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• John Mayer Defies 'Gravity' With Alessia Cara & Brings the Blues to Dive Bar Tour Stop in L.A.: Watch

  27-07-2017 23:59
  
  With John Mayer shifting from playing for 20,000 fans at Madison Square Garden on his Search for Everything Tour to performing at Los Angeles'...
  
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• Apple Discontinues iPod Nano & Shuffle

  27-07-2017 23:58
  
  You can keep your “Baby Driver is bringing back the iPod” thinkpieces. Tim Cook doesn’t give a f---....
  
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• Alex Chapman is The Newest Indie-Electro Songwriter You Need to Hear

  27-07-2017 23:56
  
  Last month, we saw that Milk.xyz premiered Alex Chapman’s “Worry” (written by Chapman himself and sung by the luminous...
  
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• Shirley Manson in tears at gig over Donald Trump's transgender ban

  27-07-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Scottish singer apologised to fans after her emotions forced her to restart the band's transgender song.
  
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• Shania Twain shakes ex-husband out of her life in upbeat new video

  27-07-2017 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The singer's ex dumped her for her assistant in 2008.
  
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• Go Behind the Scenes of Steve Aoki's 'Kolony' Music Videos With DVBBS, 2 Chainz & T-Pain: Exclusive

  27-07-2017 23:07
  
  Have you heard Steve Aoki's Kolony yet? It's a star-studded, traplectro event. It's one of the bangingest things Billboard Dance has...
  
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• 'Mission: Impossible' Composer Lalo Schifrin Set to Be Honored With 85th Birthday Concert: Exclusive

  27-07-2017 23:01
  
  Legendary composer and conductor Lalo Schifrin, best known for writing the Mission: Impossible theme, will be honored on his 85th birthday with...
  
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• Watch Steve Aoki's Lavish 'Night Call' Video With Migos & Lil Yachty

  27-07-2017 22:48
  
  Steve Aoki's star-stacked record "Night Call," with Migos and Lil Yachty, has been matched with a lavish visual treatment.
  As...
  
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• Thalia in the Studio, Live Nation's Fiestas Patrias in Las Vegas & More Latin Notas

  27-07-2017 22:46
  
  Latin Notas is a weekly news summary, compiled by Billboard's editors, about new songs, videos, concert announcements and what Latin musicians...
  
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• Review: Suicide's Alan Vega Leaves a Fearless Final Statement

  27-07-2017 22:46 via rollingstone.com
  Alan Vega, who co-founded the electro-noise duoSuicide in New York in 1970, died last year. But he did not go gentle into thatgood night – as if there were any doubt. This posthumous album, recorded oversix years with his wife, Liz Lamere, is proof. Knowing he was crafting hisfarewell, Vega leaves as he arrived, raging over Suicide-style industrialgrinds. "We can see it/The red, white and blue is destroyed/Destroyed!"he snarls on "Screamin Jesus," which begins and ends with dizzying,throat
  
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• Unlimited Devotion Is Reanimating the Grateful Dead at Wynwood Yard

  27-07-2017 22:39
  In the Martin Scorsese-produced Amazon documentary about the Grateful Dead, Long Strange Trip , biographer Dennis McNally calls the group "the most American of all bands." He deduces that if you take all the individual members' backgrounds and sounds "and you dissolve egos with acid and stir vigorously," you get the Dead.
  
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• Ranking The Young Men Of Dunkirk, From Harry Styles To Everyone Else

  27-07-2017 22:36
  
  A ranking of the young, indistinguishable cast of "Dunkirk," from Harry Styles to everyone else.
  
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• Coming Around Again: How Unlikely a No. 1 Hit Was Plain White T's' 'Hey There Delilah'?

  27-07-2017 22:34
  
  Welcome back to the Coming Around Again podcast, part of the Pop Shop family, where host Andrew Unterberger and a variety of guests discuss notable...
  
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• Goldenvoice's Paul Tollett on Planning Panorama & the Future of Desert Trip: Exclusive

  27-07-2017 22:33
  
  For most people, it’s a leisurely Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, but Paul Tollett is anything but quiet. Currently in the midst of FYF Fest,...
  
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• SKE48 Debuts at No. 1, Two From Nana Mizuki Follow on Billboard Japan Hot 100

  27-07-2017 22:32
  
  SKE48's "Igai Ni Mango" debuts at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart (dated July 17 to 23) after selling 368,313 copies...
  
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• Liam Payne Was Very Diplomatic When Asked To Rank One Direction’s Solo Singles

  27-07-2017 22:32
  
  Liam Payne talks One Direction and Drake while eating hot wings on "First We Feast."
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Sends Sweet Birthday Message to Alex Rodriguez: 'Wishing You the Best Year Ever'

  27-07-2017 22:31
  
  Jennifer Lopez is wishing a happy birthday to the man who makes her "heart skip a beat every time he walks in the room."
  The singer/actress...
  
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• Clearing Up 'Free Streams' on the Charts

  27-07-2017 22:30
  
  We’re getting questions around whether Billboard is suddenly counting free streams for this coming week’s Billboard 200, seemingly due to...
  
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• Lana Del Rey May Just Leak 25 Of Her Own Songs, Damn It

  27-07-2017 22:17
  
  Lana Del Rey is already thinking about her next album and said she's interested in releasing a 25-song album of her favorite unreleased material.
  
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• Lana Del Rey May Just Leak 25 Of Her Own Songs, Dammit

  27-07-2017 22:17
  
  Lana Del Rey is already thinking about her next album and said she's interested in releasing a 25-song album of her favorite unreleased material.
  
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• For Philadelphia Phish Fan, It's Time to Make the Doughnuts

  27-07-2017 22:03
  
  Phish announced its 13-show run in New York with a video in January that showed giant doughnuts rolling through the city.
  That got Felicia D'...
  
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• From 'In the End' to 'Talking to Myself,' Linkin Park Storms Hot Rock Songs Chart

  27-07-2017 21:46
  
  Following the July 20 death of Chester Bennington, Linkin Park lands 11 entries on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart dated Aug. 5, led by 2002...
  
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• Kid Rock launching non-profit voter registration organisation

  27-07-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The rocker is considering running for a U.S. Senate seat.
  
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• Katy Perry to host MTV VMAs

  27-07-2017 21:45 via music-news.com
  
  The Roar hitmaker could double her awards count at this year's ceremony after landing five nominations.
  
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• Watch Weezer Channel Guns N' Roses in 'Feels Like Summer' Video

  27-07-2017 21:40 via rollingstone.com
  Weezer cosplay as Guns N' Roses and pay homage to the "Paradise City" video in the new clip for their latest single, "Feels Like Summer." The video finds singer Rivers Cuomo dressed in his best Axl Rose duds, complete with an acid-washed denim jacket and a long wig of red hair tied up with a fat bandanna. Meanwhile, guitarist Brian Bell sports the requisite Slash top hat and Scott Shriner dons Duff McKagan-like aviator sunglasses (though declines to mimic the bassist's flowing blonde locks)
  
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• 6 Times Comedian Patti Harrison Has Poked Fun at Trump & Transphobic People

  27-07-2017 21:39
  
  Before Patti Harrison made headlines for her Trump-dissing bit on The Tonight Show following the president's ban of transgender people from the...
  
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• Fan Army Face-Off: Katy Perry's #KatyCats Battle Bruno Mars' #Hooligans

  27-07-2017 21:37
  
  Bring on round two of Billboard's Fan Army Face-Off. Last week, we saw Katy Perry's loyal #KatyCats scratch out their competition, New...
  
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• 'It' Is Coming for You: Watch the New Full Trailer

  27-07-2017 21:32
  
  The terrifying clown from "It" has been lurking in the shadows with his bright red balloon since 1990's TV miniseries adaptation of the...
  
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• Fan Army Face-Off: Liam Payne Fanatics Take On The Weeknd's Loyal Crew

  27-07-2017 21:13
  
  Voting is open in round two of Billboard's Fan Army Face-Off, and the competition is getting heated between fans of Liam Payne and The...
  
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• How The Isley Brothers & Santana Teamed Up to Combat 'Brutality and War'

  27-07-2017 21:00
  
  "The first time I saw Carlos Santana, he was standing onstage at Woodstock in 1969," says Ernie Isley. "And I’d only been...
  
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• Cage The Elephant Deliver Intimate iHeartRadio Show Ahead of 'Unpeeled' Release: Live Recap

  27-07-2017 21:00
  
  It’s rare to witness a live show from Cage The Elephant that doesn’t involve frontman Matt Shultz taking off his shirt, sweating or...
  
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• Dave Grohl on How Foo Fighters Made 'Concrete and Gold' With Pop Producer

  27-07-2017 20:46 via rollingstone.com
  After Foo Fighters went on hiatus a couple of years ago, Dave Grohl didn't know what to do with himself. "I barbecued for fucking months, man," he says with a laugh. "I was doing eight briskets a week. It got a little dark."In actuality, he needed time to recuperate after spending nearly a year on the road on a mobile "throne," as he'd broken his leg falling off a stage mid-song at a 2015 gig in Sweden. "We had such a great run, but I couldn't walk yet," he says. "In order to take care of myself
  
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• Mykonos: Dance Music's Next Ibiza

  27-07-2017 20:36
  
  Thomas Heyne, the ebullient German-born founder of new beachside hotspot Scorpios Mykonos, couldn't be more proud of his adopted home. "For...
  
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• Katy Perry Is Ready To Be Your ‘Moonwoman’ As Host Of The 2017 VMAs

  27-07-2017 20:32
  
  Katy Perry will host the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.
  
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• Wanna Be in a Midland Music Video?

  27-07-2017 20:27
  Wanna be in the crowd? The shoot will be held on Saturday, July 29, at Celebrity Theatre. Entry is free, but space is limited and fans need to RSVP by email .
  
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• 5 Things To Know About Hillsong Church

  27-07-2017 20:26
  
  The Pentecostal megachurch Hillsong Church -- which claims over 100,000 weekly worshippers across its many locations -- has recently been making...
  
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• Alt-Country Star Margo Price Surprise-Releases New EP on Third Man Records: Listen

  27-07-2017 20:24
  
  Well hey, one day ahead of New Music Friday, here’s a brand new EP from one of last year’s best “new” artists no one saw...
  
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• The New It Trailer Is A Terrifying Reminder That We’ll All Float, Too

  27-07-2017 20:18
  
  You will never use the clown emoji again after watching the terrifying new trailer for 'It.'
  
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• Katy Perry Will Host MTV's 2017 Video Music Awards

  27-07-2017 20:14
  
  Get ready to "Witness" a whole lot more Katy Perry -- the 32-year-old pop star is now slated to host MTV's Video Music Awards, she...
  
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• Twitter Gives Mixed Reviews to Drake's New Tattoo of Lil Wayne

  27-07-2017 20:10
  
  Earlier this week, Drake demonstrated his allegiance to Lil Wayne by tattooing his mentor's face on his bicep. Prior to his meteoric success,...
  
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• Sony/ATV Enters Deal With Social-Powered Label Heard Well: Exclusive

  27-07-2017 20:07
  
  Heard Well, the label that employs social media tastemakers to compile their favorite tunes, is celebrating its second anniversary by joining forces...
  
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• Review: Broken Social Scene Roars Back Unto the Breach

  27-07-2017 20:03 via rollingstone.com
  In the mid-'00s, this Toronto band (currentlynumbering 15 members) could rival Arcade Fire in its bighearted gravitas.Broken Social Scene also played a big role in the careers of Feist and Metric'sEmily Haines, who are both on board for the band's first LP since 2010. Hainessings "Protest Song," advising "take it like you're strong"over sharp guitar flares and a gingerly charging beat, while Feist takes overon the Kate Bush-esque title track. The standout is "Halfway Home,"on which Bruce Springs
  
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• Lyor Cohen On the Streaming Business, Combining YouTube Red and Google Play, and SoundCloud's 'Sad Experience'

  27-07-2017 20:01
  
  Last night (July 26), YouTube’s global head of music Lyor Cohen expounded on a range of topics impacting the music business, including...
  
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• How Nashville's Evolving Music Scene Is Making the City a Design, Food, Fashion & Art Destination

  27-07-2017 20:00
  
  Nashville may be known for its music scene, but it's also home to creatives making the city a destination for design, food, art and fashion....
  
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• Mura Masa Gives Us Jazzy Techno With Moses Boyd-Featuring 'Untitled': Listen

  27-07-2017 19:56
  
  It's only been a couple of weeks since Mura Masa dropped his self-titled album, a.k.a. your new favorite LP of the summer, but he actually...
  
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• Watch Mick Jagger's Two Surprise New Videos, With Skepta Remix

  27-07-2017 19:55
  
  A day after his 74th birthday Wednesday (July 26), Mick Jagger surprised fans with a belated gift -- actually, three gifts: Two new songs and their...
  
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• deadmau5 Shares Sneak Peak at First Film Score: Watch

  27-07-2017 19:43
  
  Back in 2010, deadmau5 quipped that of all the goals he had in his life, scoring a film was an urge he itched to scratch.
  "I'm dying to do a...
  
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• What's the Biggest Issue Facing Country Music In 2017? Execs Weigh In

  27-07-2017 19:42
  
  In the latest issue of Billboard -- featuring cover star Miranda Lambert -- we rounded up the most influential power players in...
  
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• Fan Army Face-Off: Louis Tomlinson Fans Battle Ariana Grande's #Arianators

  27-07-2017 19:33
  
  Billboard’s annual Fan Army Face-Off is really starting to heat up as the second round kicks off!
  Louis Tomlinson’s fans knew to “...
  
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• Giorgio Moroder Talks 40 Years of 'I Feel Love,' Which Made David Bowie Depressed & Nile Rodgers Practice

  27-07-2017 19:32
  
  When Giorgio Moroder recorded his album I Remember Yesterday in 1977, he sought to record the “sound of the future.” He didn't...
  
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