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Outside Lands 2014 Friday Highlights: Kanye West, Disclosure, Kacey Musgraves and More
August 09, 2014 10:40 AM EDT There was a mellow beginning and a repeatedly "Bloody" end to the first day of the lucky seventh edition of Outside Lands, the festival so beloved by San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that organizers Another Planet have a contract to host it there until at least 2021. Don’t worry,…
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Los Tigres del Norte Getting Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
August 08, 2014 7:57 PM EDT Los Tigres del Norte, one of the most revered regional Mexican bands, is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after four decades in the music business. The ceremony, taking place Aug. 21 on Hollywood Boulevard, will honor the norteño group and unveil their star during the event…
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Rosanne Cash to Receive Performing Arts Award From Smithsonian Magazine
August 08, 2014 5:19 PM EDT At the third annual Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Awards, country legend Rosanne Cash will receive the Performing Arts award from fellow legend T-Bone Burnett. The Grammy-winning eldest daughter of Johnny Cash has notched 11 No. 1 country singles over the course of her lengthy…
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Exclusive: Stream Blues Legend Ironing Board Sam's Newest 'Jam'
August 08, 2014 3:43 PM EDT Ironing Board Sam has had a legendary sixty years: Jimi Hendrix briefly played in his band, he's played shows under water, he's shared a club residency with the Jackson 5 , he's played inside human-sized jukeboxes. And you've almost certainly never heard of him. I hadn&…
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Publishers Quarterly: Sony/ATV Rides Country Wave to Top of the Publishing Heap
August 08, 2014 1:52 PM EDT Round Hill and King of Crunk both break into the top 10 and Pharrell Williams hits No. 1 as Billboard's second-quarter rankings reveal a twang-fueled momentum. Sony/ATV encores as king of the hill among U.S. publishers in the second quarter, with a 32.2 percent slice of the top 100 radio…
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Exclusive: Hear Dr. John's 'Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen' ft. Ledisi & The McCrary Sisters
August 08, 2014 11:32 AM EDT Need some new music to kick off your weekend mix? Billboard has an exclusive listen to Dr. John's latest, a cover of "Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen" feat. Ledisi & The McCrary Sisters, off his upcoming album Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch . "Everybody rose to…
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Gaslight Anthem Debuts New Music During Secret NYC Show at Old CBGB Site
August 08, 2014 11:15 AM EDT The Gaslight Anthem showed up at the old site of CBGB on Thursday night to share their new album Get Hurt , playing many of its songs live for the first time. Loved by classic rockers and punks alike, Gaslight is a band that pays tribute to the gods of rock and roll. It was appropriate they…
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Smokey Robinson & CeeLo Green Reinvent 'The Way You Do (The Things You Do)': Song Premiere
August 08, 2014 9:55 AM EDT Hear the new duet from Robinson's upcoming album, launching exclusively on Billboard.com. "Let me tell you something," Smokey Robinson explains. "As a songwriter, my fondest dream is that someone records my songs … And most of the people who have recorded my songs have…
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Billboard Cover: Sinead O'Connor on Having No Regrets, Being 'Irregular' and Resurrecting Her Career
August 08, 2014 9:00 AM EDT After fading into the abyss, the bald and brutally honest singer is back with a bold new album, 'I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss.' “It’s the bald woman from Ireland,” writes Sinéad O’Connor in an email. She’s following up on our last conversation, expanding her thoughts on…
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Elton John, Billie Jean King to Host Tennis Match
August 08, 2014 12:32 AM EDT Billie Jean King and Elton John will host a tennis match at Royal Albert Hall in London. The longtime friends will coach teams that feature former No. 1-ranked Kim Clijsters and John McEnroe and Britain's Tim Henman and 2013 Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki. Bonnaroo 2014: Elton John…
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Billboard Cover Story Sneak Peek: 5 Revelations From Sinead O'Connor
August 07, 2014 6:32 PM EDT Sinead O'Connor photographed by Nicole Nodland on July 17, 2014 at Brunswick Studios in London. Nicole Nodland Sinead O'Connor is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating, fearless and iconoclastic musicians of our time, but the last few years have found more people focusing on her…
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Journey, Steve Miller Band Lead Hot Tours With Summer Run
August 07, 2014 6:20 PM EDT Journey and the Steve Miller Band take the top ranking in the weekly tally of Hot Tours with the final box office stats reported from their summertime trek through North America. The veteran rock bands joined forces in mid-May to co-headline an 11-week tour, playing primarily at outdoor…
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Jazz Musician Plans Tribute Album to Daughter Killed in Sandy Hook Shooting
August 07, 2014 11:38 AM EDT After his 6-year-old daughter was killed in the Newtown school shooting, Jimmy Greene found a homemade book on her desk titled "Ana's flower book for Dad." The book was filled with page after page of beautifully drawn flowers in different colors and shapes. "It's a…
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Soul Legend Sam Moore Takes on Bluegrass With New Song 'Jesus & Jones'
August 06, 2014 11:58 PM EDT During the years between 1965 and 1968, the R&B duo known as Sam & Dave embarked on what turned out to be a magical period. Seven of their Stax singles found a home in the top 10 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart at the time, including the classics “Hold On, I’m Comin',” …
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Max Schneider Charts on Billboard Twitter Trending 140 With 'Mug Shot'
August 06, 2014 4:41 PM EDT Singer-songwriter and YouTube star Max Schneider charts on the Billboard Twitter Trending 140 this week after releasing a tour compilation video for his single, “Mug Shot.” During his “Say Max” tour, Max and his team filmed the crowd in more than 24 cities each singing a different line of…
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Tom Petty Scores First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200
August 06, 2014 11:14 AM EDT After a nearly 37-year wait, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers earn their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 . The band's new Hypnotic Eye arrives atop the chart, selling 131,000 copies in the week ending Aug. 3, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the best debut sales week for…
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'Portlandia' Star Carrie Brownstein to Complete Unfinished Nora Ephron Script
August 05, 2014 8:01 PM EDT Portlandia 's Carrie Brownstein -- taking on her first feature writing project -- will complete the late Nora Ephron 's unfinished adapted script of U.K. television miniseries Lost in Austen for Columbia Pictures. Good Universe has come aboard to produce the movie with Columbia and…
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Concert Review: Bluegrass Legend Ricky Skaggs Dips Into the Past (and Introduces a Future Star)
August 05, 2014 5:04 PM EDT As has been the tradition the past few years, the legendary Ricky Skaggs closed out the Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman in Nashville on July 31. Along with his ace band, Kentucky Thunder, the performer delivered a set that showcased his love of the tradition of bluegrass…
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Play on Brian Epstein's Final Night Makes London Debut
August 05, 2014 2:14 PM EDT Monday’s (August 4) press night of Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles , a play about the ill-starred manager who guided the Beatles to global domination, brought a warm response from an audience including such celebrities as Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason and Paul McCartney ’s brother Mike McGear…
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Al Jarreau Salutes George Duke on New Star-Packed Album
August 05, 2014 1:47 PM EDT The late musician’s influential legacy is saluted on 'My Old Friend,' featuring guests Lalah Hathaway, Dianne Reeves, Gerald Albright and more. It’s a year to the day (Aug. 5) since the untimely death of revered Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer and producer George Duke .…
