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  • 2021.05 Boomerocity Buzz

    Patrick Sky, Folk Singer and Bob Dylan Contemporary, Dead at 80
    Member of the Sixties Greenwich Village folk scene, Sky released acclaimed satirical LP Songs That Made America Famous in 1973

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    World Premier: Hear David Lee Roth’s Twanging New Song ‘Giddy-Up!’

     

    Why Alice Cooper’s Manager Refused to Manage the Beatles

     

    ‘Friends in Low Places’ Songwriter Dewayne Blackwell Dead at 84

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    Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia, A Former Navy Secretary Who Was Once Married to Elizabeth Taylor, Has Died at 94, His Longtime Chief of Staff Said Wednesday

     

    Megadeth Nixes Bassist David Ellefson Over Sex Scandal — Ellefson Responds

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    MGM Will Plug Into Amazon Streaming Machine As It Hits Higher Gear

     

    Songwriters Demand Greater Transparency from the Copyright Royalty Board Over Mechanical Rates

     

    The Richard Marx Rand Paul Controversy

     

    Queen + Adam Lambert Announce New European Shows

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    Bob Dylan at 80

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    TwinstheNewTrend Discover Heart’s “Alone”

     

    Federal Judge Denies Original Lady A’s Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Lawsuit Filed By Lady Antebellum

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    Vevo Launches ‘Vevo Rewind’ to Better Target Nostalgic Viewers

     

    Morgan Wallen Plays Unannounced at Kid Rock’s Nashville Bar

     

    Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Drummer, Dead at 75

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    Gary Numan on His Dark New Album, ‘Intruder’: “If the Earth Could Speak, How Would it Talk About the Way it Feels at the Moment?”

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    Brian May Undergoes ‘A Little Bit of Eye Surgery’

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    TwinstheNewTrend Discover The O’Jays’ “Forever Mine”

     

    Bruce Springsteen Will Guest on New John Mellencamp LP

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    Charles Grodin Dies: ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Actor, Unrivaled Talk Show Curmudgeon Was 86

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    Nancy Wilson Debuts New Cover of Pearl Jam’s “Daughter,” As Heard in the Netflix Film ‘I Am All Girls

     

    Paul McCartney Docuseries ‘McCartney 3, 2, 1’ Coming to Hulu

     

    Black Crowes Announce Rescheduled 2021 North American Tour

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    Rock Hall President: ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Was Never Just Four Skinny Guys With Long Hair + Guitars’
    Rock Hall CEO: 'Rock Was Never Just Four Guys With Guitars'

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    World Premier: Check Out Billy Gibbons’ Video for New Solo Song ‘My Lucky Card’

     

    Concerts Are Coming Back: Opening Night Plans for Rock’s Big Acts

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    Rundgren, Turner, King and Foo Fighters React to HOF Inductions

     

    No Foul Play Suspected in Death of Tawny Kitaen, Whitesnake Video Star

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    Tawny Kitaen's Brother Gives Insight Into Potential Cause of Death

     

    Guitarist Bruce Kulick Shares An Advice To Young Musicians

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    Let the War of Words Begin: Todd Rundgren, Foo Fighters and Randy Rhoads Honored by Rock Hall

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    Alice Cooper Leads Star-Packed 2022 Monsters of Rock Cruise

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    Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Payments Will Start Arriving Next Week

     

    Morgan Wallen Isn’t Getting Dropped by His Record Label, Big Loud/Republic — “Cancellation Is a Slippery Slope”

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    Nancy Wilson Announces Livestream Show With the Seattle Symphony

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    Tawny Kitaen, Whitesnake Video Star, Dies at 59

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    Metallica’s James Hetfield Says He’s ‘A Little Skeptical’ of COVID-19 Vaccines; Hopes Vaccine Passports Aren’t Required for Future Concerts

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    Live Nation Stock (LYV) Surges as Live Concerts Come Back to Life — “Fans Are Buying Tickets Faster Than Ever Before”

     

    Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Mickey Guyton Set For National Memorial Day Concert

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    Songwriters Demand a Streaming Music Overhaul — “There Is No One Single Magic Solution But Rather Several Key Changes Required”

     

    AMC Networks Posts Softer Q1 Revenue On Advertising And Licensing Slide, But Profit Beats Wall Street Forecasts

     

    Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee Buys ‘Japanese Inspired Modern Sanctuary’ In Brentwood For $4.15 Million

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    Broadway To Reopen Sept. 14, Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Broadway League “Cautiously Optimistic”

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    Michael Jackson’s Image Is Only Worth $4 Milion, U.S. Tax Court Rules

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    Flashback: TwinstheNewTrend Discover Queen's 'Somebody To Love'

    Billie Hayes Dies: Wicked Witchiepoo Of ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ Was 96

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    Watch As Paul McCartney Cries As He Remembers John Lennon

     

     

    Sad News About The Monkees As They Announce Their Farewell 

    Here’s Where You Can Donate to Help Struggling Music-Industry Workers
    A comprehensive list of music industry–related charities aiding those affected by the coronavirus pandemic

     

    Steve McQueen’s Former Malibu Beach House Hits the Market for $12 Million

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    Paul Stanley Is Still 'Open' To Ace Frehley & Peter Criss Making Guest Appearances During 'End Of The Road' Tour

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    The Sad Ending To The Band Survivor

     

    BJ Thomas Obituary

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    World Premier: Rolling Stones Share Lyric Videos for Newly Remastered “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and 1968 B-Side “Child of the Moon”

     

     

    GENE SIMMONS And FLEA Show Support For NAOMI OSAKA After She Withdraws From FRENCH OPEN

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    $18 Concert Tickets Cost $1,000 for Unvaccinated Fans

     

    Real Milli Vanilli Singer John Davis Dies at 66

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    World Premier: Hear Marty Stuart Cover the 1967 Country Gem ‘Skip a Rope’

     

    47 Years of Music Industry Change — In 47 Seconds or Less

     

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    World Premiere: Classic Cars and a Sweet Reunion Define Trace Adkins’ “Heartbreak Song” Video

     

    Bob Lefsetz: Today’s Music Business

     

    Garth Brooks Earns Kennedy Center Honors
    Brooks was honored alongside Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and Midori

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    World Premier: Night Ranger Announce New Album With First Single, ‘Breakout’

     

    The Who Celebrated With New Royal Mint Selection of Coins

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    Pop legend Leo Sayer Reveals What Elvis Presley Said to Him Just Before He Died

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    World Premier: Previously Unheard Slash + Chester Bennington Collaboration Leaks

     

    David Crosby Recruits Michael McDonald for New Song ‘River Rise’

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    World Premier: Duran Duran announces new album and releases first song “Invisible”

     

    Jackson Browne Announces New Album, ‘Downhill From Everywhere’

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    Cher Is Turning 75 & Unwrapping A Universal Biopic Eric Roth Is Scripting And ‘Mamma Mia!’s Judy Craymer & Gary Goetzman Are Producing

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    Blackberry Smoke Confirms 2021 “Spirit of the South Tour: A Celebration of Southern Rock N’ Roll”

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    Lady A Debut Unreleased ‘Things He Handed Down’ Live at the Grand Ole Opry (Watch)

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    Guns N’ Roses, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters Confirm More 2021 Shows

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    Eric Clapton’s Anti-Vaccine Diatribe Blames ‘Propaganda’ for ‘Disastrous’ Experience

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    Frank Sinatra's Secluded Palm Desert Compound Could Be Yours for $4.25 Million

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    Live Nation Is Opening a 5,000-Person Venue In Houston as the Live Concert Comeback Begins

     

    Kiss Manager Credits Success to ‘Four Chords and Bad Lyrics’

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    Rock Hall Boss Defends Its Heavy Metal Record

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    Flashback: The August 2020 Boomerocity Interview W/ RRHOF CEO, Greg Harris

     

    Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood Get Las Vegas Residencies

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    Norman Lloyd, Star of 'St Elsewhere' and 'Dead Poets Society,' Dies at 106

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    Little Big Town Announce New ‘Nightfall’ Tour Dates for 2021

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    First Time In History: Garth Brooks’ Daughter Allie Colleen Achieves Her First Top-40 Country Hit

     

    Luke Bryan’s ‘Crash My Playa 2022’ Is Now Sold Out

     

    Ann Wilson Revisits First, Pre-Heart Recordings With New Reissue

     

    Lloyd Price Dies: Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer, Hitmaker With ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ Was 88

     

    Alex Van Halen Posts New Tribute to Brother Eddie: “VH Forever! The view from my drum set will never be the same.”

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    Zac Brown Band Announces 'Comeback Tour'

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    Styx Announce New Album, ‘Crash of the Crown’

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    TwinstheNewTrend Discover Bob Seger’s ‘We’ve Got Tonight’

     

    Cinemark’s Q1 Sales Fall 80% To $114 Million But CEO Mark Zoradi Says Theater Chain, Industry “On Road To Recovery”

     

    Rolling Stones Guitarist Ronnie Wood Joins Recovery Charity as Ambassador

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    $70 Million Distributed to Musicians by the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Fund

     

    Dirty Honey Announce June Headline Tour With Joyous Wolf

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    Red Hot Chili Peppers Sell Their Entire Catalog for $140 Million

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    A 5,000-Person Outdoor Music Festival Was Held Without Masks or Social Distancing to Study How COVID-19 Spreads

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    Monkees Announce Fall 2021 Farewell Tour

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    ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Is Working On 'Very Potent' New Album: 'We've Got A Bunch Of Great Ideas'

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    TwinstheNewTrend Discover Simply Red’s ‘Holding Back The Years’

     

    The Recording Academy Votes to End Grammy ‘Nominations Review Committees’ — Will That Reverse the Ratings Nosedive?

     

    Alice Cooper Recalls Jimi Hendrix Was the First Person That Gave Him A Joint

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    More Celebrity Virtual Concerts: Wave and Warner Enter Strategic Partnership

     

    Olympia Dukakis Dies: Oscar-Winning Actress For ‘Moonstruck’ Was 89

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    Gavin MacLeod Dies: ‘Love Boat’ Captain And ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ Regular Was 90

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    Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson ‘Much Better’ After Heart Surgery

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    Kevin Clark Dies In Bike Accident: Young Drummer In ‘School Of Rock’ Film Was 32

     

    World Premier: Watch TOTO Perform 'You Are The Flower' From 'With A Little Help From My Friends' Blu-Ray/DVD

     

    Vintage Hollywood Hills Bungalow With Rockstar Pedigree Wants $1.9 Million       The owners of this historic Laurel Canyon home associated with The Doors and Jim Morrison are asking nearly $1.9 million

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    Quincy Jones Is Backing a New NFT Marketplace for the Average Music Fan
    Jones, Whitney Houston, TLC, Doja Cat, John Legend, and more will release collections on the environmentally friendlier OneOf platform, which is scheduled to launch in June

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    Copyrights, Royalty Splits & More: ‘Ruthless’ NFT Market Sparks New Legal Debates

     

    Small Business Association Confirms That $0 Have Been Distributed to Indie Music Venues In America

     

    Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour Announces 2021 Dates

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    Randy Rhoads’ Stolen Guitar and Amp Mysteriously Returned

     

    David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Speak

     

    Robert Plant Will Allow Unheard Music to be Released After Death

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    FOREIGNER Plays First Concert With New Guitarist LUIS MALDONADO (Video)

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    Micky Dolenz on the Monkees’ Farewell Tour, New LP ‘Dolenz Sings Nesmith’
    “I will always be Micky, the wacky drummer on that classic old television show,” says Dolenz, “just like Leonard Nimoy was always Mr. Spock”

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    Roger Daltrey Announces 2021 U.S. Solo Tour

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    TED NUGENT: Why I Won't Tour In 2021

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    SAMMY HAGAR And CHAD KROEGER Cover STEVE MILLER's 'Fly Like An Eagle' With Afghan Girls

     

    Journey to Perform at Lollapalooza 2021, Says Neal Schon

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    Thom Gimbel Officially Leads Foreigner

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    Lindsey Buckingham American Idol Appearance Could Be A Preview of Things To Come

     

    Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley Are Teaming Up for a Fall Tour

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    Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Jimmie Allen + More Join ‘Good Morning America’ Summer Concert Series Lineup

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    Alan Jackson Shares Hilarious Backstage Story About Merle Haggard: ‘He Was Crazy’

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    You.MUST.Watch.THIS! TwinstheNewTrend Discover Jefferson Airplane's 'White Rabbit'

     

    Universal Music Group Sued by Beach Boys Member Over Alleged Underpayments of International Royalties

     

    KISS Manager Believes Ace Frehley Will Show Up on Final Tour

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    Go-Go’s on HOF Induction: ‘We’d Gotten Used to Being Rejected’

     

    GENE SIMMONS Says It's 'Disgusting' That IRON MAIDEN Has Not Yet Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

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    Jimmy Buffett On Getting Back to Playing Live: A Pirate Looks at 75

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    Over Half of Americans Won’t Feel Comfortable Enjoying Live Entertainment Until Fall or Later, Study Finds

     

    Is This Yet Another Spotify Surveillance Patent?

     

    World Premier: DENNIS DEYOUNG Releases Lyric Video For 'The Last Guitar Hero' Featuring TOM MORELLO

     

    JOURNEY's ARNEL PINEDA Collaborates With BILLY SHEEHAN And JOEL HOEKSTRA On Cover Of STEVE MILLER BAND's 'Abracadabra

     

    Flashback: TwinstheNewTrend Discover The Beatles' 'Here Comes The Sun"

     

    Megadeth Issues Statement Regarding Bassist David Ellefson

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    Whitesnake's David Coverdale Sends Condolences to Tawny Kitaen's Family Following Her Death

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    TwinstheNewTrend Discover Journey’s ‘Who’s Crying Now’

     

     

    World Premier: Listen to Styx’s New Single, ‘Crash of the Crown’

     

    Paul McCartney’s Solo Career Honored With Royal Mail Stamp Set

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    Spotify Files Another ‘Surveillance’ Patent Tying Music Recommendations to the ‘Physical Parameters of the User’

     

    Watch George Lynch Pay musical Tribute To Eddie Van Halen At Dallas International Guitar Festival

     

     

    Ed Ward, Rock Historian and Early ‘Rolling Stone’ Editor, Dead at 72
    Ward was also involved in the launch of South by Southwest

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    Pink Floyd’s Touring Museum Exhibit to Hit U.S This Year

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    The Music Industry's War On Gordon Lightfoot

     

    Bobby Unser, Three-Time Indianapolis 500 Winner, Has Died at 87

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    The Black Keys Showcase Mississippi Blues Landmarks With ‘Goin’ Down South’ Video

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    STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I Owe Everything To God'

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    Pharrell Compares Label Advances to ‘Illegal Loans’ — ‘No One Should Own You’

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    See Inside Reba McEntire’s Incredible Real Estate Holdings

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    Heart Sisters Ann And Nancy Wilson Only See Each Other When They Tour Together

     

  • 2020.07 Boomerocity Buzz

    Hear Robert Plant’s New ‘Charlie Patton Highway’ Single

    Zac Brown Band Return to Tropical Vibe With Breezy New Song ‘You and Islands’

    Lou Reed’s ‘New York’ Reissue Will Include Unreleased Material

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    Ace Frehley Recruits All-Stars for ‘Origins, Vol. 2′ Covers Album

    Pre-Order Today!

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    Garth Brooks Permanently Removes Himself From CMA Entertainer of the Year Contention

    Blake Shelton: ‘I Don’t Give A S–t’ Who’s Nominated, Garth Brooks Is the ‘Entertainer of the Century’

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    Dee Snider: New AC/DC Album ‘Has Been Recorded,’ But ‘Delayed’

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    Paste Magazine: 11 Roots & Americana Songs You Need To Know Right Now

    Spotify Subscriber Count Grew By 8M in Q2 - But Advertising Revenues Fell 21% Year-On-Year

    CAA to Undergo Significant Layoffs Amid Pandemic

    Universal, AMC Theatres Forge Historic Deal Allowing Theatrical Releases to Debut on Premium VOD Early

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    Miss Mercy, Frank Zappa Muse and GTO Co-Founder, Dead at 71

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    Rufus Wainwright Leads 1,500 Singers in ‘Across the Universe’ Rendition

    Miranda Lambert Reaches No. 1 with “Bluebird”

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    Revealed: Billboard’s 2020 Top Music Lawyers

    Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder, Dead at 73

     Stevie Nicks on Peter Green: ‘His Legacy Will Live on Forever’ “My biggest regret is that I never got to share the stage with him. I always hoped in my heart of hearts that that would happen,” singer says of Fleetwood Mac co-founder

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    Jason Aldean's Selling His Florida Gulf Coast Home For $2.95 Million

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    Alan Jackson Emerges w/ Caylee Hammack to Toast Don Williams

    Spotify Firmly Addresses Pay-for-Playlist Schemes: “You Cannot Pay to Get on an Official Spotify Playlist”

    HUH??? The Chicks’ Natalie Maines Says She’d ‘Make Out’ With George W. Bush Compared to Trump

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    Bruce Springsteen + Patti Scialfa: Inside Their 30-Year Classic Rock Love Story

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    Paul Stanley Is Putting Finishing Touches On Debut SOUL STATION Album

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    Shamrock Capital Launches New $400M Fund To Buy Content . . . Including Music Copyrights

    Diane Keaton Lists Historic Tucson Adobe

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    Don Dokken Says He ‘Can’t Play Guitar Anymore’

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    Betting on Live Music's Return: As Las Vegas Reopens, the Whole Fan Experience Is Being Tested

    England to Allow Indoor Concerts Starting Next Month

    Citizen Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Is Opening In Asheville, North Carolina

    Hear Chris Cornell’s Previously Unreleased Cover of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Patience’

    Track arrives on what would’ve been late Soundgarden singer’s 56th birthdayc

    California Bans Singing and Chanting In Churches — Now, Churches Are Suing

    See Inside George Strait's Spectacular Texas Mansion

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    Lollapalooza Co-Founder/Former Agency Exec Marc Geiger Predicts Concerts Won’t Return Until 2022

    Joan Jett Covers “Jeepster” From T.Rex

    Paul McCartney releases Beautiful Night EP from his Flaming Pie reissue

    Steve Van Zandt’s Plan to Save Music Education During the Pandemic

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    The Beatles Are Rock’s Only Million-Selling Act So Far This Year

    Hey, YouTube: Looks Like Facebook Is About to Offer Official Music Videos

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    Wolfgang Van Halen ‘Prepared for a Wave of Hate’ When He Releases Solo Debut

    “I’m not trying to be my father,” he wrote on Instagram, “I’m trying to be me”

    Hear Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Take on Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight”

    Billy Joel Drummer Liberty DeVitto on His New Memoir, Making Peace With His Old Boss

    The Piano Man and DeVitto recently mended their friendship after years of acrimony and legal wrangling

     

    Canadians Are Embracing Music Streaming Faster Than Americans, Report Finds

    Billboard Charts Undergo Another Major Change — This Time, Bundles Get the Boot

    UTA in Talks With Writers Guild On Agreement, Sources Say

    Miranda Lambert’s ‘Dark Bars’ Lyric Video Captures Nashville’s Struggling Nightlife

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom Issues Statewide Closure Order of Indoor Movie Theaters, Restaurants

    Queen's Roger Taylor: New 'Isolation' Official Video

    I Want To Believe: The Osbournes Are Back With New Paranormal TV Show

    Hear the Rolling Stones’ Previously Unreleased Song ‘Criss Cross’

    Pre-Order Goats Head Soup Re-Release + Today!

    Martin Scorsese To Direct A Documentary On New York Dolls Singer David Johansen For Showtime

    Check Out Styx’s Tommy Shaw's Quarantine Version Of Fooling Yourself with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra

    Why Guitarist Steuart Smith Is Still Not a Member of Eagles

    What Kind of Year Will It Be for the Record Business? The Forecasts Are Getting Worse, Not Better

    See Inside ‘Dallas’ Legend Larry Hagman’s Stunning Mansion

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    Patrick Stewart Memoir in the Works

    Apple Music Launches New African Music Discovery Series, ‘Africa Rising’

    Alan Parker, British Director of 'Fame', 'Midnight Express', Pink Floyd: The Wall, and 'Mississippi Burning,' Dies at 76

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    Elton John Celebrates 30 Years of Sobriety

    “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the people who have inspired and supported me along the way,” musician writes on Twitter

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    Congress Asks Jeff Bezos — ‘Shouldn’t Twitch License Music?’

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    Jacqueline Scott, Actress In 'The Fugitive' and 'Charley Varrick,' Dies at 89

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    Great White Singer Will ‘Never’ Apologize for Controversial Show

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    Nashville Restrictions On Home Recording Studio Overturned

    Garth Brooks Reveals Daughter Allie's Coronavirus Diagnosis

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    Monster Energy Partners with Country Star Craig Morgan to Honor U.S. Soldiers

    Slash Recalls When Lemmy Tried To Seduce His Girlfriend Before Fame

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    Gregg Bissonette on Dream Gigs With Ringo Starr and David Lee Roth

    Avoiding the Spinal Tap Curse Veteran drummer also recalls the time he ate at Denny’s with Pat Boone and how he landed a lucrative gig on ‘Friends’

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    ‘Almost Famous’ Reunion! Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Cameron Crowe Look Back

    The creator and stars of ‘Almost Famous’ recall making the film in our special 20th-anniversary panel

    What Do Virtual Festivals Pay Artists? Tomorrowland Tests a New Model

    Major Labels Face Legal Action for Issuing ‘False, Deceptive, and Misleading’ Copyright Claims

    Netflix Dominates 2020 Emmy Nominations with a Record-Setting 160 Nods

    Watch Bono and the Edge Perform an Acoustic ‘Stairway to Heaven’

    Taylor Swift ‘folklore’ Exceeds 1.3 Million Sold Globally in 24 Hours

    The Music Industry Has an Advertising Problem

    Numbers suggest that alarm bells are starting to ring for Universal, Sony and Warner over ad revenue — especially in “mature” streaming markets. Will they take action?

    Olivia de Havilland, Sophisticated Star of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 104

    Robert Plant Digs Up Unreleased Songs for New Solo Anthology

    Digging Deep Season 3, The Robert Plant Podcast - Trailer

    'Enter The Dragon' actor John Saxon dies at 83

    Six Feet of Separation: How the Performing Arts Are Embracing Social Distancing and Attempting a Return to Normal

    TOTO’s “Africa” Is Playing On Repeat In Africa’s Namib Desert

    Elton John’s Country Fan App Announces a Major Film/TV Partnership

    Eric Paslay To Release “Nice Guy” Studio Album

    Brothers Osborne Set to Release Third Studio Album, “Skeletons”

    Bon Jovi Examine Life During COVID-19 Pandemic on ‘Do What You Can’ “They had to cancel graduation/It ain’t fair to Skype the prom/Our kids sit home in isolation/TV news is always on,” singer says on Bon Jovi 2020 track

    Taylor Swift Set to Release Surprise New Album Tonight

    “Timothy” At 50: He’s What’s for Dinner

    SAG-AFTRA Members Vote to Approve New TV/Theatrical Deal

    AMC Theatres Delays U.S. Reopening to August

    Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus + His Family Coming to Netflix in New Reality Show

    Rolling Stones Unveil Previously Unreleased Track ‘Scarlet’ Featuring Jimmy Page on Guitar

    Spotify and Universal Music Group Ink Multi-Year Global Licensing Deal

    Spotify Launches Video Podcasts Globally

    Muddy Waters’ Former Chicago Home to Be Converted Into Museum

    Muddy Waters MOJO Museum will include exhibits dedicated to legendary blues musician, as well as a small venue, a recording studio, and a community garden

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    New From Yusuf/Cat Stevens: The Waste-Free ‘Where Do The Children Play?’ Video

    German Scientists Recruit 4,000 Concertgoers For Coronavirus Experiment

    Riley Keough Shares Touching Tribute to Her Late Brother Benjamin: 'This Is True Heartbreak'

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    The Unsinkable Chrissie Hynde

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    Iconic ‘Golden Girls’ House Hits the Market for the First Time Ever

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    John Prine: The MOJO Interview In His Last In-Depth Interview

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    The Chicks Return With First Album In 14 Years 'Gaslighter': Stream It Now

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    With a cast of Nashville musicians like Devon Gilfillian and Early James, the singer-guitarist breathes new life into the Band’s warhorse

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  • 2020.09 Boomerocity Buzz

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    After Slamming Venue Lockdowns as ‘Pseudo-Science,’ Van Morrison Releases Protest Songs and Donates the Money to Struggling Musicians Who Can’t Tour

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    One-Third of British Musicians Are Thinking About Quitting Their Careers

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    Alabama Announces Only Concert in 2020, FREE Courtesy of Camping World

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    “My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

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    Listen To Timothy B. Schmit’s New Single, ‘Cross That Line’

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    Pierce Brosnan Seeks $100 Million for Thai-Inspired Malibu Mansion

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    Nashville Music Industry Bands Together, Distributes Food Boxes to Out-of-Work Colleagues

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    Ace Frehley Already Plotting ‘Origins Vol. 3’ Covers Collection

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    Queen’s Brian May Describes ‘Long Climb Back’ From Heart Attack

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    Alan Jackson Puts His $23M Tennessee Mansion Up For Sale, And Holy Hoochie Coochie!

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    Apple Waives Its 30% Fee for Facebook Live Events — But Don’t Get Used to It

    Apple Buys Startup To Create Radio-Like Podcast Stations

    Prince’s ‘Sign ‘o’ the Times’ Box Set Offers a Rich Image of the Pop Master at His Absolute Peak
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    SXSW Is ‘Working With the City of Austin’ for a 2021 Physical Event

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    Van Morrison Will Release 3 Lockdown Protest Songs

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    Mick Jagger on Toots Hibbert’s Death: ‘A Great Loss to the Whole Music World’
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    Joni Mitchell Announces Archive Series, Shares “House Of The Rising Sun” Cover From 1963 Performance

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  • 2020.10 Boomerocity Buzz

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    Eddie Van Halen Left Behind ‘Close To A Million CDs’ of Music

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    Global Music Publishing Collections Projected to Tank 35% in 2020

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    Late RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART: 'The Illustrated Quotes' Book Due In January

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    Keith Richards on His New Box Set, the Next Stones LP and Who Really Inspired ‘You Don’t Move Me’

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    Funk Legend Bootsy Collins Releases Star-Studded New Album, ‘The Power Of The One”

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    Gene Simmons’ ‘Palatial Estate’ Hits Market For $22 Million (Have A Peek Inside!)

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    Garth Brooks Injures His Hand In Farming Accident, Postpones Album Preview Event 

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    ‘Sailing’ Singer Christopher Cross Sees 1,000% Sales Increase After Revealing He Has Coronavirus

    SiriusXM Is Close to Renewing Howard Stern’s Monster Contract, CEO Says

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    The Amazing Randi, Famed Magician and Escapologist, Dies at 92

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    George Benson Set To Release ‘Weekend In London’ Live Album

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    Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker and Lots More Will Join Jerry Lee Lewis’ Virtual 85th Birthday Bash

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    Nearly 170,000 Jobs Lost In the British Live Music Industry Alone — Van Morrison Laments “Decimation of a Sector”

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    LA Philharmonic Cancels More Than 100 Disney Concert Hall Events 

    Keith Richards Drops Video for ‘Hate It When You Leave’ Packed With Everyday Scenes
    Song, which originally appeared on his 1992 solo LP Main Offender, is being re-released on vinyl for Record Store Day

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    Jeff Bridges Reveals Lymphoma Diagnosis

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    Two Iconic Eddie Van Halen Guitars To Be Auctioned By Julien’s Auctions

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    TwinsfortheNewTrend Discover George Michael’s ‘Father Figure’ . . . & Pay Phones

    Rhonda Fleming, Striking Star of the Silver Screen, Dies at 97

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    Pete Townshend Asked Peter Frampton to Replace Him in The Who

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    35% of British Music Fans Would Pay More for Spotify Subscriptions If It Actually Went to Musicians

    Luke Bryan Releases Romantic 'Down to One' as Newest Single

    Terri Clark Gets an Old-School Thank You Note from Barbara Mandrell

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    Spotify Says Mental Health Is One of Its Fastest-Growing ‘Genres’ — Listening Time Up 50% In 2020

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    Hal Smith, Otis Campbell on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Was Also The King of Cartoons

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    Ray Pennington, 'I'm a Ramblin' Man' Songwriter, Dies In House Fire At 86

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    Reggae Singer-Songwriter Johnny Nash Has Died - Aged 80

    TwinsTheNewTrend Discover The Isley Bro's 'Who's That Lady'

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    Amazon Partners With Universal and Warner Music to Remaster Songs in Ultra HD

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    Hear Jim Morrison Psych Up the Doors in ‘Roadhouse Blues’ Alternate Take
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    A New James Brown Compilation LP Inspires a Look Back at the Singer’s Iconic Style

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    AsMusic Venues Shutter, Former Owners Describe Devastating Toll
    The list of permanently closed indie clubs nationwide has only grown during the pandemic, as bank accounts hit zero and loans dry up. The worst may be yet to come.

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    ‘Bout Friggin’ Time, Blake!: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Are Engaged - See The Ring!

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    Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Fall Victim to Fraud After Someone Maxes out Their Credit Cards

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    Neal Schon Wants Journey’s New LP To Be ‘Diverse’ Like ‘Escape’

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    Lisa Marie Presley Opens Up About Son Benjamin’s Death: ‘My Heart and Soul Went With You’

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    British Government Opens Investigation Into Whether Streaming Music Platforms Are ‘Fair to the Writers and Performers’

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    Sammy Hagar Wants to Buy David Lee Roth’s ‘Red Rocker’ Cartoon 

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    Eddie Van Halen Posthumously Awarded National Guitar Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Honor

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    Carl Mann, Rockabilly Star, Dies At 78

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    Eddie Money's Estate Sues Hospital, Doctors for Wrongful Death

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    Eddie Van Halen’s Cause of Death Revealed

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    ‘The Judds: The Final Tour’ Will Carry On As a Tribute Tour This Fall

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    This $142 Million Mercedes-Benz Just Became the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold
    In Monaco, the marque showcased a 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé that recently sold for the eye-popping record sum

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    World Premiere: Diana Ross and Tame Impala “Turn Up the Sunshine” with Disco-Glam Lead Single from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’

     

    Elton John Sells ‘Yellow Brick Road’ Documentary to Disney+

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    I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE OF MUSIC. IT’S SCARY, AND UTTERLY BRILLIANT

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    Rob Reiner On Re-Launching Castle Rock With ‘Spinal Tap’ Sequel And Shooting Documentary On Pal Albert Brooks: Cannes

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    Alan Parsons Awarded Nearly $5 Million In Legal Battle With Former Live Manager

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    Vaxed Eric Clapton Postpones Shows After Testing Positive for COVID

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    Watch: Rick Ross’s Collection of Classic American Cars and Trucks Stretches as Far as the Eye Can See

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    This Ultra-Rare Omega Speedmaster Belonged to an Apollo 11 Astronaut. Now It’s Up for Auction.

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    Netflix Is Considering Adding Live Content, Report Says — Possibly Including Concerts and Music Festivals

     

    Luxuries that Come From Selling Ones Publishing Catalog: David Crosby Says He’s Done With Touring: ‘I’m Too Old to Do It’

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    Of Hits and Hitmen: The Gary S. Paxton Story

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    Hulu Becomes Exclusive Livestreaming Partner for Lollapalooza, ACL, & Bonnaroo

     

    In Memoriam: Remembering the Country Stars Who Have Died in 2022

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    U2 Throws Surprise Concert in Kyiv Bomb Shelter ‘As a Show of Solidarity With the Ukrainian People’

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    BMG Puts the Major Labels, RIAA, and NMPA On Blast Over Mechanical Royalties: ‘Music Companies Have a Duty to Stand Up for Artists and Songwriters’

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    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2022 Inductees

     

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    BeachLife Festival (5/13-15) Live Stream; Watch Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, Steve Miller Band, 311, Sheryl Crow, Black Pumas, Stone Temple Pilots & More

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    David Birney Dies: ‘Bridget Loves Bernie’, ‘St. Elsewhere’ Actor Was 83

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    Wynonna Judd Says She’ll Keep Singing, ‘Though My Heart Is Broken,’ After Naomi Judd’s Death

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    Watch Paul McCartney Duet With John Lennon During Tour Opener

     

    World Premiere: Hear Chicago’s Wistful New Song ‘If This Is Goodbye’

     

    Perhaps More Adult (and Objective) Journalists Are Needed: Rolling Stone’s Article About Taylor Hawkins Criticized as ‘Sensationalized and Misleading’ — “I Am Truly Sorry to Have Taken Part In This Interview”

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    Who Wrote That Song? If You’re Not Sure, Here’s How to Find Out

     

    Vangelis Dies: ‘Chariots Of Fire’, ‘Blade Runner’ Composer Was 79

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    Julian Lennon Says He Was ‘Dreading’ Singing ‘Imagine’

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    According to a Leak: Johnny Cash Is “Leaking” All Over His Arkansas Birthplace From Above

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    Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: David Bowie’s Former 128-Foot Superyacht Is Ready for a New Owner
    Here's your chance to channel your inner Ziggy Stardust on the high seas

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    Apple Music’s Live-Streaming Concert Series Is Launching With Harry Styles — More Artists Ahead

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    World Premiere: Listen to Journey’s New Song ‘Let It Rain’

     

    Pink Floyd Has Received Another Catalog Offer — This Time From One Media iP

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    Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Double-CD Set
    The double-CD set will package the original "Thriller" along with a bonus disc of never-released tracks that Jackson had worked on for the album

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    The Who Reflect on Cincinnati Return, Decades After Tragedy

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    Warner Music and BMG Are Competing for Pink Floyd’s Catalog, Report Says — Bidding Could Top $500 Million

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    Pent Up Demand: StubHub Reveals 25% Increase in Ticket Sales Over 2019 Summer Season

     

    Ashley Judd Reveals Naomi Judd Died From a Self-Inflicted Firearm Wound

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    “I Envy Us”: Rob Reiner Working on ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel With Original Cast

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    Pink Floyd Considering Music Catalog Sale, According to Reports

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    Session Wants to Solve the Music Metadata Mess — And Unleash Billions In Missing Royalties

     

    How Much Music Marketing Is Too Much?

     

    PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

     

    Trailer for Sex Pistols series directed by Danny Boyle is released

     

    Rest in Peace, ’60s Folk Singer/Songwriter Judy Henske of “High Flying Birds” Fame: 1936-2022

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    Joanna Barnes, known for roles in ‘Spartacus,’ both ‘Parent Trap’ movies, dead at 89

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    Robert Plant Claims Classic Pose Came From Fear of Missing Notes

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    Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins Reveals ALS Diagnosis

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    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Discuss New LP of Bob Dylan Covers

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    1 In 3 People In Gen Z Don’t Know Who the Beatles Are, Study Finds

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    Bob Neuwirth, Folk Figure of 1960s and Beyond, Influence on Bob Dylan and Co-Writer of ‘Mercedes Benz,’ Dies at 82
    Dylan (who enlisted him to help form the Rolling Thunder Revue) called him "a renaissance man," Patti Smith summed him up as “a catalyst for action," and T Bone Burnett said he "was the best pure songwriter of us all."

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    World Premiere: Watch ‘Kiss’ Perform in First Clip From Casablanca Records Movie

     

    Keith Urban Bids Farewell to ‘Ellen’ With a Song + a Gift on His Final Appearance on the Show

     

    Mariah Carey Drops $5.65 Million on The Rock’s Former Atlanta Rental

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    Keith Whitley, Jerry Lee Lewis Lead 2022 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

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    Report: Taylor Hawkins Was ‘Exhausted’ by Foo Fighters’ Schedule

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    Robb Report’s Car of the Week: This Pristine 1963 Corvette Z06 Comes With a Rare Split-Rear Window Design
    Crossing Barrett-Jackson’s auction block in Las Vegas, the rare and immaculately restored example has only 4,295 miles on it.

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    Gene Simmons Will Be ‘Crying Like Baby’ During Final Kiss Song

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    Take a Trip Inside the Brand New Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa with Director Steven Jenkins

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    But Look Who The Top Tour Winners Were: Billboard Music Awards 2022 full winners list

     

    Naomi Judd Celebration of Life to Air Live From Ryman Auditorium on CMT

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    Whitesnake Launch David Coverdale Farewell Tour: Videos, Set List

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    Rip This Joint: “Exile On Main Street” At 50

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    School of Rock Named Best Children’s Service & Education Franchise at 2022 Global Franchise Awards

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    Watch New Trailer for Upcoming ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Biopic

     

    PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

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    SoundCloud Acquires AI Music Metadata Company Musiio ‘To IdentifyWhat’s Next In Music Trends and Talent’

     

    Ron Galella Dies: Controversial “Godfather Of U.S. Paparazzi” Was 91

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    Watch Axl Rose and Carrie Underwood Sing Two Guns N’ Roses Songs

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    Long-lost Dorothy dress from 'Oz' may fetch $1.2 million at auction
    One of the versions of the dress Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz" was lost for decades. It was found last year in an old shoebox
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    Flashback: Boomerocity’s Recent Interview with McCartney Guitarist, Brian Ray

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    Guns N’ Roses Superfan Meets Axl Rose on Street in California

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    RANDY RAND, AUTOGRAPH FOUNDING BASSIST, DIES

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    Baz Luhrmann Says Elvis Was ‘The Original Superhero’

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    European Union High Court Upholds Article 17 of Controversial Copyright Directive — Music Industry Organizations React

     

    Afterparty NFT Platform Raises $4 Million; Introduces NFT Ticketing for Artists

     

    The B-52s Announce ‘The Final Tour of Planet Earth’: 11-City Tour Starts 8/22

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    THE TUBES’ RE STYLES DEAD AT 72

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    Journey Tease New Song ‘You Got the Best of Me’

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    STEVIE NICKS ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO HEADLINING DATES

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    Madonna Looks to Cash in on Sale of The Weeknd’s Former Hidden Hills Mansion

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    World Premiere: Ann Wilson - Love of My Life feat. Vince Gill (Queen Cover)

     

    Boxer Tyson Fury Joins Don McLean on Remake of ‘American Pie’

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    Guns N’ Roses Soundtrack Trailer for New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Film

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    Steinway Files For IPO, Charts China Expansion as Annual Sales Approach $540 Million

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    Is Terrestrial Radio Coming Back To Life? Cumulus Media Shares Jump As Execs Consider Reportedly $1.2 Billion Takeover Bid

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    Art Rupe, pioneering record executive who launched Little Richard, dead at 104

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    Garth Brooks Seems to Reveal That Nashville Bar Will Be Called ‘Friends in Low Places’

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    First Official David Bowie Movie Could Premiere Next Month

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    Why April 13th Matters in Rock History

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    Elvis Presley Catalog Lands at UMPG for Publishing Administration
    The deal acts as an extension of the 2021 partnership between Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)

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    Willie Nelson’s July 4th BBQ Concert Back After Going Virtual In 2021

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    Kurt Cobain’s Blue Guitar In Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Video To Be Sold At Auction

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    World Premiere: Pink Floyd Debuts “Hey Hey Rise Up” ft. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox, Benefiting the People of Ukraine

     

    EAGLES ANNOUNCE DEACON FREY’S DEPARTURE

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    Mammoth WVH Cancels Remaining Young Guns Tour Dates Due to COVID

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    Bob Dylan Triumphs In ‘Downright Absurd’ Lawsuit Involving $300 Million UMPG Catalog Sale

     

    Bobby Rydell Dies: ‘Wild One’ Teen Idol, ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Actor Was 79

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    Patti Smith Guitarist Lenny Kaye Explores Rock’s Past in New Book

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    Estelle Harris Dead, ‘Seinfeld’ Actress Was 93

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    Film Of Prince At Age 11 Discovered In Archival Footage Of 1970 Minneapolis Teachers Strike

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    Travis Tritt Calls Out Eric Church’s Final Four Cancelation: “I’ve Missed Weddings, Funerals, Family Reunions, & A Bunch Of Other Events”

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    The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir Rocks Into Cozy Silver Lake Bungalow

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    Paul McCartney Gets Back to Live Performing: Set List, Video

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    CCR ‘Travelin’ Band’ Documentary Boasts Previously Unseen Footage

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    Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Has Sold Almost $160 Million In Company Stock During 2022

     

    Patty Griffin’s New Album Features Robert Plant Collaboration

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    NO NETFLIX PROBLEMS HERE: SPOTIFY ADDED 2M NET SUBSCRIBERS IN Q1 – DESPITE CUTTING OFF 1.5 MILLION SUBS IN RUSSIA

     

    Wasserman Music Acquires Paradigm UK’s Live Music Business: ‘We Now Have a Truly Scalable and Serviceable Global Music Practice’

     

    After Being Lost for Decades, This Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton Duet is Finally Being Released

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    Do the royalties go on? asks judge in Sonny & Cher copyright case

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    Jim Hartz Dies: 'Today' Show Host With Barbara Walters In Mid-'70s Was 82

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    Mike Campbell Reunites with Heartbreakers Drummer Stan Lynch

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    Joe Rogan Says He Gained 2 Million Subscribers After Neil Young Left Spotify

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    World Premiere: Mark Stein, the Voice of Vanilla Fudge, Releases Video and Single Asking Everyone to “Pray for Peace”

     

    Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce Four-LP Series, ‘I Am the Moon’

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    David Lee Roth Responds to Van Halen Tribute Tour Rumors

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    World Premiere: Edgar Winter releases new album with Taylor Hawkins vocals in one track

     

    Spotify’s Lavish Worldwide Offices Are On Display — See Where Your $9.99 Goes

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    Liz Sheridan Dies: ‘Seinfeld’ Mom & ‘ALF’ Actress Was 93

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    50 Years Ago: Electric Light Orchestra Debut, Then Splinter

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    Gene Simmons Still Insists Rock Is Dead but Can Survive Live

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    Journey’s ‘Separate Ways’ Soundtracks Epic ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Trailer

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    CMT Music Awards Viewership Surges 521% for 2022 After Move to CBS

     

    Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Add 19 Dates to 2022 North American Tour

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    World Premiere: Watch Julian Lennon Sing His Dad’s ‘Imagine’ for First Time

     

    Rick Springfield, Men at Work and John Waite Are Ready for ‘Incredible’ Tour

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    Jimmy Wang Yu Dies: Martial Arts Action Star In Hong Kong Films Was 79

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    George Harrison Estate Inks Global Publishing Deal With BMG Following Dark Horse Records Pact

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    Watch David Paich Join Toto in Concert for First Time Since 2019

     

    Car of the Week: This 1969 Alfa Romeo Racer Starred in Steve McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’—and It’s up for Grabs
    The Tipo 33/3 race car, which competed in the actual 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970, is expected to fetch up to $2.3 million at RM Sotheby's.

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    Linda Ronstadt: ‘Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands’ Memoir Coming in October

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    Superyacht Rock? Inside the Lavish, Top-Secret World of Private Gigs

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    Is the Catalog Acquisition Boom Cooling? Rate Hikes, Runaway Inflation, and War Are Pesky Party-Poopers

     

    Sunday’s Grammy Awards Barely Missed an All-Time Ratings Low

     

    How Upstart Streaming Music App Plern Took on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music In Thailand

     

    Chris Stapleton Brings Home Best Country Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards

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    RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS RECEIVE STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

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    World Premiere: Watch Beth Hart’s Silent Video for Led Zeppelin’s ‘Black Dog’

     

    The Former Estate of Aaron Spelling: The Complete History of The Manor, Now Back on the Market Asking $165 Million
    The massive Holmby Hills property is bigger than the White House and is considered to be the largest single-family home in Los Angeles, with a mind-numbing total of 123 rooms

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    Kenny Loggins’ ‘Danger Zone’ Will Appear in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

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    Carnegie Hall Announces Full Season Comeback for 2022-2023

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    Founding Oasis Guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
    Arthurs was slated to perform with former bandmate Liam Gallagher at Knebworth in June

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    TwinstheNewTrend Discover Procol Harum’s ‘Whiter Shade of Pale, Live in Denmark 2006’

     

    Earth, Wind and Fire Saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk Dead at 71

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    Setting the Stage for “Abbey Road” – Part 2

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    Artist, 'Plaster Caster' Groupie Cynthia Albritton Dies At 74

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    Sheryl Crow Shares “Forever,” from New Showtime Documentary; Soundtrack Available for Pre-Order

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    You Don’t Mess Around With Jim – Then Or Now

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    Mojo Music & Media Acquires Bob Morrison and Jerry Reed Catalogs

     

    ZZ Top announces more than 60 new North American tour dates for 2022

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    Photos: Traveling Guitar Exhibit “Medieval to Metal – the Art & Evolution of the Guitar”

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    Car of the Week: This 1967 Sunbeam Tiger Mk II Will Let Your Live Out Your ‘Get Smart’ Fantasies
    One of only 536 built, the concours-worthy example is crossing the block through Worldwide Auctioneers this week.

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    LOL: Robert Plant Says He’s Now the Guy on ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Cover

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    TuneIn and Amazon Team Up To Offer TuneIn Premium on Alexa Devices

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    AIMP Officially Responds to Copyright Royalty Board Mechanical-Rate Decision: ‘We Encourage the CRB to Follow Through With An Increase’

     

    See Trailer for Band Contest Show ‘No Cover’ Starring Alice Cooper, Lzzy Hale + More

     

    Jason Newsted Says Alex Van Halen Asked Him to Tour Last Year

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    Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson 'OK,' But Have 'Different Ideas' On Heart's Future

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    97% of Latin Music’s U.S. Revenue Now Comes From Streaming, Report Says

     

    Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67 after ‘a long illness’

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    Alice Cooper Announces New North American 2022 Tour Dates

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    Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Announce Expanded Tour Dates

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    Kathryn Hays Dies: Longtime ‘As The World Turns’, ‘Star Trek’ Actress Was 87

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    World Premiere: Julian Lennon Performs 'IMAGINE' for Global Citizen's Stand Up For Ukraine w/Nuno Bettencourt

     

    Doobie Brothers & Michael McDonald Expand 50th Anniversary Tour with 11 New Shows

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    Michael Jackson’s Former Home in Las Vegas Hits the Market for $9.5 Million
    A lavish 8-bedroom Las Vegas mansion that was once home to the King of Pop is now up for grabs

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    Opry Entertainment Group Sells 30% Stake to Atairos and NBCUniversal In $293 Million Deal

     

    Funk Brothers Guitarist Joe Messina Dead at 93

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    GARTH BROOKS ANNOUNCES HIS DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE BAR

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    TwinsTheNewTrend Discover The Gap Band’s ‘Early In The Morning’

     

    NBA Legend Wilt Chamberlain’s Former LA Home Has Soaring 5-Story Ceilings—and It Just Listed for $15 Million
    Built in 1971 to the hoops star's specifications, the striking home also has a wrap-around pool that couldn't be replicated today.

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    JONI MITCHELL HONORED AT MUSICARES CELEBRATION

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    World Premiere: Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers and George Clinton Play ‘Give It Away’

     

    World Premiere: New Mick Jagger: Listen to “Strange Game,” the Theme Song for New Apple TV+ Series ‘Slow Horses’

     

    WKRP in Cincinnati”s ‘Dr. Johnny Fever’ Howard Hesseman Dead

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    SLASH To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' This Wednesday (February 2nd)

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    Neil Young Couldn’t Remove His Music From Spotify On His Own. Here’s Why.

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    Steve Vai Postponed Tour Due to ‘Stupid’ Pizza-Making Injury

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    JIMI HENDRIX IN MAUI GETS GLOBAL THEATRICAL RELEASE IN FEBRUARY FROM ABRAMORAMA

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    America’s Gerry Beckley recalls band’s “rocket ship” ride that began with debut album’s release 50 years ago

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    Flashback: Dan Peek’s Last Interview Exclusively On Boomerocity (Two Parts) Here and Here

     

    ‘IRL’ Concert Platform Fever Raises $227 Million in Goldman-Led Round, Touts Demand For ‘Thrilling and Well-Curated’ Events
    Fever, an eight-year-old “global live-entertainment discovery platform,” has officially raised $227 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs.

     

    Peter Robbins, Original Charlie Brown Voice Actor, Dead at 65

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    Van Morrison Postpones Florida Concerts From February To April Because of COVID Surge

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    Elvis Costello Inks ‘Exclusive’ Administration Deal With BMG as Catalog Sales Rush Continues

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    What Happened To The Actors From “Dukes Of Hazzard?”

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    Flashbock 1: The 1st Boomerocity Interview With John Scheider

     

    Flashbock 2: The 2nd Boomerocity Interview With John Scheider

     

    World Premiere: Hear Bryan Adams’ Punchy New Song ‘Never Gonna Rain’

     

    Randy Travis “More Life” Documentary Sets Premier

     

    Following UMPG Publishing Deal, Bob Dylan Sells Recorded Catalog to Sony Music

     

    2022 State of Music: Is TikTok the New SoundCloud?

     

    VENTURES GUITARIST DON WILSON DEAD AT 88

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    Daryl Hall Announces Spring 2022 U.S. Tour With Todd Rundgren

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    Clapton Speaks: The Real Music Observer

     

    KISS’ PAUL STANLEY REFLECTS ON TURNING 70

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    A New ‘Guitar Hero’ Video