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Justice Collective's Charity Single Wins Christmas No. 1 Title
December 24, 2012 9:00 AM EST Cover of 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother' Includes Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams The U.K.'s much sought-after Christmas No. 1 crown was won on Sunday (Dec. 23) by the Justice Collective's cover of the Hollies' 19 ...
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Album Reviews: The Script, Tame Impala, Alejandro Sanz and more
October 11, 2012 5:55 PM EDT Gary Clark Jr. Blak and Blu Producers: Mike Elizondo, Rob Cavallo, Gary Clark Jr. Warner Bros. Records Release Date: Oct. 22 Fat, powerful blues-rock that recalls five decades of various strains of Southern R&B and rock makes for a curious sig ...
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B.B. King, Elvis Costello, Ray Davies, More Nominated For Songwriters Hall Of Fame
October 11, 2012 10:31 AM EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Elvis Costello, B.B. King and Ray Davies are among the nominees for the 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame. They're joined by a slew of top acts, including Jimmy Buffett, Vince Gill and Rod Temperton, who wrote Michael Jackson ...
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Chart Highlights: 'Whistle' To 'Blow': Flo Rida, P!nk No. 1
September 10, 2012 4:15 PM EDT The Sunshine State rapper tops Pop Songs with 'Whistle,' while P!nk powers to No. 1 on Adult Pop Songs with 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss).' Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts every Monday. Find ...
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The Wallflowers' 7-Year Hiatus Was a 'Good, Healthy Break,' Says Dylan
August 02, 2012 4:15 PM EDT Jakob Dylan never doubted that the Wallflowers would get back together to make another album, even as the group's hiatus stretched to nearly seven years from its last album. "Knowing everybody as well as I do, I knew we would," Dylan ...
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Charlotte Ronson: Behind The Seams
July 18, 2012 11:55 AM EDT Welcome to Behind the Seams, the Hook video series that features Billboard fashion columnist Gregory DelliCarpini Jr. talking with top designers about the connection between music and style. It was perhaps inevitable that Charlotte Ronson would beco ...
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Outside Lands Festival 2011: 18 Things Seen & Heard
August 15, 2011 12:31 PM EDT Now in its fourth year, San Francisco's Outside Lands festival serves the dual purpose of providing vibrant Bay Area city with a response to Indio's white-hot Coachella, and giving the city an annual Golden Gate Park event recalling the by ...
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Foreigner Turns 35 for the First Time With Ambitious CD/DVD Package
July 29, 2011 2:55 PM EDT Foreigner is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the band's formation by going acoustic, electric and live -- all on the same package. "Feels Like the First Time" is a CD/DVD package that will be released by Razor & Tie exclusivel ...
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Coachella 2011: Seen & Heard Saturday
April 17, 2011 1:26 PM EDT There's so much happening on Coachella's five stages (not to mention behind the scenes), that it's impossible to catch everything that goes on around the festival grounds. Here's 10 things we witnessed on Saturday (April 16) th ...
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Coachella 2011: 10 Things Seen & Heard Saturday
April 17, 2011 12:27 PM EDT There's so much happening on Coachella's five stages (not to mention behind the scenes), that it's impossible to catch everything that goes on around the festival grounds. Here's 10 things we witnessed on Saturday (April 16) that ...
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Big Audio Dynamite Reignited
April 08, 2010 1:25 PM EDT A new version of Big Audio Dynamite 's debut album may have stoked interest in a band reunion. Co-founder Don Letts tells Billboard.com that while compiling "This is Big Audio Dynamite -- Legacy Edition," an expanded version of the 19 ...
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Gorillaz Returning With 'Plastic Beach' This Spring
January 20, 2010 5:44 PM EST Hot on the heels of the announcement that the group will headline the 2010 Coachella Festival , Damon Albarn's cartoon-pop band Gorillaz is set to return on March 9 with its third album, "Plastic Beach." The 16 track set is due out on ...
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Foreigner Comeback To Be A Wal-Mart Exclusive
July 27, 2009 10:03 AM EDT Can Wal-Mart work its magic for yet another '70s rock act? The retail giant's exclusive September 29 release of Foreigner 's "Can't Slow Down" will be its first major exclusive since AC/DC's "Black Ice" i ...
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This Day in Music
December 27, 2008 12:00 AM EST 2006 - Pierre Delanoe, French veteran lyricist, music-radio pioneer and a major influence at French collecting society SACEM, dies at the age of 88. One of the most prolific songwriters of the post-Wo 2006 - Pierre Delanoe, French veteran lyricist, ...
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Foreigner Launches Air Guitar Contest with AARP
August 07, 2008 12:00 AM EDT AARP, the advocacy group for those over the age of 50, announced that it is holding an air guitar and lip-synching contest with the band Foreigner. The competition is a new addition to the group's sponsorship of Foreigner's current U.S. ...
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Foreigner: The Billboard Q&A
July 10, 2008 12:00 AM EDT As its summer tour with Bryan Adams gets rolling, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones chats with Billboard about the hit-making rock outfit's past, present and future. In 1976, Mick Jones found himself out of a job. The Surrey, England, native had a ...
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Rock Giants Pay Tribute To Lemmy In Documentary
May 22, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The life and career of Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister is being celebrated in a new documentary, tentatively titled "Lemmy" and slated for release in 2009. The life and career of Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister is being celebrated in ...
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'No End In Sight' For Foreigner
May 08, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Foreigner is taking a backward glance at its career this summer with "No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner," due July 15 on Rhino. Foreigner is taking a backward glance at its career this summer with "No End in Sight: The Very ...
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DVD Looks Back On The Clash's 'Revolution'
April 25, 2008 12:00 AM EDT After a relative flurry of films, DVDs and reissues to arise in the wake of Clash frontman Joe Strummer's death, fans are again being treated to another archival project in the form of the new DVD "Re After a relative flurry of films, DVDs ...
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SXSW '08: Carbon/Silicon
March 16, 2008 12:49 PM EDT Interview with former Clash guitarist/vocalist Mick Jones and Generation X's Tony James on their new band, Carbon/Silicon. sxsw 2008 , interview , Live , exclusive , carbon , Mick Jones , Generation X , Tony James , silicon , Exclusive Videos E ...
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Exclusive: Clash Live DVD Due In April
February 13, 2008 12:00 AM EST A host of rare live Clash performance clips will be found on "The Clash Live: Revolution Rock," due on DVD April 15 via Epic/Legacy. PBS will broadcast excerpts from the film in early March, Billboard A host of rare live Clash performance ...
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This Day in Music
December 27, 2007 12:00 AM EST 2006 - Pierre Delanoe, French veteran lyricist, music-radio pioneer and a major influence at French collecting society SACEM, dies at the age of 88. One of the most prolific songwriters of the post-Wo 2006 - Pierre Delanoe, French veteran lyricist, ...
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Registration Extended For Red-Hot Zeppelin Tix
September 14, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Organizers of the Led Zeppelin-headlined Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert on Nov. 26 in London have extended the registration deadline in the wake of "unprecedented demand" for tickets. The ballot has no Organizers of the Led Zeppelin-headlin ...
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Led Zeppelin Takes Flight, For One Night Only
September 12, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Legendary rock combo Led Zeppelin is reforming, but for one night only. The British band will play a one-off show at London's 22,000-capacity O2 arena on Nov. 26 as part of a tribute to Atlantic Recor Legendary rock combo Led Zeppelin is reform ...
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Zeppelin Takes Flight Once More
September 12, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Hard rock giant Led Zeppelin is reforming, but for one night only. The British band will play a one-off show at London's 18,000-capacity O2 arena Nov. 26. Veteran concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith, who is organizing the show, promises a full ...
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U.K. Rock Vets Find New Life With Carbon/Silicon
July 04, 2007 12:00 AM EDT "I'm Carbon. He's Silicon," Mick Jones explains. "I'm a computer, Mick's the song," his bandmate Tony James elaborates. "That's a bit pat," Jones counters. "I'd rather describe it as a ...
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Foreigner Plotting New Album, Live DVD
June 04, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Foreigner is eyeing "either the end of this year or early next year" to release a new album, according to group founder Mick Jones. And it's likely to contain a mix of both brand new and familiar mate Foreigner is eyeing "either ...
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18OnTV
April 30, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Music-related TV listings for April 30 - May 6, 2007. MONDAY, APRIL 30 "Stereophonics: Language. Sex. Violence. Other?," STARZ! Cinema Featured Artist(s): Stereophonics. "The Late Show With David Letterman," CBS Featured Artist(s ...
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Arctic Monkeys Snatch Two NME Trophies
March 01, 2007 12:00 AM EST Arctic Monkeys cemented their status as Britain's hottest young band at the NME Awards tonight (March 1), where they won two categories. Arctic Monkeys cemented their status as Britain's hottest young band at the NME Awards tonight (March ...
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05OnTV
January 22, 2007 12:00 AM EST Music-related TV listings for Jan. 22-28, 2006. MONDAY, JAN. 22 "Good Morning America," ABC Featured artist(s): Natalie MacMaster (also scheduled: Natalie MacMaster, Jan Crawford Greenburg). "The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet,&quo ...
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This Day in Music
December 27, 2006 12:00 AM EST <b>1998 - </b>Busta Rhymes - a.k.a. Trevor Smith - is arrested and charged with criminal possession after police find a loaded unregistered pistol in his car. Police originally pull Rhymes over for ch 2003 - Vestal Goodman, the "Que ...
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Cleveland Calling
October 25, 2006 12:00 AM EDT The Clash's Mick Jones views one of Joe Strummer's electric guitars, on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. The Clash's Mick Jones views one of Joe Strummer's electric guitars, on display at the R ...
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Jones Proud, Awed Of Clash Rock Hall Exhibit
October 19, 2006 12:00 AM EDT It's fair to say Mick Jones is a little bit ambivalent about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's new Clash exhibit. "It's a bit of a heavy one, actually," Jones tells Billboard.com. It's fair to say Mick Jones i ...
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Memories Of Montreux
May 26, 2006 12:00 AM EDT As the Montreux Jazz Festival marks its 40th anniversary June 30-July 15, Billboard asked musicians and executives for their memories of Montreux and its illustrious founder, Claude Nobs. As the Montreux Jazz Festival marks its 40th anniversary June ...
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This Day in Music
December 27, 2005 12:00 AM EST <b>1998 - </b>Busta Rhymes - a.k.a. Trevor Smith - is arrested and charged with criminal possession after police find a loaded unregistered pistol in his car. Police originally pull Rhymes over for ch 2003 - Vestal Goodman, the "Que ...
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Mike Peters
September 30, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Frontman of the Alarm on the road with fellow 'survivors' from the Stray Cats, the Damned and Spear Of Destiny in the United States and England. Thursday 22nd September-California I'm driving back from the House of Blues in Anaheim. W ...
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NY Dolls Influence Lives On Via New Film
July 05, 2005 12:00 AM EDT First-time filmmaker Greg Whiteley came to the subject of his documentary feature not as a fan but as a friend of Arthur "Killer" Kane, bassist for the short-lived but influential '70s rock band the N First-time filmmaker Greg Whitele ...
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Hot Product
September 19, 2004 12:00 AM EDT The Clash London's Burning Five never-before-heard Clash songs highlight the Legacy Edition of "London Calling," due this week via Epic. The first disc of the set features a remastered version of the classic 1979 album, while the seco ...
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Ultra Rare Recordings Bolster Clash Classic
August 23, 2004 12:00 AM EDT Five never-before-heard Clash songs highlight the upcoming Legacy Edition of "London Calling," due Sept. 21 via Epic. Five never-before-heard Clash songs highlight the upcoming Legacy Edition of "London Calling," due Sept. 21 via ...
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This Day in Music
December 27, 2003 12:00 AM EST <b>1999 - </b>Sean "Puffy" Combs is arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon when a gun is found in his vehicle after he leaves a chaotic scene at a New York club where three people a 1999 - Sean "Puffy&qu ...
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Mescaleros Piece Together Strummer's Swan Song
November 05, 2003 12:00 AM EST Excerpted from the magazine for Billboard.com. When an undiagnosed congenital heart defect claimed Joe Strummer's life last December, legions of music fans were left not only stunned but feeling as though the life had been suckerpunched out of ...
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Strummer/Cash Duet On Marley Classic
August 20, 2003 12:00 AM EDT The version of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" that will appear on late Clash frontman Joe Strummer's final solo album is one of two likely to see daylight by the end of the year. The other features St The version of Bob Marley� ...
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Few rock acts enjoy as mythic a reputation as the
May 17, 2003 12:00 AM EDT Few rock acts enjoy as mythic a reputation as the Clash. And when just about every soul lucky enough to see the group live remarks, "They were the best band I ever saw, no one before or after ever com Few rock acts enjoy as mythic a reputation ...
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Rock Hall Welcomes Police, Clash, Costello
March 11, 2003 12:00 AM EST The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed the Police, the Clash, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, AC/DC, and the Righteous Brothers into the fold last night (March 10) at New York's Waldorf-Astoria H The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed the ...
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Posthumous Strummer Album Targeted For May
January 13, 2003 12:00 AM EST The material Joe Strummer was working on before his sudden death last month is being compiled for an album that may be ready for release by Hellcat/Epitaph as early as May, according to a spokesperson The material Joe Strummer was working on before ...
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This Day in Music
December 27, 2002 12:00 AM EST <b>1999 - </b>Sean "Puffy" Combs is arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon when a gun is found in his vehicle after he leaves a chaotic scene at a New York club where three people a 1999 - Sean "Puffy&qu ...
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Punk Legend Joe Strummer Dies
December 23, 2002 12:00 AM EST Joe Strummer (real name: John Mellor), former lead singer of the legendary British punk band The Clash, died yesterday (Dec. 22) at his home in Broomfield, England. He was 50. The British Broadcasting Joe Strummer (real name: John Mellor), former le ...
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Duncan Sheik Reveals 'Daylight'
July 18, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik is readying his fourth Atlantic album, "Daylight," for an Aug. 27 release. The disc will be Sheik's first since his unconventional 2001 Nonesuch/Atlantic release "Phanto Singer/songwriter Duncan She ...
