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Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn filled in as the guest DJ on Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 show on Oct. 5. During the show, he interviewed Idris Elba and The Clash's Paul Simonon. He also debuted an unreleased Gorillaz track called "Whirlwind," which didn't make the cut for 2010's Plastic Beach. -
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Electronic music producers Zeds Dead have utilized the power of fan-oriented peer pressure to shrug off the complaints of those who didn't take well to the Toronto duo's collaboration with Major Lazer and Elephant Man, titled "Turn Around." They said: -
Miley Cyrus Hosts and Performs on Saturday Night Live, Says Hannah Montana Was Murdered, Bashes The Government Shutdown
Miley Cyrus was the host and performer on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. She wasn't afraid to make fun of herself, but she also told the audience that she wasn't going to apologize for her VMA performance or her new look, and she made it clear that Hannah Montana was "murdered." -
Sky Ferreira Cancels Remaining Vampire Weekend Opening Dates Due To Vocal Cord Injury
Alt-pop vocalist Sky Ferreira has cancelled the remainder of her dates opening for Vampire Weekend, due to a vocal injury. The songstress had announced previously that she would take off concerts from this week in order to rest her vocal cords, however a performance in San Diego on October 1 caused a hemorrhage to form. -
Rap Genius Introduces New Program to Track Word Usage in Hip-Hop: The Most Fun You'll Have With Analytics This Year
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Grand Ole Opry Raising Breast Cancer Awareness with LeAnn Rimes, Natalie Grant and Mandisa
The National Football League isn't the only organization that's going pink in honor of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In fact, there are probably literally hundreds of groups denoting the cause. In terms of music, it's hard to find a genre more involved than the country music scene. Even pop music with all of its female superstars struggles to live up to Nashville, both male and female country musicians. Once again, the historic Grand Ole Opry barn will be lit-up pink to raise awareness. -
Haim Releases New Track 'Edge,' Co-Written By Twin Shadow Off U.K. Deluxe Edition Of 'Days Are Gone' [LISTEN]
To top off a good week, the sisters Haim have released, via Twin Shadow, a new track called "Edge," which Twin Shadow helped them write. The track is featured on the deluxe version of Days Are Gone in the U.K. -
Paul McCartney Wants To Work With Thom Yorke But Is Afraid He Will Say 'No'
NME recently talked to Paul McCartney about modern day artists he would like to collaborate with. Among those he named was Thom Yorke. He revealed in the interview that he would be nervous to call up the Radiohead/Atoms for Peace frontman. Yes, former Beatle, the Macca, is afraid to be rejected by Yorke. -
Osmo Vänskä Conducting Farewell Concerts with Minnesota Orchestra Musicians
Although he resigned as music director on October 1, Osmo Vänskä will lead the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra one more time (in two concerts) scheduled for this Friday and Saturday. -
Christian Musician Summit Nashville Kicks Off
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