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In celebration of Hugh Masekela's 75th birthday, the South African icon will make an appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center joined by the famous Americana pioneer Paul Simon (April 4 only). -
Classicalite Recording News: Superstar Tenor Jonas Kaufmann Releases New Album of Schubert’s 'Winterreise' on Sony Classical
Jonas Kaufmann recently recorded Schubert’s great song cycle 'Winterreise' with pianist Helmut Deutsch on Sony Classical. The album, which is currently available at the Met’s online store, will be released nationwide on April 1. -
Eight Incredible Bands (Other Than Nirvana) to Come Out of the Pacific NW: Modest Mouse, Sleater-Kinney, and more
In celebration of the life of Kurt Cobain (whose tragic suicide occurred 20 years ago this Saturday), we’ve compiled a short list of the top bands to come out of the Pacific Northwest music scene that Nirvana helped bring to the world’s attention. In no particular order, here are eight incredible bands (other than Nirvana) to come out of the Pacific Northwest. -
Chris Brown's lawyers working to keep the singer out of U.S. Marshals' custody
Chris Brown and his lawyer are gearing up for the start of the singer's misdemeanor assault trial April 17. -
Paris Jones releases #MarchEP, third installment of monthly EP releases
Los Angeles emcee and producer Paris Jones recently released the third installment of his series of twelve monthly projects, #MarchEP. -
Ultra Festival conducting comprehensive review of its security policies following gate crashing incident
The organizers of Ultra Music Festival, based in Miami, will be conducting a comprehensive review of its security measures, following the trampling incident that put 28-year-old private security guard Erica Mack in the hospital this past weekend. -
Gil Scott-Heron's final studio album, 'Nothing New,' to be released on Record Store Day
The best part of Record Store Day is getting access to music that's totally unavailable otherwise. Not just limited edition vinyl releases, but music that's literally never been released. One such release this year will be Gil Scott-Heron's final studio album, Nothing New. There will be 3,000 copies available on vinyl for this year's April 19 event. -
Justin Timberlake, Nine Inch Nails, Miley Cyrus may be without venue in Finland due to Russian owners and American sanctions
Russia's annexation of Crimea and the sanctions passed by the United States against some of its citizens as a result have finally come to where you, a strictly music news fan, cannot avoid them any longer. The ownership of a Finnish venue by several prominent Russian businessmen have forced the issue of whether American performers will be able to appear there, legally. -
Hot 97 reveals 2014 Summer Jam lineup featuring 50 Cent, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, The Roots and more
New York City radio station Hot 97 live streamed its lineup announcement for the 2014 Summer Jam concert, taking place June 1 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The festival will be broken into two separate stages, playing live to 55,000 fans at the arena. -
Future announces 45 date 'Honest' tour, Que and Rico Love to open
Future recently announced his 45 date tour to accompany his album with the same title, 'Honest.' -
M.I.A. and Janelle Monae appearing together via hologram for Audi promotion
M.I.A. and Janelle Monáe will perform a duet together to "celebrate" the launch of the new Audi A3 because, you know, M.I.A. can't get enough sponsors from the automotive industry. No, but seriously: The news is that the pair will not appear onstage together (and yet they will!) via the power of holographic images. -
Scotty McCreery Misses Out On the Red Sox White House Visit
It's not every day someone scores a chance to visit the White House with the World Series winning team and Scotty McCreery was excited that he was going to get to share the moment with his dad. Sadly, American Airlines made him miss the proverbial boat when they cancelled his flight after two pilots didn't show up for work.
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