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• Dropkick Murphys' Debut Album Turns 20: How 'Do Or Die' Kept Punk Political

  27-01-2018 23:55
  
  When punk went pop in the mid-'90s, there was nothing like the East Coast vs. West Coast rivalry found in hip-hop. It would've been no...
  
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• Universal Music Publishing Group Chairman/CEO Jody Gerson on Why the Music Industry Has Yet to Have a #MeToo Moment

  27-01-2018 23:47
  
  As a woman running a major global music company with more than 800 employees, Jody Gerson, 56, was a rarity when she took Universal Music Publishing...
  
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• Topless woman groped at music festival organises protest march after...

  27-01-2018 23:43
  A woman who was groped at New Zealand's Rhythm and Vines festival on New Year's Eve has organised a protest march for women's rights after receiving abuse following the incident. She and her pal strode over to the man who assaulted her and hit him, while her friend poured her drink over him.
  
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• Werde: Move the Grammys to Atlanta

  27-01-2018 23:09
  
  “Own your moment.”
  When Rico Brooks, the manager for top hip-hop producers including Metro Boomin (Migos' “Bad and Boujee,...
  
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• Nelly, Fan File Competing Versions of Sex Encounter

  27-01-2018 21:24
  
  Rapper Nelly is fighting back against a lawsuit that alleges he raped a fan on his tour bus after a performance at a Seattle night club last year....
  
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• Kimbra Previews Upcoming Album on Final Night of Billboard Industry Showcases

  27-01-2018 21:00
  
  On Sunday night (Jan. 28), the Grammys will honor the most well known, revered, and critically acclaimed acts of the past year.  But in a tucked...
  
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• Lisa Loeb Reflects on Move Into Children's Music Following Grammy Nomination

  27-01-2018 20:12
  
  For parents old enough to have bought a ticket to see the 1994 film Reality Bites, whose soundtrack starred Lisa Loeb’s breakthrough Billboard...
  
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• Kesha’s Grammy Memories Involve Hanging Out With A Baby-Faced Justin Bieber

  27-01-2018 19:43
  
  Kesha opened up about why she's so ready to perform 'Praying' at the Grammy Awards on January 28 — and she shared a throwback pic of a baby-faced Justin Bieber, too.
  
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• Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga Targeted by L.A. Street Artist Ahead of Grammys

  27-01-2018 19:40
  
  Nude images of Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga are being used in street art to attack the music industry a day ahead of the Grammys.
  The perpetrator, a...
  
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• Canada's solid presence at the Grammys: Five things to watch

  27-01-2018 19:24
  While a strong presence of homegrown musicians often graces the industry's biggest awards event, this year the hopefuls look mighty plentiful. More than 20 Grammy categories are stacked with at least one Canadian nominee, which means about a quarter of the total awards could have a winner from the north.
  
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• NMPA Claims Victory: CRB Raises Payout Rate from Music Subscription Services

  27-01-2018 19:18
  
  Songwriters and music publishers will get a higher payout from on-demand subscription services like Spotify and Apple Music for the next five-year...
  
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• Copyright Royalty Board Raises Payout Rate from Music Subscription Services

  27-01-2018 19:18
  
  Songwriters and music publishers will get a higher payout from on-demand subscription services like Spotify and Apple Music for the next five-year...
  
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• Hey Jonas Brothers, What Are You Guys Talkin’ About In This New Photo?

  27-01-2018 18:39
  
  Just the Jonas Brothers bein' bros backstage somewhere, looking chill as hell and not at all posing for a shot that could totally serve as their next album cover (if they ever record one)...
  
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• Nielsen Entertainment's 2018 Pre-Grammy Bash Showcases Khalid & Brings Together Music, Sports, Brands

  27-01-2018 18:30
  
  “It’s definitely been a crazy year,” declared Khalid on stage to the crowd gathered for Nielsen Entertainment’s fifth annual...
  
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• Fleetwood Mac Honored by Lorde, Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles & More at 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year Gala

  27-01-2018 17:30
  
  It seemed only fitting that President Bill Clinton present Fleetwood Mac with their award as MusiCares Person of the Year at the annual Recording...
  
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• Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles, And Lorde Sang For Fleetwood Mac And Had No Chill About It

  27-01-2018 17:19
  
  Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles, Lorde, and more honored Fleetwood Mac at Radio City Music Hall on January 26.
  
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• Dixie Chicks' 'Wide Open Spaces' Turns 20: Ranking All the Songs

  27-01-2018 16:00
  
  The major label debut of the Dixie Chicks came in the form of Wide Open Spaces, a powerhouse country album that was released 20 years ago today on...
  
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• Harry Styles, Haim and Bill Clinton Honor Fleetwood Mac's Legacy at MusiCares Tribute

  27-01-2018 15:55 via rollingstone.com
  In Lindsey Buckingham's own words as he and his Fleetwood Mac bandmates accepted MusiCares Person(s) of the Year Award, the band was "a group of chemistry." That chemistry of drama, anger, love, sadness and sense of family has created one of pop's most enduring musical canons, and as a steady stream of much younger artists took the Radio City Music Hall stage — many of whom weren't even born when the band released Rumours, and some born even after the group's last album of original music w
  
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• Phillip Glass: 'If I’m going to write twelve more symphonies I better get going'

  27-01-2018 15:32 via music-news.com
  
  Phillip Glass has spoken exclusively with The Big Issue, about growing up with a passion for music, preferring to stay in and knowing, and losing, ‘many great people’ in his life.
  
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• Alicia Keys celebrates birthday with huge bash

  27-01-2018 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer marked turning 37 by being honoured with an award.
  
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• 13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: Camila Cabello Crowns Billboard 200, Hot 100 & Artist 100

  27-01-2018 15:00
  
  Camila Cabello completes the trifecta this week, as the pop star rules three of Billboard's biggest charts. "Havana," featuring Young...
  
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• Justin Bieber Reportedly Working On New Album & Won't...

  27-01-2018 14:59
  Justin Bieber is reportedly working on a brand new album! But, there's this - He's apparently not attending any awards show, and won't do so until his next album drops! This is not a drill. Justin Bieber , 23, is reportedly working on a new album, and he sounds pretty serious about this; So serious that he won't attend this Sunday's Grammy Awards or any awards show after that until his newest album is complete, as reported by TMZ .
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow: 'Chris Martin is like my brother'

  27-01-2018 14:15 via music-news.com
  
  Gwyneth Paltrow is so close to ex-husband Chris Martin that she thinks of him as a "brother".
  
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• Chris Martin ‘ready for Dakota Johnson to meet ex Gwyneth Paltrow’

  27-01-2018 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson packed on the PDA during a recent beach date in Los Angeles.
  
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• Fleetwood Mac helps raise $7 million for charity

  27-01-2018 10:42
  Fleetwood Mac is often called rock 'n' roll's dysfunctional family. But it was all good vibes Friday night, as the band and artists paying tribute to their work raise $7 million at a benefit for down-on-their-luck musicians.
  
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• Exclusive: Jason Aldean releases first new music since Las Vegas shooting

  27-01-2018 06:34
  Aldean's raw and bluesy You Make It Easy is available now and is the lead single from his eighth studio album Rearview Town that will be in stores April 13. "Growing up in Macon, Ga., I had a chance to learn about so many different styles of music," Aldean said. "Looking back on first playing in bands as a teenager, I was just soaking everything up.
  
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• Brad Paisley plans tourism revival drive for Santa Barbara

  27-01-2018 05:00 via music-news.com
  
  Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres wants to help Brad organise the big summer event.
  
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• Hear Lil Wayne's New 'Dedication 6: Reloaded' Mixtape

  27-01-2018 03:16 via rollingstone.com
  A month after Lil Wayne returned with his Dedication 6 mixtape, the rapper dropped a second installment Friday titled Dedication 6: Reloaded.
  The 20-track Dedication 6: Reloaded features a pair of previously released tracks – "Family Feud" with Drake, a remix of the Jay-Z track of the same name, and "Big Bad Wolf" – as well as new collaborations with Gudda Gudda ("Gumbo"), Juelz Santana ("Bloody Mary") and Lil Twist ("Too Hot for TV").The mixtape also utilizes the beats from songs li
  
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• Executive Turntable: Promotions at Live Nation, Dick Clark Productions, Partisan Records & More

  27-01-2018 02:50
  
  Live Nation Entertainment announced the hire of Patricia Flores as VP of Marketing for its newly formed Live Nation Latin group. Flores joins Live...
  
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• Otis Redding Gets His 'Respect' From Aloe Blacc, Michelle Williams & More at Apollo Theater Celebration

  27-01-2018 02:36
  
  On Thursday at Harlem's revered Apollo Theater in New York, more than a dozen music legends, rising stars and offspring of an R&B icon...
  
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• Drake's 'God's Plan' Shatters Apple Music's First Week Global Streaming Record

  27-01-2018 02:30
  
  Drake has set a new first-week Apple Music global streaming record with more than 60 million listens on "God's Plan" since its release...
  
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• Watch Haim's Paul Thomas Anderson-Directed Video for 'Night So Long'

  27-01-2018 02:16 via rollingstone.com
  Haim once again team with director Paul Thomas Anderson for the band's live video for "Night So Long," a track off the sisters' latest album Something to Tell You.Recorded at the empty Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, the video is composed close-ups on the Haim sisters' faces as they soundcheck the sparse rendition of Something to Tell You's moody closer.In the video's closing minute, the action suddenly cuts to Haim playing the track in front of a packed crowd at the Greek."Night So Long" is the l
  
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• Here's what to expect at 2018 Grammys

  27-01-2018 02:16
  The nominees are Jay-Z's "4:44," "Awaken, My Love!" by Childish Gambino, "DAMN" by Kendrick Lamar, "Melodrama" by Lorde and "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars. Hip hop may prove to be a big winner this year -- rappers Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar have eight and six nominations respectively.
  
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• Jason Aldean: 'My new baby helped me cope after Las Vegas shooting'

  27-01-2018 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  The country star is thrilled to be making music again.
  
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• National Association of Broadcasters Signs On to Support Music Modernization Act

  27-01-2018 01:51
  
  Music copyright owners have addressed the concerns that the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) had over the Music Modernization Act and now...
  
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• Here’s An End Of The F***ing World Quote For Every One Of Your Moods

  27-01-2018 01:48
  
  Let's match these quotes from 'The End of the F***ing World' to your exact mood.
  
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• Even a Divided Congress Can Agree on Copyright

  27-01-2018 01:28
  
  Congress is more divided, and deadlocked, than ever. But copyright is one of the few remaining bipartisan issues and some significant legislation may...
  
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• How to Watch the 2018 Grammys

  27-01-2018 01:14
  
  The 2018 Grammy Awards are back this Sunday. Below is everything you need to know so you can tune in, wherever you are. 
  The official...
  
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• Listen to Luis Fonsi's 'Despacito' Spanish-Mandarin Version with JJ Lin

  27-01-2018 01:11
  
  What else could we expect from "Despacito"? Really, we thought nothing else. But on Friday (Jan. 26), the Spanish/Mandarin version was...
  
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• Hot 100 Chart Moves: Carrie Underwood's 'The Champion,' Feat. Ludacris, Is a Winner

  27-01-2018 00:46
  
  As previously reported, Camila Cabello crowns the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Jan. 27) for the first time, as "Havana," featuring Young...
  
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• First 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Eliminated Queen Talks Upcoming Radio Project & Favorite Local Queen

  27-01-2018 00:42
  
  On Thursday night, RuPaul's Drag Race returned with a third installment of All Stars, and it was full of shady shade and death drops, just the...
  
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• Watch Haim's New Video for 'Night So Long,' Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

  27-01-2018 00:30
  
  In their newest video, directed by Magnolia and There Will Be Blood filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, rock sisters Haim begin by playing a stripped-...
  
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• Meet The Spanish-Language Coaches Who Helped Beyonce, Justin Bieber & More Sing Like a Native

  27-01-2018 00:28
  
  In 2017, 19 predominantly Spanish-language tracks landed on the Billboard Hot 100, up from four in 2016, and on the Jan. 27 chart, there are an...
  
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• Nas to Get Spotlight Award From New York City Mayor's Office

  27-01-2018 00:26
  
  As a proper lead-in to the 60th annual Grammy Awards in New York, the mayor's office of NYC is honoring one of their own. Nas will...
  
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• This Week in Latin Music: Listen to De La Ghetto, Claudia Leitte & More New Singles

  27-01-2018 00:20
  
  It’s New Music Friday! De La Ghetto, Laura Pausini, Claudia Leitte and Gilberto Santa Rosa are some of the Latin artists who released new...
  
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• The-Dream on What It Takes to Win a Grammy & His 2018 Awards Predictions

  27-01-2018 00:18
  
  Universal Music Group and Brands hosted four-time Grammy award winner The-Dream at their Behind the Hits panel, presented by American Airlines on...
  
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