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• Live Nation to Book Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts

  02-03-2020 23:56
  
  Live Nation has been tapped to exclusively book the open-air music center Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.
  The new multi-year deal is effective immediately and will see the venue, run by non-profit organization the Mann, welcoming top touring talent. The center has already announced shows from Goo Goo Dolls, New Order and Pet Shop Boys, as well as Daryl Hall and John Oates’ HoagieNation festival.
  “The Mann is continually focused on aligning with strong partners to
  
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• Sony Music Slams Cox Communications’ Challenge to $1B Piracy Verdict

  02-03-2020 23:52
  
  Sony Music Entertainment says Cox Communications deserves to pay the $1 billion jury verdict levied against it in December for facilitating a “massive scale” piracy scheme, according to a new court motion filed Friday. The motion was lodged in response to Cox’s request on Jan. 31 asking a judge to either grant it a new trial or overturn the verdict, calling it “completely divorced from the trial evidence” and saying it “constitutes a miscarriage of justice.&rd
  
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• How Paulina Porizkova Felt After Learning She Was Cut From Ric Ocasek’s Will

  02-03-2020 23:39
  
  Paulina Porizkova, estranged wife of late The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, chatted with CBS Sunday Morning over the weekend about their longtime relationship and unraveling the “tricky” guilt she feels after the 75-year-old rock star died Sept. 15, 2019, and left her — as well as two of his sons from a previous marriage — out of his will.
  “It’s made the grieving process really, really tricky, because I would love to just be able to be sad and miss
  
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• How Did Bad Bunny Make Magic on ‘YHLQMDLG’? He Started With a Few Beats From Tainy

  02-03-2020 23:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  The producer discusses some of the most exciting moments on Bad Bunny's sophomore album
  
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• Sarah Silverman Poses With ‘Nephew’ Kid Cudi After Meeting at Bernie Sanders Rally

  02-03-2020 23:32
  
  Bernie Sanders has sparked a celebrity friendship we never knew we needed.
  Kid Cudi attended the Democratic presidential hopeful’s rally in Los Angeles on Sunday (Mar. 1), where he met Sarah Silverman, one of the event’s special guests.
  The rapper took to Twitter to share an adorable photo smiling with the comedian, writing “so great meeting you!!!” alongside a red heart and hugging face emoji. Silverman retweeted the selfie, affectionately naming Cudi her “nephew.&
  
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• Tove Lo Sang With Charli XCX And Danced With A Broken Foot At Her L.A. Show

  02-03-2020 23:30
  
  Tove Lo danced with a broken foot and performed with Charli XCX at her Sunshine Kitty Tour concert in Los Angeles.
  
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• My Chemical Romance add another European date to their 2020 tour

  02-03-2020 23:30 via nme.com
  
  My Chemical Romance have added another show to their run of 2020 European dates.
  Read More: My Chemical Romance live in Los Angeles: A triumphant, cathartic return
  The returning emo icons will be playing Prague on July 3, as part of the city’s run of ‘Prague Rocks’ gigs. Tickets go on sale this Friday (March 6).
  It follows the recent addition of a second date in Bonn, Germany, announced last week, with shows in Bologna, Moscow and at Hungary’s Volt Festival confirmed.PRAG
  
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• Madonna Cancels Paris Show After Suffering a Fall Onstage

  02-03-2020 23:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Madonna cancels another performance in Paris after suffering a fall – should she cancel the whole tour? The ‘Madame X Tour’ has suffered several setbacks after Madonna injured herself. The singer now walks with a cane and undergoes six hours of therapy – three before and three after each show. The 61-year-old singer took to […]The post Madonna Cancels Paris Show After Suffering a Fall Onstage appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Madonna Abruptly Cancels Paris Show After Falling Onstage

  02-03-2020 23:28 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Madonna cancels another performance in Paris after suffering a fall – should she cancel the whole tour? The ‘Madame X Tour’ has suffered several setbacks after Madonna repeatedly injured herself. The singer now walks with a cane and undergoes six hours of therapy – three before and three after each show. The 61-year-old singer took […]The post Madonna Abruptly Cancels Paris Show After Falling Onstage appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Recording Academy Officially Fires Grammy CEO Deborah Dugan

  02-03-2020 23:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  Board votes to terminate Dugan's employment and search for replacement in open letter
  
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• The Best Albums of February 2020: BTS, Bad Bunny, Green Day, and More

  02-03-2020 23:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Here are the best albums of last month, from pop blockbusters to indie gems
  
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• Iyla Doesn’t Shy Away From the ‘Bad Side’ of Love: Watch Her Perform New Songs Live

  02-03-2020 23:17
  
  Iyla stopped by Billboard’s New York offices on Monday (March 2) to perform songs from her sophomore EP, Other Ways to Vent, and chat with Billboard senior editor Danica Daniel about the good and bad sides of love.
  After performing a stellar set that included “Strings,” “Cash Rules” and “Juice,” the singer-songwriter discussed the drama of penning the emotional track “Bad Side.”
  “It’s funny because I feel like peopl
  
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• Avril Lavigne, Wolf Parade & More Cancel Tours as Coronavirus Spreads

  02-03-2020 23:17
  
  With nearly 90,000 cases of coronavirus reported worldwide, the live music industry is continuing to see high-profile artists cancel shows out of safety concerns. Following announcements last week that rock legends Green Day canceled shows in Asia and global superstars BTS canceled shows in their native South Korea, several more artists have put a halt to their dates in the region.
  Avril Lavigne was set to begin the Asian leg of her Head Above Water World Tour in Shenzhen, China, on April 2
  
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• Luke Dick Talks Ditching ‘Republican Hair’ Band Name for ‘Steve’ on Chris Shiflett Podcast

  02-03-2020 23:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nashville songwriter promotes his documentary 'Red Dog' with an appearance on 'Walking the Floor'
  
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• ‘American Idol’ Recap: Country Hitmaker Shawn Camp’s Fiancée & Others Try Their Luck

  02-03-2020 23:11
  
  Trying to nail down the mood of American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan on any given audition day is a slippery task.For instance, country crooner Ryan Harmon from Lamar, Arkansas swings through and belts out an original called “I Knew This Would Happen” with gusto. Alas, the three pros at the table think he’s not quite ready for prime time. They encourage him to try his luck in Nashville instead. On the flip side, Katy Perry superfan Geena Fontanella from
  
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• That Viral Laura Dern Song Now Has 2 Dance Remixes

  02-03-2020 23:08
  
  Just last month, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles and Alex Newell made headlines by paying homage to a true gay icon: Laura Dern. During the Film Independent Spirit Awards in early February, the choir sang a song dedicated to “the gayest moments in other films that you may not have realized were gay,” which ended in a hilarious ode to the Marriage Story actress.
  Now, the chorus is ready to give the song new life. On Friday, the Gay Men’s Chorus released their
  
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• RMR’s Rascal Flatts Homage ‘Rascal’ Is a Viral Hit — As Long As It Can Stay Online

  02-03-2020 23:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  A masked singer released a mysterious song last week, quickly garnering serious attention (and a lot of questions)
  
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• North West Follows Kanye’s Footsteps, Performs at Yeezy Season 8 Fashion Show

  02-03-2020 23:02
  
  The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
  Kanye West unveiled his Yeezy Season 8 line at Paris Fashion Week on Monday (March 2), and the show’s closing featured a very special guest. The rapper and Kim Kardashian’s six-year-old daughter North took the stage to debut her own rap career.“You know my name is Northie / This is cool,” she proclaims over a stirring beat. “I will never do bad things / This is new / Look at my shoes / They are cute and cool.”
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• Tenacious D announce tour of US swing states

  02-03-2020 22:48 via nme.com
  
  Tenacious D have announced a new tour, with which they hope to influence the forthcoming US Presidential elections.
  The ‘Purple Nurple Tour’ will see the comedy rock band play a number of the nation’s ‘swing states’ – those that have historically seen tight election results and where votes are considered pivotal to national election victory.
  Jack Black and Kyle Gass’ band will play shows in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, Virgin
  
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• Justin Bieber Kicks Off ‘Changes: The Movement’ With ‘All Around Me’ & ‘Habitual’ Videos

  02-03-2020 22:43
  
  Changes: The Movement has officially begun. Justin Bieber revealed the first two videos of the Changes visual album on Monday (March 2), with the “Habitual” and “All Around Me” dance videos arriving promptly at noon ET as promised.
  The “Habitual” video features a troupe of dancers who are introduced in pairs — by doing ridiculously cool moves together, of course — as the camera pans through the backstage area of a theater, before the full
  
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• Flavor Flav Blasts Public Enemy Firing: ‘Over Bernie Sanders???’

  02-03-2020 22:34
  
  The drama following Public Enemy’s split from Flavor Flav continued to escalate on Monday (March 2), and this time Flav called out Chuck D.
  The rant comes after a series of sticky events, starting with Flavor Flav sharing an open letter from his legal representation regarding a Bernie Sanders Los Angeles rally on Sunday (March 1), in which he took issue with the fact Public Enemy was advertised as playing the event, when in reality Chuck D was the one slated to perform and F
  
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• Watch Bob Weir Cover Another Bob on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

  02-03-2020 22:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Guitarist will embark on a summer tour with Dead & Company
  
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• Bad Bunny Demands the World Crossover to Him on ‘YHLQMDLG’

  02-03-2020 22:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Latin trap superstar's excellent sophomore LP convenes a family reunion of his favorite rappers and reggaetoneros
  
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• Flavor Flav to Chuck D: ‘I’m Not Your Employee … You Can’t Fire Me’

  02-03-2020 22:20 via rollingstone.com
  
  "You wanna destroy something we've built over 35 years OVER POLITICS???" former Public Enemy member says. "All because I don't wanna endorse a candidate. I'm very disappointed in you and your decisions right now, Chuck"
  
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• BTS Sets New Career Best on Hot 100 as ‘On’ Blasts in at No. 4; Roddy Ricch’s ‘The Box’ Rules For Eighth Week

  02-03-2020 22:20
  
  Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” posts an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  Meanwhile, BTS scores its third and highest-peaking Hot 100 top 10, and the highest-charting song ever for a K-pop group, as “On” roars in at No. 4. The song is from the South Korean pop septet’s album Map of the Soul: 7, which launches as its fourth No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
  Let’s run down of the top 10 of the newest Hot 100, which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio ai
  
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• Iggy Pop shares new video for Lou Reed-inspired track ‘We Are The People’

  02-03-2020 22:15 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Pop has shared a minimal new video for his track ‘We Are The People’, which originally appeared on last year’s album ‘Free’.Read More: Iggy Pop – ‘Free’ reviewThe track makes use of words from a poem written in 1970 by the late Lou Reed, and the video was shared today on what would have been his 78th birthday. You can take a look at the song’s minimalist new visuals below.“How beautifully contemporary this poem from 1970 is?”
  
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• The 1975 are teasing a comeback for their old alias Drive Like I Do

  02-03-2020 21:54 via nme.com
  
  The 1975 are teasing a comeback for their Drive Like I Do project.Read more: Who and what are Drive Like I Do?The band went by the phrase before adopting their new name, and have now launched drivelikeido.com.
  The website features the band’s logo and the caption “sit down and smile,” which some fans are linking to the lyric “So just sit the fuck down and smile” from Drive Like I Do song ‘Shootout At The University Fair'”.ในเวŭ
  
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• Are The 1975 teasing a comeback for their old alias Drive Like I Do?

  02-03-2020 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Speculation is mounting in regards to The 1975, who appear to be teasing a comeback for their Drive Like I Do project.
  The band went by the name before adopting their current moniker, and a new website, drivelikeido.com, has now been launched.Read more: Who and what are Drive Like I Do?The website features the band’s logo and the caption “sit down and smile,” which some fans are linking to the lyric “So just sit the fuck down and smile” from Drive Like I Do song &ls
  
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• Apple Agrees to $500 Million Payout for Old iPhone Throttling Scheme

  02-03-2020 21:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Apple has agreed to a $500 million settlement for throttling old iPhone devices. The deal will give iPhone 6 and 7 users a small payout –as long as they live in the United States. Of course, named class members and their lawyers will receive a more significant chunk of that massive payout. Apple admitted to […]The post Apple Agrees to $500 Million Payout for Old iPhone Throttling Scheme appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Willie Nelson Announces a Pair of Country Music Hall of Fame Concerts

  02-03-2020 21:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  Country legend set to play two nights at the Hall of Fame's CMA Theater in May
  
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• Songwriter Shelly Peiken on the Christina Aguilera Hit That Landed Her a No. 1

  02-03-2020 21:29
  
  In January 2000, Christina Aguilera’s “What a Girl Wants,” co-written by Shelly Peiken, dethroned Santana and Rob Thomas’ “Smooth” to become the first new Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of the millennium. It was also the first No. 1 for Peiken, who had previously gotten close as a co-writer of Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch,” which hit No. 2 in 1997 and has logged 56.7 million on-demand U.S. streams to date, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. She al
  
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• Justin Bieber Drops Dance Videos for Two ‘Changes’ Tracks

  02-03-2020 21:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  "All Around Me" and "Habitual" are the first two tracks to launch 'Changes: The Movement'
  
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• Tove Lo Transforms Doja Cat Into ‘Sunshine Kitty’ in New ‘Equally Lost’ Lyric Video

  02-03-2020 21:23
  
  Tove Lo’s Sunshine Kitty cover art character comes to play as she purrs with Doja Cat’s vocals in the “Equally Lost” lyric video released Monday (March 2).
  The Swedish pop star dances in an oversize blazer, sheer white tulle mini dress and chunky black sneakers on a breezy rooftop for the carefree dance anthem. As she murmurs about looking for someone to make her feel less lonely but equally lost in love, Tove Lo remains by her lonesome throughout the two-minut
  
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• Harry Styles sprinted into oncoming traffic to try and escape his muggers

  02-03-2020 21:21 via music-news.com
  
  The 26-year-old musician had cash stolen from him last month when he was mugged on the way home from a friends house on Valentine’s Day
  
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• Justin Bieber’s Two New Videos Are About Dancing While In Love

  02-03-2020 21:10
  
  Justin Bieber has released two new videos for 'Habitual' and 'All Around Me' from his recently released LP, 'Changes.' Instead of showing off nature like his recently released Apple Music exclusives, these two are all about the beauty of dancing.
  
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• Iggy Pop Unveils Video for Lou Reed-Inspired ‘We Are the People’

  02-03-2020 21:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pop drops video on late musician's birthday
  
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• From Mental Health to Cyberbullying, 8 Times Becky G Has Raised Awareness on Social Issues

  02-03-2020 21:06
  
  Becky G is celebrating her 23rd birthday on Monday (March 2), and as she racks up chart-topping hits such as “Mayores” and “Sin Pijama,” Billboard wanted to highlight some of the many times she has used her platform to raise awareness of social issues.
  Oftentimes, the 23-year-old Mexican-American singer has been vocal about important topics on her social media, serving as a true inspiration to her beloved Beasters, colleagues and followers.
  From cyberbullying to mental he
  
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• Late British rapper Cadet’s posthumous debut album ‘The Rated Legend’ to arrive next month

  02-03-2020 20:54 via nme.com
  
  The posthumous debut album from late British rapper Cadet is set to come out next month.
  ‘The Rated Legend’ is set to arrive on April 10, and is executive produced by Krept of Krept & Konan, Cadet’s cousin.
  Cadet, real name Blaine Cameron Johnson, was killed in a car crash while on his way to a gig in Staffordshire last February. He was 28.
  Krept paid tribute to the rapper in emotional song ‘Last Letter To Cadet’, shared following his death, and has spoken
  
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• Move Over, Harry: It’s Niall Horan’s Turn to Take Over ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’

  02-03-2020 20:48
  
  Just a few weeks ago, Niall Horan was delivering the Heartbreak Weather forecast. And starting March 9, he’ll return to your TVs to take over The Late Late Show With James Corden as the week’s host before his sophomore album drops on March 13.
  In a teaser clip posted to Horan’s Twitter on Monday (March 2), we find out the #LateLateNiall gig might not be the job the pop star was going for. After explaining his dreams of a big album-release week to Corden
  
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• Bad Bunny Just Released the Best Album of the Year (So Far): Here’s Where to Start

  02-03-2020 20:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  On YHLQMDLG, the Puerto Rican star turned in a tour de force performance; these are the songs that best demonstrate his newly displayed range
  
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• Sam Smith Says ‘It’s OK, But It Is Important’ When People Trip Up on Gender Pronouns

  02-03-2020 20:36
  
  Ever since coming out as gender non-binary and changing their pronouns to “they/them” back in September, pop superstar Sam Smith has been occasionally misgendered online, often by accident. Now, the star is letting their audience know that it’s OK to trip up — as long as you try to correct yourself.
  Smith sat down with Australian news show The Project on Friday to chat about their performance at Sydney’s 2020 Mardi Gras and their public coming-out as non-b
  
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• Deborah Dugan Officially Terminated by Recording Academy

  02-03-2020 20:36
  
  The Recording Academy board of trustees officially terminated Deborah Dugan’s employment as president/CEO on Monday (March 2) after placing her on paid administrative leave since Jan. 16.
  The decision announced comes after two independent investigations related to Dugan: One into her allegations against the Recording Academy and another into the accusations made against Dugan by her former assistant.
  The Academy also cites “the unwarranted and damaging media campaign that s
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Says Her Label Is Blocking the Release of New Music

  02-03-2020 20:34 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Texas rapper Megan Thee Stallion says renegotiating her contract has led to a nasty dispute with her label. Her upcoming album, Suga, is due to release on May 2. That release may not be happening after one of her labels put a freeze on those plans. The rapper says she signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment […]The post Megan Thee Stallion Says Her Label Is Blocking the Release of New Music appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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• Flashback: Willie Nelson, Ray Charles Team Up for ‘Georgia on My Mind’

  02-03-2020 20:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nelson's version of the Hoagy Carmichael standard was released as a single 42 years ago today
  
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• John Sebastian Still Believes in Magic As He Reflects on the Lovin’ Spoonful’s Timeless Hits

  02-03-2020 20:25
  
  John Sebastian pretended to wipe away a tear during a rehearsal late last week, as a string section performed the final aching notes of “Lonely (Amy’s Theme),” an exceptionally deep cut from the Lovin’ Spoonful catalog.
  “Get ready, because there’s not going to be a dry eye when those violins come in,” said Sebastian, 75, whose harmonica lines mingle romantically with strings on the instrumental originally recorded for the 1966 movie soundtrack of You&rsq
  
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• UK Government Discusses Post-Brexit US Trade Goals, British Labels Respond

  02-03-2020 20:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The United Kingdom government has released a comprehensive (184-page-long) analysis of post-Brexit trade goals with the United States, and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the largest label-representation organization in the UK, has responded with a statement. The Department for International Trade-drafted document began by indicating that the post-Brexit UK will become a “champion of free […]The post UK Government Discusses Post-Brexit US Trade Goals, British Labels Respond
  
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• Madness unveil their stone on Camden’s Music Walk Of Fame

  02-03-2020 20:23 via nme.com
  
  Madness became the second act to be honoured on Camden’s ‘Music Walk Of Fame’ today (March 2), with the band in attendance for a stone unveiling ceremony.
  They were in attendance with Lynval Golding of fellow 2-Tone legends The Specials, and were introduced by Dizzee Rascal.
  “Forty years in the music game, that’s serious man. They are a national treasure,” Dizzee said.
  “It’s an honour for me to just be here. I hope I get this much love when I&rsquo
  
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• Mac Miller’s ‘Circles’ Deluxe Edition is Coming Soon With 2 New Songs

  02-03-2020 20:19
  
  Mac Miller’s estate announced his first posthumous album Circles, released earlier this year, is bound for a deluxe edition featuring two new songs: “Right” and “Floating.” The 14-track deluxe album will first be released via CD on Friday.
  The deluxe album will later arrive on digital and streaming providers March 20 and on vinyl April 17.
  Circles was first released Jan. 17 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Miller’s longtime produc
  
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• Haim’s Third Album Is Finally on the Way: See the Title, Cover and Release Date

  02-03-2020 20:12
  
  It’s Haim time! On Monday (March 2), Haim took to social media to reveal the title, cover art and release date for their upcoming third album, Women in Music Pt. III.
  “Order up. our new album Women In Music Pt.III out 4/24/20,” the band shared on Instagram alongside a first look at the LP’s cover art, which features the Haim sisters (Esme, Danielle and Alana) clad in aprons and posing behind an old-fashioned deli counter.
  The new album is Haim’s full-length follow-u
  
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• Real life ‘Highway To Hell’ hosts rolling AC/DC tribute gig to mark Bon Scott’s death

  02-03-2020 20:11 via nme.com
  
  A stretch of Australian motorway, dubbed the ‘real life Highway To Hell’, hosted a rolling tribute gig in memory of original AC/DC frontman Bon Scott this weekend – watch footage below.
  The Canning Highway in Western Australia, the motorway Scott would travel down regularly in his youth, closed between Canning Bridge and Fremantle yesterday (March 1) to play host to the world’s longest festival stage.Read more: 10 Things You Might Not Know About AC/DC’s ‘Back
  
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