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Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Will Butler has announced the release of his debut solo album Policy. According to a tweet sent out by Arcade Fire Tube, the album is set for release on March 10 through Merge Records, who have also released all four Arcade Fire albums. -
Polaris Music Prize Shortlist Announced: Arcade Fire, Drake, Mac DeMarco, And More
Pitchfork reports that the shortlist of nominees for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize has been revealed. The recipient of the annual award, which honors the best Canadian album of the year, "is selected by a large panel of Canadian journalists and broadcasters," and will be announced on September 22 at the Polaris Gala. The winner also receives a prize of $30,000. -
7 Artists Who Changed Their Names (After Becoming Famous): Dinosaur Jr., Animal Collective, and More
Today, Long Island band Twin Sister announced that it would be changing its name to Mr. Twin Sister. Though it's not at all uncommon for a band to change its name a couple of times when starting out (I've been in bands that went months without a name at all), once the band starts releasing music and gaining an audience, like Mr. Twin Sister, changing names becomes tricky. Here are seven artists that have also changed their names after becoming famous. -
Billboard Launches The Trending 140, a Real-Time Chart Tracking Song Popularity on Twitter
Billboard and Nielsen Soundscan are a never-ending source of various music charts to track, but the former entity has introduced a more curious segment that will track the popularity of songs on Twitter in real time. -
Violinist Owen Pallett Worries Oscar Win for Best Original Score (with Arcade Fire, for Spike Jonze's 'her') Will Kill Canada's Indie Cred
A proper Canadian, Pallett did not receive the information well, feeling a bit unnerved by the news and terrified of becoming, quote, "the most overrated Canadian in the eyes of Canadians." -
Owen Pallett announces new album 'In Conflict' and short tour
If you haven't heard of Owen Pallett, you should add him to the list of musicians who are kind-of-like a big deal. The Canadian multi-instrumentalist, who formerly toured under the alias of Final Fantasy, must be doing something right, because every project he gets involved with is artistic gold, and we have little doubt his newly announced album will result in a similar outcome. -
LISTEN: Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire's Oscar 2014 Nominee 'her' Soundtrack Contends for Best Original Score
If you need a break from the post-Grammy turpitude invading your television set, fret no more! Instead, let's discuss an Album of the Year winner and their recent endeavor on Spike Jonze's Oscar-worthy her. -
John Williams, Owen Pallett, Arcade Fire Listed Among the 2014 Oscar Nominees for Best Score
While most movie fans sit on the edge of their seats waiting to see if Leo FINALLY wins that long overdue Academy Award for Wolf of Wall Street, the scores behind the films, thankfully, have their own place in the winners' circle.
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