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The purpose of festivals such as South By Southwest is (or was) for small unsigned acts to draw attention from labels and media. That's still largely true, but the scene has also become inundated with big names that you've already heard of, and that's who we (media and fans alike) tend to gravitate toward. The unfortunate trend caused Chance The Rapper's set to be shut down less than 20 minutes into his set late Tuesday night. -
UPDATE: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Responds to Honorary Conductor Bernard Haitink's Anniversary Boycott
UPDATE: "Over the past five years the management, our planning department and Bernard Haitink have had contact on a regular basis. In the past years the flexibility which other prominent conductors offered to make concert sessions for Bernard Haitink has reached its reasonable limitation." -- RCO -
'New Order,' Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, The National and more rock Carnegie Hall for Tibet
"Free Tibet" is often given as a cliched protest call, but the nation is still unwillingly under the authority of China, and the Tibet House benefit concerts will continue until it isn't. The 24th rendition of the show occurred at Carnegie Hall in New York Tuesday night, and the crowd got an A-list set of performances. -
Pharrell Williams teams up with Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and Hans Zimmer for 'Spider-Man 2' track 'It's On Again'
Pharrell Williams has teamed up with Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and composer Han Zimmer for the lead track he penned on the upcoming Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. Keys expressed her excitement for the collaboration on Twitter saying, "'It's On Again' with me @kendricklamar @Pharrell and @RealHansZimmer! Can't wait for you to hear it! ;-)." -
Pharrell Williams doubles Digital Downloads of John Legend and Jason Derulo with 'Happy'
Two headlines dominate the Top 10 of this week's Billboard Digital Downloads chart. One involves Pharrell Williams domination of downloads, and the other is the emergence of two new tracks in the Top 10. -
K-LOVE Announces the 12th Annual Caribbean Cruise
K-LOVE has announced the line-up for their 12th annual Caribbean Cruise and it's a monster! Fans will enjoy music from Building 429, Casting Crowns, Chris August, Laura Story, Love & The Outcome, Mandisa, Newsboys, Plumb, Sanctus Real, Tim Timmons and words of encouragment from speaker Lysa TerKeurst. -
NEEDTOBREATHE's New Album and New Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]
With NEEDTOBREATHE releasing "Rivers In the Wasteland" on April 15, 2014, that means plenty of new music for their upcoming summer tour. Kicking off on May 1 in Springfield, Missouri, the band will visit 24 more cities before the last stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 21. -
The Most Popular Christian Bands in Concert - February 2014
Every month, Christian Concert Alerts releases a list of the most requested artists to see in concert, according to their Personalized Concert Alerts subscribers. These were the top 40 most requested Christian artists for the month of February. -
Rick Ross 'Mastermind's Billboard 200 takeover, Pharrell Williams and Lea Michele compete
'Twas another good week for new album releases, as half of the Top 10 spots on this week's Billboard 200 were occupied by new names, and four of those debuts managed to land in the top five. -
LISTEN: Coldplay debut new songs 'Always In My Head,' 'Another's Arms' at SXSW's iTunes Festival
Coldplay is gearing up for the release of its sixth studio album Ghost Stories. Last night, at the inaugural US iTunes Festival, the British arena rock band debuted four new songs fro the upcoming record live, including the two previously unheard tracks "Always In My Head" and "Another's Arms." -
2014 ACC Tournament
The 2014 ACC Tournament will kick off today with three games and Scotty McCreery performing! (Photo : Reuters ) Scotty McCreery honored on Billboard's Hot "21 Under 21" list. -
Johnny Cash drops John Hillcoat-directed video for 'She Used To Love Me a Lot' off upcoming 'Out Among the Stars' [WATCH]
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