Something in the Water" and "Somethin' Bad," her duet with Miranda Lambert. Underwood also earned two nominations for female video of the year with "Something in the Water" and "Little Toy Guns."
  
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• David Cassidy loses drivers license

  15-05-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  David Cassidy will not be driving himself anywhere anytime soon.
  
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• Kidman: Sunday wants to be on The Voice Kids

  15-05-2015 01:32 via music-news.com
  
  Nicole Kidman says daughter Sunday Rose wants to compete on singing competition TV show The Voice Kids.
  
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• Gomez: This year is so exciting

  15-05-2015 01:32 via music-news.com
  
  Selena Gomez has promised her fans they “won’t be disappointed” with her new music.
  
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• Bethlehem's Levitt Pavilion offers preview weekend of free concerts

  15-05-2015 00:48
  
  The fifth season of free concerts at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks in Bethlehem will have some bona fide music legends: 1950s and '60s vocal groups The Platters and The Crystals , who between them produced 50 Top 40 hits; and The Brooklyn Bridge, known for its million-selling hit "The Worst That Could Happen" . The season will have some intriguing new offerings: Rising indie-pop star Knox Hamilton , 2014 "The Voice" contestant Luke Wade ; Black Violin, a classically trained African-American duo wh
  
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