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November 21, 2016
Sharon Jones, Fiery Soul Singer, 60, Passes From Cancer
SHARON JONES, the incandescent soul singer who became a GRAMMY-nominated artist with her longtime backing band THE DAP KINGS late in life, died on FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 18th) of pancreatic cancer at the age of 60, in a COOPERSTOWN, NY, hospital where she was … more »
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April 21, 2016
Superstar Artist Prince Dead At 57
Multiple media outlets have confirmed the sad news that superstar artist PRINCE has died at the age of 57. His body was discovered at his PAISLEY PARK residence in MINNESOTA early THURSDAY (4/21) morning. The multi-genre icon -- real name PRINCE ROGERS … more »
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January 14, 2016
Rene Angelil, Celine Dion Husband And Manager, 73, Passes
RENE ANGELIL, husband and manager of CELINE DION, passed away today in his LAS VEGAS home from cancer of the throat. DION tweeted out the following: RENE ANGELIL, 73, passed away this morning at his home in LAS VEGAS after a long and courageous battle … more »
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September 19, 2015
Yes He Kanye!: West Steals The Show At iHeartRadio Music Festival's First Night
There was a little something for everyone at tonight's iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL, a veritable Top 40 mash-up worthy of the Golden Age of '60s AM radio, with KENNY CHESNEY and DEMI LOVATO rocking hardest, SAM SMITH, COLDPLAY and DURAN DURAN … more »
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February 16, 2011
Billy Ray Cyrus Takes On Hannah Montana And Satan
The MARCH issue of GQ MAGAZINE starts: "These days BILLY RAY CYRUS' life is imitating a bad country song: He's headed for a messy divorce, his record company just delayed his latest comeback, and his cherished 18-year-old daughter (MILEY) seems … more »
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April 26, 2010
Performance Fee: Point, Counter-Point
The ongoing battle over the proposed Performance rights fee -- often referred to a "tax" by it's opponents, spilled into the mainstream media this morning in THE WASHINGTON POST. In it's commentary section, musicFIRST Executive Dir. JENNIFER … more »
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May 10, 2007
Hip Hop Artist Wins Canadian Battle of the Bands
After 500 video uploads and 250,000 streams, more than 30,000 CANADIANS voted to determine SEAZON's SHAUN BOOTHE as the first-prize winner of the YAHOO! UNIVERSAL "Up Yours" online music competition. "SEAZON's video was selected by the … more »