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• Publicity Veteran Kenneth Reynolds Dies

  25-04-2018 23:52
  
  A memorial celebration is being planned for longtime publicist Kenneth Reynolds. Reynolds, who collaborated with a who’s who in music,...
  
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• Russell Simmons settles lawsuit with rape accuser

  25-04-2018 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The hip-hop veteran is also fighting another legal case in which he is accused of sexual assault.
  
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• Lindsey Buckingham couldn't fit Fleetwood Mac rehearsals into his schedule

  25-04-2018 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The band has recruited Neil Finn and Mike Campbell to take his place on an upcoming world tour.
  
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• Kim Kardashian: 'Kanye West isn't mentally ill'

  25-04-2018 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  The hip-hop star calls Donald Trump his "brother" because they share the same "dragon energy".
  
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• 5 Things We Want From Nas' Album With Kanye West

  25-04-2018 23:38
  
  In the midst of a tsunami of controversial tweets, Kanye West revealed that he’s been working on Nas’ next album, due on June 15....
  
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• Kim Kardashian Defends Kanye, Says He's 'Years Ahead of His Time'

  25-04-2018 23:36
  
  Kanye West returned to Twitter earlier this April after a months-long hiatus. While the rap mogul’s stream of thoughts has been filled with...
  
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• Kim Gordon Joins Stephen Malkmus on Nashville-Inspired New Song 'Refute'

  25-04-2018 23:21 via rollingstone.com
  Stephen Malkmus returns to range life in the Jicks' wry new Western ballad, "Refute." With vocal assist from Kim Gordon, the song is the third single off the band's upcoming record, Sparkle Hard, out May 18th on Matador. Riding the same wheat-chewing wave as the album's lead single, "Middle America," "Refute" is a pastiche of the classic Nashville heartbreak duet, bemoaning the travails of marriage and eventual infidelity. According to Malkmus, he aimed to "queer the duet" in the song by re
  
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• Shawn Mendes Invites Fans to Tune Into Mysterious Live Stream: Watch

  25-04-2018 23:18
  
  "Watch live now x," Shawn Mendes tweeted Wednesday (April 25), along with a link to shawnmendesthealbum.com. That link takes you to a live...
  
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• Music Modernization Act Unanimously Passes US House of Representatives

  25-04-2018 23:15
  
  The Music Modernization Act was unanimously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday (April 25), with 415 voting in favor and 16...
  
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• Watch Shawn Mendes Comfort a Fan After Botched Marriage Proposal

  25-04-2018 23:14
  
  Shawn Mendes appeared on the U.K.'s Capital FM in England on Wednesday (April 25) to chat with host Roman Kemp about his new music, and...
  
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• Kali Uchis Dances Through Afterlife in 'Get Up' Video

  25-04-2018 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  Kali Uchis celebrates the afterlife in her surreal "Get Up" video, which combines her songs "Gotta Get Up" and "Body Language."The self-directed clip opens with the R&B singer attending her own funeral. Her eyes glow after glancing at her lifeless body in a coffin. Suddenly, she beams into a realm filled with swimming pools, rain-dancing and roses. Both tracks highlight Uchis' recently issued debut LP, Isolation. The album also includes collaborations with Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy
  
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• KAT-TUN's Comeback Single Sits at No. 1 as Avicii's Songs Chart on Japan Hot 100

  25-04-2018 23:01
  
  <a href="/music/KAT-TUN">KAT-TUN</a>'s comeback single, "Ask Yourself," rules this week's Billboard Japan Hot...
  
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• Watch Virlan Garcia Talk About Growing Up Latino: 'There Are So Many Beautiful Things in Mexico'

  25-04-2018 22:48
  
  Mexican singer Virlan Garcia stopped to chat backstage at Billboard Latin Music Week 2018, discussing his experience growing up Latino.
  Garcia shares...
  
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• Nebula Ensemble Is Shaping the Future of Classical Music

  25-04-2018 22:39
  At a Nebula Ensemble concert a few years ago, the forward-thinking chamber group had a different audience-participation prompt for every piece. "Audience members were invited to come on the stage," says Sarah Perske, a composer and guitarist with Nebula Ensemble and its public-relations director.
  
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• Get Ready for a Landslide: Fleetwood Mac Is Coming to Town

  25-04-2018 22:39
  Fleetwood Mac announced it would be hitting the road for a North American tour that will launch in October and hit Denver on December 3. You have successfully signed up for your selected newsletter - please keep an eye on your mailbox, we're movin' in! The line-up will include Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie, along with newcomers Mike Campbell and Neil Finn. "Fleetwood Mac has always been about an amazing collection of songs that are performed with a unique blend of
  
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• Bianca Mikahn on How Music Saved Her

  25-04-2018 22:39
  After Denver poet Bianca Mikahn finished recording Left Fist Evolution , her first solo project, she had a plan: to drive into the mountains and kill herself. She was 27 and never imagined living past that age.
  
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• JAY-Z's Mom Gloria Carter to Receive Special Recognition Award at New York's GLAAD Media Awards: Exclusive

  25-04-2018 22:30
  
  The GLAAD Media Awards in New York are just around the corner, and JAY-Z’s mom Gloria Carter will be recognized with a particularly personal...
  
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• SiriusXM to Launch Fleetwood Mac Channel

  25-04-2018 22:04
  
  There's been a lot going on with Fleetwood Mac as of late. After having to deal with Lindsey Buckingham's departure and...
  
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• PartyNextDoor, 21 Savage & Murda Beatz Join Stargate on '1Night': Listen

  25-04-2018 22:04
  
  Norwegian electronic duo Stargate have their hitmaking formula down pat, having crafted hits for some of music's biggest stars over the...
  
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• Meek Mill's Attorney Says Prison Release 'Reassured My Faith in the Criminal Justice System'

  25-04-2018 22:00
  
  On Tuesday afternoon, the hip-hop community breathed a huge sigh of relief when news of Meek Mill's prison release was officially announced....
  
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• Donald Trump Reacts to Kanye West's Twitter 'Love' With a Tweet of His Own

  25-04-2018 21:52
  
  President Donald Trump has weighed in on Kanye West’s continued support of him.
  “Thank you Kanye, very cool!” he wrote on Wednesday...
  
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• The Last Poets, Rap Forefathers, Talk Black Lives Matter, Playing Basketball With Wu-Tang

  25-04-2018 21:44 via rollingstone.com
  Emerging from the Black Power era of the late Sixties and early Seventies, experimenting with street poetry and percussive sound, the music of Harlem's Last Poets helped lay the groundwork for hip-hop. The intense Black Nationalist fare of their 1970 self-titled debut was not only politically explosive – it's most famous tracks include "When the Revolution Comes" and "Niggers Are Scared of Revolution" – it was also nationally popular, peaking at Number 29 on the Billboard album chart
  
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• Bebe Rexha Joins P!nk, Demi Lovato & More in Pop Parade Atop Country Airplay Chart

  25-04-2018 21:41
  
  As Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line's "Meant to Be" rises to No. 1 on Billboard's Country...
  
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• Suge Knight Finally Gets a Date for Murder Trial

  25-04-2018 21:23
  
  Suge Knight's ongoing court saga has caused several delays in his murder trial, but now his trial has finally received a starting date, Los...
  
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• Cher Performs ABBA's 'Fernando' to Promote 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' at CinemaCon

  25-04-2018 21:19
  
  In the biggest surprise of CinemaCon so far, Cher took the stage to perform ABBA's "Fernando" to promote her upcoming film, Mamma...
  
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• Russell Simmons: $5 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dismissed

  25-04-2018 21:17 via rollingstone.com
  A $5 million lawsuit that accused Russell Simmons of sexual assault was dismissed Wednesday. The lawsuit was initially filed in January by filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik, who claimed that the Def Jam co-founder raped her in 2016."Mr. Simmons is hereby dismissed with prejudice from this action in its entirety including all claims asserted by Ms. Jarosik in the operative complaint," the stipulation to the lawsuit noted, adding that both sides were responsible for their own legal fees.In her lawsuit, J
  
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• Joseph Capriati Talks Pete Tong's 'Spiritual' Advice, His Bucket List Back-to-Back & Upcoming Burning Man Set

  25-04-2018 21:11
  
  For more than a decade, Joseph Capriati has proved himself to be one of the most respected kings of marathon sets, playing upward of eight hours as a...
  
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• Sofia Reyes & J Quiles Wrap Billboard Latin Music Conference Day 2 With Poolside Performance

  25-04-2018 20:50
  
  Wrapping up the second day of the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Conference, Mexican-American pop artist Sofia Reyes and Puerto Rican reggaetón sensation...
  
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• J. Cole Shares 5 Lessons About Family, Fame & More in New Interview

  25-04-2018 20:33
  
  J. Cole recently sat down with Vulture to discuss his new album KOD -- which is on track to debut at No. 1 on next week's Billboard 200 albums...
  
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• U.K. Secondary Ticket Sites Vow to Make 'Significant Changes' Following Government Probe

  25-04-2018 20:26
  
  Three of the U.K.'s biggest secondary ticketing sites have agreed to make "significant changes to the way they gather and display"...
  
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• Moby Auctioning Off Synths, Guitars, & Sombreros for Charity

  25-04-2018 20:23
  
  Moby is auctioning off a huge amount of gear in support of the medical charity Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The auction...
  
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• Prince wrongful death suit names suburban Walgreens stores

  25-04-2018 20:20
  Just before midnight on April 14, 2016, Prince boarded a plane, heading home to Minnesota after a concert in Atlanta. He had company: his friend and bodyguard Kirk Johnson, and the singer Judith Hill, who remembers Prince telling her that he was depressed, bored, and wanted his sleep more than he usually did.
  
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• Bob Schneider's Just Making It Up Preeminent Austin Music Awards winner teases new LP

  25-04-2018 20:20
  Ready for a sneak peak at the album of the year? Whenever local cottage industry Bob Schneider drops a new full-length, he dominates the ensuing Austin Music Poll.
  
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• Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Talks Grief & Solo 'Post Traumatic' Album: 'Music Made Things Easier' After Chester Bennington's Death

  25-04-2018 20:14
  
  Mike Shinoda's "terrible days" are growing fewer and farther in-between. It's been less than a year since the Linkin Park...
  
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• Boy Band Flashback: When *NSYNC-Era Justin Timberlake Played a Teen Heartthrob in TV Movie 'Model Behavior'

  25-04-2018 19:54
  
  The turn of the 21st century was a peak time for boy bands, as well as the niche film trope of identity swapping (1998's The Parent Trap...
  
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• 6ix9ine's Manager Reportedly Under Criminal Investigation For Two Separate Shootings

  25-04-2018 19:47
  
  Over the weekend, 6ix9ine and his entourage were reportedly embroiled in a squabble that allegedly involved rapper Casanova at the Barclays Center in...
  
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• Troy Carter Explains How Spotify's Free Tier Upgrade Can Fuel Company's Growth

  25-04-2018 19:40
  
  Yesterday (April 24), Spotify unveiled an upgrade to the layout, functionality and user experience of its ad-supported free tier, the first such...
  
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• Rae Sremmurd Shares Terrifying Video For 'Close' Featuring Travis Scott: Watch

  25-04-2018 19:40
  
  Hip-hop’s sibling duo Rae Sremmurd are an unstoppable force with their third album, SR3MM, on the horizon -- in addition to working...
  
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• Dave Matthews Band Prep First LP in Six Years, 'Come Tomorrow'

  25-04-2018 19:39 via rollingstone.com
  Dave Matthews Band will release their ninth studio album, Come Tomorrow, on June 8th via RCA Records. The group has yet to detail a tracklist for the LP, which follows their chart-topping 2012 set, Away From the World. The genre-bending jam crew recorded Come Tomorrow between tours at studios in Seattle, Los Angeles and their hometown, Charlottesville, Virginia. The band worked with a handful of producers, many of whom are previous collaborators: John Alagia helmed their 1993 debut, Remember Two
  
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• Rape Lawsuit Against Russell Simmons Dropped

  25-04-2018 19:36
  
  The aspiring filmmaker suing Russell Simmons for an alleged sexual assault has dropped her claims, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed...
  
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• Adriel Favela Discusses Growing Up Mexican-American: Watch

  25-04-2018 19:30
  
  Billboard caught up with Mexican-American singer Adriel Favela backstage during the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Week, where he opened up about his...
  
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• Lena Waithe, Greg Berlanti to Be Honored at TrevorLIVE New York Gala

  25-04-2018 19:20
  
  Writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe, prolific showunner Greg Berlanti and Dominic Barton of global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. will honored...
  
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• The Chainsmokers Show Us The Making Of 'Somebody': Watch

  25-04-2018 19:08
  
  What's the anatomy of a hit? What goes into the songs that soundtrack our lives? In terms of The Chainsmokers' latest "Somebody,"...
  
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• Miguel & J. Cole Team Up For 'Come Through and Chill' Music Video: Watch

  25-04-2018 19:06
  
  Fresh from performing at Coachella over the weekend, Miguel has released a new video for his song “Come Through And Chill.” The J....
  
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• Universal Music Group, EMPIRE Announce New Distribution Deal

  25-04-2018 19:02
  
  Universal Music Group announced today it has entered into a multi-year deal with independent distributor EMPIRE, the company founded by San Francisco...
  
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• Pandora CEO Roger Lynch to Keynote Music Biz 2018

  25-04-2018 19:02
  
  The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has added Pandora CEO Roger Lynch as a keynote speaker at its upcoming Music Biz Conference, which will be...
  
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• Ozuna Promises There Will Be 'Many Surprises' on New Album 'Aura': Watch

  25-04-2018 19:02
  
  Ozuna discussed his forthcoming album Aura backstage during Billboard Latin Music Week 2018, revealing what fans can expect from it while hinting...
  
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• Kanye West Doubles Down on Pres. Trump Support: 'He Is My Brother'

  25-04-2018 18:57
  
  Kanye West continued his full-throated support for Pres. Trump on Wednesday morning (Apr. 25) with a tweet in which the "Power" rapper...
  
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