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• Pharrell drops out of performing at Cannes gala

  07-05-2018 23:45 via music-news.com
  
  Sharon Stone is no longer co-chairing the annual event.
  
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• Phil Collins' 'Not Dead Yet' tour coming to Target Center on October 21

  07-05-2018 23:42
  That legendary drum fill will ring out through Target Center on October 21 as Phil Collins' first North American tour in 12 years, dubbed the "Not Dead Yet Tour," comes to Minneapolis. The tour began in Europe last year and passed through South America in early 2018.
  
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• BTS singer V stars in 'Singularity' music video

  07-05-2018 23:42
  The 22-year-old K-pop star, born Kim Tae-hyung, appears in a moody "comeback trailer" for the group's new song "Singularity." The video begins with V dancing with a faceless coat stand as a partner and ends with the singer wearing a white mask with a single, black tear dripping from one eye.
  
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• 88Rising Announce New Music Festival 'Head in the Clouds,' Debut Group Album to Drop This Summer

  07-05-2018 23:33
  
  With an array of talented Asian acts all across the board, 88rising has emerged as one of the strongest collectives in hip-hop. Boosting budding acts...
  
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• Post Malone Breaks Record For Most Simultaneous Top 20 Hot 100 Hits, Besting The Beatles & J. Cole

  07-05-2018 23:25
  
  As Post Malone celebrates his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 12) as well as the biggest streaming...
  
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• Adam Levine Admits He's Rooting For Kelly Clarkson's Team to Win 'The Voice': Watch

  07-05-2018 23:24
  
  Just before The Voice top 10 singers face off on Monday (May 7), Adam Levine stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to chat about his...
  
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• Trombone Shorty Prove Their Hometown Pride For Jazz Fest 2018's Grand Finale

  07-05-2018 23:23
  
  The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival dropped the curtain on its 49th annual edition on Sunday (May 6) after a packed and triumphant final day....
  
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• Drake Previews New Song With Lil Baby

  07-05-2018 22:57
  
  Drake and Lil Baby were spotted at the same ATL nightclub over the weekend (May 6), hanging together at Preme's album release party -- with...
  
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• J. Cole Puts Stop to 'F--k Lil Pump' Chants During JMBLYA Fest Performance

  07-05-2018 22:12
  
  Over the weekend (May 5), J. Cole took over JMBLYA Fest with an energetic headlining set but had to press pause on his performance because of a...
  
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• Drake, Ed Sheeran Help Sony/ATV Writers Spend a Full Year at No. 1 On the Hot 100

  07-05-2018 22:12
  
  Sony/ATV Music Publishing has kicked off 2018 on the right foot, landing at No. 1 among the top 10 music publishers for the first quarter. But now,...
  
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• Ed Sheeran, Nile Rodgers, Julia Michaels Among Honorees at Music Biz 2018

  07-05-2018 22:00
  
  Dilyn and John Radakovitz of Sacramento, Calif., will soon share a notable bill with Ed Sheeran. The couple and business partners (who run Dimple...
  
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• Hear Future Team With Chance the Rapper, King Louie for 'My Peak'

  07-05-2018 21:42 via rollingstone.com
  Future teamed with Chance the Rapper and King Louie on "My Peak," an oft-bootlegged track that Future officially released Monday.The DJ Esco-produced track has been around since at least February 2017, when Chance the Rapper previewed the song on his social media and, later that year, performed his verse live in concert. However, a high-quality version of the song remained unreleased until it popped up without warning Monday on Future's official YouTube page, Stereogum noted. Future provides the
  
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• Janelle Monáe Talks New Album 'Dirty Computer' & Her Artistic Responsibilities

  07-05-2018 21:40
  
  Thursday (April 26), the night before its official release, Janelle Monáe quietly debuted Dirty Computer to a select group of Los Angeles fans at...
  
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• Meek Mill returns to the studio following prison release

  07-05-2018 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The rapper celebrated his 31st birthday on Sunday in Miami.
  
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• Jordin Sparks suffered umbilical cord scare during baby's birth

  07-05-2018 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer returned to the red carpet just three days after becoming a first-time mother.
  
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• Carrie Underwood returning to American Idol as mentor

  07-05-2018 21:30 via music-news.com
  
  The singer shared a preview of her new music video on Idol on Sunday (06May18).
  
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• How Iskwe, Serena Ryder and other women are changing the Canadian music industry

  07-05-2018 21:24
  There's never been a shortage of famous and successful Canadian woman in music. Anne, Joni, Buffy, k.d., Shania, Alanis, Celine, Feist, Alessia - A-list stars and global ambassadors for Canadian creativity across all genres.
  
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• Music Biz Marks 60th Anniversary Amid Great Change

  07-05-2018 21:12
  
  When the Music Business Association (also known as Music Biz) stages its 60th anniversary conference in Nashville May 14-17, the industry...
  
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• Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears Talks Coming Out, Being Gay in Trump's America: 'It's Possible To Change People's Minds'

  07-05-2018 20:58
  
  Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears has found a successful career as an out musician -- his band achieved a cult fanbase within the LGBTQ...
  
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• Arcade Fire To Be Honored For Charity Work at Canadian Music Week Gala

  07-05-2018 20:55
  
  At the Juno Awards gala dinner in March, Arcade Fire received the International Achievement Award, recognizing the success of the band’s most...
  
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• U2 Tweets Stance on Irish Abortion Referendum, Draws Ire From Pro-Life Fans

  07-05-2018 20:53
  
  U2 have gotten some pushback from pro-lifers in their native Ireland, as the legendary and outspoken Irish rock group tweeted an image reading...
  
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• Watch Stoneman Douglas Students' Poignant 'Shine' Video

  07-05-2018 20:49 via rollingstone.com
  Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) – the site of the tragic February shooting in Parkland, Florida – honored the victims in their poignant video for "Shine." Sawyer Garrity and Andrea Peña, the MSD students who co-wrote the piano ballad, perform throughout the school in the clip.The visual, which MSD alum Brittani Kagan created in collaboration with students and faculty, opens with a montage of people holding photos of those killed in the shooting. Studen
  
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• Touring Execs At Canadian Music Week Look South - To Mexico

  07-05-2018 20:42
  
  The conference sessions of Canadian Music Week taking place in Toronto May 9-12 include expansive discussions of the concert business during a...
  
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• Princess Nokia Delivers Raw, Unapologetic Performance at NYC's Elsewhere Hall

  07-05-2018 20:39
  
  Princess Nokia is respected for conjuring witchy raps, but the artist recently reshaped her repertoire with an emo-mixtape, A Girl Cried Red -- and...
  
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• Michelle Obama on Running for Office: 'I Don't Think I'm Any Different Than Hillary'

  07-05-2018 20:27
  
  Former first lady Michelle Obama was the guest of honor at the United State of Women Conference on Saturday afternoon at Los Angeles' Shrine...
  
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• Adam Lambert & Melissa Etheridge Rock Out To 'I'm The Only One' At The GLAAD Media Awards: Watch

  07-05-2018 20:25
  
  Out powerhouses Melissa Etheridge and Adam Lambert took the stage at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday (May 5) night to...
  
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• Andrew Colvin and Adam Voith Leave Billions for WME

  07-05-2018 20:17
  
  Andrew Colvin and Adam Voith left Billions Corporation to join WME's Nashville office, bringing along acts Bon Iver, Dawes, Brett...
  
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• Why Your Favorite Artist Is Releasing More Singles Than Ever

  07-05-2018 20:09 via rollingstone.com
  Unlike some professional songwriters, who spew out demos at a rapid clip and see what sticks, Savan Kotecha spends weeks tinkering with each of his tracks. This exacting approach has led to credits on name-making hits for One Direction ("What Makes You Beautiful"), Ariana Grande ("Problem") and the Weeknd ("Can't Feel My Face"). But Kotecha worries that his painstaking methods are increasingly untenable. That's because artists, especially younger acts trying to establish a commercial footho
  
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• J Balvin's Latin Pop Crusade

  07-05-2018 20:09 via rollingstone.com
  Jessica Lehrman for Rolling StoneIt's a frosty mid-February night in New York, and a group of Latin titans is holding a summit inside a sold-out Radio City Music Hall. Luis Fonsi, Zion and Lennox, and others maintain a consistent, romantic groove throughout the show, which is part of a concert series co-produced by Univision, until J Balvin ends the night with a bang. Overwhelmingly composed of women, the hyperkinetic crowd flies Colombian flags as Balvin sings his 2017 smash hit, "Mi Gente." Ba
  
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• The 10 Hottest Venues In Canada

  07-05-2018 20:07
  
  With stadium tours by Coldplay, Guns N’ Roses, U2 and Metallica crisscrossing Canada over the past year, and headliners including Bruno...
  
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• Los Angeles NewFronts Event Set for October

  07-05-2018 20:02
  
  The Digital Content NewFronts are headed west. 
  After hosting a shortened event in New York last week, the Interactive Advertising Bureau is...
  
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• Zeds Dead Announces Stacked Lineup for Deadbeats 2018 Tour

  07-05-2018 19:59
  
  If you enjoyed Zeds Dead's Deadbeats tour in 2017, you are going to absolutely flip over this year's second-annual installment. Bring...
  
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• Adam Lambert Announces Run of Vegas Dates With Queen on 'Kelly and Ryan'

  07-05-2018 19:56
  
  Vegas rock fans rejoice: Adam Lambert announced on Live With Kelly and Ryan that he and legendary classic rock group Queen will take over ...
  
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• Watch Mother Love Bone Reunite for First Live Show in Eight Years

  07-05-2018 19:12 via rollingstone.com
  The living members of Mother Love Bone – the Seattle alt-grunge band featuring two current Pearl Jam members, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament – reunited on Saturday for their first live performance in eight years. The quartet, also featuring multi-instrumentalist Bruce Fairweather and drummer Greg Gilmore, performed 15 songs (including a cover of Argent's 1972 hit "Hold Your Head Up") during the event at Seattle's Neptune Theatre.Fan footage from the SMASH (Seattle Mus
  
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• The best concerts in Houston history

  07-05-2018 19:04
  This show and the rainy, stormy Rice Stadium show in 1994 are seen by local rock fans as the band's best work in Houston post-Roger Waters. Rain, of course, didn't stop the Floyd from making their mark.
  
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• Carrie Underwood returns in 'Cry Pretty' music video

  07-05-2018 19:04
  The 35-year-old country star released an emotional video for her single "Cry Pretty" after breaking her wrist and injuring her face in a fall in November. The video shows Underwood shedding tears on stage and breaking down after a performance.
  
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• Kygo & Miguel Navigate the Ruins of Love in 'Remind Me To Forget' Video: Watch

  07-05-2018 18:58
  
  Love is a battlefield, and when the warring sides finally step away from the wreckage, each party is left with some scars. Miguel makes a soulful...
  
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• 'Hamilton' Hits the Road With New, Interactive Exhibition

  07-05-2018 18:58
  
  Still not over #Hamilmania? Luckily for you, an interactive experience titled "Hamilton: The Exhibition" is coming. The 360-degree...
  
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• Drake's 'Nice for What' No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Post Malone's 'Psycho' No. 2 & Camila Cabello's 'Never Be the Same' Hits Top 10

  07-05-2018 18:58
  
  Drake's "Nice for What" rules the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a fourth week, covering its entire run on the ranking, dating to its No....
  
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• Justice Serves Trippy Neon Nostalgia in 'Stop' Music Video: Watch

  07-05-2018 18:55
  
  When you're a party person, the nights turn into weeks and years until eventually, the precious times you love to half-remember blur into...
  
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• Poppy Responds to Mars Argo Copyright Suit, Calls It 'Desperate Grab for Fame'

  07-05-2018 18:50
  
  The legal tangle between enigmatic singer Poppy (also known as That Poppy) and another YouTube performer, Mars Argo, took a...
  
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• KYLE & Kehlani Compete for Love in '90s Themed 'PLAYINWITME' Video

  07-05-2018 18:50
  
  KYLE and Kehlani have unleashed the hilarious "PLAYINWITME" visual for their tuneful collaboration on Monday (May 7). The Colin...
  
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• Is Ariana Grande's Next Single On the Way? Fans Speculate After Cryptic Tweet

  07-05-2018 18:43
  
  Ariana Grande posted a mysterious photo today (May 7) of a religious painting that seemed to hint at new music. "The Last Judgment,"...
  
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• Warner Music Revenues Rise 16.7 Percent to $963 Million as Digital Keeps Driving

  07-05-2018 18:42
  
  Warner Music Group has reported a $1 million net income loss on revenues of $963 million, versus $20 million in net income in the prior year quarter...
  
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• Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger Strips Down to His Underwear to Perform a 'Boys' Medley: Watch

  07-05-2018 18:33
  
  Broadway star Andrew Keenan-Bolger is not a stranger to getting nearly naked to do his job. The actor, famous for his roles in musicals like Tuck...
  
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• Silvestre Dangond Opens Up About His New Album and Passion for Motorcycles: Watch

  07-05-2018 18:29
  
  In the most recent episode of Billboard's In Studio, Silvestre Dangond arrived very relaxed on his motorcycle to share new details about his new...
  
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• Huey Lewis on His Hearing Loss: 'I Can Do Everything But What I Love to Do The Most'

  07-05-2018 18:17
  
  After canceling tour dates for Huey Lewis & the News for the rest of 2018, the "Power of Love" singer has discussed his hearing...
  
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• 6ix9ine Claims He's Featured on Kanye West's Upcoming Album

  07-05-2018 18:12
  
  6ix9ine has done his fair share of trolling the media in the past; the Brooklyn rapper is quick to tout his many successes whenever the chance comes...
  
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• Tee Grizzley, Lil Durk & Moneybagg Yo Added to Rolling Loud 2018 Festival Lineup

  07-05-2018 18:06
  
  Though Cardi B and Kevin Gates withdrew their names from the Rolling Loud 2018 Festival, the Miami-based co-founders, Tariq Cherif & Matt...
  
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