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ABBA singer Frida Lyngstad revealed that Eminem is one of her favorite artists. "Punk never got into my heart. You hear the anger now in rap, for example, but it's different and I like that very much. Eminem is one of my favourites," Lyngstad said in a new interview with the Guardian.
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Gregg Allman has put to bed rumors that the Allman Brothers Band are breaking up. Speaking with Radio.com, Gregg said that the group is simply shaking up its line up: "As for the rumor of the brothers breaking up after 45 years, in other words, after this year. That is a rumor. We are not breaking up. We are replacing Derek Trucks."
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Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has opened up about the experience of playing with Joan Jett during the band's recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. "I feel we conjured the spirit of the band, and we could not have done that alone," he wrote on his blog.
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Foo Fighters fans in Richmond, Virginia have created the campaign to get the band to perform a hometown concert for the first time in over 15 years. The 'Help Bring The Foo Fighters Back To RVA' campaign, launched on crowdfunding site Crowdhoster, says "It's simple. The Foo Fighters haven't played Richmond, Virginia since May 17, 1998. That's more than 15 years ago..."
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Elvis Presley's estate has taken legal action against firearm manufacturer Beretta for the unauthorized use of the King's image in an ad. The gun maker uses a depiction of Elvis in its commercial for the 692 shotgun. "This is an intellectual property infringement action arising from Beretta's unlicensed and unauthorized use of plaintiff's intellectual property."
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Christina Aguilera was recently spotted out and about on the streets of New York City flaunting her baby bump. The singer and former Voice coach sported a casual workout outfit consisting of a grey top and black yoga pants with sneakers, big sunglasses and pulled back hair. Aguilera announced in February that she and fianc
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Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne and Miley Cyrus have completed work on a pair of Beatles covers. Coyne posted a video clip of a computer screen with a wave file showing and the sound of Cyrus crooning part of the Beatles tune "A Day in the Life" on his Instagram page. The caption read: "Woke up ..fell out of bed.. dragged a comb across my head.. Yep!!!!"
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A woman in the United Kingdom was charged £2,600 (approximately $4,300) for downloading Neil Diamond's Best Of collection.
Katie Bryan, a math teacher from Lighthorne, South Warwickshire, downloaded the album while vacationing in South Africa and was unaware of the incurred roaming charges from mobile phone company Orange.
"It wasn't a particular song that I wanted to hear. I'm really not that big a Neil Diamond fan. And I'd already got his Essential Neil Diamond CD at home, in my car."
Orange agreed to lower the cost of the phone bill to £400.
"I think Orange are preying on people who make a mistake while abroad. Why such a massive difference in cost? In England you would just pay the album price," she told Contactmusic. "I also feel it is morally wrong to be expected to pay this sort of money for a Neil Diamond album."
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JoJo joined her Atlantic Record label mate B.o.B. for an acoustic performance of "John Doe," a cut from the latter's latest album Underground Luxury. Bobby Ray played guitar on the cut while Jo filled in for Priscilla Renea on vocals before an intimate crowd. According to Stupid Dope, the muted rendition brings new life to the song.
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Courtney Love has announced the impending release of "You Know My Name," to come as a double A side along with "Wedding Day" on May 4. "You Know My Name" has already debuted on the BBC and is available at YouTube. "All this world is burning up / It's time that you retired / You're ready for your last huzzah / And all of you are fired," Love sings on the chorus.
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Chris Brown's upcoming assault trial has reportedly been pushed back by months. The move comes after a Washington, D.C. judge has refused to issue immunity to a bodyguard employed by Brown who was also involved in the incident. Breezy's bodyguard Christopher Hollosy was already convicted in the assault case in May and was expected to testify against his former boss. The singer's trial was expected to begin this week but is now on hold at the order of the judge.
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Avril Lavigne has been called racist after dropping the video to her latest single "Hello Kitty." The vid, filmed in Japan, sees Avril hanging out with four Asian dancers in several locations. Billboard, among her critics, accused the pop star of fetishising Japanese culture. "RACIST??? LOLOLOL!!! I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan," she said.
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Gregg Allman has joined the chorus of those pleading with the producers of Midnight Rider to stop filming. The biopic, whose subject is Allman, suffered a blow when one of its crew members, Sarah Jones, was struck and killed by a train while shooting a scene. "I am writing to you as one human being to another, and appealing to you from my heart," Allman wrote.
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A restored version of the Beatles' 1964 film A Hard Day's Night will hit over 50 theaters nationwide on the July 4 weekend. The film premiered in early April at the TCM Classic Movie Film Festival in Hollywood. THR reports that distributor Janus Films hired producer Giles Martin, son of Sir George Martin, to remix and remaster the soundtrack at Abbey Road.
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Blake Shelton tweeted Adam Levine's phone number to his six million followers earlier this week. Blake made the move after getting ribbed by Adam before Monday's airing of The Voice. "I'm seriously amazed at @blakeshelton's stupidity," Levine wrote, a dis to which Blake responded with a threat: "I just found the craziest thing in my phone!!! Your PERSONAL cell phone number."
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Paramore has poked fun at Justin Bieber's alleged artwork plagiarism by doing just that - plagiarizing his artwork on their new single "Ain't It Fun." The issue originally started after Bieber shared a new track, "We Were Born For This," with an image attached to the SoundCloud link that looked eerily similar to Paramore's cover for their 2007 album Riot!.
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Sugarland's Kristian Bush has partnered with producer Byron Gallimore to record a solo effort. "I'm so excited to be working with Byron Gallimore again," Bush tells Music News Nashville. "I'm constantly surprised at how creative I feel and how innovative he is every time we hit record."
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Mariah Carey has unveiled the details of her upcoming album, including the title, Me. I Am Mariah . . . The Elusive Chanteuse. Her 14th studio LP is available for pre order now on iTunes and is scheduled for release May 27. Mimi told Billboard that the album took its title from a "personal possession of mine that's part of an entity that I've had almost all my life."
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Kenny Chesney has announced a one night only appearance at the House of Blues in New Orleans on May 17. The announcement comes after Kenny said last summer that he planned on taking the entirety of 2014 off from touring. "Having spent the last five or six months in the studio, I am so ready to get out there and play," Chesney told The Tennessean.
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Coldplay dedicated "Fix You" to Rolling Stones fronter Mick Jagger at a New York City show on Monday, May 5. From the stage Chris Martin said that the send-out was in acknowledgement of Mick's hard time following the death of his gal pal L'Wren Scott: "It's for Mick Jagger," said Martin before the band launched into the touching tribute.
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Billy Joel can be seen crowd surfing in a clip from the upcoming concert film, A Matter of Trust: the Bridge to Russia. The DVD chronicles Joel's trip to the U.S.S.R. at the behest of the Kremlin during the summer of 1987. In the clip, Billy jumps into the crowd during "For the Longest Time." "I can't believe I did that!" says Joel after getting returned to the stage.
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The nephew of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young might be taking the spot of his uncle Malcolm for the band's next album. Stevie Young is rumored to have been brought in to play rhythm guitar during the band's studio sessions for their 16th studio album. Young had previously stepped in for his uncle in 1988, when Malcolm left the tour to address alcohol addiction.
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Larry Ramos, guitarist and vocalist for the Association, has died at the age of 72, following a year long struggle with cancer. His daughter announced the news on the 1960s band's Facebook page: "My Dad, Larry Ramos passed away this evening (April 30). As you all know he had been ill for the past three years following his heart attack in 2011."
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2 Chainz took a seat in the interview chair during a recent episode of Chelsea Lately to give his thoughts on the Donald Sterling controversy. The Atlanta rapper said that people say things all the time that would look bad if recorded and made public: "A few of us here have said a few things to our friends, whether playing or being serious that we're glad it wasn't recorded."
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Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain was joined by 2014 World Snooker champion Mark Selby for a karaoke session that saw the duo perform a pair of tracks from R.E.M. and the Monkees. Backed by alt-rockers Mancini Fires at the Mecure Hotel in Sheffield, McBrain and Selby performed R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" and the Monkees' "Daydream Believer."
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Usher has called upon Chris Brown to collaborate on his forthcoming album. Ush made the announcement during his appearance on REVOLT Live on Wednesday: "The song that we did together, I think it answers a lot of questions," he said.
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Zac Brown Band has revealed that the The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 CD/DVD, their album produced by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, will be released May 19. The new release includes 45 minutes of footage of the making of the album, as well as interviews with several of the band members, and a lyric video of their latest single, "All Alright."
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Shania Twain is now the Global Ambassador for Panthera, the world's leading cat conservation organization. The country superstar will lead the charge on Project Pardus, which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the leopard. "The image and spirit of the leopard is an inspiration to millions around the world, including myself," Twain said in a statement.
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Coldplay are streaming their sixth studio album Ghost Stories on iTunes one week ahead of its May 20 release date. In a recent interview with the BBC, fronter Chris Martin explained the idea behind the LP's title: "The idea of ghost stories for me was: how do you let the things that happen to you, your ghosts, how do you let them affect your present and your future?"
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Original Judas Priest guitarist Ernie Chataway has died of cancer at the age of 62. News of his passing came via former Judas singer Al Atkins, who shared it via Facebook. "Just heard the very sad news that Ernie passed away last night," Atkins wrote. "He was a lovely bloke and a great guitarist and will be sadly missed."
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Rihanna has reportedly offered up a donation of $25,000 to a police charity after mistakenly smashing an LAPD official's phone. The mishap occurred when Riri attempted to snap a promotional selfie next to L.A. Police Commission President Steve Soboroff during a recent Clippers game. The singer just happened to be seated next to the commissioner who asked to take a selfie.
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Aerosmith were forced to cancel their recent show in Istanbul, Turkey due to a tragic mining accident in the nearby town of Soma in which at least 200 local miners were killed and hundreds more were trapped after an explosion occurred in the mine. "My heartfelt prayers go out to those who have died, those who are still trapped and their families," lead singer Steven Tyler said.
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Rihanna debuted a new hairstyle on Twitter as the singer this time changed her style to a short pink 'do. Posing in the passenger seat of a car with her best friend Melissa Forde, Rihanna winked at the camera and uploaded a picture captioned "wiggin out!!" She later could be seen rocking the new hairstyle while sitting courtside at Game 6 of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers playoff series.
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The Band Perry take things literally in the new music video for their track "Chainsaw," as the band arms themselves with chainsaws in order rid themselves of the past. The vid begins with a receptionist at Love Is Shady Tree Service. She receives a call and the caller asks if the tree service can chop a tree for him.
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Tim McGraw broke up some brawling fans at during a Sundown Heaven Town tour stop in Wheatland, California. The fight started as Tim was playing "Keep on Truckin," prompting the singer to pause: "Let me tell you something . . . If you stupid son of a b***hes don't stop trying to fight. You, don't be a idiot. You got a kid right here. Come on."
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Taylor Swift popped up at the Country Music Hall of Fame to surprise a fourth grade class from Tennessee's Lascassas Elementary School with an appearance. Swift answered questions and gave an impromptu performance of her hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." The Taylor Swift Education Center opened at the Museum in October after the songstress donated $4 million.
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Graham Coxon, guitarist for Blur, has announced a one off show at London's The Roundhouse on August 2. Tickets go on sale May 21. The gig follows a slot on the support bill at the Libertines reunion show at this year's British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park. British Summer Time at Hyde Park features a host over guests over various dates.
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Pearl Jam has announced a dozen new tour dates this fall. The new dates kick off October 1 in Cincinnati at the US Bank Arena and include a stop at the Austin City Limits Festival. The band will play dates in Memphis, Detroit, Milwaukee and St. Louis before wrapping up in Denver on October 22 at the Pepsi Center.
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Pearl Jam U.S. tour dates:
- 10/1 Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
- 10/3 St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
- 10/4 - 10/5 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
- 10/8 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
- 10/9 Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena
- 10/10 - 10/12 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
- 10/14 Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
- 10/16 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
- 10/17 Moline, IL - iWireless Center
- 10/19 St. Paul, NM - Xcel Energy Center
- 10/20 Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center
- 10/22 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
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Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are scheduled to perform their duet "Somethin' Bad" at the upcoming CMT Music Awards. The country songstresses will be competing against each other for the Video of the Year category at the awards ceremony. Lambert leads the pack with six nominations. In the past Lambert has taken home five awards while Underwood holds the record for most wins.
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The producers on the set of the Gregg Allman biopic, Midnight Rider, are now the targets of a wrongful death suit. Earlier this year crew member Sarah Jones died during an on-set accident. The parents of the camera assistant are suing producers Jody Savin and Randall Miller, reports the Los Angeles Times.
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