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Lady Antebellum are among the acts scheduled to perform at the upcoming 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year concert honoring Lionel Richie. The event will honor Richie for "his extraordinary creative accomplishments, as well as his career-spanning charitable work," according to a presser.
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Trey Songz has released the music video for "Everybody Say," a cut from his latest mixtape To Whom It May Concern. The vid, featuring Dave East, MIKExANGEL and DJ Drama, sees Trigga flashing with money and babes. "We don't wanna talk if ain't about the money / Yeah yeah, that's what everybody say / We got all the b***hes at the club and the bottles on us . . ."
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Paul Simon has written a new song which will function as the theme song for Horace and Pete, a new series from comedian Louis C.K.. The web series stars Steve Buscemi and C.K. as brothers who run a dive bar in Brooklyn called Horace and Pete's. "Hell no, I can't complain about my problems / I'm OK the way things are / I pull my stool up to the bar . . ."
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Adele has asked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using her music - in particular the cuts "Skyfall" and "Rolling in the Deep" - at his campaign rallies. "Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning," a rep for the singer told The Independent.
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Anthrax fronter Scott Ian has publicly called for fellow metal head Phil Anselmo to make a donation to a Jewish charity. Anselmo, who once fronted Pantera, recently flashed the Nazi salute and shouted "white power" during a show, a move he later claimed was a joke. "Friends. Hate speech. Racism. Inflammatory rhetoric. All dangerous no matter what the context."
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Blake Shelton has been nominated for a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Male Vocalist. He will also host the event. "The nominees are out now and I can't wait to see who wins," Shelton says. "We've got categories for everybody - TV, movies, video games, actors, singers, everything you can think of. It's all in there. Make sure you get out there and vote, and we'll see you at the show."
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Usher and Future have been announced for the 9th Annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Billed as the "biggest Roots Picnic yet," the 23 performances will take place across three stages, with Leon Bridges, DMX, Swizz Beatz, Kehlani, Jidenna, Migos, Lil Dicky and Willow Smith also set to perform.
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Metallica have announced plans to offer a free webcast of their sold-out pre-Super Bowl performance at AT&T Park, dubbed "The Night Before." "The concert has been sold out for months, but we don't want anyone to be left out," Metallica announced on their website. "So spend Super Bowl eve with us, no matter where you are that night!"
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Sam Hunt has signed on to appear at the upcoming Grammy Camp. The performance will come as part of the "Grammy in the Schools Live! - A Celebration of Music & Education" concert and will take place at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on February 11.
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The Rolling Stones kicked off their 2016 tour at Chile's Estadio Nacional on Wednesday night, giving a performance of their 1967 tune "She's a Rainbow" for the first time in 18 years. The Stones asked fans to choose between four songs ("Anybody Seen My Baby," "She's So Cold," "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Rainbow"), and fans voted for the latter.
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Rihanna has confirmed that she will perform at the 2016 Grammy Awards. "See y'all at the #GRAMMYs February 15 on @CBS at 8e/5p!!" she tweeted. Rihanna, who is not nominated for any awards this year, will join the previously announced performers Skrillex and Diplo's Jack
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Thomas Rhett has announced that he will release the cut "T-Shirt" as the newest single from his latest album Tangled Up. "I couldn't be more pumped that country radio jumped all over 'T-Shirt' because I have wanted to put it out since my first record," Rhett says. "Everyone has been in that fun 'honeymoon' phase of dating, which is what this song is all about."
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Maxwell has revealed plans to release blackSUMMERs' night - the follow-up to 2009's BLACKsummers'night sometime this year. "I can't believe that 20 years after doing something that I started when I was 21, would even mean anything, or even stand the test of time to the point where I would have an interview and it would be a mentioning point," he told Essence.
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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards reportedly had a dust-up on stage during a recent performance in Chile. The Rolling Stones were performing in Santiago, when the pair squared off in the jokingly hammed-up incident. Jagger was passing by Richards on stage during the intro to their classic track "Satisfaction" when the pair bumped into one another.
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Sugarland star Kristian Bush has revealed his signing with BBR Music Group. The deal brings Bush to the firm as both a recording artist and publishing songwriter. They will release the follow-up to his most recent solo album, which dropped in 2015. "As both a recording artist and a songwriter, I am honored to be a part of the BBR Music Group / Magic Mustang family," Bush says.
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E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg recalls what went into his preparations for the River Tour, where Bruce Springsteen and company will be performing their 1980 album in full. "I listened quite a bit to The River before the tour," he told Rolling Stone. "I was playing a lot of drums on that record."
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Iron Maiden fronter Bruce Dickinson used his personal plane to fly an endangered turtle to the Canary Islands. The creature washed up on a Jersey beach with a damaged shell and infection, and a subsequent crowdfunding campaign raised thousands to sponsor the trip. "A jet has become available at a far reduced price," explained vet Peter Haworth.
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A Queen tour recorded in 1975 and supplemented with documentary footage will be released as Queen: A Night in Bohemia. The footage was shot on Christmas Eve at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. Supplemental footage includes previously unseen footage of Freddie Mercury and the band, interviews and backstage clips.
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Erykah Badu and Bon Iver are among the artists to be added to the Eaux Claires Music Festival set to take place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on August 12 and 13. The fest also features performances from James Blake, Beach House, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, the Melvins, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Phosphorescent and Shabazz Palaces.
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Coldplay's latest album, A Head Full of Dreams, has reached number one on the official U.K. chart, marking the seventh time the band has reached the milestone in its career. The news came just one week after the band played with Beyonc
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Miranda Lambert's MuttNation Foundation has donated $175,000 to animal shelters through its Mutts Across America fundraising initiative. The foundation donated an average of $3,000 to shelters in all 50 states. "When an animal finds a forever home, it's not just life-changing for the animal, but for the family that gets to receive the unconditional love that animals give," Lambert says.
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Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie has opened up on the single "Victorious" from the band's latest album Death of a Bachelor. He told Radio.com that the song came from a "revelatory" and "celebratory" place. "This was a rare moment," he began. "Halfway through writing the album I hit a moment where I hadn't felt that excited in a long time . . ."
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Ariana Grande has split from her longtime manager Scooter Braun, according to reports. Although the exact reason for the split is as of yet unclear, rumors are spreading that it has something to do with another of Braun's high profile clients, Justin Bieber. However, a source says, "It had nothing directly to do with Bieber, apart from he takes up a lot of Scooter's time."
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Joe Perry mockingly addressed fellow Aerosmith member Steven Tyler's latest country single, "Red, White & You." "Hey, if I didn't know him when I heard the song I'd go, 'It's okay, next.'" Perry told USA Today. "I'm not going to say anything else about that."
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Radiohead have been confirmed as one of the headliners to 2016 Lollapalooza Berlin. The fest goes down at Treptower Park in Berlin on September 10 and 11. It's the second consecutive year that the Lollapalooza banner has been unfurled in Germany's capital city. Radiohead will play on Sunday, September 11.
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Kendrick Lamar took home five out of the eleven honors he was nominated for at the 2015 Grammy Awards on Monday night. The rapper's accolades included Best Rap Album for To Pimp A Butterfly, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Alright," Best Rap Sung Collaboration for "These Walls" (which features Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat) and more.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have unveiled the track list for their upcoming album, This Unruly Mess I've Made. The LP features guest spots from Mike Slap, Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Caz, XP, KRS-One, DJ Premiere, Ed Sheeran, Leon Bridges, Chance the Rapper, Idris Elba and more.
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Chase Rice has revealed some new details about his upcoming Back to College tour. The run is set to kick off at Florida Gulf Coast University on April 14 and will run through May 6 when he'll close at Western Connecticut State. "We wanted to take our time with this new album, and I want to put the good, the bad and all the grit in between into these songs," Rice says in a press release.
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Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is featured on "Bad Man," the latest single from Pitbull. The track, premiered by Pit during the 2016 Grammys, also features guest spots from Blink 182's Travis Barker and Robin Thicke. "Are you ready for love? / Come and get it, girl," Thicke sings. Rap-Up calls "Bad Man" a rock-infused uptempo track.
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Miguel has released a music video for the remix to "Waves," a cut from his sophomore album, Wildheart, featuring a guest spot from Travis Scott. The clip, shot at the Wildheart Motel, an art installation in Baldwin Hills, California, sees Miggy performing the cut on a rooftop. "Don't stop, I wanna ride that wave / All night, I wanna ride that wave," croons Mig on the hook.
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend showed up at the Sports Illustrated BBQ in Miami on Wednesday evening. Legend looked sharp in a slick dark blue suit, while, Teigen, several months along, showed off her bod in a sheer black dress. According to the Daily Mail, Teigen wore a stylish dress, a halter neck black body-con dress laced down the sides.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have released "Buckshot," a cut from their upcoming album, This Unruly Mess I've Made, featuring guest spots from KRS-One and DJ Premier. The cut, which debuted on Hot 97, is now available via Audio Clouds. "I used to work at Subway / 7 bucks an hour which wasn't much money / But I be rapping and kicking it on my lunch break . . ."
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Justin Timberlake and will.i.am are currently being sued for copyright infringement over their 2006 song "Damn Girl." PK Music Performance claims the hit is a rip-off of another song written by a member of A Taste of Honey, according to the lawsuit. The music publisher has the rights to the original song titled "A New Day is Here at Last."
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Rihanna has released the music video for "Work," a cut from her most recent album, ANTI, featuring a guest spot from Drake. The clip sees the pair getting hot and heavy on the dance floor. According to the Verge, the video could help Rih knock off competition at the top of the charts. "A surge in YouTube plays could help 'Work' break the grip Justin Bieber's . . ."
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Sam Hunt took a break from his own music during the 2016 Country Radio Seminar, opting for a cover of Waylon Jennings' "Belle of the Ball." Hunt strummed an acoustic guitar on the Ryman Auditorium stage, performing the tune as he sang, "I'll never forget you, and love you in spite of your faults / The good and the bad, I want to remember it all . . ."
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T.I. has forged business partnerships with Jay Z companies Roc Nation and Tidal, announcing that Roc Nation will distribute his upcoming album Dime Trap. Tip also announced that he is being made a part owner of Tidal, Jigga's subscription streaming service. The rapper made the announcement during a private concert in Atlanta on Monday, February 22.
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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have offered up their cover of Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn's classic track "After the Fire is Gone." The cover took place as part of the upcoming Lynn documentary, and Garth spoke about the cover during a recent interview with The Boot. "When these two voices hit, it creates this dimension that you can't get singular . . ."
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Kanye West has released premiered a new cut, "Closest Thing to Einstein," during a DJ set at 1OAK nightclub in L.A. Ye spun the cut during a release part for Yo Gotti. "Closest Thing to Einstein" features a guest spot from U.K. singer Samphra, and features West calling himself "this generation's closest thing to Einstein," then claiming he's the "modern day MJ."
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Roger Daltrey has recorded a new version of Pete Townshend's "Let My Love Open The Door" for Teen Cancer America, a foundation established by the two surviving members of the Who. Daltrey recorded "Let My Love Open the Door" less than a month after spending three weeks in the hospital with a case of viral meningitis.
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A rare copy of the Beatles's 1962 ten inch record - featuring "Hello Little Girl" and "Til There Was You" - will be auctioned off at Omega Auctions in Warrington, U.K. on March 22. Described as the "Holy Grail" of Beatles recordings, the 78 was cut at the HMV record store on Oxford Street in London, and is believed to be one of a kind.
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