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• Vice president, Lady Gaga again team up against sex assault

  07-04-2016 23:46
  
  In this Feb. 28, 2016 file photo, Lady Gaga arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  
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• Selena Gomez and Charlize Theron unite for WE Day celebrations

  07-04-2016 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Selena Gomez is proud to be a part of the annual WE Day festivities.
  
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• Joe Jonas on angry DNCE song: 'You'll know who it's about'

  07-04-2016 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Joe Jonas and his band DNCE are "grinding away in the studio" preparing for the release of their debut album.
  
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• Ice Cube: 'N.W.A. won't perform at Hall of Fame gala'

  07-04-2016 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Rap star-turned-actor Ice Cube urges Gene Simmons to change his tune on hip hop in the Hall of Fame.
  
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• Demolition Man: Jake Gyllenhaal Is The True Superhero Of His Acting Generation

  07-04-2016 23:40
  
  Gyllenhaal one again eschews the franchise film world to make a more interesting career choice
  
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• Greg Thompson Named President of Maverick Music, Exiting the Capitol Tower

  07-04-2016 23:11
  
  Veteran industry executive Greg Thompson is leaving Capitol Music Group and will take over as President of Maverick Music, the management company...
  
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• Coldplay Adds Arena Shows to North American Stadium Tour

  07-04-2016 23:00
  
  In what is shaping up as one of the biggest tours of 2016, Coldplay has announced the addition of 12 North American arena dates to their summer A...
  
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• What Has David Archuleta Been Up To Since American Idol?

  07-04-2016 22:55
  
  'American Idol' runner-up David Archuleta has had a whirlwind of experiences since the talent competition.
  
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• Watch The 2016 ProjectNextUp HERoes Conference Live Stream Right Here

  07-04-2016 22:50
  
  Tune in to hear from top female leaders in the music industry.
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence Recalls The Time She Puked At An Adele Concert

  07-04-2016 22:48
  
  Jennifer Lawrence told Harper's Bazaar how Emma Stone helped her after she got drunk and puked at an Adele concert.
  
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• Walk the Moon Adds Synthesizer Flair to Magic Man's 'Out of Mind': Exclusive Remix Premiere

  07-04-2016 22:43
  
  Before they embark on a nationwide tour that opens with a sold-out show in North Carolina, the artists behind Magic Man are giving fans a...
  
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• 'Sorry' Songwriter Justin Tranter Owns His Sexuality and the Pop Charts

  07-04-2016 22:41
  
  In an unpredictable business, Justin Tranter is becoming the closest thing to a sure bet. The on-fire songwriter scored his first Billboard Hot 100...
  
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• See Garth Brooks Duet With Carrie Underwood's Husband

  07-04-2016 22:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  When Carrie Underwood was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry nearly eight years ago, fellow Oklahoma native Garth Brooks was the one doing the honors. And though Underwood is a longtime fan, her husband Mike Fisher has ended up being the first of the pair to sing with the superstar entertainer.Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson Set for 'Idol' Finale
  Back in January, Underwood filmed Fisher — a professional hockey player for the Nashville Predators — singing Brooks' "The River" while
  
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• Duncan Sheik reconsiders a psycho and makes beautiful music

  07-04-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The first time Duncan Sheik read the disturbingly gory novel "American Psycho," it didn't go well. He got halfway through the book before throwing it across his dorm room in disgust.
  
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• Paula Abdul on 'American Idol' Legacy

  07-04-2016 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  After 15 years, American Idol is coming to a close. The singing competition launched the careers of stars like Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson. It set a new precedent for the capabilities of a reality series, legitimizing a form of entertainment that had been looked down upon by the rest of the industry.Randy Jackson on 'American Idol' Being 'Best Show'
  "I feel so fortunate and a tremendous sense of gratitude that I got to be a part of something from day one that's leaving an
  
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• Monsieur Perine Debut 'Nuestra Cancion' Music Video & Announce U.S. West Coast Tour Dates

  07-04-2016 22:22
  
  It's a flower festival in the new Monsieur Periné music video for "Nuestra Canción," featuring Dominican singer Vicente...
  
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• Jorge Mejía Promoted to President, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Latin America and U.S. Latin

  07-04-2016 22:20
  
  Jorge Mejía has been promoted to the position of president, Sony/ATV Music Publishing for Latin America and U.S. Latin. Mejía, who for the past...
  
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• N.W.A Won't Perform at 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony, Ice Cube Says

  07-04-2016 22:07
  
  Despite the iconic hip-hop group's applause-worthy induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, N.W.A won't be performing at the...
  
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• Empire Power Rankings: ‘A Rose By Any Other Name’

  07-04-2016 22:07
  
  Last week on Charlie’s Angels, Hakeem and Camilla took control of Empire with the help of their offscreen white mentor. Meanwhile, Rhonda lost her baby, Andre lost his faith and his prescription pills, and Lucious has been watching way too much New Jack City. 1. SHAKESPEARE (last week: not ranked) Did you know this show...Read more »
  
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• An Artist Transformed Female Pop Singers Into Pokémon Gym Leaders

  07-04-2016 21:51
  
  Artist BreX reimagined female singers such as Britney Spears and Adele as Pokémon gym leaders, and the mash-up works perfectly.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Lee DeWyze Debuts Gorgeous Music Video for New Single,...

  07-04-2016 21:41
  
  The season nine winner dropped his fifth solo studio album, Oil & Water , in February, and now, ET has the exclusive premiere of the music video for its first single, "Stone." The gorgeous video, filmed at a summer camp near Big Bear Lake, California, was directed by Gabriel Younes.
  
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• Watch In Awe As Fifth Harmony Nail A Bare-Bones Rendition Of ‘Work From Home’

  07-04-2016 21:37
  
  Fifth Harmony performed "Work From Home" and covered Elle King's "Ex's & Oh's" during their BBC Live Lounge debut.
  
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• These Real World (And Challenge) Stars Ruled The MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet

  07-04-2016 21:23
  
  CeeJai, Dione, Dean, Sabrina, Jenna, Chris and Kailah are about to join a very special group of Real World alums: The Season 31 Go Big or Go Home crew is heading to the 2016 MTV Movie Awards! Get ready to nosh on some gold popcorn, guys and gals. In honor of the seven strangers’ upcoming...Read more »
  
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• Juanes, Natalia Jimenez & More to Perform at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards

  07-04-2016 20:55
  
  Juanes, Natalia Jiménez, Yandel, Lucero and Marc Anthony have been added to the list of music stars confirmed to perform at the 2016...
  
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• Nassau Coliseum Looks to Draw Big Names with 'Residence-Style' Dressing Rooms, Free Helicopter Rides

  07-04-2016 20:51
  
  The $130 million renovation of the 43 year-old Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on New York’s Long Island includes an ambitious dressing room...
  
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• All-Female Bands Shaping Up as the Next Hot Trend in Country Music

  07-04-2016 20:51
  
  Looking for the next emerging trend in country music? We have two words for you: girl groups.
  A slew of all-female trios and quartets are in various...
  
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• Dwight Yoakam on the Genius and Tragedy of Merle Haggard

  07-04-2016 20:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  Two of the most iconic voices of the Bakersfield sound, Dwight Yoakam and Merle Haggard had a musical kinship that ran deep. Their many collaborations included "Beer Can Hill" (also with Buck Owens), and a remake of "Swinging Doors," with Yoakam also covering several of the Hag's songs over the years including "Holding Things Together," which contains what he deems the ultimate verse in all of music. Here are Yoakam's poignant, passionate words about the late legend, as told to Rolling Stone's P
  
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• Green Day's Next Album: What We Do (and Don't) Want to Hear

  07-04-2016 20:45
  
  Billie Joe Armstrong welcomed 2016 by saying he wanted to “destroy the phrase ‘pop-punk’ forever." Green Day has been...
  
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• Blue Man Group Shares 'Hex Suit' From 'Three': Exclusive

  07-04-2016 20:38
  
  Blue Man Group is premiering a new track titled “Hex Suit" today (April 7) exclusively on Billboard. 
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• Dennis Davis, Longtime David Bowie Drummer, Dies

  07-04-2016 20:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Longtime David Bowie drummer Dennis Davis has died after a battle with cancer. Bowie producer Tony Visconti confirmed the drummer's death on Facebook.Iggy Pop Remembers David Bowie: 'He Appreciated Oddballs'
  Davis first linked up with Bowie during the recording of 1975's Young Americans and continued to work with the legendary musician on the road and in the studio. He played on all three of Bowie's famed Berlin records (Low, "Heroes" and Lodger), as well as Iggy Pop's The Idiot, which
  
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• #TBT To When Vin Diesel Sang ‘See You Again’ For Paul Walker And Broke Our Hearts

  07-04-2016 20:26
  
  Remember when Vin Diesel sang 'See You Again' for Paul Walker and broke our hearts at the MTV Movie Awards?
  
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• I’m 27 And I’m Afraid I’ll Never Have It All

  07-04-2016 20:23
  
  The truth of the matter is, I could be the most successful person on the planet and still be lonely.
  
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• Julius 'J' Erving Leaves Atom Factory for Maverick: Exclusive

  07-04-2016 20:17
  
  Julius “J” Erving has joined the Maverick management consortium as a partner, Billboard has learned. The long-rumored move teams the...
  
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• See Blake Shelton's Uplifting 'Friends' Video From the 'Angry Birds' Movie

  07-04-2016 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Blake Shelton's latest single "Came Here to Forget" describes the act of seeking a physical connection as a way to mitigate the pain of heartbreak, with the narrator icily distant from the object of his advances. On the other hand, "Friends" — the country star's song for the forthcoming animated Angry Birds movie — illustrates the beginning of such a warm and familial connection that the contrast between the two is striking.Blake Shelton Goes Green: The Ram Report
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• Hear Blake Shelton's Uplifting 'Friends' from the 'Angry Birds' Movie

  07-04-2016 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  Blake Shelton's latest single "Came Here to Forget" describes the act of seeking a physical connection as a way to mitigate the pain of heartbreak, with the narrator icily distant from the object of his advances. On the other hand, "Friends" — Shelton's song for the forthcoming animated Angry Birds movie — illustrates the beginning of such a warm and familial connection that the contrast between the two is striking.Blake Shelton Goes Green: The Ram Report
  Built on a driving, up-
  
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• Kevin Federline Is Rapping Again, and Taking Shots at Kanye West: Watch the Video

  07-04-2016 20:11
  
  Some things you really don't see coming at all. That's the best way to describe the deeply weird and kind of gross new music video for the...
  
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• Gigi Hadid Is Taking Her Tommy Hilfiger Design Job Very Seriously

  07-04-2016 20:11
  
  Gigi shows off her new digs at Tommy Hilfiger's office.
  
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• 'This Is How Things Get Messed Up': Raekwon's Music Business Advice

  07-04-2016 19:50
  
  Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon put on his mentor hat in a recent interview, saying that it’s important for young artists to keep their business...
  
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• An Atlanta Utopia For The Rest Of Us: The Art Of Organized Noize

  07-04-2016 19:46
  
  In 1994, the title track from the debut OutKast album, “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik,” hit the airwaves, and just like that, kids like me who had barely been outside of Ohio saw Atlanta for the first time. Even before the video arrived, if I pressed “play” on that song in a dark room, I could see the gleaming...Read more »
  
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• 9 Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Season 2 Of Scream

  07-04-2016 19:41
  
  Here are nine behind-the-scene photos from Season 2 of MTV's 'Scream.'
  
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• Luke Bryan Praises the Joys of 'Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day'

  07-04-2016 19:40
  
  In the nine years since Capitol Nashville released his debut single, Luke Bryan has put a bundle of his emotions on display: vulnerability in “...
  
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• RJD2 Explains Losing and Winning With 'Mad Men,' the Licensing Inspiration of His New Record

  07-04-2016 19:36
  
  Ramble Jon Krohn, (much) better known as the samplemaster RJD2, has seen his life change significantly recently with the release of his new...
  
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• David Lowery, Cracker Frontman and Artist Advocate, Explains His $150 Million Lawsuit Against Spotify: Q&A

  07-04-2016 19:29
  
  Just before the New Year, Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker frontman David Lowery dropped a bomb on the music business in the form of a proposed class...
  
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• 'American Idol' Alumni Joey Cook & Quentin Alexander Reunite in New Video 'Bones'

  07-04-2016 19:22
  
  American Idol Season 14 best friends Joey Cook and Quentin Alexander are reunited in Cook's new video, "Bones."
  The song is the first...
  
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• Hear Jennifer Lopez's 'Ain't Your Mama' Single, Written By Meghan Trainor

  07-04-2016 19:00
  
  Just FYI, Jennifer Lopez isn't going to do your laundry or cook for you, because she ain't your mama. 
  The 46-year-old singer ...
  
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• Gallant Talks Signature Falsetto, Being an Introverted Songwriter & His Introspective Debut 'Ology'

  07-04-2016 19:00
  
  Gallant's comfort zones are discomfort and contrast. The 24-year-old tenor and songwriter didn’t start singing until age 14. When it was...
  
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• How Multimillion-Dollar Paychecks and Fan Nostalgia Lured Guns N' Roses and LCD Soundsystem to Reunite for Coachella

  07-04-2016 18:57
  
  On Easter Sunday, James Murphy, the 46-year-old ­frontman of LCD Soundsystem, stepped onstage for the first time in five years. The occasion was...
  
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• This Is How Much Summer Festival Players Earn -- From VIP Experience Valets to Main-Stage Bookers

  07-04-2016 18:56
  
  From festival promoter/producers to main-stage headliners and VIP experience valets, find out how much a summer festival's key players make...
  
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• A Festival Security Expert Weighs in on Heightened Security Post-Paris Attacks

  07-04-2016 18:56
  
  Frank Keller is founder and president/CEO of Kel Executive Services -- a full-service security consulting firm with clients that include Bonnaroo,...
  
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• How Pop Stars Killed 'American Idol'

  07-04-2016 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  It's tempting to say that American Idol, which closes out its final season tonight, went downhill after the 2010 departure of tart-tongued Brit Simon Cowell — the music-business lifer who transformed "cruise ship" from a benign vacation locale into a contempt-dripping insult, and who exhibited his tireless commitment to the deep v-neck on primetime television. But Cowell's exit was predated by the real cause of Idol's decline: the decision to offer judgeships to the incredibly famous, who
  
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