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Deftones Cancel European Dates Following Paris Attacks

November 16, 2015 – 1:17 am

Warner Bros RecordsSome members of the Deftones were at the Bataclan concert venue in Paris Friday night when the deadly attack occurred during the Eagles of Death Metal concert. They were scheduled to perform at the same venue for three nights: November 14-16.

Due to the attacks, the Deftones cancelled those shows, plus additional European dates in Germany and the U.K.

The band said in a statement over the weekend, "Much has been said, as well as seen, on every media outlet about the events in Paris. Some of us were in attendance at the Le Bataclan, and the rest of our family, just blocks away on this night. We have been to Paris many, many times, and we’ve had some of the most amazing shows in this tremendously electric city.

"With this being said, and with our deepest condolences, love and respect to everyone affected, and to all of us who share this planet, we must return home to our loved ones," the statement continued. "We will return when appropriate."

The band said that it will provide further information to fans who had tickets for the cancelled concerts in the near future.

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Panic! At the Disco Announces New Album, “Death of a Bachelor”

October 22, 2015 – 10:00 am

Image Courtesy of Fueled by RamenPanic! At the Disco has released the details of their new album.

Death of a Bachelor will drop January 15. You can pre-order it now via Apple Music and instantly download the new single, “Victorious,” as well as the tracks "Hallelujah” and “Emperor’s New Clothes.” You can check out the video for "Emperor's New Clothes" now on YouTube.

Panic! At the Disco's Brendon Urie wrote in a post on the band's website, "When I was a little kid and I heard a song I liked on tv, I would jump up and run to the piano to try and figure it out by ear. When I was 10 or 11, I built myself a drum kit in the garage made out of empty laundry detergent buckets, old lawn chairs, paint cans, and old trash cans. Around that time, my parents got me my first guitar. A baby acoustic. I jumped between all of these instruments constantly to satisfy the ideas I heard in my head. At this young age, I realized that music would play a huge part in my life. I had no idea."

He adds, "'Death Of A Bachelor' is in honor of those times I spent alone as a kid. Allowing music to consume me. Playing everything myself just to get the idea right and out of my head. It’s a beginning to a new era. And an homage to how it all began."

Panic! At the Disco has scheduled intimate shows in London, New York and Los Angeles to celebrate the release of their new album. You can check out the dates and ticket info at PanicAtTheDisco.com.

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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale to Divorce

August 4, 2015 – 12:18 am

Trae Patton/NBCGwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are ending their 13-year marriage, a rep for the couple told ABC News.

"While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment. To that end, we respectfully request privacy from the media during this time," the statement from the musicians read.

Stefani, 45, and Rossdale, 49, wed in 2002. They have three sons together: Kingston, 9, Zuma, 6, and Apollo, 1.

Earlier this year, the No Doubt frontwoman opened up about her marriage to the Bush singer to Cosmopolitan magazine.

"We go through so much together — it's a miracle that we could stay together this long," she said. "It's good to have those days when we both do our own things. I think that's what keeps relationships going, when both people can be themselves and have their own individuality. That's especially important for women. It's hard to find time for yourself."

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Nickelback Goes Disco for “She Keeps Me Up” Video

March 4, 2015 – 3:15 am

Credit: Michael MullerNickelback turns back the clock in the video for their new single, "She Keeps Me Up," posted on LiveNation.com.

The clip begins during the nighttime, with two women following instructions to a door with a star in it. Once they're permitted inside, they find a disco hall where Nickelback is performing "She Keeps Me Up."

When the song ends, the women leave, and the sun is shining brightly outside.

"She Keeps Me Up" is off Nickelback's most recent album, No Fixed Address.

The band is currently touring North America. They visit Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday.

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Kanye Tweets Apologies to Beck, Bruno Mars

February 27, 2015 – 12:37 am

Def Jam; Peter HapakNearly three weeks after slamming Beck's Grammy win for album of the year, Kanye West has issued an apology to him.

Kanye tweeted on Thursday, "I would like to publicly apologize to Beck, I’m sorry Beck."

You'll recall that Kanye walked onto the Grammys stage after Beck's Morning Phase was named the winner for best album. Later, in an interview with E!, the rapper said, "Beck needs to respect artistry and he should have given his award to Beyoncé."

Kanye on Thursday also apologized to funk-pop star Bruno Mars, for some reason, writing, "I used to hate on him but I really respect what he does as an artist." He didn't elaborate on why he had an issue with Bruno.

Kanye did extend an offer to the "Uptown Funk" singer: "I also would love for Bruno to sing this hook on this song 88 Keys / Puff and I produced…I even asked Tyler to shoot the vid," meaning rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator.

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Bono Executive Producing, Writing Song for Film Starring Willie Nelson

February 19, 2015 – 11:00 am

ABC/Adam TaylorBono is lending his talents to an independent film titled Waiting for the Miracle to Come.

He won't star in the movie, but he will executive produce and write an original song for it, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The song will be performed by Willie Nelson, one of the film's cast members.

Waiting for the Miracle to Come will focus on an aspiring trapeze artist who is directed by a letter to a California goldmine, where she discovers retired vaudeville stars, one of whom will be played by Nelson.

Bono has a connection to Nelson: he wrote "Slow Dancing" for the country legend in the late 1980s.

Waiting for the Miracle to Come will be directed by Lian Lunson, whose previous credits include the documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, featuring Bono.

The movie will begin shooting at Nelson's private Texas ranch in March.

Bono and his band, U2, have contributed music to films from time to time during their career. In 2014, they received an Oscar nomination for "Ordinary Love," their song in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

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Foo Fighters Announced as Headliner for Glastonbury Festival

February 19, 2015 – 12:50 am

Brantley GutierrezFoo Fighters have been announced as a headliner for this year's Glastonbury Festival in England.

Dave Grohl revealed the big news Wednesday night at the NME Awards in London, during a video acceptance speech for his band's win in the Best International Band category.

The 2015 edition of the famous festival is scheduled from June 24 to 28, and is sold out. The Foo Fighters will headline on June 26.

This will be the Foos' first performance at Glastonbury since 1998.

For more highlights from the NME Awards, including Jimmy Page's acceptance speech for the Rock'N'Roll Soul Award, log on to the magazine's website, NME.com.

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Grammy Winners List

February 9, 2015 – 4:11 am

NARASHere's a list of winners in the major categories at the 57th Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday night:

Record of the Year
"Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith

Best New Artist
Sam Smith

Song of the Year
"Stay with Me," Sam Smith, songwriters Sam Smith, James Napier & William Phillips

Album of the Year
Morning Phase, Beck

Best Pop Solo Performance
"Happy (Live)," Pharrell Williams

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Say Something," A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Vocal Album
In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Cheek to Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Best Country Album
Platinum, Miranda Lambert

Best Rock Album
Morning Phase, Beck

Best Rock Song
"Ain't It Fun," Paramore, songwriters Hayley Williams and Taylor York

Best Rock Performance
"Lazaretto," Jack White

Best Metal Performance
"The Last In Line," Tenacious D

Best Alternative Music Album
St. Vincent, St. Vincent

Best Urban Contemporary Album
G I R L, Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Performance
"Drunk In Love," Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z

Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Jesus Children," Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner

Best R&B Album
Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface

Best R&B Song
"Drunk In Love," Beyonce & Jay Z, songwriters Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko

Best Rap Album
The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem

Best Rap Song
"I," Kendrick Lamar, songwriters K. Duckworth & C. Smith

Best Rap Performance
"I," Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"The Monster," Eminem Featuring Rihanna

Best Country Song
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You," Glen Campbell, songwriters Glen Campbell, Julian Raymond

Best Country Solo Performance
"Something in the Water," Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo or Group Performance
"Gentle on My Mind," The Band Perry

Best Music Video
"Happy," Pharrell Williams; We Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Roman Pichon Herrera, Jett Steiger & Cedric Troadec, video producers

Best Music Film
20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill; Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Diary Of A Mad Diva, Joan Rivers

Best Comedy Album
Mandatory Fun, "Weird Al" Yankovic

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Tom DeLonge Says He Didn’t Quit Blink-182

January 26, 2015 – 11:06 pm

Estevan Oriol/DGCHold off on those reports that Tom DeLonge has left Blink-182.

In a post on his Facebook page Monday afternoon, the guitarist insisted that he didn't quit the band. He wrote, "I actually was on a phone call about a blink 182 event for New York City at the time all these weird press releases started coming in... Apparently those releases were 'sanctioned' from the band. Are we dysfunctional- yes. But, Christ....."

His rep released a similar statement in which DeLonge is quoted as saying, "The ONLY truth here is that I have commitments that limit my availability this year. I love Blink-182 and I’m not leaving.”

Earlier in the day, a publicist for Blink-182 reportedly put out a statement in which DeLonge's bandmates, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, claimed DeLonge "didn't want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinitely, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavors." The statement was reported on by multiple outlets.

Blink-182 has lined up a replacement for DeLonge for their just-announced headlining set at the Musink Tattoo & Music Festival in Los Angeles on March 22: Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba.

Hoppus and Barker have yet to publicly comment on DeLonge's statements.

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Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, Florence + the Machine to Perform at Bonnaroo

January 14, 2015 – 3:19 am

Courtesy of BonnarooBilly Joel, Mumford & Sons, Florence + the Machine, Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters and My Morning Jacket have been announced to the lineup for the 2015 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this June.

The lineup was announced Tuesday evening via social media. More than 125 acts are expected to participate.

Hozier, Spoon, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Belle & Sebastian, Tears for Fears and Gary Clark Jr. are also among the artists scheduled to make appearances.

Bonnaroo will be held in Manchester, Tennessee, from June 11 to June 14. Tickets will go on sale this Saturday at noon Eastern time.

Check out the festival's official website, Bonnaroo.com, for more information.

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