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50th-anniversary set includes nine demos from the recording sessions plus a 1972 London concert

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More than half a century after Jimi Hendrix moved to England to form rock’s preeminent transatlantic power trio with a couple of Brits, bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell. Now Billboard reports that a Manhattan federal judge decided Tuesday that England will also be the starting place for a lawsuit that Hendrix’s estate (Experience Hendrix, LLC) and Sony Music filed against Redding’s and Mitchell’s estates last year. The whole idea behind the lawsuit was to stop Redding’s and Mitchell’s heirs from seeking to expand their copyright claims; it was a lawsuit about lawsuits.

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Paul McCartney paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett, who died on Friday at the age of 76. In a heartfelt remembrance, McCartney wrote of his late friend’s generosity, kindness, humor, and his songwriting.
McCartney recalled one particular holiday, where he forgot to pack his guitar, and Buffett came to the rescue.

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Goths, Eighties fans, and hungry wolves, this one is for you. On Monday, Cruel World Festival announced Duran Duran as the headliner for its 2024 edition, set to take place on May 11 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Interpol, Blondie, and Simple Minds are among the festival’s top performers.

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Raye had already made history going into the Brit Awards ceremony on Saturday, having been the first artist to rack up seven nominations. Now, the singer has smashed another record, taking home six awards — Songwriter of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Act, Best New Artist, Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year; she lost Best Pop Act to Dua Lipa. The previous record of four has only been achieved by Harry Styles, Adele, and Blur.

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Still Wanted, a celebration of Wanted! The Outlaws, the first country music album to ever go Platinum, and the 10th anniversary of Rolling Stone Country, was the perfect time to talk about country music past and present — all over a round of Dickel’s outlaw-themed cocktails at Nashville Palace.

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Charli XCX is celebrating the end of Brat summer — and gearing up for Sweat tour fall! On Labor Day Monday, Charli XCX bid farewell to Summer 2024, which was musically defined by her iconic, chartreuse-colored pop album.
“Goodbye forever brat summer,” Charli wrote on X.

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For the better part of the past decade-and-a-half, Laura Marling has been releasing albums at a prolific pace, becoming one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters from the British “nu-folk” scene in the process. In 2011, she won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist and was nominated in the category in four of the next seven years, along with two Grammy nods. But around 2019, Marling hit the brakes, choosing to slow down a career that she launched when she was just 16.

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