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Paris Performance To Debut Concert Of Video Game Music

8:11am June 16, 2017

Video Game Composer Eimear Noone will be conducting the London Symphony Orchestra this weekend in Paris. She's best known for her work on the hugely popular "Overwatch" and "World of Warcraft" games.

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Yoko Ono, accompanied by son Sean Lennon, accepted the Centennial Song award for "Imagine" at a National Music Publishers' Association event Wednesday in New York.

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Yoko Ono To Receive Songwriting Credit On 'Imagine,' 48 Years Later

5:45pm June 15, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

At a music publishing event in New York, Ono was surprised by the announcement that she would be credited along with John Lennon.

Jimi Hendrix prepares to "sacrifice" his guitar at Monterey Pop in an iconic rock 'n' roll moment.

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A Look Back At Monterey Pop, 50 Years Later

5:19pm June 15, 2017

by Paul Ingles

Festival organizer Lou Adler, documentarian D.A. Pennebaker and more recall the historic music festival that helped define the Summer of Love and set a template for rock extravaganzas to come.

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Macklemore Goes Solo For 'Glorious' Return

4:50pm June 15, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

For more than half a decade Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have been an inseparable creative duo, racking up record sales and Grammy awards. Not anymore, for now at least.

A flyer for the 2017 edition of Grumpy's Bash in Minneapolis.

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We Can't Tell You The Name Of This New Mudhoney Song

3:32pm June 15, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

For the annual Grumpy's Bash show Minneapolis, the original Seattle fuzz worshipers have a message for knuckle-dragging numbskulls everywhere.

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Queens Of The Stone Age Release New Song, 'The Way You Used To Do'

12:31pm June 15, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

The first single from Villains features a bouncing blues riff honkin' heavy on The Rolling Stones with Homme's unmistakable croon.

The Dallas Street Choir, whose members are homeless, performs at the Winspear Opera House. The choir has embarked on an East Coast tour that includes a stop at Carnegie Hall.

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The Dallas Street Choir Makes Historic Carnegie Hall Debut

12:30pm June 15, 2017

by Wade Goodwyn

The choir, composed entirely of singers who are homeless, performs Wednesday at the hallowed New York venue alongside composer and pianist Jake Heggie and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade.

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Shania Twain onstage at Madison Square Garden on June 30, 2015 in New York City.

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Things Are Good: Shania Twain Announces Her First Album In 15 Years With A New Single

12:19pm June 15, 2017

by Ann Powers

Maybe contemporary country music will make sense again, now that Shania Twain is back to set the record straight.

Former Vampire Weekend singer and producer Rostam Batmanglij, who writes and records as Rostam, will release his debut solo album, Half-Light on Sept. 8.

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Rostam Reveals Details Of New Solo Album, Shares 'Bike Dream'

1:02pm June 14, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The former Vampire Weekend singer and producer says his new album Half-Light takes a hopeful and optimistic look at the future in difficult times.

Ben Hopkins of PWR BTTM performs at the NPR Music showcase during SXSW on March 15, 2017 in Austin, Texas.

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After Fallout, PWR BTTM Seeks Control Of Its Music

4:00pm June 13, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

After allegations of sexual assault by one of its members emerged last month, the band was quickly dropped from its current label, and its two albums were pulled from streaming services.