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Tracy Morgan Has a Plan for the Billboard Music Awards: Rehearsal Q&A
May 19, 2013 8:45 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 "Bruce Lee said it best, 'You have to relax, never tense up -- only on point of impact.'" Tracy Morgan is waiting until he hears the roar of the crowd during tonight's Billboard Music Awards, airing live at 8pm ET on ABC, ...
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Romanthony, House Producer & 'One More Time' Singer, Reported Dead
May 19, 2013 4:16 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Romanthony, an influential house producer and singer best known for performing the vocals on Daft Punk's single "One More Time," has been reported to have died earlier this month. The artist, born Anthony Moore, reportedly passed away at his home in Austin, Tex. on May 7. As Chicago's ...
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'Undercover Angel' Singer Alan O'Day Dead at 72
May 18, 2013 10:36 PM EDT among others. O'Day is survived by his wife, Yuka. Funeral services are pending. News Marc ...
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Kanye West Names Album 'Yeezus': Report
May 18, 2013 6:36 PM EDT 76 23 0 0 Kanye West's sixth solo album will be titled "Yeezus" and released on June 18, according to a Rap-Up report on Saturday. West's girlfriend seemed to confirm the title in an Instagrammed photo later in the day: West's lab ...
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Ed Sheeran to Bring Down the 'House' at Billboard Music Awards: Rehearsal Q&A
May 18, 2013 12:00 PM EDT 31 216 0 0 "Don't expect much from the performance -- I don't have any dancers, or a backing band. But I do have some Christmas lights around my feet, so that's exciting." Ed Sheeran is kidding. You should get excited about his pe ...
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George Strait and Demi Lovato Bound for Top Three on Billboard 200
May 18, 2013 8:30 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Country icon George Strait is heading for a No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200 chart next week with his new album, "Love Is Everything." Meanwhile, Demi Lovato's fourth studio effort, "Demi," is aiming for a No. 3 bow. Accor ...
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Tim McGraw Talks 'Real Guy' Pitbull, Legendary John Fogerty and More for His 'Superstar Summer Night'
May 17, 2013 7:00 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 This Sunday night, Tim McGraw will help kick off the summer with his CBS special "ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night," and he says fans of different genres will find something to their liking. "There were a lot o ...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Billboard Cover Story
May 17, 2013 2:00 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 They aren't just making records, they're setting them: biggest-selling download of 2013, the first duo to send their first two singles to No. 1 on the Hot 100. And they've done it all their way This is an excerpt. For the complete s ...
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Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Working on Solo Album With Rick Rubin, Sara Bareilles
May 17, 2013 11:52 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles announced today that she'll release her debut solo album this fall. The as-yet-untitled project is being produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, who has flexed his rootsy side in the past with work on albu ...
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Keith Urban Preps New Album and Hopes to Keep His 'Idol' Job
May 17, 2013 11:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Keith Urban has a good feeling about "Little Bit of Everything," a new single he performed during last night's "American Idol" finale." "I love the feeling of it, the lyrics and the groove," he noted in a ch ...
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Meat Puppets, A-Trak and Omarion Added to Summerfest Lineup
May 17, 2013 10:09 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Summerfest is adding to its already massive lineup for the Milwaukee-based music festival, with '90s rockers Meat Puppets and Cracker joining the mid-summer party, along with indie band Rogue Wave among others. A-Trak, Umphrey's McGee, O ...
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Lady Antebellum to Keep Mining 'Golden' After 'Road Baby' Arrives
May 17, 2013 9:20 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 A new album atop the Billboard 200 and a baby on the way for Hillary Scott, the band's Charles Kelley tells us why a break will be a good thing: "You've got to make time for life" With its fourth album, "Golden," lodg ...
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Candice Glover Q&A: 'I'm Ready to Work'
May 17, 2013 8:36 AM EDT 104 88 0 0 After being crowned winner of "American Idol," Candice Glover headed to the backstage press area where she greeted a sea of reporters. The South Carolina native took the podium to discuss overcoming her nerves of singing with Jennifer ...
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Emeli Sandé Takes Two Trophies at the Ivor Novello Awards
May 17, 2013 6:27 AM EDT of Ivors winners, visit the official Website . News Lars Brandle Marc Almond , Gavin Rossdale , Justin ...
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Jim Ed Brown Enlists Bobby Bare for First New Music in Decades
May 16, 2013 5:50 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 In a career that has spanned well over five decades, talk to Jim Ed Brown and you will find an artist with a renewed sense of vigor and vitality. The legendary Grand Ole Opry star has just released a new single, "In Style Again," which i ...
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PSY to Co-Host the MuchMusic Video Awards
May 16, 2013 2:11 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Giddy-up. The MuchMusic Video Awards are going "Gangnam Style." International phenom PSY has just been tapped to co-host the Canadian awards show June 16 that is one giant party on the streets of downtown Toronto, right outside MuchMusic ...
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Will.i.am on New Britney Spears Album: 'We Start Next Week'
May 16, 2013 12:00 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Producer tells Billboard about the intense "bonding" he and Britney have done to prepare for her eighth studio album Will.i.am received an Honorary Clio Award Wednesday night for his work with brands like Coca-Cola , Intel and Beats by D ...
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Kree Let Candice Sing Last, Despite Winning 'American Idol' Coin Toss
May 16, 2013 11:30 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 "That is just Kree and that's her everyday," Glover says of Harrison. "She doesn't think about herself at all and puts everybody before her" Candice Glover and Kree Harrison took the stage at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre ...
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Frank Ocean, Beck Lead O Music Awards Nominees
May 16, 2013 10:30 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Frank Ocean and Beck top this year's O Music Awards with two nominations each. On June 19, the awards return with a "Make a Band Famous" competition, performances from across the country and a drum-a-thon led by The Roots band leade ...
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Kanye West 'Aint No Muthaf---in Celebrity' at Adult Swim Upfront
May 16, 2013 9:50 AM EDT 34 146 0 0 Outspoken rapper performs new songs, goes on rant about celebrity culture, kissing babies, "SNL" expectations and more at small NYC show "I ain't no muthafuckin celebrity," Kanye West said halfway through his nearly 90- ...
