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  • That’s right — you’ve read the headline correctly.  Two of the world’s biggest pop superstars to ever live have recorded a duet together!  Who would have thought we’d get another treat like this after we just scored Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera’s amazing “Do What U Want” duet?  We sure didn’t.  But, boy are we…

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  • Yes, you’ve read the subject line correctly — the immensely talented, rising pop star known as Neon Hitch has just released a free mixtape.  (Grab it here: http://www.neonhitch.net.)  It’s called 301 to Paradise and it’s six tracks, assuming you count the intro.  Every track is fantastic and proves that Neon Hitch is going to be…

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  • What does this mean?  Well, we do believe it reads With The Blue, but we’re not sure if it’s an album title or the title of the first single.  Or both.  But we love it and we’re excited about Kylie’s forthcoming new album, whatever it’s called! Our favorite magazine cover this year:

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  • Yesterday Robyn posted the photo you see below on Instagram with the text “We are making music again. #royksopprobyn”. The photo shows the singer posed in front of Röyksopp’s Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland, who she previously collaborated with on two tracks, Röyksopp’s single “The Girl and the Robot” and the song “None of Dem”…

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  •           The nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Friday night. The ceremony will be held on January 26th. Here’s the list of nominees: Record of the Year • “Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams • “Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons • “Royals” — Lorde • “Locked Out…

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  • Date City Country Venue 25 Apr Budapest Hungary Papp László Arena 26 Apr Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena 28 Apr Vienna Austria Stadthalle 01 May Turin Italy Palaolimpico 04 May Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 07 May Düsseldorf Germany ISS Dome 10 May Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen 13 May Oslo Norway Telenor Arena 15 May…

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  • Las Vegas rock band Otherwise have released a free, acoustic EP called Enjoy The Pain, which can be downloaded at www.EnjoyThePainEP.com It features five brand new songs, which the band wrote and recorded while on the road. Here’s what the band has to say about it: “‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ is our gift to you. It’s our…

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  • The New York Times has reported that Lou Reed died at his home on Long Island yesterday on October 27, 2013 from an ailment that stemmed from his recent liver transplant.  They further state that Dr. Charles Miller, who performed Reed’s transplant at the Cleveland Clinic in April, has revealed that Reed was in Ohio…

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  • Rock ‘n’ roll icon Lou Reed has died at the age of 71.  The famous singer, songwriter and co-founder of The Velvet Underground had a liver transplant in May, according to Rolling Stone.  The cause of death has yet to be released. http://youtu.be/B6Ar4xsNNE8 http://youtu.be/MO5reyuzXis  

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  • Click “read more” below for tour dates and mixtape info…

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  • Just as they’ve done the past few years, the fine folks behind Record Store Day are once again doing everything in their power to get music junkies like us out to our independent record stores on Black Friday, otherwise known as the day after Thanksgiving, which is November 29, 2013.  This year’s list of Black…

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  • From RobbieWilliams.com: 22 Oct 2013 Robbie will be swinging in to London next month for a very special performance at the capital’s historic London Palladium. Taking its cue from Robbie’s iconic appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2001, the show will be a sumptuous offering of special guests, swing songs old and new and,…

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  • According to Contact Music, the the New York Daily News has obtained a copy of a “cheat sheet” instructing people who work with Britney Spears to lie and say that she’ll be singing live during her ‘Britney: Piece of Me’ shows in Vegas when the document states: ”All vocals will be pre-recorded.”  It adds that…

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  • According to The Independent, which cites Music Week, Lily Allen will be recording a cover of Keane’s classic 2004 gem “Somewhere Only We Know” for this year’s John Lewis Christmas TV advertisement, John Lewis being a highly successful chain of department stores in the UK. Last year’s John Lewis Christmas advert song was Gabrielle Aplin’s…

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  • The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Peter Gabriel Hall and Oates KISS LL Cool J The Meters Nirvana N.W.A. The Replacements Linda Ronstadt Cat Stevens Link Wray Yes The Zombies The 2014 inductees are chosen by a secret ballot of over 600 individual voters consisting of all past inductees of the Rock and…

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