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Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie Talk 'Twins' Tour, 'Born Villain' Special Edition
October 01, 2012 8:00 PM EDT As he hits the road with Rob Zombie for their Twins Of Evil Tour, Marilyn Manson is preparing to release a little more villainous music to the world. Manson tells Billboard.com that he plans to release a "special edition" of his latest alb ...
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Lady Gaga's New Album: 'ARTPOP'
August 06, 2012 8:40 AM EDT ARTPOP. All caps, per Lady Gaga , who tweeted on Sunday, "make sure when writing about my new album/project ARTPOP that you CAPITALIZE the title, *its all in the details*" And so it seems the pop star has announced the name of her much ant ...
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Velvet Underground Adds New Complaint Against Warhol Foundation In Banana Album Cover Suit
February 27, 2012 10:17 AM EST Last month, the Velvet Underground sued the Andy Warhol Foundation with an artful double-step: On one hand, the band claimed that the famous image that adorns its classic 1967 album, The Velvet Underground & Nico , was in the public domain. On ...
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Jay-Z Joins List Of Artists-Turned-Authors With 'Decoded'
November 05, 2010 3:00 PM EDT Reading music is taking on a different meaning of late. That's due to a growing number of high-profile autobiographies and memoirs written by music artists. Among the artists-turned-authors hitting bookstore shelves this year are Susan Boyle , ...
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Michael Jackson No. 1 on Forbes' Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
October 25, 2010 4:37 PM EDT M ichael Jackson's sudden death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world, but fans also opened their wallets to make him this year's top-earning dead celebrity with $275 million, Forbes said on Monday. Jackson raked in more than the ...
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Jay-Z 'Decoded' Book Cover Revealed
September 22, 2010 2:31 PM EDT Jay-Z's long-talked about book, "Decoded," is set to hit bookstore shelves on Nov. 16 through publisher Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. The book is a narrative of the famous lyrics and overall life ...
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Dean & Britta Release Soundtrack of Warhol Tour
July 24, 2010 12:00 PM EDT Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol created nearly 500 "screen tests" -- short, silent, filmed portraits of the famous and unknown personalities who made their way through the Factory. In 2008, the Andy Warhol Museum and Pittsburgh Cultural ...
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'60s Anti-War Rocker Tuli Kupferberg Dies
July 13, 2010 1:34 PM EDT T uli Kupferberg , a founding member of the Fugs , one of the first underground rock groups and a staple on the anti-war protest scene in the 1960s, has died. Kupferberg, who had suffered strokes in the past year, died Monday in a Manhattan hospital ...
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Eminem's Strong Sales, Mark Mothersbaugh's Drug Tales
June 30, 2010 5:59 PM EDT In today's Daily Noise, brought to you by Fuse and Billboard.com, Eminem tops the Billboard 200, selling almost 750,000 copies of "Recovery," making this the biggest sales week for an album since AC/DC sold just under 800,000 copies o ...
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Velvet Underground Members To Share Stage At New York Public Library
November 17, 2009 5:10 PM EST Former Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule will make an extremely rare joint public appearance on Dec. 8 at the New York Public Library. The three will discuss the Velvet Underground's music and legacy with rock jo ...
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Michael Jackson Has Earned $72 Million Since Death
October 29, 2009 10:20 AM EDT Even before the "This Is It" opening, Michael Jackson had earned $90 million in the past year, with most of it coming since his death five months ago. That sizable sum put him third on the Forbes list of dead celebrities making the most mo ...
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This Day in Music
April 23, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 2006 - Phil Walden, the colorful and oft-controversial founder of the pathfinding Southern rock label Capricorn Records and manager of Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers, dies of lung cancer at his 2006 - Phil Walden, the colorful and oft-controve ...
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Absolut Sponsoring Kanye Spring Tour
February 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST Kanye West has inked a sponsorship deal with Absolut 100 Vodka for his upcoming tour, which begins April 16 in Seattle. Kanye West has inked a sponsorship deal with Absolut 100 Vodka for his upcoming tour, which begins April 16 in Seattle. In conjun ...
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This Day in Music
April 23, 2007 12:00 AM EDT 2006 - Phil Walden, the colorful and oft-controversial founder of the pathfinding Southern rock label Capricorn Records and manager of Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers, dies of lung cancer at his 2006 - Phil Walden, the colorful and oft-controve ...
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This Day in Music
April 23, 2006 12:00 AM EDT <b>1991 - </b>Punk rock forerunner Johnny Thunders dies of a drug overdose in New Orleans at age 38.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/> 2003 - Pop singer Jessica Simpson adds to her television-acting resu ...
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Weezer Preps Live DVD As Hiatus Begins
January 05, 2006 12:00 AM EST Having completed its promotional obligations in support of its 2005 Geffen album, "Make Believe," Weezer has begun a hiatus of undetermined length. Having completed its promotional obligations in support of its 2005 Geffen album, "Mak ...
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Elvis Remains Top-Earning Dead Celeb
October 31, 2005 12:00 AM EST Elvis is still the king when it comes to earning royalties, according to Forbes magazine, but Shakespeare could have given him a run for the money. Elvis is still the king when it comes to earning royalties, according to Forbes magazine, but Shakesp ...
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King Helps Break Ground On Museum
June 10, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Blues icon B.B. King joined local and state dignitaries today (June 10) for the groundbreaking of a $10 million museum honoring him in a Mississippi Delta town where he used to live. Blues icon B.B. King joined local and state dignitaries today (Jun ...
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This Day in Music
April 23, 2005 12:00 AM EDT <b>2003 - </b>Pop singer Jessica Simpson adds to her television-acting resume with an episode of "The Twilight Zone." Simpson stars in a segment of the UPN series as a babysitter who discovers the lif 2003 - Pop singer Jessica ...
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New Bon Jovi Studio Album, Tour Due
October 25, 2004 12:00 AM EDT A new Bon Jovi album due in the spring will be a "loud guitar, big rock record," says Jon Bon Jovi. "We're very excited about it, and I'm very confident it's going to be a big record for us." Guitaris A new Bon Jov ...
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Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
May 03, 2003 12:00 AM EDT New York-based electronic pop/performance art duo Fischerspooner (frontman/lyricist Casey Spooner and composer/producer Warren Fischer) brought its lavish, sexually provocative show to a packed Hammer New York-based electronic pop/performance art du ...
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This Day in Music
April 23, 2003 12:00 AM EDT <b>2002 - </b>Andrea Bocelli is honored for his outstanding contribution to music at the third Classical Brit Awards. 2002 - Andrea Bocelli is honored for his outstanding contribution to music at the third Classical Brit Awards. 1999 - G ...
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Take No Prisoners
December 14, 2002 12:00 AM EST In the early '70s, Lou Reed was dangerous, and it wasn't just his depictions of the nocturnal New York underworld that were on the edge; his interactions with his audience and the press could be volat RELEASE DATE: Sept. 24 In the early &# ...
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'VU & Nico' Debut To Be Reissued In March
February 15, 2002 12:00 AM EST "The Velvet Underground and Nico," one of rock's most influential debut albums, is getting an overhaul. The 1967 bow of rock luminaries the Velvet Underground will be re-released March 5 by Polydor/UM "The Velvet Underground and ...
