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More than 35,000 people are projected to swarm this weekend’s TwitchCon in San Diego, up 75 percent from last year’s TwitchCon in San Francisco. But it won’t just be gamers attending the three-day convention.

Jostling among the gaming enthusiasts this year are visual artists, designers and musicians, including Steve Aoki, T-Pain and Darude. What Aoki and other artists have discovered is that Twitch devotees also make great music fans, particularly for EDM.

“There’s a deep cultural link between EDM music and gamers,” Aoki said in an interview. “Gamers use EDM music while they’re gaming. Twitch lets us go straight to the source.”

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A Bob Marley musical is coming to the U.K. in 2017, according to NME. The musical titled One Love: The Bob Marley Musical will be based on the artist's life and music. Some of Marley's most popular reggae songs like "No Woman No Cry," "Exodus" and "Jamming" will be featured in the production.

One Love: The Bob Marley Musical is scheduled to premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on March 10 in 2017. The musical will run up until April 8.

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The list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2017 has been published. Among the astounding list of iconic artists, mega-pop star Janet Jackson has made the cut. The Hall of Fame voting body consists of over 800 artists, historians, and music insiders. However, now for the fifth year in a row, fans will also have a say of gets inducted into the Hall of Fame. The fans can cast their vote on Rolling Stone's website.

The list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees - Janet Jackson, Pearl Jam, Journey, The Zombies, Joan Baez, Bad Brains, and MC5.

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The estate of blues singer Armenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon has filed a lawsuit in Nashville against Eric Clapton. The estate claims that Clapton mistakenly credited Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the songwriter of "Alberta," a song that Clapton covered for his Unplugged album in 1992.

The estate is seeking $5 million from Clapton, Warner Music Group and Rhino Music, along with MTV and Viacom, who broadcasted the Unplugged performance.

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7 Latin Songs to Celebrate Thanksgiving Day

1. Thalia – “Gracias” (Thanks)
2. Carlos Vives – “Volví a Nacer”
3. Ricky Martin – “Gracias por Pensar en Mi”
4. Ricardo Arjona – “Lo Poco que Tengo”
5. Mercedes Sosa: “Gracias a la vida”
6. Marco Antonio Solís - “Gracias por estar aquí”
7. Joan Sebastian - “Gracias por tanto amor”

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George Michael has passed away at the age of 53. The singer's publicist issued a statement which read, "It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period."Police are currently treating the death as unexplained, but say there were no suspicious circumstances.

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Legendary guitarist and rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry has passed away at the age of 90. He was pronounced dead this afternoon (Saturday, March 18). The St. Charles County Police Department responded to the scene and confirmed Berry's death on Facebook.

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The Carpenters - Close to You

Weather Report - Birdland
Live Concert, Offenbach, Germany, Sept. 29, 1978

Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel