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In between working on The Tonight Show and recording a new album, the Roots have found time to plan their seventh annual Roots Picnic, which will take place on the Festival Pier at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia on May 31. Tickets go on sale March 7 at noon. -
WATCH: Idina Menzel goes childlike with classroom instrument take of 'Let It Go' on 'The Tonight Show'
It's pretty much universally agreed that it's super adorable when former Late Night and current Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon teams up with one of music's big stars to do a classroom rendition of a pop hit. Last night (March 3), Oscar performer and Frozen actress Idina Menzel stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to take on "Let It Go" with the talk show host, The Roots and some kazoos. -
Apple makes exciting, wallet friendly announcement, says its iTunes Festival at SXSW will stream online for free
Apple's iTunes Music Festival is next week and the brand recently made an exciting announcement. It's all going down in Austin as part of this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) music showcase. -
Classicalite Recording News: Conductor Kent Nagano’s Daughter, Pianist Karin Kei Nagano, Debuts on Canada's Analekta
The Montreal Gazette has reported on a notable new release from the Analekta label, one of the leading Canadian recording companies. The reason that it will be of especial interest to some casual observers is that the pianist showcased on it is one Karin Kei Nagano--the 15-year-old daughter of Kent, revered chief conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. -
Ricky Wilson, John Cooper Clarke and others push to keep London's George Tavern open
A real estate battle in London has pitted a number of musicians and celebrities against developers in a fight to preserve the historic George Tavern, a Stepney neighborhood concert venue that's been sitting there for nearly 600 years. Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs, Lianne La Havas and punk poet John Cooper Clarke have thrown their support behind the cause to prevent the closing of the building. -
Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Bringing Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' to Park Avenue Armory for Lincoln Center's White Light Festival
So, Bach hated opera because of its lazy audience. And yet his most operatic work, the St. Matthew Passion, constantly engages, asking questions about the role of an audience in that very production. If only there were a Socratic maestro--and a German ensemble--who could highlight such a line of inquiry? -
Kimono Kult streams debut EP 'Hiding In The Light' [LISTEN]
As previously reported, former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and ex-Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López along with Bosnian Rainbows' Teri Gender Bender and Swahili Blonde drummer Nicole Turley have formed a new supergroup sextet called Kimono Kult featuring instrumentals from Dante White and Laena Geronimo. The Los Angeles-based collective releases their debut EP, Hiding In The Light, today via Neurotic Yell Record and are streaming the four-track effort in full. -
Roc Nation partners with Kanye West's DONDA
Roc Nation recently announced a new partnership with Kanye West's DONDA. Under the partnership, Roc Nation will manage all DONDA Music and focus on Kanye's international recording brand and worldwide touring ventures. -
The Worst of Times: Now Metropolitan Opera to Cut Labor Salaries and Set Costs, Outraged Unions Await Negotiations
The Metropolitan Opera is proposing in contract talks with union-represented workers to cut compensation, the first this has happened in decades. -
R. Kelly announces 'White Panties,' no doubt a more modest follow-up to 'Black Panties'
R. Kelly announced he would be releasing a follow-up to his 2013 album, and he promised it would be lighter fare (you'll see what we did there). Few details were given regarding White Panties, but the title is enough for us to guess it will be in line with his last release, Black Panties. R. Kelly...you rascal. -
Lil Wayne hit with $12M tax lien by IRS, rapper failed to pay taxes for 2011 and 2012
Lil Wayne may be known for repping his Young Money, Cash Money Billionaires crew but a good portion of Wayne's money doesn't even belong to him. -
Three Spanish versions vie for best international cut of Oscar-winner 'Let It Go'
Frozen and "Let It Go" faced some qualified competition in the battle for the Best Original Song Oscar Sunday night, but Idina Menzel laid any doubts to rest with her live version (vibrato to kill for). Proof of "Let It Go's" success as a song doesn't rest strictly on Menzel's vocal chops however. The song has received equal popularity amongst the 41 international versions that were recorded for Frozen's worldwide audience. Three separate versions exist in Spanish alone, for the language's many markets.
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