HEADLINES

Rihanna’s New Single “Diamonds” Will Premiere Worldwide on Sept. 26

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Rihanna is set to shine again with the launch of her new single “Diamonds” on Wednesday, September 26th at 8:00 am on radio stations worldwide. The single will go on sale an hour later at iTunes Music Stores worldwide at 9:00 am EST.  “Diamonds” is the first single from Rihanna’s seventh studio album which will be released on Island [...]

Bob Dylan’s Highly Anticipated New Album Tempest Will Be Celebrated by Global Fan Events

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Musical icon Bob Dylan is releasing his 35th studio album, Tempest, on Sept. 11. Columbia Records announced an international lineup of events allowing fans around the world to experience the anticipated album before its release.   The opening track from Tempest, “Duquesne Whistle” will premiere on NPR Online (NPR.org/music) on Monday, August 27.  The Los Angeles [...]

Smash Mouth Will Conjure All New Music for their New Album “MAGIC” on September 4th

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Smash Mouth is getting music ready for MAGIC, their new album of all-new music. This will be the band’s debut album on their new label 429 Records. The first single from the album, also called Magic, is already heading to the Top 20 on AC Radio Mediabase Chart. Exclusive promotions will run this week on [...]

One Direction’s Zayn Malik Quits Twitter

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In news that rocked the social media world Zayn Malik, one-fifth of the band One Direction, quit Twitter after receiving repeated hate tweets. Before completely deactivating his account, Malik explained his reasoning via the micro-blogging site: “The reason i don’t tweet as much as i use to, is because I’m sick of all the useless opinions [...]

Taylor Swift Earns First Billboard #1 With ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’

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Believe it or not, Taylor Swift has never had a number one hit. Despite three chart-topping albums and a handful of multi-platinum singles, Swift never had a number one single prior to “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” “You Belong With Me” and “Today Was A Fairytale” , her highest charting singles, both peaked [...]

Avril Lavgine and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger Engaged

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He was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it anymore obvious? Well, apparently you can. Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne, 27, flashed her 14 carat diamond engagement ring on the front cover of Hello Canada magazine with fiance’ Nickleback frontman Chad Kroeger, 37. The two met in February of this year while collaborating on Lavigne’s upcoming [...]

Willie Nelson Hospitalized

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Willie Nelson, 79, had to bow out Denver, Colorado fundraiser after being hospitalized on Saturday. According to an announcement made at the Castle Pines Village event, Nelson was “suffering from breathing problems due to the high altitudes and emphysema.” Elaine Shock, Nelson’s rep, clarified the situation. “Willie’s fine. His shows are gonna continue. This was [...]

Nicki Minaj cancels concert: Is ‘American Idol’ in the wings?

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Speculation on who will fill the seat vacated by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler on the next season of American Idol has reached a fever pitch. Mariah Carey recently signed a one year deal, taking over for fellow pop diva Jennifer Lopez. With auditions on the horizon, Fox executives are scrambling to find Tyler’s replacement. Nick [...]