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The CMT Crossroads concert series that pairs country acts with artists from a different genre has enlisted country star Kacey Musgraves and pop star Katy Perry to perform its celebratory 50th episode, which will air June 13 at 10 p.m. ET on CMT, Billboard reports. -
Duff McKagan to step in for Tommy Stinson on Guns 'N Roses South American tour
Current Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson is being forced to take a leave of absence from the band, and the natural replacement is original four-stringer Duff McKagan. -
'Orange is the New Black' releasing official soundtrack May 13
Orange is the New Black will return to Netflix on June 6, but music from the show is being readied for release, Billboard reports. Due out May 13 via Universal Music Enterprises, Music From the Original Series Orange Is the New Black includes the Grammy-nominated theme song, "You've Got Time," by Regina Spektor, as well as songs from Kelis, The Velvet Underground, Nico, tUnE-yArds and more. -
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea to write memoir via Grand Central Publishing
Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founder and bassist Flea (born Michael Balzary) has accomplished a lot in his 30-plus years in the spotlight. Known for his wild bass licks and for rocking tube socks and a Mohawk, Flea has performed at the Super Bowl, voice acted for Disney cartoons, played with The Mars Volta and Atoms for Peace, worked on soundtracks and even dabbled in acting. Now he's ready to tell us all about his journey. -
BestTickets.com analyzes hip-hop obscenity from 1985-'13; Tupac Shakur takes the crown
Andrew Powell-Morse and the folks at BestTickets.com get a shout-out today, in thanks for publishing the best data analysis report we've read this month so far (it's only been two days, but this report is excellent). "Profanity in Rap Lyrics Since 1985" tracks just that, by taking five of the most popular albums from each year between '85 and '13 and counting up every curse word within. -
Disney investigating Deadmau5's attempt to trademark mouse head logo
Last year, DJ Joel Zimmerman, a.k.a. Deadmau5, applied to trademark his notorious mouse head logo. As Billboard notes, the logo is a caricature of a mouse head with black ears, a black face, white eyes and a white mouth. If registered, the branding would cover all merchandise, including electronics, toys, drinks, vehicles (specifically BMX bikes), paper goods, leather goods, sporting goods, staple foods, light beverages and entertainment services. But there's one entity that might get in his way: Disney. -
Drake drops new song 'Draft Day,' references Jay Z, Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Johnny Manziel, Jennifer Lawrence and more [LISTEN]
It's been six months since Drake released Nothing Was The Same. Since then, he has shared "Trophies," the "We Made It" remix and a live debut of "Days in the East." Now Drizzy has revealed a new freestyle called "Draft Day," in which he samples Lauryn Hill's 1998 track "Doo-Wop (That Thing)" and name drops big name artists and athletes, Billboard reports. -
Russell Crowe and Fallon
After co-founding and fronting the band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts and singing in "Les Miserables," one would think that Russell Crowe has a great singing voice. After his appearance on Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" last week, some people say, "Yes! He does!" while others aren't as enthusiastic. -
The Country Music Cruise
What do you get when you combine a 4.5 star rated cruise ship, stops in exotic locales like Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Frederiksted, St. Croix; Nassau, Bahamas; and Half Moon Cay (Holland America's private island in the Bahamas) and seven full n -
5 Best Canadian Albums of the 21st Century
Since the turn of the century, Canada has produced a lot of excellent artists: Arcade Fire, Feist, Grimes, and a ton more. Narrowing down a list of just five great albums from our northern neighbors was tough, but I think you'll agree with these choices. -
8 Artists Who Would Make For Interesting Musicals: Springsteen, Bowie, and more
Even though a musical based on his songs is probably the last thing he ever wanted, the music of Kurt Cobain is coming to Broadway, apparently. Nirvana's music is excellent, but if I were in charge of selecting a catalog of songs to adapt into a musical, Nirvana would be towards the bottom of my list. Here's who would be at the top: -
Kendrick Lamar raps over unreleased Jim Morrison material on new track
Kendrick Lamar's love affair with indie rock has been well documented. Now the Compton rapper is lending his talents to psychedelic rock and teaming up with Jim Morrison, 43 years after the Doors frontman's death.
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