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Zac Brown's Southern Ground Festival Cooks Up Big Duets and Fiery Set From Grace Potter
September 30, 2013 1:15 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Zac Brown 's Southern Ground Festival rolled into Music City this past weekend, offering a little something for everybody – and not just music. A wide array of craftsmen were present both days, selling their wares, as were an impressive numbe ...
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Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford Lead Night of 'OMG Moments' at 'Inside llewyn Davis' Concert
September 30, 2013 9:35 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 When Justin Timberlake couldn't make Sunday's concert celebrating the music of the new Coen Brother's movie, "Inside Llewyn Davis," master of ceremonies John Goodman told the crowd Timberlake's understudy would perfor ...
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Stevie Wonder Speaks Out, Bono Surprises at Global Citizen Festival
September 29, 2013 12:00 PM EDT 270 68 86 0 An impassioned speech on guns by Wonder and slick sets by Alicia Keys, John Mayer and Kings of Leon highlight a day of doing right in Central Park Stevie Wonder made believers out of a youthful crowd of 60,000-plus at the Global Citizen Festiv ...
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'Metallica Through the Never': Film Review
September 27, 2013 6:15 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 "Metallica Through the Never" Director: Nimrod Antal Cast: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Dane DeHaan Release Date: Sept. 27 (IMAX), Oct. 4 (wide) Running Time: 92 minutes The immersive, 360-degree, 3-D photo ...
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P!nk Breaks Touring Records In Australia
September 27, 2013 5:44 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 P!nk dominates the weekly tally of Hot Tours with box office revenue reported from a record-breaking 18-show engagement during the Australian leg of her Truth About Love tour. The pop star broke her own mark at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena with th ...
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Arthur Hanlon Announces 'Encanto' Tour
September 24, 2013 5:15 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Arthur Hanlon, who holds the distinction for being the only pianist to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Latin charts, kicks off his multi-city tour in October starting in Miami before taking his show to Puerto Rico, New York and Los Angeles. " ...
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Farm Aid 2013: Pete Seeger Sings Out, Neil Young Speaks Up and Jack Johnson Cows Around
September 23, 2013 11:16 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 "Oh, but ain't that America, for you and me!" sang John Mellencamp on "Pink Houses" at Farm Aid 2013, the annual benefit for America's family farmers, staged Sept. 21 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, in Saratog ...
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Cher Announces 'Dressed to Kill' Tour
September 23, 2013 1:40 PM EDT 1.542 k 106 0 0 Cher is ready to hit the road on the "Dressed to Kill" tour, her first trek in eight years. The legendary performer made the announcement Monday morning on NBC's "Today" show , telling the hosts that it won't ...
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iHeartRadio Music Festival Saturday: Justin Timberlake Takes Back the Night From Drake & Miley Cyrus
September 22, 2013 9:31 AM EDT 44 201 1 0 Paul McCartney opens, Bruno Mars delivers and Ke$ha (literally) stumbles on closing night in Las Vegas Structurally, there is nothing else quite like the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The two-day event, which concluded its third annual stint on S ...
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P!nk's 'Truth About Love Tour' Special to Premiere in December on EPIX
September 20, 2013 5:22 PM EDT 1 0 0 0 "There will be laughs. There will be tears. Who's with me!" -- So belts the carnival barker in a new trailer for "P!nk: The Truth About Love Tour," the pop superstar's upcoming concert special premiering Dec. 7 on EPI ...
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Taylor Swift Returns Home, Duets With Luke Bryan at Nashville Show
September 20, 2013 3:00 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 While introducing her chart-topping "Begin Again" on Thursday night at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, Taylor Swift spoke of how the process of writing a song about love has changed over time. Evolution takes place in an artist' ...
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Kacey Musgraves Opens Same Trailer, Different Tour In NYC: Live Review
September 20, 2013 10:50 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Fast-rising country music star feels right at home in the big city Get to know Kacey Musgraves. Her penchant for salty, "real talk" narratives has cast her as a sort of anti-Taylor Swift. The country world has embraced her, though she� ...
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Fun. to Perform With Queen at iHeartRadio Music Festival (Updated)
September 19, 2013 12:17 PM EDT 24 84 0 0 UPDATED: Billboard has learned that Ruess' entire band, Fun., will be performing with Queen. Queen will team up with another powerhouse singer at the iHeartRadio Music Festival this weekend. Nate Ruess of Fun. is set to take the stage with ...
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Roberto Tapia, Calibre 50 to Perform in Concert Series for Billboard Mexican Music Awards
September 19, 2013 11:28 AM EDT 1 0 0 0 Following the continued success of its Billboard En Concierto, the concert series linked to the Billboard Latin Music Awards, Billboard, Telemundo and Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN) will launch a new edition of the series leading up to the Billb ...
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Skrillex, Warren Haynes to Take Part in Grateful Dead Case Study at Billboard Touring Conference
September 19, 2013 10:25 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 The Keynote Case Study at the 10th Annual Billboard Touring Conference will examine the lasting impact of the Grateful Dead on contemporary touring across a wide range of genres. The one-of-a-kind session, moderated by Paradigm agent Jonathan Levi ...
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Replacements Reunion, Fall Out Boy & Blink-182 Highlight Chicago's Riot Fest
September 16, 2013 9:42 AM EDT 75 84 0 0 Beloved rockers tear through second gig in 22 years to close out 3-day fest The ninth annual Riot Fest rocked hard this past weekend at Chicago's spacious Humboldt Park, carnival-oriented punk and indie rock festival's home for the sec ...
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Christine McVie to Rejoin Fleetwood Mac For Live Shows
September 13, 2013 3:01 PM EDT 558 75 0 0 Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, who left the iconic band in 1998, is set to rejoin the group on stage for a pair of upcoming live concerts. The group's Stevie Nicks told BBC Radio 4's "Woman's Hour" that McVie wou ...
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Robin Thicke Will Tour in 2014: See Dates
September 13, 2013 10:32 AM EDT 3 5 0 0 Robin Thicke announced on Friday he'll hit the road next year for a 15-city tour in support of his chart-topping "Blurred Lines" album. The soul-pop crooner will kick things off Feb. 21 in Atlanta and weave through the U.S. and Cana ...
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Blink-182 Rock Brooklyn Club Gig: Live Review
September 12, 2013 2:35 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 A rare, sweat-drenched rock show with Mark, Tom, and Travis Blink-182 are big enough to rock the Barclays Center, but swinging through Brooklyn last night, they had something else in mind. The Music Hall of Williamsburg is usually reserved for buz ...
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Roger Waters to Give Keynote Q&A at Billboard Touring Conference
September 12, 2013 10:00 AM EDT 12 24 107 0 Roger Waters, co-founder and principal songwriter of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Pink Floyd and one of the most influential touring and recording artists of all time, will do the Keynote Q&A at the 10th Annual Billboard Touring Confe ...
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George Strait Sets Dates for Last Run on the Road
September 09, 2013 5:04 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 George Strait will finish off his two-year farewell tour in the biggest house in his home state of Texas -- the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium. The country superstar held a rare news conference Monday at the stadium to announce the last leg ...
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Alejandro Fernandez Announces U.S. Arena Tour
September 06, 2013 4:50 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Backed by big screen images of the Mexican landscape and a robotic light show, singer Alejandro Fernandez -- whose "Confidencias" debuted at No. 1 this week on the Top Latin Albums -- will tour the U.S. this fall. Fernandez will perform ...
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Lollapalooza Expands to Buenos Aires, Argentina
September 06, 2013 2:15 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Lollapalooza organizers will announce today the expansion to Buenos Aires with Lollapalooza Argentina, a partnership between Lolla founder Perry Farrell, festival co-owner William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Austin-based promoter/producer C3 Pr ...
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Kanye West Announces 'The Yeezus Tour'
September 06, 2013 9:44 AM EDT 324 298 1 0 Kendrick Lamar will open on all but five dates on the 23-city tour of North America Kanye West has announced a 23-city trek throughout North America in support of his latest album. "The Yeezus Tour," which is being presented by AEG L ...
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Nine Inch Nails Exert Brutal Intensity at Troubadour Club Show: Live Review
September 04, 2013 11:30 AM EDT 109 29 0 0 "I almost forgot we have a new record out today..." So exclaimed Trent Reznor midway through a private Nine Inch Nails concert held Tuesday night (Sept. 3) at Los Angeles' famed Troubadour club. Hosted by KROQ, with tickets distr ...
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Korn Announces Family Values Festival Lineup
September 03, 2013 3:02 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 After a six-year drought, metal fans are getting their Family Values back, if only for a day. Korn has announced the lineup and other details for the 2013 edition of the festival, to be held Oct. 5 at the 1st Bank Center in Denver. Joining Korn in ...
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Bruno Mars: Bigger and Better as U.S. Tour Wraps Up (Live Review)
September 02, 2013 2:22 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Two years ago, on his first worldwide tour, Bruno Mars played at Miami's Fillmore, an intimate setting that amplified Mars' considerable talents as a singer, instrumentalist (particularly as a guitarist) and all around dynamic performer ...
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Jay Z's 'Made In America' Doc Heading to Showtime
August 30, 2013 12:50 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Showtime is in the Jay Z business. In keeping with its documentary push, the premium cable network has acquired Made in America, the star-studded documentary that chronicled Jay Z’s two-day music festival of the same name. The doc, which is direct ...
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Marc Anthony's Voice Is the Star at 'Vivir Mi Vida' Tour Opener in Miami: Live Review
August 27, 2013 12:33 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Marc Anthony kicked off the U.S. leg of his "Vivir Mi Vida" world tour with two sold-out shows at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami Aug. 23 and 24, playing a mostly salsa set that underscored the theme and sentiment of his top-selling ...
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Depeche Mode's 'Delta Machine' Touches Down in North America With Raw Detroit Show
August 23, 2013 11:30 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 "I just think there's a much rawer sound to our live shows than on our records, which is a good thing," Martin Gore tells us As Depeche Mode's Delta Machine Tour arrived in North America -- with a 21-song opening salvo on Thurs ...
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MTV VMAs' 10 Best Performances Ever
August 22, 2013 4:03 PM EDT 7.412 k 812 45 0 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS • VMAs' 55 Most Outrageous Fashions • Top 10 Crazy VMA Moments • MTV VMAs Quiz: 13 Questions • Timberlake & N'Sync To Reunite at VMAs? • Katy Perry To Debut 'Roar' on VMAs • Lady Gaga To Perf ...
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Taylor Swift Surprises L.A. With Tegan and Sara: Watch 'Closer' Performance
August 21, 2013 4:00 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Taylor Swift is on top of the world and her Los Angeles stop this week has proven that the sold-out "Red Tour" continues to thrill, entertain and surprise. Fans got a major lift on Tuesday (Aug. 20) when Swift introduced indie pop duo T ...
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H20 Music Festival Set to Become Uforia, Grows with Pitbull, Big Boi and More
August 19, 2013 10:46 PM EDT 23 40 1 0 In its second year, the Los Angeles festival drew over 10,000 to see urban and Latin music alike. The H2O Music Festival returned to Southern California for a second time and judging from the crowds, it was a hit. Those behind the large outdoor ...
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Natalie Cole at the Hollywood Bowl: Live Review
August 19, 2013 5:08 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Natalie Cole's hometown concert at the Hollywood Bowl came as her first Spanish-language album, "Natalie Cole en Español," marked seven weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums chart. The album is No. 6 this week on Top ...
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Country Icon George Strait Tapped for Billboard's Legend Of Live Award
August 15, 2013 12:00 PM EDT 21 7 0 0 The King of Country will be crowned with Billboard's highest accolade in the touring space at an event on Nov. 14 George Strait will be honored with the Legend Of Live Award at the 10th annual Billboard Touring Awards , to be held Nov. 14 at ...
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Diana Ross Reigns at Hollywood Bowl
August 05, 2013 10:00 PM EDT 107 24 0 0 Diana Ross's Aug. 3 performance at the Hollywood Bowl may have been relatively short (about 75 minutes). But the legendary artist -- sailing aboard a raft of songs and five costume changes -- still knows how to keep fans wanting more while ...
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Bonnaroo: 10 Most Awesome (& Awful) Moments
June 12, 2013 2:30 PM EDT 25 60 0 0 The 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival , another weekend of heat, porta-potties and hopefully great rock moments out in a field in Manchester, is afoot. And just like thousands of other music geeks, we're ready to watch Paul McCartney ...
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Tom Petty Disputes Fire Marshall in Shutdown of Hollywood Show
June 10, 2013 11:45 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Twenty-four hours after the fire marshal brought an abrupt end to Tom Petty's fourth concert at the Henry Fonda Theater, the rocker was already considering remedying the situation himself. "We had to quit a little early last night," ...
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Paul McCartney Dips Into the Vault at Brooklyn's Barclays Center
June 09, 2013 10:41 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Paul McCartney has toured nearly every year in the past decade, and acting on the assumption that many concertgoers would have seen him in concert fairly recently, he promised that his 2013 "Out There" jaunt would bring out some deep cut ...
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Billboard Music Awards Performances Sell Nearly 1 Million Downloads
May 30, 2013 11:46 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 The 2013 Billboard Music Awards continue to pump sales gains, as the latest charts reflect the first full week of impact after the May 19 show. In the tracking week ending May 26, the 19 songs performed on the ABC broadcast sold a combined 973,000 ...
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Taylor Swift: Billboard Music Award Wins Were a 'Wonderful Feeling'
May 25, 2013 10:00 AM EDT 38 337 0 0 Country superstar talks about winning eight trophies and her personal highlights of BBMA night. The biggest stars in music lit up the stage of Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena for the Billboard Music Awards. But no one beamed brighter tha ...
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10 Awesome 2013 Billboard Music Awards Performances: Watch
May 23, 2013 7:54 PM EDT 84 122 3 0 The 2013 Billboard Music Awards was a star-studded extravaganza that celebrated the best music of the past year -- not just by handing out trophies, but with an impressive slate of performances that included Justin Bieber taking flight on Biebe ...
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Why Las Vegas Rocks: Carly Rae Jepsen, David Guetta & More Share Vegas Favorites
May 23, 2013 5:37 PM EDT 0 0 0 On the blue carpet of the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, stars including Carly Rae Jepsen, David Guetta, LMFAO's SkyBlu, Boyz II Men, Florida Georgia Line and more shared their favorite things about Vegas, from shows to clubs to shop ...
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Orianthi Backstage at the Billboard Music Awards 2013
May 23, 2013 3:17 AM EDT 0 0 0 Orianthi Backstage at the Billboard Music Awards 2013 | See All Billboard Music Awards Videos BBMA Backstage BBMA 2013 BBMA 2013 ...
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Billboard Music Awards Push Big Sales Gains
May 22, 2013 7:24 PM EDT 8 26 0 0 The 2013 Billboard Music Awards pump big sales gains on the charts this week, thanks to blockbuster performances from the likes of Bruno Mars, Jennifer Lopez and Ed Sheeran. The show aired on May 19 from 8-11 p.m. EST on ABC. BILLBOARD MUSIC AWAR ...
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Austin Mahone Backstage at the Billboard Music Awards 2013
May 22, 2013 3:53 PM EDT 0 0 0 Austin Mahone Backstage at the Billboard Music Awards 2013 BBMA Backstage BBMA 2013 BBMA 2013 ...
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Jason Derulo on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013
May 22, 2013 3:53 PM EDT 0 0 0 Jason Derulo on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013 BBMA BBMA 2013 ...
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LMFAO's SkyBlu on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013
May 22, 2013 3:53 PM EDT 0 1 0 LMFAO's SkyBlu on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013 BBMA BBMA 2013 BBMA 2013 ...
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Ariana Grande on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013
May 22, 2013 3:53 PM EDT 0 0 0 Ariana Grande on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013 BBMA BBMA 2013 BBMA 2013 ...
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Miguel on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013
May 21, 2013 6:20 PM EDT 0 0 0 Miguel on the Billboard Music Awards Blue Carpet 2013 BBMA BBMA 2013 BBMA 2013 ...
