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After more than a year, following Dave Grohl's announcement of a hiatus in 2012, Foo Fighters are going to head to Mexico City to play on Dec. 13 at the 55,000-capacity Foro Sol stadium. The National will open for them. But earlier this week they decided to warm up and test out how tight the set was at a pizza place in the Los Angeles-area first. -
Pitbull and Ke$ha beat Eminem and Rihanna for Digital Downloads in slow sales week
For some odd reason, Christmas singles don't sell. Although the Billboard 200 was full of suddenly-popular CD's containing boatloads of "chestnuts," the Digital Downloads Top 10 didn't reflect the same. Which isn't to say that popular music downloads did particularly well either. -
Garth Brooks tops Billboard 200 after tour announcement, One Direction stays strong, Britney Spears debuts weak
Album sales were down from last week, but last week's totals included Black Friday, so it was bound to happen. That doesn't mean Black Friday's stars were ready to give up their spots on the Top 10 however. -
Giving the Gift of Hope
Show Hope, a nonprofit orphan care ministry founded by GRAMMY award-winning artist Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, will be celebrating this Christmas season with the "Gift of Hope" campaign. The campaign encourages everyone to do something different this... -
Justin Timberlake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, One Direction and more receive Platinum record and single certifications from RIAA
Some of music's biggest acts are getting an early Christmas gift of gold and platinum. Today (Dec. 11), the RIAA released its list of songs and albums that have gone gold or platinum over the last two months, and the long list features both familiar names and some unexpected gems. -
CONFIRMED: La Scala's Next Post-Barenboim Conductor Will Be…Riccardo Chailly
There will be cheers and champagne today, after confirmation that Chailly will, in fact, take over in Milan come 2015. -
Classicalite Recording News: Vittorio Grigòlo Duets with Jackie Evancho on ’O Holy Night’ from New Album ‘Ave Maria’
Just in time for the holidays, Italian tenor Vittorio Grigòlo has released Ave Maria on Sony Classical, a recording of sacred music that includes a duet with Jackie Evancho on "O Holy Night." -
The Wanted cancel European dates after Max George leaves North American tour
Bad news for fans of the UK's other boy band: The Wanted have been forced to cancel all of its "mainland" European tour dates for 2014. No reason was given for the cancellation, but many suspect it has something to do with member Max George leaving the group during its North American tour due to "attend some family matters." No further details were shared in that ordeal either. -
The Column: Royal Opera's New 'Parsifal' is a Radical and Truly Visionary Production
It may have divided opinion, but Classicalite's contributing editor was riveted by Covent Garden's big new production for Wagner's anniversary year. -
Ylvis' 'The Fox' tops YouTube's trending video of 2013 list: Psy, Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry own music video list [WATCH]
So, what does the fox say? In 2013, it seems like the answer is "massive viral success." YouTube announced its top trending videos of 2013, and Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis topped everything off with their ridiculous hit single, "The Fox." -
Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Florida Georgia Line win big at American Country Awards
Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan were the big winners at the American Country Awards on Tuesday night. The event was broadcast live from the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. -
Kanye West can't believe he has only two Grammy nominations this year
Kanye West's Yeezus received two Grammy nominations this year. It is up for Best Rap Album, competing with Drake, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and its track "New Slaves" is up for Best Rap Song. But is this enough of a nod for an album that has topped most Best of 2013 lists? West doesn't think so.
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